Oglethorpe County Middle School

Congratulations to these awesome students who were selected by their teachers for the Patriot Pride luncheon for the month of April for being examples of well rounded students in & out of the classroom.

Participation forms can be picked up in the High School office!

You’re invited to join ParentGuidance.org Tuesday, April 21st at 8pm ET for Ask a Therapist Live. This webinar is an opportunity to ask a licensed clinical therapist questions about parenting, your child’s well-being, or anything that’s been on your mind. Participation is anonymous and free. Visit https://cookcenter.info/ATLApr21 to register today!

You may also visit https://www.oglethorpe.k12.ga.us/o/ogs/page/social-emotional-learning-support for monthly mental health series calendars and all available resources for you and your family!

Thanks to all our our students, families, & OCMS teachers that came to our 3rd Annual OCMS Family FunActive Thursday night. Prizes were won & fun fellowship was had by all! See Facebook for more pics!

In an effort to get to know our OCMS families better and at the same time offer an activity that the family can enjoy together while having the chance to interact with some of our clubs and programs at OCMS, we’ re excited to invite OCSS families to our 3rd Annual Family FunActive this Thursday, April 16th, 5:00-7:00. See the attached poster. To entice participation, we’re offering prizes as well! The more laps walked around our OCMS “track” (aka the bus parking lot), the more chances you, your child, or anyone else in your family participating can have to win prizes from a drawing towards the end of the event. Even if you have a ball game or something else to attend, stop by for a few laps to enter your name for a chance to win a variety of door prizes! Parents should attend with kids. Please do NOT drop off your student. This is an event to give parents and families an opportunity for gathering at OCMS.

We are pleased to announce that transportation will now be available from the middle and high school to the Patriot Health Hub on Mondays and Thursdays. The bus will depart at 12:45 p.m. and return students to school by 2:30 p.m. This service may be used for behavioral health appointments or medical visits. If you have questions, please contact the school nurse, or call Kristina Turner at 706-743-8128, or email her at kturner@oglethorpe.k12.ga.us. You may also contact the Patriot Health Hub directly.

8th Grade Parents--Reminder to talk to your 8th grader about the tshirt/8th Grade After Party paperwork/money due if they are interested. There is time for the after party stuff, BUT IF THEY WANT A T-SHIRT, unfortunately, that order and money is due this Tuesday after we return from spring break. They can turn in everything in the cafeteria when they get to school in the mornings. T-SHIRT MONEY & ORDER FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY TUESDAY AT 3:15. Thanks!

Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner!! The OCMS PTO is now accepting donations for Teacher Appreciation Week! Help us show our support for our teachers with donations of gift cards, gift baskets, or other items. These items will be raffled off each day to teachers. We will be celebrating May 4 - May 8, but we would love to have the donations before. They can be dropped off at OCMS. Thank you for your support! Go Patriots!

OCMS is proud to recognize Mrs. Alecia Casper on National Assistant Principal's Week. Thank you for your hard work, passion, and commitment to OCMS!

Mrs. Collins’ 7th grade classes competed in March Madness: Poetry Edition. 16 students chose a poem. With 4 rounds of weekly voting, the champion was crowned today. Congrats, Tyler!

The link to pre-order an OCMS yearbook closes today. Follow the link below to pre-order yours! https://store.georgiaprinters.com/2OCMS-YB26.aspx

Congratulations to these awesome students who were selected by their teachers for the Patriot Pride luncheon for the month of Maarch for being examples of well rounded students in & out of the classroom.

Congratulations to these 3rd quarter Patriot Reward Card drawing winners!  OCMS students earn a PRC Card after each quarter based on parameters related to grades & behavior.  All students who receive a PRC card are eligible for the drawings at the end of the quarter.

Our amazing board were celebrities as they conducted school visits at the transportation department and the middle and elementary schools. They were recognized as Coach, Mimi and the Rodeo Clown! However, we know them as our Exemplary Board of Education!

OCMS recognized our 8th grade soccer players Wednesday night at our game vs. Russell Middle School.  Soccer has one more home game on Thursday vs. Commerce at 5:30 AT OCHS.  Thursday will also be the last home baseball game (also at OCHS) vs. Social Circle at 5:00.  Three games for the price of one!!! $5 admission for all. See the Facebook post for more soccer recognition pics.

Students attended a Rock Lobsters hockey game for FREE! Seventy-one students read and logged over 98,360 minutes this fall to earn a free ticket. Fourteen students and some teachers took a bus to Akins Ford Arena for the Capes and Crown Day. After admiring the fire 1989 Batmobile, students visited superheroes and princesses. Students enjoyed fantastic music and amazing food such as nachos and smash burgers. Their seats were great to watch the Rock Lobsters win 7-6. At the game, students earned a free ice cream by helping section 120 be the loudest cheering section. They are ready to meet the reading challenge again next year!

Mrs. Barnes’ 8th graders in the Careers 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.

OCMS enjoyed another great end-of-quarter recital from Mrs. Serrian’s 6th & 7th Grade Ukulele classes Wednesday afternoon! See Facebook for performance pics!

The Oglethorpe County School System is pleased to announce Dr. Phillip Powell as the finalist in the search for the district's next superintendent.

https://tinyurl.com/Superintendent-Finalist