The junior high basketball teams wrap up their regular seasons tonight as they welcome the Wetmore Cardinals to town for a 6:00pm tip. The OTL tournament starts on Saturday in Frankfort, which means tonight marks the final chance to fine tune things before postseason play. The A-team girls will start things off in the north gym with the B-team boys playing in the south at 6:00pm, then the A-team boys and B-team girls will follow.
Good luck to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Our school will soon be administering the Kansas Communities That Care Student Survey. This survey is taken by 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grade students statewide.
If you are a parent of a student in one of those grades, please follow the link below to sign and return to the office by January 26th.
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Winter Royalty is next Friday night after the high school basketball teams take on Linn! Make sure you or your child is ready for Spirit Week!
The wrestling team is back in action today as it heads to Council Grove. After a chaotic weekend in Herington last weekend, the Buffaloes are ready to get back to work. Senior Rilyn Mayginnes is undefeated and this week was ranked #6 in the state of Kansas in 3-2-1A for his weight class, sophomore Landon Koelling is undefeated as well and was ranked #6 himself before being forced to sit out several meets, and senior Kaid Schwant also carries an undefeated record into the weekend. They'll look to lead the team to another successful meet when things get underway at 2:00pm this afternoon.
For those attending, Council Grove does currently have a school board policy requiring masks in all of our buildings. Athletes and officials will not be required to wear masks while they are actively participating, but spectators will be required to wear them at all times.
The wrestling team overall has been off to a great start to the season, good luck to them in Council Grove this afternoon! GO BUFFALOES!!!
The Onaga FFA recently participated in the Kansas FFA Northeast District Service project. The event took place at Marysville High School on the day of their district speech contest and was planned by the district officer team and the district advisor. Onaga has two members on the team: President Joey Marten and Reporter Tyree Figge, and ag teacher Keith Figge is the district advisor.
The event went through the Outreach Program whose mission is to end hunger. Members of the district packaged 7,000 meals of macaroni and cheese, and these meals are being sent throughout the district to different places to be distributed to those in need. The district team wanted to make a difference and give back to their community.
Service is a fundamental part of the FFA and the Onaga FFA was glad to do their part in this project. They hope the meals will make a positive difference in the lives of those who receive them.
The junior high basketball game scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 20th with St. Xavier has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. St. Xavier was forced to cancel the game.
The teams will play their final regular season game on Monday, January 24th at home against Wetmore.
The high school basketball teams are on the road to Frankfort tonight for their second round games of the Twin Valley League tournament. The girls were forced to forfeit their first round game due to lack of players, but are getting close to being back to full force for the first time in over a week when they hit the floor at 6:00pm tonight against Blue Valley. The boys have also been short-handed and dropped a heartbreaker to Wetmore in the opening round. They'll look to bounce back tonight against Washington County when they hit the floor at 7:30pm.
Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!
The annual spelling bee took place on Friday in Onaga when nine grade school and junior high students showed off their spelling knowledge on the auditorium stage. After several competitive rounds, Lillie Weiser, Gavin Weiser, and Vivian Berges were the only three remaining. The three of them went several more rounds before Vivian spelled a word incorrectly, leaving only brother and sister Gavin and Lillie left.
Eventually, the tricky word "conkers" tripped up Gavin. His older sister Lillie spelled the word correctly, then spelled the word "dingoes" to win the competition. Both Weisers will head to the county spelling bee with an opportunity to compete in the state spelling bee on the line.
Congratulations to all of our spelling bee competitors who participated on Friday, and good luck Lillie and Gavin in St. Marys!
Due to the weather, all games for the Twin Valley League tournament scheduled for today have been postponed. All of today's games have been rescheduled for Monday, Monday's games will be played Tuesday, and Tuesday's games will be played on Wednesday.
When updated brackets have been completed, you can find them on the boys and girls basketball respective pages on the district website.
Due to the incoming weather, tomorrow's high school wrestling meet at Marysville has been cancelled.
Good luck to the junior high basketball teams tonight as they head on the road tonight for the final time this regular season. The girls and boys teams just got underway in Seneca as they take on Sts. Peter & Paul this afternoon and evening. The B-team girls kicked things off and the B-team boys will follow. Then the A-team girls and A-team boys will cap off the night, respectively.
Good luck to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Congratulations to Mrs. Sperber's 4th grade "Reader Leaders of the Week!" Keep up the good work!
1st Place - Wyatt Rager
2nd Place - Blaine Blaske
3rd Place - Justin Wrosch
4th Place - Ellie Starns
5th Place - Johnnie Bradley
6th Place - Jovin Matson
The high school basketball teams are on the road tonight in their final tune ups before the TVL tournament which begins on Saturday. The Buffaloes head to Troy this evening to take on the Trojans with the JV boys game beginning at 4:00pm. There will be no JV girls game due to the current depletion of players, so the varsity girls game will immediately follow the JV boys. That will likely mean that their start time will be sooner than usual, probably around 5:30pm. The varsity boys will then cap off the night with all three games taking place in Troy's main gym.
Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!
The junior high basketball teams hit the road tonight for a league game against Axtell. This begins the final third portion of each team's schedule, as they close in on the league tournament in less than three weeks. Tipoff for the A-team girls and B-team boys is set for 6:00pm tonight with the A-team boys and B-team girls games to follow.
Good luck to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Thank you to the OHS Spirit Squad! We always want to keep patrons of USD 322 informed of what our sports teams are up to, but an often overlooked aspect of that is the hard-working ladies that make up our Spirt Squad. From cheerleading at all of our sporting events, to putting together halftime performances, making locker decorations for our athletes, putting together posters for them, and so much more, they are an intrical part of our athletics programs.
Thank you for all of your work to help Buffalo athletics ladies!
The high school wrestling team returns to the mat this morning as it heads to Herington for the Railers' Invitational. Wrestling gets underway at 9:30am this morning as the team looks to build off a great early season start.
Good luck to all of our wrestlers today, GO BUFFALOES!!!
The high school basketball teams are back at home this evening for a non-league contest as the Buffaloes welcome Flint Hills Christian School to town. Tonight's games feature only varsity action so there will be no games in the south gym. The girls will get things started at 6:00pm tonight and the boys will follow, all in the north gym.
Also, tonight the O'Club will be bringing back the halftime shooting contest for fans to take part in at halftime of the boys game. Sign up with OHS O'Club members just inside the main doors of the north gym.
Good luck tonight to both of our teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Dental screenings are coming up at USD 322. Follow the link below for more details from the school nurse, as well as a form to fill out if you'd like to opt your child out of the screening.
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Junior high basketball is on the downhill slope of their season as the girls and boys teams begin the final portion of their schedules tonight in Centralia. The Buffaloes hit the road for a 6:00pm tipoff with the Panthers, beginning with the A-team girls in the new gym and the B-team boys in the old gym. The second round of action will have the A-team boys in the new gym and B-team girls in the old gym.
Good luck to both teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!
The rescheduled Seasonal Celebration is scheduled for tonight in the new gym. As a reminder to parents, students will need to arrive early and report to the old gym. Here are the times students need to be in the old gym.....
Elementary: 6:45 pm
5th & 6th Grade: 6:30 pm
JH & HS: 6:15 pm.
