The Olympia Outdoor Adventure Club hit the slops on Monday at Cascade Mountain in Portage, Wisconsin
The Olympia Outdoor Adventure Club hit the slops on Monday at Cascade Mountain in Portage, Wisconsin
Spartans finish off the regular season with a home non conference win over Clinton. 60 to 55. Ethan Davis and Hunter Berges with 18 point each.
State Champion in Humorous Interpretation Ethan Schopp
News from the IHSA State Speech meet. Ethan Schopp advances to the final rounds of Dramatic Interpretation and Humorous Interpretation
Happy Valentines Day! Students in Geography & Sociology are currently studying culture. They used today as an opportunity to write Valentine messages using content specific vocabulary! ❤️
Lane Miller pins his opponent in his first round match. He will wrestle again tonight at approximately 6:30pm.
Wesly Litwiller falls in his 1st round match at State. He will wrestle again tomorrow at 11:00am.
Congratulations to Olympia Speech. They qualified 7 for state tournament and finished 2nd!
Congratulations to Wesley Litwiller and Lane Miller for qualifying for IHSA State wrestling meet.
Congratulations to Alexis Finchum who has signed with Illinois Central College in East Peoria to play softball. She plans to major in physical therapy or athletic training.
Mrs. Mallers’s math class uses quizlet live to review their math and work collaboratively. The greatest part was when one of the two groups was stuck so both groups worked together to figure out the answer! Their problem solving abilities are impressive!!!
Final - Spartans 48, Knights 51
End of the 3rd - Spartans 33, Knights 37
Halftime at Fieldcrest, Spartans 17 - Knights 30.
End of the 1st Quarter - Lady Spartans up 13-10.
Lady Spartans play tonight against Fieldcrest in Minonk @ 7pm! Come Cheer them on in the Regional Championship!
Lady Spartans pick up the victory in the first round of regional
NOTICE: The Princess/Superhero Extravaganza on Sunday, Feb 10th has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
Feudalism Fun! World History students use their creativity to show their knowledge of the Middle Ages and the Feudal System which impacted this historical time period!
Freshman 🏀 Picks up the home win against Pontiac!
Pack the Place Tshirts $10! Get your order in as soon as possible! Send order with payment to OHS Jr Class
On Friday evening the Atlanta Public Library and Museum hosted a reception for their current exhibits which included a guest exhibit provided by the Smithsonian, a local exhibit, and student and community artwork. The exhibits and work share the common theme of community and school experiences in the rural setting. Pictured are Anne Usherwood, Evan Gaither, and Gabrielle Kaeb who had artwork and photographed interviews provided for the exhibit. Check it out during museum hours: Thursday-Saturday from 10am-3pm or Sunday at 12pm-3pm.
Olympia advances all 15 events to sectionals and tied for first at regionals!!! Congrats to the entire team!
Join us on Sunday, February 10th from 1-3 pm for a fun filled day with Princesses and Superheroes! Seats are still available so sign up today by e-mailing amanda.hapgood@olympia.org!
Just to clarify - The following activities are still on for today
HS Boys BB - practice 3:30pm
HS Girls BB - Game at Monticello
HS Wrestling practice at 3:30pm
HS Boys Swim meet cancelled, practice and team pictures at 3:30pm
Meet the Regional Speech Team 6:30pm HS Library
All activities are on as scheduled for tonight.
only change - Boys Swim meet cancelled. They will practice at 3:30pm.
Olympia West Elem School, 302 N School St, Minier, is open as a warming center. If your power is out and you need a warm, safe place and some food, you are welcome to come.
HS Boys BB that was cancelled today has been rescheduled for Mon. Feb. 4th, including the mini cheer clinic performance. HS Boys BB that was cancelled for tomorrow will be played at St. Joe on Feb. 6th. 8th grade regional boys BB will be played Fri. Feb. 1st at home.
Still 3 tables available! A great night to help support AfterProm! Last chance to get your table together, contact us asap if you are considering a table. See the flier for details!
Due to weather conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Monday, January 28, 2019.
Speech Team finishes 3rd at Spoon River Valley. Congratulations to tournament winners Max Cleveland, Walker Spaulding, Sam Webb, and Kelsey Lessen in two events.
Join NHS on Saturday, Feb 10th from 1-3 pm for an afternoon of games, treats, and activities with your favorite princesses and superheroes! Reservations required- $15 per child (includes one parent). RSVP by Feb 1 to amanda.hapgood@olympia.org. Proceed will be donated to charity.
Due to cold temperatures all Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Friday, Jan. 25.
Tonight is Senior Night for Girls' Basketball. St. Thomas More does not have enough players for a JV game, so we will play the varsity game at 6:00pm. Come out and support our Lady Spartans and senior Mary Grace Cleinmark.
Bienvenidos - Spanish Classes Host Students From Costa Rica
Due to the possibility of icy roadways, Olympia schools will dismiss early Wed., Jan. 23. OHS and OMS dismiss at noon; elementary schools dismiss at 12:30. All programs and activities are cancelled the rest of the day.
OHS is scheduled for a late start tomorrow. School will not begin until 9:25. As of now, the buses will run at their normal time unless you hear differently from Dr. Wise in the morning. We will run late start schedule rather than the pathway day schedule as we had planned.
Due to hazardous conditions, all Olympia Schools are closed Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
Congratulations to the Olympia Speech team on their showing at the prestigious Downers Grove South tournament. Kelsey Lessen semi finalist. Sam Webb and Max Cleveland 6th in HDA. Walker Spaulding 5th in SOS. Ethan Schopp 2nd in HI. Way to go Spartans!
Due to inclement weather, the OAC ski trip originally scheduled for Monday has been postponed to February 18th.
JV Wrestling, 7th Grade Boys Basketball Regional, Freshman Basketball, MS Wrestling, HS Boys Swimming all have been cancelled for Saturday, January 19th. All district buildings will be closed as well. Stay safe.
Tonight’s Boys Basketball game at St. Joe Ogden has been cancelled the rescheduled date is January 30th, 5:30 JV, 7 Varsity @ St. JO
Lady Spartans pick up a road conference win over Rantoul. 54 to 37. Current record is 17 wins and 8 losses. JV score - Rantoul 39 Olympia 36.
The high school boys basketball games at St. Joseph-Ogden on Friday Jan. 18th will start at 5:00pm for JV and 6:30pm for varsity.
Due to weather conditions, Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Congratulations to Olympia sophomore, Trevor White, for finishing 6th as an individual in the IHSA Bowling Regional at Taylorville. Trevor will advance to compete in the Sectional at Alton on Sat. Jan. 19th.
Due to visibility and road conditions, all Olympia schools will start one hour later then normal Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Lady Spartans hold on for home conference win over IVC 40 to 37. JV also earns a W.
Oly Swish Night at the Girls Basketball game vs. IVC.
OHS Mini Cheer Clinic- rescheduled for Saturday, January 26th from 12-3pm and performance at OHS Boys Basketball game on Tuesday, January 29th.
All district activities are cancelled for today Sunday Jan. 13th and all district buildings will remain closed.
All activities for Saturday Jan. 12th have been cancelled. All district buildings will be closed.
The mini cheer clinic that was scheduled for Saturday Jan. 12th has been postponed to Sunday Jan. 13th from 12 pm to 3 pm in the high school.
Great night of basketball tonight at Olympia. JV falls at the buzzer. Varsity over Unity 45 to 44. Blocked shot at the end to preserve the win. Congratulations to Unity's Elyce Knudsen on scoring her 1000th point.
Congrats to Freshman boys for their 61-53 win over St. Thomas More! Go Oly!
Congratulations to the Speaking Spartans for their second place finish at the Heyworth Tournament last Saturday. Congratulations to Varsity Champions Walker Spaulding, Ethan Schopp, Max Cleveland, and Sam Webb. JV Champions Neil Alford and Zach Manahan!
Tonight's high school girls' basketball games will be played in the middle school gym. Jv at 5:30pm Varsity at 7:00pm.
Feeling stressed with Finals? Come relax and enjoy some holiday food, drink, and cheer! Thursday of Finals Week in the OHS gym during Double Lunch.
There will be….
Bags, Snow Cones, Hot Chocolate, Chocolate Fountain, Games, & a Photo booth!
Congratulations to our outstanding NHS students on placing 2nd place in the Helper Helper School Service Challenge! Olympia has made an outstanding impact on our community and contributed more than 1,095 hours this fall semester, beating schools triple our size in service hours!
Loved seeing our students getting involved at the Bloomington Area Career Center Preview Day! #OlySpartanPride
Lady Spartans in overtime over Prairie Central 50 to 47 to pick up a conference win. Colby Burt with 21 pts. Abbie Bode 12 pts.
NHS Officers shop for Toys for Tots and the Humane Society
Lady Spartans pick up another win on the road over Tri Valley 47 to 31. JV also picks up another win. 36 to 31.
The home boys' swim meet scheduled for today Dec. 13th has been cancelled.
JOIN THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS! The Bloomington Normal Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (BNJATC) Training Director and apprentices lead the club in order to give youth an authentic experience working alongside professional electricians in the same training facility. Youth who are 12 by September 1st of this year are eligible to join whether or not they are currently in 4-H. There is a no-commitment information meeting on January 15th from 6 – 7 p.m. for parents and youth to learn more about it and then meetings will happen once a week starting January 22nd.
Lady Spartans pick up a victory on the road over IVC 51 to 36. JV also earns the W.
NHS Officers and Advisors at Purdue University for State Summit
Olympia History Club checking out the McLean County History museum
Congratulations to Jaden Eilts for signing her letter of intent to play softball at Lincoln College in Lincoln Illinois. Jaden plans on majoring in Exercise Science while at Lincoln. Good Luck next year as a Lincoln Lynx.
Olympia High School Varsity and JV girls basketball teams record non-conference victories over Tremont tonight.
OHS Civics students are playing cards!!!!! ...in order to learn about civic engagement.
Congrats to OHS for being recognized as a Featured School at the Raising Student Achievement Conference In St. Charles.
Olympia Freshman Orientation Wednesday December 5th! All incoming freshmen and parents are encouraged to attend.
Freshman boys 🏀 pick up the “W” against Eureka! 45-39
2018 Madrigal Performance.
2018 Madrigal Performance.
Freshman Boys 🏀 beats Unity 63-31!
Madrigal Mania Begins!
Spartans pick up JV and Varsity wins on their home opener over Peoria Heights. Varsity 51 to 45 JV 68 to 38
Lady Spartans pick up home JV and Varsity wins over Roanoke Benson. 43 to 17 and 47 to 19.
All IESA 7th Grade Regional Games and High School Girls Basketball games are still on for tonight.
Atlanta Community Tree Lighting is this Saturday, Dec 1 from 4:30 pm-6:00 pm. Caroling, cider, cookies, Christmas stories, and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
All Olympia schools will start one hour later than normal today, Monday, November 26, 2018.
Spartans pick up their first win of the year at the El Paso Gridley Tourney. 52 to 47 over Hartsburg Emden.
Lady Spartans win their home opener over El Paso Gridley. 49 to 43
English OHS students had a great time taking a behind the scenes tour at the Bloomington Public Library plus we took part in a scavenger hunt!
OHS students had a great time exploring the Bloomington Public Library! We enjoyed learning about all the incredible resources BPL has to offer! Thanks Mrs. Shelton for organizing this awesome field trip!
Intermediate Algebra students find real life parabolas using Desmos
Lady Spartans pick up another win in the Clinton Tourney. 42 - 26 over DeeMack.
Coach Hoffman’s Unified P.E. class had a great and challenging experience in the inflatable obstacle course! A special thanks to our National Guard recruiters for giving us this great experience!
Lady Spartans start the season off with a 59 to 52 win over Tri Valley at the Clinton Tourney.
Freshman Fun Night is this Friday November 16th from 6-8PM. All Olympia High School Freshman are welcome to attend. This FREE event includes open gym, video gaming and inflatable obstacle course.
Here is the link to our Veterans Day Assembly if any one wants to view beginning at 8:30 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrnlm2Ph1OQ
Olympia Speech took 4th place as a team at our first meet. We took first through third in Varsity DDA, first in JV DDA, and First in Varsity HI. Congrats speeches!
Start of the boys cross country state championship
The start if the girls cross country championship.
OHS Student Council hosted a Cenois District of Student Councils workshop today. We had a great time building our leadership skills. #OlySpartanPride
Key Club is sponsoring a clothing drive for the Olympia District schools beginning Nov. 5 and ending Nov. 16. They need clothing of all sizes 3T through adult. They are in most need of pants including leggings, sweat pants, jeans, and track pants. The clothing may be new or gently used. There will be a collection box in the high school office.#OlySpartanPride
Spartan Bowlers had a spooktacular practice at Minier Lanes on Halloween! A big thanks to Danny Brown for hosting our team for 7 years!
Get ready for Trivia Night February 2, 2019 at the Danvers Township building. Get you team in before the tables fill up! We are currently accepting reservations. $200 per table of 8 players. A fun night to support the OHS After Prom. Hope to see you there!
Congrats to sophomore cross country runner Savanah Beavers for being an individual medalist at the IHSA sectional meet at Elmwood on Saturday. Savanah placed 10th out of 138 runners.
National Honor Society is hosting Haunted Halls this Sunday, Oct 28th from 1-3 PM. Children Pre-K through 5th grade invited! Free admission with accepted donations for local charities. NEW! Spooky Hallway added!
As we approach the General Election, don't forget that there's a ton of info available on my OHS teacher page..feel free to check it out and be an educated voter. (Your Olympia son or daughter can tell you how to get to the page!!!!!)
2018-2019 Yearbooks are on sale at OHS - please see this link for more information
Please play this video for your advisory students on Wednesday, and yearbook staffers will be around to distribute yearbook order forms to your kiddos:
https://youtu.be/qep091bRD6A?t=4
Volleyball wins in 2 over Canton in the Macomb Regional. Will face Quincy Notre Dame tomorrow at 5:30pm in Macomb at the Washington St. Gym.
Tonight's regional volleyball match is at the Washington Street Gym in Macomb not at Macomb High School
Special congrats to the following top-10 finishers at the Farmington Regional XC meet today. Payton Wille(9th), Savanah Beavers(5th), Logan Wheeler(8th), & Jon Neville(6th)!
Congrats to both XC teams for advancing to the sectional meet next Saturday. The gals finished second place and the guys were Regional Champs at Farmington today.
There seems to be some confusion on tonight's football game times. The JV game against IVC will be tomorrow at 1:00pm at IVC. The varsity game at IVC tonight will start at 7:00pm.
80 Blocks For Kate Dreyer and and 1000 digs for Kalli Terrell!
Geography students visited McLean, IL today to begin a Cultural Landscape Study, looking at cultural patterns and processes and investigating the impact of globalization.
Congrats to the Olympia High School gals and guys XC teams! Both teams took 1st place at the 20-team Effingham XC Invitational. Individual trophy winners for the girls were: Renee Hallstein(29th), Hannah Lawless(20th), Mary Grace Cleinmark(17th), Maddie Litwiller(15th), Payton Wille(2nd), and Savanah Beavers(1st). Individual trophy winners for the guys were: Jake Spaid(23rd), Lucas Lawless(18th), Alec Pfeffer(17th), Owen Dare(16th), Carter Fairfield (15th), Parker Kistner (12th), Anthony Ragland (8th), Charlie Kistner(5th), Logan Wheeler(4th), and Jon Neville(2nd). Good luck to both teams at Regionals next Saturday at Farmington!
Congratulations to Aurora B. for being chosen to be on the student selection panel for the Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award! Students on the panel will read up to 75 books, this fall, in order to pick ten for the Lincoln Book Award for next school year.
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Volleyball, Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country Senior Night is next Tuesday, October 16th, before the Olympia vs. St. Joe-Ogden Varisty Volleyball Game. Senior parents that have athletes being recognized please meet in the HS Commons by 6:30pm.
Fall Senior Night for Football, Cheerleading, Marching Band, Boys Golf and Girls Golf this Friday, October 12th at 6:40pm, before the Olympia vs. St. Joe-Ogden Football Game. Senior parents that have athletes being recognized please be at the South end of the track at 6:30pm.
The JV football game scheduled for Monday Oct. 8th at Prairie Central has been cancelled.
JV Volleyball won their pool today and lost a hard fought championship match to U-High.
National Honor Society is hosting our 4th annual Haunted Halls event! Pre-K thru 5th grade students are invited. Trick or treating, games, face painting, and a NEW very spooky hallway for students ages 6-10. Free admission with donations accepted for local charities!
Carley Martin, Nicholle Schuerman, Gracie Salvator, & Erin Turner are moving onto Sectionals. Way to go Spartan golfers!!
Carley Martin, Nicholle Schuerman, Gracie Salvator, & Erin Turner are moving onto Sectionals. Way to go Spartan golfers!!
Congratulations to the Olympia girls golf team for their 4th place finish at the Lincoln Regional Golf tournament. Great job ladies!!
The JV Football game scheduled for Monday October 1st has been cancelled.
OHS Student Council offers up a sneak peek of the Homecoming dance photo op!
Spanish 3 students celebrated Homecoming by learning about different dances in Spanish-speaking countries and even tried the Cha-Cha!
Kaelyn Leverson was selected to the All Tournament Team at Pekin!
Come out and cheer on the Spartans tonight at 7:00pm at the Homecoming Football Game.
Jayden and Mckenzie are painting a large canvas in the OHS Art room. Students have been collaboratively painting on it for the past 3 years!
The cross country guys took the 2nd place team trophy at the El Paso Invite, defeated by a slim margin of 4 points by the #1 ranked Clifton Central. Individual medalists included Carter Fairfield(15th), Parker Kistner(14th), Anthony Ragland(13th), Charlie Kistner(11th), Logan Wheeler(9th), and Jon Neville(5th). Great job guys!
Cross country gals take 2nd at El Paso Invite, giving #2 ranked Eureka a run for their money! Individual medalists included MaryGrace Cleinmark(16th), Ellen Springer(10th), Payton Wille(8th), and Savanah Beavers(6th). Great job gals!
This week’s “Player of the Week” is (Stanford) Olympia’s 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter Kalli Terrell. Terrell is a four-year varsity standout who recently recorded her 800th career dig. She also averages 3.8 kills per set and has 455 kills in her career. illprepvb.com
Team Relays this morning at Wednesday Assembly - Tug of War - Go Spartans #OlySpartanPride
The Homecoming bonfire has been postponed to tomorrow night, Wednesday Sept. 26 after the home soccer games at approximately 7:15 pm
Joe is learning office skills in the incredible PAES Vocational Training Lab! Students are learning valuable job skills in addition to soft skills while assessing their own preferences towards different work experiences.
Homecoming is so much fun at Olympia! The kids really came together for impressive door and hallway decorations!
Mrs. Shelton's English class just finished a unit on writing professional emails! We are connecting our daily work to the real world! #OLYSPARTANPRIDE
No Freshman Volleyball Game Tonight. JV Volleyball Game starts @ 6pm and Varsity Pack the Place starts @ 7pm. Come out and support your Spartan Volleyball!
Olympia homecoming under way as students enjoy “flick on the field.” Perfect night to enjoy Lights, Camera, Spartans.
English 1 students had fun presenting a mock trial for the short story The Tell-Tale Heart.
Hannah and Kacie love collaborative learning on their ChromeBooks! #olyspartanpride
Olympia Girls golf team celebrated senior night by defeating Fieldcrest and extending their record to 11 wins.
The high school volleyball games schedule for today Sept. 20th at Monticello will be played at Monticello Middle School.
Congratulations to the Olympia girls golf team with their 4th place finish at the Illini Prairie Conference meet!
Congratulations to the Olympia girls golf team with their 4th place finish at the Illini Prairie Conference meet!
Academic Learning Strategies practicing their teamwork and perseverance skills!
The JV Football game for today has been cancelled due to a lack of players by our opponent.
The Olympia Golf Girls bring home more bling placing 3rd at the LeRoy Invite. Congratulations girls!!
Congrats to the cross country guys for another 1st place team trophy. For the second weekend in a row, they were team champs at a large invitational; this time at Bureau Valley High. Individual trophy winners were Logan Wheeler(8), Jon Neville(10), Charlie Kistner(15), Carter Fairfield(16), Owen Dare(18), Anthony Ragland(24).
Dual-credit students visited Heartland Community College to learn about the benefits of taking college courses in high school. Students also learned about services and facilities available to them as College NOW students.
Congrats to the cross country gals for a strong third place team finish at the 20-team XC Invitational hosted by Bureau Valley High. Individual trophy winners included Savanah Beavers(8th), Payton Wille(9th), Ellen Springer(18th), Sydnee Usherwood(19th), & MaryGrace Cleinmark(22nd).
Great Night at Olympia. Spartans over Central Catholic 22 to 15. #OlySpartanPride
Olympia High School STEM Club was awarded a transportation grant from the American Mold Builders Association to attend the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2018 in Chicago Illinois. This summit took place on Friday September 14th. The purpose of this trip was to educate, inform and excite students about careers in the manufacturing industry. The IMTS trip allowed students to visit with leading technologies which included: design, 3D printing/rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing, machine and tool monitoring, automation, robotics, measurement, data acquisition and analytics, and the Cloud. Students had an opportunity to meet individuals currently working in these fields and ask questions. Overall this trip increased their knowledge within STEM related fields, use of technology within industries and allowed students to network with those within the field.
For more information about this trip see the following website: https://www.imts.com/student/index.html
Students had a great time and can't wait to go again in 2020!
STEM Club sponsors
Mrs. Bowers & Mrs. Benjamin
Olympia High School STEM Club was awarded a transportation grant from the American Mold Builders Association to attend the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2018 in Chicago Illinois. This summit took place on Friday September 14th. The purpose of this trip was to educate, inform and excite students about careers in the manufacturing industry. The IMTS trip allowed students to visit with leading technologies which included: design, 3D printing/rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing, machine and tool monitoring, automation, robotics, measurement, data acquisition and analytics, and the Cloud. Students had an opportunity to meet individuals currently working in these fields and ask questions. Overall this trip increased their knowledge within STEM related fields, use of technology within industries and allowed students to network with those within the field.
For more information about this trip see the following website: https://www.imts.com/student/index.html
Students had a great time and can't wait to go again in 2020!
STEM Club sponsors
Mrs. Bowers & Mrs. Benjamin
Dual credit field trip to the Heartland campus, checking out the impressive library!
Congratulations to the Olympia Girls golf team on their win over LeRoy. The girls extend their record to 8 & 4.
A beautiful day for Barbie Bungee! CAT1 students applied their predictions from their linear regression project to give Barbie a thrill jump from the top of the football bleachers! We can happily report Barbie enjoyed her time!
Volleyball sweeps PC Hawks at Home! Kalli Terrell records her 800th career dig tonight!
First meeting of the AFTER PROM committee will be held this Sunday September 16 from 5-6pm in the OHS cafeteria. Please come support our kids by providing a fun, safe environment for after the prom this Spring. We need Freshman through Senior parents to get involved in planning this fun evening. We will also be planning our second annual Trivia Night, and look forward to your input. Please call or email Angie Davis at angie.davis@olympia.org if you are interested in helping but can not attend the kick-off meeting. Hope to see you there!
Thanks to Aurora Bauer for the Media Center display on this somber day in American history
JV comes home with hardware! 4th place at IVC!
Congratulations to the girls XC team for a 5th place finish at the 62-team invitational at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Individual medalists included Savanah Beavers(23), Payton Wille(29), Ellen Springer(35), and MaryGrace Cleinmark(48).
Congrats also to the boys XC team for bringing home the 1st place trophy from the 62-team invitational at Detweiller Park at Peoria. Individual medalists included Jon Neville(17th), Logan Wheeler(24th), Charlie Kistner (35th), and Carter Fairfield(44th).
Volleyball sweeps at Decatur MacArthur! #DIG
OHS students volunteered at the Helping Hands Foodbank in Stanford this afternoon. This is our 5th year volunteering for this awesome community resource! #olyspartanpride
Varsity Volleyball gets the “W” at home vs. IVC. Freshman and JV go down in 2 sets each.
The JV Football Game scheduled for today Sept. 3rd at Olympia has been cancelled. Our opponent had to cancelled due to a lack of players. Attempts to find a replacement team were unsuccessful.
Varsity Volleyball goes 3-1 at the Central Illinois traveling tournament.
Photography class took their cameras to the nature trail today as a part of their landscape photography unit!
We had an awesome first day in Art Club! Students planned upcoming projects and began working on independent works.
Congratulations to Carley Martin for her first place finish at Metamora Fields. Oly Girls move their record to 7 and 1.
Olympia Spartan Volleyball Team picks up a great home victory tonight over Metamora in two sets. Great play ladies - great fan section Spartans. #OlySpartanPride
Congratulations to the Olympia Bowling team! The Spartans brought home 7 medals from the regional tournament on Saturday! Caleb Busick will be advancing to sectionals in October! Please congratulate these accomplished athletes!
Savanah Beavers takes 5th place in the girl’s varsity race at St. Thomas More’s 22-team XC invitational. The girl’s team was 2nd overall and the boys team was 3rd.
Congrats to the Olympia Girls Golf team with their win over Tri-Valley. First place honors goes to Gracie Salvator, who shot a 43.
Civics class is back in action for the new school year!
Congratulations to the Olympia Girls Golf Team on their win over Limestone and Elmwood. 1st place honors go to Gracie Salvator.
Calling all Junior parents and students, or any other willing parents and students! The Junior Class is in need of help in the concession stand this fall.
Sign up using the link and look for more info soon!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E054DACA62BA31-junior1
Congratulations to the girls golf team placing 1st at the Blue Ridge Invite.
Got our Championship Trophy from McLean County 4H Fair Queen! Congratulations Morgan!!
Caleb Busick brought home the gold in the running long jump! Congrats to our state champ! #olyspartanpride #soillsummergames2018
Congrats to Caleb Busick for bringing home the gold! Caleb is the state champion for long jump! #olyspartanpride #soillsummergames2018
Proud to represent Olympia at the BACC Business Recognition Breakfast. Thanks to the dozens of local businesses that have provided plenty of opportunities for helping our students become career ready. #OlySpartanPride
Teachers working during summer break 😊 #socialstudies #curriculumrevisions
Another successful girls basketball camp! Thank you 3-8th graders for coming and working hard! #OlySpartanPride
We had an amazing day at Lake Bloomington celebrating our Seniors! #OlySpartanPride
It's graduation day for the Spartans! Livestream link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDG9jrUpUqnOUknhQpGI-A/featured
Olympia Spartans are Softball Regional Champs #OlySpartanPride
OHS Cheer Tryouts next Wednesday & Thursday (5/23 & 5/24) at 6pm-8pm. Anyone interested must pick-up a packet located in OHS & OMS offices
We had an amazing day at Lake Bloomington celebrating our Seniors! #OlySpartanPride
OHS students celebrate their beloved classmate Arthur before his big move. #OlySpartanPride
And it looks like the Seniors are biting too! #OlySpartanPride.
The fish are really biting at the Senior picnic! #OlySpartanPride.
Civics Seniors say goodbye on the last day of class. #MakeCivicsGreatAgain #OlySpartanPride
Class of 2018 #OlySpartanPride
Proud seniors finish inaugural Heartland math course at Olympia. #OlySpartanPride
Chem students mapping their learning to review. It feels like Final Season!!
Volunteer opportunities at Minier Corn Daze for OHS students on August 5. Contact connie.schroeder@olympia.org for more information.#OlySpartanPride
Olympia Relay for Life raised $1,302 for the American Cancer Society!#OlySpartanPride
Congratulations to all who participated in Saturday Night Live 2018. It was a fun night of jazz and OHS talent!
Olympia at Relay for Life! #OlySpartanPride #OlyGivesBack
Sociology students preparing for Final Summatives. #flexibleLMC #OlySpartanPride
Keaton Fogler placed 1st in the Illinois State Freestyle Wrestling Tournament this past weekend and will compete in USA Nationals at Fargo, ND this summer!
What do you do at the last soccer practice of the season? You have Kona Shaved Ice Truck come out and suprise your girls!! Lets them have some fun!!
Last regular season game. With our favorite crew! So why not take a picture after a great 1-0 victory!
Lady Spartans Soccer wins on senior night 1-0 over Bloomington. This marks the 14th win of the season for the girls. Adding to record win total!!
Congrats to Close Spracklen for earning top honors for her honor council book at IASC State Convention! #OlySpartanPride
Congratulations to Beth Ann Deal representing OHS at the IPA Recognition Luncheon. #OlySpartanPride
How awesome to be able to recognize an Olympia champion! #BreakfastofChampions #OlySpartanPride
StuCo enjoying the IASC State Convention
Congratulations to SRO Jordan Krone and his family on the addition their new daughter. #OlySpartanPride
Lady Spartans soccer gets their 13 win of the season tonight with a 2-1 win over Monticello. What a great night for these girls!!!
Hannah and Joey are hard at work making brownies and writing thank you cards for Ms. Hansen, their ISU practicum teacher this semester. We will miss you! #OlySpartanPride
Thank you parents, teachers, administrators and community for supporting After Prom! #olyspartanpride
Great win last night. 5-0 over LSA for the 12 win of the season. Great effort by all in the game!
Final concert of the year for Olympia Wind Ensemble under direction of Mr. Mitchell Lutz. #OlySpartanPride
Prom 2018 - Congrats to Queen Morgan Aldridge and King Brock Gottschalk #OlySpartanPride
Soccer signings. Jaci Terrell signs with ICC and Addie Ewalt signs with Olivet Nazarene University. Congratulations and Goid Luck
OHS Spanish 4 students went to Oly South to teach 4th graders a lesson about colors, numbers, and greetings! #OlySpartanPride #español
Congratulations Emme Olson and Mason Marquis - Illini Prairie Scholar Athletes #OlySpartan Pride
Dr. Jodlowski and Mr. Jones at NIU Anti-Bullying Conference learning good things to bring back to OHS!
Just a reminder there is no school on Friday, April 27. Juniors and Seniors make sure you get your prom/post prom tickets before Thursday.
This week is your last opportunity to purchase a 2017-2018 yearbook! Please see article on the website for the link.
Prom tickets are on sale during Jr/Sr lunch at OHS this week. Prom is April 28, 2018 in the Prairie Ballroom at ISU from 7:30 to 10:30.
Congratulations Josh Kaminski and Chloe Hilt on your recognition at IPA luncheon! #OlySpartanPride
Enjoying the sounds of Illini Prairie band festival. Way to go Spartan musicians #olyspartanpride
Good luck Class of 2019 on the SAT today! You got this!!! #OlySpartanPride
The April/May Newsletter is arriving today via email - make sure you take some time to read about all the activities! #OlySpartanPride
Congratulations to OHS teacher, Wendy Bowers, who won an Outstanding STEM educator award - Mrs. Bowers was given a $1000 grant to use for her STEM classes.
Reminder OHS has a late start on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018.
Reminder Wednesday, January 24th is an OHS late start day.
Volunteers Needed for YH4L on October 3rd.
OHS hosted regional XC meet.
Olympia FFA Takes 2nd at State Horse Judging!