News from the Nest
Olathe East Announcements
General Announcements
Welcome to News from the Nest, your daily source for all things Olathe East. Here are the announcements for Friday, Feb 24.
If you are interested in applying to become a Hawk Leader next year, please pick up an application from Mrs. Penrose, Ms. Comiskey or Mrs. Woodward.
The Olathe East spring blood drive is next Wednesday, March 1st. Donors may sign up using the QR codes posted throughout the building. Donors who are 16 must have a signed parental consent form. Those forms may be picked up at the front office. Grab a free t-shirt and lots of snacks during your donation time. You could save a life Hawks, we will see you there!
News from the Nurse
Olathe families,
The transition to chillier weather often comes hand-in-hand with cold and flu season, but healthy habits can help protect everyone from getting or spreading germs. As we enter cold and flu season, we appreciate you encouraging these healthy habits with your children.
- If you have a child who is sick, we ask for your support by keeping them at home. Students and staff must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, and free of vomiting and/or diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. If your student is diagnosed with Influenza (“the Flu”) or with COVID, they must remain at home for 5 days from the onset of illness. If you have questions about your student’s health, please contact your school nurse. Additional information regarding health and wellness is available on the district website.
- Remind your child of important preventative measures for any illness, such as coughing into the sleeve, frequently washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and getting plenty of rest and fluids.
As you know, the health and safety of our students and staff is a top priority. Our school staff will continue to stress preventative measures, and our custodial staff will continue to follow appropriate cleaning procedures to ensure common areas shared by students and points of high contact are disinfected. Thank you for your support of Olathe Public Schools.
Sincerely,
Olathe Public Schools
Activities
Congratulations and thank you to all those who participated in yesterday’s diversity assembly. It was great to see some many groups represented!
Good luck to the students participating at KMEA Band, Chior and Orchestra.
Prom Committee is having their last February fundraiser on Monday, Feb. 27th at Texas Roadhouse! Enjoy the warm, cinnamon buttered rolls, seared steak or grilled shrimp as a dine-in meal or carry out. Either way you MUST present a picture of the flyer for Texas Roadhouse to donate to Olathe East. There are flyers posted around East or you can stop by McAlister’s Room – Room 604 – to get a copy of the flyer. We hope to see you there!
Athletics
Girls trying out for Swim, Soccer or Softball starting this Monday, February 27th- if you need a ride to Frontier Trail for swim or CBAC for soccer and softball a bus will be available to take you to tryouts. These buses are one way buses. You will find both buses out the door at the end of the 200 PE hallway and they will pull out at 3:06pm so do not delay!
All athletic paperwork must be uploaded and approved by TODAY at 3pm in order to attend spring tryouts on Monday! Directions on how to upload a completed physical can be found in the vertical file hanger outside the attendance office.
Congratulations to Akaiya Tinsley on her 5th place finish at State Wrestling.
Now it’s time for some good lucks.
Good luck to the basketball teams in their games at Olathe West tonight.
Good luck to Javion Whitney, Cohen McGill, Aiden Stuart, Ender Rider, Joey Taylor, Michael Costello, Brett Carroll, Tyler Bragg, Hank Murphy, Evan Schuster as they compete in State Wrestling this weekend.
About Us
Email: webhelp@olatheschools.org
Website: https://www.olatheschools.org/east/
Location: 14545 West 127th Street, Olathe, KS 66062, USA
Phone: 913-780-7120
Twitter: @OlatheEastHawks