OHS Cheer at Homecoming 2020.
Final score Paola 62 Ottawa 7. Next week Ottawa hosts Bonner Springs
Congratulations to the 2020 OHS Homecoming King & Queen, Summer Spigle and Ty Whitney. 👑
At the half. Paola 55. Ottawa 7
Noah McCullough with a 43 yard touchdown run. Fogle PAT is good. Paola 27 Ottawa 7
At the end of the first quarter Paola 27 Ottawa 0
OHS teachers spent time digging into our Instructional Framework sharing teaching strategies used to engage and push student learning this afternoon. #TeachersLearnToo #CollaborationIsKey
OHS JV Volleyball will be live streamed tomorrow morning at:
https://youtu.be/-MKWAP79a0E
The first match starts at 8:00 am.
Good Luck Ladies!
Check out the Homecoming football game and festivities live at the following link:
https://youtu.be/a1HH7dnM_uk
Good Luck Cyclones!
More Homecoming festivities at OHS! Congrats to the ladies for winning the relay race for the 2nd day in a row! Good luck to OHS as they take on Paola tonight.
#cyclonepride
OHS Varsity Volleyball drops both matches tonight vs Lansing and Blue Valley Southwest.
JV volleyball finishes the night 1-1 with a loss to Lansing and a win vs Blue Valley Southwest.
Varsity Soccer falls to Louisburg 0-4 ⚽️
More action from today’s meet.
#cyclonepride
OHS Girls Cross Country with two runners in the top 5 at our home meet today. Abby Bird finished 4th and Allie Dillon finished 5th. Great job ladies!
#cyclonepride
Congratulations to Trevor Kaub who finished 3rd in today’s home cross country meet! Well done, Trevor!
#cyclonepride
JV Soccer over Louisburg 4-2!!! Way to go Cyclones! ⚽️ 🥅
More pics from the Homecoming assembly.
It is Homecoming week at OHS! Today our STUCO put together an outdoor assembly to recognize candidates and have a lot of fun! Thanks for all of your hard work STUCO! Part 2 tomorrow!
#cyclonepride
Tonight’s Freshman Football game will be live streamed at the following link:
https://youtu.be/Al7RzHKJS1M
Good Luck Cyclones!
Tonight’s JV and Varsity soccer matches at Louisburg will be live streamed at the following link:
https://youtu.be/EIbSIDcQ9Ig
Good luck Cyclones!
The Freshman Volleyball players will be able to distribute all 4 of their tickets tonight at Anderson County. We will use the same tickets we would use for a home match. Please have them on you when entering the facility. Good luck ladies!
Picture Day is underway at OHS.
A member of the OHS Class of 2018 was one of our photographers today!
The medals keep rolling in for Girls Golf. Today, Shai Aho medaled by finishing 13th and Erin Smith medaled by finishing 15th. Awesome job ladies!
#cyclonepride
Volleyball hits the road on Thursday as they travel to Blue Valley Southwest. Per BVSW attendance guidelines, only parents and siblings may attend as spectators.
For Soccer on Thursday at Louisburg, athletes may use all 4 of their tickets for spectators. Please have your tickets ready at the admission gate. Good luck guys!
#cyclonepride
OHS Varsity Girls Golf in action today at Paola Country Club. Good luck ladies!
#cyclonepride
Congratulations to Caroline Wingert, Summer Spigle, and Taylor Reynolds for finishing 3rd as a team at our OHS JV Golf Tournament on Monday! Well done ladies!
#cyclonepride
Alex finished 28 out of 594 high school teams across the state of Kansas competing in “The Stock Market Game” made available by the Kansas Council for Economic Education. During his 15 week trading period from January 21, 2020 to May 1, 2020, which included COVID pandemic and economic shutdown, Alex was able to finish with $105,841.71 which gave him a 20.93% return on his stock investment. Way to go Alex!!!!
Varsity Volleyball suffered a tough loss on the road at Louisburg. 19-25, 17-25, 26-24, 22-25
JV Volleyball continues to play well this season with another nice win tonight vs Louisburg 26-28, 25-14, 15-6. Great job ladies!
#cyclonepride
OHS Volleyball is on the road tonight for a dual with Louisburg. To start the night, Freshman Volleyball falls 10-25, 25-21, 2-15.
OHS Soccer took on Baldwin tonight at OHS. JV Soccer finished in a 0-0 tie. Varsity Soccer loses 1-2.
Due to limited roster availability for Baldwin High School, the JV game will consist of one 40 minute half. The varsity game will be played in its entirety. Game times will not change. JV @ 4:30 pm and V @ 6:00 pm.
Good Luck Cyclones!
If you can't make it to Louisburg tonight for volleyball, you can catch the match live at the following link:
https://youtu.be/F8qrk3bacI4
For volleyball today @ Louisburg, players will be able to distribute all 4 of their tickets to spectators. Good luck ladies!
#cyclonepride
JV football comes up short in tonight’s game. Spring Hill 28 Ottawa 6.
JV Girls Golf in action at our home tournament today. Thank you to Great Life Golf and Fitness for hosting the event.
Congrats to our first Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week! Erin Smith was nominated by Mr. Vigna, and Quinton Carver by Ms. Coen. Thank you both for your leadership and positivity - go Cyclones! #cyclonepride
Cyclones are you ready for week 2 of learning!?!?
Tomorrow is a Red Day and our first spirit day for Homecoming Week! Zoom Day—dressy on top and PJs on bottom!!
Can’t wait to see you Cyclones!
OHS Varsity Volleyball goes 5-1 on the day and wins their gym at the Rossville Tournament. The 2 gyms didn’t overlap for an overall champ, but you are champs in our book! Great job ladies! Your hard work is paying off.
#cyclonepride
Final Score Spring Hill 48 Ottawa 0
Great job tonight OHS Cheer!!!
At the half, Spring Hill leads Ottawa 42-0.
At the end of the first quarter, Spring Hill 21, Ottawa 0.
This is a reminder to all volleyball fans that no spectators will be allowed at the Rossville Tournament for Varsity Volleyball on Saturday. There will be a live stream of all the games at the following Facebook page:
Rossville High School Dawg Feed
Good luck ladies!
At the De Soto JV Cross Country Meet yesterday, the Cyclones did extremely well with several top 10 finishers:
Boys: Trevor Kaub 1st!
Girls: Katia Huffman 8th, Allie Dillon 6th, Abby Bird 2nd.
As a team, the girls took 2nd! Great job Cyclones!
#cyclonepride
Congrats to the OHS Homecoming Candidates for 2020! Queen: Lydia Callahan, Summer Spigle, Caroline Wingert, Kaylee Calcott. King: Ty Whitney, Trey Bones, Logan Sterling, Ethan Janssen. Coronation is at halftime of the football game vs Paola on Friday Sept. 25th.
Varsity Girls Tennis in action at Paola today. Alexis Schultze, Halynn Watts, and Gracie Howard all win their singles matches. Alexis Schultze / Gracie Howard and Halynn Watts / Raygen Paddock also win in doubles. Great job ladies!
#cyclonepride
Varsity Volleyball battles but comes up short losing in 3 sets to Shawnee Heights 20-25, 25-20, 20-25. Keep fighting! We love your effort!
#cyclonepride
Bonner Springs scores 3 goals in the second half and the Cyclones fall 1-3.
OHS Varsity Soccer scores first on a goal by Matthew Powell vs Bonner Springs with 1:27 to go in the first half.
#cyclonepride
JV Girls Golf in action today in Topeka.
With less than 1 min to go, John Rohr sends a perfect corner kick into the box where Caden Lowderman puts a header into the back of the net to force a 2-2 tie with Bonner Springs in the JV Soccer match. Way to compete until the final whistle!
#cyclonepride
Varsity Volleyball starts the night off with a two set sweep of Hayden 26-15, 25-13. Great job ladies!!!
#cyclonepride
At the half, JV Soccer trails Bonner Springs 0-1.
Tomorrow night Varsity Football hits the road to take on Spring Hill. All players on the travel roster and cheerleading roster will be allowed to distribute upto 4 of their tickets each. If you can't make it, check out the live-stream link listed on the graphic.
Go Cyclones!
If you can't make it to tonight's varsity soccer game vs. Bonner Springs, you can catch it on the Ottawa Sports Network at the following link:
https://youtu.be/n-u7OVsXYNw
Game time is set for 6:00 pm but could vary depending on the finish time of the JV game.
Good Luck!
Let’s have some fun next week, OHS!!!!
Due to a lack of tennis players for Paola, Girls JV Tennis has been cancelled for 9/17/20. We will still play the varsity portion of the dual.
School history was made today (9/15/20) as the OHS Girls Golf Team are TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS! Four golfers finished in the top 10. Kaitlyn Carrier 10th, Shai Aho 9th, Claire Olmstead 8th, Aubrey Vasquez 6th. Way to go ladies! We are proud of you!
#cyclonepride
In a hard fought match, OHS Varsity Volleyball falls to Bonner Springs 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 21-25.
OHS Girls Tennis in action today in a tri at Baldwin. Abigail Knutz goes 1-1 and Cheyenne Hughes 3-0 in singles. Christina Sorensen / Olivia Cox and Heather Heine / Lily Caitlin all go 1-1 in doubles. Nice job ladies!
#cyclonepride
JV Volleyball falls to Bonner Springs in three sets 20-25, 25-19, 8-15. The varsity match is coming up!
In tonight’s dual vs Bonner Springs, the OHS Freshman Volleyball team start the nigh off with a win! (25-21 and 25-19). Way to go girls!
#cyclonepride
If you don't have tickets to tonight's volleyball matches, you can watch them live at the following link:
https://youtu.be/7XPAwV2q8og
Freshman Volleyball gets a split today losing the first match to Topeka Seaman 25-13, 24-26, 12-15. They bounced back in the second match beating Bishop Ward 25-11, 25-12. Way to finish strong!
#cyclonepride
JV Girls Golf in action today at Holton.
OHS Soccer with an impressive win 10-1 over Fort Scott. Great job guys! Awesome job by OHS Cheer who came out to support tonight as well.
#cyclonepride
Tonight's JV Football game vs. Baldwin will be live-streamed via Facebook Live on the following Facebook page:
Bulldog Bulletin Online
Good luck Cyclones!
Due to Douglas County Health Department's spectator restrictions, no fans will be allowed to attend the JV Tennis meet on Tuesday, September 15th.
Unfortunately, Fort Scott does not have enough players to play a JV game on Monday, September 14th. We will only play a varsity game. Game time will be 4:30 pm.
Tournament Champions! 5-0 on the day. Great team. Even better kids.
#cyclonepride
OHS JV Volleyball steamrolls their way through bracket play and finish as Tournament Champions! Great job ladies!
#cyclonepride
OHS JV Volleyball continues to play well going undefeated in pool play this morning defeating Santa Fe Trial 25-13, 25-5, Topeka West 25-21, 25-19, and Highland Park 25-11, 25-4. Bracket play is coming up. Keep it up Cyclones!
#cyclonepride
Freshman Volleyball finishes the day strong by defeating Basehor-Linwood in two sets. Great job ladies!
OHS Freshman Volleyball falls in two sets to Louisburg in the second match of the day. The Cyclones will take on Basehor-Linwood next.
Congratulations to the 2020 Homecoming Candidates!
Queen- Kaylee Calcott, Lydia Callahan, Summer Spigle & Caroline Wingert 👑
King- Trey Bones, Ethan Janssen, Logan Sterling & Ty Whitney 👑
Our 2020 King & Queen will be crown on September 25th at our home football game!
In the opening match today Freshman Volleyball falls to Chanute 26-24, 22-25, 7-15. OHS will face Louisburg next.
Thank you to USD 290 Tech Director, Dean Grell, for live streaming our sporting events on OSN! We appreciate you doing this for our families!!!!!
Thank you to the first responders from Ottawa and Baldwin that joined us tonight on this anniversary of 9/11. Thank you for your service. We appreciate you! This event was completely organized by OHS senior Jose Richards. Thank you Jose! Well done!
Axavier Vink with a fumble recovery with 12 seconds to go seals the win for the Cyclones! 33-32 Cyclones win! Great job fellas.
#cyclonepride
55 yard TD run by McCullough. Extra point by Reese Fogle is good. 33-24 OHS leads with 9:49 to go.
OHS Cheer tonight. OHS vs Baldwin
Cyclones with a 2nd fumble return for a TD. OHS now leads BHS 26-16.
Josue Navarro with an 82 yard TD Kick Off Return TD to put the Cyclones back in front. 2pt conversion fails. Cyclones 20 Baldwin 16. 7:10 to go in the 3rd qtr.
Josue Navarro with a 56 yard TD reception from Noah McCullough. Ottawa 14 Baldwin 8
OHS Dance Team performing at halftime tonight vs Baldwin. Great job ladies!!!
#cyclonepride
Due to Douglas County spectator limitations, no fans will be allowed at the Ottawa @ Baldwin JV football game on Monday, Sept. 14th. The game will be live streamed however. Baldwin will release the link on Monday. We will post it as soon as we get it.
Senior night for Band, Cytones, and Chamber Choir! We have so many talented students at OHS. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. We are so proud of you!
#cyclonepride
Due to limited roster availability for Ft Scott, we will play the Varsity Soccer match at 4:30 on Monday, Sept 14 with JV to follow. If we didn’t move the game, we would have lost the JV match. This allows both levels a chance to play. Thanks for being flexible Cyclone Nation.
On Saturday, September, 12th OHS will be hosting a Freshman Volleyball Quad. You can check out the action live on the Ottawa Sports Network at:
https://youtu.be/FC-DoIbtHa4
The first match is at 8:00 am. Grab your coffee, a doughnut, and check out OHS Volleyball.
If you don't have tickets to tonight's football game vs. Baldwin, you can view it on the Ottawa Sports Network link:
https://youtu.be/b5cS-aMbwAM
Due to several Freshman Football games being cancelled, we have added a game to the schedule. OHS Freshman Football will play next Thursday (9/17) @ Wellsville at 4:30 pm.
JV Volleyball loses its first match of the season to Basehor Linwood 11-25, 25-19, 10-15. They bounce back, however, defeating Lawrence High 29-27, 24-26, 15-11. Let’s start a new winning streak! Great job!
#cyclonepride
In the 2nd match tonight, OHS Varsity Volleyball played 6A Lawrence High. The Cyclones battled hard taking the first set 25-22. OHS dropped the next 2 sets to Lawrence in close games but showed a lot of heart, energy, and competitiveness in the loss. Still a lot to be proud of!
OHS Varsity Volleyball starts the night off with an a win tonight vs Basehor-Linwood. The girls batted from behind showing great toughness and energy in the win. Great job!
#cyclonepride
Girls golf finish 3rd today at Wamego! Aubrey Vasquez (8th) and Shai Aho (10th) both received medals. Well done!
#cyclonepride
On senior night, OHS Boys Soccer defeats Bishop Ward 3-0. Great job guys!
#cyclonepride
OHS Girls Golf playing through the rain at Wamego today.
#cycloneprid
Wow!! Thank you Senior Ashlyn Thomeczek for beautifully singing the National Anthem this evening!
Congratulations to our soccer Seniors! Thank you for being dedicated and hardworking Cyclones!! We are proud of you! ⚽️ 🥅
Due to Douglas County Health Department activity restrictions, the Girl's Tennis team will not be able to attend the tournaments on 9/16/20 and 9/24/20 that were scheduled to be played at Baldwin.
Due to heavy rains and unsafe race conditions, the cross country meet at Fort Scott today has been cancelled. Runners will now practice after school instead of going to the meet.
If you don't have a ticket for tonight's volleyball match at Basehor, you can watch it live at the following link:
https://livestream.com/accounts/1776164/events/9296827
First match vs. BLHS is at 5:00 pm with OHS vs. Lawrence to follow.
Good luck ladies!
Only 2 spectators per athlete are allowed for volleyball tomorrow at Basehor. Each athlete was given 2 tickets at practice today from BLHS for entry. You must have the BLHS ticket with you to get into the gym. Please get the BLHS ticket from you child and have it ready tomorrow
Renaissance students promoting positive vibes for students on the first day. They handed out Starburst to students wishing them a school year that is bursting with fun!
#cyclonepride
See you tomorrow, Cyclones!
Varsity volleyball shows a lot of fight late but come up short vs DeSoto 14-25, 22-25.
JV football with a nice win today 28-18 over Piper. Great job fellas!
#cyclonepride
JV Volleyball continues to dominate early in the season defeating Heritage Christian 25-15, 25-19. They also defeat DeSoto 26-24, 25-21. Keep it up ladies!
#cyclonepride
OHS Varsity Volleyball loses to Heritage Christian in the first match of the evening 25-14, 15-25, 24-26. The Cyclones will take on DeSoto next.
Cyclones we are so ready to see you tomorrow!!! Please check your email, join your Google Classrooms and come ready to learn!
Volleyball parents,
The tri at Heritage Christian on 9/8 will take place in two different gyms.
Varsity Site: Heritage Christian WEST Campus 16000 S. Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS
JV Site: JV Location: Heritage Christian EAST Campus 9333 W. 159th St. Overland Park, KS
OHS will be recognizing the senior members of Band, Chamber Choir, and Cytones before the varsity football game on Sept. 11th. We can't wait for you to be back in school so you can start performing again! OHS is proud of you!
#cyclonepride
OHS will be recognizing the senior Band, Chamber Choir, and Cytones for their hard work and dedication at OHS before the varsity football game on Sept. 11th. We can't wait for you to be back in school so you can start performing again!
#cyclonepride
OHS will recognize the soccer seniors this week. Thank you for all you have done seniors. You make OHS proud!
Reminder: There is no JV game on Thursday. Senior night festivities will start at 5:45 pm with the varsity game to follow.
#cyclonepride
OHS teachers engaged with one another during round robin learning Friday as they continue to prepare for the return of our students on Wednesday, September 9th!
OHS Cheer in action tonight.
Cyclones drop the opener 55-0 vs Piper
Congratulations to the girls golf, girls tennis, cheer, dance and football Seniors. Thank you for being dedicated and hard working Cyclones!! We are proud of you!!! #CyclonePride
Attention Remote Learners!
Don't have tickets to tonight's football game vs. Piper? You can watch the game on our live stream at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbPhsuV2rDU
Good Luck Cyclones!!! #cyclonepride
Varsity volleyball wins both matches tonight. OHS defeats Heritage Christian 25-21, 18-25, 26-24. They also defeat West Franklin 25-14, 25-22. Great job ladies. #cyclone pride
It was awesome seeing so many Cyclones tonight !! Thank you to all the families who came to learn about the 2020-2021 school year with their students Advisory teacher! #SeeYouNextWeek
JV volleyball continues to roll beating West Franklin 25-18, 25-19. #cyclonepride
Girls tennis in action today at Emporia. #cyclonepride
OHS Varsity soccer battles hard but comes up short. Spring Hill 4 Ottawa 2
JV volleyball defeats Heritage Christian 25-17, 25-17. Great job ladies!! #cyclonepride
OHS JV soccer falls to Spring Hill 2-0. The varsity game is coming up next!
Check out the Varsity Soccer game on tonight's live stream. It will start at approximately 6:00 pm.
https://youtu.be/_brDvZpXivQ
There will not be a live stream for the JV game as we are streaming 7th grade football.
Good luck Cyclones!!!
#cyclonepride
Soccer Update: The JV soccer game scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10th vs. Bishop Ward has been cancelled. This date is also our soccer senior night. Because of that, we will play the varsity game at 6:00 pm so parents have adequate time to get there for the festivities.
The Renaissance Program is working hard to Welcome Our Cyclones back!! #CantWaitToSeeYou #TMinus6Days
Tonight's OHS Volleyball matches can be livestreamed from the following locations:
Varsity match: Facebook page "West Franklin MS/HS Falcons"
JV match: Facebook page "West Franklin MS/HS Falcons Activity Stream"
The JV game vs. Bishop Ward on September 9th has been cancelled as Bishop Ward does not have enough players to field a JV squad. The varsity game will be played at 4:30.
Good luck to our OHS Cross Country team as they head to Louisburg for their first meet of the season.
Girls Tennis starts up today at Emporia High School. The match will start at 3:00 instead of the previously listed time of 3:30. Good luck ladies! #cyclonepride
Freshman football falls to Tonganoxie in the season opener by a score of 36-14.
No spectators will be allowed to attend the JV and V Volleyball tri at West Franklin on 9/3. You can watch the livestream of the event at:
Varsity match: Facebook page "West Franklin MS/HS Falcons"
JV match: Facebook page "West Franklin MS/HS Falcons Activity Stream"
In a hard fought match, varsity volleyball falls to Spring Hill 13-25, 25-23 12-25, 16-25. Thank you again to our seniors on senior night. #cyclonepride
The new turf gets broken in with a WIN! Varsity Soccer wins 1-0 vs Hayden. Great job guys! #cyclonepride
Congratulations to our volleyball Seniors! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments thus far.
Molly Olmsted, Darby Weidl, Tess Reed Cox and Ava Caylor
In an extremely competitive match, the JV Volleyball team wins in three sets 15-25, 25-22, 15-12 over Spring Hill. Great job ladies! Way to go out and compete! #cyclonepride
JV Soccer falls to Hayden 0-6.
Freshman Volleyball fall to Spring Hill 9-25 and 8-25.
If you don't have a ticket to tonight's volleyball match vs. Spring Hill, you can watch it live at:
https://youtu.be/v1KqFI831cs
Due to potential rain this evening, we will not be able to livestream the soccer match between Ottawa and Hayden.
We are excited to see families on Thursday. If you haven't heard from your student's advisory teacher, please contact Mr. Lancaster. lancasterm@usd290.org
Advisory teachers will be reviewing logistics for the 2020-2021 school year.
First day of practice on the new turf. Not many places our size can say they have a soccer only turf field. Thank you Ottawa community for providing this facility. #cyclonepride
The Girls Golf season is underway at the Ottawa Invitational Tournament. Thank you to Great Life Golf and Fitness for hosting our event. Good luck ladies!
In an attempt to ensure that seniors will get to be part of a senior night, we are moving it toward the beginning of each season.
Volleyball: 9/1 match
Football, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Cheer and Dance: 9/4 at the football game
Soccer: 9/10 game
Band and Vocal: TBA
Freshman football travels to Tonganoxie on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd. Check out the attached graphic for ticket info. You won't be charged to get in, but you must present one of the tickets that were given to your child to enter the facility. Bring a mask and distance in the stands
JV Volleyball goes undefeated on the day with 25-9 and 25-14 wins over Baldwin. Great job ladies!
OHS JV Volleyball win the first match of the day vs Eudora 25-22 and 25-18. Way to start the season ladies! #cyclonepride
Friday night football under the lights!!! One week from game night!
#cyclonepride
Don't have tickets to the game? Check out our livestream of Saturday's JV volleyball triangular at the link below.
Livestream link: https://youtu.be/inrD_CAs564
#cyclonepride
The Renaissance Program organized a sidewalk chalk decorating evening to celebrate the staffulty at OHS! #SpreadTheLove #PositiveVibes
Welcome home Cyclones. Thank you to the Ottawa community for providing such an amazing facility. #cyclonepride
There will be a soccer parents' meeting on Monday, August 31st at 6:00 pm in the stadium bleachers. Don't let the turf distract you from what coach has to say.
#cyclonespride
The OHS soccer field is looking good!!! #cyclonepride
Checkout the parent meetings going on at OHS this week.
Are you ready for some football? The football field turf is almost complete, and it looks amazing!!!
The soccer field turf is starting to take shape!
Welcome back OHS staff!!!
OHS Girls Golf hitting the links!
The turf project is coming along nicely! OHS is ready to see the Cyclones take the field.
Volleyball, Boys Soccer, and Girls Golf started their practices this afternoon. Apologies to Girls Golf for not having a pic. We still love our girls golf team! We will get one soon!
Girls Tennis, Football, and Cross Country started off practices this morning for OHS.
Cyclone Students & Families—
Be looking for communication on Monday regarding the release of schedules! #AcademicsMatter
They are starting to lay the turf!!!
If you missed Impact Testing date last week, OHS will conduct a makeup day on Thursday, August 13th for ALL freshman and junior athletes of ALL sports. Bring your Chromebook.
Cyclones, are you ready for practice to begin? Make sure you have all of your paperwork in place so you can start practice. Forms are due on Wednesday!
Reminder!!! Tomorrow OHS will be conducting impact testing for athletes of all sports that are incoming freshmen, juniors, or have had a previous concussion. Please bring the following to testing
1. Charged Chromebook
2. Mask to cover your nose and mouth
The start of Cyclone athletics is on the horizon. See the graphic below for what needs to be done before you can participate.
Forms link: https://www.usd290.org/o/ohs/page/ottawa-high-school-athletic-forms
#countonme #imreadycoach
Health and safety is important at OHS. Each year incoming freshman athletes, junior athletes, and students with previous concussions engage in impact testing. This test provides data that helps determine when athletes should return to play. See the attached schedule for details.
Congratulations to the following students for their dedication to the strength and conditioning program this summer. #youcancountonme #dedicated #youonlygetoutwhatyouputin
The OHS office is now open from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday! Stop by to pick up the yearbook you ordered.
OHS office is now open Monday through Friday 8am-3pm
Please cal (785)229-8020 if you have any questions! Please note masks are required upon entrance if you choose to stop by in person.
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Yearbook distribution for the 2019-2020 school year will be Thursday, July 16th from 10am-Noon or 4-6pm in the South Parking lot. This will be a curbside pick-up, please stay in your vehicle until an adult approaches you!
Parents/Guardians of 11th Grade students for the 2020-2021 school year, please check your email for information regarding a new immunization requirement. Contact our school nurse, Mrs. Hiatt at hiattd@usd290.org with any questions!
Negotiations Meeting This Morning @ 10AM
The following link will allow you to watch the live stream of the fifth negotiations meeting with the Ottawa Education Association and the USD 290 Board of Education to revise the Negotiated Agreement for the 2020/21 school year. This is not a meeting in which public participation is allowed, however, it is an open meeting and therefore we wanted to make sure that you have access.
https://youtu.be/hyAv5hUr4QI
Work has begun on the soccer and football field turf projects! Excited to see these facility upgrades for our students!
Class of 2020 graduates, please check your USD 290 email for your complementary digital print from graduation day!! Congratulations again on all your accomplishments.
Please help spread the word.
Graduation stream is live! https://youtu.be/K0kTB4Be2A0
The stage is set for the Class of 2020! Can’t wait to see and celebrate you tomorrow!
Here are the prizes for after prom party! If you won a prize, come to the front of the high school tonight anytime between 6:00-8:00pm to pick it up. If you are unable to make it this evening, the after prom committee will contact your parents via phone to make other arrangements on a different date.
Senior prizes:
$400 NEOSHO Autumn Sweetwood
Refrigerator Audrey Hook
ipad Brittny Hornbuckle
apple watch Lauren Bechtle
TV Hannah Carey
Drone Haley Schultz
Junior/ Senior prizes:
PS4 Maddison Soman
Go Pro Landon Reeder
Beats Pill Brigitte Snell
TV Keegen Hendricks
Beats Wireless Nathaniel Shupert
Air Pods Lorena Marquez
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Abby Orr
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Alice Ann Ishmael
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Cadence Bonnell
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Samuel Roberts
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Lindsey Audiss
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Addison Hedges
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Tucker Baldwin
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Isabelle McCarty
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Kirstann Blakesley
$100 cash & free large Casey's Pizza: Richard Blevins
$100 cash & $25 Johnny's Tavern Gift Card: Ashley Deardorff
$100 cash & $25 Johnny's Tavern Gift Card: Christopher Hanson
$100 cash & $25 Salty Iguana Gift Card: Dysen Batten
$100 cash & $25 Six Mile Chop House Gift Card: Jacob Gregg
$100 cash & $25 American Eagle Gift Card: Cade Gollier
$100 cash & free dozen cookies from Casey's: Alexis Wiilliams
$100 cash and free meal at the Big Biscuit: Adrienne Husted
$100 cash: Abigayle Daisy
$100 cash: Lauren Curtis
$100 cash: Oliva Ortiz
$50 cash & Elite Nails Gift Card: Megan Gregg
$50 cash & $50 Lada Salon & Spa Gift Card: Samantha Atchley
$50 cash & $25 6 Mile Chop House Gift Card: McKinley Croucher
$50 cash and $25 Salty Iguana Gift Card: Callie MonGold
$50 cash and $25 Johnnys' Tavern Gift Card: Evan Conroy
$50 cash and $25 Johnnys' Tavern Gift Card: Braydon Schreffler
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Jakob Schmoe
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Virginia Riri
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Brenna Espinoza
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Daidrien Aho
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Abby Toomey
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Collin Fluke
$50 cash and 1 free large Casey's pizza: Lillian Durrie
$50 cash and 1 dozen Casey's Cookies: Hailey Criqui
$50 cash and 1 dozen Casey's Cookies: Madison Hogelin
$50 cash and 1 free meal from the meal at the Big Biscuit: Cylar Guilfoyle
$50 cash and $8 gift card coffee shop and bag of coffee beans: Zack Wilson
$50 cash: Crystina Long
$50 cash: Natalie Maxhimer
$50 cash: Spyncer Hiles
$50 cash: Randee Huggard
$50 cash: Heather Henricks
$50 cash: Logan Sterling
$50 cash: Adrienne Husted
$50 cash: Samantha Atchley
Tune in Saturday at 9AM for the OHS 2020 Graduation Ceremony!
Last names A thru L 9am-Noon
Speeches:Class Gift, Britny Hornbuckle, Payton Lee, Principal Kelly Whittaker addresses the Graduates
Last names M thru Z 2-5pm
Stream: https://youtu.be/K0kTB4Be2A0
KOFO 103.7FM
Final adjustments today to get ready for our YouTube live stream on Saturday! We have a clean audio feed and six high definition camera feeds ready to go!
Stream link will be distributed tomorrow!
Congratulations to the following students as they were awarded their FFA State degrees today, virtually!
Congratulations to our 2020 Mr. & Miss OHS!
It’s been a bittersweet day as we weren’t able to wish you well for the summer in person! #StayStrongCyclones #SeeYouSoon
Wanted to give a shout out to all the Cyclone teachers as we kick off Teacher Appreciation Week! They go the extra mile for our students and care about them fiercely. Please take a few moments to thank a special Cyclone teacher this week!
The regular Board of Education Meeting will be live streamed at 7PM tonight, after the conclusion of the Negotiations Meeting. Click the link below for more information, and links to view both meetings - https://www.usd290.org/article/237749
OHS National Honor Society students will begin offering online tutoring sessions to all students starting tomorrow! Check the following article for the schedule and the links to the online classrooms.
https://www.usd290.org/article/235726
It was so exciting yet bittersweet to see the Seniors today for cap & gown pick up! If you weren’t able to make it, we’ll be in touch. 🤞🏼 we see you again for a graduation celebration!!! #ClassOf2020 #FinishStrong #2WeeksLeftPlusFinals
Can’t wait to see how you participate!! Email daily pictures to Mrs. Fischer!!!
Join us in congratulating the 2020 Governor's Scholars. They represent the top 1% of high school seniors across Kansas!
Payton Lee
Maggie McCalla
Congratulations to Brittny Hornbuckle for receiving a $1,000 Built Ford Tough National FFA Scholarship. We'd like to give Bob Allen Ford of Ottawa a HUGE shout-out for sponsoring the scholarship!
In honor of the OHS Senior Class of 2020, OHS & USD 290 will be joining schools around the country by turning on our stadium lights. Starting on Friday, April 10th at 8:20pm. The lights will remain on for 20 minutes each Friday. #COVID-19Guidelines #JustForShow #DoNotGather
USD290 staff members are standing by, 8AM-4PM M-F to answer your questions! https://covid19.usd290.org
Average response time is just over one minute! Need Chromebook help? Need a teacher to contact you? Food Service questions? We are ready! Get answers fast!
Congratulations to Kirsten Evans for being named the National Renaissance Student of the Month!!!!!! The Renaissance Program at OHS has made a tremendous impact to the culture under the direction of Mrs. Kane & her students!
https://www.jostensrenaissance.com/kirstenevans/
Congratulations to Riley Bacon & Keegen Henricks as this is the 4th year they've made their respective choirs!
Congratulations to the following students who were selected from the 2020 KCDA All-State Women's Treble Honor Choir & All-State Men's Choir:
KCDA All-State Women's Honor Choir:
Riley Bacon
Taylor Black
Cady Bonnell
Gracie Howard
Riley Howard
Ashlyn Thomeczek
Monica Vrbas
KCDA All-State Men's Honor Choir:
Alex Chidster
Justin Dennison
Connor Estes
Sonny Gregg
Taven Hancock-Dewey
Gabe Hazen
Keegen Henricks
Josiah Jahn
Xander Mason
Ian Stitt
Axavier Vink
Kennan West
In an effort to continue to keep our staff, community, and Board safe via social distancing guidelines, the Board of Education will host a live stream for a special board meeting April 2, 2020, beginning at 12:00 noon.
https://youtu.be/YLhgSZvKNfc
If you need a device repair, please email help@usd290.org with your contact information and a description of the issue. We will coordinate no-contact doorstep pickup and delivery if necessary!
Tomorrow is our first day of remote continuous learning. Students please please please check your email & Google Classrooms! #HereWeGoCyclones
Please see the attached update from Superintendent Dr. Ryan Cobbs in response to Governor Kelly's statewide stay-at-home order.
OHS Students & Families, please check your email regarding information about signing up for a time to pick up personal belongings at OHS.
At this time, USD 290 Drivers Education opportunity is on hold. We will be seeking out more information from the Kansas State Department of Education as well as monitoring the status of COVID-19. More information and communication regarding the status of Drivers Education will be released as it becomes available.
Seniors please check your email regarding important information about Scholarship application deadlines!!! #PleaseSpreadTheWord
Our regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be streamed live tonight at 7PM - with significant audio quality improvements! See the attached release from Dr. Ryan Cobbs for more information.
https://www.usd290.org/article/217617
USD290 COVID-19 Resource Center will be launching early next week! Teachers and support staff have volunteered to work the support queue when they can. If you have a question, you will be connected with a USD290 employee directly, who will find an answer! Stay tuned!
The Board of Education Special Meeting tonight at 7PM will be streamed on YouTube Live. In an effort to meet all CDC guidelines we ask that you do not physically attend the meeting. For more information, and the link to the stream, visit https://www.usd290.org/article/214789
Please see the latest update from the Kansas State High School Activities Association regarding the cancellation of all spring championships, competitions, and festivals for the remainder of this school year.
Please see the attached release from Superintendent Dr. Ryan Cobbs regarding the joint statement from Governor Kelly and Dr. Randy Watson's.
https://5il.co/dvau
COVID-19 Update from Dr. Ryan Cobbs
Please click here for the latest information
https://www.usd290.org/article/210304
Thank you to the City of Ottawa for giving a Water & World presentation to our students. The presentation shared various aspects of our water processes. Also explained Summer internship opportunities for our students!
Thank you to all the staffulty & students who donated blood yesterday! Because of your efforts, National Honor Society hit their goal!!!! We had 29 units of whole blood & 8 double red cell donations! #CyclonesRock
The robotics competition season has been cancelled. 😭
Thank you for all your support this season!!!!
Congratulations to the boys on a nice season, we are proud of you!
We ended our season against Augusta 53-41
Our students showed up loud & proud filling up three pep buses! Ottawa & Augusta are tired at 18 going into the third quarter. #LetsGoCyclones
Unfortunately, the state chess tournament at Emporia University on Saturday, March 14 was cancelled. 😭
Please consider making a donation!
Congratulations to our Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week:
Carey Knight and Kirstann Blakesley
Click the link to access the March issue of The Review, OHS student publication.
https://issuu.com/thereviewohs/docs/2020_march_issue
Thank you to all who attended the first annual Student Led Conferences at OHS. We enjoyed collaborating with families as students communicated their goals. This opportunity allowed us to truly be a partner in your students’ success & engage in conversations happening at home!
OHS is hosting the 1st ever student led conferences format for Parent/Teacher conferences tonight and tomorrow. Looking forward to interaction among the educational collaborative team of student, parent and teacher.
Students & OHS families be sure to check your email for information about a pep bus going to state Thursday! #LetsFillItUp
OHS Chess Team placed 4th today at their tournament and added two more state qualifiers! Joseph Sutton and John Aquino will also be participating in state!
Congratulations to all!
Ainsley had an AWESOME day at Paola. She placed 1st in SSA and 1st Poetry!
Drop your order form off at Front Row Sports or call to place your order on Monday!
Cyclones are headed to Salina to 4A State. Won over Independence 48-42. Boys will play Thursday, time TBD.
Student section & pep band have shown up tonight!!!! Love the energy! Let’s go Cyclones!
Yesterday, Mr. Lasley & Ottawa FFA helped Kansas Corn promote ethanol at Casey's in Overbrook. We let customers know that ethanol is safe for cars 2001 and newer with 88 octane blend. If they filled their vehicles up with it; they got 15 cents off per gallon and a free prize.
Chess club on the road in Lawrence today. Last opportunity to qualify for State in Emporia next weekend.
Chess club on the road in Lawrence today. Last opportunity to qualify for State in Emporia next weekend.
Thank you StuCo for preparing & serving breakfast for our teachers on their Work Day! #YouRock
These students came in on their day off to engage in an ACT Prep class!
Our Aviation I & II classes visited Dodson Aviation earlier this week. Students were able to connect their learning from the classroom while exploring some career options in the field of Aviation.
Congratulations to the following for breaking into finals:
Atticus Sutton placed 5th in poetry.
Aubrey Vasquez and Kymberly Glavin-Culbertson placed 7th in duet.
Ainsley Curry placed 3rd in both poetry and SSA.
Kodi Marmon placed 6th in poetry.
Great night!!! 🏅🎭🏅🎭🏅🎭
Reminder!
Last weekend these students participated at KMEA state band or choir with students from all over Kansas. Congratulations Riley Bacon, Abby Toomey, Grace Wooge & Quinncy Morris.
Congratulations to our Pizza Time fans of the game! Boy did our student section show up loud & proud tonight!!! We hope to see all of you plus more on Saturday for the Championship game!!!
Wow! It was loud tonight as the community showed up to support the Cyclones! We hope to see you Saturday at 6pm as the Cyclones host the winner for Fort Scott or Independence.
Thank you Communities In Schools for organizing an interview day for our Seniors to practice their skills! We are thankful for all the community members who volunteered their time to make this event possible!
Congratulations to our Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week:
Mark St. John & Vianey Sanchez
OHS seniors participate in Senior Interview day with area business and community members.
FFA Results from today:
Aaron Campbell won a Proficiency Award in Ag Sales and Service; his application will go to state.
Caroline Wingert was slated for an office; we will find out at District FFA banquet which office she gets.
Caroline Wingert, Jodie Belts, McKenna Schulz, Raylee Jones and Josiah Jahn applications for State Degree were approved on the district level; they will go on to state for final approval.
Way to Go Cyclones!
OHS Chess Club competed in Topeka on 2/29. Pictured left to right: John Aquino, Joseph Sutton, Daniel Jenkins, Walker Everett. Each player earned 2 or more points each, played some tough games, and earned 4th place as a team. Daniel and Walker joined the ranks of OHS students qualified for State Chess at ESU on March 14!
132 Collin finishes the year 33-5 & as the 4A runner up losing to Martin of Paola 5-0.
Congratulations to Christina Sorensen for placing 5th in SSA today!! 🎭🏅🎭🏅Way To Go!!! #Forensics
182 5th place finisher Daidrien Aho on the medal stand.
182 Daidrien Aho won by decision over Storm Slupianek of Marysville 1-0. Daidrien finishes his sr year @ 27-10 & a 5th place finish @ the KSHSAA 4A state tournament.
182 Daidrien Aho loses by fall to Branden Martin of Piper. Earned a spot on the medal stand & will wrestle for 5th place.
Daidrien Aho over Jon Meek of Mulvane 3-2. Daidrien advances to medal round and will wrestle Branden Martin of KC Piper. Will earn 3-6th place.
Girls sub state basketball. 7:00pm Tuesday, March 3 @ KC Piper
(2) Kansas City-Piper HS (18-2) vs (15) Ottawa HS (5-15)
Boys sub state basketball.
7:00pm Wednesday, March 4 @ OHS (4) Ottawa HS (16-4) vs (13) Chanute HS (7-13)
113 Cons. Round 3 - Jake Stanton Caney Valley won by decision over Liam Sutton 9-3.
182 Cons. Round 2 - Daidrien Aho won in sudden victory over Iziah Cook of Pratt SV-1 6-4. Will wrestle Jon Meek of Mulvane in match 274 to get to medal round.
152 Cons. Round 2 - Brady McDonald of Chanute won by fall over Kael Lane. Kael finishes the season 33-10.
Cons. Round 2 - Liam Sutton won by fall over Tj Taylor of Iola by fall. Will wrestle Stanton of Caney Valley in match 255. Win and medal.
Spring Hill over the OHS boys 51-50.
OHS Lady Cyclones fall to Spring Hill 63-35.
132 - SEMIFINAL Collin Creach over Rowe of Santa Fe Trail 6-4. Will wrestle Martin of Paola for a 132lb state championship.
220 Cons Round Lower Iola over Jared Ferguson by fall.
195 Cons Round Luttig of Lindsborg Smoky Valley over Wyatt Sink by fall.
152 Cons Round Kael Lane over Loader Clay Center 2-1
Lin of Augusta over Atticus Sutton
5-1
113 - CONS. ROUND Liam Sutton over Barrager of Fort Scott 10-0
182 Schroeder of Concordia over Daidrien Aho 4-3
132 Collin Creach over Cooper of Nickerson 9-3. Collin Advances to Semifinals
195 Young of Wellington over Wyatt Sink by fall.
220 Ferris of Chapman over Jared Ferguson by fall.
182 Daidrien Aho over Ensch of Frontenac 12-11
Hoback of Burlington over
Kael Lane 2-0.
Collin Creach over
Dipman of Pratt by fall.
113 Fox of Augusta over Liam Sutton 7-0
106 Clements of Chanute over Atticus Sutton by fall.
Opening Ceremonies before KSHSAA 4A state wrestling.
Coach Weidl gives the pregame pep talk before the days state wrestling competition begins.
Nathaniel Shupert & Payton Lee were finalists for the Franklin County Optimist Club essay contest.
Nathaniel placed 1st and will move into the district contest to compete for a $2500 scholarship!
Congratulations to both students!
Our awesome FFA students hosted a staff appreciation cookout yesterday!!! They can’t say enough about our staff at OHS!
A few FFA members drove their tractors to school yesterday for FFA Week! 🚜
Congratulations to Darby Weidl 155 lbs State Runner-Up! We are so proud of you! #GoCyclones
Darby wins by decision 11-8, moves to the 155lbs championship match!
Ottawa FFA had a fine day today at Louisburg. Senior Floriculture Team finish 6th overall. Intermediate Floriculture Team finish 1st overall with 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th & 8th high individuals. Ag Mechanics Senior Team finish 5th over.
Darby wins her first match at Girls State Wrestling. She defeated her opponent 9-4!
So excited to see our Incoming 9th Grade families learning about graduation requirements and course offerings at OHS! #ClassOf2024
Our HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, would like to bring awareness to the community about second hand smoke. Please take a few moments to review their fact sheet.
Congratulations to the Pizza Time fans of the game!
Congratulations to the Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week:
Braden Hoang, Ava Waterman, Kaitlyn Powell & Hayden Durrie
Our Skills USA students tackled a new task this year for World of Wheels in Kansas City. They not only prepared a pedal car but were the only high school invited to put a car on display!
Our students have been working hard over the last several months. They displayed their car as shown below and have a goal of bringing the finished product next year!
** Not all students pictured below.
Way to Go Cyclones!
Fellowship of the Stage attending KU Theatre’s production of “As You Like It”
Forensics competed at Spring Hill today. We came away with six medals! 🥇🎭🥇🎭🎉
Caden Lowderman placed 6th in Inform.
Nolan Dinkins placed 4th in Humorous Solo.
Christina Sorensen placed 4th in Serious Solo.
Kylie Walker placed 6th in Humorous Solo.
Ainsley Curry placed 2nd in Serious Solo and 1st in Poetry!
Congratulations to Kael Lane,
152 pound Boys Wrestling Regional Champion!!!!
Way to go Cyclones!!!
Regional wrestling results
State Qualifiers:
106- Atticus Sutton - 4th place
113- Liam Sutton - 2nd place
132- Collin Creach - 3rd place
152- Kael Lane - 1st place
182- Daidrien Aho - 2nd place
195- Wyatt Sink - 4th place
220- Jared Ferguson - 4th place
Our Law I and II students visited the Johnson County Crime Lab this week! #RealWorld #ExploringCareerOptions
Students at OHS called or texted their families to schedule their Student Led Conference for March 9th or 10th. We are excited to see students talk to their parents about their goals & academic progress!
Day 1 of Wrestling Regionals:
Liam Sutton, Kael Lane and Daidrien Aho are all in the finals and 2019-20 State Qualifiers.
Still alive on the backside:
Atticus Sutton
Trevor Kaub
Tiernan Reed-Cox
Collin Creach
Richard Blevins
Joel Brown
John Sink
Wyatt Sink
Jared Ferguson
Aaron Clevenger
Our Health Science students toured NCCC surgery tech facilities & saw nursing. Then travels to Flint Hills Technical College to see their dental hygiene & nursing programs. #CareerOptions
Please mark your calendars for the 1st annual student led conferences held at OHS. Your high school student will start contacting you Friday during Advisory to schedule appointments! We are excited to collaborate with you as your student expresses their future plans and goals!
Our drafting students are putting their skills to work as they prepare for an upcoming architectural design project.
Attention incoming 9th grade parents,
Class of 2024! During this meeting, we’ll be sharing information about course offerings & graduation requirements. This meeting will be held at OHS in the Cyclone Room. #PleaseSpreadTheWord
Congratulations to the Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the week:
Spyncer Hiles & Aubri Rowe
Mark your calendars!!!
FCCLA District STAR event results:
Chloe Schulz & Allie Brewer -Silver for their Mobile Food Pantry project and Joelle Lane & Alex Powell, bronze with “Mini Library “ project .
Congratulations to these students!
155| Regional Champion Darby Weidl!!!
Up next, state!
More results from the Frontier League Wrestling meet today.
Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Wrestling team for placing 4th at the League meet today!
Way to go Darby!!
We are so proud of all our entire girls wrestling team for a fantastic first season!
Baldwin Cheer and Dance Festival. Team routines rating of 1. Also Superior judges award for overall performance and technique award for both routines!!
Thank you to all our robotic sponsors! We couldn’t make this opportunity for our students possible without you!
Thank you Seniors for all you’ve done and will continue to do as Cyclones!
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Dance
Cheer
Cytones
Chamber Choir
Band
🏀🎷🎼
Pizza Time Fans of the game! Thank you to everyone who came out tonight!
Lady Cyclones helping make history by competing in the first ever KSHSAA regionals girls wrestling tourney!
170 | Anisah Ultreras with a HUGE come from behind pin advances her to day two!!!
Darby Weidl will be wrestling in the 155 pound Regional Championship match tomorrow!!!!
This afternoon OHS teachers are analyzing social emotional data and collaborating in their Professional Learning Communities. #NeverStopLearning
OHS teachers are engaging in professional develop today. We are digging into our instructional framework, talking about teaching strategies and learning new technology tips! #Collaboration #NewLearning
Reminder!!!!!!
JV Basketball vs Central Heights at Wellsville for today is postponed. The game has been rescheduled for 1:30 Saturday, February 15 at Humboldt. They will play a second game at either 3:00 or 4:30pm.
Check out this opportunity below!
Due to inclement weather on Thursday, February 13 all OHS activities have been cancelled.
There will be no school today - Thursday, February 13th. Stay home, and stay warm!
Saw future Cyclone Thespians in action this afternoon!
Thank you to everyone who came out to Think Pink night to support all our student athletes! We appreciate your continued support!!!!
Congratulations to all our Pizza Time fans of the game!!!!
These students attended the Educators Rising State Conference yesterday.
Thank you to everyone who partnered with OHS tonight to raise over $1,200 for the Franklin County Cancer Foundation!
Forensics at Burlington tonight was a success!
We came home with six medals. 🎭🥇🏅
Ainsley Curry - 1st in Poetry and 6th in Serious Solo
Ashley Winkler - 3rd in Poetry and 4th in Prose
Atticus Sutton - 7th in Poetry
Nolan Dinkins - 6th in Humorous Solo
Current 10th and 11th grade families join us this Wednesday evening to hear about all the opportunities your students have through Flint Hills Technical College, Allen Community College and Neosho Community College while enrolled at OHS! #SpreadTheWord
Found our hard working Yearbook staff putting in some time this evening! These students do such an incredible job!!!!! 📖
More Winter Royalty dance fun!
Thank you StuCo for sponsoring our Winter Royalty dance after the games Friday.
We sure had fun Friday evening in a packed gym!
Thank you to all who came out Friday evening to support our athletes. A special thank you to these super fans who earned a FREE pizza for being the Pizza Time fans of the game!
Varsity Girls Wrestlers showed up to compete yesterday!
In other results, 170- Anisah Ultreras 4th place; 235- Aniyah Perkins 3rd place
Boys Varsity Wrestlers finished 4th yesterday 4 points behind Wichita West. In other results, 120- Trevor Kaub 6th place; 220-Jared Ferguson 3rd place
Congratulations to our Winter Royalty King & Queen Kobe Johnson and Emma Aguirre!
Ottawa FFA members competed in the Milk Quality CDE today. Senior Team finish 3rd with 2nd, 8th & 9th individuals. Intermediate Team finish 2nd over all with 2nd, 6th, 9th & 10th individuals.
The Empty Bowls benefit was a success! Art Guild and Culinary students raised over $600 for local food pantries. Thank you to all who participated in this event! #emptybowls #fighthunger #highschoolart #ceramicsclass #artclub #communityconnection
Every Friday afternoon, our teachers at OHS engage in professional development or collaborate in professional learning communities. Yesterday, we talked about collective efficacy and reflected on our instructional framework, mission statement and strategic plan! #OneTeamForKids #WhateverItTakes
Students and teachers worked on their scripts for our upcoming Student Led Conferences on March 10th and 12th yesterday during Advisory. Students will be scheduling times soon!
Aliyah Brown and Abby Bird passed their level 1 PAC Student Technician scenarios, both earning their catwalk cards! Erin Smith completed her second scenario on her way to Level 2 certification! Congrats ladies! We are excited to see you continue on this journey!
Congratulations to our Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week:
Nathan Patrick and Chloe Schulz
Biology students extracted pure DNA from a living specimen today! 🧬
OHS Varsity Boys Wrestling team defeated Bishop Miege 53-15 last night.
126- Crooks win by pin
132- Creach win by pin
138- Blevins win by pin
145- Brown loss by fall
152- Lane win by pin
160- Hinderliter loss by pin
182- Aho win by pin
195. W. Sink win by pin
220- Ferguson loss by decision
285- Clevenger loss by fall
OHS Senior Avid class showing their school spirit for Dynamic Duo Day!
Happy National School counseling week to our three fabulous counselors; Mrs. Buxton, Mrs. Lehman & Mrs. Tharp.
Thank you for all you do for our students at OHS!
Basic Algebra 2 students working collaboratively to determine how to build 2D and 3D shapes. #HandsOnLearning
One of our Genius Bar Student Technicians working to fix a teachers computer. Not only was he able to solve the problem, he explained what to do in the future if it happens again! #RealWorldExperiences
Students in Algebra 1 are collaborating to figure out the best method to solve a system of equations. #MoreThanOneRightWay
Varsity and JV Girls basketball teams lost to Topeka High tonight. The 9th graders won 33-32 in the final seconds of the game! 🏀
We hope to see staff & students having fun this week!
Winter Royalty Candidates:
Back Row- Collin Fluke, Jayden Porter & Kobe Johnson
Front Row- Ashley Winkler, Alice Ann Ishmael & Emma Aguirre
The winners will be crowned Friday evening!
The Cyclonettes did a great job at their competition yesterday. They received a rating of 1 and a rating of 2 on their routines!
SEK boys wrestling tournament at Chanute results:
113- Liam Sutton 6th place
120- Trevor Kaub 6th place
132- Collin Creach 3rd place
138- Richard Blevins 6th place
152- Kael Lane 5th place
182- Daidrien Aho 4th place
195- Wyatt Sink 6th place
Last chance to see Mamma Mia! tonight! Doors open at 6pm and show starts at 7pm.
Our Forensics students had a great first weekend of competition. Congratulations to Ashley Winkler for placing 1st & qualifying for state; Ainsley Curry for placing 3rd & qualifying for state; & Atticus Sutton, who attended his first tournament EVER, placed 5th out of 55!
Kanas State Bank Cyclones of the Week:
Ty Whitney & Riti Ishanpara
Students in our Law 2 class have been working on apprehending suspects. Mrs. Campbell is inviting community members in to create a more authentic situation then practicing with peers.
Scores from basketball last night at Eudora:
Girls:
Varsity lost 33-49
JV lost 17-50
9th Grade won 26-12
Boys:
Varsity won 53-44
JV lost 37-55
9th Grade lost 31-56
Varsity Wrestling defeats Louisburg 60-24
113- Liam Sutton win by pin
120- Trevor Kaub loss by pin
126- Bobby Crooks loss by pin
132- Aaron Quillen win by pin
138- Richard Blevins win by pin
160- Kael Lane loss by pin
170- John Sink win by pin
182- Daidrien Aho win by pin
195- Wyatt Sunk win by pin
220- Jared Ferguson win by pin
285- Aaron Clevenger win by pin
Thank you to all the incoming 9th graders & families who came to learn about CTE Pathways, Concurrent Credit and our C3 initiative with NCCC! #ClassOf2024 #CantWaitToHaveYou 📚 📖 🏫
Thank you to all the parents who attended the scholarship information night hosted by the OHS Counseling Department!
Come support local food pantries by purchasing a bowl made by Ottawa High School art students filled with chicken noodles and mashed potatoes on Friday, February 7th from 5-7pm in the Cyclone Room!
Our high school students prepared these lessons for our CTE preschoolers!
Our high school students leading our CTE Preschoolers in lessons.
Varsity Boys Basketball Results from last evening against Blue Valley Southwest:
Freshman & JV lost while Varsity picked up a big win defeating them 71-56!
Enjoying the littlest students at Ottawa High School today! Our high school teachers are leading them through carpet work. Always a joy to spend time in our CTE Preschool!
Be sure to come support our students in Mamma Mia! this Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7pm in our new Performing Arts Center!
Ottawa Varsity Wrestling lost to Paola last night 25- 50
106- Atticus Sutton loses by tech
113- Liam Sutton loses by fall
120- Trevor Kaub loses by fall
126- Tiernan Reed-Cox loses by fall
132- Collin Creach wins by decision
138- Richard Blevins wins by fall
145- Joel Brown loses by fall
152- Kael Lane wins by major
160- John Sink loses by fall
170- Brodi Mesik loses by fall
182- Daidrien Aho wins by fall
195- Wyatt Sink loses by fall
220- Jared Ferguson loses by decision
285- Aaron Clevenger wins by fall
Winter Royalty Candidates:
Queen-
Emma Aguirre
Alice Ann Ishmael
Ashley Winkler
King-
Collin Fluke
Kobe Johnson
Jayden Porter
Varsity girls lost to Holton 15-53 tonight & Varsity boys lost to Piper 46-66.
Boys Varsity Wrestlers competed at the Gerald Sadowski Tournament in Holton, KS. The following wrestlers placed:
6th place Liam Sutton (113)
Bobby Crooks (126) Richard Blevins (138) Kael Lane (152) Wyatt Sink (195)
4th place Zach Cunningham (106)
132lb Champion Collin Creach!
Congratulations to Abigail Kuntz for representing Ottawa High School at the John Philip Sousa honors band at the Leid Center! 🎼
The Varsity Boys basketball team fell to Raytown South 42-50 at the Basehor-Linwood tournament. They will face either Piper or Basehor on Monday, January 27th at 3pm.
Lady Cyclones basketball team lost 28-51 to Blue Valley today at the Basehor-Linwood Tournament. They play again on Monday, January 27th at 3pm against the winner of Holton & St. Joe Benton.
Students working hard today on the set for “Mamma Mia!” Can’t wait for next weekend!
Congratulations to our three All-State Band members: Grace Wooge, Quinncy Morris, and Abby Toomey!!!
Congratulations to our Kansas State Bank Cyclones of the Week: Ava Caylor and Dalton Watkins!!!
Lady Cyclone lost to Basehor-Linwood tonight 55-23. They play again Friday night at 6pm in the Basehor Tournament.
Riley Meyerkorth has certified in the PAC! Riley was able to quickly and accurately complete his assessment. Riley's scenario was an unamplified performance. Even with no microphones, Riley had to move audio and video through the system. Congrats Riley!
The OHS girls basketball games vs Topeka High have been rescheduled for Monday, February 3rd. Freshman game will start at 4:30 followed by JV & Varsity!
Congratulations to 9th grader, Alivia Sharp for placing 1st in the Martin Luther King, Jr. essay contest. She read her essay and received a cash prize & medal today at the OMA!
Kids cheer camp took place today at OHS! These little ones will perform on January 28th at the basketball games! Can’t wait to see them in action! #FutureCyclones
Results from Kansas Grade Level Chess Tournament:
9th graders Jase White earned 7th place and Kymberley Glavin-Culbertson earned 9th place & 12th grader Walker Everett got 4th place. These Cyclones have now qualified for state in March!
We are so proud of these Cyclones!
Results from Basehor Girls Wrestling.
155 Darby Weidl 2nd place.
170 Anisah Ultreras 5th place
Way to go Cyclones!!!!
Our Senior Wall is filling up!!! If your name is not up and you know what you’re doing, be sure to stop by the counselors offices and see Mrs. Tharp!
Remember, no school Monday, January 20th.
Mrs. Miller's students were given 5 minutes to to consult with peers and strategize before starting their calculus assessment!
28 students in Mr. Stoddard's World History classes participated in the annual Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest about Christopher Columbus. Congratulations to Chloe Schulz for winning; her essay will move to state! Thank you to all who participated.
