Olympia High School

SPARTANS TOP BOMBERS ON SENIOR NIGHT!! Varsity boys soccer topped Argenta-Oreana 3-0 last night in the finale of the regular season. Senior Cooper Phillips started the scoring netting his 2nd goal of the year and continued his attack on the evening netting his 3rd goal of year to put the boys up 2-0 right before the 20 min mark. Junior Austin Rebbe added onto his season total adding the 3rd goal of the night right before half. Sophomore Casey Salvator tacked on another 5 saves to his season total in the net as well. We want to thank the seniors for their hard work and dedication to the boys program and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors! Boys back in action Tuesday night as they start post season play at Peoria Manual for a 4:30 kickoff.

Video: bit.ly/OlyCBV7 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.

Lady Spartan Volleyball lost in 2 sets tonight to Riverton 25-20 & 25-18. JV won in 2 sets 25-18 & 25-18 and freshman lost in 3 sets. Kill leaders were Seda Pierce and Grace Small w/4, Assist were Kinley Steinkamp w/6, Blocks led by Seda Pierce w/4, Digs Sophia Ortiz w/10, and Aces Aubrey Rycyzyn w/2. R. E. F. N! G2G+

OHS Families, If you purchased a yearbook for the 2023-2024 school year, those are now available for pickup in the OHS Art Room. If a yearbook was ordered for a student who has already graduated, please give us a call and stop by the high school office. Thanks!

The BACC Sophomore Career Expo is coming up on October 30th! This a great opportunity for students to explore various careers available in our area and learn about the recommended education or credentials needed to enter these fields. We'll be taking students right after lunch during the afternoon slot. Field trip forms can be found in the main office. Feel free to reach out to your school counselor if you have any questions!

Make sure kids understand what cyberbullying is: repeated and unwanted mean or hurtful words or behavior that occur online (through texts, social media posts, online chat, etc.).

Check out what's happening in the OHS Library Media Center. https://secure.smore.com/n/d8y0v

Once kids go online, their chances of finding cyberbullies, haters, and trolls is, sadly, quite high. Find age-specific guidelines, videos, and articles to help with tough conversations -- whether your kid is a bully or is being bullied. Explore answers to all your cyberbullying questions, age-appropriate advice, school resources, and more from parents and experts. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

For those who would like to watch the homecoming assembly, particularly the lip sync competition, you can use this link. https://www.youtube.com/live/zjvoShrbhIc

The Lady Spartans volleyball team faced a tough Williamsville team tonight and lost 25-17,25-11. Jv lost in 3 25-21, 18-25, & 7-15. Freshman won in 3 21-13, 17-21, & 15-13. Kills w/4 for Aubrey Rycyzyn, Assists w/4 Grace Carter, Blocks w/2 Seda Pierce, Digs w/6 Aubrey Rycyzyn, Aces w/1 Grace small. Thanks for cheering the teams on tonight it was a great atmosphere and crowd. Good luck to the Spartan Football team tomorrow night! R. E. F. N!G2G +

Just a reminder that the homecoming parade is today, Oct. 2nd at 6:00pm in McLean. Following the parade the annual Pixie Pigskin game will take place at the high school, approximately 7:30pm. On Thursday Oct. 3rd we will have home boys soccer at 4:30pm and home volleyball at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm. We will announce the homecoming court between the JV and varsity game. Following the varsity game we will have the homecoming bonfire. The homecoming football game will be Friday Oct. 4th at 7:00pm. Homecoming week will conclude with the dance on Saturday Oct. 5th at 7:00pm at the 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 🏐🥇💛