It was a long day at the Armory in Champaign for the girls track team yesterday. The Rantoul invitational brought in some good competition. The girls team finished 13th out of 26 teams. Several girls shaved off time from our first meet. It's going to be a great season!
Congratulations to our Chuck Murdock all area wrestlers:
Jordan Bicknell, Dylan Eimer, Bentley Wise, and Nolen Yeary.
A well deserved recognition for each of them!
Spartan Nation is so thankful for our School Social Workers - this week and every other week during the school year. The support they provide to our students and staff is amazing!
The annual Mr. Spartan contest is just around the corner. Come March 8th to watch Caden, Javin, Davis, Keagan, Michael, Nolan, Cooper, Reid, and Blake compete for the title of Mr. Spartan. The contest will in the OHS auditorium at 7:00pm and admission is $7. Doors open at 6:30.
The boys’ track team had a great season opener today at the ISU Horton Fieldhouse. Top highlights include sophomore Evan Petri with an all time PR in the 1600 m run (5:39.62), junior Cohen Alexander took 7th place in both the 60 m (7.34) & 200 m (24.67) dash, and senior Keagan Uphoff placed 3rd in the 60 m high hurdles.
First indoor meet for the Olympia girls track team.
For those who could not attend our Virtual Information Session on February 29, you can view the meeting in full by visiting: https://www.youtube.com/live/w3a-92joeFY?si=g3qC8BcHQ2SaAMKb
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Both IEPs and 504 plans support students with learning challenges, but how are they different? What plan is right for my student? Join us for a 30-minute message and learn how these plans might support your student. Register today! https://t.e2ma.net/click/mjrzli/6iwimkp/6u1eg3
National Honor Society is hosting an Easter Egg hunt for district children on Sunday, March 17 from 1-3 pm. There will be games, crafts, face painting and a bouncy house. Take photos and dance with the Easter bunny!!
There are two egg hunts. Ages 2-4 will take place at 1:30 pm. Ages 5-8 will take place at 2:15 pm. Come celebrate spring with us!
$5 per child
You can reserve a spot with this link: https://payments.efundsforscho...
Tickets will also be sold at the door.
Referendum Fast Fact #4:
Olympia has not gone to the voters for a referendum since 2007, when voters approved raising the Education tax rate from $2.40 to the current rate of $2.90
Download a full-page Fast Facts sheet and learn more at: www.olympia.org/referendum
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Our brains are great at using past experiences to make quick decisions on the fly, but these shortcuts can also lead to bias. "Confirmation bias" is our brain's tendency to seek out information that confirms things we already think we know. Help your students learn to recognize this when they encounter news online, as a way to examine competing opinions and ideas and to avoid drawing questionable conclusions.
Baseball players: plan on being outside for practice at 3:30 on Monday. Make sure you have inside and outside practice clothes with you all week. Make sure to get registered and have physical stuff turned into the office by Monday.
Mrs. Jennings (OWE 4th Grade) and Mr. Keith (Bus Driver) were the recipients of the last Fresh Cookie Friday celebration. Congratulations to these two staff members!
Referendum Fast Fact #3:
If question 2 (Education Fund) passes, it would reduce the deficit, provide more competitive salaries for teachers and staff and allow for the addition of important programs throughout the district.
Download a full-page Fast Facts sheet and learn more at: www.olympia.org/referendum
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Reminders: No baseball open gym tonight (Thursday, Feb 22) Season starts Monday. (Feb 26) Make sure players are registered on 8to18 and have a current physical turned into the office. More info for Monday will be posted soon.
Family Tip Sheet: bit.ly/OlyNMFR2
Wikipedia.org is where millions of people stop first for information. Tools like it are what make the internet so valuable. But they also teach an important lesson, one you can start teaching your kids now: don’t believe everything you read.
The Olympia Baseball store has been extended to Friday at 8am.
https://orders.minervapromotions.com/olympia_hs_baseball/shop/home
Check out this list of trustworthy resources to help you learn what's true (and what is not!) on the web. You can even use one of them to look back in time and what was on a website in the past!
Reminders: Baseball open gym will be Tuesday, Feb 20th at 5:45 in the HS gym. Also, baseball team store closes at 8:00am on Wednesday, all orders will need to be placed before that time.
https://orders.minervapromotions.com/olympia_hs_baseball/shop/home
Show your children how you get news and information from different places, and explain how you make your choices. Use words like "credible," "trustworthy," "respected," and "fair." Ask them where they get their information, and if they think about those same words when choosing. As kids get older, introduce the ideas of bias, satire, and clickbait. Is generative AI, like ChatGPT, a trustworthy site for news and information?
