Onaga Schools would like to wish everyone a blessed Easter weekend. Due to the holiday weekend, please also be reminded that there will be no classes or meals served/delivered tomorrow (Friday, April 10th) or Monday, April 13th. Those needing to pick up student learning packets may still do so tomorrow on the east side of the school between 11:00am-12:00pm at the same place where lunch pick-up is normally. Learning packets needing delivered will still take place tomorrow.
See if your family can complete this random acts of kindness challenge! #GoBuffs
Here is some good news, fellow Buffaloes!
We had 7 juniors and seniors that met the criteria to be named to the TVL All Academic Team. This criteria included being a jr or sr, must have participated in 3 KSHAA activities, and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.70 at the end of the current 1st semester. Our students who earned this honor are the following:
Kady Figge
Halie Jeanneret
Laura Krohn
Sam Kufahl
Rebecca Krohn
Alexus Jeanneret
Chloe Fischer
Once again, congratulations!
Hi, all of the BFC people! We are planning on continuing BFC through virtual learning. An email was sent notifying parents. Please check on this. All the BFC teachers sure miss everyone.
Preserving your mental health while following social distancing guidelines is an important piece of your overall physical health. The following link provides information on how you can practice using technology in socially healthy ways to stay connected.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-prevent-loneliness-in-a-time-of-social-distancing/
Michelle Krause
krausem@usd322.org
Welcome back! We have missed you all over our extended break. Hoping you are all off to a great start on your first week of online learning! Please, reach out to myself or another staff member if you have any questions. We are here to help you! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡
Due to undesirable road conditions, meal deliveries may be a little delayed today. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
Good afternoon-
I wanted to share more information regarding our Continuous Learning Plan with you today. Let’s get started.
Meeting Social Emotional Needs
Our kids’ lives have been dramatically affected by the pandemic and families are dealing with numerous hardships right now. More important than grades is to make sure our kiddos are doing okay and are having their social emotional needs met during these tumultuous times. Our teachers and paras will be checking up on our students each week to see how they are doing and doing our best to support them and help them through any struggles they may be going through.
If you feel you, your family or your child need some additional help and support, please contact our counselors, Mrs. Krause and Mrs. Kolterman. They can not only provide support for kids and adults, but can help with connecting families with community resources that can help as well. They are here for our students and our families. They can be reached by email at krausem@usd322.org or koltermanj@usd322.org. From there, they can communicate in different ways with adults and kids as needed as they provide assistance. Also, students and families can expect weekly literature and links focused on social emotional health and strategies/coping/activity ideas and information for individuals and families.
Technology
As we begin our Continuous Learning Plan on April 6, we are realistic in knowing we will have glitches and issues come up with the size and scope of what we are attempting to do with technology. We all need to give grace and patience for everyone that is involved- staff, students, parents, etc. If an issue arises, it is okay. It may or may not take some time, but we will work to resolve issues as they come up. Once again, the number 1 priority we need to be focused on is making sure our kids’ social emotional needs are being taken care of. Please keep that in mind as technological issues come up.
It is important that we provide technology help resources for our students, staff and parents. If you or your child runs into a technical issue, the best way to resolve it will be going through the following contact:
K12itc is excited to announce we have expanded our Help Desk to now serve your students and their parents during the Covid-19 Virtual Learning weeks. Our Help Desk will be available to students and parents Monday – Friday, 8:00AM CST to 5:00PM CST. Staff support will remain the same (Monday – Friday, 6:00AM CST to 7:00PM CST). The Help Desk has the ability to support students with the following items: - Password issues with district related applications. - Questions regarding specific applications supported at a district level. - Troubleshooting district owned devices. - Best effort support on connecting a device to a home or public wireless network. - Non-district devices cannot be supported for hardware malfunction, virus, ransomware or spyware issues. - Printing outside of a district school building will be best effort support due to complexities involved with home printers.
The phone number for Tech Support at K12ITC is 816-382-4840 or 1-855-K12-TECH. They also have chat support at CHAT.K12ITC.COM
If after going through K12 ITC and you still are having issues, contact your child’s teacher who can try to assist and the teacher can then contact Cathy Marten, USD 322 Technology Director, to help with the situation. We will work with students and families as issues arise and will do our best to support all. Thank you for your support.
Zoom Schedules
Our PK-12th grade teachers have Zoom schedules of when they plan to meet and visit with students over Zoom. They will also be emailing these to you along with other details today and through the weekend.
Preschool- Tuesdays- Mrs. Eisenbarth/Para 1pm
Kinderprep- Tuesdays- Mrs. Ringel/Para 1:30 pm
Kdgt- Wednesdays- Mrs. Alverson/Mrs. Rempe 12:45 pm
Kdgt-Thursdays- Mrs. Kramer/Mrs. Wege 1:30 pm
1st Grade- Wednesdays- Mrs. Uhl/Mrs. Helget 1:30 pm
2nd Grade- Thursdays- Mrs. Rezac/Mrs. Marten 5:00 pm
2nd Grade- Fridays- Mrs. Sperber/Mr. Goudy 4:30 pm
3rd Grade- Wednesdays- Mrs. McNally and Mrs. Huerter @ 2:00 pm
4th Grade- Fridays- Ms. Dallman/Para 1:30 pm
5th Grade- Fridays- Mrs. Myers/Para 2:00 pm
6th Grade- Mondays and Friday- Mrs. Glessner/Mrs. Walters 1:00 pm
Our OJH-OHS Zoom Meeting Schedule is as follows:
Monday/Wednesday Zoom Meetings
8 am- 1st Hour
9 am- 3rd Hour
10 am- 5th Hour
11 am-7th Hour
Tuesday/Thursday Zoom Meetings
8 am- 2nd Hour
9 am- 4th Hour
10 am- 6th Hour
11 am- The Leader in Me (Social Emotional Learning)
Teachers will be sharing instructions to students and parents about how to use Zoom so you should be receiving those instructions before Monday, April 6.
IEP/ Title I Services and Support
Our teachers and specialists that work with students with IEP’s will be reaching out to students and families to share how they will be meeting their child’s needs through the remainder of this school year. Our special education teachers, specialists, and paras, and our Title I teacher and Title paras, will be collaborating with our teachers to collaborate, communicate and support our students needing IEP services and/or Title support. Our personnel will utilize Zoom, email, phone calls, and whatever else is necessary to meet the needs of our students. Please contact these teachers and paras if you have questions, concerns, need support, etc. Proactive communication by our staff and parents will help us be successful in supporting our kids.
Final Thoughts….
We are all living in an unprecedented time and we are being called to do an unprecedented task. IF ANY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CAN MAKE THIS WORK, IT IS OURS!! This is an amazing opportunity for our school family to grow, support one another, and have compassion for our fellow humans. Please know we are here to support students and parents as you begin an unprecedented task as well. If all stakeholders give one another the gift of grace, patience and understanding, this undertaking will go much better for everyone involved. Thank you for your support and we look forward to starting classes on Monday, April 6! Please be safe and take care!
Good evening, everyone-
This evening, I wanted to share about several different topics related to our Continuous Learning Plan and on Thursday, more information will be shared as well. Let’s get started.
Schedules:
Teachers will be sharing via email with students and parents their weekly class schedules over the course of the next couple of days. In regards to weekly lesson plans, to avoid burnout and frustration, we recommend students do not do all of the work in one setting. As a reminder, this is a weekly lesson plan, so set a schedule/pace that works for your child and your family.
How do parents and students contact the teachers for help?
Truly, the best way to contact teachers will be by email. Teachers have set up “office hours” designated to communicate with parents and students.
The elementary teachers have designated 11am-noon and 6-7pm as formal office hours for parents to contact them. Of course you can email anytime but just know the teacher may not be able to respond immediately, but will respond within 24 hours of an email, M-F. Please also keep in mind that elementary teachers and paras will be checking in and helping students during the day as well with their learning.
7-12th grade teachers have a different set up since they have older students and different schedules, which they will be sharing with you over the course of the next couple of days. They will be available for questions from students and parents during their designated class periods in the mornings and afternoons/early evenings are also possibilities. Please keep in mind that they may not be able to respond immediately, but will respond within 24 hours of an email, M-F.
Communications
Students in grades 7-12th grade will need to check their email and Google Classroom frequently during the day for communications from their teachers.
PK-2nd grade families will want to check your email and SeeSaw (teachers will share about this with you) daily. This will be the primary way we communicate.
3rd-6th grade families will want to check their email and Google Classroom daily.
Our elementary and secondary teachers do plan on utilizing Zoom as part of their communication and learning platform. They will provide information to parents and students to assist them in using Zoom.
Grading
There will be no grades given the first week April 6-9. Teachers at all grade levels will be sharing with you how grades will work in their communications to you over the next few days.
The most important thing will be that students will engage in the learning activities that start on April 6.
As a Parent, What Can I Do to Help?
Your child should be able to complete most of the learning activities independently, but there will be times when your child has questions. We also understand the learning activities may be confusing at times. Therefore, please don’t let any activity stress your child or family. Just skip it, try another one, and reach out to the teacher for clarification.
Develop a routine for your family with a designated time for learning activities. Students are active learners and can be a part of this process. Empower them to take charge of their learning and it will be more successful.
We encourage you to set up a “workspace” for your child for activities requiring concentration and a quiet environment.
If you need help with any of these suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or school counselors. They will be happy to brainstorm ideas that may work for your family.
In Conclusion…..
On Thursday, I will be sending out more information regarding technology/tech support, social emotional support for our students and family needs, and IEP/Title services and support.
Starting on Thursday and continuing through the weekend, parents and students will be receiving important information from their teachers. Lessons will not formally begin until Monday, April 6.
I’ve had some parents ask about yearbooks, spring pictures, preschool and kindergarten roundup, lunch money, graduation, etc. When things settle down in the next week or so, I will provide information to all of the parents regarding all of these and other end-of-the-school year topics as decisions are made.
Please give grace and understand that our staff are at different levels of technology usage proficiency- some are further along than others and that’s ok. Everyone right now is working their tail off to become more adept at using technology for purposeful learning and communication so please keep that in mind. There will be questions and some glitches I’m sure during this time- that’s to be expected. We will do the best we can and are excited to see and begin working again with our students!
Mr. Poell
Message to Parents/Guardians about the
USD 322 Continuous Learning Plan
What has the staff been doing these last 2 weeks?
Staff began development of quality learning activities that not only re-emphasize the skills that have been taught previously, but also skills that will prepare students for the upcoming year.
One of the main goals of our Continuous Learning Plan is to provide meaningful learning activities for students that can be completed independently for the most part and done at a time that is convenient for families.
We understand this is going to look different for all of our families so we developed the Continuous Learning Plan with flexibility in mind. As parents, we encourage you to work with your child on the expectations as to when the learning activities will be completed.
A clear message that we want to send to all families, regardless of the age of the students, is we don’t want anyone to struggle, be frustrated, or overwhelmed. If you’re needing guidance from the teacher for a learning activity, just skip that task until help from the teacher can be given.
We developed learning activities to provide choices for all students using a variety of formats.
There are going to be learning activities that will require technology, but also many that will not require technology. Students will not be penalized if they do not have access to technology.
Here is the timeline that KSDE recommended for the various grade levels. This suggested time does not have to be in one setting, but can happen throughout the day. Additionally, if you discover your child is struggling to complete the suggested amount of activities per day, communicate with the teacher. The teacher will work with you on a modified plan.
Pre-K: 30 minutes
K-1: 45 minutes
2-3: 60 minutes
4-5: 90 minutes
6-12: 30 minutes per teacher (maximum of 3 hours)
What will the first week (April 6 to April 9) look like?
The Continuous Learning Plan will start Monday, April 6, and the first week is about reconnecting with students & families, establishing new routines, and providing ALL of us an opportunity to see what this new format will look like. Truly, it is almost like it is August again with new routines and new structures having to be established.
What if my child does not have Internet access?
We developed learning activities to provide choices for the students using a variety of formats. There are going to be activities requiring technology, but also many will not. Therefore, if you do not have Internet access, choose the activities that do not require it. Students will not be penalized if they do not have access to technology.
What is the next information I will be receiving?
We will be sharing information regarding communications and contacts for assistance, including technology, academic, and social emotional support for students and family needs. Also, families can expect information on how to contact teachers and support staff for help, what parents can do to help, office hours for teachers to provide support for students and parents, and what learning and communication platforms will be used for learning from now through May 15.
Additionally, parents can expect information to be shared on student technology usage and expectations. Teachers will soon also be sharing their weekly schedules as well.
There will be additional information shared as well.
We know this pandemic has caused stress to families and our community. We recognize and understand that fact. We will do everything in our power, to make this a positive time for the children and the families.
This is the time for Grace & Flexibility for ALL!
FAMILIES, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING TRUE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION!
Be expecting further information over the next couple of days as we draw closer to the start of classes beginning again on April 6. Please know that there will be no classes on Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13th, as these dates are on the calendar that we have no school due to Good Friday and the Easter holiday.
Thank you!
Mr. Poell
This Monday and Tuesday will be the dates for parents of students preschool through sixth grade to pick up their children's belongings. If you have not already set up a time for pick up, please email Karen Utley at utleyk@usd322.org to set that up.
Thank You
-Karen Utley
The phone number for Tech Support at K12ITC is 816-382-4840 or 1-855-K12-TECH. They also have chat support at CHAT.K12ITC.COM
K12itc is excited to announce we have expanded our Help Desk to now serve your students and their parents during the Covid-19 Virtual Learning weeks.
Our Help Desk will be available to students and parents Monday – Friday, 8:00AM CST to 5:00PM CST. Staff support will remain the same (Monday – Friday, 6:00AM CST to 7:00PM CST).
The Help Desk has the ability to support students with the following items:
- Password issues with district related applications.
- Questions regarding specific applications supported at a district level.
- Troubleshooting district owned devices.
- Best effort support on connecting a device to a home or public wireless network.
- Non-district devices cannot be supported for hardware malfunction, virus, ransomware or spyware issues.
- Printing outside of a district school building will be best effort support due to complexities involved with home printers.
In addition to Blue Valley updating their internet capabilities, cellular providers are upgrading as well. Please contact your provider to see how they can help and support your student’s continual learning.
Sprint is:
- Providing unlimited data for 60 days to customers with metered data plans.
- Giving 20 GB of free mobile hotspot to customers with hotspot-capable devices.
AT&T is:
- Allowing all AT&T customer home internet wireline customers, as well as Fixed Wireless Internet, can use unlimited internet data.
- Offering internet access for qualifying limited-income households at $10 a month through their Access from AT&T program.
- Offering new Access from AT&T customers two months of free service.
Verizon is:
- Adding 15GB of data across nearly all of their plans to be used between 3/25/2020 and 4/30/2020.
This is just a brief overview of a few cellular providers. There may be more that they can do for you than what is listed. If you are a family that thinks these services could help, please call your cellular provider to discuss your needs.
As of today, March 25, 2020 the school Wi-Fi has been set to a guest Wi-Fi that does not require a password. Although you can not be in the building, you may be able to get a signal out in the parking lot, or school grounds.This is a limited network.
Please have students in grades 7-12 check their school emails for information from teachers. Thank you.
For those families needing to update their internet capabilities to better support their child's learning, Blue Valley Technologies is currently offering to students in our service area. Please contact them immediately if you are interested, because they uncertain how long they will continue to go into homes to hook up new customers due to the coronavirus.
For students who currently have BV Internet. As a thank you for their loyalty, those that are on lower speed tiers that need more speed due to online classroom work:
They can upgrade to 40Mx10M at no additional cost for 60 days.
For students who do not currently have Internet:
They will waive all installation fees
They will waive any deposit requirements
They will give a $125 broadband bill credit to be credited on first month’s bill
They will give a $50 phone credit to be credited on first month’s bill
And there is no minimum term requirement
For most families, these credits should allow the customer to have free service through the end of the school term.
If you are a family in either of the above situations, please call Blue Valley Technologies at 785-799-3311or 877-876-1228 to discuss your needs.
For parents and patrons of USD 322:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD322Onaga
The new superintendent hire survey is available on the URL above. Cut and paste it into your browser and let your voice be heard! Your input is important and appreciated! The deadline is March 25, 2020
Update on Meal Deliveries: If you have requested meals to be delivered, PLEASE be at the driveway entrance to pick them up. For safety reasons, our delivery drivers will not come to the door.
UPDATE: Local and District Scholarships - for safety reasons, please only send scholarship applications electronically to Mrs. Krause (krausem@usd322.org). If you need assistance, please reach out to Mrs. Krause. Due date is April 3, 2020 by 5pm.
Update on meals:
If you have signed up for meals for your children and they will not need them on a certain day, please text Karla at 785-456-4640. Thank you!
District and Local Scholarship application due date has been extended to April 3. Please mail applications to the District Office, Attn: Michelle Krause, 500 High St. Onaga, KS 66521 or send them electronically to krausem@usd322.org. If you require any documents to complete the applications or have any questions, please e-mail Mrs. Krause at your earliest convenience.
USD 322 thanks you for your patience as we navigate through this unprecedented situation and work towards creating continuous learning plans for our all of our students.
Here is a timeline of what will be taking place:
* Daily lunch and breakfast begins serving today, Monday, March 23rd
* March 20th-27th, custodians are disinfecting every area of the school and staff is organizing student belongings for student pick-up
* March 23rd-April 3rd, staff will be developing continual learning plans for our students based upon the Kansas Continuous Learning Task Force Guidance. The plans will be creatively delivered via online or packets.
* April 6th, students begin their continuous learning plans to finish the year
As long as students complete their required continuous learning plans in a successful manner, they will move into the next grade level next year and seniors will graduate. There will be no graduation ceremony, but diplomas will be mailed to graduates.
As always, please email you teachers, Mr. Poell or Mrs. Trimble if you have questions or need assistance.
7-12th grade students will keep their computers for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. If they left them at school, they will be able to pick them up during their designated times on Wed, Thu, and Friday. They can also share with younger siblings to use them for remote learning if there is a need for a device for the younger ones to use. Thank you.
All band uniform and instrument access information/directions, etc, will be given out at a later date after we get through March 31. Thank you.
Good afternoon. Here are the current plans for PK-6 students and the pick up of their items from school.
Mrs. Utley will be contacting parents on Thu and Fri of this week to set up times for families to come to the school on March 30 and 31 at designated pick up times. These pick up times will occur between 8-4 on Monday, March 30 and 9-6 on Tuesday, March 31.
We will have staff assist on the 30th and 31st and will place disinfected students items in bags on a table outside the school so no one has to enter the building to pick up their items. Please stick to your designated pick up times on these days and please wait for Mrs. Utley to contact you to set up your family pickup time.
Also, students can keep library books at home and can turn them in at a later date when schools are allowed to open back up. We want them to have all the reading materials they can get their hands on. All of their books, textbooks, workbooks, supplies, etc. will be sent home in bags on these 2 days.
Thank you for all of your help with this. Take care!
Here is the information on 7-12th grade students retrieving their items from their lockers, locker rooms, and dropping off their uniforms, that will occur later this week. Throughout all of this, it will be strictly enforced that only 10 people are in the building at a time and the 6ft. distance between people occurs. Students will enter the building at the west main entrance. Important reminder that if your child is sick, has traveled out of the country over break, or spent time in several Colorado counties or other COVID 19 hotspots over break, do not have them come to the school. We will make alternative arrangements for another time. In regards to uniforms, spray disinfectant on the uniform and on the tied bag they bring it in. The school will provide trash bags for the students to put their stuff in take home with them.
Wed, March 25
4-5pm: Seniors
5-6pm: Juniors
Thu, March 26
3:30-4:30: Sophomores
4:30-5:30: Freshmen
Fri, March 27
3:30-4:30: 7th Grade
4:30-5:30: 8th Grade
Thank you everyone.
We want to make sure that all of our children in our district get fed during this time. Over 150 children are already signed up to receive meals starting tomorrow, March 23rd. There is still time to sign your children up if you would like.
Children MUST be present when picking up food behind Onaga Grade School or when dropping off food at the driveway entrance for those in rural areas - this is a state requirement. Those students of age can pick up their own food for themselves and for those younger siblings or receive it when delivered. Babysitters of children can receive food for them also. This will allow us to get more food to children ages 1-18 if parents aren't able to be with their children because they are working.
Also, we will deliver food to children in Wheaton, Havensville, Duluth, rural areas, etc. - anyone age 1-18 who resides within our district or rides a bus to school and can't pick up meals at Onaga Grade School.
If interested, please fill out the survey at the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJWZXX8
Continuous Learning Plan Survey:
Our school is calmly planning for continuous learning for all students following guidelines set forth by KSDE. We want to ensure that we are equipped to transition to a continuous learning environment, and are responsive to the needs of all families. Therefore, we are asking all parents of USD 322 students to please complete this short continuous learning plan survey by clicking on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F63K73W
Updated Information on Food Pick-up & Delivery:
Children MUST be present when picking up food behind Onaga Grade School or when dropping off food at the driveway entrance for those in rural areas - this is a state requirement. Those students of age can pick up their own food for themselves and for those younger siblings or receive it when delivered. Babysitters of children can receive food for them also. This will allow us to get more food to children ages 1-18 if parents aren't able to be with their children because they are working.
Also, we will deliver food to children in Wheaton, Havensville, Duluth, rural areas, etc. - anyone age 1-18 who resides within our district or rides a bus to school and can't pick up meals at Onaga Grade School.
If interested, please fill out the survey at the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJWZXX8
USD 322 will be offering breakfast and lunch to any child age 1-18 free of charge beginning Monday, March 23rd.
If you are interested in participating in this free meal program, please complete the survey at the link below for children in your household.
For those picking up their food, the pick-up location will be behind the grade school from 11:00am-12:00pm daily beginning on Monday, March 23rd. Meals will be delivered to the cars. Children must be present when picking up meals.
For rural families needing delivery: deliveries will be made to the driveway entrance. A parent/guardian and every child receiving a meal MUST be present. Deliveries will begin on Monday, March 23rd.
The daily meal will include lunch options and an additional breakfast item for the next day. Again, any child from the age of 1-18 can participate in this meal program free of charge. This food service will be provided beginning on Monday, March 23rd throughout the end of the school year.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XLCGGR
Brought the Buffalo Fun Club garden home before quarentine to give it some pampering.
Good morning. As we adjust to our new reality and make plans to do the best we can under the circumstances, this is a reminder that the school building is currently not open to the public for any reason. This includes using it for meetings, sports practice, etc. Thank you.
MESSAGE TO FAMILIES
Today, March 17, 2020 Governor Laura Kelly announced all school facilities will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This will place tremendous hardship on our families and staff, and impact the social and emotional well-being of our students.
We have been working on contingency plans since mid-March, including how we can meet the ongoing learning needs of our students and provide breakfast and lunch for our students. We will be receiving updated guidance from the Kansas State Department of Education on how we can effectively provide a learning platform for our students to finish out their school year. More information will be shared with families later this week and next on how that will be done.
Our staff and board of education are also working on other critical issues, such as what this means for our seniors, how this will affect next school year and what impact this will have on our employees. We will provide updates on these issues as soon as the information is available.
We are committed to working together as a community to support one another throughout these unprecedented times, and communication will remain a top priority. USD 322 will continue to keep you informed with regular updates through our district website, social media, emails and text messages.
As a reminder, this school closure is in response to the current public health crisis. The focus should remain on preventing the spread the coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it is also referred to.
Please be mindful of the following:
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
• Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing (cough/sneeze into your sleeve or a tissue).
• Please keep sick children at home.
• Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms.
Follow additional guidance from these sources:
• National Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
• Pottawatomie County Health Department
Signed by Rhonda Trimble, Superintendent and Jeff Koelzer, Board President
If you are looking for some PK-6 easily accessible online learning websites (no sign-in required) along with some non-digital ideas for learning, please see access the link below. There are not a lot, but there are sites for all content areas. The hope is that by keeping the list simple and by not requiring you or your children to create logins that it will simplify the use for all of you 🙂!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zDF2k6dXbiMDCg8SvLhlowQ22GUfWfXU9CZBj-LU7XY
Many of you may already be aware that Governor Kelly in conjunction with the the Kansas State Department of Education has recommended the closer of all schools in Kansas this week, so that state and county officials have time to create plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We are hoping to receive updated guidance from the Kansas State Department of Education by no later than Wednesday or Thursday of this week. We have an advantage for already being on spring break, but we are currently making plans to provide services to students with special needs, provide meals for our students, etc. in the case schools are closed for a prolonged period of time - there is a chance that this could happen. Onaga Schools will follow all guidelines from KDHE to promote safety of all students and staff when school does resume.
The Kansas State Board of Education has formed a team of experts, many of whom are former Teachers of the Year, to build a comprehensive plan to address the challenges that schools are facing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the specific topics this team will address are:
How schools can move education online, if necessary, so students can progress toward the end of semester.
How schools can assist students who do not have access to online tools to finish out the semester, especially those who are set to graduate in May.
How schools can provide for at-risk students and those who have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
How schools will ensure a continuity of school-based mental health services.
How schools can assist in providing meals for students who need them.
What role schools can play in assisting with childcare for essential local and state healthcare workers, first responders and other essential workers who live in their counties.
How schools will assist in efforts to keep children from congregating in community spaces and keep them quarantined in their own homes.
And educating parents on ways they can help the continuity of education for their children.
Governor Kelly continues to work closely with the Kansas State Department of Education and Kansas Department of Health and Environment, along with local and federal partners to develop sensible steps that can protect every Kansan. USD 322 will continue to share pertinent information as we receive it.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued new guidance surrounding COVID-19, including travelers, close contacts of confirmed cases and those being tested. Below is the link to that guidance:
https://khap2.kdhe.state.ks.us/NewsRelease/PDFs/3-15-20%20Quarantine%20recommendations%20FINAL.pdf
Mr. Kufahl's senior Government class ended its unit on State & Local Government with a city council simulation at Onaga City Hall today. They filled the roles of mayor, city council, and various groups for and against a city ordinance. Thank you Sarah & Susan for having us!
Mr. Goudy and Mr. Kufahl prepared the Onaga Junior High Scholars Bowl Team for this year's season. They challenged the students, who in turn, had fun and learned more about themselves. The coach, Mr. Goudy, is very proud of them and their accomplishments.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. This quote is my favorite because it reminds me to enjoy the little things in life.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. I like this quote because I can relate to this, and I don’t let people judge me or bother me.
OHS Baseball season is here! Follow the link to print your order form, https://5il.co/dldh. Orders and payment are due on Monday, 3/16/2020 to Coach Noel by NOON!!!! Coach Noel will meet you here Monday if need be, or orders can be turned in to Gayla tomorrow in the office.
Plans for potential COVID-19 outbreak is now available on the homepage news section.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD322Onaga
The new superintendent hire survey is now available on the URL above. Cut and paste it into your browser and let your voice be heard! Your input is important and appreciated! The deadline is March 23, 2020.
While you are at the school for your elementary student-led conferences, come and take a look at the Lost and Found table. The table is located in the elementary school across from Mrs. Rempe’s room.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. This quote inspires me because it is very motivational. As a senior I only have a short time frame before I am out of high school. I am excited to move towards my mountain!
March 2 is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the author many well-known children’s books. I like this Dr. Seuss quote because everyone should be treated fairly, no matter how well known they are or how much everyone likes them.
Check out our new Sensory Pathway during Parent Teacher Conferences! Kids are excited to see this come to life. Now, to see how creative we can get with new activities on the Sensory Pathway!
Just like college basketball, K-3 students are hosting a March Madness bracket but with 16 new picture books. The books support the Leader in Me Habits and the book characters are brave and bold. Unlike college basketball, the winner of this bracket will be announced Thursday.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. This quote is my favorite because it reminds me to always keep smiling!
Kindergarten roundup and Preschool screenings are right around the corner! If you have a child that is kindergarten eligible or interested in preschool for the 2020-21 school year, please see information bellow!!
Today Mrs. Labbe’s Physics class (composed of seniors) raced their cardboard boats as part of their buoyancy lesson. The seniors split into two groups to build and personalize their boats. The overall winner of the race was the Delorean team.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. This quote is my favorite because it makes me realize there is always good in not-so-happy-times.
Sunday is the start of Daylight Savings Time so, make sure to set your clock 1 hour ahead. A weird coincidence is that Monday is National Napping day.
The OHS Sports Banquet has been moved to Wednesday, April 29 @ 6:00 pm in the OHS Commons.
This Friday, March 6th, the Onaga Junior High and High School band members are hosting a free movie and a fundraising bake sale. Come see Disney’s live action Aladdin, eat some treats, and support our band! The movie goes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. I believe in this quote because, no matter how much you want to be someone else, you are the best you.
Hey! Our 8th – 12th graders would enjoy support at our annual lift-a-Thon this Thursday at 6:30 in the north gym. Please sponsor one of them by doing a “pledge per pound” for an individual, or donate a flat amount of your choice. The money raised goes toward buying new equipment.
Yet another successful season of competition for OJH students! The Junior High Scholars Bowl team competed February 24, 2020, at Sts. Peter & Paul School. Both teams competed well and 8th grade placed 3rd. Mr. Goudy and Mr. Kufahl are proud of their accomplishment!
MONITORING CORONAVIRUS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
USD 322 wants families to know we are closely monitoring information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and proactively working with state and local health partners for guidance on preventative measures for the Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19.
USD 322 IS PREPARED
Onaga has been in close contact with local and state health partners, including the Pottawatomie County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). We have a plan of action should the virus impact our area.
In the event of an outbreak in our community, the district would follow public health partners’ lead on any quarantines, closures or other health measures as necessary. As always, USD 322’s focus is to ensure the safety of all students and staff and to minimize any impact on learning in our schools.
If families have additional questions about COVID-19, they are encouraged to view the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Fact Sheet from KDHE. This fact sheet includes information about the virus, symptoms and severity, and how to protect yourself.
STAY HEALTHY
One of the most important things our community can do right now is practice preventative measures and remind students of everyday actions they can take to slow the spread of germs and prevent illness. The district appreciates the encouraging of these healthy habits at home as well.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. School staff have access to preventive products like disposable wipes and hand sanitizer to use throughout the day to stop the spread of germs. District custodial staff utilize hospital-grade disinfectants and decontamination cleaning systems that sanitize both hard and soft surfaces killing viruses and bacteria.
Stay home when you are sick except to get medical care. Children who are ill should remain home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of medication.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
USD 322 appreciates your partnership in supporting the health and safety of our school communities.
Buff Fun Club working hard at planting their garden to get it ready for summer!
There will be no Buffalo Fun Club the week of Parent/Teacher Conferences, March 9-12. See everyone after Spring Break!
Spring Sports Athlete and Parent Meeting is tonight, starting at 6:15 in the Auditorium. We hope to see you there!
Happy birthday Dr. Suess from the Buff Fun Club Kinderprep kids!
There will not be KRR After School Program next week, March 9-12, during parent teacher conferences.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved children’s books. I would like to share this Dr. Seuss quote because every time I read this quote it makes me re-think my day!
USD 322 Onaga Havensville Wheaton School District is very proud of all of our state tournament wrestlers. If you see Vincent Lara, Morgan Mayginness and Rylin Mayginness and their coach, Chris Niehues, please congratulate them on a terrific season. Go Buffs!!!
The annual Onaga FFA Banquet will be held at 7pm in the HS Commons on March 24.
Tomorrow is Leap Day and students in Buffalo Fun Club each made a “Leap Day Time Capsule”. Each capsule includes a selfie, lists of favorite things, and goals they want to accomplish before the next Leap Year. The capsules were then sealed…not to be opened until Feb. 29, 2024!
Morgan Mayginness- State Champion!!!
Congratulations to our Scholars Bowl team for completing another year of competition! Pictured: Joey Marten, Glennys Ross, Keegan Bernritter, Halie Jeanneret, and Colby Myers.
Hungry? Like free movies? Join us on March 6th in the auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. where the Onaga Junior High and High School band members are hosting a free movie and a fundraising bake sale. Come see Disney’s live action Aladdin, eat some treats, and support our band!
We have an amazing custodial staff that maintains our school premises in sickness and in health (with a lot of sickness lately!) A huge thank you to Donald Pinick, Jeff Mapes, Marjorie Haynie, and Christopher May for keeping our school a clean and healthy space!
The OHS girls basketball team showed great toughness last night in Regionals at Doniphan West. They worked hard this season and continued to get better with every game. Congrats to our team and especially to our seniors, Kady Figge and Laura Krohn.
Last Saturday the OHS boys’ wrestlers traveled to Council Grove for Regionals. They wrestled hard and “punched their tickets” to State! We applaud our wrestlers for their hard work and wish them luck at State Wrestling in Hays this Friday and Saturday.
The high school basketball boys played and worked hard yesterday evening and throughout the season! Even though their record may not show it, they put all their effort into the season.
This Thursday and Friday, Morgan Mayginnes travels to Salina for the Girls State Wrestling Meet. Morgan placed 1st at Regionals and now she’s competing for her fourth Girls State Wrestling Championship. Good luck!!
The 6th grade class was asked to read a short story called “Names/ Nombres “, then write a paper and do an art project spelling their name in any material they chose. When you have a chance make sure to check them out in the Junior High hallway.
Are your little ones missing items of clothing? If so, come and take a look at our Lost and Found table. The table is located in the elementary school across from Mrs. Rempe’s room.
Onaga High Wrestlers competed well at the regional meet held at Council Grove on Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22. Moving on to the State meet held at Hays, Kansas on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29 are Sophomore Rilyn Mayginnes who placed 4th in the 182 lb. class and Senior Vincent Lara who also placed 4th in the 285 lb. class.
Good luck to the OHS Wrestlers at Regional Wrestling in Council Grove today! First match starts at 2:00 today! Wrestling will continue tomorrow, starting at 10:00! GO BUFFS! WRESTLE STRONG!
If you are travelling to the regional basketball games on Monday and/or Tuesday, KSHSAA has the admission cost set at $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. No school or district passes can be used. GO BUFFS!!!!
Onaga High Basketball will enter into regional play next week with the following schedule: Monday, February 24 OHS Boys @ Centralia with a tip-off time of 7:00 p.m. On Tuesday, February 25 the OHS Girls will travel to Highland to take on Doniphan West. Tip off is 7:00 p.m.
We are conducting an MRA survey to learn more about key areas of strength and areas of needed growth in our school. The data from this survey will also help us track the impacts of the Leader in Me process and implement key practices more fully. In order for us to have a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, we are asking all full-time staff members, parents/guardians, and students in Grade 4 and up to participate. Parent Participation If you decide to participate, you will be asked to complete a survey (without sharing your name or other identifying information) that will be available through a Web link below. The survey is completely voluntary, but we do hope to get feedback from one member of every household. The parent/guardian survey takes about 12 minutes to complete and will ask questions about your child and about his or her experience in our school. If you have more than one child attending the school, you will be asked to think about the oldest child’s experiences as you answer questions related to his or her growth. The window for this survey is open until Monday, February 24th. The link is below:
https://mra.leaderinme.net/survey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=827926&token=ab815baaad9d4e11d93b3675f344d090&lang=en&newtest=Y
Good morning! This week, parent/teacher conference slips were sent home with one student in each family. Please fill them out and return the slips by tomorrow, Friday, February 21. Slips can be turned in to the offices. Thank you!
Valerie, Norah, and Atalie had fun decorating and putting together a Valentine’s Day party for their preschool friends last Friday.
The Leader in Me Family Action Team summarizes Habit 6! Make sure to look at the link to see what great things are going on with our students, and how they are being examples of Habit 6!
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If you have a student in need of a prom tux, please go to the link, https://5il.co/d3bu . Seneca Variety will be here at OHS on Tuesday, Feb 25 at 3:00 for students to rent a tux. They will deliver the tuxes to OHS, but you must return the tux on Sunday after prom to them.
Admission to the Onaga vs Frankfort games tonight is free! The Frankfort Caring Community Foundation will be paying for everyone this evening. There will also be a Mexican Supper from 5:00-7:30 in the Frankfort High School Cafeteria.
Onaga Basketball will travel to Frankfort today. In the main gym, there will be 1/2 a JV Girls game played at 5:00 with the V Girls and V Boys to follow. At 5:45 there will be a full JV Boys game in the other gym.
Morgan Mayginnes took 1st at regional wrestling today with dominant performances on both days. Good luck at state, Morgan! We are proud of you!
February 14th is Valentines day! Our Elementary students decorated their bulletin boards outside their classrooms. Make sure and check all the elementary bulletin boards each season when you have a chance.
OHS will host a C Team Boys Basketball Tournament here tomorrow, Saturday, February 15 starting at 10:00. There will be no gate fee, only a free will donation (this will help to pay for the officials fees).
Happy Valentine’s Day! There have been a number of students out of school for health reasons, so please keep in mind to wash your hands frequently and stick to healthy habits. Spread love, not the flu, this Valentine’s season.
Onaga High basketball teams will be playing Clifton-Clyde on Friday, February 14, 2020. Games will be played in Clyde in one gym with the following schedule: 4:00 p.m. 1/2 JV girls, Full JV boys 6:00 p.m. Varsity girls, Varsity boys.
Due to the weather, Onaga Schools will start two hours later tomorrow, Thursday, February 13th. No breakfast will be served.
Junior High Dance for 7th & 8th graders on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 6:30pm-8:45pm in the Multi-Purpose room. The theme is VSCO, there will be pizza and pop provided. Eligibility does apply.
Last Friday the Onaga Wrestling Jamboree meet was held. Our wrestlers gave it their all and showed their skills. Good luck to the boys at their next meet in Chase County. Also, good luck to Morgan Mayginnes as she wrestles at Girl’s Regionals this Saturday in McPherson.
OHS Basketball teams will take on Doniphan West on Tuesday, 2/11/20. At 4:45 JV Girls will play 1/2 a game followed by 1/2 a JV Boys game. Varsity Girls will start at 6:00 followed by the Varsity Boys. Come out and support the Buffs at their last home game of the season!
On Jan. 31, Onaga High School had a pep rally for Winter Royalty. The Winter Royalty candidates competed against each other in 3 events. In this photo the candidates wore panty hose on their heads with a tennis ball tucked in the toe and the first team who knocked all the cups down won.
Please see the news section at the USD 322 website for information concerning the current influenza information.
OHS SR Parents Recognition will take place this Friday evening. We will recognize senior wrestlers and their parents following round 2 of the wrestling meet. The basketball & cheerleader seniors and parents will be recognized at half time of the varsity boys game. Go Buffs!
Every year, two Seniors are voted King and Queen by the High School Students. Last Friday, at halftime of the Boys Basketball game, Trenton Cott and Morgan Mayginnes were crowned as this year’s King and Queen. Congratulations!
Good luck to the OJH BB teams tomorrow at their OTL Tournament at Frankfort. The girls will take on Frankfort at 12:45, and the boys will take on Axtell at 1:45. The bus will leave at 10:30 and return approximately 4:00. The bus will stop in Wheaton for pick-up and drop-off.
Good luck to the OHS Wrestlers tomorrow at Atchison!! Go Buffs! Wrestle hard!
OHS BB takes on Linn tonight. All games are played in the North Gym. At 4:45 there will be a 1/2 a JV girls game, followed by 1/2 a JV boys game. Varsity girls starts at 6:00, followed by varsity boys. Winter Royalty crowning will be at half time of the boys varsity game.
For spirit week, tomorrow is “Orange and Black Day” where everyone is encouraged to dress in our school colors. At 5 p.m. the Onaga High School basketball teams will play against Linn. The Winter Royalty King and Queen will be announced during halftime of the boy’s game. Join us!
January 25th the OHS Spirit Squad put on a cheer clinic for the future OHS cheerleaders. They learned two cheers, a dance, and stunting. Everything they learned they got to show to the community at the halftime show of the boy’s game on January 28th.
Yesterday, the high school students decorated posters in the gym, windows in the commons, and the hallways for Winter Royalty Week. These are the hallway entrance banners for the Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
The following are candidates for Winter Royalty: Halie Jeanneret, Morgan Mayginnes, Kyla McLaughlin, Morgan Welsey, Trenton Cott, Tommy Kaberline, Trycin Sauvage, & Ethan Schlegel. Join us at the basketball game on 1.31.20 where the King and Queen will be announced at halftime.
We always appreciate the bus drivers bringing our students to school, but we’re especially grateful for their help during this past week of icy weather. Thank you Jeff Miller, Danny Wrosch, Don Most, Chad Abitz, Max Loughmiller, and Mark Magnett for all of your help!
Here are Tyree Figge, Zac Fisher, Julia Byers, Emma Kolterman, and Wyatt Pennington taking part in Tropical Tuesday for Winter Royalty week. Don’t forget to wear your Disney attire for tomorrow’s (Wednesday) spirit day!
There will be a pep rally on Friday, January 31, 2020 starting at 2:45 in the north gym. Come out to watch our winter royalty candidates play some games and support our basketball teams and wrestling team!
Good luck to the 2020 Winter Royalty candidates. Queen candidates are Morgan Wesley, Halie Jeanneret, Kyla McLaughlin, and Morgan Mayginnes. King candidates are Trenton Cott, Thomas Kaberline, Ethan Schlegel, and Trycin Sauvage
The Caring Community Foundation, together with Blue Valley Telecommunications and the Wamego Pizza Hut, is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Pizza Night January 28th to gain financial support for student programs at USD 322!
For more information see the Buffalo website.
The Caring Community Foundation, together with Blue Valley Telecommunications and the Wamego Pizza Hut, is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Pizza Night January 28th to gain financial support for student programs at USD 322! For more information check the school website.
This is Winter Royalty week. Today was Mathletes VS Athletes. Here is Wyatt Pennington, dressed up as a Mathlete and Caidryn Kaberline, dressed up as an Athlete. Tomorrow’s spirit day is Tropical Tuesday! Don’t Forget to dress up and show your school spirit!
The Leader in Me Family Action Team has been working hard at putting together some information to get to families about the Habits that our students work hard for everyday! Great happens here!
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Monty Meyerkorth and Jadyn Langford-Haskin represented USD 322 well at the Pott County Spelling Bee in St. Marys this past Saturday. They both finished in the top half of all of the competitors. While not walking away with the county title, they did an excellent job!
2020 Winter Royalty Week
Monday: Athletes vs. Mathletes
* Come to school dressed as an athlete or perhaps you are feeling a little bit like Steve Urkel and want to dress up like a nerd with tape on your glasses- your choice.
Onaga Jr. High Basketball change for Monday, January 27 as Onaga host Wetmore Jr. High. All games will be played in the North gym with the following schedule 5:00 p.m. 1/2 B-girls followed by 1/2 B-boys, A-girls, A-boys.
OHS Cheer clinic is still a go for tomorrow, Saturday, January 25 from 8:00 am - 11:00 am.
Onaga High School girls basketball team will compete today at the TVL basketball tournament being held at Washington County High School. Game time is 4:30 pm - bus departure time from the school will be 1:30 pm.
Onaga High will be attending the wrestling meet at Council Grove scheduled for today with a 2:00 p.m. start time. Athletes will depart from the school at 9:00 a.m.
Please disregard previous message. After further review, Onaga Schools will be closed today, Friday, January 24th due to ice and drifting on roads.
Onaga Schools will start 2 hours late today, Friday, January 24th. No breakfast will be served. Due to the road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Friday, January 24th. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes. There will be 4 pick up locations for rural families if they choose to use, or they may take their students to school. There will be a bus at each location from 9:15am-9:30am for parents to meet in the morning. The busses will also drop students off at 3:55pm in the afternoon at the same location. Below are the 4 pick up/drop off locations: Location 1: The Wheaton school Location 2: Headstart in Havensville Location 3: The intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side) Locations 4: The intersection of Aiken Switch Road & Onaga Road (east side)
Friday, January 24th Rural AM & PM Bus Route Schedule - Due to the icy road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Friday, January 24th. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes. There will be 4 pick up locations for rural families if they choose to use, or they may take their students to school. There will be a bus at each location from 7:15am-7:30am for parents to meet in the morning. The busses will also drop students off at 3:55pm in the afternoon at the same location. Below are the 4 pick up/drop off locations: Location 1: The Wheaton school Location 2: Headstart in Havensville Location 3: The intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side) Locations 4: The intersection of Aiken Switch Road & Onaga Road (east side)
Mrs. Becker’s art display cabinet is looking very alive! Come and see the wide variety of student art including wire, wood projects, jewelry, paintings, and drawings. To see the display, come out to Mrs. Becker’s room.
Every Monday in Ms. Cromer’s class the students share one of their favorite quotes and Ms. Cromer also shares a 7 habits quote. The quotes help us to better understand the 7 habits and how to apply them to our everyday lives.
The winner of the Onaga Elementary Spelling Bee is Monty Meyerkorth (on the right). Jadyn Haskin received runner-up. They will both be going to the County Spelling Bee in Saint Mary’s on Saturday, January 25, 2020.
Changes in today's activities Thursday, January 23, 2020 due to weather forecast:
OJH BB @ SPPS Bus Departure 1:15 Game Time 2:30 pm Bg-Bb-Ag-Ab Athletes dress in uniform @ Onaga School
OHS BB @ Washington Bus Departure 12:30 Game Time 3:15 pm Varsity Boys & Cheerleaders
Thursday, January 23rd Rural AM & PM Bus Route Schedule - Due to the icy road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Thursday, January 23rd. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes. There will be 4 pick up locations for rural families if they choose to use, or they may take their students to school. There will be a bus at each location from 7:15am-7:30am for parents to meet in the morning. The busses will also drop students off at 3:55pm in the afternoon at the same location. Below are the 4 pick up/drop off locations: Location 1: The Wheaton school Location 2: Headstart in Havensville Location 3: The intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side) Locations 4: The intersection of Aiken Switch Road & Onaga Road (east side)
Congratulations to our winners from the OGS Mini- Spelling Bee. More info/pics to come this week.
1st Place: Rayna Meyerkorth
2nd Place: Gavin Weiser
Great job!
Congratulations to the following students from Wednesday's Spelling Bee. More information and pics to come this week.
1st Place: Monty Meyerkorth
2nd Place: Jadyn Langford-Haskin
Both students will compete at the Pott Co. Spell. Bee in St. Mary's this Sat. at 11am. Good luck!
Due to poor weather conditions, Onaga Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, January 22nd.
Wednesday, January 22nd Rural AM & PM Bus Route Schedule
Due to the icy road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Wednesday, January 22nd. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes.
There will be 4 pick up locations for rural families if they choose to use, or they may take their students to school.
There will be a bus at each location from 7:15am-7:30am for parents to meet in the morning. The busses will also drop students off at 3:55pm in the afternoon at the same location.
Below are the 4 pick up/drop off locations:
Location 1: The Wheaton school
Location 2: Headstart in Havensville
Location 3: The intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side)
Locations 4: The intersection of Aiken Switch Road & Onaga Road (east side)
Happy New Year! Instead of a new year’s resolution, student’s in Business and Media classes have each selected “ONE Word” for 2020 to help focus on improving a specific life skill.
The Onaga Wrestling Team competed last Saturday in Marysville for their first meet of the decade. They participated in a highly competitive meet with 12 teams and over 100 wrestlers. Congratulations to our team and to Rilyn Mayginnes and Vincent Lara for both placing 4th.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader during the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that is called the “I Have A Dream” speech. The now famous speech was given in Washington in March of 1963. His dream was that all people could live as one.
Last Thursday our Onaga High School basketball teams competed against the Valley Heights Mustangs. Both boys and girls lost their games but, the scores don’t matter as much as the effort our athletes give towards competing and how they keep improving throughout the season.
Just a reminder, the OHS Spirit Clinic Forms are due tomorrow!!
Onaga High basketball squads will continue play in the TVL tournament hosted at Washington County on the following dates:
Tues., Jan. 21 5:30 pm Girls Wetmore vs Onaga
7:00 pm Boys Wetmore vs Onaga
Bus Departure 2:45 pm
Thurs., Jan. 23 4:30 pm Boys Onaga vs Linn
Bus Departure 1:45 pm
Fri., Jan. 24 4:20 pm Girls Onaga vs Linn
Bus Departure 1:45 pm
Correction on the Location 3 pick up/drop off site for tomorrow: Location 3 will be at the intersection of Crevecoeur Road & Onaga Road (west side).
Due to the icy road conditions on the country roads, there will be no door to door bus routes Tuesday, January 21st. This will be for both the MORNING and AFTERNOON routes. Please see the photo for the 4 pick up and drop off locations and times.
The mini spelling bee will start at 12:30 on Tuesday, January 21, with the regular spelling bee to immediately follow. Thank you.
Onaga High Wrestling meet at Marysville on Saturday, January 18 has changed the start time to 10:00 a.m. Departure time for athletes and coach will be 6:30 a.m. from Onaga High school.
Due to the impending weather coming, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, January 17th. All activities will be rescheduled.
Unless school is cancelled, the 1st through 3rd grade students are competing in the annual spelling bee tomorrow, January 17, at 8:30 a.m. This is an opportunity to see our students put their skills to the test, so join us in the auditorium.
Good afternoon! Over Christmas break we had new phones installed. Unfortunately, right now we (Karen and Gayla) are unable to access their voicemail. So if you called and left a message in regards to your student, please verify with us that we received your information. We are sorry for the inconvenience and should have it fixed shortly! Have a good evening!
Our Spirit Squad worked hard to bring a new dance to the audience that attended the home basketball game against Axtell on January 7. The Spirit Squad is working diligently to bring fresh content to audiences, such as the upcoming Cheer Clinic being performed on January 28th.
Onaga Jr. High Basketball game with Centralia has been rescheduled for the following date:
Thursday, January 30 Onaga vs Centralia
North Gym 6:00 A-girls followed by A-boys
South Gym 6:00 B-boys followed by B-girls
The USD 322 regular Board of Education meeting is rescheduled for Wednesday, January 15th @ 6:00pm.
Due to ice, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 13th. All activities on the calendar for tomorrow night will be rescheduled.
Due to ice, there is no youth basketball and no open gym this evening. Thank you.
Rescheduling our cancelled Onaga High School basketball game against Valley Hts. for Thursday, January 16, 2020. Order of games will be:
North Gym 5:00 1/2 B-girls
South Gym 5:45 B-boys followed by 1/2 C-boys
North Gym 6:00 Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys
Spelling Bee will be next Friday, January 17 in the Auditorium. There will be a mini spelling bee (grades 1-3, teacher nominations) at 9am, followed with the spelling bee at 10am. All students grades 4-8 are invited to compete! Contact Mrs. Krause for study lists at krausem@usd322.org
Due to the approaching weather coming this afternoon and evening, Onaga Schools will be releasing students at 12:30pm today. All students will be fed lunch before being released. All activities for this evening and tomorrow are canceled.
Did you know that Pre-k thru 6 has a Leadership showcase? The students have worked on what a good leader is to them, and then they are featured for the week! If you are ever in the grade school, make sure and stop by (it is around the corner from the grade school office!!)
OHS Junior English class turned their 60s research papers into projects to share with other students.
Parents of Buffalo Fun Club. We had an extra long character education lesson today, so our homework time was shortened. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Make sure to come support our high school girls’ and boys’ basketball teams play against Valley Heights and see the major improvements they’ve made since last season. The JV games start at 5:00 P.M tomorrow at the high school.
Personal Cell Phones and Electronic Equipment
K-6 student cell phones may not be powered on in the school building from 7:45 am - 3:30 pm on the days when school is in session. Students should secure their device in a secured area in the elementary classroom. Students needing to make a call, with their teacher's permission, may come to the office and make a call in the office using their cell phone. Cell phones and electronic equipment may not be powered on in a student's possession in school restrooms and/or locker rooms at any time (2 weeks detentions, ISS or OSS may be assigned by the principal). Phones discovered on or in use inappropriately will be confiscated until a parent/guardian can claim the item from the office.
7-12 students may use cell phones during passing periods and during lunch. Student cell phones are not allowed in the classroom without administration permission. Cell phones and electronic equipment may not be powered on in a student's possession in school restrooms and/or locker rooms at any time (2 weeks detention, ISS or OSS may be assigned by the principal). Phones discovered on or in use inappropriately will be confiscated until a parent/guardian can claim the item from the office. Teachers may designate a location within their classroom where students are to deposit their phones at the beginning of class. If students refuse, this is considered insubordination, and well be dealt with under the discipline policy.
Personal electronic equipment (visual, auditory, ipods, walkman, mp3 player, ect.) may not be used by the students in school without teacher permission. Teachers have the authority to confiscate the items. Confiscated items will be delivered to the office and may require parent/guardian to reclaim the electronic equipment. USD 322 is not liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged electronic devices, cell phones, or personal items brought to school.
Order of basketball games Tuesday, January 14 for the Onaga High School @ Troy High School
Playing in one gym -
4:30 p.m. 1/2 JV Girls followed by 1/2 JV Boys
6:00 p.m. V Girls followed by V Boys
Tomorrow's theme for the home basketball game is white out. We would like fans and students to participate! Come out and cheer on the BUFFS! Tip off for the JV girls game is at 5:00!
Please remember that Buffalo Fun Club starts again on Monday, January 6.
Onaga Jr. High basketball home game with Doniphan West that was cancelled before break has been re-scheduled for Monday, January 6. Order of games will be 6:00 pm A-girls and B-boys 7:15 A-boys and B-girls.
Onaga High School will begin the second half of their season hosting Axtell on Tuesday, January 7. JV-girls will begin play at 5:00 p.m. in the North Gym. JV-boys will play at 5:45 p.m. in the South Gym. Varsity girls will play in the North Gym @ 6:00 p.m. followed by the Varsity boys. The C-team boys game has been cancelled.
Please check out our most recent district newsletter at www.usd322.org . Just click on "MENU" in the upper right hand corner and then on "DOCUMENTS". Scroll down to the folder titled "District Newsletter" to view the "Dec. 19' Buff Newsletter".
Senior Morgan Mayginnes is not only celebrating her 18th birthday today! Morgan signed a letter of intent to Baker University, where she will be a member of the wrestling team. Go Mojo!!
USD 322 RECEIVES STATE RECOGNITION: Congratulations to everyone at USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton for their exceptional work toward achieving the state board’s vision for Kansas education. Four years ago, the Kansas State Board of Education launched its new vision for education – Kansas leads the world in the success of each student – and identified key outcomes Kansans said they valued. These outcomes include social-emotional growth, kindergarten readiness, Individual Plan of Study, civic engagement, high school graduation and postsecondary success.
Today, KSDE is pleased to announce the launch of the Kansans Can Star Recognition program, designed to recognize districts for success achieved in the individual outcome areas. For this inaugural year of the program, KSDE is recognizing districts in these areas:
Commissioner’s Award (Exceeding predicted postsecondary effectiveness rates) and the Kansans Can Star Recognition (Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Copper in being Academically Prepared for Postsecondary Success, High School Graduation Rates, and Postsecondary Effectiveness.
On behalf of the State Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education, we are pleased to present USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton the following recognition for the 2019-2020 school year:
Postsecondary Effectiveness: Bronze; Graduation Rate: Gold; and the Commissioner's Award
BuffFun Club Kinderprep kids decorating sugar cookie
Here are the Christmas trees that have been placed by the grade school doors and the high school commons area. This is a nice reminder to anyone that walks by one of them that Christmas is just around the corner!
Our OHS basketball teams play their first home game today, Tuesday, December 17. Come out and support your Buffaloes while they compete against the Centralia Panthers. Games start at 4:45! As an added feature our OHS Spirit Squad will be performing at halftime of boy’s game.
The Onaga High School Buffaloes basketball teams kicked off their season on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. They may have lost all of those games, but there’s a whole season ahead. Join us today, 12.17.19 at 4:45 pm.
The 8th Grade class is currently learning about the process of crystal formation. The 8th graders got together with their Kindergarten buddies and showed them how to make their own snowflakes. This experiment is a fun way for kids to work together and learn at the same time.
Breakfast menu change.
Wed 18th: Breakfast: Danish or Spice Muffin
Thur 19th: Omlet & Toast
Onaga Jr. High basketball game with Doniphan West has be re-scheduled for Monday, January 6. The games will be played in Onaga with the following schedule: South Gym 6:00 pm B-boys followed by B-girls North Gym 6:00 pm A-girls followed by A-boys.
Onaga Junior High students need to sign up to work the High School basketball concessions for tomorrow night, 12/17/19. Shifts are 4:00-6:30, 6:30-8:30, Or 8:30-closeing. They can sign up with Mrs. Suther first thing in the morning.
Due to the weather, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, December 16th. All activities will be rescheduled.
Due to the weather open gym for Onaga High and Jr. High School is cancelled today Sunday, December 15, 2019.
OHS Basketball is at Home on Tuesday, December 17 hosting Centralia. Order of games is as follows:
5:00 pm 1/2 B-Girls followed by Varsity Girls then Varsity Boys (North Gym)
5:00 pm B-Boys followed by C-boys (South Gym)
The OHS BB Game @ Hanover has been moved to Thursday, December 19.
Game order is as follows:
4:00 pm 1/2 JV Girls
4:30 pm Full JV Boys
6:00 pm Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys
All games will be played at the High School.
Bus Departure time 1:45 pm
We would love to get your feedback on our USD 322 Post Bond Election Survey. We will be physically mailing out a survey to all patrons for those who wish to take the survey on paper. This physical survey will include a pre-paid, pre-addressed postage label that will enable patrons to just stick it back in the mail to us. But for those patrons who prefer to take the survey electronically, please click on this active link survey.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DH6X6CP Thank you for your feedback - it is greatly appreciated!
Good morning!! The first High School basketball home game is Tuesday, 12/17/19 against Centralia. The Spirit Squad would like everyone to wear their ugly Christmas sweaters! Come out to support the BUFFALOES!
The Onaga High School basketball teams came out and played hard but lost to Washington County Tigers Tuesday night. The teams continue to play hard.
Want to see some intense wrestling this Saturday? OHS is hosting the annual Onaga Classic Wrestling Invitational this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come to the high school to see 14 teams and over 100 wrestlers show their mad wrestling skills. Support your Onaga Buffaloes!
12.7.19 OHS Wrestling’s first meet in Lincoln, KS. They performed well bringing home medals in first, second, and third place with three others placing fourth and fifth. Congratulations to the OHS Wrestling team for their hard work and dedication!
The Onaga Buffaloes and Lady Buffaloes high school basketball teams had their first game at the Blue Valley Invitational last Thursday, December 5. Both teams lost, but played well and tried their best. The next game is Tuesday, December 10 at Washington County High.
The last day for Buffalo Fun Club afterschool will be Dec. 18.
Eight unique buffalo trophies, designed by Mr. Goudy, will be awarded at the December 7, 2019 chess tournament held in the South Gym of Onaga High School. Please join us to watch 12 teams from across Northeast Kansas compete.
The Onaga High School basketball teams came out and played hard but lost a battle against the Blue Valley Rams last night. The teams continue tournament play today at 6 p.m and tomorrow starting at 1 p.m.
If you can’t make it to the boys and girls high school basketball games tonight in Blue Valley, come support our music program! Kindergarten through Third Grade has a Christmas themed music concert at 6:30 tonight. Hope to see you there!
KRR After School Program for grades K-3 last day for this semester is December 12. We will resume on January 6 after the break.
The 5-12 grade band and the 7-12 grade choir concert was held on Thursday, November 26. Ms. Fitzjarrald did a great job putting together the concert and the students performed well. Nicely done Buffaloes!
Onaga Elementary 2nd Graders have been learning about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As a finale of their lesson, students made balloon floats for their own parade last Tuesday, with a parade route starting by the kindergarten room and ending at the library.
Junior high boys and girls basketball teams defeated St. Xavier in all 3 games this evening. Well done!
Winter Sport Scrimmages for Onaga High will take place on Tuesday, December 2. At 5:30 p.m. girls basketball with Head Coach Ryan Noel will start the evening of play in the North gym and wrestling with Head Coach Chris Niehues in the South gym. At approximately 6:30 p.m. Head Coach Chase Sperber and the Onaga High boys basketball team will take the floor in the North gym.
Onaga Jr. / Sr. High Sports Pictures will take place on Tuesday, December 3. For the Jr. High, beginning at 2:15 p.m. will be wrestling followed by girls basketball then boys basketball. Onaga High winter sports pictures will begin at 3:30 p.m. with girls basketball, wrestling, boys basketball and conclude with Spirit Squad pictures.
Onaga Jr. High Basketball teams will host their first home game on Monday, December 2 when St. Xavier/Junction City comes to Onaga. Games begin at 5:00 p.m. with the A-girls in the North gym and B-boys in the South gym. The A-boys game will follow the conclusion of the girls game at approximately 6:00 p.m.
KRR After School tutor, Mrs. Helget, read Turkey Trouble with her vocabulary groups and students got to make turkeys to take home.
More turkeys at the Buff Fun Club!
A bunch of turkeys at the Buff Fun Club!
Halie Jeanneret was invited by KFU (Kansas Farmers Union) to attend the KFU Washington Fly-In Conference this past September in Washington D.C. to discuss agricultural policies with Congress. Halie is pictured with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
A gentle reminder that Thanksgiving break is Wednesday, 11.17.19 through Monday 12.2.19. As you prepare to enjoy your break, enjoy this festive bulletin board done by Mrs. Ringel’s class, on display in the grade school hallway.
Our junior high wrestlers that medaled at the final tournament of the year at Rossville were the following:
Tatum Lara- 3rd Place
Kayla Hedges- 3rd Place
Wyatt Boggs- 4th place.
Congratulations to all our junior high wrestlers on a successful season!
Silver Lake Jr. High Wrestling results from last Sat.
1st Place- Tatum Lara
2nd Place- Wyatt Boggs
2nd Place- Zach Peters
2nd Place- Dylan Magnett
4th Place- Elocin Moran
Good job Buffs!
The Junior High Buffaloes have been working extra hard at basketball practice and kick off their season this Thursday, November 21, at 6:00 p.m. at Frankfort. Please go support our Buffaloes and see the gains they have made!
This week is “American Education Week,” and gives all Americans the opportunity to celebrate public education and honor those who help every child succeed.
Flyers for the 2020 KRR LIFE session are coming home today. For families with children in grades K-3, LIFE is held on Tuesdays 5:15-7:15 for eight weeks. Return your sign-up sheet by November 26. Spots are limited! Don't miss this Disney-themed LIFE session!
USD 322 Statement on the School Bond Vote:
USD 322 Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote on November 5th. The choices we make each election day have a lasting impact on our community and we should never take for granted the right we have to make those choices. While voters chose to not pass the bond issue for the new elementary school, it does not eliminate the dire condition our elementary building is in and the need to replace it.
The district will continue moving forward to do what is best for students and meet the needs of our families. Therefore, the district will promote continued dialog on this project to gain more insight from all stakeholders. We want your voice to be heard, so please be on the lookout for a survey coming in the near future to voice your opinions on the bond issue.
The school is the heartbeat of a small vibrant community, and we need to continue to effectively prepare our students to be successful learners and leaders in the 21st century.
All Onaga art classes created brightly colored stars and hands for our art bulletin board. Check this out in person in the hallway between Mrs. Marten’s and Mr. Koch’s room. Reach for the Stars!
On November 4th, Girls Wrestling State rankings were published and Onaga High School senior Morgan Mayginnes is ranked 1st in of Kansas in her weight class. Congratulations and good luck on the upcoming season!
Early this week, Onaga Elementary preschoolers were learning how to listen to directions and concepts such as up, down, around, in and out using colorful scarves and hula-hoops.
Last week, Onaga Elementary kindergarteners were learning their “Initial Sounds” while playing a game of Bingo with Mrs. Marten.
After the conclusion of the volleyball and football seasons, basketball and wrestling are next up. Junior high teams continue to practice as seen with Maria Krohn(left) and Kylie Venneberg(right) in Girls’ Basketball. Scholars Bowl and Chess have also started recently. Let’s work for successful seasons, go Buffaloes!
The students of Onaga Grade School participated in a vocal concert on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Thanks to Ms. Fitzjarrald and the students for an excellent concert.
The OHS winter sports meeting is tonight in the Auditorium @ 5:45 for student athletes and their parents. If you are unable to attend, please have your student get the form from their coach. Forms must be turned in before the first game, or they will not participate.
Buffer week is this week, and, per KSHSAA Rules, it’s a week of no sports or sports practice. Buffer Week is put in place to make sure kids don’t go in after school to practice basketball or wrestling as an unfair advantage to the teams still in the playoffs.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Veterans Day Presentation on Monday. We’d like to share special recognition of the service of our “Spotlight” Veterans: Mr. Dennis Kelly (Vietnam), Mr. Dale Kolterman (Vietnam), and Mr. Courtland Dodds (World War II). You are appreciated!
Attention families of the after-school Buffalo Fun Club! Family Night is November 18, 5:15-6:45. We are serving chili; the guest speaker is Officer Dan Costlow with his K-9; plus games and activities. Please RSVP by email to linckt@usd322.org before Friday, November 15. We look forward to seeing you.
World Kindness Day. Challenge=2 random acts of kindness completed by each person 2morrow! Spread kindness.
We would like to thank everyone who attended the Veterans Day Program at Onaga High School. Here are two veterans who attended the program. On the left is Gene Gilsdorf (Vietnam) and on the right is Kip Cress (Active Service during Cold War). Thank you for your service!
Veterans Day was yesterday, 11/11/19. The Senior U.S. Government Class led the program. Many veterans were acknowledged for the sacrifices that they made for this country and the freedom they have given us. We salute our veterans.
Yesterday during the Onaga Veterans Day Program the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes recited poems that included “Guard Duty”, “Choppers”, and “In Flander’s Fields”, then all together they sang “America the Beautiful”.
Tuesday, November 5th, marked the 5th week of student-led TLIM team building exercises. The eighth graders are trying to move hula hoops around a circle without unlinking arms. In this exercise, the team that works together the best wins the game!
Congratulations to the following wrestlers on medaling at the tournament this last weekend.
Zach Peters- 2nd place
Tatum Lara- 3rd place
Wyatt Boggs- 3rd place
The dental screening event that was planned for Monday, Nov 11, has been postponed to a later date. Details TBA as soon as possible regarding new date. Thank you.
OHS & OJH held the first student-led Professional Learning Community day on 10.30.19. The PLC day had several events that students could learn from, including Sewing, Dancing, Car Maintenance, Self-Defense, and Drones. Here are some of the students learning how a drone works.
Hungry??? As the Holidays begin to creep up on us, be sure to remember our School Food Pantry and Caring Closet. Many Holiday food items like potatoes, corn, greens beans, pie crusts and pie fillings, are waiting to make it to your table. We will also continue to stock cereal, ground beef, milk, cheese, hamburger helper kits and other items. Some of the items in our caring closet include laundry soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and toothbrushes, feminine products. Please contact Juley Kolterman at koltermanju@usd322.org or by calling the school at (785)889-7101.
There was a previous post about the winter sports (basketball & wrestling) meeting being this Friday, we have had to change the meeting to next Friday, November 15, 2019. OHS Parents and OHS athletes will need to meet in the auditorium at 5:45.
Junior High OTL clinic and concert is today at Centralia. The concert is at 6:00 this evening and is open for all to attend.
The school’s Veteran’s Day program is on Monday, Nov 11, starting at 10 am in the auditorium. All veterans and their families are invited and a complimentary school lunch is provided to them after the program. All community members are welcome to attend the program. Thank you.
Thanksgiving Dinner is next Wednesday, November 13, 2019. If you have a student in grades 7-12 and you would like to come eat with them, please call the JR/SR High Office at 785-889-4251. RSVPs must be made by this Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The cost is $5.00 per person.
The idea of replacing the current aging Onaga Elementary School began four years ago with the previous superintendent. The Board of Education pursued the idea under the direction of the State. BBN Architects Inc. of Manhattan, Kansas was chosen as the project designer largely because of their willingness to do the required state feasibility study. A very comprehensive review of the entire campus was also performed. As was predicted, the elementary school was identified as being the most insufficient building with a strong recommendation to build new.
An initial plan for a new building was designed with a cost of $21,000,000. This was viewed by the BOE as exceedingly expensive. Also during this time state aid for capital improvements was discontinued for most districts including USD 322. For these reasons the project lost traction. However, modified plans were presented periodically over the next few years. Eventually a plan was presented that the BOE felt was close to what would serve the district and would garner support from the public. At this time additional people were asked for their input and help in designing the school. Bond council was also acquired in Piper Jaffray.
In all, six design and location changes were made before settling on the current elementary building plans with a cost of $7,925,000. The school is to have a brick and mortar bottom course with a prefabricated truss system for the roof. The new building is very utilitarian in its concept with few architectural features. However, it does serve the needs of the district. These needs include updated kitchen accommodations, classroom space for projected enrollment, student/staff safety, and updated code compliance and infrastructure.
Congratulations to the following junior high wrestlers that medaled at the D-West meet this past weekend-
Landon Koelling- 1st Place
Tatum Lara- 3rd Place
Zach Peters- 3rd Place
Dylan Magnett- 3rd Place
After last night’s loss in the playoff game at Beloit, the Buffaloes still finish their season with a winning record. Congratulations Buffaloes, on a winning season! Your efforts have brought progress to this program, and good luck next year!
Thanks bunches to all the trunk-or-treaters for helping fill the trunk wirh goodies for the school's food bank.
Morgan Mayginnes and Laura Krohn worked hard cleaning the gutters at the Onaga Historical Museum on Community Service Day, 10-23-19. Good work ladies!
Wyatt Pennington is ready for Halloween as are many other students. The Halloween parade was held at Onaga School District today. The kids walked down the halls to show off their costumes to the rest of the school. Have a spooky Halloween!!!
The Onaga Buffalo fans, Spirit Squad, and Booster Club will have candy at the football game tonight in Beloit for those kids that will not be able to trick or treat. So wear your costume! Thanks you to all!! And of course, GOOD LUCK BUFFS!!!!
If your child sold trash bags, the orders are available for pick up in Mrs. Rempe's room at the Grade School.
Help us “FILL THE TRUNK” during Trunk or Treat which will be taking place on Halloween on the OneWay Street in Onaga. Please bring a non-perishable food item to help keep our school food pantry full! Items needed include cereal, ramen noodles, hamburger helper, Mac n Cheese, hearty soups, peanut butter and jelly, pancake mix and syrup, spaghetti supplies, or anything else you’d like to donate. Look for our white USD 322 van to drop off items and receive your Halloween candy! If you’d like to receive food, please contact Juley Kolterman at koltermanju@usd322.org
There is no Buffalo Fun Club after school tomorrow, Oct. 31 Halloween.
All USD 322 Board of Education members are 100% in support of the bond issue for the new elementary school. Board of education members are Jeff Koelzer (President), Jessica Venneberg (Vice-President), Scott Brunkow, Mark Kopp, Tracy Meyerkorth, Marcus Weiser, and Tasha Lara. The board started the process of evaluating the state of the current elementary school in February of 2017 by having engineers conduct a facilities study. Results of the study found that it was not cost effective to attempt to repair the structural and mechanical issues with the current building. Other recent actions the Board of Education have unanimously passed are: Approval of the updated BBN Architects timeline – August, 2018; Approval of the BBN Architects project concepts refinement and referendum – November, 2018;
Approval of Piper Jaffray for Bond Council – March, 2019.
On October 28, the Kansas State Assessments recognition was held in the auditorium. Students from Grades 3 through 11 were recognized for high individual scores in the assessments. We congratulate those who did well on the assessments.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween and good luck to the OHS football team at the
playoffs in Beloit. We hope everyone stays warm and bundles up in the cold weather.
The Digital Media Design and Production class is responsible for making all of the sports programs for home games throughout the year. Here is Julia, Rilyn, and Sydney folding the September 20th football program.
Because of cold, PK-6 Halloween parade will begin at 1:30 on Thu.-will walk through the school to the old gym where local businesses are welcome to gather and pass out candy to kids. Please spread the word. Kids will ride busses and visit Redbud & nursing home after gym visit.
The OHS football game this Thursday night against St. John's/Tipton has been moved to 6pm. The game will be played in Beloit.
A few more pictures of the Leader in Me Community Service Day. These kids worked hard and got some huge projects completed!
Last week the Buffalo Fun Club posed to celebrate "Lights on Afterschool". This event brings awareness to afterschool programs across Kansas and the nation.
Last week the Buffalo Fun Club posed to celebrate "Lights on Afterschool". This event brings awareness to afterschool programs across Kansas and the nation.
The TLIM Leadership Team led the first high school team building exercises on 10/8/19. This is a new way to help students learn to work better together. Here are some photos of the freshmen making sandwiches blindfolded.
Our students and staff accomplished a tremendous amount within our entire district yesterday during our Leader in Me Community Service Day. Engaging in community service provides students with the opportunity to become active members of their community and has a lasting, positive impact on society at large. Community service enables students to acquire life skills and knowledge, as well as provide a service to those who need it most. These are some of the common benefits of participating in a community service program:
1. Psychological benefits: Volunteering increases overall life satisfaction and helps you feel good about yourself because you are helping others. It can also help to decreases stress and ease depression.
2. Social benefits: Volunteering engages students with the community, creates special bonds with the population being served, and increases social awareness and responsibility.
3. Cognitive benefits: Volunteering helps students enhance their personal knowledge, grow from new experiences, and develop better interpersonal communication skills. It also helps students develop civic and social responsibility skills and become more aware of what their community needs.
Check out many of our pictures from yesterday's activities.
Red Ribbon Week 2019.
Many of the seniors spent the USD 322 Community Service Day with Mrs. Labbe and Mr. Kufahl at the Onaga Historical Museum staining a walkway, painting a roof, entering data, organizing artifacts, among many other tasks. They were a tremendous help to our museum's volunteers.
Today is The Leader in Me Community Service Day at USD 322. You will see all of our children out and about serving our communities in a variety of ways. Check out this video that was shared with our students this morning before their day started: https://youtu.be/L_MWpvMm5tk
Please join us at our next public informational meeting on the bond for the new elementary building.
Tomorrow is Community Service Day! Please have your child wear tennis shoes or boots, older clothes, and dress warmly for the day of service to our communities. Thank you.
Red Ribbon Week 2019 begins on Wednesday October 23rd and ends on October 31st. Be sure to show your support for keeping our community Drug Free! Please take some time to talk with your kids about the dangers of making poor choices and how to “Just Say No!!” As your choosing clothes for dressing up with the different themes for each day, let your kids know WHY they are able to dress this way this week and what each day represents. Each day is a new theme to help support Red Ribbon Week and a reminder to stay drug free. Education and Prevention are our best tools to help young people stand strong in their choice to be drug free.
On 10-11-19 the OHS football team wiped out the Blue Valley Rams for our homecoming game with a score of 54-8! Way to go Buffaloes for working hard during the freezing weather!
NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION APPRECIATION DAY
National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25. Designed to promote school bus safety, school districts throughout the state observe school bus safety week.
School Transportation Appreciation Day is October 23. At a minimum be sure to give your bus drivers, transportation coordinator, etc. an "extra thank you". What makes school transportation personnel truly great is they are one of the few groups who go above and beyond when no one is watching and expect nothing in return. "It's what they do."
Order your TVL Cross Country Shirts here! Taking orders through 10/21 and will be delivered to the school on 10/28! https://stores.inksoft.com/tvlcrosscountry
Each year the Onaga FFA gives a free FFA jacket to the first freshman that memorizes and says the FFA Creed in front of the class. We are proud to announce that the recipient of this years jacket is Tyree Figge!
Flu Clinic on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Forms will be going home with students and need to be returned by October 22, 2019. Forms need to be completely filled out or your student will not be able to get their shot. If you have questions, please call!
Because of Parent/Teacher Conferences there will be no Buffalo Fun Club after school the week of Oct 21-24.
During parent teacher conference week October 21-24 there is no KRR After School Program or LIFE Program. There is also no After School Program on Halloween.
Orders for TVL Volleyball Tourney are due today by midnight! Place your order online through the following link! https://stores.inksoft.com/twinvalleyvb
Change in school lunch menu: Wednesday, October 16th - taco casserole with chips, cinnamon roll, broccoli, lettuce, and mandarin oranges. Wednesday, October 23rd - sack lunch, ham and cheese sandwich, chips, veggies, and an apple.
Due to the forecasted weather on Friday, the homecoming parade will be held on High Street in front of the school, instead of downtown, starting at 2:15 pm. Following the parade, the pep rally will be held in the north gym. The public is welcome to both events. Thank you!
Due to the Homecoming parade tomorrow, it would be appreciated to have all bus messages in by 1:30 on Friday, 10/11/19.
Some of this week's handywork. Pre-K with cinnamon-pumpkin Moon Sand. The "Bigs" eith spiders, a dragon, and claw.
What a beautiful view this morning outside of Onaga Grade School.
Due to a preschool grant USD 322 has received, we are looking to add a paraprofessional.
OJH VB game time changes:
Monday 6:00 @ Wetmore
Thursday 4:30 @ Blue Valley Randolph
2019-20 - Homecoming Spirit Week
OHS Cross Country Meet @ Centralia has been rescheduled for Monday, October 7 with a start time of 4:00 p.m.
Please check out the proposed plans for the new elementary school.
Another big win tonight for the Onaga Junior High football team. After jumping out to a 22-0 lead the Buffaloes cruised to a 30-12 win over Frankfort. Rayce Fisher and Landon Koelling each ran for touchdowns and Jacob Stephens continued to dominate on defense. Keep it going boys!
OHS Football Senior Parent Recognition will take place on 10/4/19 BEFORE the football game at 6:30.
OHS Student Council will be selling hot cocoa at the home football game tomorrow night, 10/4/19!! Please join us!
Please join us for the homecoming crowning which will take place next Friday, October 11, 2019 at 6:15 before the football game against Blue Valley. In case of bad weather, the crowning will be moved to the High School Gymnasium.
Due to a slew of injuries, the Onaga Junior High football team was only able to suit up 11 players for an 11-man game at Troy tonight. Despite several boys playing new positions and having to play with ten kids at one point, they gutted out an 18-14 win. Big win boys, congrats!
Homemade kites at Buffalo Fun Club
Future Buffaloes cheering on our boys during tonight’s football game with the OHS Spirit Squad!
We would love to hear from you if you have a concern with something specific within the district. Here is a template to help you know who to visit with first. We always want to follow the chain of command and focus on addressing whomever may be at the "First Level" initially.
This is a friendly reminder there is no school for students tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11. School staff has professional development learning activities on this day. Thank you.
Please remember... Since there is no school Wednesday, September 11th there will be no Buffalo Fun Club (after-school). See everybody on Thursday.
The after-school Buffalo Fun Club has been busy the last couple weeks. Homework time, character building, team building, and a big variety of activities. Take a look at just a couple things we've been doing. --Remember, you can still enroll your students in 4 year-old Pre-K, and 4th grade through 8th.
Congratulations to the Onaga Junior High football team! The boys beat Washington Thursday night 30-16 in the season opener to start 1-0.
The OHS Volleyball team went 2-0 tonight! The ladies fought hard and played as a team. Way to be phenomenal ladies!
The Onaga Jr. High volleyball team will scrimmage the OGS/OHS staff Tuesday, September 3. The match will take place in the north gym beginning at 2:30 p.m. and will last till 3:15 p.m.
School Pictures and Sports Pictures TOMORROW! Junior High sports pictures begin @ 2:15; Senior Athletes will take an individual picture @ 3:00 for the Booster Club banners; High School sports pictures begin @ 3:30.
Buff Bash Scrimmages! 5:00 Volleyball in North Gym.
6:30 Cross Country & Football both @ Football Field. Pep Rally in North Gym when scrimmages are done. Buff Bash Dance & Booster Club supper for high school student body in OHS Commons
School Picture Day is TOMORROW! Bring your SMILE!
Welcome to our Community Engagement Session - a public meeting on the bond issue!
KRR and 21st Century After School Programs start on Monday!
School pictures will be next Friday. One week away!
KRR Literacy Integrated Family Engagement (LIFE) program has one opening left for our Fall program. Sign up deadline is August 30, first session is September 17. Contact Christy Koelzer if you would like more information.
Due to the forms being sent out yesterday, Flag Football Forms will be due in the Grade School office by Friday (Aug 23) morning.
There will be no late fee.
Holton Parks and Rec is offering Flag Football for students 2nd - 6th grade. If you child did not come home with a form. There are plenty more in the OGS office.
PK-6th Grade Parent Information Night is on Tuesday, August 20 from 5:30-6:30 pm. There will be 15 minute rotations so parents can make it to multiple classrooms. We look forward to seeing you!
On Thursday, August 29th an open public meeting is to be held presenting an option for what could be the new Onaga Elementary School. All patrons of the Onaga USD 322 school system, are encouraged to attend the meeting to view the current conditions of the school and provide input for the possible future grade school.
Over the past year and a half, the Onaga Grade School Building Committee has been exploring the idea of replacing the current grade school. The main reason for this is the significant deterioration of the foundation and the resulting structural problems. The current building was constructed with the heating duct work built into the concrete foundation. Over time, cracks in the concrete have allowed air to escape the duct work and dry out the soil causing the foundation to settle and fracture. Mud jacking has been done in the past to correct the problem, but provided only marginal improvement. The current damage is extensive enough to prohibit repair. Visible signs of the failing foundation can be seen as cracks throughout the hallways and classrooms. Additionally, many doors and windows no longer function correctly, and a few walls are dislodging from the building due to the foundation moving. Simply put, the elementary school is coming to the end of its useful life.
In addition to the structural concerns of the building, there are numerous educational issues that need to be addressed. Among these are poor instructional environments, a need for additional classrooms and work space, technology limitations, and student safety.
One of the most common complaints of teachers is how uncomfortable the classrooms are. Drafty windows and doors and poor insulation make it difficult to regulate the temperature in the classrooms. This is a symptom of the failing structure mentioned earlier. Teachers often rely on space heaters in the winter to provide additional heat, and window air conditioning units in warmer months to keep rooms comfortable. Restroom plumbing and ventilation are also nuisances that the staff and students sometimes deal with.
The size and number of classrooms are also a concern. Modern classrooms are often designed with more space to allow for group activities. The increased use of technology and audio-visual platforms has also exacerbated the need for more space in the classroom. In addition to larger individual classrooms, an increase in enrollment has warranted the need for more classrooms. Pre-K, kindergarten, first, second, and fifth grades are all currently divided into two classes. This classroom situation leaves little room for future enrollment increases. In addition to the classrooms, there is a need for designated space for individual student engagement, conferences, meetings, and storage.
The need for technology in the classroom continues to outpace current conditions. Just as technology has become more prevalent in our daily lives, so too has it become in education. The use of the internet for communication and as a teaching tool are everyday activities for teachers and students. As technology in the classroom advances, pressure to upgrade electrical and data infrastructure will continue. The current Wi-Fi internet connections are often overloaded, and a lack of electrical receptacles makes the use of power cords commonplace.
Student safety is another reality of today's education that the current grade school is unable to adequately address. Secure points of entry and safe rooms are design requirements of modern school construction that were not present when the current school was built. A secure educational environment is to be expected for our students and staff. Additionally, keeping up with current building codes is problematic of a school built in the 1950s.
As the Onaga Grade School Building Committee continues to evaluate the possibility of a new elementary school, great consideration is being given to all aspects of the project. Not only are structural issues being analyzed, but educational concerns are being looked at as well. Please plan to attend the open public meeting on Thursday, August 29th.
School Picture Day is 2 weeks from today! August 30th!
Please remember to send enrollment forms for 21st Century Learning Centers after school program or Buffalo Fun Club to school. Those returning forms are eligible for a drawing. We start August 26.
2019-2020 District Calendars: We have a reduced number of large calendars available this year. Therefore, one calendar will be sent home to each family with their oldest child in school. The remaining calendars will be available to pick up at either the bank or the school office. Smaller pocket calendars are also available at the bank. Thank you to Farmers State Bank for sponsoring the calendars and Harder Printing for printing the calendars!
LIFE Program is moving to Tuesdays this year. The Literacy Integrated Family Engagement Program is an eight week program for families with students in grades K-3 and focuses on building bonds between parents and children and increasing literacy in the home. Share a family meal and take home a gift basket each week. See KRR Coordinator, Christy Koelzer Tuesday to sign up, or look for the enrollment form coming home.
After School Program enrollment is open for grades pre-K through 8th grade. Program Coordinators, Thelma Linck and Christy Koelzer will be at Back to School night Tuesday, the 13th 5:15 to 6:00. Find us near the main doors by the high school office. If you don't catch us, you can also look for enrollment packets to be coming home with students.
OJH/OHS Fall Sports Meetings will be held on Tuesday, August 13 beginning at 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. Parents and athletes will begin in the auditorium then meet with there specific sport coach.
Friday, July 26, Camp Buffalo students are going to Banner Creek to hike, play team building games, eat sack lunches, and swim. Please have your student dress in their swimsuits (wear shorts and shoes for hiking). We leave at 8:30 and return at 1:00. Cheerleaders are helping.
Just a friendly reminder enrollment is taking place today at the school from 7-7 inside the main entrance on the west side.
Enrollment is next Tuesday, July 23 from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Karen Utley and Gayla Figge will be set up just inside the main doors by the auditorium. The enrollment portal is open. If you do not have a computer at home (enrollment cannot be done on your phone), please stop by on Tuesday. We will have several computers for you to use. There were a few papers in the packet that will need filled out and returned. You may drop papers and payment by on Tuesday or drop them off in the offices after August 5. We hope you all have had a wonderful summer. If you cannot remember your username and/or password, please email Karen Utley or Gayla Figge and they will gladly get it reset!
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Any 9-12 grade girls wanting to play volleyball this upcoming season we will be having a camp July 15-18 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Please let Coach Justine Sperber or Coach Jordan Boswell know if you will be attending as we will be ordering t-shirts. Cost will be $6. We hope to see you there to get ready for the upcoming season! Go Buffaloes!
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KRR Field Trip Friday: Parents, please be advised we may be late returning to the school by the time we go to the park for lunch after the movie. It could be 1:15 to 1:30 before we are back to school and get dismissed. We will do our absolute best to be back as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility.
USD 322 has just been awarded a 21st Century Grant which will allow us to offer a summer camp beginning on July 8th for K-6th grade students. The camp will be from 8am-1pm 5 days per week and last for 4 weeks. Busing to and from the program will be provided. The 21st CCLC program aligns with the district's Leader in Me initiative and focuses on math, literacy, physical activity, and character development with nutritious meals and snacks. The project director is Thelma Linck. She can be reached at linckt@usd322.org to enroll your student for the July program or by calling the district office at 785-889-4614.
If your child is taking drivers ed this summer, their last opportunity to pick up class materials before Monday’s start date is today from 10am-2pm. Enter the main entrance on west side of school and pick up materials in principal’s office. Thank you.
Drivers Ed will begin on Monday, June 17 and run from 8am-noon. More details, study guides, etc will go out early next week including a couple of times for folks to come in and pick up the needed materials. Also, a schedule of driving/dates and times as well as general class information will be included in these packets that will be picked up next week. Thank you.
Girls Basketball camps start Monday, June 3rd. Future 7-12 grade girls are from 9am to noon. Insurance fee of $3 must be paid to attend. Girls who will be in 4th through 6th grade next year are on Mon, Tue, and Wed from 1-2:30pm. Cost for that camp is $30. Hoping to have a gym full of competitors!
KRR Summer Camp kids raised over $200.00 today at our Lemonade Stands around town. The money we raised will be used to purchase food, which we are donating to the local food bank. I love that the kids are learning about community and helping those that might need a helping hand during rough times. They really did a wonderful job today! Thanks to everyone who came by to get Lemonade and support us and our community service project!
Please join us at our Community Engagement Meeting!
OHS boys basketball camp cancelled for tonight due to weather.
KRR Summer Camp Lemonade Stand community service project details.
Reminder for K-3 students signed up for KRR At the Beach Summer Program that we start next Tuesday, May 28. Parents please check email for a letter with further details sent out this morning.
There will be an Onaga High School Boys Basketball Camp on May 28 and May 29. It will take place at 7pm at the high school. It is open to boys who plan on playing high school basketball for 2019-20.
Two weeks ago several representatives from Onaga went to Topeka to help represent KRR. The Governor officially signed the after school proclamation with Mrs. Glessner, Mr. Kufahl, Christy Koelzer and Becky Nider on hand for the signing.
Each year Mrs. Suther incubates eggs in her room. She showed the elementary and high school students who were very excited as they watched the ducks take their first swim. Posted by Clayton Szel
On May 8 there was a school event called the Spring Fling. The event was sponsored by the PATHS group. They had lots of food and a silent auction. The purpose of the event was to end the school year with some fun activities and to make money for next years PATHS activities.
Did you know that May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month? If you know someone with Brain Cancer, please show them how much you appreciate them for being in your life just like I did with my Great Grandpa Jack who died from Brain Cancer in 2014. Posted by Lilly Carl.
Onaga baseball falls to Marysville 18-1 and 5-2. Tommy Kaberline hit a 2-run shot to tally the first homerun in program history. We all appreciate everyone’s help and support this season!!
PATHS is sponsoring Muffins with Mom on Monday, May 13 at 730 am in the cafeteria. Any mom, grandma, aunt, sister or any magnificent person is welcome to attend with their PreK-6th grade student.
Onaga Grade School Field Day is in full swing! Come out and enjoy cheering on our future Buffaloes!
Habit #7 of the Leader In Me is “Sharpening the Saw”. “Sharpening the Saw” means renew yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. This quote by Marianne Williamson is a good example of how to renew yourself. Posted by Lilly Carl.
For the OGS Field Day on Friday, the track and HS football practice field will be the locations for events. We will stay off of the main football field to avoid damaging it. Thank you.
The PATHS Spring Fling will be held in the old gym and commons area this evening from 530-7:00. Please enter the event through the west doors to the commons. Hope to see u there!
As part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, Onaga Grade School is proud to announce Stacy Rempe was recognized as Kansas Reading Roadmap Outstanding Early Literacy Teacher for working to promote reading skills! Teachers are the heart of the educational process!
This Friday the Onaga baseball team will play their last game of the inaugural season. Please join us at the Onaga diamond at 4:30pm to cheer them on!! Posted by: Parker Feagins
This Friday the Onaga baseball team will play their last game of the inaugural season. Please join us at the Onaga diamond at 4:30pm to cheer them on!! Posted by: Parker Feagins
This Friday the Onaga baseball team will play their last game of the inaugural season. Please join us at the Onaga diamond at 4:30pm to cheer them on!! Posted by: Parker Feagins
Both high school baseball and softball games have been cancelled today and will not be rescheduled.
Baseball team goes 0-2 today in Holton J.V. tournament. Next game is Tuesday in Onaga at 5pm vs Doniphan West.
Alverson’s and Kramer’s Kindergarten release the lady bugs they hatched.
On May 1, 4 young ladies; Halie Jeanneret, Kyla McLaughlin, Laura Krohn, & Kady Figge, set up the "Onaga Baseball History" display at the Onaga Historical Society. The day was a "TLIM Community Service Day" that allows students to participate in community service projects.
Important Reminder: Students who are wanting to take Drivers Ed in Onaga this summer have all of the sign up/informational materials to complete and return to school by June 1. Fees are due by this day as well. They must be 14 by June 16 and entering 9th grade in the fall.
Current 6-11th grade students, you need to sign up for Free Physical Night by this Friday with Gayla.
The free nights at CHCS for you are May 8th and May 14th.
#BeProactive
She wanted to take them home to feed her chickens!
McNally’s 3rd grade with Kramer’s and Alverson’s kindergarten classes picking up trash and sticks. #TLIM
TLIM Service Learning Day
Mulching flower beds, little Buffaloes making a difference. #TLIM
TLIM Service Learning Day
Enjoying CHCS a healthy snacks after a hard day of work. #TLIM #First things First
#TLIM
Habit #1 “Be Proactive” is another one of my favorite habits. This quote by Winston Churchill helps explain Habit #1. Posted by Lilly Carl.
The greenhouse is having a plant sale on May 1st, 7th, 8th and 11th. These sales will be held at the greenhouse from 2:00pm to 5:15pm. They have a wide variety of plants for sale. You can make special requests for plants with Mr. Pitts.
Posted by Clayton Szel
Your greatness will never be determined by how much you receive today. It will be determined by how much you give. - Jon Gordon (Habits 4,5,6,7).
Habit #5, “Seek first to understand, then to be understood”, is my favorite habit. This quote by Bryant McGill explains Habit #5 perfectly. Posted by Lilly Carl
The Easter bunny was having a good time last Thursday (4/18) at Onaga schools. The bunny hid eggs for the preschoolers and took time out of the day to do so. (Habits #1 & #4) The children had a great time and got sweets to bring home. I hope everyone had a "Hoppy" Easter!
Through the Caring Community Foundation, many students will have a special pizza lunch this week and next. Thank you to so many of our Onaga community members for your generosity!
Posted by P.Feagins
Special congrats to Zac Fisher on his recent record-breaking field event performances. He recently broke the Junior High Long Jump record, dating back to 1976 belonging to Tim Boswell. Today he broke the Triple Jump record previously set by Joe Vance. Congrats Mr. Fisher!
OHS sweeps Troy tonight. The girls win both games over the visiting Trojans and the boys notch victory #1 in the program. Great work youngsters!
Once again, OHS students will have the opportunity to travel abroad, this time to beautiful PERU in June of 2021! An informational meeting will be held this coming Sunday, April 28th at 2:00 pm in the high school. Parents and students are encouraged to attend to learn more about the trip. Please RSVP to Crystal Miller (millerc@usd322.org), use the QR code, or Snap code in the photo if you will be attending the meeting. If you are interested, but unable to attend, please contact Crystal Miller for details. This trip is for any OHS student, not just Spanish Club members. See you there!
The senior class is enjoying a local history tour today with Mr. Kufahl. This morning featured a visit to Alcove Springs where this picture was taken. This afternoon they'll be visiting historical places around Onaga, connecting the dots from our local past to present day.
Monday night, Tess Fairbanks finished up a very successful year as our FFA Northeast District Sentinel. We are so very proud of how she represented herself, family and the Onaga FFA. We are also very happy to announce that Kady Figge will be serving as the Northeast District President for the 2019-20 year. We are also very proud of how she competed and did so very well. Congrats to both Ladies. And thank you for allowing me to be apart of your success!!!!!
Tuesday, May 7th is Teacher Appreciation Day. We are extremely thankful for the wonderful teachers we have in our district and will be celebrating them the week of May 6th through May 10th.
Wednesday, May 8th is National School Nurse Day, so please take time to thank our school nurse for all she does for our students.
Wednesday, April 24th is Administrative Professionals Day, so please take time to thank all of our district secretaries, administrative assistants and other office professionals for making USD 322 great!
Tuesday, April 23rd is National Bus Driver's Day, so please take time to thank our district bus drivers for doing a great job and keeping our children safe!
OJH track athletes have been working hard and competing the past couple weeks. Below are some snapshots of our athletes in action.
Driver's education will be offered in Onaga this summer. Students must be 14 by May 29 and entering 9th grade in the fall. Many more details to be announced...stay tuned.
Last day of KRR After School Program for this school year is May 2.
Senior Aaron Schwartz was awarded an Ag Technician Scholarship from KanEquip. Congratulations Aaron!!
This morning Mrs. Kocher’s 1st hour Algebra 1 class went up to Redbud Assisted Living to help the residents get ready for Spring planting. We helped pull weeds and rake and gather leaves. We did a very good job at exhibiting Habit #6, Synergize. Posted by Clayton Szel.
Onaga Baseball team falls to Mission Valley in the double-header 0-10 and 0-6. Lots of improvement shown tonight. The boys continue to get better.
CDE Results Continued
Food Science- A-Team-5th
Halie Jeanneret-9th
B-Team-3rd
Casy Myers-4th
Agribusiness-A-Team-5th
K.C. Koelzer-9th, Peyton Wright-10th
Floriculture-A-Team-8th
Vet Science-A-Team-5th
Tess Fairbanks-10th
FFA Results From Super CDE Day
Ag Sales- A -Team 1st in Team Sales
Molly Minihan--1st, KadyJae Figge--8th
Milk Marketing-A-Team-3rd
Peyton Wright-9th, Katelyn VanDonge-10th
B-Team-1st
Joey Marten-1st, Madyson Buescher-7th, Josh Marten-8th, Mitchell Schwartz-10th
April 9th was International Winston Churchill Day. Churchill was a British politician, army officer, writer, and Prime Minister of the UK from 1940-1945. My favorite Churchill quote is shown with a photo I took in Wyoming. (shy = throw) Post by Halie Jeanneret
The Jr. High Leader in Me class practiced teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving skills untying the human knot!
Spring is here! The grass is growing back and the trees are sprouting new leaves. Things are warming up at Onaga High School as well, with the media drone taking some pretty neat shots of OHS's campus and students. For those who dream to fly, this one's for you. -Post By Ian Heit
Another gentle reminder for ordering 2018-2019 yearbooks!
OHS KAY club Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Leisure Land Park Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. Children ages 0-10 are welcome! Please bring your own basket or bag. The Easter bunny will be present for pictures if you wish. Hope to see you there!
The Onaga softball team won both games against St. Marys tonight, extending its winning streak to four games. Harley Smith pitched a complete game shutout in a 5-0 win, then Morghan Owens pitched four shutout innings in a 16-0 run-rule in game two.
Softball wins the opener 5-0. Hustle out to get supper and watch game 2!! Go Buffs!!
Harley Smith is retiring hitters left n right! Get out to the Onaga softball field ASAP.
Buffs lead 3-0 over St Mary’s JV in the bottom of the 4th
Reminder that there is no school for kids on Wednesday, April 10. It is a professional development day for all staff. Thank you.
This is Ian Heit, one of the seniors here at OHS. Ian has exercised the second habit (of The Leader in Me) which is “Begin With the End in Mind”. Ian is preparing for basic training with the U.S. Air Force beginning this July. Posted by Ian Morris
Onaga Softball gets its first “Run Rule” in history, beating Riley Co JV 11-0 in 5 innings. Harley Smith gets the W from the mound.
Some of USD 322 kids enjoying Havensville Living History Day.
A men’s wedding ring was found near the softball field. It is in the high school office for the owner to claim. Thank you.
Jr. High Track Opens Season @ Frankfort 4-4-19 competing against 6 schools. Team Placing: 7th Girls 3rd Place 7th Boys 4th Place 8th Girls 5th Place 8th Boys 3rd Place
Attention Parents of 9th - 12th graders: see the attached information from Mr. Koch regarding the process for ordering 2018-2019 yearbooks.
Today, April 4, is National Librarian Day! Stop by the library and tell our wonderful and lovely librarian, Mrs. Bergman, how much you appreciate her working at our school. Posted by Lilly Carl.
Did you know that today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day? This day honors paraprofessional educators, who may also be known as paras. Here is one of our paras, Mrs. Pinick. We would like to thank all of our paras for what they do for us!
Posted by Ian Morris
Did you know that prom is this Saturday April 6th? The festivities start with the Public Walk-Through at the Community Center from 4 to 5 pm.
6th Grade Leader of the Week (3/25-3/29) Angelique Smith "I use habit one Be Proactive by getting all my stuff done and turned in on time. I like this habit because I always know what's going on in my life."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (3/25-3/29) Tad Szel "I like habit 6 Synergize. I like to be with others that I can work with under stress and help compromise arguments.
Baseball team falls twice tonight in a double-header against Nemaha Central. Kaid Schwant crossed home plate for the first run in history. Marked improvements on display tonight, looking for more in the next 8 practices.
Come cheer on our softball and baseball teams in their first home meet! We are looking forward to shouting with you in the stands.
Onaga Baseball Hats are available to all. Flex fit comes in only 2 sizes; Sm/Med -OR- Large/XL. $20
Please let me know if you’d like one and what size you need.
-Coach Noel
Baseball & History lovers!: Join us in the OHS Commons Area TOMORROW, 3.30.19 at 1:30pm, to learn the history of the Kansas City Monarchs Baseball Team & the Legacy of African American Baseball, being presented by baseball historian Mr. Phil S. Dixon. This is free to the public.
Did you know that there is a program called Crayola Color Cycle that is devised to repurpose used markers rather than sending them to landfills. All around Onaga Elementary, students and teachers will be collecting used markers that are ready to be discarded.
The 7th habit, Sharpen the Saw, highlights the importance of regular personal renewal. Take a little time out of each day to renew your heart, mind, body and soul by seeking out the things that inspire you. Photo and post by Ian Heit.
The Onaga High Softball game scheduled for today @ Silver Lake has been cancelled and re-scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 @ Silver Lake. Start time remains the same 4:00 p.m.
The OHS track meet for today, Thursday, March 28 at Frankfort has been cancelled. A make-up date has not been set.
OHS Track Leader of the Week (3/18-3/22) Aaron Schwartz (Habit #2) "I use this habit in life when I start new things by giving it my all and ending the season the best way possible. Having the end in mind is a way to set a goal for yourself to be successful in what you do."
OHS Track Leader of the Week (3/18-3/22) Tess Fairbanks (Habit #2 - Begin with the end in mind) "I apply this to my life by setting my goals high and working hard to achieve them. Sometimes it is a struggle, but I always end up learning something from the challenge."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (3/18-3/22) Elocin Moran "My favorite habit is habit one, Be Proactive. I'm proactive by being a leader, listening to the teacher, and finding time to do work that I didn't finish in other subjects."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (3/18-3/22) Jackson Kolterman "The habit I use is Synergize. This means that if you work together you can achieve anything. For instance if you have a group of 3 you will get more ideas than you would working by yourself."
Author Rosie Bosse visited the Onaga School District last Thursday. Mrs. Bosse shared her experiences in writing and encouraged students to try to write books themselves. The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders enjoyed the experience. Posted by Ian Morris.
This is a reminder that there will be no school on Thursday, March 28th due to the full scale crisis event training.
A training exercise will be held March 27-28, at Onaga High School, according to Pottawatomie County Emergency Management. This will help prepare first responders for school emergencies. If you see first responders and emergency vehicles in Onaga on these days, do not be alarmed.
We want to see your child AT THE BEACH! Enrollment for KRR Summer Camp is still open with a few spots remaining. Packets were sent home last week. Please return ASAP. If you have questions or need another packet, contact Christy Koelzer.
UPCOMING TRAINING EXERCISE IN ONAGA - A joint training exercise will be held March 27th and March 28th, 2018, at the Onaga High School. This exercise will help prepare emergency personnel to respond to acts of violence. Personnel representing local agencies including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, emergency management, and hospitals will be participating in this exercise. Additionally, citizens may see actors in moulage (makeup to simulate injuries) in the area of the schools and the Onaga Community HealthCare Center on these dates. Citizens who see a large compliment of first responders and emergency vehicles in Onaga on these dates should not be alarmed.
Buffalo baseball falls to Nemaha Central 0-9 in 6 innings and 0-12 in 5. We made many improvements from our first night out, and look forward to hosting our first ever home game on April 1st.
The 8th Grade Science class organized Seuss & Science activities for the elementary students. The students made butter and Oobleck, worked with electronic boards and cup stacking, and observed a can crushing experiment.
The event was held last Thursday.
OHS softball traveled to Rock Creek tonight for a double header. Despite their effort, the team lost the first game 3-2 and the second 8-6.
Rosie Bosse, a local author, visited with elementary and Junior High students last week. She talked to them about how to write and publish a book and read one of her books she wrote about Curly, the Orphan Calf.
Onaga Middle School sixth grade student Zachary Peters looks through the books available at the book fair in the library. Reading is a good example of Habit #7 "Sharpening the Saw" and improving your mind. Posted by Lilly Carl.
The softball team will be playing Rock Creek at 4pm on Monday, March 25, at the field in Flush. The baseball games on Monday begin at 430 will be played in Seneca. The field in Seneca is located at 1600 Community. It is located across the street from the hospital. Good luck!
Onaga Baseball JV debuts at Rock Creek, falling 15-0 in 3 innings and 15-0 in 4 innings. Colby Henneberg is the first base runner in program history drawing a lead-off walk. Josh Marten records the first base hit. This group is really going to be fun to watch!
This morning, Onaga K-12 students had an assembly for the Leader In Me to discuss the private victory habits: Be Proactive (#1), Begin With the End in Mind (#2), & Put First Things First (#3). We also recognized students who have shown these habits in the past month.
Come to the Book Fair in the library! Our Librarian, Mrs. Bergman, has different kinds of books and other products for sale. So, if you are a kid that loves to read then come and buy a book at the book fair. Book Fair runs from March 6 to March 26. Posted by Lilly Carl
Happy Spring Equinox which is today, March 20! What do you think?! Can eggs be balanced upright any day of the year, or is it only possible on the equinox? Check it out: https://www.snopes.com/
Masters Champion Gene Gilsdorf working with our OHS weights classes
Everyone is invited to attend the Annual FFA Awards Banquet tonight (3/19/19)! Meal starts at 6:30 in the OHS Commons Area with the awards and service auction to follow. The new officer team will also be installed tonight! Please join us in recognizing our FFA's accomplishments.
Bsb will be AT ROCK CREEK on Thursday, starting at 4:30.
OHS Students enjoy an afternoon of fun together before the week long spring break they've been looking forward to. Special thanks to Mrs.Labbe and the KAYS association for putting on this event and hyping students up for spring break.
Did you know the odds of you finding a four leaf clover are 1 in 10,000?! Legend says that each leaf of has a different meaning! They are hope, faith, love, and luck! Have a fantastic Saint Patrick's Day!
Donnie Wright showcasing tremendous strength for a freshman.
Katie Figgie being spotted by Coach Kufahl
Enjoyed watching our junior and senior high athletes showcase their strength gains during the Onaga Lift a Thon. Had a large crowd present to cheer on our kids. Well done everyone.
OHS Track Leader of the Week: Tess Fairbanks (Habit #1 Be Proactive) "I think it's important to remember that life doesn't just happen to you, and ultimately you have control. Even when things are hard and nothing seems to be going right, I have control over how I act."
OHS Track Leader of the Week: Aaron Schwartz (Habit #5 Seek first to understand and then to be understood) "I apply it to my life by using it as a way to learn from my mistakes to make me a better person and teammate."
I can't possibly be the only person dreading the continuity of this long, bitter cold winter. Instead of continuing to dread these bitter cold winds and knee deep snow drifts, take a look at this beautiful spring picture as you prepare for a hopefully warm spring break next week.
I can't possibly be the only person dreading the continuity of this long, bitter cold winter. Instead of continuing to dread these bitter cold winds and knee deep snow drifts, take a look at this beautiful spring picture as you prepare for a hopefully warm spring break next week.
We have re-scheduled the author visit with Rosie Bosse for March 21, 2019.
6th Grade Leader of the Week LJ Koelzer (2/25-3/1/19) "I like Habit #3 Put First Things First. I do it by working with my dad before I play games. I like it because it keeps me organized."
6th Grade Leader of the Week (2/25-3/1/19) Delaney Figge " I picked Habit #1 Be Proactive because it really helps me in life. When I'm at home doing nothing I will be proactive and read my AR book."
KRR After School Program Parents: please note that we WILL have After School on March 19 and 21 (parent-teacher conference dates). We WILL NOT have it on March 27 and 28.
Due to the winter weather and windchill, Onaga Schools will be starting 2 hours late tomorrow morning, March 4th. No breakfast will be served.
A group of staff members attended a Leader In Me Symposium this week and engaged in a number of activities. They had a great time learning about ways to implement and practice TLIM skills on a daily basis.
The Leader in Me is not something we do....It’s who we are!
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Seuss, author of many well-loved childrens’ books. This is my quote I chose from him on photos I have taken and edited. My mother, Crystal, and my baby sister, Juliette, are the great posers in my photo.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Suess, author of many well-loved children's books. This is my favorite Dr. Suess quote.
“Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Due to some slick areas, Onaga Schools will be starting 2 hours late this morning, Wednesday, February 27th. No breakfast will be served.
The FFA Banquet and Service Auction has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 19 from 630-930 pm in the Commons. Thank you.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Suess, author of many well-loved childrens’ books. This is my quote I chose from him.
March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr.Suess, author of many well-loved children's books. This quote is my favorite.
As you may know March 2nd is the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Suess, I have selected just one of my favorite quotes from this well beloved childrens author.
6th Grade Leader of the Week (2/18-2/22) Phoenix Weixelman "I like Habit #5 Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. The reason is that I get self-conscience about what I say pretty easy and because I listen to people first before I talk."
Sixth Grade Leader of the Week (2/18-2/22) Jacob Ronnebaum "I like Habit #1 Be Proactive. I do my homework when I have time and before I play games."
Two NEW people were added to the "Onaga High School Athletics Hall of Fame" a few weeks ago. The new people added were Dana Pollock & Ron Lee. Both made big achievements and outstanding contributions to our athletics program.
Mrs. Uhl and Mrs. Huerter’s class discuss how they sharpened their saw for Leader in Me time every Monday morning. The kids enjoy hearing what their friends did over the weekend.
Friday fun days are the best because we get to synergize with our preschool buddies!!
Our Jr. High Scholars Bowl teams did well at the OTL tournament yesterday. Grade 7 placed 3rd with Grade 8 placing 4th.
Here are the full results:
A Team (Grade 8) 1st Frankfort, 2nd Centralia
3rd Doniphan West 4th Onaga
B Team (Grade 7) 1st Frankfort 2nd SPPS
3rd Onaga
Sixth Grader Leader of the Week (2/11-2/15) Heath Cress "My favorite habit is #3 Put First Things First and I use it every day by doing my homework before I play games."
Sixth Grade Leader of the Week (2/11-2/15) Elocin Moran "My favorite habit is #3 Put First Things First. I acquire this by putting more important things first and work my way down to the less important things."
DID YOU KNOW…We have our USD 322 Onaga Twitter account up and running again? Download the Twitter app and follow us @Buff322.
Yesterday was “love your pet day”! At Onaga Schools everyone expresses their love for Pepper our friendly furry therapy dog!
Boys season ends in Centralia tonight, falling 43-30, after trailing 32-9 at half. We are very proud of how they battled throughout the 2nd half.
Due to the winter weather, Onaga Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 20th.
Mrs. Uhl's and Mrs.Huerter's first graders practiced synergizing with hula hoops!
Due to the incoming weather, KRR After School Program Is canceled today, Tuesday, February 19th.
DID YOU KNOW.. our District Office was a 1940 WPA project? The WPA was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. See the plaque by the front door of the District Office.
DID YOU KNOW.. our District Office was a 1940 WPA project? The WPA was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. See the plaque by the front door of the District Office.
Halftime at D West
Lady Buffaloes are battling, down 24-29.
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.
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.
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!