Just a reminder that summer weights begins this Thursday, June 2nd. Before the end of school, 7-12 grade students had the opportunity to sign up for one of three sessions (6:00am, 7:15am, and 8:30am) Those will begin on Thursday and will take place Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Wednesdays will be a makeup day for students who miss one of the scheduled days.
The summer lunch program at USD 322 begins June 6th. Attached is information on the program, who is eligible, and what meals will be provided on each day.
Congratulations to Konnor Nider! The sophomore golfer went out to Hesston Monday to the state golf meet and did quite well. He golfed a 90 on Monday which made the cut to golf in the second and final round of the event, which was supposed to be held on Tuesday. Unfortunately, due to the weather, the second round was cancelled and it will not be made up. So the results of the first round on Monday will be the final results. That means that Konnor's score finished tied for 18th at the state meet out of 83 participants, which earned him a medal.
Congratulations once again Konnor!
Congratulations to Casey Myers! The senior do-it-all athlete started in centerfield on Wednesday in the regional tournament for the baseball team, then on Thursday went to Washington County for the regional track meet and brought home three medals. He finished 1st in the 300m Hurdles, 3rd in the 110m Hurdles, and 4th in the High Jump. Those finishes mean he will move on to the state meet and compete in all three events next Friday and Saturday in Wichita.
Casey has had an impressive senior year of athletics. He was a starter on the football team where he led the team in receiving yards, while also running cross-country in the fall. He then started on the basketball team during the winter sports period and was the team's third leading scorer. Then this spring he dual-sported again, starting in centerfield for the baseball team while also racking up medals on the track.
Thank you for all of your contributions to Onaga athletics Casey, and good luck next weekend in Wichita!
The high school baseball team is heading to Alma today for the semifinal game of their regional tournament against St. Marys. Their game will be the third of the day and will follow the second game between Lyndon and Mission Valley, which begins at 2:00pm. There will be a 25 minute break between games.
To follow the game, download the GameChanger app (the "Team Manager" version, not the "Classic" version), become a fan of the baseball team, and you can watch pitch-by-pitch results. To check out the regional bracket and much more regarding OHS baseball, visit the team's page on the district website, a link for which can be found below.
Good luck to the baseball team today on their road to state, GO BUFFALOES!!!
https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball
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Congrats to the baseball team! Regional play started today in Alma and the #2 seeded Buffaloes opened with #7 Burlingame. Zac Fisher, Jason Abitz, and Josh Marten all went 2 for 3 to lead the hitting, while Colby Simkins, Hunter Lamond, and Jackson Kolterman combined to allow just 3 hits over 5 innings, as the Buffaloes shutout the Bearcats 11-0 to advance to the semifinal game.
Onaga now will play St. Marys on Wednesday afternoon. The first game tomorrow will be between the winners of the final two games being played today, and will start at 2:00pm. There will be a 25 minute break following that game, before Onaga's game. If the Buffaloes win, they will play the regional championship immediately following the seminal game, with a trip to the state tournament on the line.
Congrats on the win today boys, and good luck tomorrow on your road to state!
Due to the forecast, baseball team's first round regional game time in Alma today has been moved up. Instead of the first game between St. Marys and Chase County beginning at 2:00pm, the game time is now 12:30pm. Onaga will play Burlingame in the second game of the day, which will begin 25 minutes after the conclusion of the first. That puts an estimated game time between 2:30pm and 3:00pm.
Good luck today boys, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Check out the attached information from our new principal, Mr. Ben O'Dell. Mr. O'Dell will officially begin August 1, 2022.
Welcome to USD 322 Mr. O'Dell!
Events for the week of 5-16-2022
Monday, May 16
- HS Golf Regional @ Washington County 8:30am
- HS SFB Regional @ Burlingame Approx. 5:30pm
Tuesday, May 17
- HS BSB Regional @ Wabaunsee/Alma vs Burlingame Approx. 4:30pm
- HS SFB if win on Monday @ St. Marys vs ??? Approx. 4:30pm
Wednesday, May 18
- HS BSB Regional @ Wabaunsee/Alma vs ??? Approx. 4:30pm (with with on Tuesday)
Thursday, May 19
- HS TR Regionals @ Washington County 1:00pm (this date moved from Friday, May 20)
To those interested, Mrs. Polk will be cleaning out her facebook page, "Mama Polk's Sports Page," on July 1st. There are photos from the last four years of sports, organization activities, graduations, etc. from her time at USD 322. If you are interested in downloading and saving any of those photos, please have that done by July 1st as they will be gone after that. If needed, a link for the page can be found at the bottom of the home page on the district website.
Thank you Mrs. Polk for four years of dedication to USD 322! Your commitment to helping capture moments here with thousands of unbelievably high quality photos were an amazing asset to us here! You will be missed!
The school year is over but spring athletics are still in full swing as teams enter the postseason this week. The golf team is in Washington today for their regional meet, which kicked off at 8:30 this morning. This afternoon, the softball team will be heading to Burlingame for its first round game of regionals against the Bearcats. The first game in Burlingame begins at 4:00pm, and Onaga will play approximately 25 minutes after the conclusion of that game.
Good luck to our golfers and softball players today on your roads to state! GO BUFFALOES!!!
Congratulations to Konnor Nider! The sophomore golfer shot an 89 yesterday at the regional meet in Washington to finish in 8th place at the event. That finish earned him a trip to the state golf meet in Hesston next Monday and Tuesday. Last week, Konnor also finished 8th place at the TVL meet in Onaga on an extremely windy day at Cool Springs when he shot a 95.
Congratulations once again Konnor, and good luck at State!
It's graduation day at USD 322! At 11:30am the 8th grade promotion will take place at the Rosenfield Sports Complex. Then, at 1:00pm, the senior class of 2022 will finalize their chapter at Onaga High School with their graduation at the football field as well. We ask that everyone that comes either sits in the bleachers, or is on the track. Please stay off the football field itself, as we will have graduates walking through a large part of the open areas. But please feel free to bring a lawn chair and set up on the track or on the hill beside the bleachers.
Congratulations to the 8th graders, we look forward to watching you grow in high school! And congratulations to our seniors, thank you for your contributions to USD 322 during your time here, and good luck as you enter the world. We look forward to seeing the great things we know you all will do!
The JV baseball team will play its final game of the season today when it welcomes Blue Valley to town for a double header. The two teams will play a double-header beginning at 2:00pm, with the first game being 7 innings and the second game being 5 innings.
Come check out the final high school game in Onaga this season, grab a Lion's Club cheeseburger, and cheer on the Buffaloes!!!
Today, at 12:30pm, the school year will officially come to a close. With it will come the close to the careers here for five staff members who have made countless contributions to and sacrifices for USD 322. Thank you Mrs. Suther, Mrs. Marten, Mrs. Alverson, Mrs. Rempe, and Mrs. Walters for your decades of commitment and for all you have done for Onaga. It's impossible to quantify in how many ways you have positively impacted teachers and staff alike, as well as the district itself.
Enjoy your retirements, and never forget that it will always be a GREAT DAY TO BE A BUFFALO!!!
Last week, Onaga High School earned high National and metro-area rankings in 2022 Best High Schools, which distinguished news outlet "U.S. News & World Report" recently released. By earning a national ranking in the top 40%, Onaga High School achieved status as a "U.S. News Best High School."
The 2022 edition of Best High Schools includes a numerical ranking of nearly all public high schools nationwide – almost 18,000 of them. There are rankings within each state and within each census-designated metropolitan area that has three or more high schools, as well as the Best STEM Schools ranking and comprehensive Best Charter Schools and Best Magnet Schools rankings. Also published are rankings of high schools within each school district that has three or more high schools. These rankings are comprised using three major data points: college-readiness preparation, testing results, and graduation rate.
Using that criteria, Onaga High School ranked 32nd out of 360 high schools in Kansas. That was a higher ranking than any other school in the Twin Valley League. In the Manhattan metro area, Onaga ranked 3rd, just behind Rock Creek and Manhattan, and ahead of Wamego, Junction City, Riley County, St. Marys, and Blue Valley.
For a closer look at all of Onaga's statistics, the complete rankings, and much more, please follow the link below.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/kansas/districts/onaga-havensville-wheaton/onaga-senior-high-school-8108
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Suther took the 8th graders on the annual Orienteering trip out at Rocky Top. On a day when weather was affecting the junior high and high school track meets that were to take place the next day, and she was trying to manage numerous other happenings that go with the chaos at the end of the school year, she managed to once again give 8th graders an awesome, unique experience that no other 8th graders in the state of Kansas get to experience outside of USD 322.
It's an experience that the kids couldn't stop buzzing about when they returned at the end of the school day. It's an experience that she has been giving kids at Onaga for decades and is so special, it was once featured on KTWU. It is one of the many things that Mrs. Suther has brought to our district that will be greatly missed.
Thank you Mrs. Suther for taking our 8th graders out for this unique opportunity, and thank you for 44 years of dedication to USD 322!!!
The track team is on the road today for its final regular season meet of the season. The team is heading to Valley Heights for the varsity and JV TVL meet, with field events beginning at 3:00pm. It will be the final tune up for the team before its regional meet next Friday, May 20th.
Good luck to the track team today, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Postseason play begins next week for the high school baseball and softball teams and the regional brackets are finally set. The softball team enters the tournament as the #7 seed and will play Monday in Burlingame against the #2 seeded Bearcats. There will be two games played there that day that will begin at 2:00pm. The Buffaloes will be the second game and will start approximately 25 minutes after the first game is concluded. The semifinals and championship game will all be played on Tuesday in St. Marys beginning at 3:00pm.
The baseball team's regional setup is a little bit different. All games in that tournament will be played in Alma with all four first round games being played on Tuesday with the first one starting at 2:00pm. Onaga enters as the #2 seed and will play #7 seeded Burlingame in the second game of the day which, like the girls, will start 25 minutes after the first game has concluded. The semifinals and championship game will be played on Wednesday beginning at 2:00pm.
For a complete look at the bracket, and to check out all other things Onaga baseball and softball related, visit each team's home page on usd322.org, links for which can be found below.
BASEBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball
SOFTBALL
https://www.usd322.org/page/softball
