Due to anticipated winter storm, no school on Thursday for USD 322.
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
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!
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
The Holton Special Education Cooperative has a Special Education paraprofessional position open at this time in the Onaga Elementary School. Here are some details:
- Pay starts at $13.10 per hour with an increase of 20 cents per hour for an associate's degree or 50 cents for a bachelor's degree. 10 cents per year is added for qualified experience.
- 35 hour work week. Paid sick and personal leave.
If interested, you may fill out an online Classified Application at www.holtonks.net/careers. Indicate Special Education Paraprofessional in the "Position Applied for" section. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
Jeff Price, Ed.S.
Assistant Director
515 Pennsylvania, Holton, KS. 66436
(785)-364-2990
From the Counselor's Desk.....
To senior students and their parents: The link to the Caring Community Foundation local scholarships is ccfks.org. The scholarships are listed about halfway down the home page.
The Onaga Board of Education has contracted with KASB to assist with the search for a Superintendent who will take over for Mr. Dan Polk upon his resignation on June 30, 2022. In an effort to make the best possible selection, the Board would like to include as part of the search process a way for stakeholders to offer their thoughts on this very important position and process. The survey will be open today and will take responses until March 2nd.
Click the link to participate in the Superintendent search Survey Monkey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD322
The surveys ask participants to share their ideas about the major issues facing the district in the next several years; the personal and professional qualities they believe are important for the superintendent, and the performance expectations they believe would mark that person's success. All responses are entirely anonymous and are delivered directly to the KASB search facilitator.
The high school basketball teams wrap up their regular seasons tonight in front of the home crowd at Onaga. The Buffaloes host Wetmore tonight, on what is also senior night for the basketball teams. There is no JV games tonight so the varsity girls will kick things off in the north gym at 6:00pm and the boys game will follow.
Also, the student section theme tonight is "Costume Night." The raucous section has made a great impact on games lately, helping give our Buffaloes a great home-court advantage and an atmosphere that is second to none in the TVL. Please help them continue that tonight, and feel free to join them in throwing on your favorite costume for a fun night in Onaga. It's the final time our seniors will play on their home court in their careers, come out and support them and BE LOUD!!!
Good luck to our teams tonight, GO BUFFALOES!!!
Winter sports are gearing up for the post season as both the wrestling and basketball teams are in action today in the final weeks of their seasons. The wrestling team competes in regionals today and just got underway. They are all competing for a chance to wrestle at the state meet next weekend, with any wrestler finishing in the top four today punching their ticket to Hays.
Then tonight, the basketball teams will host Valley Heights with JV games beginning at 4:45pm, varsity girls following at 6:00pm, and varsity boys wrapping up the evening. The student section is going with a "Hawaiian" theme tonight so throw on your favorite luau shirt and head out to the games. Also, it's Hall of Fame night in Onaga and Brian King will be inducted into the Onaga High School Athletics Hall of Fame immediately following the girls game. The ceremony will take place in the north gym.
It's going to be an action-packed day for Onaga athletics, good luck to all of our student-athletes! GO BUFFALOES!!!
