OHS students are taking their skills into the community through internships! Students are encouraged to pursue an internship during their junior or senior year or over the summer.
https://thestanfordmail.com/article/2021-01-17/police_department_hosts_intern.html?fbclid=IwAR1GmfjNYbfrdq8kXKTlyUQLyzuBy4BQrVlPQmm-xWyqyJAMW4DMo3nL2G4
Congratulations to Kate Berry & Rebecca Meissner on receiving a grant from the Illinois Digital Educator Alliance for Green Screens! Green screens, once a staple of any special effects film studio, are now becoming an exciting and realistic addition for any classroom. A green screen allows students to discuss, evaluate or reflect on their learning using their imagination and digital skills. @ideaillinois #IDEAil #IDEAcon
High School wrestling will begin contact day practices on Monday Jan. 25th after school. Remember to register on 8to18, have a current physical turned in and a signed Covid release form.
HS Dance – will resume practice after school at Oly West on Jan 26th.
HS Cheer – time and date of practice will be announced at a later time.
HS Girls Basketball will resume practice on Jan 21st after school in the high school gym.
HS Boys Basketball V and JV will resume practice on Jan. 20th after school in the high school gym. Freshman Boys will practice after school at North on Jan. 20th - shuttles will run to and from practice. All boys will practice before school on Jan. 21st at the HS.
HS – Boys Swimming – practice will resume Jan. 20th after school. Dates of future meets will be announced at a later time.
Phone service has been restored to OHS, OMS, and the district office. Thank you!
Students, don't forget to submit your course selections for the 2021-22 school year in Naviance. Here's a short video with more information on submitting the correct plan:
https://youtu.be/X379_2ns-l8
Phones are currently down at OHS, OMS, and the District Office. We will update you when things are back up and running. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
OHS Science students implementing a Covid-safe hands-on experiment in order to determine the meaning of slope. Awesome work!
Wikipedia.org is where millions of people stop first for information. Tools like it are what make the internet so valuable. But they also teach an important lesson, one you can start teaching your kids now: don’t believe everything you read.
Family Tip Sheet: bit.ly/OlyNMFR2
Website Update: The sites are now up and running! If you experience a warning page when navigating to your building's site, you can safely proceed past it. That issue will also be resolved soon. Thank you for your patience and we hope you find the new site beneficial!
Website down @ 12:00 PM.
We are doing a visual refresh of our website at noon today. There will be some downtime, but we should be up and running before long! If you would like a sneak peak and a tour of the new layout, checkout this video:
https://youtu.be/FTG2kREb3Cw
Fearless Fact Finding!
Check out this list of trustworthy resources to help you learn what's true (and what is not!) on the web. You can even use one of them to look back in time and what was on a website in the past!
Happy Holidays from the OHMS Band Department. You will find a link below that takes you to a short virtual concert of some Christmas carols to get us into the holiday season.
Wishing you a happy, and safe, Christmas!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavxSqyAqH8fKLJstnIv_oJfpRzb7PaRo
Fake News & Media Messages Tip #5: Choose a Variety of Sources.
Show your children how you get news and information from different places, and explain how you make your choices. Use words like "credible," "trustworthy," "respected," and "fair." Ask them where they get their information, and if they think about those same words when choosing. As kids get older, introduce the ideas of bias, satire, and clickbait.
If a picture's worth a thousand words, do the words always tell a true story? One way to find out is through a reverse image search. Search with an image instead of a keyword and see what you discover!
Fake News & Media Messages Tip #4: Play "Should You Share?"
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?
Fake News & Media Messages Tip #3: Explore Different Sides of a Story!
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.
