https://youtu.be/mh1dLvGe06Y - BBC
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.
Thankful for our Counselors this week and every other week of the school year!
Last Saturday the Olympia Speech Team competed in the IHSA Speech Regionals hosted at Olympia. This Saturday the team will be sending 10 events to sectionals held in Belleville.
Here’s How the Team did overall:
3rd in Team Sweeps
1st in HI - Michael Bagby - Will be moving on to sectionals
1st SOS - Julia Collins - Will be moving on to sectionals
5th PR - Grace Birkey
3rd OC - Reid Kelly - Will be moving on to sectionals
3rd HDA - Isabelle Stivers and Mason Newton - Will be moving on to sectionals
2nd DI - Michael Bagby - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th OO - Brooke Rycyzyn - Will be moving on to sectionals
5th EXTEMP - Mabry Lynn
4th Info - Julia Collins - Will be moving on to sectionals
6th RS - Gabrielle Elless
3rd DDA - Ainsley Mahoney and Ava Crebo - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th IMP - Mabry Lynn - Will be moving on to sectionals
4th DEC - Brooke Rycyzyn - Will be moving on to sectionals
Tip #2: Play Spot The Ad
When you see advertising on TV or on a billboard, ask your children to figure out what the ad is selling. Sometimes it's obvious, and sometimes it's not. Help them explore why certain pictures, sounds, or words are used to sell certain products.
Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information and publishers sell news stories. But what if the headline is misleading? What if it's crafted just to get clicks and not to inform? "Clickbait" headlines may benefit advertisers and publishers (think $$$), but they don't benefit readers. And when they go viral, they can badly misinform the public. This week, look for clickbait headlines in the media that you consume and discuss them with your family. How many can you find before Sunday rolls around!?
Senior Night for our Girls Basketball players tonight vs Illini Central at 6:00pm
Girls basketball will be honoring their seniors tonight. Seniors will be announced before warmups of their game approximately at 5:35. Come out and support your Lady Spartans!
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All media comes with an author and an agenda. Help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. And to really empower kids, have them create their own media with these same questions in mind.
Spartan Staff recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The OHMS café offered a new menu item today.
The Spartan Slammers were a hit!
A shout out to all our food service staff for their hard work!
Tip #1: Encourage Healthy Skepticism. Help your children analyze the info around them, from toy packaging to Instagram posts to news headlines, and question the purpose of the words and images they see. Teach kids how to use fact-checking tools like Snopes and FactCheck.org.
With so much media and information coming at us through the television, phones, social media, and more, it's more important than ever for kids to understand the basics of media literacy. When kids can identify different types of news and media and the methods and meanings behind them, they're on their way to being critical thinkers and smart consumers.
Throughout the month, we will be sharing a set of five tips to help your children become critical thinkers of news and media. Here is a short video to get those conversations started!
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"Meet the Regional Team Night" for the OHS Speech Team will happen tonight starting at 6 PM in the High School Learning Center. All 14 individual events on the Regional Team will be presenting their pieces prior to the IHSA Regional Olympia being hosted on Saturday, February 4!
Olympia Middle School Will Present Annie JR. on Thursday February 3, at 4:00 PM; Saturday, February 4, at 7:00 PM; and Sunday, February 5, at 2:00 PM at the Olympia High School Theater. Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for Adults. The tickets can be purchased from a cast or crew member, calling Wendy Wade at (309) 379-5941, ext. 8330, or at the door.
Annie JR. follows the story of an orphan named Annie (Alice Brucker) living a “hard-knock life” at The New York Municipal Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan (Bella Callanos). Annie dreams of being reunited with her parents and takes action to find them. From adventure to adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Roosevelt (Layla Durham) and finds a new family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks (Leo Durheim), his personal secretary Grace Farrell (Addalynn Stewart) and a lovable mutt named Sandy (Olivia)!
Today is the official national signing Day for football and I would like to recognize Blaine Halley and family for his signing of a full ride schlorship to play football at SIU next fall. They got a great one!
Today, Coach Hoffman and Mrs. Welch’s Unified PE class played volleyball with Mr. Lyon’s PE class. Thank you for supporting inclusion Spartans! #OLYNation
Friday Market this week!
Thank you to all the Cheer and Dance Alumni who joined us last weekend to celebrate Olympia’s 50th anniversary! It was a blast performing the original school song and a halftime routine with you!
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Phone lines into OHS, OMS, and the Unit Office are back up and working.
Phones at OHS, OMS, and the Unit Office are currently not receiving outside calls. If you need to contact someone at these locations, please call one of our elementary schools and they can transfer you to the correct building.
