Junior High football and volleyball games against Yates Center on Thursday, October 7th have been cancelled due to a COVID outbreak at Yates Center.
Spirit Week starts tomorrow with Hat Day! Hope to see everyone's Indian spirit!
OJSHS Picture Day has been rescheduled for October 11th. This date change is only for OJSHS.
The Varsity Football game scheduled for Friday, September 3rd against Chetopa has been cancelled. The Community Pep Rally scheduled for Thursday night has also been cancelled.
Just a reminder that the HS Athlete Back-To-School Cookout is tonight at 6:00 at the football practice field.
Our final set of Sport Parent Meetings will be held on Monday evening at 6:30 at OJSHS. These final two meetings will be for parents of HS and JH Volleyball players.
The second of our Sport Parent Meetings will be tomorrow (Friday) for parents of Cross Country runners at 6:00 pm at the Junior/Senior High School.
A quick reminder that tomorrow afternoon is football equipment check-out and concussion video day for both JH and HS - HS at 1:00 and JH at 2:00.
Our first Parent Meeting of athletes is tonight. Both JH and HS Football parents have a meeting with the coaches scheduled for 5:30 at the Junior/Senior High School.
We will hopefully begin Regional Softball play at 3:00.
We are currently in a rain delay in Pittsburg for Regional Softball.
Baseball Quarterfinal Update (5/18 - 9:15 am): Game time is 4:00, or sooner if possible AND the location is now the Jaycee Field in Pittsburg. Thanks for your patience during this tough weather week.
Regional Baseball Updates/Changes - All games will now be held at the Bicknell Sports Complex in Pittsburg. Tuesday Quarterfinal will be at 4:30 (or sooner if possible) with the Semi-Finals presumably on Wednesday - weather permitting.
Baseball Regional Quarterfinal scheduled for 5/17 has been postponed to 5/18 - same time. Softball Quarterfinal scheduled for 5/17 is still scheduled to be played.
The JV Baseball games at Uniontown today (5/4) have been cancelled with no make-up date.
Due to field conditions from recent rains, baseball and softball tonight (4/29) have been postponed to May 7th.
Arlen and Kathy Harris are cancer survivors. Two years ago, Arlen contracted meningitis. After the devastating storm that hit Oswego on July 11th, 2020, Arlen fell off his roof while doing repairs and had to be life-flighted to the hospital. The charitable organization Indian Muscle is conducting a fundraiser to honor Arlen and Kathy Harris and provide them with assistance for their medical expenses.
The fundraiser will be held on Thursday, April 29th, at the OJHS track meet in Oswego, and the home OHS softball and baseball games against Northeast H.S. then again on May 13th at the Three Rivers League Track Meet in Oswego. Donations will be taken at each event or mailed to the school at:
Indian Muscle
c/o USD 504
P.O. Box 129
Oswego, KS 67356
When mailing in a donation, please indicate that its intention is for the Harrises.
Coach Arlen Harris
Coach Arlen Harris is a graduate of Blue Rapids Valley Heights High School in Kansas and Emporia State University. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1978 as a 2nd Class Machinist Mate and is a Vietnam War Veteran.
Coach Harris began his teaching and coaching career in 1979. During his career, he taught Social Studies, Economics, and Physical Education. He taught in 11 school districts in 4 states:
Lowther Middle School (Emporia, KS), Centralia (K.S.), Downs (K.S.), Burrton (K.S.), Cuba-Hillcrest (K.S.), Clinton (MO), Pittsburg (TX), Boise City (OK), Watonga (OK), Greenburg-Kiowa County (K.S.), and Oswego (K.S.)
Coach Harris spent time coaching several sports and activities in his career:
Football, Girls and Boys Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Cross County, Golf, Softball, and Scholar’s Bowl. Coach Harris surpassed 600 combined career wins as a High School Football and High School Basketball Coach.
Arlen and his wife Kathy have been married for 44 years and currently live in Oswego, KS. They have raised three daughters Holly, Hope, and Heather, and have four grandchildren.
Arlen and Kathy have been a blessing to countless people in many communities.
Due to incoming inclement weather, JV Baseball today at Uniontown has been postponed to Tuesday, May 4th. Thanks
At approximately 1:00 pm this afternoon, April 22, the fire alarm at Oswego Junior-Senior High School sounded due to some maintenance work on the HVAC system. The alarm activated from the presence of smoke produced during the maintenance work. No fire was present, nor was also anyone injured. USD 504 conducts multiple drills throughout the school year for readiness in the event of fire, tornado, or crisis. All systems are back to their normal operational status.
There were two items regarding COVID-19 procedures at USD 504 that were voted on and approved by the school board at the regular April meeting held on Monday, April 12th.
First, the BOE voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the modified quarantine effective immediately. Therefore, if your child has a secondary exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and they are asymptomatic, they are allowed to remain in school & ride the bus. However, they are required to wear a mask & social distance. If they are symptomatic, they must quarantine at home & see their primary care provider for testing. The modified quarantine procedure is outlined in the flowchart in this link. https://5il.co/ri7l
After some discussion, the BOE voted (5-1) to suspend the mask mandate & temperature checks for the remainder of the school year as Labette County & KSHSAA have suspended the requirement. The suspension of the mask mandate and temperature checks takes effect immediately. If you so choose, your child may still wear a mask as you see necessary.
For questions, please contact your child's building, where they regularly attend.