Mt. Laurel & OMIS upcoming 6th grade parent meeting will be held tonight at 6pm in the OMMS Cafeteria.  Doors will open at 5:40.  Please enter through door #1 at the front of the school.   Parents of upcoming 7th and 8th grade Mt. Laurel students that are interested in transferring to OMMS for the 2023-2024 school year may also attend.
SGA will meet tomorrow morning at 7:20am in C20.

Soar Mentor Group will meet today until 4:30pm in A-3.

Students should check their email for important information on joining the Library March madness Tournament!

Coding Club will meet tomorrow, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Mrs. Carter’s room. 

Congratulations to Vanessa H., 2^nd place for dairy dessert and Lily S., 3^rd place for chicken entrée in the Shelby County FCCLA cook off last week.

Feed the Need Kick off Event this Friday, March 3^rd at 2:00pm in the gym.

The Indian Springs Village Kiwanis Club will hold a $5 Pancake Breakfast at OMMS on Saturday, March 4.We no longer have OMMS agendas available for sale.  Students should purchase a daily planner to use as their agenda from an outside source.  Students must use agendas/planners for hall passes.Reminder that yoga pants of any kind, including the style that flares at the ankle, are not in dress code and should not be worn to school.

Reminder that students should not have devices out in the hallways at any time upon arrival into the school building or during bus, carpool and athlete dismissal.

Reminder that bus transportation changes will be approved by administration for childcare or emergency purposes, not for social reasons.  If a bus transportation change is necessary, the student must have a signed parent note stating the reason for the change that has been approved by administration before riding the bus.  Notes should be turned in 24 hours in advance.

Spring photos will be taken on Wednesday, March 1^st during PE classes.The OMMS Dance Team will be hosting open practices for students who are interested in preparing for tryouts each Thursday from February 16 to March 2. Students who plan to participate need to let Ms. Downs know in advance!

Please fill out the PTO form at the following link https://forms.gle/rriJRnzP6AvqGdoN7

Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for the 2023-2024 season will be held March 13-17 in the OMMS Gym from 3-6pm. All tryout paperwork and the $25 clinic fee are due by Wednesday March 8. The clinic fee can be paid on MySchoolBucks.

Yearbooks Are Selling Fast! The 2023 OMMS yearbooks are selling fast! We only have a limited number available. Please use the following link to order before they sell out!. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01057478  If you have any questions, please email either Mrs. Harding (lharding@shelbyed.org) or Mr. McIndoe (smcindoe@shelbyed.org).

OMMS Sports Information:

Good luck to our sports teams this week:

2/28-Tennis @ Homewood; Baseball vs Helena (DH) @ OMHS; 

3/1-Softball @ Liberty Park

3/2-Tennis vs. Berry @ IRC

BSN:  Jump into January with 15% OFF orders of $100 or more at your OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Sideline Store. Stock up for yourself or for a fellow OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL fan who’s had their eye on that special hoodie, hat or tumbler. Best of all, this awesome sale is on for the ENTIRE month! So head over to Sideline Store now and save on all your faves with code JAN23 today.  http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school
Attention Parents/Guardians of Current 7th Grade Students:  The link to the 2023-2024 Course Request for rising 8th graders is below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgsIdtqhEq61FXCfGTIq1g_-cvba0AhcH7NbEDe0Q5lBAhIg/viewformThis form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st.

The link to the 2023-2024 Aide Position form (only available to rising 8th graders) is below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGaHo-7Ah-FNaGaqzKbqz3qxmuNUndY6JNBmgB9T7W8bkfhg/viewformThis form is only intended for students that are interested in applying for aide positions next year. This form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st. 

OMHS & Community Information:

The OM Color Run is happening on Saturday, March 11th at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds are given to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.  Participants can visit the click here to register. Online registration is open now until March 9th. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the event. For more information about the OM Color Run, visit the OMHS SGA website or follow us on Instagram @sgaomhs
OMHS Beta Club is sponsoring a clothing drive now thru March 9th called “Don’t Wear It? Share It!” Please donate gently used clothing to be sold during a clothing sale at OMHS March 11th and 12th. All proceeds go to Foster Cares in Shelby County!!!  A drop box is located in the OMMS lobby.

See the attached informational flyers for OMMS upcoming events.

Students that ride bus 22-09 will ride bus 09-63 today at dismissal.

Mt. Laurel & OMIS upcoming 6th grade parent meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28th at 6pm in the OMMS Cafeteria.

We no longer have OMMS agendas available for sale.  Students should purchase a daily planner to use as their agenda from an outside source.  Students must use agendas/planners for hall passes.

Reminder that yoga pants of any kind, including the style that flares at the ankle, are not in dress code and should not be worn to school.

Reminder that students should not have devices out in the hallways at any time upon arrival into the school building or during bus, carpool and athlete dismissal.

Reminder that bus transportation changes will be approved by administration for childcare or emergency purposes, not for social reasons.  If a bus transportation change is necessary, the student must have a signed parent note stating the reason for the change that has been approved by administration before riding the bus.  Notes should be turned in 24 hours in advance.

Spring photos will be taken on Wednesday, March 1^st during PE classes.

The OMMS Dance Team will be hosting open practices for students who are interested in preparing for tryouts each Thursday from February 16 to March 2. Students who plan to participate need to let Ms. Downs know in advance!

Please fill out the PTO form at the following link https://forms.gle/rriJRnzP6AvqGdoN7

Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for the 2023-2024 season will be held March 13-17 in the OMMS Gym from 3-6pm. All tryout paperwork and the $25 clinic fee are due by Wednesday March 8. The clinic fee can be paid on MySchoolBucks.

Yearbooks Are Selling Fast! The 2023 OMMS yearbooks are selling fast! We only have a limited number available. Please use the following link to order before they sell out!. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01057478  If you have any questions, please email either Mrs. Harding (lharding@shelbyed.org) or Mr. McIndoe (smcindoe@shelbyed.org).

8th Grade Parents!The yearbook staff is working on a very special memories page for the yearbook. In order to complete the page, we need your 8th grader’s baby picture as soon as possible! If you would like to share a baby photo of your child, please send it to our yearbook co-sponsor, Scott McIndoe at smcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to include your student’s name with the photo.Please be sure to send a photo by February 24th! We are super excited about this and can’t wait to show you the final result! Thanks so much for your support!

OMMS Sports Information:

6th and 7th grade girls – Volleyball tryouts for the 2023 teams will be March 6-9. All requirements can be found on the OMMS Volleyball Website and are due by February 27. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please see the website and flyers around the school for specific times for each grade level. 

BSN:  Jump into January with 15% OFF orders of $100 or more at your OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Sideline Store. Stock up for yourself or for a fellow OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL fan who’s had their eye on that special hoodie, hat or tumbler. Best of all, this awesome sale is on for the ENTIRE month! So head over to Sideline Store now and save on all your faves with code JAN23 today.  http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

OMHS & Community Information:

The OM Color Run is happening on Saturday, March 11th at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds are given to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.  Participants can visit the click here to register. Online registration is open now until March 9th. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the event. For more information about the OM Color Run, visit the OMHS SGA website or follow us on Instagram @sgaomhs

See the attached information from the OMHS Beta Club.

If links do not work, please try using the Google Chrome browser.

Attention Parents/Guardians of Current 6th Grade Students:The link to the 2023-2024 Course Request for rising 7th graders is below:We ask that you complete and submit this form with your student by Friday, February 24th. If you make a mistake on the form, please email Ashley Nipp at enipp@shelbyed.org. Please only submit one form per student. 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc65bTfsSGjvgzFBJR_ky1DcWzeWvnDuExphkeXFsOeCMy4IQ/viewform

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Attention Parents/Guardians of Current 7th Grade Students:
The link to the 2023-2024 Course Request for rising 8th graders is below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgsIdtqhEq61FXCfGTIq1g_-cvba0AhcH7NbEDe0Q5lBAhIg/viewform

This form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st.The link to the 2023-2024 Aide Position form (only available to rising 8th graders) is below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGaHo-7Ah-FNaGaqzKbqz3qxmuNUndY6JNBmgB9T7W8bkfhg/viewform

This form is only intended for students that are interested in applying for aide positions next year. This form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st. 

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Attention Parents/Guardians of Current 7th Grade Students:

The link to the 2023-2024 Course Request for rising 8th graders is below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgsIdtqhEq61FXCfGTIq1g_-cvba0AhcH7NbEDe0Q5lBAhIg/viewform

This form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st.

The link to the 2023-2024 Aide Position form (only available to rising 8th graders) is below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGaHo-7Ah-FNaGaqzKbqz3qxmuNUndY6JNBmgB9T7W8bkfhg/viewform

This form is only intended for students that are interested in applying for aide positions next year. This form needs to be completed and submitted by Wednesday, March 1st. 

CHALLENGE CLASS PRESENTATION:

Attention OMMS 2023-2024 Parents/Guardians: There was a mistake on the course request flyer that was sent home with students regarding the Challenge Class meeting presented by Mrs. Sherri Spears. The meeting is TONIGHT, Wednesday February 22nd at 6:00 pm. Mrs. Spears will be meeting with parents in the OMMS media center. 

Students that ride bus 10-12 will ride bus 09-63 today at dismissal.

We no longer have OMMS agendas available for sale.  Students should purchase a daily planner to use as their agenda from an outside source.  Students must use agendas/planners for hall passes.

The SGA Dodgeball Tournament will be after school tomorrow in the gym, beginning at 3:15pm.  Players will stay in their advisory classes until carpool students are dismissed.  They will then meet their team members and faculty sponsor in the gym.  Parents should plan to pick their student up outside the gym at 4:15pm. If you are participating and have not turned in your Dodgeball form & $5 to the SGA “team captain” please get it to them tomorrow morning.

Eagle Ambassadors will meet tomorrow at 7:20am in B-10 to discuss upcoming events.

Parents/Guardians of 6th grade students:  The course request Google Form is “live”. This is the form that you will complete to request classes for next year. We ask that you complete and submit this form with your student by Friday, February 24th. If you make a mistake on the form, please email Ashley Nipp at enipp@shelbyed.org. Please only submit one form per student. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc65bTfsSGjvgzFBJR_ky1DcWzeWvnDuExphkeXFsOeCMy4IQ/viewform

Attention 2023-2024 OMMS parents/guardians:  Sherri Spears, the Gifted Education lead teacher for SC middle schools, will hold an informative meeting on “challenge classes”.   The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm in the OMMS Media Center. We hope you can join us for this meeting especially if you have questions about the challenge classes that will be offered in the upcoming school year.

Phase 1 will meet Thursday, February 23, after school until 4:30.

The OMMS Dance Team will be hosting open practices for students who are interested in preparing for tryouts each Thursday from February 16 to March 2. Students who plan to participate need to let Ms. Downs know in advance!

Please fill out the PTO form at the following link https://forms.gle/rriJRnzP6AvqGdoN7

Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for the 2023-2024 season will be held March 13-17 in the OMMS Gym from 3-6pm. All tryout paperwork and the $25 clinic fee are due by Wednesday March 8. The clinic fee can be paid on MySchoolBucks.

CommUNITY Sessions 2023  Parents & Students: There is still time to sign up to participate in our Soar Mentor Group for our 6th-8th grade Black/African American students.  We have scheduled our first meeting for February 28, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 PM.  Our topic of discussion for our first meeting will be “Leadership and Legacy”.  We are excited about this opportunity to encourage and motivate our students.  Students can sign up with Coach Civils, Mrs. Hutchings, or Mrs. Salter.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Yearbooks Are Selling Fast! The 2023 OMMS yearbooks are selling fast! We only have a limited number available. Please use the following link to order before they sell out!. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01057478  If you have any questions, please email either Mrs. Harding (lharding@shelbyed.org) or Mr. McIndoe (smcindoe@shelbyed.org).

8th Grade Parents!The yearbook staff is working on a very special memories page for the yearbook. In order to complete the page, we need your 8th grader’s baby picture as soon as possible! If you would like to share a baby photo of your child, please send it to our yearbook co-sponsor, Scott McIndoe at smcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to include your student’s name with the photo.Please be sure to send a photo by February 24th! We are super excited about this and can’t wait to show you the final result! Thanks so much for your support!

OMMS Sports Information:

Good luck to our baseball team as they play at Pell City today!

6th and 7th grade girls – Volleyball tryouts for the 2023 teams will be March 6-9. All requirements can be found on the OMMS Volleyball Website and are due by February 27. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please see the website and flyers around the school for specific times for each grade level. 

BSN:  Jump into January with 15% OFF orders of $100 or more at your OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Sideline Store. Stock up for yourself or for a fellow OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL fan who’s had their eye on that special hoodie, hat or tumbler. Best of all, this awesome sale is on for the ENTIRE month! So head over to Sideline Store now and save on all your faves with code JAN23 today.  http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

OMHS & Community Information:

There will be a Pre-Tryout Parent Meeting for OMHS Cheerleading on Tuesday, February 21st at 6:30pm in the OMHS Library.  Please enter through the main entrance of the building.  This meeting is for anyone interested in trying out for the 2023-2024 OMHS Cheerleading teams, including current 8th graders at OMMS and ChMS living in the OMHS school zone.  Please email BWatkins@shelbyed.org with questions.

The OM Color Run is happening on Saturday, March 11th at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds are given to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.  Participants can visit the click here to register. Online registration is open now until March 9th. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the event. For more information about the OM Color Run, visit the OMHS SGA website or follow us on Instagram @sgaomhs

See the attached information from the OMHS Beta Club.

Students that ride bus 09-40 and bus 13-41 will report to C-hall west at dismissal.  09-40 students will ride bus 09-01 and 13-41 students will ride bus 09-63.

Students that ride bus 01-27 will begin riding a new bus 23-33 today at dismissal.

Parents/Guardians of 6th grade students:  The course request Google Form is “live” as of today. This is the form that you will complete to request classes for next year. We ask that you complete and submit this form with your student by Friday, February 24th. If you make a mistake on the form, please email Ashley Nipp at enipp@shelbyed.org. Please only submit one form per student. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc65bTfsSGjvgzFBJR_ky1DcWzeWvnDuExphkeXFsOeCMy4IQ/viewform

Attention 2023-2024 OMMS parents/guardians:  Sherri Spears, the Gifted Education lead teacher for SC middle schools, will hold an informative meeting on “challenge classes”.   The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm in the OMMS Media Center. We hope you can join us for this meeting especially if you have questions about the challenge classes that will be offered in the upcoming school year.

Phase 1 will meet Thursday, February 23, after school until 4:30.

A few reminders for parents and students: No gum at school. No eating (candy or food) or drinking in the halls.  Passes out of class must use the student’s own agenda.  Replacement agendas are available in the front office before school for $10.

FCCLA is collecting donations for the Shelby County Humane Society! You can drop your donations of dog/cat toys or old t-shirts in Miss Boyd’s room. Collection will take place until February 17th!

The OMMS Dance Team will be hosting open practices for students who are interested in preparing for tryouts each Thursday from February 16 to March 2. Students who plan to participate need to let Ms. Downs know in advance!

Please fill out the PTO form at the following link https://forms.gle/rriJRnzP6AvqGdoN7

Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for the 2023-2024 season will be held March 13-17 in the OMMS Gym from 3-6pm. All tryout paperwork and the $25 clinic fee are due by Wednesday March 8. The clinic fee can be paid on MySchoolBucks.

Cheer clinic and tryouts for 2023-2024 will be held on February 27-March 3 from 3-5:30pm in the OMMS gym.  Tryout Paperwork, DragonFly requirements, and the payment of $40 is due Friday, February 17th.  The payment of $40 can be made on MySchoolBucks beginning Tuesday, January 17th.  The DragonFly requirements will be submitted as of the current year, 2022-2023, and will be transferred when the new year is created. 

CommUNITY Sessions 2023  Parents & Students: There is still time to sign up to participate in our Soar Mentor Group for our 6th-8th grade Black/African American students.  We have scheduled our first meeting for February 28, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 PM.  Our topic of discussion for our first meeting will be “Leadership and Legacy”.  We are excited about this opportunity to encourage and motivate our students.  Students can sign up with Coach Civils, Mrs. Hutchings, or Mrs. Salter.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

8th Grade Parents!The yearbook staff is working on a very special memories page for the yearbook. In order to complete the page, we need your 8th grader’s baby picture as soon as possible! If you would like to share a baby photo of your child, please send it to our yearbook co-sponsor, Scott McIndoe at smcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to include your student’s name with the photo.Please be sure to send a photo by February 24th! We are super excited about this and can’t wait to show you the final result! Thanks so much for your support!

OMMS Sports Information:

Good luck to our softball team in their tournament at Moody beginning today.  Good luck to our baseball team in their double header at Briarwood tomorrow and vs. Chelsea at OMHS on Monday.

6th and 7th grade girls – Volleyball tryouts for the 2023 teams will be March 6-9. All requirements can be found on the OMMS Volleyball Website and are due by February 27. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please see the website and flyers around the school for specific times for each grade level. 

BSN:  Jump into January with 15% OFF orders of $100 or more at your OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Sideline Store. Stock up for yourself or for a fellow OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL fan who’s had their eye on that special hoodie, hat or tumbler. Best of all, this awesome sale is on for the ENTIRE month! So head over to Sideline Store now and save on all your faves with code JAN23 today.  http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

OMHS & Community Information:

There will be a Pre-Tryout Parent Meeting for OMHS Cheerleading on Tuesday, February 21st at 6:30pm in the OMHS Library.  Please enter through the main entrance of the building.  This meeting is for anyone interested in trying out for the 2023-2024 OMHS Cheerleading teams, including current 8th graders at OMMS and ChMS living in the OMHS school zone.  Please email BWatkins@shelbyed.org with questions.

The OM Color Run is happening on Saturday, March 11th at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds are given to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.  Participants can visit the click here to register. Online registration is open now until March 9th. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the event. For more information about the OM Color Run, visit the OMHS SGA website or follow us on Instagram @sgaomhs

See the attached information from the OMHS Beta Club.

Students that ride bus 13-39 will ride bus 09-63 today at dismissal.

SGA will meet tomorrow at 7:20 in room C20.

Phase 1 will meet next Thursday, February 23, after school until 4:30.

Attention 2023-2024 OMMS parents/guardians:  Sherri Spears, the Gifted Education lead teacher for SC middle schools, would like to hold two different informative meetings on “challenge classes”. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, February 16th at 8:00am in the OMMS media center. The second meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm in the OMMS cafeteria. We hope you can join us for one of these two meetings especially if you have questions about the challenge classes that will be offered in the upcoming school year.

A few reminders for parents and students: No gum at school. No eating (candy or food) or drinking in the halls.  Passes out of class must use the student’s own agenda.  Replacement agendas are available in the front office before school for $10.

FCCLA is collecting donations for the Shelby County Humane Society! You can drop your donations of dog/cat toys or old t-shirts in Miss Boyd’s room. Collection will take place until February 17th!

Rising 8th graders interested in trying out for OMHS guard or dance team are invited to attend an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 6:00pm in the OMHS Band room.  Interested students must attend with a parent or guardian. Questions can be emailed to: nchartrand@shelbyed.org (guard) or zfeldman@shelbyed.org (dance).

The OMMS Dance Team will be hosting open practices for students who are interested in preparing for tryouts each Thursday from February 16 to March 2. Students who plan to participate need to let Ms. Downs know in advance!

Please fill out the PTO form at the following link https://forms.gle/rriJRnzP6AvqGdoN7

Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for the 2023-2024 season will be held March 13-17 in the OMMS Gym from 3-6pm. All tryout paperwork and the $25 clinic fee are due by Wednesday March 8. The clinic fee can be paid on MySchoolBucks.

Cheer clinic and tryouts for 2023-2024 will be held on February 27-March 3 from 3-5:30pm in the OMMS gym.  Tryout Paperwork, DragonFly requirements, and the payment of $40 is due Friday, February 17th.  The payment of $40 can be made on MySchoolBucks beginning Tuesday, January 17th.  The DragonFly requirements will be submitted as of the current year, 2022-2023, and will be transferred when the new year is created. 

CommUNITY Sessions 2023  Parents & Students: There is still time to sign up to participate in our Soar Mentor Group for our 6th-8th grade Black/African American students.  We have scheduled our first meeting for February 28, 2023 from 3:00-4:30 PM.  Our topic of discussion for our first meeting will be “Leadership and Legacy”.  We are excited about this opportunity to encourage and motivate our students.  Students can sign up with Coach Civils, Mrs. Hutchings, or Mrs. Salter.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

8th Grade Parents!The yearbook staff is working on a very special memories page for the yearbook. In order to complete the page, we need your 8th grader’s baby picture as soon as possible! If you would like to share a baby photo of your child, please send it to our yearbook co-sponsor, Scott McIndoe at smcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to include your student’s name with the photo.Please be sure to send a photo by February 24th! We are super excited about this and can’t wait to show you the final result! Thanks so much for your support!

OMMS Sports Information:

6th and 7th grade girls – Volleyball tryouts for the 2023 teams will be March 6-9. All requirements can be found on the OMMS Volleyball Website and are due by February 27. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please see the website and flyers around the school for specific times for each grade level. 

BSN:  Jump into January with 15% OFF orders of $100 or more at your OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Sideline Store. Stock up for yourself or for a fellow OAK MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL fan who’s had their eye on that special hoodie, hat or tumbler. Best of all, this awesome sale is on for the ENTIRE month! So head over to Sideline Store now and save on all your faves with code JAN23 today.  http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/alabama/birmingham/oak-mountain-middle-school

OMHS & Community Information:

There will be a Pre-Tryout Parent Meeting for OMHS Cheerleading on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30pm in the OMHS Library.  Please enter through the main entrance of the building.  This meeting is for anyone interested in trying out for the 2023-2024 OMHS Cheerleading teams, including current 8th graders at OMMS and ChMS living in the OMHS school zone.  Please email BWatkins@shelbyed.org with questions.

The OM Color Run is happening on Saturday, March 11th at Oak Mountain State Park. All proceeds are given to the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB.  Participants can visit the click here to register. Online registration is open now until March 9th. Walk-up registration will be available the day of the event. For more information about the OM Color Run, visit the OMHS SGA website or follow us on Instagram @sgaomhs

See the attached information from the OMHS Beta Club.

Parents and Guardians:

We are excited to announce that our 7th and 8th grade students have the opportunity to watch our OMMS Show Choir perform their award-winning show at the Oak Mountain High School Performing Arts Center tomorrow (Wednesday, February 15th).  Students will also watch the OMHS Singers Show Choir perform as well.  We plan to begin dismissal around 8:15. Students will travel by Shelby County Buses with their 3rd period teachers to OMHS.  Everyone is scheduled to arrive back at OMMS before 11:00 a.m.

For parents planning to check out a 7th or 8th grade student between 8:00 and 11:00 a.m., or if parents prefer that their child not attend the choir performances at OMHS and remain at OMMS, they may opt out for their child not to attend the show choir performances at OMHS by emailing Julianne Whittle, the OMMS attendance clerk at (jwhittle@shelbyed.org). Please include “Opting Out of Field Trip” in the Subject line.  Please send the “opt out” email no later than 7:30 a.m. in the morning. Parents may also choose to check out their child if they desire to attend the OMHS basketball game in the Northeast Regional at Jacksonville State University.  Check outs for students attending the basketball game will be excused.

Larry Haynes, Ed. D

Principal

Oak Mountain Middle School