Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

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.

The annual Lift-A-Thon is coming up this week! Each year the Lift-A-Thon is held to help raise money for the Onaga Jr/Sr. High School weight room. It will be 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 the form with more details is linked below, and a list of students participating is below as well. After you've made your pledge, come join us on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 5:45pm in the north gym where our student/athletes will do their lifting. 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

This week’s StuCo "Spotlight" is on Mrs. Leanna Walters. Mrs. Walters is Title I Para. Mrs. Walters has worked 29 years for the district, with 20 of those years being in Onaga. Thank you, Mrs. Walters, for all you have done!!! Favorite color: Blue Favorite snack: Potato Chips Favorite book: Harry Potter (all of them) Favorite movie: To Kill a Mockingbird Favorite team: KU Jayhawks Favorite Restaurant: Baan Thai Own any pets: One cat Favorite Quote: Be the change you wish to see in the world Do you collect anything: Cook Books Do you have any hobbies: gardening, baking How do you wind down and the end of the day: swim, go for a walk

The rescheduled K-4 music concert will be held on Wednesday, May 11 at 630 pm. Thank you.

The K-4 music concert that was scheduled for 6:30 tonight has been postponed due to the growing threat of severe weather(damaging winds, hail, possible tornadoes) to occur in our area during the concert. We will be sending out a new concert date/time as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding that we want to make sure everyone stays safe this evening.

Due to the weather, today's golf meet at Washington County and JV baseball game against Blue Valley have been canceled. Make up dates are being discussed for both and will be announced when they are confirmed.