High School Students who won the first weekly drawing for PBIS - each proudly holding their bottle of Spartan Blue Gatorade.
Spartan Night is underway!
The Olympia FFA Chapter will have sweet corn for sale at the fall Spartan Night at the high school at 5:30pm on Aug. 23rd. Please support your local FFA.
Spartan Night! This Friday, August 23rd starting at 5:30pm. Come out and meet your 2019 Fall Activity Participants!
The Boys Golf Scramble scheduled for today Aug. 20th at North Greens in Atlanta has been cancelled.
Live life like there is no tomorrow! #RAOK
Live life like there is no tomorrow! #RAOK
Olympia administrators enjoying Random Acts of Kindness Challenge #Olyspartanpride
We will be holding FRESHMAN BLAST OFF on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Transportation will be provided from each community, Students will arrive at the school by approximately 9:20 AM and will be dismissed at 11:30. Contact the high school office with additional questions.
There was an error on the parking permit letters that went out to Juniors and Seniors. The letter should have read THURSDAY, August 1st not Wednesday as the date to get permits. Sorry for the error!
Olympia State Softball Shirts are in!! If you placed an order come by the OHS main office to pick yours up Thursday, July 11th from 12-4pm or Friday, July 12th from 11:30-1:30pm. If you have any questions please email Kim Logsdon at kim.logsdon@olympia.org
Marching Spartans representing at the Hopedale 4th of July!
The new High School lockers have started to arrive!
Congrats to Michal Weber for getting 6th place in the Promotional Bulletin Board competition at the 2019 SkillsUSA National Championship!
LAST STOP for the Bus O Fun college tour: Case Western Reserve University
1. They house the largest Maker Space in the world. It has 7 floors and is called the Think Box
2. Selective admissions with 2/3 of students applying in the STEM field
3. Over 50% of students double major
4. They host 2-3 info sessions a year in northern IL for interested students
5. They have highly selective pre-professional programs where students go straight in without additional MCAT or LCAT
Bus Stop #11: 5 Facts from John Carroll University
1. Smaller suburban Jesuit school with strong focus on service
2. 175 service trip opportunities per week for students
3. Football program has 9 Alumni connections in NFL head staff positions, 2 being GMs
4. Strong alumni network assisting students with internships and housing when filling internships
5. Partnership with Cleveland Clinic Hospitals in a number of STEM programs and research positions
Bus Stop #10 for Mrs. Steve: Allegheny College
1. Require students to select a major and minor from different disciplines to broaden scope of education.
2. Students on campus complete around 70,000 hours of non-required service per year.
3. Professors are evaluated on teaching and not on their ability to do research, but are rewarded for their undergrad research initiatives
4. #2 Environmental Science program in the nation and will be a Climate Neutral campus-wide in 2020.
5. All students complete a senior comprehensive experience
Bus Stop #9: Penn State University Top 5 Facts
1. 20% of Meteorologists come from Penn State
2. Hospitality Management is strong with great experiential learning opportunities
3. Penn State has 20 different campuses throughout the state. Students typically do not get denied, but accepted into alternate campus with the goal of transferring to the main campus.
4. 15 minute walk from each of the academic ends of campus
5. 20,000 students fill the student section at home football games
Steve’s Top 5 from Stop #8: Bucknell University
1. 97% employment/grad school placement after graduation
2. New university farm servicing fresh school produce and research
3. 100% PhD faculty taught courses
4. 50% of students study abroad
5. Test optional application
Bus Stop #7: Dickinson College Top 5
1. 95% medical and law school placement
2. 60% of students do research, internships, AND study abroad
3. Ranked #1 for Global Focus
4. 100% Internship guarantee
5. Graduates include CEOs from LL Bean and Justin’s Peanut Butter
