Oglethorpe County Middle School

Congratulations to Jaliyah Glenn and Brennan Brown who were recognized as representatives of their teams this past basketball season in the Athens Area Middle School Basketball League!

Would you like input on Oglethorpe County Schools?! Just a reminder that our Community Listening Session will be held on Monday, March 10th at 6:30 pm. It will be held in the cafeteria at OCHS. We value your feedback. ALL parents, staff, grandparents, community members, and middle and high school students are encouraged to come and share what is going well and areas we need to grow. These community listening sessions, which are held every two years, have brought about many changes due to input we have received from those participating. Some of the changes over the years have included: *Improving our communication both internally and externally *Providing facility upgrades, including lights on the softball and baseball fields as well as a new track *Launching our ASPIRE afterschool program *Providing dual enrollment opportunities on our high school campus *Improving campus safety, including the hiring of SROs Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this important event on Monday, March 10th. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD as we plan for the future of Oglethorpe County Schools!

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

Reminder to 8th Grade Parents, Rising 9th Grade Parent Night is Thursday night at OCHS at 6:00 in the OCHS cafeteria. At this event, parents will get information needed to help your child decide on pathway courses and preparing for life as an OCHS student. This is for parents AND students.

Ms. Denney's, Mrs. Ballew's, and Ms. Kirk’s class would like to thank everyone who participated in our Candy Gram Fundraiser to help support their Community Based Instructional trips. It also allowed real world experiences with counting money, working on social and communication skills, and an opportunity to work on social studies standards by analyzing different economic systems by comparing how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

You’re invited to join the Cook Center Wednesday, February 19th at 8 pm 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/ATLFeb19 to register today!

Congratulations to the February Rotary Students who were recognized at the Rotary Meeting this morning: OCES: Jaxon Austin OCMS: Bessie Kate Musimbi OCHS: Kaitlyn Watkins

Great job to Ms. Serrian & her 7th/8th Grade Band, her Jazz Band, & the small ensembles that played tonight at OCMS. The concert served as a chance to practice their Large Group Performance Evaluation pieces to be performed in two weeks in front of judges. They sound superior already!

6th graders in Mr. Adams social studies classes learned about Latin America nations and then shared what they learned to their classmates about the food, culture, history, and other interesting facts by “speed learning.”

Our OCMS 8th graders were welcomed at OCHS to a great morning of tours at the high school. They got to see all of the CTAE labs, learn about their pathway choices at the high school for next year, and meet the OCHS Administration and Guidance Counselors. They did a fantastic job making a good first impression and the high schoolers that served as tour guides did a phenomenal job of showing them around! Watching them grow and transition into the high school life is always exciting.

Our OCMS 8th graders were welcomed at OCHS to a great morning of tours at the high school. They got to see all of the CTAE labs, learn about their pathway choices at the high school for next year, and meet the OCHS Administration and Guidance Counselors. They did a fantastic job making a good first impression and the high schoolers that served as tour guides did a phenomenal job of showing them around! Watching them grow and transition into the high school life is always exciting.

Our OCMS 8th graders were welcomed at OCHS to a great morning of tours at the high school. They got to see all of the CTAE labs, learn about their pathway choices at the high school for next year, and meet the OCHS Administration and Guidance Counselors. They did a fantastic job making a good first impression and the high schoolers that served as tour guides did a phenomenal job of showing them around! Watching them grow and transition into the high school life is always exciting.

Mrs. Collins' class wrapped up their research unit by presenting their Animal Research Projects. Special thanks to Cody Tittle (8th grade), Zion Pass (8th grade), Jaden Wilson (8th grade), Coach K, Deputy Kline, Mrs. Sartor, Mr. Freeman, and Mrs. Murphy for being our guest graders!

Congratulations to our OCMS Young Georgia Authors contest winners. These students will now have their written work forwarded for consideration in the RESA Young Georgia Authors Competition. 6th Grader Madeline Holtzleiter 7th Grader Paisley Firster 8th Grader Chas Palmer

Mrs. Byce's 7th graders enjoyed the beautiful day with a lesson outside. They have been studying similar figures and used indirect measurement to find the height of certain objects.

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

It's tournament time!!!! Our OCMS Girls Basketball Team is on a four game winning streak! The last four wins over Prince Avenue, Loganville Christian, Westminster Christian, and Bethlehem Christian have given them a chance at post season action this Thursday night. They'll be tipping off for round one at George Walton at 5:30. Our OCMS Boys Basketball Team earned the right to host a home game Thursday night for round one of the season tournament vs. Bethlehem Christian. Come to OCMS to support our boys team at 4:30 on Thursday. Admission is $5. Enjoy this pictures from Monday's wins over BCA as we recognized our 8th grade players & cheerleaders. We also enjoyed a halftime performance from A Talent Company!

This weekend, band students Ansley Zollondz and Benji Ditty represented OCMS at the GMEA District 14 Honor Band. They received new music on Friday morning and learned an entire concert in time for a Saturday afternoon performance. These students were chosen to participate out of 600+ auditions that took place in December. Congrats to these students!

The roads are still not safe to travel in all areas of the county. Therefore, Oglethorpe County School System will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Staff will have a remote workday.

Due to the weather, Oglethorpe County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd. Students please use this time to catch up on any missing assignments. Staff will have a remote work day. Please check your email for specifics.