🌩️ BEYOND THE THUNDER: STUDENT HIGHLIGHT 🌩️
Our students are doing amazing things both in and beyond the classroom, and we want to celebrate them! Welcome to our new Beyond the Thunder series, where we’ll spotlight students who are pursuing passions, sharing their talents, and making a difference in our community outside of school.
🧶 Meet Sydne Armstrong Baglien!
Sydne, a freshman at Osseo-Fairchild High School, was spotted this summer at the Eau Claire Farmers Market, proudly selling her handmade crocheted creations!
From creativity and craftsmanship to entrepreneurship, Sydne is putting her talents to work—and we couldn't be more #ThunderProud! 🧡🖤
Way to go, Sydne! We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you next!
Know an OFSD student doing something amazing beyond the Thunder? We’d love to hear about them! 👏
#BeyondTheThunder #ThunderProud #OFSD
Things you probably didn’t know about Mr. Korger… 🤔🎶
He can play the harmonica! 😂
Mr. Korger pulled out the harmonica to serenade a student with a little Happy Birthday! 🎂🎵
Discipline. Leadership. Harmonica. Is there anything this man can’t do?!
#ThunderProud
He can play the harmonica! 😂
Mr. Korger pulled out the harmonica to serenade a student with a little Happy Birthday! 🎂🎵
Discipline. Leadership. Harmonica. Is there anything this man can’t do?!
#ThunderProud
🧡 THROWBACK THURSDAY 🖤
The student section has always brought the THUNDER ENERGY! ⚡🏐
Take a look back at this throwback! Who do you recognize? 👀 Tag your friends and let us know!
#ThunderProud #ThrowbackThursday
The student section has always brought the THUNDER ENERGY! ⚡🏐
Take a look back at this throwback! Who do you recognize? 👀 Tag your friends and let us know!
#ThunderProud #ThrowbackThursday
⚡Attention High School JUNIORS
EXPLORE A CAREER IN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INDUSTRY! ⚡
Are you a high school student interested in learning more about the electric cooperative industry? Riverland Energy Cooperative.'s Youth Ambassador Program offers students a unique opportunity to learn about the industry, explore career possibilities, and gain valuable experiences along the way!
This program gives students a behind-the-scenes look at how electric cooperatives serve their communities and the many career opportunities available within the industry.
📣 Interested in becoming a Youth Ambassador? Check out the program information and application to learn more and apply!
EXPLORE A CAREER IN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INDUSTRY! ⚡
Are you a high school student interested in learning more about the electric cooperative industry? Riverland Energy Cooperative.'s Youth Ambassador Program offers students a unique opportunity to learn about the industry, explore career possibilities, and gain valuable experiences along the way!
This program gives students a behind-the-scenes look at how electric cooperatives serve their communities and the many career opportunities available within the industry.
📣 Interested in becoming a Youth Ambassador? Check out the program information and application to learn more and apply!
🏃♀️🏃♂️ CROSS COUNTRY IS ON THE MOVE! 🧡🖤
The Thunder runners competed in their second meet of the season last night in Bloomer! It was a beautiful night, a great trail, and—best of all—lots of improvement from last week! 🙌
The season is just getting started, and our runners are already showing that hard work pays off! Keep running, Thunder! 💪🏃♂️🏃♀️
🧡🖤 #ThunderProud
The Thunder runners competed in their second meet of the season last night in Bloomer! It was a beautiful night, a great trail, and—best of all—lots of improvement from last week! 🙌
The season is just getting started, and our runners are already showing that hard work pays off! Keep running, Thunder! 💪🏃♂️🏃♀️
🧡🖤 #ThunderProud
🎺 THUNDER PRIDE IN THE PEP BAND! 🧡🖤
A huge THANK YOU to Ashley, Mark, Janet, and Makaela for joining the OFHS Pep Band at last night’s game! Having adult musicians sit in with our students makes a BIG difference, and we truly appreciate you sharing your talents with us! 🎶
We’d love to have more musicians join us for a game! Interested? Check out the sign-up link below and come make some music with the Thunder! 🥁🎺
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IAU67DhbharpouWASP5640Bn1ItbbG9jgFoVoSWqHwg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
For more information, contact Mr. Boll at aboll@ofsd.k12.wi.us.
Come join the Thunder! 🧡🖤 #ThunderProud
A huge THANK YOU to Ashley, Mark, Janet, and Makaela for joining the OFHS Pep Band at last night’s game! Having adult musicians sit in with our students makes a BIG difference, and we truly appreciate you sharing your talents with us! 🎶
We’d love to have more musicians join us for a game! Interested? Check out the sign-up link below and come make some music with the Thunder! 🥁🎺
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IAU67DhbharpouWASP5640Bn1ItbbG9jgFoVoSWqHwg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
For more information, contact Mr. Boll at aboll@ofsd.k12.wi.us.
Come join the Thunder! 🧡🖤 #ThunderProud
👑 THE MOMENT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR… 👑
It’s time to meet the 2026 Homecoming Court! 🧡🖤🎉
Congratulations to our Homecoming Court:
✨ Emma Lyngen
✨ Addie Rygiel
✨ Avery James
✨ Briley Johnson
✨ Leah Klevgard
✨ Aiden Eastman
✨ Drew Hanson
✨ Brooks Koxlien
✨ Tyler Smith
✨ Heath Johnson
We’re excited to celebrate these amazing Thunder students as we kick off Homecoming 2026! 👑⚡
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! 🧡🖤
Let the Homecoming festivities begin! 🎉
#ThunderProud #Homecoming2026
It’s time to meet the 2026 Homecoming Court! 🧡🖤🎉
Congratulations to our Homecoming Court:
✨ Emma Lyngen
✨ Addie Rygiel
✨ Avery James
✨ Briley Johnson
✨ Leah Klevgard
✨ Aiden Eastman
✨ Drew Hanson
✨ Brooks Koxlien
✨ Tyler Smith
✨ Heath Johnson
We’re excited to celebrate these amazing Thunder students as we kick off Homecoming 2026! 👑⚡
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! 🧡🖤
Let the Homecoming festivities begin! 🎉
#ThunderProud #Homecoming2026
💜 You Matter. Together, We Are Stronger. 💙
We’re sharing information about an upcoming community event that will be held at Osseo-Fairchild High School, and we’re proud to help spread the word about this important cause.
The 8th Annual Hope 4 U Suicide & Mental Health Awareness Walk will take place:
📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 Osseo-Fairchild High School Common Area
Please see the flyer for additional event details.
🌟 When I grow up, I want to be… 🌟
Check out these adorable 3K friends on their first day of school sharing what they want to be when they grow up! 🥰✨
We can’t wait to watch these little dreamers learn, grow, and discover all the possibilities ahead! 💭❤️
Welcome to 3K, Thunder friends! 🧡🖤
#ThunderProud
Check out these adorable 3K friends on their first day of school sharing what they want to be when they grow up! 🥰✨
We can’t wait to watch these little dreamers learn, grow, and discover all the possibilities ahead! 💭❤️
Welcome to 3K, Thunder friends! 🧡🖤
#ThunderProud
🧡🖤 THUNDER PRIDE! ⚡️
Our OFSD Dance Team brought the energy to last week’s football game! 📣 They were cheering loud, showing their Thunder Pride, and even showing off some awesome stunts! 🤸♀️🙌
We love seeing our dancers bringing even more spirit to game day! 🧡🖤
Let’s hear it for our Dance Team! ⚡️
#ThunderProud
Our OFSD Dance Team brought the energy to last week’s football game! 📣 They were cheering loud, showing their Thunder Pride, and even showing off some awesome stunts! 🤸♀️🙌
We love seeing our dancers bringing even more spirit to game day! 🧡🖤
Let’s hear it for our Dance Team! ⚡️
#ThunderProud
🎺 CALLING ALL MUSICIANS! 🎺
Want to join the OFHS Pep Band for a game this year? We’d love to have you! 🧡🖤
With a small high school band—and many students also involved in athletics—we’re looking for community members, alumni, and former band members to help fill out our pep band and bring live music to more home games! 🎶
How it works:
🎵 Choose the games you'd like to play
🎵 Access our music and setlists
🎵 Sign up with your name and instrument
🎵 We’ll let you know one week before each game if the pep band is a GO!
No instrument? No problem! We may have one you can borrow.
We play approximately 20–30 minutes before home games at Ward Field and in the OFHS gym.
👉 Interested in joining us? Check out the link below and sign up!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IAU67DhbharpouWASP5640Bn1ItbbG9jgFoVoSWqHwg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
For more information contact Mr. Boll: aboll@ofsd.k12.wi.us
Know a musician who might be interested? Please share this post! We’d love to see our Thunder community making some music together! ⚡🎺🥁🎷
#ThunderProud #ThunderBand
🏆 THUNDER SPORTS RESULTS! 🏆
What a busy week for Thunder Athletics! Here’s a look at the results from August 31–September 4:
🏐 7th Grade Volleyball
• Defeated Mondovi
• Defeated Eleva-Strum
🏐 8th Grade Volleyball
• Fell to Mondovi
• Defeated Eleva-Strum
🏈 JV Football
• Defeated Webster 38–18
🏈 Varsity Football
• Fell to Grantsburg 14–42
⛳ HS Girls’ Golf
• Team placed 5th at Luck
• Alexis Ness – 3rd
• Keana Gruba – 30th
• Layla Leimon – 32nd
• Emma Lyngen – 48th
• Daphna Lyngen – 70th
• Sept. 3 meet was canceled due to weather.
🏃 MS Cross Country
• Layna – 41:28.8 in her first meet
• Reece – 21:39.1
• Josie – 24:28.0
• Kenneth – 19:23.0
🏃 HS Cross Country
• George – 24:17.9
• Alfons – 25:28.8 (first HS meet)
• Kole – 26:34.6 Career PR - impressive given it being the first meet of the year!
• Emerick – 30:15.8
• Dalton – 30:22.5
👏 Way to compete, Thunder! Keep working hard, supporting each other, and making us #ThunderProud! 🧡🖤⚡
What a busy week for Thunder Athletics! Here’s a look at the results from August 31–September 4:
🏐 7th Grade Volleyball
• Defeated Mondovi
• Defeated Eleva-Strum
🏐 8th Grade Volleyball
• Fell to Mondovi
• Defeated Eleva-Strum
🏈 JV Football
• Defeated Webster 38–18
🏈 Varsity Football
• Fell to Grantsburg 14–42
⛳ HS Girls’ Golf
• Team placed 5th at Luck
• Alexis Ness – 3rd
• Keana Gruba – 30th
• Layla Leimon – 32nd
• Emma Lyngen – 48th
• Daphna Lyngen – 70th
• Sept. 3 meet was canceled due to weather.
🏃 MS Cross Country
• Layna – 41:28.8 in her first meet
• Reece – 21:39.1
• Josie – 24:28.0
• Kenneth – 19:23.0
🏃 HS Cross Country
• George – 24:17.9
• Alfons – 25:28.8 (first HS meet)
• Kole – 26:34.6 Career PR - impressive given it being the first meet of the year!
• Emerick – 30:15.8
• Dalton – 30:22.5
👏 Way to compete, Thunder! Keep working hard, supporting each other, and making us #ThunderProud! 🧡🖤⚡
⚡ THUNDER SPORTS SCHEDULE ⚡
Week of September 7–12, 2026
It’s a busy week of Thunder athletics! Come out and cheer on our athletes! 🧡🖤
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day!
TUESDAY, SEPT. 8
⛳ 3:15 PM — HS Girls’ Golf @ The Valley Golf Course – Mondovi
🏃 4:00 PM — MS/HS Cross Country @ Three Lakes Ski Trail – Bloomer
🏐 5:45/7:15 PM — C-Team/JV/V Volleyball @ Neillsville
🏈 6:15 PM — 8th Grade Football @ Black River Falls Middle School
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
⛳ 9:00 AM — HS Girls’ Golf @ Whitetail Golf Course – Colfax
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
🏐 4:30 PM — MS Volleyball @ Elk Mound Middle School
🏐 5:45/7:15 PM — C-Team/JV/V Volleyball @ Whitehall High School
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
🏈 7:00 PM — Varsity Football @ Boyceville High School
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
🏐 9:00 AM — Varsity Volleyball @ McDonell Central High School
🏃 10:00 AM — MS/HS Cross Country @ Fall Creek High School
Come out and support our Thunder teams! ⚡🧡🖤
#ThunderProud #OFSD
Week of September 7–12, 2026
It’s a busy week of Thunder athletics! Come out and cheer on our athletes! 🧡🖤
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day!
TUESDAY, SEPT. 8
⛳ 3:15 PM — HS Girls’ Golf @ The Valley Golf Course – Mondovi
🏃 4:00 PM — MS/HS Cross Country @ Three Lakes Ski Trail – Bloomer
🏐 5:45/7:15 PM — C-Team/JV/V Volleyball @ Neillsville
🏈 6:15 PM — 8th Grade Football @ Black River Falls Middle School
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
⛳ 9:00 AM — HS Girls’ Golf @ Whitetail Golf Course – Colfax
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
🏐 4:30 PM — MS Volleyball @ Elk Mound Middle School
🏐 5:45/7:15 PM — C-Team/JV/V Volleyball @ Whitehall High School
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
🏈 7:00 PM — Varsity Football @ Boyceville High School
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
🏐 9:00 AM — Varsity Volleyball @ McDonell Central High School
🏃 10:00 AM — MS/HS Cross Country @ Fall Creek High School
Come out and support our Thunder teams! ⚡🧡🖤
#ThunderProud #OFSD
🔨 BUILDING A PATHWAY TO A CAREER IN THE SKILLED TRADES! ⚡
We’re excited to offer Osseo-Fairchild High School students a Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Pre-Apprenticeship class through our partnership with WRTP | BIG STEP!
And here’s something to be proud of: Osseo-Fairchild is the only high school in the Northeast Wisconsin region offering this training opportunity!
Students who complete the program can earn valuable, industry-recognized credentials, including:
🦺 MC3 Certificate - A state-certified pre-apprenticeship credential recognized by local Building and Construction Trades Councils.
👷 OSHA 30 Certification– A nationally recognized workplace safety credential that demonstrates a strong foundation in construction safety.
❤️ CPR / First Aid / AED Certification– Nationally and state-recognized credentials in emergency response.
The program gives students a leg up when pursuing registered apprenticeship opportunities—providing hands-on training, valuable certifications, and connections to the skilled trades.
This isn't just another high school class.
It’s a pathway to a career. A paycheck. A skilled trade. And a future.
⚡ THUNDER WORKS.
Preparing students for the workforce, opportunity, relationships, knowledge, and solutions.
#ThunderProud #OFSD
We’re excited to offer Osseo-Fairchild High School students a Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Pre-Apprenticeship class through our partnership with WRTP | BIG STEP!
And here’s something to be proud of: Osseo-Fairchild is the only high school in the Northeast Wisconsin region offering this training opportunity!
Students who complete the program can earn valuable, industry-recognized credentials, including:
🦺 MC3 Certificate - A state-certified pre-apprenticeship credential recognized by local Building and Construction Trades Councils.
👷 OSHA 30 Certification– A nationally recognized workplace safety credential that demonstrates a strong foundation in construction safety.
❤️ CPR / First Aid / AED Certification– Nationally and state-recognized credentials in emergency response.
The program gives students a leg up when pursuing registered apprenticeship opportunities—providing hands-on training, valuable certifications, and connections to the skilled trades.
This isn't just another high school class.
It’s a pathway to a career. A paycheck. A skilled trade. And a future.
⚡ THUNDER WORKS.
Preparing students for the workforce, opportunity, relationships, knowledge, and solutions.
#ThunderProud #OFSD
⚡ALUMNI IN ACTION ⚡
THUNDER PRIDE!
Congratulations to Osseo-Fairchild alumna Alyssa Beasley, PE, a Structural Engineer at Pierce Engineers, on being recognized by The Daily Reporter as a 2026 Women in Construction honoree!
Alyssa works in Pierce Engineers' Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago offices and has designed structures in multiple states—including the Deer District's brand new concert venue (Landmark Credit Union Live) next door to Fiserv Forum, the monumental stair in Deer District's The Trade Hotel, and the monumental stair for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Alyssa has built an impressive career in structural engineering, working on projects throughout the Milwaukee area. But her impact goes beyond the projects she designs.
She also gives back by mentoring young people interested in architecture, engineering, and construction through the ACE Mentor Program. She is also teaching yoga at two studios and conducting personal sound bath/healing sessions for clients.
From Osseo-Fairchild classrooms to a successful career in engineering, Alyssa is putting her skills, leadership, and determination to work—and making a difference along the way.
Congratulations, Alyssa! We are proud to call you a THUNDER alum! 🧡🖤
#AlumniInAction #ThunderProud
THUNDER PRIDE!
Congratulations to Osseo-Fairchild alumna Alyssa Beasley, PE, a Structural Engineer at Pierce Engineers, on being recognized by The Daily Reporter as a 2026 Women in Construction honoree!
Alyssa works in Pierce Engineers' Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago offices and has designed structures in multiple states—including the Deer District's brand new concert venue (Landmark Credit Union Live) next door to Fiserv Forum, the monumental stair in Deer District's The Trade Hotel, and the monumental stair for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Alyssa has built an impressive career in structural engineering, working on projects throughout the Milwaukee area. But her impact goes beyond the projects she designs.
She also gives back by mentoring young people interested in architecture, engineering, and construction through the ACE Mentor Program. She is also teaching yoga at two studios and conducting personal sound bath/healing sessions for clients.
From Osseo-Fairchild classrooms to a successful career in engineering, Alyssa is putting her skills, leadership, and determination to work—and making a difference along the way.
Congratulations, Alyssa! We are proud to call you a THUNDER alum! 🧡🖤
#AlumniInAction #ThunderProud
🏃♀️🏃♂️ Thunder Cross Country is OFF and RUNNING! ⚡
Our High School and Middle School Cross Country teams competed in their first meet this week at CFC! It was a hot one, but the entire team showed up, worked hard, and gave it their all. 💪☀️
Great start to the season, Thunder! 🧡🖤
#ThunderProud #ThunderXC
Yes We Can! Repurpose. Build. Create.
Our Yes We Can students are putting creativity and hands-on skills to work!
Instead of throwing away discarded table tops, our students repurposed the materials to build platforms for our Middle School VEX Robotics competition tables.
This project is a great example of problem-solving, teamwork, craftsmanship, and sustainability, taking something that was no longer being used and giving it a new purpose.
Way to go, Yes We Can!
Our Yes We Can students are putting creativity and hands-on skills to work!
Instead of throwing away discarded table tops, our students repurposed the materials to build platforms for our Middle School VEX Robotics competition tables.
This project is a great example of problem-solving, teamwork, craftsmanship, and sustainability, taking something that was no longer being used and giving it a new purpose.
Way to go, Yes We Can!
⛳️🏌️♀️ After a week of working hard and practicing in the heat at the golf course, our middle school girls golf team cooled things down with a little Golf Yoga! 🧘♀️⛳️
Work hard. Stretch it out. Golf on! 🏌️♀️🧡🖤
#ThunderProud
🏈 Game Day Prep! 🏈
The work behind the scenes is just as important as what happens under the Friday night lights! 💪
A big THANK YOU to Max and Tommy for putting in the work to get the field ready for tonight’s football game.
The field is ready… now let’s play some football! 🏈
#ThunderProud #GameDay
The work behind the scenes is just as important as what happens under the Friday night lights! 💪
A big THANK YOU to Max and Tommy for putting in the work to get the field ready for tonight’s football game.
The field is ready… now let’s play some football! 🏈
#ThunderProud #GameDay
READING IS ALIVE AND WELL AT OFHS! 📚🙌
Every Tuesday and Thursday, our 9th graders in Mrs. Lane-Neddermeyer and Mr. Leis’ classes take 20 minutes to get lost in a book of their choice.
No assigned book. No required genre. Just 20 minutes of reading! 📖
We love seeing our Thunder making time for books! 🧡🖤⚡
#ThunderProud
Every Tuesday and Thursday, our 9th graders in Mrs. Lane-Neddermeyer and Mr. Leis’ classes take 20 minutes to get lost in a book of their choice.
No assigned book. No required genre. Just 20 minutes of reading! 📖
We love seeing our Thunder making time for books! 🧡🖤⚡
#ThunderProud
