Olympia CUSD 16

What an incredible day of volleyball! Both our JV and Freshman teams brought the energy, the hustle, and some seriously amazing plays to their respective tournaments today. 🏆 JV dominated and brought home the championship from the Fieldcrest Tournament! 🏆 Freshman showed out and took 1st place at the Farmington Tournament! From start to finish, both teams came ready to play and represented our school so well. We are beyond proud of the hard work, teamwork, and heart shown on the court today!

It’s been an incredible week for our HS cross country team! On Monday, the team met up at Spin Lake to tackle long runs and hill repeats, finishing off the hard work with a fun team meal! Today brought perfect PR weather for an afternoon meet at Detweiller Park, and the runners took full advantage: Mira and Ty both medaled with top-25 finishes! Juliet chopped over 30 seconds off her best time with a 20:43! Natalie shaved nearly a full minute off, finishing in 21:14! Kali ran over a minute faster than her previous PR with a 22:54! Kinsley kept her momentum going, shaving off even more time to hit 21:11! Noah broke sub-20 for the first time on the boys' side with an awesome 19:50! Everyone had a phenomenal race today, with almost every runner finishing within seconds of their season best. Next stop: Regionals at Eureka Lake next Saturday! Let’s keep it rolling, Spartans!

In order to support Brendon and his fight against Bone Cancer, Amy Stork has created an amazing T-shirt. All proceeds will go to Brendons fight. Here is the link: https://storksnestcustomcreations.com/products/olympia-football-t-shirt-brendon?variant=48285427171499&fbclid=IwVERTSAVAZCpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlpxfDmAghKHIXiD_Z5vmqZAj5LjsxVTE65atsEZ5uj0i9tUVIOoL6ykia9j_aem_Q7vOj1KmmeJYqxrqu-KznA

Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Wendy Bowers, OHS Math teacher. Thank you, Mrs. Bowers, for all that you do for our students!!

It was a tough, hard-fought battle on the road for both teams tonight, and unfortunately, things just didn't go our way. Nights like these are tough, but they only make us hungrier to get back to work.

JV: L (0-2): 21-25, 21-25
Varsity: L (1-2) 33-31. 15-25, 9-25

Join us on Tuesday night as we host Delavan for Senior Night! Let’s pack the gym and show up big to celebrate and support our 6 amazing seniors who have given so much to this program.

Our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines today on Easton Schaber, OMS Social Studies teacher. Thank you, Mr. Schaber, for all that you do for our students!

The Girls' Swim Team delivered a strong performance in Charleston yesterday, taking first place with an impressive 90 points against Central Catholic (37), Charleston High School (4), and Springfield Southeast (1). Showcasing their hard work, the team captured top honors in 10 out of the 11 events.

1st Place Finishes:
Event One: 200 medley relay- E. Curtis, C. Todd, L. Finfrock, Z. Hughes
Event Two: 200 Freestyle- C. Todd
Event Three: 200 IM- L. Finfrock
Event Four: 50 Free- Z. Hughes
Event Six: 100 Butterfly- L. Finfrock
Event Seven: 100 Free- E. Curtis
Event Nine: 200 Free Relay- E. Curtis, Z. Hughes, J. Moser, L. Finfrock
Event Ten: 100 Backstroke- C. Todd
Event Eleven: 100 Breaststroke- Z. Hughes
Event Twelve: 400 Free Relay- A. Whinna, B. Clendenny, C. Folkens, C. Todd

2nd Place Finishes:
Event Eight: 500 Free- J. Moser

3rd Place Finishes:
Event One: 200 Medley Relay- J. Moser, A. Whinna, C. Folkens, B. Clendenny
Event Three: 200 IM- E. Curtis
Event Four: 50 Free- B. Clendenny
Event Six: 100 Butterfly- C. Folkens
Event 7: 100 Free- A. Whinna
Event Eight: 500 Free- B. Clendenny
Event Nine: 200 Free Relay- I. Wilfong, A. Whinna, L. Burkhart, A. Yates

Today we shine our Spartan Staff Spotlight on Faith Ramsey from Olympia North. Thank you for all that you do for our 2nd Grade Student at ONE, Mrs. Ramsey!!

🏐 Match Results vs. PORTA

A hard-fought night across the board, with all matches going to three sets. Great to see the teams coming together and finding their rhythm on the court.

Scores:
Freshman: L (1-2) — 21-14, 16-21, 11-15
JV: W (2-1) — 25-21, 27-29, 15-14

We close out conference play on the road at Athens this Thursday.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the 2026 ILMEA District Festivals!

These students prepared and submitted auditions in September, showcasing their musical skills through prepared excerpts and technique assessments. Judges reviewed hundreds of submissions from students across our ILMEA district to select the musicians who will participate in this year's festivals.

We are incredibly proud of these students and the hard work, dedication, and preparation they put into their auditions. It is exciting to see so many Olympia musicians recognized for their talents, and we can't wait to see them represent Olympia at the festivals in November!

Congratulations again to our 2026 ILMEA District Musicians!

Our Spartan Staff Spotlight today shines on Fred Spitzzeri, OHMS School Psychologist. Thank you for all that you do for our students and staff, Mr. Spitzzeri!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Emily Weyl, Kindergarten Teacher at Olympia West. Thank you for all that you do for our students, Mrs. Weyl!

What an INCREDIBLE weekend for Olympia Middle School Cross Country at the Sectional meet! Our Spartans showed up, put in the work, and had an amazing day on the course! 🎉 WE HAVE STATE QUALIFIERS! 🎉 Kayleigh qualified for STATE as an individual! 🏅 Our Boys Team qualified for STATE as a TEAM, earning an AMAZING 2nd PLACE finish at Sectionals! 🏆 On top of these incredible accomplishments, our athletes recorded numerous PRs and season-best times! We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work, dedication, and determination this team has shown all season long. Congratulations to ALL of our athletes on an outstanding sectional meet! Every runner has played a part in making this season so special, and we are so excited to see our state qualifiers take on the next challenge! THE SPARTANS ARE STATE BOUND! 💙🤍 We will be competing at Maxwell Park in Normal on Saturday at 12:15pm. Come out and support our runners in this amazing accomplishment!

The Olympia Boys & Girls High School XC teams had an awesome Saturday morning at the Sangamo Conference Championship in Williamsville, with both teams finishing 4th overall! Top Finishers: Mira placed 3rd in the girls race with a massive personal best of 18:24! Ty took 4th place in the boys race! Shoutouts: Personal Bests: Kali, Juliet, Emma & Kenzer Season Bests: Chloe & Graham One last regular season meet to go before we head to Regionals in Eureka! Let’s keep the momentum going!

So proud of our Olympia JV Volleyball team for a strong showing yesterday at the Taylorville Tournament! The girls brought high energy, incredible hustle, and played fantastic volleyball all day long to bring home 3rd place!

Come out and support the Spartans at home this Tuesday, October 13 as we take on PORTA!
📍 OHS Gymnasium
🏐 Game Time: Freshman start at 5:00 PM with JV and Varsity to follow

🏆 SPARTAN PROUD, ALWAYS! 🎳💙 Today, our amazing Special Olympics athletes, Hannah and Kacie, represented us at the Region G Bowling Singles Tournament—and they brought home some serious hardware! 🥉 Hannah took 3rd place! 🥈 Kacie took 2nd place! Please join us in giving both of these fantastic athletes a huge congratulations!

Today our Spartan Staff Spotlight shines on Joel Brigham, OHS English Teacher. Thank you, Mr. Brigham, for all that you do for our students!

Varsity Boys Soccer fought hard to a 2-2 tie last night as they traveled to East Peoria. Early goal coming off the foot of Sophomore Lawson Bowers to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute, while Senior Jared Phares buried the tying goal in the 75th. Senior Kasey Salvator held down the net with another 17 save game. Boys return to action next week on Tuesday night for Senior night as they welcome Blue Ride for a 4:30 contest. Come out, be loud, and help support the boys!