Play around with ideas, deciding which are facts and which are opinions. Ask: How tall are you? What's the best food in the world? Do you like dogs? Point out that both facts and opinions show up in the news, but opinion is usually labeled.
Talk through the kind of content you and your tween or teen pass along to friends online. What types of things do you like to share? Do you always check to make sure something is true before you share it? How do emotions factor into your decisions to share things? Have you ever shared something and later found out it wasn't true?
The Olympia baseball store will be open now through next Wednesday, February 21st. Follow the link to gear up for the upcoming season!
https://orders.minervapromotions.com/olympia_hs_baseball/shop/home
The Seniors named as Illinois State Scholars were recognized at the Board of Education meeting this month. Students are identified for this honor as a result of SAT scores and high school coursework / GPA. Congratulations to these students and those that couldn't be at the meeting! We are so proud of you!
The Olympia Board of Education approved naming the OHMS baseball field the 'Ron Smith Field'. The District is working with OPBA to plan a dedication on OPBA Day - April 6th.
Thank you Coach for the positive impact you have had on so many student athletes!
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Kids find and read news in lots of different ways. But studies show they're not very good at interpreting what they see. How can we help them get better? Teaching your children about the structure of online news articles is an important place to start.
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Use real-life examples to help kids understand how people can view the same situation with totally different perspectives. One child might experience a game on the playground as fun, while another might feel like the rules are unfair. Sibling conflict can be a great example of how two people can have wildly different opinions about the same event. With older children, talk through controversial subjects and take turns arguing for different sides to help kids understand various viewpoints.
If you have been thinking about joining the track team, it's not to late!!
Congratulations to our Wrestling State Qualifiers!
Bentley Wise
Nolen Yeary
Jordan Bicknell
Dylan Eimer
Kelton Graden
The boys will compete in Champaign at State Farm Center starting Thursday, and
Girls State will be held at Grossinger Arena in Bloomington in 2 weeks.
Early release Wednesday means STEM time for Olympia South Elementary. Thank you to State Farm for your support and to Mrs. Tibbs for making these opportunities possible. Our high school STEM Club students have been amazing mentors and facilitators to our elementary students that are learning Block coding to program robots.
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Fake News has been around for a long time. Track its history from 63 B.C. through present day in this infographic. Where do you see Fake News today (AI anyone!?)? How does it impact your life? Does it impact the type of media you consume, or where you consume it?
Olympia grade school Student Councils meet with OHS Student Council for collaboration time in preparation to visit Hopedale Commons.
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Early voting begins today! Check out details for your county at www.olympia.org/vote
#MaintainRetainInnovate #TaxSwap #VoteMarch19
https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y - BBC video
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. Check out these ways to escape the filter bubble and make sure your ideas about the world are being challenged.
Baseball open gyms for next week will be Sunday, Feb 11th at noon and Thursday, Feb 15th at 6:00. Both will be in the HS gym and for all HS levels (varsity, JV, freshmen)
Congratulations to the Spartans that were inducted into the Technical Honor Society at the Bloomington Area Career Center (BACC). Thank you for representing Olympia so well!
