Onaga USD 322 - Onaga | Havensville | Wheaton

Regional golf on Monday did not finish in proportion to how the team had prepared leading up to it. The Onaga golfers recorded scores significantly higher than their averages, bringing the 2021 season to a close. But Joey Marten, Konnor Nider, and Donovan Mason all experienced Regional golf and the nerves and pressure that accompany that event. They will all be back next year and this experience will have them ready for this stage next year!

Verne Ratcliff earned volunteer of the month from the NEK foster grandparent program in the month of December. Due to Covid, they are just now getting awards out. Verne volunteers his mornings every day Kinderprep room (4 year old preschool) reading stories, putting together puzzles, helping one on one with groups, or is just there for when a child needs more emotional support. "Grandpa Verne," as the kids call him, is one of a kind and we are extremely thankful to have him in our district!

There has been a change to the regional track meet that Onaga is participating in on Thursday, May 20th. The meet has been moved up to a 1:00pm start time from the original 3:00pm. This is due to the weather that is being predicted for that day. Below is a link to the order of events and scheduled times for the events at the meet, which will take place in Burlington. https://5il.co/suhn

Congrats to the baseball team! They won their first game in the regional tournament today, beating Doniphan West 7-5! They now move on to the semifinal round where they will play the winner of Maur Hill vs. McLouth, which just started. Onaga will play the winner immediately following that game this afternoon. Good luck boys, GO BUFFALOES!!!

Due to field conditions, Maur Hill-Mount Academy will not be able to host the regional baseball game today.  They are moving the games to Benedictine College and the Onaga vs. Doniphan West game will start at 1:30 so all timetables will move up by 30 mins.  There is ample parking around the football complex which is where the fans will enter. Fans will park there, then walk north past the football field and will come to an arch that says Asher Sports Complex.  The ticket gate will be there.

Although the school year officially came to close on Friday, the high school spring sports season is just entering its final stages. The baseball and softball teams begin their runs to the state tournament today with the first round of regional play beginning this afternoon. The baseball team enters the tournament as the #4 seed and is heading to Atchison today to take on #5 seed Doniphan West. First pitch for the boys has been moved up to 1:30pm to try to beat the incoming rain. The softball team enters their tournament as the #5 seed and will be taking on #4 seeded McLouth in Wathena. First pitch for the girls is at 2:30pm. The address for each field can be found on the school website under the "Athletics Schedules" tab, the link for which is below. Also, you can check out the regional tournament brackets, rosters for both teams, and much more by visiting each team's respective pages on the school website. Links for those are below as well. Good luck to both teams as they embark on a run to the state tournament today! GO BUFFALOES!!! BASEBALL PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball SOFTBALL PAGE https://www.usd322.org/page/softball ATHLETICS SCHEDULES https://www.usd322.org/athletics?filter_ids=37084&filter_ids=37083&page_no=3

The post season has begun for high school spring sports and getting things underway first at Onaga is the high school golf team. The regional meet began just a few minutes ago at 8:30am and is being played in Onaga at Cool Springs. Good luck to the Buffalo golfers today as they compete for a chance to go to state! GO BUFFALOES!!!

Congratulations to the Onaga High School graduating class of 2021! Thank you for all of your contributions to USD 322, we're all looking forward to watching your bright futures unfold!

To finish out the year in U.S. History class, the juniors completed a "Wax Museum" project. They got to pick any person that was covered during the school year in the class, they then had to research that person, then they had to become that person! They dressed like the person they chose, created a visual aid, then stood as a "wax figure" at the front of the room. When the "button" was pushed, they came to life and told the rest of the class about who they were, the legacy they left, and the impact they have on today's world. Al Capone, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Herbert Hoover, JFK, Charles Lindsbergh, Jim Thorpe, William Jennings Bryan, Louis Armstrong, Adolph Hitler, and many more were represented. The students did a fantastic job bringing these historical figures to life!

Congratulations to Konnor Nider! Yesterday at the Twin Valley League golf tournament in Washington he placed 11th, earning All-League honors. Great Job Konnor!

Good afternoon- Due to the forecast for significant rain and storms for Sat and Sunday, the 8th Grade Promotion and Class of '21 Graduation will be held inside the new gym on Saturday. Promotion starts at 11:30 and graduation starts at 1pm. Masks are required of all spectators, but are optional for members of the graduating senior class and 8th graders who will be spaced apart in the front of the stage. Also, temps will not be screened at the door. We will not be doing a reception line inside following the ceremonies, but following each respective ceremony, if it isn't raining, we will have fireworks outside to honor our 8th graders and seniors. Thank you.

The Onaga High School volleyball program is hosting a camp for the youth of Onaga this summer. The camp will take place Wednesday, July 14th, through Friday, July 16th. It will be divided into three sessions each day, one for grade school aged kids, one for junior high, and one for high school. The fee includes admission to the three-day camp and a t-shirt. The camp will be run by Onaga High School alum Kayla Josefiak. She is the Club Director and Head Coach for the Southern Plains Thunder Volleyball Club which is located in southwest Kansas. The camp will focus on individual skills to help Onaga student-athletes excel in all areas of Volleyball. If you have any questions about the camp, please feel free to contact Kayla at 785-456-4647, or email her at kjosefiak20@gmail.com. At the links below, you can find the registration form as well as the waiver for the camp. GO BUFFALOES!!! Registration https://5il.co/so88 Waiver https://5il.co/so87

Last week "Music of the Night" was performed by the 5th-12th grade band and choir students at the Rosenfield Sports Complex. It was the start of a NEW Journey. The students have worked hard this year to improve their musical skills, learn concert etiquette, and enjoy music in its many forms. Mr. Hubbard has been very proud of these students that have grown to enjoy music in its entirety. USD 322 students are VERY capable of doing anything if they strive for EXCELLENCE. A quote by Aristotle: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Great work students and Mr. Hubbard!!!

Good luck to the high school track and golf teams today as they both head to Washington for their respective league meets. The track team will begin field events at 1:00pm while the golf team tees off at 3:00pm. Good luck to all of our student-athletes today, go win the league, and GO BUFFALOES!!!

The 2021 Regional baseball and softball brackets have been set! The baseball team finished the regular season as the #4 seed and will play #5 seeded Doniphan West at 2:00pm on Monday, May 17th, at Maur Hill-Mount Academy in Atchison. Meanwhile, the softball team finished as the #5 seed and will play #4 seeded McLouth at 2:30pm on Monday. Their game will be at Riverside High School in Wathena. Good luck to both teams in the post season, as they begin their journey to the state tournament! GO BUFFALOES!!!

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of a member of the USD 322 family. Pam Eshom, a long time math teacher at Onaga, passed away late last week. Mrs. Eshom came to Onaga before her actual teaching career even began, as she student taught under Rose Kuckelman at the district in 1986. She then filled the vacant math position for the 1986-1987 school year, and she stayed in that position until her retirement in 2011. She touched the lives of so many students and fellow teachers in such a positive way during her time at Onaga, creating a lot of laughs along the way, and memories we will cherish forever. Mrs. Eshom's family will honor her with a celebration of her life graveside service Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the West Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends Thursday evening from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Grace Point Church, 5400 SW Huntoon, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Auburn Elementary School Work Room and left in care of the Davidson Funeral Home.

From 2:30 - 4:30 today, Wednesday, May 12th, the Onaga High School greenhouse will be selling the last of their FFA Horticulture class's plants. They still have some nice hanging baskets and patio/porch pots available, as well as sweet potato vine (green and "black"), spike, geraniums, dusty miller, deep red pansies, petunias, cannas, ferns, aloe vera, tomatoes, peppers, and others. Prices have been reduced! 4" x 4" pots and 4-packs are now $1 each; pots of cannas and ferns are $1 each; hanging baskets and patio pots are now $7.50 each. Come get yours while the selection is good!

Good morning- As we look ahead at the weather forecast for this weekend when we have promotion and graduation, we know the likelihood of rain is high both Sat and Sunday. Therefore, our TENTATIVE plan is to decide by noon on Friday if enough of a weather window exists on Sat or Sunday (possibly different times than published) to try and have our outside graduation. If we nothing looks feasible, we will move graduation into the new gym at the same times of 11:30 for 8th grade and 1pm for seniors on Saturday. If this happens, please know that masks and temp checks will be required. Also, there will be no limits to the number of people who can attend per family. We will keep you informed and appreciate your flexibility for this special day for our seniors and 8th graders.

The high school baseball and softball teams will wrap up the 2021 regular season tonight at Grover Eddy Field in Onaga with doubleheaders against ACCHS. Both teams will have first pitch at 4:30pm against the Tigers, as they each look to improve their standings in regionals with those beginning on Monday. Good luck to both teams, GO BUFFALOES!!!

The junior class took the ACT WorkKeys in the fall on behalf of Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation. USD 322 would like to recognize the students receiving the Platinum ACT National Career Readiness Certificates, meaning they scored a level 6 or higher in the three testing areas (Workplace Documents, Graphic Literacy, and Applied Math). The highest level on the ACT WorkKeys is level 7. This morning at the annual academic awards assembly, Joey Marten, Casey Myers, and Colby Myers received this award. Also, Gannet Kansas has selected more than 150 high school seniors to it’s 10 All-District Academic teams, in recognition of outstanding academic careers, community service and promise for the future. Senior Alexus Jeanneret has been named to the All-Distrist 6 Academic Team and received her certificate this morning as well. Congratulations Casey, Colby, Joey and Alexus!