Good luck to the 7th and 8th grade boys' basketball teams this Tuesday January 21st as they take on Bureau Valley at home starting at 5:00 p.m. It will also be 8th grade parents' night and a GOLD NIGHT! Come out and support the Bulldogs!
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There is no school this Monday, January 20th!
Marnie had a great week visiting with Mrs. Ernat and Ms. Simpson's second grade students! They were able to take Marnie on an inside walk, play fetch, watch her tricks, cuddle with her and even read her a story! Marnie is one lucky pup!
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month at Lincoln School: Max M., Kindergarten; Kaiden M., First Grade; Asher E., Second Grade; Mackenzy G., Third Grade; Estevan R., Fourth Grade; Jaxon M. & Jade S., Fifth Grade. Please visit our district website to view our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month special section with pictures! www.ops125.net
The 6th, 7th and 8th grade Volleyball teams will play tonight, Jan. 13th at home starting at 5:00 p.m. against LaSalle Lincoln. For a complete game schedule, please click on the link: https://www.ops125.net/page/athletics Help support the Lady Bulldogs this season by joining in on the fun in The Doghouse (Student Section)! Tonight is College Team Night!
Congrats to the 8th grade boys' basketball team for winning the conference tournament this weekend with a 49-25 win over Tonica, 44-16 win over Wallace, and a 37-17 win against Marquette. Way to go Bulldogs! Both 7th and 8th grade teams play again tonight Monday, Jan. 13 at 5:00 p.m. at Holy Family.
The cast of Matilda the Musical Jr. had their first read through this morning! The show will be March 7th and March 8th at Washington School.
Congrats to the 8th grade boys' basketball team for defeating Wallace last night! They play in the conference championship tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. vs Marquette! Go Bulldogs!
Lincoln and Washington Weekly Updates! Please click on the links to read: Washington: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/washington-weekly-update-2697 Lincoln: https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-weekly-update
Marnie had a great week back getting to know some of the second grade students at Lincoln School! She will spend the next several weeks visiting second grade students and then will move on to first grade and kindergarten!
The 7th & 8th grade Volleyball teams will start their season this Thursday, January 9th with a home game against Marquette at 5:00 p.m. For a complete game schedule, please click on the link: https://www.ops125.net/page/athletics Help support the Lady Bulldogs this season by joining in on the fun in The Doghouse (Student Section)! This Thursday January 9th is Superhero Night!
Spirit Day!
This Thursday, January 9th, is a BLUE and GOLD Spirit Day for the first home Volleyball Games! Go Lady Bulldogs!
Click on the link for a list of Spirit Days!
https://www.ops125.net/page/student-council
Marnie could be the next "America's Favorite Pet" and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog with your votes! Please take a minute and vote for Marnie as she brings smiles and joy to the students and staff at OPS each day! Thank you!
Click on the link to vote:
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Good luck to the 7th & 8th grade boys' basketball teams at their conference tournament January 6th through January 11th at Marquette. Click on the link for the brackets:
https://5il.co/346vj
Click on the links for the January 2025 newsletters:
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/lincoln-elementary-school/newsletters/lincoln-january-2025-newsletter
https://oglesbypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/washington-junior-high-school/newsletters/january-newsletter
The Oglesby staff members recently did a six-week steps challenge that ended today right before the holidays! The group collectively walked a total of 10,621,845 steps! The top steppers had some impressive numbers! The first-place stepper was Carla Keith with 848,642 steps, second place Kyle Kiesewetter with 845,822 steps, and Bailey Simpson with 648,578 steps! It was a fun way to go into the holidays keeping health a priority! Way to go OPS!
Warm wishes to our OPS family for a well-deserved break and a rejuvenating holiday season!
Red & Green Day at Lincoln School!
Good luck to the 7th & 8th grade boys' basketball teams at their conference tournaments January 6th through January 11th at Marquette. Click on the link for the brackets
https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/boys'-basketball-tournaments/545626
