Oak Mountain Middle School

🎁🎄 It’s time for our annual Toys for Tots fundraiser! 🎄🎁
Each year at OMMS, we aim to raise money in order to give Christmas to those in need. This fundraiser is headed up by our National Junior Honor Society, an organization focused on serving others.

Although an ambitious task, it can be completed with the power of our community coming together — whether through donations or simply spreading the word!

📕Have you purchased a yearbook yet? If not, secure your copy today before they sell out! To purchase a yearbook go to: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01057478 📸Parents! Want to recognize your student in the yearbook? Purchase a recognition ad today! To purchase a student recognition ad go to: https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1281735

🎤✨ Attention all Swifties! ✨🎤

On select Fridays each month, we’re coming together for a Swiftie celebration, and we're back again this Friday, November 14th! 💖🎶 Grab your bracelet supplies 📿 and join us as we craft friendship bracelets for our fellow Swifties undergoing treatment at Children’s Hospital.

Meet in Mrs. Rich's room (B-14) starting at 7:15 am!

Let’s spread joy, sparkle, and a little bit of Taylor magic together! 💫💎🩷

🎉 A big thank you to the Pelham Walmart for giving Ms. Stewart’s class an amazing behind-the-scenes tour! Nine lucky OMMS students got to see how the store runs, meet some associates, and celebrate their classmate’s 15th birthday with a personalized cake from the bakery made especially for us! 🛒🎂💙

FCCLA and FBLA are partnering to do a canned food drive this November!

Starting this week, there will be a boxes placed outside teachers classrooms. Homeroom students will bring in cans, and other non-perishables, and place them there! This is a competition, and the winning homeroom will receive a donut party from FCCLA/FBLA!

This food drive will run Now-Nov. 19th. It is benefitting Oak Mountain Missions and families in our own backyard. Please look in your pantries for any extra items you can spare!

Questions? Email Miss J. Boyd or Mrs. S. Thrasher

If you are interested in trying out for the OMMS tennis team and missed the first round of tryouts, there will be Make-Up Tryouts this Thursday, November 6th from 3:30-4:45 PM, at Inverness Country Club Tennis Courts.
*Please make sure Dragonfly accounts are up-to-date with the necessary documents.

🏃‍♀️ Indoor Track sign-ups close this week! 🏃‍♂️

Don’t miss out: complete the interest form using the QR code on the flyer by Friday and make sure your Dragonfly is at 100% to be eligible to try out!

Got questions? See Coach Franks for more info!

📣 Last call! Registration for the OMMS Eaglettes Dance Clinic closes tomorrow, Sunday 11/2!

Come dance with the Eaglettes and help them on their road to competition! 💃💙❤️ Open to children ages 4 years–6th grade. Participants will learn a dance to perform with the team at a basketball game later this week!

Screenshot & tap the QR code to register — don’t miss out on the fun! 🎶✨

These projects were just too cool not to share more! Check out a few extra shots of our 7th graders testing out their Mechanical Hands in Mrs. Gilmore's Science class! 🍬🤖

👋 Our 7th grade science students got hands-on with learning! They built Mechanical Hands to model the anatomy of the human hand using straws, strings, and pipe cleaners — and then put them to the test grabbing some Halloween candy! 🍬🧠

Our 8th grade ELA department is selling t-shirts to celebrate our novel "The Outsiders" by SE Hinton. Everyone, young and old, is welcome to buy if they love this story like we do!
Below is the link to MySchoolBucks to see the 3 shirt designs (Stay Gold, Golden, & Sodapop) and to purchase.
Sale runs from Oct. 29 - Nov. 10, 2025. Questions? Contact Mrs. Hutchings at shutchings@shelbyed.org.
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/stores/catalog/getproduct?clientKey=ZZI5ZTOEOE04ZCW&productKey=ZZ5S2XLKZRIXZ7I&isStorePreview=false

👀Looking for something for your student(s) to do when we are out for Veteran's Day, Nov 11th? How about learn an awesome new game taking over the nation, Mahjong! 🀄
This Camp is for 4th-8th Grade Students who attend OMIS & OMMS.
Register today through community ed, or the
QR code. Reserve your seat by pay the camp fee. Seats are limited.
For questions email Mrs. Thrasher at sthrasher@shelbyed.org

📢Attention 8th Grade Parents! Save the date for the 8th Grade Banquet! 🎉
More details to come in January.

Make plans to attend this month’s All Pro Dads event at OMMS! All visitors must have a Circool account to attend. We hope to see you there!

For more information, please contact Mr. Wood.

Unfortunately tennis tryouts are canceled for today due to the rain. We will be in touch on Make ups and more info.

Come dance with the OMMS Eaglettes & help them on their road to competition! Open to children ages 4yrs-6th grade. Participants will learn a dance to perform with the dance team at the basketball game later that week! Screenshot & tap the QR code to register!💙❤️

Cross country had a great morning at our Metro Meet! We had 4 girls and 1 boy make the All Metro team! Congratulations to Chloe Jeffcoat (4), Maggie McPhail (14), Anikka Venter (15), Maris Sellers (23), and Ace Evers (11)! 💪💪💪

Our girls team walked away with a third place trophy 🎉🎉🎉 and our boys team finished 8th!

Tennis Tryout Reminders:
Tryouts will be next week and if you are interested in trying out you MUST have the following uploaded in your Dragonfly Max account: Current Physical, Pre-Participation Completed, and Birth Certificate... If these items are not up-to-date, you will not be allowed to tryout for the team.
You must be in 7th or 8th grade to tryout.

Tryout Dates:
Boys - Oct. 21st, 3:30-5:00 PM
Girls - Oct 23rd, 3:30-5:00 PM
Make Up Day: Nov. 6th, 3:30-4:30 PM

Please have players join in the Tennis Google Classroom with the code: 6kjblyla
Email Coach Thrasher at sthrasher@shelbyed.org with any questions.