The outdoor concert for K-4 has been changed to Friday, April 30 at 630 pm at the elementary playground. Look forward to seeing you there!
OUTDOOR CONCERTS ARE BACK IN ONAGA!!!
Tuesday, May 4 at 6:30 pm- Location: ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND
K-4th Graders
Wednesday, May 5 at 6:30 pm- Location: FOOTBALL FIELD
5-12th Grade Band and Vocal
* Guests bring lawn chairs
* Masks and social distancing are encouraged
* Portable toilets will be provided at the playground concert
* ICE CREAM SANDWICHES TO FOLLOW ELEMENTARY CONCERT
(Special Note: If rain cancels either concert, the students will perform in school and the concert will be taped and broadcast out via school social media).
MANY MORE DETAILS TO BE SHARED CLOSER TO THE DATE
Prepping parents: Join a session to learn how to help your teens
Teenagers face many challenges, and all too often, those challenges cause mental health problems. Parents frequently don’t recognize the warning signs or know how to intervene. A presentation from Children’s Mercy can prepare parents to help teens address problems.
Community HealthCare System is joining with Children’s Mercy Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Shayla Sullivant to bring “Prepped and Ready: Parenting into the Teen Years” to communities around northeast Kansas. The presentation will be offered simultaneously at nine schools on Wednesday, April 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The presentation helps equip parents for the transition into parenting teenagers and what steps they can take before a crisis develops. Dr. Sullivant will discuss highly sensitive topics, including suicide prevention, substance use, eating disorders, home safety such as storage of firearms and medications, screen time, and more.
According to Andrea Lutz, director of ancillary services at Community HealthCare System, her organization was eager to collaborate with Children’s Mercy and Dr. Sullivant to prevent tragedies.
“Too many young people are facing mental health struggles that are resulting in damaging behaviors or suicide. We hope to provide parents with advice and tools to help prevent these problems, and we thank area schools for working with us to offer this opportunity,” Lutz said.
Parents or guardians can register to attend the presentation at the school their student attends. Dr. Sullivant will present electronically, and the presentation will be simulcast on large screens at the following locations:
• Centralia High School
• Frankfort High School
• Onaga Senior Center
• Nemaha Central High School
• Holton High School
• Rock Creek High School
• Wamego Middle School
• Jackson Heights High School
• St. Marys High School
Registration is required for each individual attendee. Because of the sensitive information that will be discussed, parents or guardians are asked not to bring younger siblings or other children to the presentation.
Those who attend the presentation will also have the opportunity to participate in Dr. Sullivant’s ongoing research. Instructions on how to join will be delivered during the presentation, and the first 100 households to participate will receive a toolkit to make their home safer.
“We’ve all heard too many stories about parents and teens struggling or wrestled with the tragic news that a young person in our community has committed suicide. We don’t want to hear that news again, and we know Dr. Sullivant’s presentation can help us understand how young people’s minds work and how we can assist them through difficult times,” Lutz said.
Find more information from Children’s Mercy or register at https://bit.ly/prepped-ready.
The JV baseball game scheduled for today at Nemaha Central has been postponed to a later date TBD. Thank you.
Good luck to the high school baseball and softball teams tonight as they head on the road to take on Wabaunsee in the first varsity games in school history for each program.
First pitch for both teams will be at 4:30pm in Alma, and both fields are in the same complex. Each team will play a double header.
Good luck and GO BUFFALOES!!!
This week students are re-training in CPR, AED, and First Aid with School Nurse Alicia VanDonge. In the photos, sophomores Jeramia Dorsey, Colby Fordham, and Corbin Kolterman. Jeramia listens for breaths and looks for chest movement, Colby prepares for chest compressions, while Corbin executes chest compressions.
The JV baseball game against Nemaha Central that was scheduled for Friday, March 26, has been postponed. Nemaha Central had to reschedule their varsity game from Thursday to Friday due to weather.
A make up date will be shared when those details become available.
Several people have asked if it's still possible to get Onaga Baseball gear. While the online store closed on March 12th and those orders are either being delivered or will be soon, we have asked to have the online store opened again for a brief period. So if you missed your chance, you can get your Onaga Baseball shirts, jackets, hoodies, etc. from now through Friday. Just follow the link below to place your order. GO BUFFALOES!!!
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/yfpM6nLbEy
The 8th and 10th grade English students did some of their technical reading this spring to create these roses made out of old book pages.
Some of the 8th graders then helped create this bulletin board by the High School Teacher's Workroom to display them on. Happy Spring everyone!
Mrs. Uhl's first graders had a little fun with chalk! Happy Spring!
If you're looking for an Easter egg hunt for your child to participate in this year, the Onaga High School KAY organization has what you're looking for! On Saturday, March 27th, the group will be putting on an Easter egg hunt at Leisure Land Park in Onaga.
It starts at 10am and there will be three different age groups for kids to participate in (0-3, 4-6, 7-10). The KAY organization asks that you please bring your own basket to the event. The Easter Bunny will also be on hand for pictures.
So come find some eggs and have some fun with the KAY group at Leisure Land on March 27th!
With the impending weather on Monday, the baseball and softball games schedule to be played tomorrow at Wabaunsee have been rescheduled.
It will be played Thursday, March 25th in Alma. Game time will remain at 4:30pm. Both teams will be playing a double header.
Today is Class Picture Day for grades pre-school - 8th grade. In case you didn't receive an order form, or if you would like to order the class photo online, click on the link www.inter-state.com/order and use the order code 58276X.
8x10 photo is $11.oo
5x7 photo is $8.00
Good morning-
I apologize for a miscommunication and want to clarify regarding two events this week.
The K-3 Concert that was scheduled for this Friday and the 4-6th grade concert that was scheduled for this evening. will not be taking place in person. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Mr. Hubbard is making plans for both concerts to be recorded and/or live-streamed this spring at a later date and will be made available for viewing to all parents and patrons. He will also notify parents of the days this occurs so that students can dress up for their performances like they normally would.
Thank you.
Baseball and softball games are quickly approaching with the openers coming a week from Monday! The two teams will head to Wabaunsee to take on the Chargers, kicking off the first varsity seasons in school history for each program.
If you are looking for some baseball or softball apparel to wear to games this season, today is the last day to get your order in. T-shirts, long sleeves, an assortment of jackets, hoodies, shorts, and more are all available at the links below.
Both stores close at midnight tonight, so get your Onaga baseball and softball gear while you still can!
BASEBALL
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/fzJnDJrNxK
SOFTBALL
https://lastingimpressionsofks.com/onaga_softball/shop/home
The freshman class is putting on a duck race! That's right, a duck race.
Adopt a Duck is a fundraiser being put on by the class of 2024, but it is also a chance for YOU to have some fun as well. Purchase however many ducks you'd like, then on April 17th the class will be releasing the rubber ducks in a gently flowing stream. The top four ducks to cross the finish line will win the prize on the attached image, and other prizes are going to be awarded as well.
So if you'd like to help out the class of 2024 while giving yourself a chance to win some prizes as well, find a freshman and get your duck today!
Believe it or not, Onaga's baseball and softball season openers against Wabaunsee are just two weeks away!
Follow the link below to order your Onaga softball shirts, shorts, hoodies, and jackets so you'll be decked out for the opener against the Chargers! The orders can be placed until March 12th at which time the online store will be closed. All orders SHOULD be delivered by the week of the first game and will be delivered to the school, then dispersed from there.
This is not a fundraiser, the softball team will not profit in any way from the sales of the items in the store. It is simply an opportunity for you Buffalo fans and athletes to stock your Onaga collection with some softball gear as the first varsity season in school history quickly approaches!
https://lastingimpressionsofks.com/onaga_softball/shop/home
There's been a LOT going on USD 322 this quarter! Whether it's in the classroom or our athletes competing, Onaga schools have been a busy place thus far in 2021. To check out what is going on, click on any of the four links below to check out a section of our 3rd Quarter District Newsletter. Mr. Polk and Mr. Poell have an update from our administration on the overall happenings of the district, and teachers and coaches have updates for you from the high school, junior high, and elementary.
Thank you to all of our staff and students for continuing the hard work you have all put into this crazy school year. Here's to a great last quarter and a strong finish to the 2020-2021 school year!!!
ADMINISTRATION
https://5il.co/q8vl
HIGH SCHOOL
https://5il.co/q8vi
JUNIOR HIGH
https://5il.co/q8vj
ELEMENTARY
https://5il.co/q8vk
Dates and times for parents meetings for Spring sports are set. Baseball, softball, and track meetings will be held Thursday, March 4th. Golf will be after Spring Break. Follow the link below to check out the details!
https://5il.co/q7fg