Congratulations to Zac Fisher! The guard/forward for the Buffaloes basketball team was named to the TVL's All-League 2nd Team last week, his first All-League designation in the sport. The do-it-all junior averaged 8.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game over the course of the season as the team's leader. The highlight of his season came against a scrappy Flint Hills Christian team when Fisher scored 22 points, snagged 4 rebounds, recorded 4 assists, and had 6 steals.
While this may be his first postseason award for basketball, Zac is no stranger to All-League designations. He was named All-League in football his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons, and after Covid canceled baseball his freshman year, he was named All-League after his sophomore season. He was also named Honorable Mention All-State in baseball as a sophomore, and in football this past fall.
Congratulations again Zac, we look forward to seeing the fireworks in store for your senior season!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Onaga High School senior Sydney Blaske's advice for next year's high school students: Study and find resources that are useful to you.
Your last chance to purchase Onaga baseball and softball gear is today! The store closes tonight at midnight, so follow the link below and grab it while you can!
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/Yg8YPxdSoM?utm_source=school&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=store_shop&utm_content=products
Kindergarten Roundup and Preschool Screenings are coming up in three weeks, check out the image attached for the details!
Here is your first look at the district calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. This is a "year-at-a-glance" look at the calendar, as the full calendar that gets printed out every year will not be finished until this summer, as always.
You can also download the PDF version of this calendar by following the link below.
https://5il.co/16yhv
Due to anticipated winter storm, no school on Thursday for USD 322.
4th and 5th grades participated in an engineering project the last couple of weeks as part of their science instruction. Each group of students were provided a basic kit for constructing a wind turbine, and then teams competed for their opportunity to go to the regional competition next Wednesday at Kansas State University.
This project was sponsored by the Kansas Energy Program and they not only provided the kits for the students, but also a portable wind tunnel and energy sensors for measuring energy. The students learned so much about renewable energy, the engineering process, and how to work together as a group, and they came ups with some really creative designs!
More scholarships are available for high school juniors and seniors. Check out Counselor Polk's page on the school website to see the list!
https://www.usd322.org/page/counselors-desk
The Student Council is starting a "Staff Spotlight," where they spotlight a teacher at USD 322 and tell you a little bit more about them. For our first week, the staff spotlight is on Mrs. Stacy Rempe.
Mrs. Rempe is the Title 1 Teacher at USD 322. She has been a teacher for 31 years in Onaga. Thank you, Mrs. Rempe, for all you have done over the years!
Favorite color: Black
Favorite snack: Baked Cheetos and Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite book: The Shack
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite team: K-State Wildcats
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Own any pets: Coon Hound
Favorite Quote: Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Do you collect anything: No
Do you have any hobbies: camping and reading
How do you wind down and the end of the day: listen to music
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Onaga High School senior Jason Abitz's advice for next year's high school students : Go out for sports or get involved with band or just show up to sporting events.
Due to preschool screening/kindergarten roundup day on Friday, April 1, there will be no school that day for our current preschoolers and kindergarten students. Thank you.
Just a reminder that tonight is the FFA's annual awards banquet. Come join us in the commons area for a meal beginning at 6:30pm, then stick around for the awards portion of the evening and the annual service auction.
Thank you for your support of Onaga's FFA!
Onaga baseball and softball has begun practicing and their first games are just two weeks away! You can grab your Onaga baseball and softball gear for the upcoming seasons by following the link below. The online store will close on Friday, so grab your gear while you can! The items will ship to the school and will be handed out when they arrive.
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/Yg8YPxdSoM?utm_source=school&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=store_shop&utm_content=products
GO BUFFALOES!!!
The OTL Band Clinic and concert has been cancelled for today. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Thank you.
Due to the winter weather, we will have a 2 hour delay on Monday. Doors will open at 930 and school will begin at 10 am. No breakfast. Thank you.
CLASS OF 2022
To celebrate the high school career of our graduating seniors, we will “spotlight” each of them on this platform sometime during 4th quarter. Follow along with us as we share each senior’s photo and their advice for lower-classmen at OHS.
Mr. Kufahl's sophomore World History class just concluded their unit on the Scientific Revolution. Their project for the end of the unit was a "wax museum." Each student was randomly assigned one of the people discussed in class during the unit and they had to research them and put together a presentation. Today, they stood at the front of the class, then when the "button" was pushed, the "wax figure" came to life! They then told their life story and their contributions to the revolution.
Part of the assignment was to make an attempt at dressing up as their assigned person, and several students went all out! In these photos, Brianna Bates grew a mustache for her role as English physician William Harvey, while Maria Krohn and Rayce Fisher did their hair (or "hair" in Rayce's case) to look like mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Three high school wrestlers begin their state runs this morning at the 3-2-1A state wrestling meet in Hays. Sophomore Landon Koelling enters the meet with a 20-2 record and will be the first to wrestle today in the 126 pound weight class, senior Kaid Schwant will follow at 152 pounds and comes in with a 22-4 record, then fellow senior Rilyn Mayginnes will finish out the first round for Onaga at 182 pounds with his 16-2 record.
Opening ceremonies begin at 9:45am this morning and Round #1 begins at 10:00am. Four rounds will take place today with the final four rounds and championship matches beginning at 9:00am on Saturday. All three Buffalo wrestlers not only qualified for state, but have great chances at making a run at a medal. You can follow their progress throughout the two-day tournament by clicking on their respective links below to check out their up-to-date brackets.
Good luck to Landon, Kaid and Rilyn this weekend, GO BUFFALOES!!!
126lb - Landon Koelling (20-2)
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152 - Kaid Schwant (22-4)
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182 - Rilyn Mayginnes (16-2)
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Postseason play begins tonight for high school basketball as the boys team heads to Troy to take on the Trojans in the first round of sub-state play. The game tips off at 7:00pm tonight and there will be a spirit bus for all 7-12 students leaving at 5:00pm as well.
Good luck to the boys tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Congratulations to the 8th grade junior high scholar's bowl team! After an undefeated season, the team went to the Oregon Trail League meet on Monday in Seneca and took home the silver metal. This was the second year in a row this group took second at the league meet and they show great promise for their future at the high school level!
Participants at the league meet in the photo are:
FRONT ROW (L-R): Emmarsyn Fordham, Jadyn Haskin, Addison DeChant, Alyssa Rager, Lillie Weiser
BACK ROW (L-R) Gavin Kolterman, Keagan Venneberg, Brayden Poell, Coach Daniel Goudy
