St. Joseph-Ogden High School

The All Athletic Parent Meeting will start at 6:30 PM in the SJO auditorium on Monday, August 11th. We hope to see all parents and athletes at this meeting. We will handout the All Athletic Fundraiser packets to parents and students at the end of this meeting. Remember, this is the only athletic fundraiser during the 2025-2026 school year. All athletes need to sell all 18 of their tickets at $20 apiece. There are 10 different drawing dates throughout the school year, which means there will be 70 winners from this fundraiser. We are excited for fall sports to officially start on Monday, August 11th. Good luck Spartans!

Here is the schedule for the 2025 SJO Fall Kick-Off on Friday, August 22, 2025:

5:45-6:55 PM-Volleyball introductions and scrimmage (all levels) in the main gym
7:00-7:15 PM-Fall Sports introductions on Dick Duval Field in this order-cheer, cross country, soccer, Marching Band, girls tennis, and golf
7:15-8:15-Soccer scrimmage (all levels) on Dick Duval Field
(Football is scrimmaging at Tuscola High School on Friday, August 22, 2025)

We are excited to see everyone at this event! Have a great rest of your summer!

Need a school or sports physical?

Nurse Practitioner Jessica Wagner is providing free school and sports physicals to any student in Champaign County. Appointments begin on Wednesday, July 30th and are available every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday that follows. Families can schedule an appointment by calling (217) 239-0322 or emailing her directly at jwagner@readyprogram.org.

The SJO All Athletic Parent and Fundraiser meeting is on Monday, August 11th at 6:30 PM in the main gym. We will communicate athletic expectations and will also hand out all of the 2025-2026 fundraiser packets as well. We hope to see you there! Remember all athletes need to sell all of their 18 raffle tickets at $20 apiece. This is the only athletic fundraiser during the 2025-2026 school year.

It's final exam week!

Graduation will be broadcast on the NFHS network. You can watch it for free, but you do need to create a NFHS account. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/st-josephogden-high-school-st-joseph-il/evt125c10582e

Graduation pictures will be taken during practice on Friday, May 16. You can order pictures online at inter-state.com/order using the code: 0044DK.

St. Joseph-Ogden High School will induct Mike McKenzie, Bianca Green, Bobbi (Duval) Busboom, and Morgan (Finn) Gooding into the SJO Hall of Fame on Friday, October 3rd at halftime of the home SJO varsity football game vs. Monticello. Congratulations to the 2025 SJO Hall of Fame class! We are honored to induct all of you into the SJO Hall of Fame!

Inter-State Studios will be here on Thursday, 4/24 to take team and individual pictures for boys and girls track, right after school. Pictures can be ordered online at https://inter-state.com/order using code: 0044JPA.

Inter-State Studios will be here on Monday, 4/21 to take team and individual pictures for baseball and softball. Baseball will start at 1:45 at Meier Field and softball will start at 2:30 at Randy Wolken Field. Pictures can be ordered online at https://inter-state.com/order using code: 0044JPA.

Summer Camp dates have been set! See our website for registration forms: https://schools.snap.app/StJosephOgdenHS/news/179333

SJO's Drama Dept presents its spring musical this weekend! Come see the SpongeBob Musical this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are on sale now, both in the office and online (https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/sjo/buy-tix).

Here are all of the dates, times, and locations of all SJO youth summer camps and team camps: Girls Basketball: - May 27-May 30-youth summer camp from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM at ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL Soccer: - June 9th-June 11th-youth summer camp-evenings on Dick Duval Field Baseball: - June 9-June 12-youth summer camp from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM at MEIER FIELD Volleyball: - June 9th-11th-youth summer camp from 8:00-11:30 AM at ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL Boys Basketball: - June 16-June 18-youth summer camp from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM at ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL Dance: - June 16-June 18-youth summer camp from 9:00-11:00 AM at ST. JOSEPH GRADE SCHOOL Softball: - June 17-June 19-youth summer camp from 8:00 AM-12:30 PM at SJO on Randy Wolken Field Football: - June 23-June 25th-youth summer camp from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM on Dick Duval Field - July 28-August 1-team camp from 5:45-7:30 PM on Dick Duval Field Cheer: - June 23-June 25-youth summer camp from 4:30-7:00 PM at ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL Coaches will send out more information for registration and other information soon. We hope to see you here this summer for multiple camps!

The SJO winter sports awards banquet is on Tuesday, March 11th at 7:00 PM in the SJO main gym. We hope to see everyone there. The winter sports awards banquet includes SJO dance, SJO cheer, SJO boys basketball, SJO girls basketball, and SJO wrestling.

Congratulations to the SJO Dance team. If you have not heard, here are the SJO Dance results from the IDTA State Finals this past weekend. SJO earned the following awards: 1A Jazz State Champions, 1A Lyrical State Champions, 1A Grand Champions, 3rd place soloist-Reese Wheatley, 5th place soloist-Olivia Getty, and Scholarship Winner-Olivia Getty. Congrats Spartans! We are very proud of you.

The annual SJO FFA Dinner and Silent Auction is on Saturday, February 1st. Here's some important information about the FFA Auction: When: Saturday, February 1 Time: Doors open at 4:30 PM, Dinner & Silent Auction at 5:00 PM, Live Auction at 7:00 PM Where: SJOHS Dinner: Catered by IGA - fried chicken, baked chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and macaroni & cheese - No tickets are necessary! We hope to see you there!

SJO is excited to host the IPC Scholastic Bowl meet on Saturday, February 15th. The meet starts at 9:00 AM. Good luck Spartans!

CONGRATULATIONS to the SJO Dance Team! The Spartans are headed to the IHSA State Dance Competition on Friday, January 31st. The Spartans will perform at exactly 10:39 AM at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Good luck Spartans!

Good luck to both Maddie Wells and DeAva Barnett in the IHSA GIRLS WRESTLING REGIONAL at Pontiac High School on Saturday, February 1st. Weigh-ins start at 7:00 AM and wrestling begins at 9:00 AM.

WPXN-104.9 will be broadcasting the 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 7:30 PM SJO Shootout games on Saturday, 1/11/25. Thanks again for your support!