Husky Tracks
September 27, 2024
Principal's Message
What a week! We had nearly 400 PRT students participate in our night football game and after school festivities on Wednesday afternoon and evening. What an incredible level of involvement from our Huskies! So many of our students stayed for pep club and sat in the student section at the volleyball games after school to cheer on PRT as they played SFT. The students then transitioned together to CBAC to sit in the student section and cheer on the Huskies as they took on FT. A huge shout out to cheer, dance and band for their performances and a huge shout out to volleyball and football - it was a clean sweep! The Huskies won all four volleyball games and both football games on Wednesday. WAY TO GO!! There will be many memories from this great night!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Dr. Jenna Jones
Proud PRT Principal
#PRT20YrsGreat
The Week Through Pictures
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
Sports Recap - September 23-27
VOLLEYBALL
The 8th grade volleyball team continued their success against Pioneer Trail. Both A and B teams won with a dominating performance. Macyn Foster and Lydia Lemon had strong performances. In the B game, Maiya Loontjer and Ryanne Dickey had a great game! Our 8th grade volleyball team had a superb start against SFT for both A and B teams. These ladies took the lead early and never looked back. Addy Kemp led the team in aces with seven, while Reese Brooks had 6 kills on the night. In the B game, Evelyn Eichenberg and Cami Maratea held our back row together with fantastic digs and serve receive passes. We have two more games next week before the City Tournament on Saturday, October 5.
7th grade volleyball also won both games against Pioneer Trial this week at home. Lots of girls stood out in this game including Mia Jarvis, Leighton Sanders, Kelsey Murphy, Brette Plummer, Simone Dineros and Maesyn Loontjer. 7th grade volleyball stayed undefeated at home against SFT taking all 4 sets. A team saw strong performances from Sienna Roberts from the back row and Mia Jarvis from the front row. B team had a strong serving day going 83% serving with 26 aces. Emily Deneke and Brette Plummer recorded 5 apiece. Our last home game will be next Wednesday against Oregon Trail. Please come out and support your Huskies!
CROSS COUNTRY
The cross country team competed against California Trail and Oregon Trail at ONW. Here are some of the top results from each grade level:
- 6th grade girls: Kellan Wetzel was 8th, Alessandra Hatcher 7th, Priya Valenzuela 6th, Chloe Murray 5th, Alaina Brown 4th and Kendall Schurz won the mile race with a time of 6:22.
- 6th grade boys: Jack Jones was 6th, Odin Smith 5th, Brantley Sides 4th, Maxsen Unick 3rd, Graham Wiechman 2nd and Hayden Price won the mile race with a time of 6:07.
- 7th grade girls: Lila Loschen was 8th, Ainsley Phenicie 7th, Ruth Rahmeier 6th, Charley Ogg 5th, Ellie DeNeve 4th, Djenabou Diallo 3rd, Anna Hills 2nd and Anna Boschert won the mile race with a time of 6:27.
- 7th grade boys: Charlie Beveridge was 10th, Rhys Davison 8th, Cohen Johnson 6th, Casen Hipol 5th, Thomas Hills 4th, Cole Papa 3rd and Lincoln Dunlay out kicked the CT runner to win the race with a time of 5:42.
- 8th grade girls: Tenley Wolf 10th, Devyn Formen 9th, Kaija Formen 7th, Olivia Vance 5th, Samantha Macke 4th and Mikayla DeYoung was 3rd.
- 8th grade boys: Tatum Holthaus was 10th, Gaven Lehman 7th, Evan Poss 6th, Grant Kuhl 3rd, Liam Lynn 2nd and Keller Stevens won the two mile race with a time of 12:36.
FOOTBALL
It was an incredible night under the lights! It was awesome to see the stands full of cheering students, all decked out in neon!
🏈 8th Grade continued their undefeated season with a 16-0 victory over FT, fueled by big runs from Brayden Toms and tough defensive plays from Landon Johnson and Noah Hodnefield.
🏈 The B Team also put on a show, with flashy plays from Mavin Lusane and Will Claussen, securing a hard-fought 14-6 win.
Our 7th Grade Huskies also dominated against FT with a big 24-6 win, thanks to Quincy Judge and Jack Jamison moving the ball effectively on offense.
The B Team battled hard for a tough 8-0 victory, led by standout performances from Hudson Smalley.
Let’s keep the momentum going, Huskies! #HuskyPride #NeonOut
Girls' Basketball Tryouts
Any 7th and 8th grade girl interested in trying out for girls' basketball should plan to attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd in the morning at 8:00 in the weight room. Tryouts will be the same time for both 7th and 8th grade. Tryouts are Monday October 21st, Tuesday October 22nd, and Wednesday October 23rd after school from 3:30-5:00. You must have a current physical on file to tryout. Please see Coach Haverkamp with any questions.
ONW Homecoming Parade!
The ONW Homecoming Parade is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, October 10. Time TBD, but we usually start about 9:30. Please keep this in mind when scheduling appointments and with any needs to entering campus this morning. This is such an exciting morning! We love the community feel that the parade sets, and as future Ravens, we love celebrating with ONW!
Information on ALL SCHOOL Community Service Day Tuesday, October 15th
Attention PRT Families:
We will be doing an ALL SCHOOL community service day on Tuesday, October 15th. Students will depart PRT around 9:10 on busses for their volunteer location around the Kansas City metro area. Volunteering could include working with children, elderly, animals, food drives, cleaning public areas, etc. Permissions slips will be going soon. These are due by Thursday, October 10th. We will inform you when your student is bringing this home. Please have your student dress accordingly for the day, including tennis shoes and clothes for working. Students will return by 12:15 and eat lunch at school. A schedule will be sent out later with more specific information. Parents who are interested in volunteering with their students, please contact kavena@olatheschools.org by September 30th to sign up.
Project Uplift
Before we depart to our community service locations, we will be making care packages at school for Uplift. We are asking families to donate some of the materials to make this possible. If you are able, please sign up to donate items and please bring them to the PRT front office NO LATER THAN Friday, October 11th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E48A5AE2C7-51351382-project#/
***Please note: we request that you refrain from call outs on this day, as we can not guarantee that we can locate your student in a timely manner. Also, please avoid late arrivals, as we can not guarantee that we can unite your student with their group. Thank you.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Save the date! Parent Teacher conferences will be the week of October 14. In person conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 16 in the main gym and MPR from 4:30-8:30pm. These in person conferences are not scheduled.
Outside of Wednesday evening, teachers individually set 8 hours of conference times. These conferences are held virtually on teams or zoom unless requested by parent to be in person. These conferences will be scheduled. Teachers will send sign up links by the end of the day next Wednesday, October 2. We are looking forward to our parents and discussing your student's progress!
Husky Counseling Corner
6th grade Counselor/7th Grade Team Tundra:
Mrs. Vena | kavena@olatheschools.org
8th grade Counselor/7th Grade Team Glacier:
Mrs. Brown | arlbrown@olatheschools.org
Xello Lessons Coming up in October
6th grade students will be taking assessments to learn about the different ways in which we process information the beginning of October. You can soon ask your student if they are a tactile, visual, or auditory learner and ways in which they can study more effectively based upon their results! They will also take a Matchmaker survey and saved careers that were interesting to them. They will look at education, training, salaries, and schools that offer those degree programs.
7th grade students will be looking at their Matchmaker survey results next week. They will also be completing their personality style survey and reflecting upon careers that match their values and strengths.
8th graders completed their career matches and have saved careers that are interesting to them.
They started to explore pathways, education and training, and programs of study that fit their interests.
This will help them when looking into all the various 21st Century Academy Programs in Olathe and preparing for their high school pathway/Individual Plan of Study (IPS)
For more information, you can visit the website: https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies
If you have questions about how to access any of your student’s results or resources, please reach out to the counselors!
ATTENTION 8TH GRADE PARENTS:
Do you want to learn more about high school options and our Olathe 21st Century Academy information? Starting September 30th, we will be highlighting an “Academy of the Day” with our 8th grade students during WAG time. For more information on our high school academies, open houses, and upcoming dates check out their website here:
https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies
21ST CENTURY ACADEMIES INFORMATION
If you would like to learn more about the 21st century academies, please explore the videos below:
Take a Look at 21st Century Academies: Application FAQ's:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3031 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10554
Academies Career Pathways Overview: How to Apply:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10519 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11016
Individual Academy Descriptions: How to Complete the Distinguished Scholars Portion:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3202 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11017
Academy FAQ's: How You Will Be Notified:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10521 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11018
Each Academy hosts an Open House for students and parents/guardians. During this time, students are able to see the space, talk with facilitators, and learn more about the Academy. Dates and times for these are below – all are drop-in except for Distinguished Scholars, which you must attend for the entire time.
Tuesday, October 22nd @ Olathe North, 6:00
*Distinguished Scholars- must attend the entire time
Thursday, October 24th @ Olathe North, 5:45-7:45
*Animal Health, Geoscience, Medical Professions, & Sports Medicine
Wednesday, October 30th @ Olathe West, 6:00-8:00
*Green Tech & Public Safety
Wednesday, November 6th @ Olathe East, 5:30-7:30
*Civic Leadership, Design, & Future Educators
Thursday, November 7th @ Olathe South, 6:00-8:00
*BioMedical Engineering, Business Finance, Computer Science
Tuesday, November 12th @ Olathe Northwest, 5:30-7:30
*e-Communication
Wednesday, November 13th @ Olathe Northwest, 5:30-7:30
*Engineering
Friday, November 15th- 21st Century Academy Applications OPEN at 7am
Monday, December 9th- 21st Century Academy Applications CLOSE
Ongoing- Interviews scheduled for academies.
Friday, January 10th- 21st Century Academy notifications available via link at 4:00pm
Friday, January 17th- All 21st Century Academy & programs accept/decline responses must be received by 10 pm.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
November 15th: MOCK interviews at PRT for any students wanting to apply for 21st Century Academies
Contact Mrs. Brown with any questions!
arlbrown@olatheschools.org
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