Our middle and high school cross country teams came together for a fun practice focused on teamwork, leadership, and giving back to our school community!
Athletes took on a scavenger hunt, competed in a cup relay race to see who could finish with the most water, and wrapped up the day by picking up litter across the middle and high school campuses.
A BIG thank you to our high school athletes for being such great leaders and role models for our middle school runners! We loved seeing our teams come together and make the most of practice!
Today's Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Brooke Schmittinger, Olympia North Pre-K/ECE teacher. Thank you Miss Schmittinger for all that you do for our students!
Thank you to the Olympia Assistant Principals for their support of our students! We appreciate all they do for our students, staff, and families.
October is Principal Appreciation Month! Our Principals invest so much time in our students and our staff. Thank you to the Olympia Principals for their leadership, compassion, and integrity.
A major highlight of Homecoming Week is the class lip sync competition that takes place during our Friday homecoming assembly. Here is a link for anyone who would like to watch.
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What a night on the court last night at New Berlin! Proud of all of our teams for showing up with incredible heart and hustle from start to finish. We saw so many great things across the board, and the determination out there was amazing to watch!
Freshman: W (2-0), 21-18, 21-19
JV: L (1-2), 10-25, 25-19, 14-15
A huge thank you to the village of Waynesville for helping us host the 5th annual Homecoming Parade. We thank you for all you did to help facilitate and make this event successful!
Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Eric Lyons, Olympia High School Physical Education and Drivers Education teacher, and Head Football Coach. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Coach Lyons!
The Boys Golf team competed yesterday in their Regional at Highland Golf Course. While it wasn't the outcome the boys were looking for, they battled some tough conditions and still put together a pretty decent day. The team shot a season low score of 325 and placed 6th overall in a very tough Regional! Two boys qualified as individuals for Sectionals: Austin Siliskie at 79 (+9) 13th overall and Ethan Barnes 81 (+11) won a 2 hole playoff to earn his spot. Other notable scores from the Spartans were: Kruz Otto 82 (+12), Mason Kruger 83 (+13), Chase Meyers 95 (+25), and Gage Pitcher 95 (+25).
Ethan and Austin will be competing Monday in Sectionals at the U of I Orange Course. Go Spartans!
Vote for Rhett Alexander to be this week's primetime performer: https://www.channel1450.com/2026/09/28/knob-hill-landscape-company-prime-time-performer-september-21-26/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAUqiZNjbGNrBSqJjGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe7A94SnSX3bsj2AiuhACQEIBukDQHmmZ9-a1PyT-KM4IY9W7uuNVO8xcXutE_aem_6uzmXJ8ne7hK0rM99js-Vg
Today we shine the Spartan Staff Spotlight on Cinda Percival, who is the district Payroll Administrative Assistant. Thank you for all that you do for the district, Mrs. Percival!
Congratulations to Kennadie Finchum for taking 8th place overall in yesterday's regional match at Metamora Fields. Kennadie shot an 89, and has qualified for next week's sectional match at Valley View Golf Club in Cambridge.
Really good volleyball tonight against a really tough Pleasant Plains program.
Our varsity team came out firing and played some of their best volleyball of the season. They battled, competed, and stayed together all night — that’s what our program is all about.
So proud of the way this team responded, supported one another, and continued to fight. Nights like this show the character of this group.
Freshman: W, (2-1) 21-8, 19-21, 15-14
JV: L,( 0-2) 12-25, 20-25
Our varsity team came out firing and played some of their best volleyball of the season. They battled, competed, and stayed together all night — that’s what our program is all about.
So proud of the way this team responded, supported one another, and continued to fight. Nights like this show the character of this group.
Freshman: W, (2-1) 21-8, 19-21, 15-14
JV: L,( 0-2) 12-25, 20-25
This afternoon we shine the Spartan Staff Spotlight on Erin Barnard, Interventionist at Olympia North. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. Barnard!
Strike up the band! 🎺
To lead us into Homecoming Week, students and staff from Olympia High School visited Olympia South Elementary School for a special assembly on Friday. Representatives from student council, marching band, and cheer shared spirit dress-up themes for the week, gave musical performances, and shared how elementary students can start to get involved in these activities.
To lead us into Homecoming Week, students and staff from Olympia High School visited Olympia South Elementary School for a special assembly on Friday. Representatives from student council, marching band, and cheer shared spirit dress-up themes for the week, gave musical performances, and shared how elementary students can start to get involved in these activities.
Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Teri Steffen, 5th Grade teacher at Olympia North. Thank you for your 30 plus years of teaching students in the Olympia School District, Mrs. Steffen! We appreciate all that you do and have done for your students over your career at Olympia!!
Olympia Middle School!! It's time to show some school spirit! Here are the dress days to celebrate 2026 Homecoming week!
09/29: Christmas/winter holidays
09/30: St Patrick's Day
10/1: 4th of July
10/2: Spartan Spirit Day
OHS Parent Teacher Conference sign ups are now live.
The Girls Swim Team hosted their first meet of the season last week. This was a quad meet with Charleston, Uni-High Urbana and Mahomet. Olympia came in 2nd behind Mahomet by just 2 points. The girls swam great!
Top finishers for Olympia were:
1st Place
- Lola Finfrock (100 Fly & 100 Back)
2nd Place
- 200 Medley Relay (Chloe, Lola, Elizabeth, Zoe)
- Jayce Moser (200 IM)
- Elizabeth Curtis (50 Free)
- Chloe Todd (500 Free)
- 200 Free Relay (Elizabeth, Zoe, Jayce, Lola)
- 400 Free Relay (Chloe, Carin, Kahliyah, Jayce)
3rd Place
- Carin Folkens (200 IM)
- Zoe Hughes (50 Free)
- Elizabeth Curtis (100 Fly)
- Jayce Moser (100 Breaststroke)
The girls compete on the road this week. They will be in Urbana on Tuesday and in LaSalle on Thursday. Good luck girls!
Top finishers for Olympia were:
1st Place
- Lola Finfrock (100 Fly & 100 Back)
2nd Place
- 200 Medley Relay (Chloe, Lola, Elizabeth, Zoe)
- Jayce Moser (200 IM)
- Elizabeth Curtis (50 Free)
- Chloe Todd (500 Free)
- 200 Free Relay (Elizabeth, Zoe, Jayce, Lola)
- 400 Free Relay (Chloe, Carin, Kahliyah, Jayce)
3rd Place
- Carin Folkens (200 IM)
- Zoe Hughes (50 Free)
- Elizabeth Curtis (100 Fly)
- Jayce Moser (100 Breaststroke)
The girls compete on the road this week. They will be in Urbana on Tuesday and in LaSalle on Thursday. Good luck girls!
Olympia Homecoming 2026 Parade details. If you are planning to be in the parade and haven't signed up for the parade please use this link: https://forms.gle/4VY8hmbWDLhBUEk98
Please arrive by 5:45PM and check in at the "Mound" on 10th St in Waynesville. After check in, parade directors will direct you where to line up. Parade directors will be wearing a blue reflective vest. The parade will start at 6:15PM.
