Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Grades 6-11 sports physical packets are due to the office by Thursday, May 12, 2022. Your student also has the option to take the packet with them to their physical appointment on May 17th. The last day to sign up for an appointment time is on Friday, May 13, 2022. If you have not scheduled a physical appointment time through Gayla, you will not have an appointment. Please call 785-889-4251 or email figgeg@usd322.org.

Today marks the last day of school for 16 seniors. In about 20 minutes, they will be taking their final walk down the halls of the grade school where they started, through the junior high, then finally the high school before leaving the building for the final time. Thank you to the Class of 2022 for all of your contributions to USD 322. Congratulations on your graduation, we look forward to seeing what great things your futures will bring!

The baseball and softball teams will wrap up their regular seasons this afternoon as they both head to Effingham for double-headers against ACCHS. With regionals set to begin next week, tonight marks the final tune ups for each program before postseason play begins. The address for the fields is below. The baseball team will play at the "far North field," which the softball team will play at the "South field behind the high school." As always, check out schedules, results, stats, standings, rankings, and much more at each team's respective page on the school's website, links for which can be found below. Good luck to both teams today, GO BUFFALOES!!! ADDRESS: 908 Tiger Road Effingham, KS BASEBALL: https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball SOFTBALL: https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

On Saturday, May 7, senior Joey Marten traveled to Salina to participate in the 1A Kansas State Forensics Championship in the category of Extempt. Extempt consists of drawing a question relevant in the news (usually political) and you have 30 minutes to research and write a 7-minute speech defending your point of view on the topic. At the state competition, you have to make it in the top 12 to go to the semi-finals, and then the top 6 to make it to the finals. That is five different topics and speeches that you have to give in a day. Joey did an excellent job in all five, and walked away as the new Kansas 1A State Forensics Champion in this event. A lot of hard work goes into any state event, and his hard work paid off. Joey has been in Forensics all four years. Congratulations on your state championship Joey!!!

The school year is coming to a close this week and that means spring sports are in the final stages of their seasons as well. Today, the golf team just got underway in Onaga at the TVL meet, which teed off at 3:00. At the same time, field events began in Onaga at the JV meet the track team is hosting. The softball team is also in action this afternoon as they head to Valley Falls for a makeup double-header in Valley Falls. First pitch for the girls is at 4:30pm. Good luck to all of our teams today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Joey Marten traveled to Salina, KS to participate in 1A Kansas State Forensics Championship in Exempt. Exempt consist of drawing a question relevant in the news (usually political) and you have 30 minutes to research and write a 7-minute speech defending your point of view on the topic. At State Champs, you have to make it in the top 12 to go to the semi-finals, and then the top six to make it to the finals. That is five different topics and speeches that you have to give in a day. Joey is now the new Kansas 1A State Forensics Champ in this event. A lot of hard work goes into any state event, and his hard work paid off. Joey has been in Forensics all four years. Joey, congratulations on this monumental achievement and bringing a title home to Onaga. We are VERY proud of you! Pictures will be shared out soon.

Events for the Week of May 9, 2022 Monday, May 9 - HS Golf TVL @ Onaga 3:00 pm - HS TR JV @ Onaga Inv. 3:00 pm - HS SFB @ Valley Falls Makeup 4:30 pm Tuesday, May 10 - HS BSB & SFB @ ACCHS/Effingham 4:30 pm Wednesday, May 11 - JH Awards Assembly - Auditorium 2:30 pm - K thru Grade 4 Vocal Concert - Auditorium 6:30 pm Thursday, May 12 - HS TR TVL Meet (V & JV) @ Valley Hts. 3:00 pm Friday, May 13 - HS BSB JV vs Blue Valley (Makeup Game) 2:00 pm Saturday, May 14 - Grade 8 Promotion 11:30 @ Rosenfield Sports Complex - Senior Graduation 1:30 @ Rosenfield Sports Complex (In case of rain will be moved to North Gym.) Monday, May 16 - HS SFB Regional @ TBA - HS Golf Regional @ Washington Co. 8:30 am Tuesday, May 17 - HS SFB Regional @ TBD Location, Team and Time Wednesday, May 18 - HS BSB Regional @ Wabaunsee TBD Thursday, May 19 - HS BSB Regional @ Wabaunsee TBD

Friendly reminder, The K-4 Spring Music Concert is on Wednesday May 11th at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. Students will need to arrive in their classroom by 6:15 pm. The dress code for the concert will be NICE jeans and a polo or button-up shirt (church attire). Girls may wear dresses if they choose. Please no t-shirts or holy jeans. Looking forward to a great concert!

This week’s StuCo Staff Spotlight is a bit different. With our school year coming to an end, we would like to take the time to Spotlight all those who have made our school year a success. Thank you to our Board Members, Superintendent, Principal, District Office Ladies, Secretary’s, Teachers, Paras, Special Ed Teachers, Special Ed Paras, Cooks, Counselors, Custodians, Bus Drivers, and Coaches. Good Luck to all those staff members who are retiring or moving on. We thank you for all your dedication to the students. In August we will start back with our Staff Spotlight. We hope you all have a great summer and see you in August! Onaga High School Student Council: Casey Myers-Senior Tyree Figge-Junior Jason Abitz-Senior Tatum Lara-Sophomore Kaid Schwant-Senior Kylie Venneberg-Sophomore Joey Marten-Senior Kailee Dorsey-Sophomore Rilyn Mayginnes-Senior Jaeden Abitz-Freshman Jeramia Dorsey-Junior Annie Force-Freshman Julia Byers-Junior Tina Kolterman-Sponsor

Correction, the TVL golf meet is taking place on Monday in Cool Springs. But today, the meet at Washington County is still taking place. Golf begins in Washington at 3:00pm. Good luck to the golf team, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The junior high and high school track teams are both in action today as the spring sports seasons wind down. The junior high team is competing in its final meet of the year, the Oregon Trail League meet. It is being held in Onaga and begins at 12:00pm, although pole vault and high jump will start a bit early at 11:30am. Meanwhile, the high school team is on the road today as it heads to Valley Heights for a rescheduled meet this afternoon. Field events there will begin at 3:00pm. The TVL golf meet, which was supposed to be held today, was rescheduled for Monday, May 9th. Although Washington County was originally slated to host the event, it now going to be held in Onaga at Cool Springs. It will begin at 3:00pm on Monday. Good luck to the track teams today, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Correction on this week's events that was just sent out: as was stated yesterday, the meet has not only changed days but has also been moved up with pole vault and high jump beginning at 11:30am and the rest of the field events beginning at 12:00pm.

As the weather and other unforeseen continue to wreak havoc on our spring activities, here is the latest updated events calendar for the week. These events are easily kept track of through our school's website. As has been the case for the last several years, please visit the school website, usd322.org, for the latest changes to schedules, results of athletics events, or to see what's going on at USD 322. The digital form of the school calendar, team and organization pages, events calendar on the home page, etc. are constantly updated there. All events are subject to change. Monday, May 2 - HS Golf @ Onaga (cancelled) - JH TR @ Centralia 2:00 pm - HS BSB @ St. Marys Academy 4:30 pm (cancelled) Tuesday, May 3 - Community Service Day 8:00am - 3:30pm - HS Athletic Reception (Winter - Spring Sports) 6:30 pm Wednesday, May 4 - HS Academic Assembly MOVED - Grade 5 - 12 Vocal/Band Concert 6:30 pm - Grade 8 Orienteering 8:10 am - 1:45 pm - HS Lift-a-Thon 5:45pm Thursday, May 5 - HS Academic Assembly 8:15 a.m. (rescheduled) - HS Golf @ Valley Hts. 3:00 pm (canceled) Friday, May 6 - HS Golf @ Washington 3:00 pm - JH TR OTL Meet @ Onaga 1:00 pm. (rescheduled) - HS TR @ Valley Hts. 3:00 pm

The high school golf meet scheduled for today at Valley Heights has been cancelled and will not be made up.

Just a reminder that the Onaga Football Alumni organization is holding its annual golf tournament fundraiser on alumni weekend this year again which is this Saturday, May 7th. There is a typo in one of the flyers that says it is Sunday, May 8th, but it is on Saturday. And while the event will be its usual fun-packed day, the proceeds from this year are going to have a bit of a twist to them. The Ron R. Lee and Richard J. Rosenfield Athlete – Scholar Award was established to continue their spirit of leadership and to inspire and reward excellence in our students. The scholarship is awarded annually to a scholar-athlete from Onaga High School at the graduation in May. Several anonymous and generous alumni have issued a challenge, calling upon our communities to help fund this scholarship so that it will always be a source of support and pride for USD 322 Onaga – Havensville – Wheaton Buffaloes. The anonymous donors are matching all donations to the Lee/Rosenfield Scholarship during the week of May 2nd – May 8th, dollar for dollar up to $10,000, bringing the maximum project total to $20,000! Success in this endeavor will secure a solid future of support for Onaga student athletes. The Onaga Football Alumni group has stepped up to help sponsor this event. They will donate half of the proceeds from their golf tournament on Mother’s Day, May 7th, to the Lee/Rosenfield Scholarship! If you'd like to enter a team in the tournament, please contact Cool Springs Superintendent Craig Boswell at 785-477-1154. If you'd like to simply make a donation to this event, please contact Susie Kufahl, Director of the Caring Community Foundation in Onaga. For more details on the scholarship event, please follow the links below. https://5il.co/18jn3

Due to the weather, tomorrow's junior high OTL track meet in Onaga has been moved to Friday, May 6th. Pole vault and high jump will begin at 11:30am with all other field events beginning at 12:00pm.

Sports physical packets for 2022-2023 have been sent home with students in grades 6-11. The Onaga Clinic will once again be offering free physicals on Tuesday, May 17th from 8:00am to 3:40pm. Appointments are every 20 minutes and there are multiple slots at each time. There are several ways to get your student signed up for an appointment. Students may come to the office to schedule their appointment, parents can call the High School office at 785-889-4251, or they can email Gayla Figge at figgeg@usd322.org. All forms in the packet need to be filled out and can be returned to Gayla by Tuesday, May 10th, or you may choose to take it to the clinic with you to your appointment. As always, this is required for ALL students grade 7-12 to participate in any physical activity, whether during the school day or in activities. Thank you!

Don't miss the annual Lift-A-Thon tonight! Each year the Lift-A-Thon is held to help raise money for the Onaga Jr/Sr. High School weight room. It is based on the total amount of weight a student can lift between the three lifts of bench, squat, and clean. Funding goes to new weight room equipment such as new rack systems, weight holders, bands, stereo system, etc. A copy of this year's form with more details is linked below, and a list of students participating is below as well. If you haven't signed up for a pledge yet and would like to, please reach out to one of those students to do so. Come join us tonight at 5:45pm in the north gym where our student/athletes will do their lifting and show off their gains from this year! Thank you for your support of the Onaga Jr/Sr High School weightlifting program, GO BUFFALOES!!! Lift-A-Thon Form: https://5il.co/19pwd Students Participating: Colby Myers Tyree Figge Corbin Kolterman Zac Fisher Colby Fordham Christian Henneberg Gavin Goodrum Landon Koelling Josh Marten Eva Krohn Kenzie Schwant Gabe Kufahl Wyatt Magnett Jeramia Dorsey Bri Bates Joey Marten Casey Myers JD Rice Rayce Fisher Maria Krohn Tatum Lara Dylan Magnett Jackson Kolterman Kaid Schwant Jason Abitz Rilyn Mayginnes

Friendly reminder that on Thursday, May 5, PATHS is sponsoring “Breakfast with Your Grown Up,” at OGS for all elementary students.

The high school golf meet in Onaga and baseball games in St. Marys that were scheduled for today have been cancelled. Makeup dates are being looked into but nothing has been confirmed at this time. The junior high track meet in Centralia for this afternoon has also been cancelled. With the OTL meet coming up on Thursday, this meet will not be rescheduled.