Olympia High School

The Lady Spartan volleyball team played hard and put up a great fight but came up short tonight in 3 sets. Losing to New Berlin 25-23, 22-25, and 23-25. JV lost in 2 sets 25-23, 25-23, Freshman won in 2 sets 21-18, 21-10. Kill leader was Grace Small w/16, Grace Carter w/16 assist, Blocks was Gabby Dickhut w/3, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/18, Aces 1 apiece for Aubrey, Gabby Frye, Kinley Steinkamp, and Mallory Miller. Great efforts tonight ladies.!! R. E. F. N G2G+

It's year five of our dedicated Digital Citizenship outreach! Starting today we begin our annual focus on the six core areas of digital citizenship; providing resources and support for our Oly families. More details can be found here: bit.ly/OlyDigCitOverview

Just a reminder that tonight's High School Girls Volleyball match is at New Berlin. This year's homecoming court will be announced at Thursday's home volleyball match .

Olympia High School to perform the play “Sherlock Holmes” Olympia High School presents the drama Sherlock Holmes, an adaptation of the original script first performed in 1899. Our shows on October 11 and October 12 will be performed at 7:00 PM; there will be a matinee performance on October 13 at 2:00 PM. All performances will be on stage in the Olympia High School auditorium. A neatly-woven conglomeration of several of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories, this plot centers around Alice Faulkner (Natalie Collins), a young woman who holds certain documents which could, if made public, lead to an international scandal and perhaps even world war! Under the watchful eye of James and Madge Larrabee (Gage Hunt-Schroers and Mabry Lynn), poor Alice is trapped and helpless to escape their clutches. When safecracker Sid Prince (Felix Brown) brings her captors to consult the diabolical Professor Moriarty (Leo Durheim), it seems that Sherlock Holmes (Ainsley Mahoney) will have to use all of his wits to save the day. Doctor Watson (Grayson Rummel) leads the rest of a large cast who are either working for or working against Holmes as we wander from the streets to London to fine drawing rooms to Moriarty’s hidden lair. This production is directed by Wendy Wade, with tech design by Megan Whitecotton and costuming by Heather Schwarting. For ticket information, contact Wendy Wade at (309) 379-5941, ext. 3301.

JV volleyball played hard today at the St. Thomas Moore tournament. The JV girls went 2-1 in pool play losing to the eventual champions Arthur Christian. They beat Champaign Central and Cissna Park. Made the championship bracket but lost to go to the championship to Champaign Centennial in 2. Then played Fisher for third place and lost finishing 4th overall. Good job ladies proud of your efforts today. R. E. F. N! G2G+

Varsity Volleyball played a tough Pleasant Plains program tonight and held their own at all levels but lost. Varsity 18-25,&13-25, JV 15-25,25-21,&15-10, Freshman 21-16,&21-13. Varsity stat leaders: Kills Grace Small and Seda Pierce w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/7, Assists Grace Carter w/4, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn and Gabby Frye w/2, Blocks Aubrey Rycyzyn and Seda Pierce w/1. R. E. F. N ! G2G+

The OTP students received their first paycheck for working in the practical assessment exploration system-- PAES Lab, which is designed for students with disabilities to explore postsecondary workplace skills that generalize to the expectations of a variety of employment options. Students had to decide if they wanted to spend their paycheck at the PAES lab store or save their money for a bigger ticket item. They had to identify if they had enough money & calculate change.

Tough loss for Varsity Volleyball tonight to Illini Central. The Varsity won the first set 25-12, lost 19-25, and were up 24-19 before losing 24-26. Kill leader Grace Small w/14, Assists Grace Carter 15, Blocks Palmer sheets w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/ 20, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/3. JV won 25-14&25-13, Freshman won 21-10&21-8.

A huge congratulations to OTP student, McKale, who won a gold medal this past weekend at Special Olympics volleyball!! She & her team are off to state!! We are so proud of her 🏐🥇💛

The girls golf match schedule for today Sept. 23rd at North Greens in Atlanta has been cancelled.

Congratulations to the Varsity volleyball team for placing 2nd in the Fieldcrest tournament today. Super proud of all our girls!! The varsity beat St. Bede, lost to IB in pool play but went 3 sets, and beat BHS. Then in the championship bracket defeated Delevan in 2 sets, and lost in the championship match to IB.

Congratulations to the four swimmers that represented the Olympia Girls Swim Team today at the LaSalle-Peru Pentathlon. Olympia placed 2nd as a team! Individual placing were: Nora - 2nd Lola - 5th Sophia- 7th Abbie - 8th

The Girls Swim Team placed 2nd in the triangular meet at Washington on Thursday. Top finishers: 200 Medley Relay & 400 Free Relay - 2nd place (Sophia, Nora, Lola, Abbie H) Sophia Thomas- 2nd in 200 IM(PR) & 3rd in 100 Back(PR) Abbie Hoeft - 2nd in 50 Free(PR) & 100 Free(PR) Lola Finfrock - 2nd in 100 Fly(PR) & 500 Free(PR) Nora Collins -3rd in 200 Free PRs were also set by the following swimmers: Kahliyah Cooper - 500 Free & 100 Back Jayce Moser - 50 Free Abby Bridgewater - 100 Breaststroke

Varsity vb fought hard at Auburn tonight going 3 sets and losing. They won 25-14, lost 25-13, 23-25. Came close to meeting their team goal. Keep Working hard ladies! Jv&freshman both won in 2 sets. Kills Grace Small w/10, Assists Grace Carter w/13, Blocks Palmer Sheets w/1, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/15, Aces 1, for Aubrey Rycyzyn, Mallory Miller, Kinley Steinkamp, and Gabby Frye. Don't Stop Believing!!

Thank you to everyone who has come out to support the Girls Swim Team this season! The girls have been swimming great! Last week they competed at Richwoods and Dunlap. Although they took 2nd in both meets they had some great swims! Top results from Richwoods Meet: 1ST PLACE *200 Medley & 400 Freestyle Relays (Sophia T, Lola F, Nora C, Abbie H) *Nora Collins-100 Fly *Lola Finfrock-100 Free 2ND PLACE *Nora Collins-200 Free *Abbie Hoeft-50 Free *Sophia Thomas-500 Free *Abbie Hoeft-100 Breaststroke Top results from Dunlap Meet: 1ST PLACE *200 Medley Relay & 200 Free Relay (Sophia, Lola, Nora, Abbie) *Abbie H-200 Free *Lola-200 IM & 100 Back *Nora-50 Free & 500 Free *Sophia-100 Fly & 100 Breaststroke 2ND PLACE *Abbie H-100 Free

The freshman football game scheduled for today Sept. 19th vs. Athens has been cancelled due to a lack of available players for Athens.

Huge wins at Prairie Central for all 3 levels in Spartan volleyball tonight. All teams played great!✋Freshman won 25-15,25-17-JV won 25-21,25-19, Varsity won 25-23 &25-20! Kills Palmer Sheets&Grace Small w/5, Assists Grace Carter & Kinley Steinkamp w/7, Blocks Seda Pierce w/2, Digs Aubrey Rycyzyn w/8, Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/3. Way to go ladies we are proud of you all ! R. E. F. N! G2G+

The Olympia Transition Program took a trip to Blue Ridge Community Farm today in Chillicothe! The farm specializes in working with students with special needs. We were able to interact with farm animals, participate in music therapy, do crafts & learn about crops, animal care & farm knowledge. It was a great day of learning & fun! 🩵

Please vote for Jimmy Lollar to be Peoria Journal star athlete of the week: https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/athlete-of-the-week/2024/09/17/illinois-high-school-scores-vote-for-peoria-area-athlete-of-the-week/75249030007/

The Varsity and JV Vb teams competed@the Clinton classic tournament. Varsity fought hard but came up short. JV stole the show today and went undefeated winning the championship match vs Argenta-Oreana in 3 sets. A big congratulations to Coach Smith and the JV volleyball team.