Mustang Message - Sunday, March 19, 2023
Week 28
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang Message. I want to start this week's message by highlighting a conversation with our Mustangs and the many support systems we have in place for our students. Our priority is student safety and ensuring we have a safe and orderly environment in which to learn. Student support systems help ensure each Mustang has opportunities to excel individually. Leveraging learning as our compass, we support our students daily to help partner with them to make their dreams a reality. Ola offers a robust counseling program that provides academic guidance and student wellbeing.
In addition to our counselors, mental health wellness facilitator, and administrators, we offer ways for students to engage within our school community. We have recently started our Peer Mediation program and launched our Mental Health Alliance Club. Whether it be one of our thirty-four clubs, nine CTAE organizations, fine arts programs like band, chorus, theater art, or orchestra, and our twenty-one varsity sports offered, we want our students to get involved.
This week we congratulate our Mustang bands on their superior ratings in their Large Group Performance Evaluations. Ola's Maddie Reardanz earned first place in Individual Exhibits from her National History Day project. She will represent Ola and Henry County at the state level. In CTAE news, Ola now has 2 of the seven state officers for 2023-2024. Congratulations to Carson Schmitt on being named President of Georgia's TSA and Sebastian Cedeno as Sergeant-at-Arms. Ola's TSA brought home six of the top ten finishes, including two first and one third-place finisher. We celebrate our P.O.W.E.R Students for the week. Thank you to Matin Bello, Abbigayle Dean, Taylor Hankins, Jordan McLean, and Aniya Thompson for their powerful acts of kindness.
In athletic news, Ola's boy's lacrosse won big over Fayette County 17-0. Our girl's soccer program traveled to region rival Locust grove and won 4-0. Both boys and girls soccer defeated Jones County on Thursday. Ola's tennis program saw big wins over Locust Grove. Our girls had a second-place finish in the Panther Invitational. Ola's bass fishing team competed at West Point Lake. Our track program competed at Eagles Landing, where the girls finished fourth and the boys sixth. Ola's golf program won over Locust Grove, with both boys and girls winning. Congrats to Brenden Philyaw and Brianna Bassett on their low medalist wins. Our Athlete of the Week is Payton Bates from our soccer program, and our Fan of the Week is Ms. Doll Pope. You can find all updates and information in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
This Tuesday, we will have Southern Crescent Technical College on-site for our seniors to hold an admission day. Seniors can apply and get accepted on the same day. Finally, the Henry County Code of Conduct for 2023-2024 is out for public review and comment. We value feedback and will conduct our Henry Cares Student Survey beginning next week. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Ola P.O.W.E.R Students for the Week
TSA Officers & Maddie Reardanz- National History Day
Ola’s Wellness Facilitator
Ola High After School Tutoring
Weekly Schedule March 6th -April 28th
Subject
Dates and Times
Locations
Math Tutoring
Every day A and D Study Hall
Room 125
Science Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30-4:00
Room 341
Science Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 128
English Tutoring (Focus:9th and 10th Grade)
Wednesday 3:30-4:15
Room 324
English Tutoring (Focus: 10th and 11th Grade)
Thursday 3:30-4:15
Room 115
English Tutoring (Focus:11th and 12th grade)
Tuesday 3:30-415
Room 121
Math Tutoring (Focus: Algebra 1 and Geometry Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 217
Math Tutoring( Focus: Algebra 2 and AMDM Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30 - 4:00
Room 337
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: Econ)
Monday and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00
Room 210
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: US History)
Wednesdays 3:30-4:15
Room 221

Mustang Message - Sunday, March 12, 2023
Week 27
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang Message. We had a busy week in the OlaVerse and a lot of great news to share. We congratulate our 150 choir students on successful performances at their Georgia Large Group Performances. Our Mastery Women's Choir and Advanced Mixed Choir received the highest scores possible, which is all one! Our Beginning and Intermediate Women received superior in sight reading. We also had a great weekend at All-State Orchestra and Band with Elena Powell and Kate Smith shining bright for the Mustangs! Ola's Advanced and Beginning Guitar received all superiors as well! Our C.T.A.E. department had great success with Ola's H.O.S.A. organization at the State Leadership Conference, with over 4300 students across the state competing. Mustangs Mia McClain, Abigail Tatum winning a H.O.S.A. scholarship, and Amelia French finishing in the top five with her research poster. Ola's Abi Rotella, Maddie Reardanz, and Abby Harkcom represented well at Georgia's Public Speaking C.D.E. Abby Harkom placed 3rd with her speech on genetic modification of cattle and is moving on to the next round.
In athletic news, Ola's golf team defeated Locust Grove and Eagles Landing Christian Academy. Our girl's soccer team beat Eagles Landing 2-1. Ola's baseball program saw a clean sweep over Dutchtown this week, winning all three games. They will host Locust Grove this week in a big region matchup. Our girl's lacrosse team had a huge win over Union Grove with a defeat of 16-3. Ola's tennis program is now 2-0 in region play defeating Jones County this week. They will take on Union Grove this week. Our track team was in action; boys and girls finished in the top 10. Our gymnastics finished 2nd in their meet. We highlight our Athlete of the Week, Meredith Wesley from our gymnastics team, and our Fan of the Week is Ms. Kim Smith. You can catch all our weekly athletic events and news in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
We celebrate our P.O.W.E.R. students for the week and want to recognize them for their powerful acts of kindness that make Ola the best place to learn, live and work. Congrats to Jordan Graham, Terrian Haney, Kayleigh McLean, and Henri White. We also congratulate Anthony Coral on his 3rd place finish in the Algebra competition at the University of West Georgia. This Friday will mark the end of the 3rd nine weeks, and we will move into the final nine weeks of the semester. Ola offers after-school tutoring; you can find the weekly schedule in this email.
Finally, mark your calendars for March 14 as a school-wide spirit night at the Chick-Fil-A on Highway 81. Be sure to swing by, enjoy dinner and leave your receipt. If you go through the drive-thru, tell them you want your receipt in the Ola bucket. Also, we will have Kona Ice available for purchase at lunch for our students on March 15. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Ola P.O.W.E.R Students for the Week
Ola High After School Tutoring
Weekly Schedule March 6th -April 28th
Subject
Dates and Times
Locations
Math Tutoring
Every day A and D Study Hall
Room 125
Science Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30-4:00
Room 341
Science Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 128
English Tutoring (Focus:9th and 10th Grade)
Wednesday 3:30-4:15
Room 324
English Tutoring (Focus: 10th and 11th Grade)
Thursday 3:30-4:15
Room 115
English Tutoring (Focus:11th and 12th grade)
Tuesday 3:30-415
Room 121
Math Tutoring (Focus: Algebra 1 and Geometry Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 217
Math Tutoring( Focus: Algebra 2 and AMDM Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30 - 4:00
Room 337
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: Econ)
Monday and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00
Room 210
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: US History)
Wednesdays 3:30-4:15
Room 221

Mustang Message - Sunday, March 5, 2023
Week 26
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang Message. This Friday will be an early release day, and school will conclude at 12:15. Students will attend first through third periods on Friday. Henry County Schools has set the end of the third nine weeks for all underclass awards. We are just a couple of weeks away from the nine-week mark, as March 17 is the date for underclass grades to be pulled, and it is a critical time to ensure all grades are where students want them to be. We have started our afterschool tutoring program, and you can see the schedule in your email of the Mustang Message.
In athletic news, Ola Baseball defeated Warner Robins in their region opener and completed the sweep on Wednesday on the road, winning their double-header. Boys and Girls Lacrosse were in action this week, lost a tough match to ELCA, and is making great progress. Our varsity soccer teams hosted Monroe Area, and the girls won 2-0, and the boys tied. Gymnastics competed Friday and won 1st place. Meredith Wesley won beam, bars, and all-around honors, Maria Kautz won vault, and Brianna Bassett won floor. Ola Track competed in its second meet at Stockbridge Saturday, with the girls finishing in 3rd place
overall. Our Bass Fishing team Hollis Carter, Cole Graham, Skylar Spence, and Hayden Currul, competed and has locked a spot in the GHSA State Championship tournament after their top 15 finish at Lake Oconee. Finally congrats to Ola’s Literary Team. Congrats to Logan Scarborough on his 1st place finish in International Extemporaneous Speaking and Timmy Jones, Nick Coffin, Jonah Brondo, Chris Turner 1st place finish in Quartet. Ola's Athlete of the Week is Gage Walters, and our Fan of the Week is Ms. Mindy Bassett. You can catch all the Mustang sports schedules and information for the week in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Congrats to Ola's Science Olympiad, who placed 11th out of thirty-one teams at the region meet. Colleen Deabenderfer and Samantha Fransten won medals for the flight event's top finishes. We celebrate our P.O.W.E.R students for the week and want to recognize them for their powerful acts of kindness that make Ola the best place to learn, live and work. Congrats to Mattison Crump, Carson Grammer, William Holden, Tye Holsey, Travis Martin, Tameya Miller, and Jake Setzer. Many of our Mustangs and staff helped celebrate Read Across America day, led by our own Stacey Caldwell. We had students and staff reading across the elementary schools in the Ola cluster and started our day here with staff reflecting on what they were reading. It was a wonderful week for literacy. Folks, this week is Exceptional Children's Week across Henry County, and we thank our special education teachers for all they do to help support our Mustangs.
Finally, mark your calendars for March 14 as a school-wide spirit night at the Chick-Fil-A on Highway 81. Be sure to swing by, enjoy dinner and leave your receipt. If you go through the drive-thru, tell them you want your receipt in the Ola bucket. Also, we will have Kona Ice available for purchase at lunch for our students on March 15.
Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Ola P.O.W.E.R Students for the Week
Ola High After School Tutoring
Weekly Schedule March 6th -April 28th
Subject
Dates and Times
Locations
Math Tutoring
Every day A and D Study Hall
Room 125
Science Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30-4:00
Room 341
Science Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 128
English Tutoring (Focus:9th and 10th Grade)
Wednesday 3:30-4:15
Room 324
English Tutoring (Focus: 10th and 11th Grade)
Thursday 3:30-4:15
Room 115
English Tutoring (Focus:11th and 12th grade)
Tuesday 3:30-415
Room 121
Math Tutoring (Focus: Algebra 1 and Geometry Tutoring
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30-4:00
Room 217
Math Tutoring( Focus: Algebra 2 and AMDM Tutoring
Monday and Wednesdays
3:30 - 4:00
Room 337
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: Econ)
Monday and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00
Room 210
Social Studies Tutoring (Focus: US History)
Wednesdays 3:30-4:15
Room 221

Mustang Message - Sunday, February 27, 2023
Week 25
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message. We hope everyone had a restful winter break and is ready for spring-like weather. We
have exciting news to share. Ola has set another record with Governor's Honors Program semifinalist. Ola
is sending nine students to the semi-final interviews for thirty coveted seats at this summer's Governor's
Honors Program. Congrats to Taylor Early, Samantha Fransten, Makenzie Hoffman, Makenzie
Middlebrooks, Hannah Mock, Mason Rice, Charlotte Smith, Olivia Summey, and Gabrielle Waterhouse.
These students will interview in two weeks. Also, Ola teacher Dave Mayer was selected as a senior
nominee for the Behring Teacher of the Year award through the National History Day program in
Georgia. Also, Ola High was honored as an Advanced Placement Stem school in State Superintendent
Wood's yearly report by College Board.
In athletic news, we congratulate Ola's wrestling program on completing a great season. Ola set another
high as 12 wrestlers earned bids in the GHSA State Championship meet. Connor Kimbrough, Brian
Papcun, and Zion Smith were state runner-ups in the 5A division. J'Veion Redmond, Jared Walker, and
Xander Dossett finished in 3rd place in 5A. Lincoln Durden, Colby Lejeune, and Travis Nollman placed
5th. Female wrestler Lily Harris earned a spot in the GHSA girl's finals. Ola's track team is up and
running, having competed at Union Grove, where Blaiklyn Clayton had two first-place finishes in the 100
and 200 meters. Ola's baseball and Lacrosse programs traveled to south Georgia to compete. Ola's
baseball swept the weekend in Tift, beating Central Carrolton, Whitewater, and South Paulding. Ola's
lacrosse teams played South Effingham and Savannah Christian where the girls swept both teams. Our
Athlete of the Week Lily Harris is from our wrestling team and our Fan of the Week is Ms. Brandi
Cornett. You can catch all of the news and updates in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Ola hosted a dual enrollment talk with Clayton State, Gordon, and Southern Crescent Technical College.
We had over ninety families participate in an informative session on how Georgia's Dual Enrollment
program can help high school students obtain college credits while working towards their high school
diploma. It was a great night, and we thank our incredible counseling team for their hard work in making
this event happen.
Mustang Nation, remember Henry County Schools has set the end of the third nine weeks for all
underclass awards. We are near the halfway point for underclass grades to be pulled, and it is a critical
time to ensure all grades are where students want them to be.
Finally, Mustang Dana Neaves took part in a filming session by KBN News, where her work in raising
over 1000 books was put into the spotlight. Dana and her teacher, Ms. Owens answered many questions,
and the segment will air in a couple of weeks. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow
us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis

Mustang Message - Sunday, February 12, 2023
Week 24
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message. We had a great week in the OlaVerse, with much news to share. We wrapped up the
week with our wonderful community bringing soup to feed our staff in this year's soup-er bowl. Ola
teachers and staff could feel the love and support through the tasty soups, and we are thankful to have
such a great community.
This week we start our celebrations with our DECA program, out of our Marketing class in the CTAE
department. Congrats to Robert Jones, Sarah Safrit, Willian Matney, Jordyn Swancey, Alycia Amey, and
Lauren Mrvos on their advancement to the internal level in April in Orlando. Ola VEX Robotics hosted a
tournament this weekend and won the Design Award. While they already qualified for Worlds, this, too,
got them in! We celebrate our POWER students for the week, Jason Keever and Wesley Ridgeway, for
their powerful acts of kindness that make Ola the best! Ola's Theatre students are competing at Thescon
this week, and we wish them luck!
In athletics, Ola's basketball program concluded its season Monday and Tuesday in the region
tournament. Ola's wrestling program continues its dominance with individual sectionals. The wrestling
team competed in the GHSA sectionals, and in the girl's division, Lily Harris earned a birth into the
GHSA state tournament with her 4th place finish. The boys had 11 state qualifiers and a school record of
four champions. They will compete this week for state! Our boys and girls soccer teams saw big wins
over Hampton on Thursday. The girls won 10-0, the boys won 4-0, and they will host Starr's Mill this
Thursday. Ola's riflery team is going to GHSA Area Playoffs for the state! They will start competing this
Friday. Our girl's gymnastics team was in action this Friday night and congrats on their second-place
finish. Our lacrosse programs are underway, and our boy's team will host a home matchup this Tuesday
against McIntosh. Ola baseball will host its first home opener Monday night against Pike. Our track team
will compete this Saturday at Union grove. Also, this Saturday, Ola's GHSA Bass Fishing team will be in
action at Lake Oconee. Ola's Athlete of the week is Kelsie Johnson from our girl's wrestling team, and
Fan of the Week is Jessica Phillips. You can catch all news and updates in the Mustang Athletic
Newsletter.
Mustang Nation, remember Henry County Schools has set the end of the third nine weeks for all
underclass awards. We are near the halfway point for underclass grades to be pulled, and it is an
important time to ensure all grades are where students want them to be. We continue our celebration of
Black History month this week and will have a fun week of festivities from February 13-17th. Follow
updates on our social media.
Finally, Mustangs, mark your calendar for this Thursday at 6:30, when our counseling program will hold
a Dual Enrollment talk with Clayton State, Gordon, and Southern Crescent Technical College here at Ola
High School. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis

Mustang Message - Sunday, February 5, 2023
Week 23
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly
Mustang Message. We have a busy week ahead with spring sports, 9th-grade registration, and some great
news. We had a great night welcoming the Class of 2027 at Ola's Rising 9th Grade Showcase, where we
highlighted academic information, various organizations, and sports offered here at Ola. We strive to get
all of our Mustangs involved in the 34 clubs, 22 varsity sports, state-leading fine arts, and other
organizations like our 9 CTAE programs. As registration continues, have conversations with your
Mustangs about getting involved.
Congratulations to 5 Ola Choir students named to Georgia's All-State Choir. We celebrate Josh Edge,
Kinsey Asbell, Kate Smith, Chris Turner, and Timmy Jones. I want to highlight Ola Mustang Dana
Neaves, who will be featured in an upcoming story on KBN-TV News that will showcase Dana's book
drive that brought in over 800 books for Birdsong Book Store in Locust Grove. Her project is helping to
provide reading materials to young students all over Henry County.
Ola will host a VEX Robotics competition this weekend. If you've never seen a robotics competition,
come out and see how engineering practices meet exciting competition this Saturday and Sunday. We
celebrate our P.O.W.E.R Students for the week. Congrats to Kyra Hayes, Jasmine Richardson, Caleb
Dickey, Tye Holsey-and Addie Johnson on their powerful actions that make Ola the best place to learn,
live and work!
In athletic news, Ola's basketball programs will wrap up region play in the Region 2 tournament. Ola's
Wresting program has two advancing to the GHSA Girls Sectionals. Congrats to Lily Harris and Girls
Runner-Up Kelsie Johnson. The boys competed in their area traditional tournament in Jones County and
secured their 6-time traditional region championship having all 14 wrestlers move on to compete at
sectionals next week. Ola's soccer program played against Eastside and Jackson this week, where boys
and girls tied 1-1. They will be in action this week, with a home opener against Putnam this Thursday.
Ola's Lacrosse will start their games this week at away contests against Seckinger & Midtown. This
Friday night, our girl's gymnastic team will be in action. Congrats to our Athlete of the week is Brooklyn
Bonner from our sideline cheer team and Fan of the Week is Mr. Patrick Watson. You can catch all news
and updates in the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
Ola continues the celebration of Black History Month. Our Ola Black Student Union has planned an
exciting month of fun events, daily announcements, and inclusivity of all cultures for sports, intellects,
arts, and activists. Our BSU club is selling T-shirts in February. We will have a fun week of festivities
February 13-17th. Follow updates on our social media.
Finally, Mustangs, mark your calendar for February 16 at 6:30, when our counseling program will hold a
Dual Enrollment talk with Clayton State, Gordon, and Southern Crescent Technical College here at Ola
High School. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis

Mustang Message - Sunday, January 29, 2023
Week 22
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your
weekly Mustang Message. We had another great week in the OlaVerse. A huge announcement
for our VEX Robotics team this week as they found they have qualified for Worlds for the
second season in a row with this accomplishment. They competed in the Kalahari Competition in
Ohio, finishing 7th in Robot Skills.
This week in athletics, we started our first spring sports game with wins. Ola soccer program
took on Heritage, and boys and girls started the season in the win category. The girls won 1-0,
and the boys won 2-0. Ola has eight swimmers selected to the All Henry County team.
Congratulations to Connor Crush, Macie Freeman, Emma Leonard, Camarein Livingston,
Katherine Mangual, Ethan Miller, Desdemona Stubbs, and Jacob Velasquez. Ola's basketball
program will host senior night this Tuesday against Jones County. Congrats to our Athlete of the
Week, Emery Leonard, from our basketball program, and our Fan of the Week is Ms. Stacy
Womack. You can find news, scores, and updates in our Athletic Newsletter.
This Wednesday, Ola High School will begin the celebration of Black History Month. Our Ola
Black Student Union has planned an exciting month of fun events, daily announcements, and
inclusivity of all cultures for sports, intellects, arts, and activists. Our BSU club is selling T-shirts
during February. We will have a fun week of festivities February 13-17th. Follow updates on our
social media.
Mustangs, we will host our Rising 9th Grade Showcase this Thursday and look forward to
welcoming the Class of 2027 at 6:00 pm. Many of our clubs, organizations, and sports will have
booths to showcase all the fantastic work here at Ola. Also, this week the Advanced Academy
will resume Open House for all rising tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades students for next year.
This will be at the Academy between 5–7 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Be sure to bring your
Chromebook!
Finally, for the Class of 2023, check the Senior Google Classroom for exciting dates. Graduation
is May 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The baccalaureate will be held Sunday, May 14, at 2 pm
at Glen Haven Church. To work around Mother's Day, we will have our Senior Awards on
Monday, May 15, at 6:00 pm in the gym with all the traditional events and practices happening
that week. As we work towards that critical date, please communicate any college, military, or
other acceptances and scholarships with your counselor. Be sure to stay up to date on our school
website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis 

Mustang Message - Sunday, January 22, 2023
Week 21
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your
weekly Mustang Message. We had a great week in athletics as we started the week with big
basketball wins over Locust Grove. Congrats to our wrestling program on their GHSA 5A 3rd
place finish in Team Duals. They will now move to individuals, and we wish our Mustangs good
luck! Ola's riflery team fell short against Jones County but shot their highest season score.
Our swim program had a big weekend! The boy's team, in their inaugural season, are county
champs! The boys were led by Ethan Miller, who set a county record in the 200-yard freestyle.
Scotty Hyde won 1st place in the 500-yard freestyle, Jacob Velasquez's county record 100-yard
backstroke, and Conner Crush, Camareian Livingston, Ethan Miller, and Jacob Velasquez's
county record in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The girls finished as county runner-ups and were
led by Macie Freeman, Desdemona Stubbs, Katherin Mangual, and Emma Leonard, who won 1st
place in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and Desdemona Stubbs with her 1st place in the 100-yard
breaststroke. Desdemona Stubbs also finished 1st in the 200-yard IM. Our Athlete of the Week is
Nate Rodriquez from our swimming team, and our Fan of the Week is Mr. Marcus Smalley. You
can read about them and catch all the highlights in our Athletic Newsletter.
Ola's reading bowl team competed in the county meet this weekend and finished 3rd. Mustangs,
mark your calendar for February 16 at 6:30, when our counseling program will hold a Dual
Enrollment talk with Clayton State, Gordon, and Southern Crescent Technical College here at
Ola High School. This week we will start course recommendations with our current Junior class.
If your Mustang is interested in the Advanced Academy, there will be open-house nights on
January 24, 26, 31, and February 2 from 5-7 pm at the Advanced Academy. Please have students
bring their Chromebooks to complete registration.
For our Class of 2023, it is always a great time to ensure you are up to date on requirements for
graduation, paying attention to the senior Google Classroom, and making sure credits are in line.
As we work towards that critical date, please communicate any college, military, or other
acceptances and scholarships with your counselors.
Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next
time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis
Ola Reading Bowl 3rd Place
Ola Swim- Boy’s 1
st place & Girl’s 2nd
– County Championship

Mustang Message - Sunday, January15, 2023
Week 20
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your
weekly Mustang Message! I wanted to send a special thanks to our wonderful staff, who helped get
all our Mustangs home safely on Thursday. Our team followed our shelter-in-place procedures for
those still in the building. They also assisted in other areas within the Ola cluster to help bring
support to those in need. In times of struggle, it is incredible to see that no one struggles alone in our
community.
We have a lot of great news to share. Ola's fine arts department had a big week with the
announcement of many All-State finalists. Congrats to Kate Smith, Ola freshman, who made the AllState String Orchestra. Elena Powell made the All-State band program, and Wesley Bird, Hayden
Elrod, Chris Turner, and Dylan Yakel were all named as alternates. Saturday, Ola's Choral program
took to the stage in Ola Over Broadway, and it was a fantastic show! Ola's DECA program was
named a Thrive Level program for its achievements. Finally, congratulations to Mustang Andrew
Pruitt, a nationally recognized Eagle Scout from Ola High School!
Congratulations to our wrestling program in athletics on their GHSA State Dual Preliminaries
championship. Last week they won the region, and this week they are the State Dual Preliminary
Champs. The Mustangs will ride down to Jones County Saturday to compete in the GHSA State
Finals! Our swim program competed at Woodward Academy this weekend and greatly improved
personal times. Ola's girls' basketball had a win over Eagles Landing this week. Both teams will be in
action this week. Ola's GHSA riflery team defeated Social Circle to add another win. Spring sports
are starting, and we are excited for all the action. Ola’s Athlete of the Week is Zion Smith from our
wrestling team and the Fan of the Week is Brandy Durden. You can catch all of the news and updates
on the Mustang Athletic Newsletter.
We congratulate Ola's P.O.W.E.R students for the week. These students were caught doing a small
but powerful act of kindness that help make Ola the best! Congrats Ava Cochrane, Wesley Rainey,
and Matthew Walcott.
If your Mustang is interested in the Advanced Academy, there will be open-house nights on January
24, 26, 31, and February 2nd from 5-7 pm. Please have students bring their Chromebooks to
complete registration. Also, Ola students will begin to meet with their teachers to help with
recommendations for classes for the 2023-2024 school year. Seniors, share any acceptance and
scholarship information with your counselor!
Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next
time, say it loud, We Are Ola!

Mustang Message - Sunday, January 8, 2023
Week 19
Good Sunday evening Mustang Nation! It's Mr. Ellis, principal of Ola High School, with your weekly Mustang Message! We hope everyone had a very restful and relaxing holiday break. Welcome to 2023, and we are excited to get the second semester and new year going. I want to communicate some important dates as we start the second semester. Ola's graduation will be on May 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. For our Class of 2023, it is always a great time to ensure you are up to date on requirements for graduation, paying attention to the senior Google Classroom, and making sure credits are in line. As we work towards that critical date, please communicate any college, military, or other acceptances and scholarships with your counselors.
For our underclass parents, I want to communicate an important district date. Henry County Schools has set the end of the third nine weeks for all underclass awards. In nine short weeks, we will pull grades for our end-of-the-year awards. Also, during this term, registration for next year's courses will begin in February. We will have student advisement with their teachers to help with recommendations for classes for the 2023-2024 school year. Stay tuned about registration, and as always, we encourage communication with your student's counselor with any questions.
In athletic news, we are beginning to bring winter sports to a close and will be gearing up for spring sports. Ola's third-ranked wrestling team hosted the Region Dual Championships this Saturday and are the Region Dual Champions. Ola's swim program competed this weekend and captured first place in both boys and girls. Ola's basketball programs are playing against Eagles Landing this Tuesday and host Archer High School this Friday. Ola's riflery team will host Social Circle Tuesday. Our Athlete of the Week is Connor Kimbrough from our wrestling team and our Fan of the Week is his mom, Ms. Melanie Kimbrough. You can find all athletic updates, schedules, and news in our Athletic Newsletter.
Get your singing voices ready, as Ola's choral program will present Ola Over Broadway on Friday and Saturday at the Fairview Performing Arts Center this week. If you've never been, this is a fantastic production by our students and Ms. Mindy Forehand. Tickets can be purchased for ten dollars in the front office and at the show.
This Tuesday night, Ola will have its final Chick-fil-a spirit night. If you go through the drive-thru, please tell them you want your receipt to go into the Ola box. Be sure to stay up to date on our school website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Until next time, say it loud, We Are Ola!
Nick Ellis