Good luck to the 7th and 8th grade boys' basketball teams at the Vermillion Conference Shoot Out this Saturday, Jan. 14th at Marseilles Elementary School! Go Bulldogs!
Click on the link for the schedule: https://5il.co/1n5lw
Don't forget! Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 11th is a 2:00 dismissal!
Congrats to the 6th Grade Boys' Basketball team for winning the Tony Harcar Grand Ridge Tournament! They beat Streator Woodland 33-14, Marseilles 31-2, and Streator Northlawn 35-10. They finished the season undefeated with 18 wins and 0 losses! Way to go Bulldogs!
Congrats to the 8th Grade Boys' Basketball team on their first conference game win over Wallace!
OPS Volleyball!
Thursday, Jan. 5th against LaSalle Lincoln
6th Grade - 25 to 14 first set and 25 to 20 second set - Won!
7th Grade - 17 to 25 first set, 25 to 16 second set, 15 to 11, Won!
8th Grade -11 to 25 first set, 24 to 26, second set, Lost
7th Grade Trinity Tournament
Friday - 16 to 25 first set, 25 to 19 second set, 8 to 16 third, lost
Saturday first game - 22 to 25 first set, 6 to 25 second set, lost
Saturday second game - 25 to 11 first set, 25 to 11 second set, Won!
All levels play tonight (January 9th) at home against Dimmick. Good luck Lady Bulldogs!
The next SOS meeting is Tuesday, January 10th at 6:00 p.m. at Lincoln School. Click below to learn more about SOS and why your help is needed!
https://www.ops125.net/page/sos
Good luck to the 6th Grade Boys Basketball team at the Tony Harcar Tournament starting today, January 6th at Grand Ridge! Click on the link below for the tournament brackets:
https://5il.co/1lw57
The Oglesby Washington Scholastic Bowl Team will have their first match on Tuesday January 24th at Washington Junior High starting at 4:00 p.m. versus Woodland Junior High. Click on the link below for a complete 2023 schedule:
https://www.ops125.net/page/scholastic-bowl
Spirit Day!
Monday, January 9th is BLUE AND GOLD DAY for Volleyball. The 6th, 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams will play their first home games that night against Dimmick! Go Lady Bulldogs! Click on the following link for a complete volleyball schedule:
https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/volleyball/117241
Call now to schedule your appointment for a FREE Preschool Screening for vision, hearing, speech, language, and general development for children ages 3-5. The screening will be held Friday, January 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Oglesby Lincoln School. The screening is sponsored by The L.E.A.S.E. Preschool Program and The Oglesby Preschool Program. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call the Oglesby Preschool Department at 815-883-9137.
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month: 6th Grade - Ella B.; 7th Grade - Teagan M., 8th Grade - Jackson M. Please visit our district website to view our P.B.I.S. Spotlight Students of the Month special section with pictures! www.ops125.net
Don't forget! Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4th is a 2:00 dismissal!
Good luck to the 6th, 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams at their first games of the season this Thursday, January 5th at LaSalle Lincoln! Go Lady Bulldogs!
Click on the link for a complete list of the OPS volleyball season:
https://www.ops125.net/documents/washington-school/athletics/volleyball/game-schedules/117242
School resumes tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3rd!
Lincoln School Newsletter for January, 2023
Click on the link:
https://5il.co/1mfkn
Washington School Newsletter for January, 2023
Click on the link:
https://5il.co/1mfko
Happy Holidays to our OPS families and community! May your holiday season be all wrapped up with cheer and filled with celebration for the New Year! Looking forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, January 3rd!
Message from the Superintendent (December 20, 2022).
Click on the link:
https://5il.co/1matb
Thank you to the community, including parents, local businesses, and especially the students for all of their help with the St. Jude Mathathon at Washington Junior High School! This year they raised $4,729 for a three-year total of $13,060! The total is truly amazing in a small community, and it shows the great amount of compassion and generosity in our local area!
Here is the link to the Mathathon home page to see final team and individual totals:
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Math/Math?fr_id=136909&pg=entry
Last night the 5th grade boys ended their season with a 16-5 loss at Holy Cross. The 6th graders defeated Holy Cross 33-25 to remain undefeated. They will finish their season at the Grand Ridge Tournament on January 6th and 7th.
Oglesby Public School District 125 gratefully acknowledges the support it receives from businesses and members of the community! Thank you!
https://www.ops125.net/page/donors
