All Olympia activities are cancelled for today, February 13th. All Olympia buildings are closed today as well.
Family Tip 3: Role-play.
If kids feel like they might have trouble removing themselves from digital drama, experiment with some different ways they can make a graceful exit. Talk through words they can use, ways they can steer conversations in positive directions, etc.
All after school activities are cancelled for tonight, February 12th. Please be safe on your way home.
Beat the winter blues and join the OHS Student Council for the Glow-ball. Tickets on sale next week. $5.00 in advance, $10 at the door.
Family Tip 2: Check in about online life.
Just like you'd ask your kid about their sleep, exercise, and eating, stay on top of their online life. Who are they chatting with? How do people treat each other in the games and on the sites they're using?
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.
Olympia Boys Swim Invitational has been moved to Pontiac on Saturday, February 8th.
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.
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.
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.).
HS Baseball’s Open Gym for tomorrow 2/6 has been cancelled and rescheduled for Friday, 2/7 at 7am in the HS Gym.
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!
Freshman Boys Basketball for today 2/5/20 at Tri-Valley has been cancelled.
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
Lady Spartans pick up a home conference win over Pontiac tonight. 52 to 43. The JV team also earned a win.
Olympia High School Speech team had three tournament champions. Grace Melick in Oratorical Declamation. And Mariah Maris in both Humous Interpretation and Prose Reading
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.
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!
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