Family Tip 4: Encourage upstanding.
Let kids know that supporting someone who is being bullied can make a big difference. If they feel safe confronting the bully, they should. If not, a PM can help someone through a tough time. Speaking up against hate speech is important too!
All activities / practices are cancelled for today, February 16th. Stay Safe Spartans!
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As humans, we thrive on social connections and group associations. But this tendency can also lead us to be suspicious of people outside our group. This fear -- xenophobia -- can be overcome by more exposure to people who are different from us. However, the internet can often make this more difficult. Help your kids recognize this challenge and find strategies for navigating content online.
All after school activities/practices are cancelled for today, February 15th. Stay Safe Spartans.
Varsity Girls Basketball drops a tough game against U-High. 44 to 53
JV Girls Basketball with a home win over U-High 42 to 35.
Tonight's JV and Varsity Boys Basketball games at St. Thomas More have been postponed to March 3rd.
Family Tip 3: Role-play.
If kids feel like they might have trouble removing themselves from digital drama, experiment with some different ways they can make a graceful exit. Talk through words they can use, ways they can steer conversations in positive directions, etc.
The varsity girls basketball game for tonight vs. St. Thomas More has been postponed. The middle school boys basketball game vs. Pontiac JH is still on as scheduled.
A9 Diner staff are excited to be back on the job and develop real world life skills! Thank you to all the Olympia staff who support equal opportunity employment!
The freshmen boys basketball game scheduled for tonight at Monticello and the freshmen girls basketball game vs. SJO at Olympia have both been cancelled for tonight.
OHS students are using the numbered pads on the Circuit Playground to create circuits of their own that include external components such as LEDs and buttons. #OurBrightSpartans
We are aware that the clock and score are not working on he NFHS stream. We are working to correct it.
Q&A Time! bit.ly/OlyCBQ1
Responding to Haters & Trolls Online.
Finding out that your kid has been cyberbullied is emotional. You or your kid might want to retaliate, but it's best to help your kid defuse the situation, and make rational efforts to put a stop to the bullying.
Varsity Girls Basketball with a conference road win over Monticello. 64 to 31.
8th Grade Boys 🏀 picks up the home win 48-29 over Midwest Central!
JV Girls Basketball with a road win over Monticello 46 to 23.
Family Tip 2: Check in about online life.
Just like you'd ask your kid about their sleep, exercise, and eating, stay on top of their online life. Who are they chatting with? How do people treat each other in the games and on the sites they're using?
The OHS Speech Team has sectional qualifiers in 13 events including Regional Champions in HDA (Morgan Cisco and Clinton Markham), SOS (Julia Collins), and the PIR Cast! The OHS Speech Team placed 2nd in Team Sweeps and will be competing at the Sectional next weekend! Go Spartans!
The OHS Speech Team is competing in the IHSA Regional on Saturday. Here are some of their accomplishments and performances!
Good Luck Spartans!
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