Oglethorpe County Middle School

Thank you OC voters for passing the E-SPLOST for the school system and for passing the senior exemption to give our senior citizens a tax break on their school taxes!

Thanks to the generosity of donors we will be hosting a food pantry for families of OC students on Thursday, Nov. 6th. Please read the flyer for directions for this pop-up pantry! To make a donation click the link: https://tinyurl.com/3jjhrjze

Reminder that order forms for the PTO sponsored T-shirts are due this Friday, November 7th. Proceeds from the sale of these t-shirts go to the OCMS PTO. If you'd like to put in an order, have your student bring the attached form with payment to the cafeteria table before school. You can also turn it in to the office. They make great Christmas presents for your favorite Patriot fans! You can note on the form red or blue OR if you'd like it to be a hoodie. If you don't have a form, send your student with payment to the office and we'll get an order form filled out.

Two current 9th graders, but our middle schoolers at OCMS last year were just recognized at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis! Congrats to Ella Bennett & London Young for placing 3rd nationally in Animal Systems! Thanks also to Ms. Throne, their FFA Advisor.

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.

Happy Monday! Students will be given the attached flyer today. Proceeds from the sale of these t-shirts go to the OCMS PTO. If you'd like to put in an order, have your student bring the form with payment to the cafeteria table before school. You can also turn it in to the office. They make great Christmas presents for your favorite Patriot fans!

Red Ribbon week is October 27th-October 31st. This is a week where we promote and celebrate healthy and drug free living. Students will be allowed to dress up in support of each day's dress day theme.

Follow this link below to throw vote at our OCHS Band who consists of some of our 8th graders! Thanks! https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onlineathens.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school%2Ffootball%2F2025%2F10%2F23%2Fathens-high-school-battle-of-the-bands-poll-2025%2F86854530007%2F%3Futm_campaign%3Dtrueanthem%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26fbclid%3DIwY2xjawNnSGZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1VHBVOUJCMTlCVTNGZnNJAR7JnVfm_Xj5jr-1-ZAgZvkyUFLPXgT8csqmW4tHDxKVHxDk9GqoDOR-bJNlag_aem_nMzz3YTqPH0ksPIUfR-Spw&data=05%7C02%7Cmbaldwin%40oglethorpe.k12.ga.us%7C17c1e493f89f45e1207c08de125c00eb%7C7a883534ccec401798103fa77c4cba51%7C0%7C0%7C638968383620925516%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CSdex4KcnAeaWA7aBPMJG4qQcAcZwPXVdCOuHlgp5CA%3D&reserved=0

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.

Community Christmas interviews begin this week.

This week in Mrs. Bridges’s 6th grade science classes, students did a “Lunar Lollipop” lab to replicate the phases of the moon.

Students in Mr. King’s 8th grade science classes worked on Amusement Park Ride Energy Projects recently. The project required them to create a new ride or use an existing ride that they were familiar with at the fair or an amusement park. They then put their energy concepts to work by identifying forms and types of energy employed within the ride. Students also wrote descriptions of the ride and a catchy phrase to lure riders to enjoy them. Finally, energy transformations were identified for their model.

Kudos to Ms. Serrian and her 6th Grade, Jazz, 7th Grade, 7th/8th Grade Combined, & 8th Grade Bands on an awesome Fall Band Concert Thursday night! See the Facebook post for concert pics!

Congratulations to our amazing Teachers of the Year! We loved celebrating them and their families at the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. OCES - Marianne Camacho OCMS - Kristin Byce OCHS - Jennifer Yauck Thank you Drew Bearden and Sue Ann Blalock for the photos!

Some students in Mr. King’s 6th grade science classes recently worked on Solar System Planet Projects where they researched a planet and completed a poster that displayed some interesting facts, temperature of the planet, distance from the sun, and the composition of the planet.  They also completed a scale-model of the solar system in their interactive notebooks that included facts for all of the planets. Additionally, they created Planet Dioramas of their own new planets giving them a name and theme, their own information on location, planet composition, planet resources, and resources for energy for organisms that live there. These are great, creative ways to learn about our solar system! See the Facebook post for more examples!

Our School Based Health Center is now taking online appointments. Click the link and select Lexington as the location, then select the School Based Health Center. The health center offers sick visits, immunizations, well visits, and sports physicals. The hours are from 7:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday. The Ribbon Cutting will take place on Thursday, November 20th. The community will be able to tour the facility during this event. I registered online and received my flu shot. I was in and out within 10 minutes! Completing the consent forms online in advance will speed up your experience. All forms can be found on our district website.

Just a reminder in case you need Fall Break to pick up a fancy shirt...OCMS Picture Day is Tuesday, October14th!

These runners had a great showing at their first PAC XI Cross Country League Race!

Happy Fall Break!