Congratulations to these awesome students who were selected by their teachers for the Patriot Pride luncheon for the month of October for being examples of well rounded students in & out of the classroom. Shout out to Crawford Pizza for their supply of our Patriot Pride reward meal!
Winter Sports are underway! We had a great night at Tuesday's Takedown! All of our wrestlers got a taste of the season to come. See Facebook for many more photos.
Ms. Denney's, Ms. Kirk's, and Mrs. Ballew's class went on a Community Based Instructional trip recently to UGA. They visited historic buildings that were significant to the Civil War, talked about post-secondary school options, and investigated public transportation options. They also took time to ring the chapel bell!
Kudos to Ms. Serrian and her 6th Grade, Jazz, & 7th/8th Grade Combined, & 8th Grade Bands on an awesome Fall Band Concert Tuesday night!
Mrs. Barnes’ 1st semester 8th graders in the Careers & Leadership Class participated in mock job interviews this past week. Students were asked several job related questions and presented the interviewer with their job application. Thank you to our community members who volunteered their time to help with the interviews.
Our OCMS FCCLA attended Fall Rally at the Georgia National Fair in Perry on this past week. During the trip, they networked with other members from across the state, participated in community service outreach efforts, accepted recognitions for one competitive event, and attended the fair.
The end of the quarter means it’s time to see Mrs. Serrian’s 6th & 7th Grade Ukulele Class Recital!
Our amazing Teachers of the Year were recognized at the Board of Education meeting last night.
Congrats to Adriane Echols (Primary School, Leanne Carter (Elementary School), Jill Barnes (Middle School), and Erin Bunch (High School) on being selected as the Teacher of the Year at their respective schools.
📣BONUS WEEK! 📣Our OCMS Patriot Color Run was such a huge success we decided to keep donating open for one more week! With your help, we can EXCEED our goal and make an even bigger impact on the lives of our students at OCMS. Thank you for all of your support! 🙏❤️
Our OCMS Cross Country team had a great run at the Braves Invitational at Council Farms in Milledgeville, GA Saturday morning! Jonah Burke medaled in 6th place running with 90+ male runners. Meadow Nimmons medaled in 10th place against 100+ female runners.
THANKS so much to the donors, students, parents, parent volunteers, & teachers for making our Fall Fundraiser & Patriot Color Run put on through MyBooster.com! Our kids had a great time today & we raised a lot of funds to be used for the fun stuff we do at OCMS!
Our donor page ( at MyBooster.com) will be open for the next few days if you missed out on helping. We met our goal of $5,000 resulting in sliming Mrs. Casper. Mr. Baldwin can still get turned into a human ice cream sundae if we get to $8,000 before the window closes.
Woo hoo! Event Day…Is…Here! 🙌 Thank you for all your hard work and support—now let’s have a blast, the donors earned it! 🥳 Stay tuned for pics from today's fun & updates on the success of our OCMS Patriot Color Run! 📣
🎉 It’s the FINAL NIGHT for donations before the big OCMS Patriot Color Run tomorrow! 🏃♂️💨 The top student TONIGHT with the most new donations on MyBooster.com will snag a gift card! 🎁💳 Who’s going to step up & claim the prize? Let’s finish strong & get ready for a COLORFUL day tomorrow! 🎨🔥 #LastChance
OCMS had an awesome Rock Your School Day! It was hard to tell if the kids or the adults had more fun. Thanks to our core teachers that brought this initiative back from their Get Your Teach On Conference over the summer! And thanks to the rest of the faculty that bought in to bring their own brand of creativity to the day!
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🥧🎉 It’s pie time! 🥧🌟 Every new state that gets a donation tonight means one pie in a mystery person’s face! 😲🍰 Let's make it a night to remember--head to MyBooster.com and donate now! Who will get pied first? 👀✨ #PieChallenge #DonateNow
🧑🏫💖 Treat your teacher to something special! 🌟 The class with the most new donations tonight will earn a $25 Amazon gift card! 🎁💫 Let's rally together and show our teachers some love! Donate now at MyBooster.com! 📚✨ #TreatYourTeacher #MyBooster
Some of Mrs. Atao’s classes celebrated Georgia Reads Day with some guest readers. Jessica Hayes from Rep. Mike Collins’ office read about Fredrick Douglass to 7th graders while John Mark Shelnutt, manager of Watson Mill State Park, read a story about bears to 8th graders.
🎉🌈 WEEKEND CHALLENGE ALERT! 🌈🎉 Which grade is ready to go ALL OUT?! The top grade this weekend that brings in the most donations on MyBooster.com will get EXTRA COLOR thrown on them during the Color Run next Friday! 🎨🔥 Let’s see who’s ready to get blasted with color and take the win! 💪 Who's in?! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
We need YOU!!! Only 36 students have donated so far, and we need YOUR help to make our Color Run fundraiser a success!
For only $25, your student can have a specially designed white tee to wear the day of the event!
Get yours today and help us towards our fundraising goal!
Oglethorpe County Schools will be operating on a regular schedule tomorrow, but CLOSED ON FRIDAY!
All after-school activities including ASPIRE have been canceled for Thursday.
We are following GEMA and Homeland Security’s recommendations.
We are continuing to watch and assess the weather closely and will make the best decision for our students and staff, always keeping safety in mind!
