OABCIG Community School District

🏈 JV FOOTBALL GAME LOCATION CHANGE 🏈

📢 Important Update for Monday Night’s JV Football Game!

Due to the anticipated rain, Monday night’s JV Football game vs. Denison-Schleswig has been moved to a turf field.

🚌 The Falcons will travel to Denison to take on the Monarchs!

📍 Location: Denison
⏰ Game Time: 6:00 PM
🎟️ NO ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED

The Falcons took on the Tim Thomas Classic at Ridge View and put together a strong day on the course! 💜🖤🤍

🏃‍♀️ HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

🏅 Addi Lomholt — 20:09 | 11th/205 overall | 4th/148 Class B 🥇
🏅 Embrosia Jepsen — 21:39 | 24th overall | 10th Class B
🏅 Stella Chesney — 22:28 | 46th overall | 24th Class B
• Camryn Ludwig — 25:47

🏃‍♂️ HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

• Jaxin Neville — 19:53 | 63rd/150 Class B
• Zach Johnson — 20:52
• Colt Blackmore — 20:53
• Gennar Loger — 22:57
• Jacob Todd — 24:23

🏃‍♀️ MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

• Kellie Riessen — 14:08 | 29th/117
• Allie Schnabel — 14:20 | 35th
• Libby Van Houten — 18:21
• Jaylynn Dittmer — 21:05

🏃‍♂️ MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS

🏅 Mason Roeder — 11:37 | 9th/129
• Devan Bengford — 13:18
• Atlee Forbes — 14:04
• Devin Dittmer — 14:44
• Ethan Mosley — 15:55
• Ben Balder — 20:04

🏅 MEDALISTS

Congratulations to:
Addi Lomholt • Embrosia Jepsen • Stella Chesney • Mason Roeder 🎉

⏱️ CAREER PRs

A huge congratulations to our runners who recorded career personal records! 🔥

Addi Lomholt • Embrosia Jepsen • Stella Chesney • Colt Blackmore • Gennar Loger • Jacob Todd

Way to compete, Falcons! Keep putting in the work and chasing those PRs! 💜🖤🤍

What started as a delicious Homecoming Parade tailgate turned into an incredible gift to our students and school! 🦅🍔

Thank you to 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐨𝐰𝐚 for firing up the grills, serving our community, and donating OVER $1,400 from the Homecoming Parade grilling! 🙌

Your generosity and continued support of OABCIG make a BIG difference for our students, activities, and school community. We are so grateful to have partners like UBI who show up for our Falcons in so many ways!

Thank you for helping make Homecoming Week—and our Falcon community—so special! 💜🖤

Thank you, UBI, for always helping our Falcons fly! 𓅃

It’s a busy Saturday for OABCIG Athletics! Come out and support our Falcons at two great events!

🏐 𝐉𝐕 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐉𝐕 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
📅 Saturday, September 12
📍 Sloan
⏰ 9:00 AM

OABCIG will compete in Pool B in the East Gym:

9:00 AM: OABCIG vs. MVAOCOU
9:50 AM: OABCIG vs. Remsen St. Mary’s
10:40 AM: OABCIG vs. Westwood Blue
11:30 AM: Pool A #1 vs. Pool B #1 (Court 3 East) / Pool A #2 vs. Pool B #2 (Court 4 West) /
Pool A #4 vs. Pool B #4 (Court 1 South) / Pool A #3 vs. Pool B #3 (Court 2 North)

🏃‍♀️🏃 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 & 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭
📅 Saturday, September 12 - Tim Thomas Classic/Ridge View Cross Country Meet
📍 Holstein Country Club
⏰ High School — 9:00 AM
⏰ Middle School — 11:00 AM

💜🖤 High 🖐🏼 Friday! 🖤💜

🏈 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒! 🏈

The 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 Homecoming celebration rolls into Friday night as 𝐎𝐀𝐁𝐂𝐈𝐆 takes on 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐧-𝐇𝐮𝐥𝐥/𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲!
Kickoff at 7 PM- help us bring the Homecoming energy to the stadium!

And before kickoff, come hungry! 🍔🌭🥔🧀

🍴 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐮 opens at 6 PM — inside the stadium, while supplies last!

🔥 Cheeseburger or hamburger — $5
🌭 Tiefenthaler’s Brat — $5
🥔 Baked Potato Bar — $6
🧀 Mac & Cheese Bowls — $6
🍫 Homemade Sweet Treats — $2

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊’𝐒 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋!
🐷 Ida Bowl Pulled Pork
• Baked Potato + Pulled Pork — $7
• Mac & Cheese + Pulled Pork — $7
• Pulled Pork Sandwich — $5

🧀 MAC & CHEESE FANS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! We ordered EXTRA mac & cheese for this week’s game! 🙌 Whether you’re grabbing a Mac & Cheese Bowl or adding pulled pork, come hungry! 💜🏈 Available while supplies last!

𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭! 🏈

👑💜 OABCIG 2026 HOMECOMING KING & QUEEN 💜👑 Congratulations to all of our 2026 Homecoming candidates! Each candidate represented OABCIG with Falcon pride, school spirit, and class. We are so proud of every one of you! A special congratulations to our 2026 Homecoming King and Queen: 👑 Homecoming King — Braeden Green 👑 Homecoming Queen — Jenessa Kolar Congratulations, Braeden and Jenessa! 💜🖤🤍 We hope everyone enjoys celebrating this special week and making memories that will last a lifetime. Go Falcons!

🎲 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄! 🦅💜

It’s time to get your game face on because the OABCIG Homecoming Parade is coming up! 🎉

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ Parade begins at 6:00 PM
📍 Staging at 5:30 PM — starting at Brenner’s and going west
🎮 Theme: “Falcons Got Game”

Reminder:
Whether your game is a classic board game, a favorite sport, a winning strategy, or just showing off your Falcon pride, we want to see it in the parade! 🏆🎲🃏

Want to be part of the fun? Be sure to complete the parade entry form and get it submitted no later than Thursday, September 10, at 9:00 AM.

Questions? Contact Kate Beyke at OABCIG High School:
📧 kbeyke@oabcig.org
📞 364-3371

Let’s make this Homecoming Parade one for the win!

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, OABCIG is hosting a judge certification clinic for the Iowa High School Speech Association. If you have any interest in the arts, this is a great opportunity to learn how the IHSSA works! The IHSSA organization holds four contests a year and YOU could be a big part of shaping the communication skills of the next generation! The cost is $10. Materials will be provided. Reach out to Rylee Gehlsen at rgehlsen@oabcig.org with any questions.

JV Football Update • Today's JV Football at Ridge View has been postponed due to weather conditions. Make up date is TBD

The Falcons are back in action TONIGHT! Come cheer on our JV Falcons as they take on Ridge View! Bring the Falcon spirit, get loud, and support our athletes! 🦅🏈

📅 Tuesday, September 8
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Holstein

OABCIG Volleyball takes on MVAOCOU tonight in Ida Grove!

📅 Tuesday, September 8
📍 OABCIG High School — Ida Grove
⏰ 5:30 PM

Come pack the stands and bring the Falcon spirit as our girls battle it out on the court! 📣🏐

🏐 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 | 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 5🏐
Come cheer on OABCIG Volleyball as they compete in the Ridge View Tournament!
📍 Holstein
⏰ 9:00 AM

Please join us in welcoming Dannielle Book to OABCIG Community Schools! Dannielle will be joining our team as a 4th Grade Teacher at Ida Grove Elementary.

Dannielle is looking forward to getting to know her students, building meaningful relationships, and creating lots of great memories throughout the school year. This will be her third year teaching, after spending her first two years teaching in Schleswig.

She graduated from Buena Vista University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education K-6 and a K-8 Reading Endorsement.

Dannielle lives outside of Cushing with her boyfriend, Tige, her two daughters, Oaklynn and Lillian, and their bulldog, Jyn. 🐾

She is excited to begin her first year as a Falcon and can’t wait to get to know her students and families!

Welcome to OABCIG, Dannielle! We’re so happy to have you on the team!

The OABCIG Cross Country teams took on a strong field at the Iowa Great Lakes Invitational in Okoboji and came away with some great performances! 💜🖤

👏 Girls Team — 7th of 18 Teams!

🏅 Addi Lomholt — 21:30 | 8th of 178 | Medalist
🏅 Embrosia Jepsen — 22:41 | 19th | Medalist
⭐ Stella Chesney — 23:48
⭐ Camryn Ludwig — 28:47
⭐ Melanie Morgan — 31:48

Boys Results:
🏃 Jaxin Neville — 21:05
🏃 Zach Johnson — 21:41
🏃 Colt Blackmore — 23:03
🏃 Jacob Todd — 28:27

🔥 Career PR:
⭐ Stella Chesney

Congratulations to all of our Falcon runners on a great day of racing! Keep putting in the work and chasing those goals!

🏈 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🏈

It’s time to hit the road! The OABCIG Falcons are headed to Neola tonight to take on Tri-Center!

⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Neola, IA

Bring the Falcon spirit and make the trip to cheer on our guys! Let’s fill the stands and get loud for OABCIG! 🏈

🐷🔥 𝐇𝐎𝐆 𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄! 🔥🐷

Looking for a chance to take home HALF A HOG?! 𝐎𝐀𝐁𝐂𝐈𝐆 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦 has you covered!

🎟️ $10 per raffle ticket
🐖 4 WINNERS will be drawn!
🏈 Winners will be announced during halftime of the OABCIG HS Football Game on Friday, October 9!

Want to get your hands on a ticket? Contact any 𝐎𝐀𝐁𝐂𝐈𝐆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 to purchase yours!

A HUGE thank you to 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡 for donating 2 hogs to make this raffle possible! ❤️

Don't miss your chance to bring home some serious pork! 🐷

The Falcons are back on their home court tonight! 🏐 Come out and support 𝐎𝐀𝐁𝐂𝐈𝐆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 as they take on Storm Lake!

📍 OABCIG High School
⏰ 5:30 PM

It’s time to hit the course! Our 𝐎𝐀𝐁𝐂𝐈𝐆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 are ready to race at Brooks Golf Club in Okoboji today! 🏃‍♀️🏃

⏰ Girls – 6:45 PM
⏰ Boys – 7:10 PM