OHS Hosts "Pack the Place"
by Linda Schmidgall | Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Olympia Hosts “Pack the Place” On Friday, February 5, 2010 Olympia High School will host “Pack the Place” with numerous activities for the family to enjoy: Starting at 5:00 p.m. the FFA will host a dinner and silent auction. The cost of the dinner is $5.00 which includes a pork chop sandwich, chips, dessert . . . read more
Announcements
Olympia High School Announcements – Feb. 9 Attention Book Club Members: Anyone interested in participating in the Community Action Meeting should come to the library on . . . read more
Music Students Represent Olympia in All State Choruses
Robert Park and Tiffany Tackett were chosen to perform in the All State Music Choruses this past weekend in Peoria. The All State convention is an annual event that showcases the best music talent in the state of Illinois. The . . . read more
OHS Student Council Receives Teen Safe Driving Grant!
This year, the OHS Student Council has been working toward earning a Teen Safe Driving grant. Thanks to the hard working members, the OHS Student Council received the grant. Student Council co-adviser Mr. Abrams is the project . . . read more
Grandparents Set Record
OHS Enjoys Grandparents' Visit
Olympia High School grandparent's smashed last year's attendance record by ten with a new total of 66 attendees. Grandparent's joined their grandchildren in experiencing the 4 block schedule, the student advisory period, and school lunch . . . read more
OHS Cafeteria Plates and Utensils Vanish
Where have all the plates gone? Recently, students have noticed that they are now using more disposable items in the cafeteria. The reason? With about 60% of students buying hot lunch, that’s about 720-750 hot lunches served a . . . read more
Oly Students Learn Military Swimming Skills In P.E.
The National Guard’s Sergeant Kedric Lambart, Sergeant Brett Scott, and Sergeant Angela Rubart showed Oly students a new meaning of life skills on Tuesday, January 26 when they took over the OHS PE swim class. Stimulated . . . read more
Intro to Ag Classes Learn More about Wind Energy
On December 14th, Mr. Nordstrom's Introduction to Agriculture Classes enjoyed listening to guest speaker, Scott Engstrom from Ameresco. Ameresco is the wind energy company that is working with the Olympia School District on the . . . read more
Oly FFA Sweep Parliamentary Procedure Contest
Congratulations to this year’s Greenhand and Varsity Parliamentary Procedure teams, each for winning 1st place at Wednesday’s Section 9 FFA Contest at Flanagan High School. Members of the Greenhand Parliamentary Procedure team were . . . read more
Dodgeball Tournament To Benefit Susan G. Komen Fund
On Friday November 13th Mr. Walsh's Advisory will be hosting the 1st Annual Olympia High School Dodgeball Tournament at the Olympia High School gym. In conjunction with the Advisory theme of Citizenship in Action, Mr. Walsh's . . . read more
German Classes say Willkommen to Audacity at the OHS Library Media Center!
Sprechen Sie deutsch? OHS German students do! Librarian Ms. Mullen and German Teacher Frau Meissner have teamed up to provide Audacity voice recording and Moodle course management training to all of the German classes at OHS this Fall. . . . read more
Oly FFA Member is a Supreme Champion
Christine Todd, freshman FFA member, has had a busy and successful summer. She has worked very hard at showing the 2009 Supreme Champion Gilt Overall at the Illinois State Fair. Her pig then was the first to sell in the open . . . read more
Principal's Welcome
Welcome to Olympia High School! Olympia High School is a comprehensive high school charged with the mission " to provide an environment that fosters honesty, integrity, discipline, citizenship, self directed lifelong learning, and . . . read more
