Ottawa High School

Our Summa Cum Laude wall is updated honoring Seniors from the graduating class of 2025 who had a 3.8 or above GPA, completed a specified curriculum, or were a CTE pathway completer! #CyclonePride

Renaissance wishes a Happy Birthday to all our Cyclone September Birthdays! #CyclonePride

Brett Staneslow, President of the Franklin County Homeless Coalition, presented to the Mrs. Stinebaugh's College Biology classes today about the issue of homelessness and sustainable solutions in order to guide their inquiry on using Biology to solve homelessness in our communities. #CylconesLearn

Ottawa FFA Back to School BBQ Last week, our officer team kicked off the school year by hosting our Back to School BBQ! We were thrilled to welcome over 40 FFA members, their families, and community partners for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. This event was a great way to celebrate the start of a new year, share upcoming opportunities, and continue building strong connections between our members and the community that supports us. #CyclonePride

Reminder, we have no school on Monday, September 1st. #CyclonePride

Ottawa FFA Horticulture students had the opportunity to tour Loma Vista Nursery in Ottawa, KS! Students learned about the nursery’s operations, plant production practices, and the wide variety of trees and shrubs grown right here in our community. They also gained insight into career opportunities in the horticulture industry. #CyclonesLearn

Ottawa High School is lucky to have Ms. Sullivan leading our choir program! She is the 2026 USD 290 Secondary Horizon Nominee for her excellence in teaching during her first year in the career field. Congratulations, Ms. Sullivan! #CyclonePride

Thanks to our alumni who returned to help this year's soccer Cyclones get tuned up before the season starts. Great work, Cyclones!

If you drive by and see police vehicles at outside the school, please know there is no emergency at OHS. We are partnering with Ottawa Police Department for our annual state mandated ALICE intruder training and drill. This is just a drill.

Renaissance says happy birthday to all August birthdays!!!! #CyclonePride

Please come out tomorrow night to support our fall sports teams during their scrimmage night. Requested donation for admission is a pack of water or sports drinks for the team you are there to support. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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Thank you ECKAN for donating shoes and gift cards for our OHS students and families! We appreciate all our community partners! #CyclonePride

Tomorrow is our state mandated ALICE intruder training and drill for all students and staff. Parents and students please check your email for details that were sent out this week. If you have any questions please email Dr. Lewis.

Check out this week's edition of the Cyclone Media Announcements. https://youtu.be/g5kxKEBSydg Make sure to check out some of the other videos on the channel as well! Subscribe to Cyclone Media 290 on YouTube to receive notifications when we upload new videos!

OHS Weekly Activity Schedule for the week of August 25, 2025!

Ms. Paddock and some FCCLA members attended the Take Aim Conference in Manhattan. Students gained valuable knowledge and skills revolving around leadership and learned more about all the opportunities FCCLA has to offer. #CyclonePride

Meet this week's Kansas State Bank Cyclones Of The Week! Senior Kayleigh Rohr was nominated by Mrs. Gearhart for help to set up for the OHS Open House Activity Fair and staying to greet and direct families as they arrived. Marcus Martin was nominated by Mrs. Tharp for his helpfulness to guests arriving at OHS carrying boxes that he noticed during his lunch hour. These Cyclones received at $10 Dairy Queen Gift Card, courtesy of our community partners at Kansas State Bank. Great job, Cyclones!

Yesterday, Mr. Beck had a guest speaker in his BluePrint Reading class who owns a drafting firm to discuss the career and practice some blueprint reading with our students! #CyclonesLearn