OHS welcomed Ella, a certified therapy dog, to visit with students and staff during the 2nd Annual Destress Fest.
To help elevate stress during finals week, OHS celebrated the 2nd Annual Destress Fest. Destress Fest is a new Olympia tradition filled with games, snow cones, hot cocoa, and the new addition of yoga!
Tonight’s, 12/17, HS Wrestling Match at Eureka will be live streamed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpwR5En6c3fjRQ2p4gcZ2A
Help! My Kid Wants to Use Social Media! Get your kid -and yourself - ready for the next step with these conversation starters. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-my-kid-wants-to-use-social-media
The Olympia High School speech team competed at Normal Community this weekend and placed fifth as a team! Special congratulations to Varsity Tournament Champion in Oratorical Declamation - Grace Melick!
What mark will you leave on the world? What is your “purpose”? How can you foster an online identity for yourself that supports and drives forward this purpose?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRkhkO4fKAg&feature=youtu.be
Due to inclement weather, Olympia CUSD 16 will be running one hour late today, Monday December 16. Be safe out there!
Social media offers a chance to choose how we present ourselves to the world. We can snap and share a pic in the moment or carefully stage photos and select only the ones we think are best. Listen as students reflect on how this impacts their lives. http://bit.ly/Oly2DFV4
Lady Spartans with a win on the road over Tremont. 44 to 32. They improve to 9 - 1 on the season.
What Kind of Digital Footprint Do You Want To Leave?
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/education/Digital_Footprint_Animation_2017.mp4
Lots of middle schoolers are exploring and developing their own identities, and they often do this online and on social media. Some kids use multiple accounts, each for a different audience, but with this what’s real and what’s unrealistic can often get blurred. In this video, listen to other teens talk about the ins and outs of presenting themselves to others online, and consider what it means to “be yourself” in digital spaces. http://bit.ly/Oly2DFV3
Spartans fall short in their home opener to Prairie Central in a tough non conference match up. 62 to 57.
Check out this short video for your elementary kiddos around what a digital footprint really means. We already K-5 students posting and interacting online, so let's start some good habits early!
http://bit.ly/OlyDFV2
This past weekend the OHS Speech Team competed at Bloomington High School They had Varsity finalists in 11 events and JV finalists in 4 events. Special congratulations to Grace Melick, Varsity Tournament Champion in Oratorical Declamation.
Lady Spartans pick up home wins over Heyworth tonight. JV 44 to 29 and Varsity 56 to 34. Taylor Nowaskie 10 pts Colby Burt 11 pts and Abbi Bode with 23 pts.
MS Boys Basketball game at Dee-Mack tonight, 12/9 - 7th grade starts at 5:30pm.
As soon as you share the first photo of your kid, you're establishing their digital footprint. As kids get older and start creating their own content or engaging with others online, it's important for them to understand the tracks they're leaving behind and what those tracks might reveal. Parents can help guide kids toward creating the kind of footprint they can be proud of. https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-tips/k-5-digital-footprint-and-identity
As tweens and teens start sharing content and engaging with others online, it's vital for them to understand what they're leaving behind and what they might reveal. Help guide kids toward creating the kind of footprint they can be proud of @ http://bit.ly/Oly2DF (6-12)
Lady Spartans pick up a nice home win over Prairie Central in a non conference match up. 55 to 42
Many students are already posting and sharing information about themselves online. But in a world where oversharing might seem like the norm, it’s important for kids to think about their digital footprints. Listen to what other teens have to say about sharing on social media. Are you making the right sharing decisions? bit.ly/OlyDFV1