After reading the literary work "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez last week, Mrs. Glessner's 6th grade students did some research and wrote a paragraph about their name. Next, they showed their artistic talents by creating something unique with their name. The end results were fantastic!
Good Morning Elementary Parents!
Just a friendly reminder, I will need all Buffalo Fun Club applications by the end of the day on Friday February 5th. Once all NEW applications are received, I will send out an email to confirm that your child has been accepted into the after-school program.
If your child is currently participating in BFC, please submit a new application. I would like to make ensure that our contact and emergency contact information is up to date.
Looking forward to having your child join our enrichment program!
Please feel free to contact me anytime via email hubbardc@usd322.org.
Thank you!
Chris Hubbard
Director of Buffalo Fun Club
OHS BB will play here at home tonight against Wetmore. NO JV games. Varsity girls at 6:00 followed by varsity boys. The 4 spectators include babies and children. Go BUFFS!
Mrs. Uhl is always finding fun ways to teach in her first grade classroom. Last week her class participated in many activities to celebrate the 100th day of school this year. In the photos, students worked on their counting skills as Quincy Bartlett shows off her fruit loop necklace, crown and sunglasses, while Mason Utley works hard on his "counting my 5's " fruit loop necklace for.
Tonight the high school basketball teams are back in action as they begin the second half of their seasons with a road trip to Centralia. This is a make-up game from before Christmas that was postponed due to quarantine.
The games will be live streamed with the new gym being on the NFHS Network and the old gym on Centralia's Facebook Live page, both of which are linked below.
For the two varsity games, you can go to Facebook and search for "B Squared Productions." On this platform, there are two commentators doing the game to provide play-by-play and color commentating, although keep in mind this is a Centralia-heavy broadcast. Here is the schedule for games this afternoon/evening.....
4:45 - JV Boys (new gym)
6:00 - Varsity Girls (new gym)
6:00 - C-team Boys (old gym, no visiting team fans allowed)
7:30 - Varsity Boys (new gym)
7:30 - 1/2 JV Girls (old gym, no visiting team fans allowed)
Good luck to both teams and GO BUFFALOES!!!
NFHS Network
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/onaga-high-school-onaga-ks
Facebook Live
https://www.facebook.com/panthers.centraliaks
The high school wrestling team gets back in action tonight after a bit of a hiatus when it heads to Wabaunsee for the Charger Duals tonight. Wrestling gets underway at 5:30pm as the Buffaloes take on Wabaunsee, Hayden, and Manhattan high schools.
All of the wrestling will be livestreamed on the NFHS Network at the link below.
Good luck to all seven of our wrestlers tonight and GO BUFFALOES!!!
NFHS Network.....
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/wabaunsee-high-school-alma-ks
With the High School Scholars Bowl TVL Tournament at Troy cancelled for today due to the weather, it has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 30. The start time is TBA at this point in time.
There will be no school and no school activities today, January 27, for USD 322. Thank you.
The junior high basketball teams will wrap up their regular seasons tonight when they head north to take on Wetmore. The games mark the final contest before the Oregon Trail League tournament which will begin on Saturday. It will be A-teams only and both games will take place in the new gym with the girls kicking things off at 6pm, followed by the boys game. Both games can be viewed on the NFHS Network.
Good luck to both teams and GO BUFFALOES!!!
Due to some slick roads in parts of the district, USD 322 will have a two-hour delayed start on Tuesday, January 26th to allow for more roadwork, more travel time, and more light to drive by.
Due to the forecasted impending winter storm, the large size of our district and the fact that many staff travel, USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton will NOT have school on Monday January 25th
Wetmore has canceled school for Monday, January 25th. This means that the junior high basketball game scheduled against Wetmore on Monday has been postponed. It will be played Tuesday, January 26th in Wetmore. It is A-team girls and boys only and will begin at 6pm.
Mrs. Huerter has some exciting things on in the 3rd grade class! Every month all the students in 3rd grade receive a free book. The funds for the books are given by patrons from Onaga and friends of Mrs. Huerter from all over the United States. She worked to acquire enough funds for each 3rd grader to receive a book for all nine months that they are in school!
Thank you Mrs. Huerter for going above and beyond for your kids!
The Twin Valley League tournament is in its final stretch as we gear up for the final two days of play. Tonight are the championship and consolation semifinals for both the boys and girls tournaments, which means the Onaga boys are set to take the court this evening. They will be playing in Onaga's north gym against Doniphan West with tipoff set for 6pm. The game can be viewed on the NFHS Network, the link for which is below.
After that game, Hanover and Troy will be playing with a trip to the league championship on the line. The winner will play Clifton-Clyde who has already moved on, due to Centralia's team being quarantined earlier this week. The south gym's games in Onaga tonight can be viewed on the district's Facebook page and will feature Valley Heights and Axtell at 6:00pm, followed by Wetmore and Frankfort.
The girls tournament in Frankfort has the night off after a slew of games yesterday ended with Frankfort and Hanover punching their ticket to the tournament championship game on Saturday. Valley Heights and Doniphan West will play for 3rd and 4th that day as well.
Updated can be found at the top of the homepage on usd322.org.
Good luck tonight to the Onaga boys and GO BUFFALOES!!!
NFHS Network
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/onaga-high-school-onaga-ks
Onaga Facebook Livestream
https://www.facebook.com/usd322onaga/events/?ref=page_internal
Updated Tournament Brackets
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The high school wrestling meet at Council Grove, scheduled for 2:00pm on Friday, has been cancelled. A statement was made from the Council Grove Athletics Director to each of the participating schools just moments ago:
"I appreciate everyone getting information to me yesterday but our district made the tough decision this morning to cancel our wrestling tournament tomorrow. We are doing this out of an abundance of caution due to several quarantines in our school."
The junior high Oregon Trail League basketball tournament is just around the corner and, just like the high school's TVL tournament, Onaga will be the host school. And, just like the high school tournament, KSHSAA's restrictions on the number of teams allowed at a facility at one time will force the girls side of the tournament to be held at a separate site (Centralia).
The Onaga Student Council is selling t-shirts for the OTL basketball tournament this year and have preorders set up for purchase. Below is the link to the online store. All orders and payments will go through the store's website.
Shirts will be handed out on Saturday, January 30th at the tournament sites. Orders are due by 11:59 pm on Monday, January 25th. NO late orders will be accepted.
https://otlbasketballtourney2021.itemorder.com/sale
The high school girls basketball team is back in action tonight as TVL tournament play continues with consolation play. The girls will be taking on Troy at 7:30pm in Frankfort. All of the action can be found on the NFHS Network, and the girls roster can be found on the district website, usd322.org.
Good luck tonight girls and GO BUFFALOES!!!
During 6th hour, Mr. Koch and Mr. Kufahl took the junior class to the Onaga Historical Society for a special presentation.
The EOD team was there from Ft. Riley to bring back a practice bomb from the World War II era. The bomb was originally found decades ago on Don Rezac's land, which was the location of one of three bombing practice ranges in Kansas that was used by the U.S. Military during WWII. The EOD team has been working for several years to get it back to the Historical Society and it finally found its way back today where it will remain on permanent loan.
Both WIBW and KSNT were there today to document the ceremony so check out the evening news to hear more about the story!
Last Friday morning Onaga held its Spelling Bee. Although this is an annual event, this year was a little different thanks to Covid. All students were given the same list of 25 words, which is different than the usual format. The words were also said aloud on the Scripps Online Testing Platform in the commons area instead of the usual setup in the auditorium. It gave the origin of the word, part of speech, and used the word in a sentence.
When it was all said and done, Lillie Weiser was the Spelling Bee Champion and Emily Wrosch earned Runner-Up. They will both participate in the Pottawatomie County Spelling Bee in St. Mary's on Saturday, January 23rd.
Congratulations Lillie and Emily and good luck on Saturday!
The junior high boys basketball team will be in action this afternoon when it welcomes Frankfort to town. This is a makeup game from early in the season that was postponed to last Friday due to Covid, and then was postponed again because of weather.
There will only be one game played, the A-team boys, and it tips off at 3:00pm in Onaga. The time and location change are due to both schools having TVL tournament games in their gyms tonight. Because of this, the gym will be cleared at the conclusion of the junior high game to get it ready for the TVL games that start at 6:00 pm. And although the two-parent rule from KSHSAA is still in effect, you will be able to watch the game on the NFHS Network at the link below.
Good luck to our junior high boys and GO BUFFALOES!
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/onaga-high-school-onaga-ks/gam873e5fbde4
