On February 8th, Onaga High School had its annual Winter Royalty pep rally. Keith Figge, coach for the girls basketball team and Ryan Noel, coach for the boys basketball team, spoke words of encouragement to their players and hyped up the community for the games to follow.
Good luck to Morgan Mayginness, Vincent Lara and Kameron Henneberg as they seek to earn state wrestling berths today at regionals. Good luck to our Buffaloes!!!
Congratulations, Kyler!!!
The junior high dance has been postponed to a later date.
Due to the incoming weather, Onaga Schools will be canceled today, February 15th.
The senior Chemistry 2 class, for their “Leader in Me” time on the morning of February 6th, went to Mrs. McNally’s third grade class to decorate heart cookies and to teach the students how to use different frosting bags. The third graders really enjoyed decorating their cookies.
Onaga Schools will be starting 2 hours late tomorrow morning, February 12th. School will begin at 10:00am. No breakfast will be served.
Our USD 322 Board Meeting originally scheduled for this evening has been rescheduled for Monday, February 18th at 6:00pm.
Due to the winter weather, Onaga Schools will be releasing students TODAY, February 11th, at 12:00pm. Students will be fed lunch before they are released. All activities are cancelled.
Sixth Grade Leader of the Week (2/4-2/8) Savannah Kolterman "I like being proactive because I like to get what I need done. I am proactive when I do my homework because I do it when I am supposed to."
Sixth Grade Leader of the Week (2/4-2/8) Tad Szel "I like Habit 6 Synergize. I am able to work with people even if they disagree. Like when I am working in groups people disagree and I can help them compromise."
Here are our teams for Junior High Scholars Bowl, preparing for a meet. This photo was taken on January 29th, 2019.
There will be a make-up LIFE session Monday, February 11 at 5:15. We will have our regular scheduled session as well on Thursday, February 14.
Due to the winter weather, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 7th.
Due to freezing drizzle and slick roads, Onaga Schools will be dismissing at noon today. All students will be fed lunch before dismissal.
Preschool playground equipment fundraiser!! Thanks to Community Hospital of Onaga for supporting our preschool program and fundraising to help buy equipment! Community Partnerships are so important to our district!
The OHS basketball teams have their make up game this evening at Frankfort. JV girls begin at 4pm followed by JV boys. Varsity girls tip off at 515 and the boys tip off at 630 pm
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/28-2/1) Wyatt Figge " I like Habit #7 Sharpen the Saw because I know I need to take care of myself so I can do my best. I do this when I go to bed on time."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/28-2/1) Vanessa Koelling likes Habit #3 Put First Things First. "I like this habit because it helps me understand what I need to do first. If my friend asked me to come over to their house but I had homework to do I would do all my homework first."
Mrs. Uhl and Mrs. Huerter’s class celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday, Feb. 1st. The kids participated in many activities that required them to count to 100. Their favorite activity was putting 100 fruit loops on a necklace and then getting to eat them.
On January 14, 2018, Onaga students Ian Heit and Ian Morris decided to take the School’s photo and video capture drone up to get some interesting pictures of a snow blanketed Kansas landscape. The pictures were taken at an altitude of 432 Feet, and at a temperature of 27°F.
On January 16, 2019 three seniors from Onaga High School paid a visit to Community HeathCare Systems in Onaga Kansas, to help prepare a mural depicting the Kansas landscape. Ian Heit, Tyler Roggenkamp, and Kinzi McLaughlin spent two hours creating a scene the public could enjoy.
Mrs. Uhl and Mrs. Huerter’s first graders celebrated Kansas’s Birthday on Tuesday, January 29th. The kids frosted cookies and put chocolate chips and candy corn on them to make sunflowers. The kids liked eating the cookies the best!
Morgan Mayginness getting ready to be declared victor after pinning her first opponent of the night
Kaid Schwant squaring off against his first opponent of the evening. Kaid would end up pinning him
Pottawatomie County Conservation Awards
Pottawatomie County Conservation Awards
Trenton Cott grappling a difficult opponent who Cott would end up pinning.
Vincent Lara walking off the mat after pinning his opponent to close out the night.
Onaga Buffaloes Wrestling team put on a solid performance tonight at Sabetha. Kameron Henneberg and Trenton Cott both went 3-0 tonight and Vincent Lara went 2-1. Everyone should come out for our Onaga dual tournament this Friday at home to support Kaid, Morgan, Rylin, Trenton, Kameron, Tommy and Vincent. Looking forward to it!
Due to the extreme wind chills projected for tonight and throughout tomorrow, Onaga Schools will be canceled tomorrow.
Halie Jeanneret announced the starting lineups at the 1.28.19 OTL Tournament at Onaga. She has been announcing for about 2 years. Halie announces to show her school spirit and to add an extra “pizazz” to the junior high level. Next year, she plans to broadcast the play-by-plays.
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/21/91) Jaeden Abitz "I like Habit #5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood because when you get in arguments most of the time it's just because people didn't understand what was going on."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/21/19) Savannah Kolterman "Habit #6 synergize because I like to work with other people. I synergize when I work with my table groups at school."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/14/19) Atalie Conger "I like Habit #4 Think Win-Win. I like this habit because everyone can win when you use this habit. I use this habit at home by finding a solution that works for my siblings and me."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/14/19) Dylan Magnett "My favorite habit from the 7 Habits is Think Win-Win. i like it because you are helping yourself and the community and/or your friends."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (1/7/19) Vanessa Koelling "I like Habit #7 Think Win-Win because we can all win! Whenever one of my friends need help with a paper I will help them! We will both win because my friend got help and I feel good that I helped them!
Rosie Bosse, a local author, will be visiting Onaga Elementary on February 15. Order forms are due February 4.
The Buffaloes did very well at the Atchison Wrestling Tournament this past weekend. Kameron Henneberg took the gold and Trenton Cott took the silver. Tommy Kaberline took the bronze and Vincent Lara places 4th. Rylin and Morgan Mayginness both took 5th and Kaid Schwant took 6th place. This was a very strong showing. Congratulations! Looking forward to attending the Sabetha Wrestling Tournament Tuesday and seeing everyone compete their hardest.
Lillie and Monty did an admirable job at the county competition today. USD 322 was well represented by our kids. Proud of both of you.
I’m now at the Pott County Bee to cheer on Lillie Weiser and Monty Meyerkorth from Onaga Grade School. Should be an exciting competition this morning. Good luck to Lillie and Monty!
Still having the OTL Basketball Tournament games today. Just waiting for the power to be restored.
Onaga Schools will start 2 hours later tomorrow morning - Friday, January 25th. No breakfast will be served.
OTL Basketball Brackets
Onaga Schools will be dismissing at 12:30pm TODAY due to drifting roads.
Due to the winter weather, Onaga Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 23rd.
See the flyer below.
The messy roads are making for longer bus routes this morning as we bring kids home. Thank you for your patience as our driver do their best to deliver them safely. Thank you!
Temperatures are starting to freeze, so we are feeding students breakfast and sending them home like many other districts around us. Students will be released at 8:30am TODAY.
If your stopping in at the school, come check out our leadership showcase! Grades pre-k through 6th have a student featured each week so we can learn more about them! We also feature staff members each week! It is at the south end of the building near Mrs Utley’s office!!
Congratulations to junior Kady Figge who qualified for the state FFA competition by taking 2nd place in the NE Kansas FFA Speech/Job Interview meet. She competed in the Job Interview competition. Freshman Joey Marten took 4th place in the Speech and Creed competitions. Congratulations to both Kady and Joey!
The Onaga High School Digital Media team met after school on January 9th to test out the school's drone. We took several photos using the drone of the USD 322 campus. Ian Heit, lead for this project, helped teach other members of the class how to fly it. Posted by Clayton Szel.
Onaga Jr. High basketball against Sts. Peter & Paul for Thursday, January 17 will be played in Onaga with the following time schedule:
6:00 p.m. B-team Boys, A-team Girls
7:15 p.m. B-team Girls, A-team Boys
The January HS basketball game in Frankfort will be free to all USD 322 patrons. They appreciate the fact that the last 2 times they have come to Onaga for football, those have been the nights for a free meal from Farmer’s State Bank. It is a gesture that is a part of their community’s Donation Day.
TVL Tournament games have been canceled today - Saturday , January 12. Updated game times for next week will be coming.
Congratulations Coach Suther for being recognized as Kansas Coaches Association coach of the week!! Thanks for all you do for our district and students!! 🧡🖤🧡🖤
Mr Zach Teske (‘02 Alum) sharing Onaga memories and motivating the Boys Basketball team.
#highlightreel
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee champions today. Emily Wrosch won the mini bee for grades 1-3 and Lillie Weiser won the grade 4-8 bee. Congratulations girls!!! Pictured left to right: Lillie Weiser and Emily Wrosch
Team building activities
January is School Board Recognition Month. Thank you,
USD 322 Board Members for your dedication and service! #thankBOE
Preschooler Emery Weiser was our book leader today and read us a story during our read aloud time!!
Library gets a new look over Christmas break. New reading areas and new arrangement greeted students and staff when they returned to school after their Christmas break.
Great start to a new year at USD 322!!
Onaga Grade School Spelling Bee is this Friday from 830-1030. All parents, relatives, siblings and all USD 322 patrons are welcome to attend. Spellers in grades 1-3 will have a mini-bee before the Spelling Bee.
Spring LIFE session begins next Thursday, January 17. Still room for families to sign up! Enjoy a meal, playing with your child, and a family gift basket each night. Learn to connect with your child and incorporate literacy in your home. Contact Christy Koelzer to sign up.
There are no morning weights before school this week- Jan 7-11
The JV girls basketball team defeated the Axtell Eagles Tuesday night. Way to go girls! Tough defense, timely shots, and free throws down the stretch made a huge impact on the outcome.
Onaga Chess Tournament Competitors-
Both the K-5 team and K-12 team took home first place. In the K-5 category, Lily Falk took 2nd place overall and Rebecca Peters took 3rd place overall. For the K-12 competition, Tyler Roggenkamp took 2nd, Peyton Wright took 4th, and Joey Marten took 7th. Our Onaga students competed with 5A and 6A students and did very well. The Buffaloes are coached by Mr Daniel Goudy. Well done Buffaloes!
The Onaga Chess Club placed 1st in two divisions at the Onaga Chess Tournament held on December 15. Students in the photos are shown in pre-match practice. Posted by Ian Morris for the Digital Media Class.
Morgan Mayginness took 1st place and Kaid Schwant took 2nd place at the Rossville Wrestling Tournament last Friday. Way to go!
Onaga High School student Josh Marten shoots for 3 in a pre-game warm-up on Friday, December 14. In the next photo, Colby Myers takes a shot during the game against Hanover. Although Onaga played hard, we lost 72-30. Posted by Parker Feagins for the Digital Media class.
Onaga Jr. High Basketball @ Troy Monday, January 17, 2018 Starting @ 4:00 p.m. games will be played in one gym in the following order B-girls, B-boys, A-girls, A-boys.
Those students that will be taking Highland Community College courses at Onaga starting in January can enroll now. If you are a first time student, see Mrs. Kocher to work through the admission process. All other students may log into their Highland account and enroll.
USD 322 held a Christmas dinner on December 12th. Our festive cooks made a delicious Christmas lunch for the students, staff, and parents. Even Santa photo bombed the picture! Posted by Clayton Szel for the Digital Media class.
OHS Basketball @ Axtell Tuesday, December 18
4:30 p.m. 1/2 J.V. girls followed by 1/2 J.V. boys
6:00 p.m. Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys
How are 5 students going to lift 4 big boxes weighing around 50 pounds each? Synergize is the answer! In "The Leader In Me" Habit 6 is synergize, which means working together to achieve more.The 5 students figured out a way to move 4 big boxes in ONE trip. Post by Halie Jeanneret
OHS Basketball - Friday, December 14, 2018
Game Times:
4:45 p.m. 1/2 J.V. Girls followed by 1/2 J.V. Boys
6:00 p.m. Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys
All games will be played in the North gym.
Centralia Boys over Onaga, 51-13
Due to a high number of flu and confirmed influenza cases in the Doniphan West school system they have cancelled school for the remainder of the week.
Thus, the Jr. High basketball game scheduled for Thursday, December 13 @ D. West is cancelled. We will work with them to find a make-up date for this event.
Tonight’s JH game schedule has been changed with Flint Hills Christian. The girls game has been canceled, and there will only be one boys game. Therefore, the boys game will begin at 6pm. There will be no gate charged for entry into this game.
The USD 322 BOE and Farmers State Bank sponsored the Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday. It was well attended. The HS Student Council members served and waited on our guests of honor. Big thank you to all who pitched in to make this happen. Good day to be a Buffalo!!!
OHS Basketball @ Home Friday, December 7, 2018
5:00 p.m. J. V. Boys
6:00 p.m. Varsity Girls
7:15 p.m. Varsity Boys
All League Football Players
Honorable Mention
Ethan Powell- Offense
Aaron Schwartz-Defense
Enrollment for KRR Spring LIFE Program is now open for families with a student in grades K-3. Look for flyers/sign up sheets coming home today. Previous LIFE families: if you refer a family to join LIFE and they give us your name, your family will receive a special prize.
KRR After School Program last day this semester is December 13. We will resume After School on our first day back from break on January 7.
KC Koelzer launches a three from downtown against Wetmore today.
Results from Lincoln Wrestling Tournament today- Kaid Schwant, Rylin McGinness, and Morgan McGinness all took 3rd place today. Kameron Henneberg took 4th. Good work today at your first tournament!
OHS Boys were defeated by Wetmore, 36-67. The boys are 1-2 after 3 games.
Chloe Fischer with a free throw attempt during the game against Wetmore today.
OHS boys fall to Blue Valley 61-35, after trailing 21-23 at half
HS boys beat Linn 34-32 on a huge shot by Casey Myers with 2 seconds left
PreK-6th Grade Movie Night
The elementary classrooms are a little chilly, so please dress your children warm tomorrow. Mechanics will be there first thing in the morning to increase the heat output on the boiler. Teachers will move their class into a heated area of the building if their room is too chilly.
Onaga High Winter Sports Showing
With the change in time and daylight comes the change in sports seasons for Onaga High. The high school teams will show off their winter sports teams with alumni scrimmages on Tuesday, November 27. The evening will begin in the north gym at 5:30 p.m. with the OHS girls basketball followed by the OHS boys at approximately 6:45 p.m. Wrestling will debut as well with a 6:00 p.m. start time with matches taking place in the wrestling room. This year admission for this event will be a non-perishable item that will be donated to the local food pantry.
“Kansas Read to Preschooler Week” was last week and oh what fun we had with mystery readers the last week and a half. Here is just a few sneak peaks!! What a great week leading up to thanksgiving! We are definitely thankful for the support we have in our school!!
Exclusive Handmade Christmas Ornaments! For sale at the Jr./Sr. High Music Chili Supper Fundraiser. Tuesday, November 20, 4:45-6:15 in the High School Commons. All proceeds will go towards the Colorado Springs music trip.
Onaga JH Wrestling ends the season on a high note! Landon 2nd, Christian 3rd, Christopher 3rd, Tatum 3rd, and Jeremia 5th.
Preschool visited Manhattan Fire Station #3 today for a field trip to learn about how Clara and Norahs dad take care the Manhattan community! Thanks you Brian and Miranda Force for getting this all together!!
This group got to spend the day visiting Alma/Wabaunsee USD 329 area schools for their Leader In Me Discovery Day. We came back with some fresh ideas and even more excitement towards the great things already happening with The Leader In Me here in Onaga! It was a great experience and we brought back a lot of good information!
Senior and future Air Force member, Ian Heit, speaks to the packed auditorium crowd about the history of the Vietnam War during the Veteran’s Day program on Monday. We were honored to be joined by many local vets who served for our country to protect our freedoms and democracy. Our senior class put on the program and involved other grade levels as well. Well done seniors and Mr Kufahl! Thank you.
A little late with this but USD 322 had two seniors selected by the KU Endowment Association as Kansas Honor Scholars. Tess Fairbanks and Emily Ronnebaum were honored at a ceremony and reception held at Topeka West. Congrats girls on this tremendous honor!
Our juniors spent the morning of Nov 8 participating at the area Career Fair in Centralia. Can’t wait to see what our talented kids do in their future endeavors beyond high school. Go Buffs!
Huge turnout for the famous Thanksgiving feast prepared by the state’s best nutrition team! Thank you ladies- it was delicious.
November 13 2018 World Kindness Day...Everyone can participate!! Doesn’t cost a thing...😊
Thelma Linck receives $1000.00 Cash for Teachers award from Farmers State Bank.
KRR SRA-V group took turns putting on The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff play after Mrs. Kolterman’s read aloud....we have so much fun learning together!
Parents of 3rd-6th grade boys and girls please get Frankfort basketball forms turned into Mrs. Sperber by Wednesday. Thank you!
Since there is no school today, we will not be having the Girl Scout recruiting night tonight. We will hope to reschedule it for next Friday, November 16. Please look for further information later.
Due to the boiler not fixed and the cold overnight temperatures, USD 322 will be closed tomorrow. NO SCHOOL for Friday, November 9th. The boiler will be fixed this weekend and the building warm by Monday morning.
If all of the snowflakes were lemon drops and gum drops oh what a world this would be!!🎼🎤🎸 preschool having fun in the snow!
Mystery Story Walks: The 8th and 10th grade English classes went on a Story Walk just before Halloween. They are now taking their observations and writing mystery stories. Can't wait to read their adventures.
There are no after school and nighttime activities/events, including the JH wrestling meet at Effingham today, due to the weather. Thank you.
Mr. Poell
Due to the weather forecast, there will be NO KRR After School Program and NO LIFE Program today. Tonight's LIFE session is rescheduled to Tuesday, November 13.
1st grade parents, make sure you are reading the decodable books with your child once a week. Also, it doesn't hurt to read a book to your child nightly. It will only encourage their love of reading! :)
USD 322 staff took part in county preferred ALICE Training yesterday. ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Training provides preparation and a plan for individuals and organizations on how to more proactively handle the threat of an aggressive intruder or active shooter. ALICE is the leading training solution that increases an organization's and individual's odds of survival during a violent intruder event. ALICE is a strategy that goes beyond the conventional lockdown.
We are so thankful for your children!
Had a great day learning about community helpers in OUR community at preschool!!
The boiler heating the 7-12 classrooms will hopefully be up and running by the end of the week. Until then, 7-12 classes will be relocated to warm areas of the building.
Welcome to the Library, we have a book for you.
So excited for our cooks delicious Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday!!!
Can't wait for the delicious Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, November 14. Onaga school kitchen staff are awesome.
Taking center stage! The Buffalo's are BACK!
Being a teacher means being a lifelong learner. USD 322 teachers are being active learners today!
After School students with their October attendance award books (and a little Halloween fun).
Please make sure to pay your Spanish Club dues by Friday, Nov. 9th! Dues are $8 and shirts are $12
Our Accounting Class daily joke from yesterday: "What is an accountant's favorite brand of cereal?"
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Mrs. Harris's class has been busy writing Opinion Paragraphs about their favorite season. Pepper enjoys having the students read to her each day.
The most favorite dessert in the math classes at OHS is pumpkin pi.
Love pre-school field trips around our town of Onaga!!
Thank you to our sixth grade buddies for coming to read to kindergarten yesterday!
Great things happening in USD 322!
A big thank you to Brandi Wesley for all the work you did while an elementary special ed. para. Good luck to you in the new chapter of your life!
In looking forward to our new staff member -- A great big welcome to Sherri Brunkow as you begin your new (and returning) adventure as an elementary special ed. para.
As winter is nearing, please remember to send your kiddos with the proper attire for recess. We want to keep your kids healthy, safe, and warm! :)
Onaga Grade School Teachers make a great team!
USD 322 is the place for me!! Onaga Buffaloes make me PROUD!!
Have a great day USD 322 Staff!
Fifth graders are wonderful learners!
Great day for training at USD322!
Good luck today with your job shadow Jewel F, Morgan M, Morgan W, and Halie J!
OJHS / OHS Buffaloes are #1!
GOOD MORNING USD322!!
USD 322 received ALICE training today.
Positions Open - Baseball & Softball Coaches
Position Open - Grade School Office Manager
Mrs. McNally and Mr. Poell showing off their costumes!
Students and staff of USD 322 did a wonderful job during their first Leader in Me Community Service Day. It was amazing to see how hard students and staff worked, how they understood the importance of giving back to our communities, and how much they accomplished in one day. Our next Leader in Me Community Service Day will be on May 1st, and we hope to service many more areas within our communities of Wheaton, Havensville, and Onaga.
Also, be sure to check out our new app!