7th graders interested in going on the Washington DC trip (Thursday, February 13 – Monday, February 17, 2020) need to complete the Google Form. https://forms.gle/j5BiuBSdgC1g8QsXA If you missed the Interest Meeting on August 27th, visit the OMMS DC blog for Guidelines and Tentative Itinerary that we reviewed at the meeting. https://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/omms-dctrip/ There are a limited number of spots available and priority is given to the order when we receive the initial deposit.
The signup sheet for Debate Team tryouts is now posted outside Mrs. Taylor’s door, B-14. The last day to sign up is September 13th, and tryouts will be held on September 19th.
Scholars Bowl tryouts for all grades, 6th, 7th, and 8th will be tomorrow at 3:00 pm in the media center. Parents should pick up students outside the B-West doors at 3:45.
JUNA will meet today after school today until 4:30pm.
All SGA members will meet tomorrow morning at 7:20am in room A-17. (Students will receive hall passes during tomorrow’s meeting.)
Students interested in trying out for the robotics team must sign up by Wednesday, September 18th. The sign up form is located on Mrs. Whitehead’s blog. Students must be signed in under their google login in order to access the form. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Whitehead at swhitehead@shelbyed.org
EAGLE SPORTS NEWS
Congratulations to the cross country teams! The boys finished 2nd and the girls 3rd at Saturday’s Spain Park Invitational. Individual recognition goes to Lauren C, Alex T, Whitt K, Bennett P and Nate T for finishing in the top 15 of their divisions. Go Eagles!
Come and support the 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams at their last home game of the season on Monday, September 23rd against Berry! Make a poster for the game and/or dress in school spirit (face paint, red/white/blue clothes) and you will get free admission to the games! 8th grade plays at 5p.m. and 7th grade plays at 6p.m. See you there!
Any 6th grade girl that is interested in trying out for volleyball next year, please see Coach Gunnels in A-21 by Wednesday.
Girls who want to try-out for basketball need to see Coach Noel & Coach Dillard in the gym. Try-outs will be October 7-10th. 7th grade from 3-5pm; 8th 5-7th.
Oak Mountain Middle School boys’ basketball tryouts for the 2019-2020 season will be held October 4-6 at OMMS. If interested, students MUST sign up with Coach Binkley during P.E. In order for students to be able to participate in tryouts, they MUST have an updated physical and all information on Dragonfly updated. If you have any questions please contact Coach Binkley via email @ rbinkley@shelbyed.org. Tryout times are listed below. Please note that students must be at all three tryouts unless otherwise approved by the coaching staff. Tryouts dates are: Friday: October 4th, 2019 7th: 5:15- 7:15 am, 8th: 3:15-5:30 pm, Saturday: October 5th, 2019 7th: 4:00-6:00 pm, 8th: 6:00-8:00 pm, Sunday: October 6th, 2019 7th: 2:00-4:00 pm, 8th: 4:00-6:00 pm.
Any 7th or 8th grade student interested in being on the 2020 golf team should sign up using the following link: https://forms.gle/U6FrCoq33YoFmQQc8. Students must complete all AHSAA eligibility via DragonFly Max (instructions for DragonFly Max can be found on the OMMS listsrv and in the daily announcements on the OMMS website). Students should be able to score at least a 59 or below on 9 holes to qualify for the golf team.