Onalaska Middle School

Onalaska Families, You may have heard that the district experienced a short power outage this afternoon. Everyone did very well and we are back up and running as normal. Kudos to the creativity and patience of our staff and students! Stay safe!

The lost and found is overflowing! Please come take a look after school for any of your student lost belongings. All items that are remaining after school on Friday, November 22nd, will be donated.

Twin day at the Middle School!

Onalaska Middle School rewards field trip

We are collecting food and hygiene items through October 25th for a Middle School and Elementary School Food Drive. The classes are competing for a classroom party for who has the most donated items. In total 983 items have been donated so far. The donations are going to the Onalaska Alliance for the backpack program and Jackson Prairie Food Bank.

Due to ongoing construction on Highway 508, which is causing longer than usual delays, some bus routes may experience delays in dropping off students. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

This summer, Connor Risley entered two of the quilts that he made in Textile Arts at the middle school into the Lewis County Fair, winning two first-place ribbons. We are so proud of Connor and all of his hard work!

September 11th is the first early release for the school year!

Free Backpack and Supplies event for students in Lewis County

Seven OMS students attended Water Congress at Evergreen State College and presented information, data, and results from water quality testing done earlier this year by the 6th grade class. They also attended classes to bring learning back to share with their peers!

7th & 8th grade science students participated in an "egg drop" experiment!

This past weekend 44 sixth grade students spent a sunny weekend learning about STEM, forestry, solar energy and tons of other amazing topics all in part to volunteers and the Outdoors Schools Grant. ~Deb Richardson

Due to hazardous road conditions, Onalaska schools will be 2 hours late today, Wednesday, January 17th and will dismiss at regular time. There will be no early release. No AM preschool, No out of district transportation. Buses on AM and PM snow routes.

Due to the possibility of additional snow and freezing ice this evening, Mini Cheer camp signups have been rescheduled to Thursday, January 18th from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the high school foyer. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this winter weather safely.

Good Morning. Due to snow and icy road conditions, Onalaska schools will start two hours late today, Wednesday, January 10th and will dismiss at regular time. There will be no early release. Buses will run on snow routes and there will be no out of district transport to Morton or Olympic.

A quick update about winter break and other upcoming information! https://www.smore.com/1v7jyd

Good Evening, I wanted to let you know about an event that occurred this afternoon that caused our district to lockdown and then subsequently evacuate. At approximately 3:45 one of our staff members observed an individual with what appeared to be a rifle or long barreled weapon of some kind walking across the front of the campus before walking in the direction leading away from the District. The staff member immediately contacted the nearest available District employee and reported the information. At that time the District Secretary then contacted myself and our Elementary Principal. After a quick assessment, we phoned law enforcement and directed remaining administrators at the middle school to lock down until we could determine next steps. Law enforcement were in the area within minutes and saw nothing in the immediate proximity of the school. Knowing that, we asked both High School and Elementary/Middle school Administrators to evacuate the buildings and cancel all remaining evening activities in an abundance of caution. At approximately 5:15, a Deputy contacted me to let me know that an individual had been located and contacted. The weapon that the individual was carrying has been determined to be a pellet gun. Thankfully, we now know that students and staff were never in any real danger. However, we acted with the information we had at the time. We are thankful for the quick actions of our staff members, and the amazingly quick and thorough response from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office. Thank you and have a good evening, Brenda Padgett, Superintendent

UPDATE: School Closure. The Power outage has continued with no estimated time of repair and trees are down on some bus routes. Schools are now closed today, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. No evening activities.

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The District is currently experiencing internet and phone outages along with many of our neighboring towns. We have been notified by PUD that the outage will likely be all day but should be up tomorrow. School and evening activities will continue as normal. Thank you for your patience!