On April 1, 2025, voters in McLean County will vote on a 1% County Schools Facility Tax, also known as a one-cent tax. All school districts across McLean County have united to bring forward this request.
If approved, the one-cent tax will provide Olympia CUSD 16 with:
- Safety, security, and support, providing revenue for things like school resource officers and mental health providers
- Facility upgrades such as roof repairs, replacing doors, and completing the Ag/STEM classroom spaces, and adding a multipurpose space to the OHMS campus
- Property tax stability for homeowners- Districts can use the one-cent tax revenue to offset eligible expenses, and as a result, reduce the reliance on property taxes to cover these costs.
Learn more about how this referendum can make a difference by visiting our webpage at www.april1cent.info or contact us!
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Today's Activities
Help your children analyze the info around them, from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines, and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
Congratulations to Madeline Walker and Sidney Droe for being recognized at this year's Scholastic Art Awards in Springfield on Sunday, February 2nd! This arts program has been running since 1923 and gives regional and national art art and writing awards annually. Madeline earned a Silver Key and Honorable Mention for her digital art pieces, and Sidney also earned an Honorable Mention for her drawing piece. Nice work, Sp"ART"ans!
Today's Activities
Senior Spotlight!
Senior Spotlight
Thank you Counselors for all you do!
Senior Spotlight
Senior Spotlight
Today's Activities
With so much media and information coming at us through the television, phones, social media, and more, it's more important than ever for kids to understand the basics of media literacy. When kids can identify different types of news and media and the methods and meanings behind them, they're on their way to being critical thinkers and smart consumers.
Throughout the month, we will be sharing a set of five tips to help your children become critical thinkers of news and media. Here is a short video to get those conversations started!
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Congratulations to the 7th grade volleyball team for winning the Lexington volleyball tournament today!! They are undefeated on the day! Way to go ladies very proud of you all. 🖐️🙌R. E. F. N!G2G+
Today's Activities
The High School Wrestling team finished their regular season last night with a big 57-13 win over Morton, bringing our record to 24-6. Next up, we will be hosting regionals at Olympia on Saturday, February 8th. We hope you can come out and support our team!
Congratulations to Lelia & Braxton for being Employee of the Month for the PAES Lab & Secondary Transitional Experience Program within the Olympia Transition Program. They both exemplify hard work, determination & perseverance through their daily jobs. 🩵
Boys Home Game
If you want to know if someone is trying to trick you with a headline, think through a few of these five questions each time you read a shocking story. Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes Spartans!
Today's Activities
Thank you, Shannon from LIFE Center for Independent Living for coming out to Olympia to talk with students about the transition process. She is planning to come weekly to the Olympia Transition Program to provide instruction on employment, education, & independent living.
