Olympia CUSD 16

Most kids will encounter mean behavior at some point in their digital lives. For some kids, this experience is a blip that's easily forgotten, while for others it can have deep, long-lasting effects. For parents, the key is staying involved in kids' lives -- both online and off -- so they can step in and offer help if necessary. With guidance from parents and educators, kids can learn how to dodge the drama and stand up for others.​ Throughout October we will be sharing 6 different tips for families to encourage best behavior when approaching the topics of Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, and Hate Speech with your families. 1) Define your terms 2) Check in about online life 3) Role-play 4) Encourage upstanding 5) Take breaks 6) Review worst-case steps

The OHS XC teams had an outstanding day at the Peoria High School Invitational held at Detweiller Park today! Each team was limited to 7 runners and all 14 of our runners had either a season-best time (5 of them) or an all-time best (9 of them). The girls’ team finished 10th out of 34 1A and 2A teams. The Lady Spartans were the top 1A team in the field today. Sophomore Amelia Kistner (18:54) led the team, followed by Abby Litwiller (19:32), Anna Bieber (19:45), Emma Swartzendruber (20:08), Cam Lawson (20:22), Kaylie Dare (21:02), and Raquel Birky (21:25). The boys finished 29th out of 41 1A and 2A teams. Junior Logan Demling (16:23) was Olympia’s leader today, followed by Cooper Phillips (16:42), Caden Clark (17:07), CJ Moore (17:31), Evan Petri (19:46), Landon Smith (19:56), and Paul Yeary (22:02). Congratulations everyone!!

Digital citizenship continues to grow in importance each year. Starting in Oct. we begin our monthly focus of six areas of digital citizenship, providing resources and support for our Oly families. More details on this annual outreach can be found here: bit.ly/OlyDigCitOverview

Save the date for Olympia’s National Honor Society Halloween Fest!

Due to lack of interest, the Business Club Trivia Night scheduled for October 8th has been canceled

Congratulations to the OHS girls golf team for placing 6 out of 14 at the Metamora Regional. The team recorded a season best 368. The Lady Spartans were led by Madi Barnes and Lexy Douglas who will be moving on to the Kawanee Sectional on Monday.

The OHS XC teams raced yesterday at the notoriously challenging course at the 16-team El Paso-Gridley Invitational. The girls’ team brought home the third place trophy, with Amelia Kistner (7th), Anna Bieber (18th), and Emma Swartzendruber (20th) finishing in the medals, while Cam Lawson and Kaylie Dare rounded out the top-5 for the team. The boys finished 7th, with Logan Demling (17th) finishing in the medals and Cooper Phillips, Caden Clark, CJ Moore, and Evan Petri filling in the top-5 for the team. At this meet, the coaches choose one girl and one boy for the Gourd Award. This award goes to the athlete that they feel had the best personal race of the day. This year’s Gourd Award recipients were foreign exchange student Irati Zaldua and freshman Paul Yeary.

OMHS Families, new this year, subscriptions for the food boxes are still being accepted. Contact michelle.maris@olympia.org or 708-689-3175 to see if your family qualifies.

OMHS Families and students- Friday Market returns October14th! We will have limited school supplies, personal care products, and snacks. Spartan Food Box subscription will also be available for pick up. Contact michelle.maris@olympia.org with questions.

The Agriculture Science and Advanced Biology students went to Bayer's Roanoke Focus Site to learn about corn and wheat research. Students learned about different crop modification techniques such as selection, crossbreeding, backcrossing, and genomic editing.

The Olympia Student council is accepting senior baby pictures for the homecoming beautiful baby contest. Get your pictures to Mrs. Cooper by October 13th.

Olympia JV football gets a big 38-14 win over New Berlin tonight. Great Team Win. Bobby Fairburn and Cole Bauer score their first career TD's tonight. Rashad had two TD's and the Defense forced 4 fumbles and Luke Hopkins execute a perfect onside kick. #spearsup

During Institute Day, Olympia South’s staff explored the concept of teacher clarity and reflected on the importance of setting clear expectations when assessing student learning. Here they are showcasing their work from their professional development time. We are lucky to have such awesome staff in our district who are committed to making learning at Spartan Nation quality!

The Olympia Education Association, the Board of Administration and Administration welcomed over 350 staff members and their families at our annual tailgate Friday night. We appreciate our staff and were thankful so many could attend.

Elementary science teachers spent some of the institute day working on enhancing their science instruction. The goal is to engage students so they are forced to problem solve and think critically - like scientists!

Late Night Reminder! Tomorrow is an institute day and therefore students will not be in attendance. Our staff, meanwhile, will be hard at work making Spartan Nation the best possible environment for learning!

Spartans move to 3 and 2 on the season with a win over New Berlin.

Due to inclement weather OMS Cross Country is going to cancel practice. We will see everyone tomorrow at 7:45 (or 7:30 for volunteers) for our home meet!

Congratulations to Ethan Barnes for advancing to the IESA State Golf Tournament last week. He shot a 92, placing 49th overall. Great Job!!!!

The OMS Softball team is off to state. Thank you to Stanford Fire and Police, Danvers Fire and Police, McLean Police, McLean County Police, Minier Police and EMS, and Mt Hope Funks Grove EMS for the escort. Lady Spartans take on Frankfort Hickory Creek today at 10:30 am