Staff Spotlight!
Letter from Superintendent Meese
High School Graduation is tomorrow night! We hope to see you there! We are proud of our graduates!
Wishing our 8th Grade Class of 2025 the best of luck in high school! We can't wait to watch you grow at OHS!
6th and 7th Grade students and a guest can join us for breakfast tomorrow!
8th Grade Graduation is tomorrow night! We hope to see you there!
Saturday, May 10th was track sectionals for OES. Sixteen 1A schools competed so athletes could earn the chance to compete at State. Our 8th grade boys team placed 5th, 8th grade girls placed 8th, and 7th grade girls placed 12th out of the 16 teams.
For 7th grade girls, Abby Davis placed 4th in the 400m dash and 4th in the hurdles.
For 8th grade girls, Gracie Russell placed 4th in hurdles, 5th in the 800 meter run, and 5th in long jump. Ava Pfeifer placed 5th in discus.
For 7th grade boys, the 4x200m relay of Case Beucherie, Gavin Meese, Colten Troth, and Aiden Potts placed 5th.
For 8th grade boys, Noah Akers placed 3rd in the 100m dash, 3rd in hurdles, and 2nd in high jump. The 4x100m relay of Noah Akers, Jack Huddleston, Gunner Fitts, and JW Swaner placed 3rd. The 4x200m relay of Ezra Cheesman, Ridley Slane, Josh Smith, and Hayden Utterback placed 3rd. The 4x400 meter relay of Josh Smith, Jack Huddleston, Chalyn O'Dell, and Dexter Potts placed 5th.
Congratulations to two very serious athletes! Noah Akers has qualified for State in the high jump by jumping 5 feet 3.75 inches at Sectionals and Hayden Utterback has qualified for State in the discus by throwing 109 feet 9 inches at Sectionals. Both will compete at State in Peoria on Friday. Good luck to these Oblong Panthers!
Congratulations to two more Computer Applications students on receiving replies to their fan letters. Brandon Barrett received a basketball team photo from the University of Oregon and Beulah Hays received an autographed picture from Johnny Depp.
Congratulations to Niah Willhite on being FBLA's Member of the Month for April!
Turn your RSVPs in by tomorrow! We hope you can join us!
Staff Spotlight!
Happening tomorrow!!
Come out and support the wonderful students of Oblong and have a great day filled with all of our local talent! Tickets can be purchased through the QR Code on the flyers below or by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icebox-music-and-arts-festival-2025-tickets-1105479782789?aff=oddtdtcreator "
Join OPH Girls Basketball
Night with the Indiana Fever
We can't wait to celebrate our graduates!
Lee Martin Visits OHS Senior English Class at Their Request
Thank you, Nurse Kim, for always caring for our school and keeping everyone safe and healthy!
We are grateful for the amazing educators at our school. They inspire, guide, and support our students every day. Thank you for all you do!
6th and 7th Grade Special Guest Breakfast! Flyers will go home with 6th and 7th Grade Students tomorrow!
On Saturday, May 3rd, the OES Panthers ran at the LEIC Conference in Paris against 8 other teams. We were the only 1A school competing. We were also competing with the rain, Summer Baseball Opening Day, and Prom that day. Here are the results.
For 7th grade boys, Colten placed 6th in high jump.
For 8th grade boys, JW placed 8th in long jump. Noah Akers placed 4th in high jump, 5th in hurdles, and 5th in the 100m dash. Gunner Fitts placed 3rd in the 800m run. Hayden Utterback placed 5th in discus. The 4x100m relay of Noah Akers, Gunner Fitts, Jack Huddleston and JW Swaner placed 6th.
For 7th grade girls, Abby Davis placed 1st in the 400m dash, 3rd in the hurdles, and 6th in discus.
For 8th grade girls, Ava Pfeifer placed 5th in discus. Gracie Russell placed 7th in the 100m dash, 7th in long jump, and 4th in hurdles.