Olympia CUSD 16

Congratulations to the Olympia High School Speech Team for their performances on Saturday at the 2020 IHSA Regional. They advanced 7 individual events and the PIR to the sectional next weekend in Belleville!

Congrats to Neil Alford and Noah While for placing at the Conference meet. Noah was 5th in the 400 meter free. Neil placed 5th in 200 IM and 6th in 100 breast.

Video: bit.ly/OlyCBV1 Let's face it: Some online spaces can be full of negative, rude, or downright mean behavior. But what counts as cyberbullying? Help your students learn what is - and what isn't - cyberbullying, and give them the tools they'll need to combat the problem.

OHS students traveled to Heartland Community College to attend the College and Career Connections Event for Agriculture, Manufacturing, and the Trades. Students were exposed to over 30 business and college representatives, some of which were hiring.

Congratulations to the Lady Spartans in their win on Senior Night over Monticello 64 to 48. Abbi Bode - 23 pts and Colby Burt - 18 pts. Spartans improve their record to 24 - 6 and 7- 2 on the year.

Family Tip 1: Define your terms. Make sure kids understand what cyberbullying is: repeated and unwanted mean or hurtful words or behavior that occurs online (through texts, social media posts, online chat, etc.).

Olympia High School Speech Team is hosting the annual "Meet the Regional Team Night" this evening at 6:30 pm in the OHS Media Center. Please come out and support our IHSA team before our regional on Saturday.

HS Baseball’s Open Gym for tomorrow 2/6 has been cancelled and rescheduled for Friday, 2/7 at 7am in the HS Gym.

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. Common Sense Media addresses your cyberbullying questions, offering age-appropriate advice, school resources, and more from parents and experts. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying

The OHS Parent Feedback Meeting for tonight has been canceled due to poor weather conditions. A rescheduled date and time will be communicated soon. Be safe out there!

MS Volleyball at home tonight 2/5/20 is cancelled.

JV Girls Basketball in the BCC tournament today 2/5/20 has been cancelled.

Freshman Boys Basketball for today 2/5/20 at Tri-Valley has been cancelled.

Lady Spartans pick up a home conference win over Pontiac tonight. 52 to 43. The JV team also earned a win.

MS Performance was GREAT! Last performance is Sunday the 2nd at 2pm.

Fam Tip 5: Choose a Variety of Sources Show kids how you get news & information from different places, & explain how you make your choices. Use words like "credible," "trustworthy," "respected," and "fair." As kids get older, introduce the ideas of bias, satire, and clickbait.

Lady Spartans pick up a road conference win over STM, 51 - 31. Spartans improve to 5 - 2 in the conference and 22 - 5 overall. JV girls also with the W.

Are you in an interesting career? Do you want to give back to the Olympia community? Would you be willing to help students gain career exposure? Consider joining our Olympia Career Connections contact list! Complete this form to join: https://forms.gle/H15MHzwds3QMFaXx7

Have you been keeping up with our News and Media Literacy suggestions? Here are some questions that you could use as discussion prompts to see how things are sinking in! bit.ly/OlyNMQ

When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends - and the website's algorithms - tend to feed us perspectives we already agree with. Escape the filter bubble and have your ideas challenged! https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y