Oglethorpe County Middle School
“Excellence for every student, every day!”
*Read with a Hulk Hogan inner voice.
Let me tell you, brother! These bruisers posted the highest scores on the Math or Reading MAP Assessment for their grade. For the next round, those posting the highest growth scores will wear the belt for the day. Encourage your student to do their best on the MAP Assessments so that they can one day tote the title. Woooooo! (*Shout the “woooo” in a Ric Flair voice.)
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.
Congratulations to these 1st 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.
This week, we celebrated students with one or zero absences for the 1st quarter with popsicles & an extra recess!
Kudos to Ms. Serrian and her 6th Grade, Jazz, & 7th/8th Grade Combined Bands on an awesome Fall Band Concert Tuesday night!
School Calendar Vote Now Open
The Oglethorpe County School System invites parents, guardians, and employees to vote on the proposed school calendars for the 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 school years.
Before voting, please review both calendar options and select the calendar package you believe best serves our students, families, and staff.
Employees may submit one employee vote.
Parents/guardians may submit one vote for each currently enrolled student.
Employees who are also parents/guardians may submit one employee vote and one vote for each enrolled child.
Vote Here: Calendar Adoption Survey
Voting closes Friday, November 13, 2026, at 3:00 PM.
You can view each calendar by clicking the links below.
27-28 Calendars
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28-29 Calendars
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Thank you for helping shape the future of Oglethorpe County Schools!
One Team. One Vision. One Oglethorpe.
Even with short week, we had plenty of bell ringers to kick off the 2nd quarter! #RingtheBell
🎸🤘 Rock Your School Day? More Like ROCK YOUR TASTE BUDS! 🎶🥣
Our 8th Grade Food, Nutrition, and Wellness students turned up the flavor with a DIY Dip Challenge! Students put their creativity and culinary science skills to the test by experimenting with flavor combinations, textures, and food pairings to create their own original dips! From developing recipes with precise measurements to using kitchen conversion math to scale up their creations for judging, these students mixed a little science, math, and culinary magic! They also tapped into their entrepreneurial skills through food styling, photography, presentation, and marketing. The final result? Some seriously creative dips that were ready to ROCK the judges' taste buds! 🎸🔥😋
#RockYourSchoolDay #RockYourTasteBuds #DIYDipChallenge #OCMS #FutureFoodEntrepreneurs
🧵🪡 Sew Much Fun in 6th Grade FCS! Our 6th Grade Family & Consumer Sciences students have been building their basic hand-sewing skills! They’ve learned how to thread a needle, tie off their thread, and master several basic stitches. Each Friday, they put those skills to work by completing a fun mini sewing project. These hands-on lessons teach practical life skills that can be used for clothing repairs and personal projects—and could even grow into future entrepreneurship opportunities. Skills learned in FCS go far beyond the classroom! 🧵✂️
Last week’s Athletes of the Week were 8th graders Kenzie Wright who is a football cheerleader and Levi Sims who runs cross country.
Kenzie’s coaches brag that she is an outstanding cheerleader!! Kenzie is always willing to do whatever is asked and always wears a big smile on and off the field. Not only is Kenzie a great cheerleader, she an awesome individual and student!
Levi's growth in the sport of Cross-Country has been so fun to watch over the last three years. From beginning in the back of the pack to presently being one of our top runners, Levi leads in more than just the finish times. Levi gives good direction to his younger peers and encourages the others as he runs past them. While he keeps pursing PRs on the trail, Levi also manages to have great grades in his classes.
Last week, OCMS students connected with community members by reading the book If You Find a Rock. 8th graders visited the Oglethorpe County Senior Center. 7th graders were the guest presenters for story time at the Oglethorpe Public Library. Everyone enjoyed painting their own memory rock.
We appreciate The Stone Store for providing the rocks. Thanks to Ms. Atao for coordinating and community member Lynn Faust for securing a Thrivent grant to fund this service-learning opportunity.
Mrs. Allgood’s 8th grade Computer Science class just finished a robotics unit. Instructors from Georgia Tech led the lessons through zoom each day, and the students were able to program the robots to perform certain tasks. We are so thankful for our partnership with Georgia Tech through the Rural Computer Science Initiative.
🎢 FCCLA Fall Rally at Six Flags! 🎢
OCMS FCCLA had an awesome day at Fall Rally at Six Flags! Our students had the opportunity to network with FCCLA members from across Georgia, compete in a variety of events, participate in leadership stations, complete a community service project, and enjoy plenty of fun along the way. ❤️🎡
It was a great day of leadership, service, competition, and connection—all while making some great FCCLA memories! Go Patriots! ❤️💙
The end of the quarter means it’s time to see Mrs. Serrian’s 6th & 7th Grade Ukulele Class Recital!
We got to celebrate our very own Mr. Darryl Brese today for being recognized as Oglethorpe County's District Teacher of the Year! We're so proud to have him represent OCMS and Oglethorpe County Schools!
Patriots Pumping Iron! We've had a lot of kids improve their maxes and make the record board this week in Weight Training! Coach Slover's Weight Training Record Board will be updated after we return for the 2nd quarter.
OCMS Softball brought back a past tradition Tuesday night of ending their season with a game of Players vs. Parents/Adults along with recognizing their 8th graders. We'll miss these gals!
*The Adults won by a close margin.
Our 7th Grade Family & Consumer Sciences students wrapped up their culinary unit with a Student Body Project! Students researched a health and wellness topic that impacts teens—such as nutrition, sleep, stress, chronic disease, or healthy lifestyle choices. They then turned their research into creative visual presentations and shared what they learned with small groups of their classmates. A great way to build health knowledge, research skills, creativity, and public speaking confidence while learning from one another!
OCMS hosted the first annual Patriots Stars & Strips Invitational Cross Country Meet for middle and high schoolers. Our boys team placed 1st and Reeves Harrison finished 2nd overall. Thanks to Coach Darrius Tompkins & Coach Brandon Adams for their hard work to rebuild our OCMS campus track over the summer! We look forward to hosting many more meets in the future!
This week’s Athletes of the Week were 6th grader Lilly Graham who plays on the softball team and 7th grader Ayden Smith who plays on the football team.
Lilly Graham deserves recognition for showing up every day ready to get better. She always has a good attitude and brings out the best in her teammates. Although she is a 6th grader, she is a leader on the field, and the tone setter for our team. Lilly’s teachers also report that she is an excellent student who maintains a positive attitude in the classroom.
Ayden Smith has been a bright spot this football season. During our game against Commerce, Ayden was huge in stopping the Commerce offense. He had multiple individual tackles: 4 tackles for a loss and 2 quarterback sacks. Ayden has also been a great student this semester maintaining high marks in all of his classes.
