Final Call For Yearbook Purchases! Online sales for the OMMS yearbook will end on May 12th, 2026. Please use the following link to order: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01057478.
Any questions? Please contact Lucie Harding (lharding@shelbyed.org) or Scott McIndoe (smcindoe@shelbyed.org).
Any questions? Please contact Lucie Harding (lharding@shelbyed.org) or Scott McIndoe (smcindoe@shelbyed.org).
❗️8TH GRADE FIELD TRIP❗️
Your 8th grader does not want to miss this day! A day all about bridging the transition between middle school and high school! Bowling, food, and other team building activities are involved! See picture for more information!
Yesterday was National Principal Day, but we celebrate our amazing principal everyday! Mrs. Polizos leads with integrity, compassion, and grace every single day.
Mrs. Polizos, thank you for the countless hours, steady leadership, encouragement, and the way you always put students and staff first. Your patience, dedication, and heart do not go unnoticed. WE LOVE YOU!!
The last meeting of All Pro Dads at OMMS will be tomorrow morning. Feel free to RSVP ahead of time through this link https://allprodadchapters.com/chapters/14285 and look for an invite on Circool!
Today is Para Appreciation Day! OMMS has the best group of paraprofessionals around! Words that were used to describe them by their coworkers and engraved on beautiful bracelets: steady, anchor, compassionate, authentic, grace, thoughtful, gracious, unshakeable, faithful, and sparkly!
Our paras show up everyday to help create positive environments, support our students, and help celebrate all the victories! Our school is blessed with the BEST!! Thank you Mrs. Castleman, Mrs. Bonez, Mrs. Cherry, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Kocks, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Veland, Mrs. Dorough, and Mrs. Bachtel!
Today we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day! 💙 💛 We honor our students with Down Syndrome and their unique strengths, talents, and positive impacts they bring to our school and community!
We are so proud of all of our athletes who competed today at Special Olympics! Thanks to the peer helpers for making sure everyone had a blast! 🥇🦅
🌸✨ It’s time for our Spring Swiftie Club meeting! Join us this Friday morning, March 20th, at 7:15 in Mrs. Rich’s Room (B14). Bring your supplies and your Swiftie spirit and let’s make the whole place shimmer ✨🪩
‼️8th grade parents‼️ -The deadline is THIS FRIDAY to submit your student's baby photo!! Please include your student's name in the file when emailing Mr. McIndoe! 📸
✨🫶 Calling all Swifties! The OMMS Swiftie Bracelet Club is back for our quarterly gathering! Are you ready for it? 💃🪩
📍 Where: Mrs. Rich’s Room (B14)
⏰ When: Friday, February 13th @ 7:15 AM
👯♀️ Who: OMMS Swifties
📍 Where: Mrs. Rich’s Room (B14)
⏰ When: Friday, February 13th @ 7:15 AM
👯♀️ Who: OMMS Swifties
🔨✨ Love building, creating, and trying something new? ✨⚡🔥
Then Girls Can Camp is for YOU!
Join us for an exciting 3-day, hands-on camp for current 8th, 9th, and 10th grade girls, where you’ll dive into the worlds of carpentry, welding, and electrical work. You’ll learn how to use real power tools, wire outlets and switches, and even weld metal together with fire—all while creating awesome projects you’ll get to take home!
Build skills. Boost confidence. Make new friends. Have fun.
📄 Details:
June 9 through June 11
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Held at: Career Technical Educational Center in Columbiana
📲 Ready to apply? Scan the QR codes on the flyer to watch a video from a previous year’s camp and submit your application, or visit: bit.ly/2026-GCC-Application
⏰ Don’t wait—applications are due by Friday, March 20!
Let’s build something amazing together! 💪👷♀️
Congratulations to the OMMS Junior United Nations Assembly for a strong showing as Ethiopia, India, and Tanzania at the state conference last week! The India delegation advanced to the state finals with their resolution to upcycle fast-fashion textile waste; the Tanzania delegation presented their greeting in an impressive three languages; and Alex Wood of the Ethiopia delegation received recognition as the best female delegate. Way to go, JUNA!
8th Grade Parents — Don’t let time run out! Your last day to purchase Student Recognition Ads is this Friday! Celebrate your student, lock in those memories, and hop in before the clock hits zero! 🚗💨
🏃♂️🏃♀️ Interested in Outdoor Track? 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Please complete the interest form using the QR code by Friday, January 30 to sign up!
📅 Tryouts: Wednesday, February 4. All athletes must be 100% in Dragonfly to try out.
🔗 The link to the interest form will also be sent out via the ListServe, and the flyer will be posted around the school!
Please complete the interest form using the QR code by Friday, January 30 to sign up!
📅 Tryouts: Wednesday, February 4. All athletes must be 100% in Dragonfly to try out.
🔗 The link to the interest form will also be sent out via the ListServe, and the flyer will be posted around the school!
Some of our students spent the morning at Special Olympics Bowling! Everyone had a great time and enjoyed spending time with new and old friends! Congratulations to all of our AMAZING athletes! 🎳 🦅💥 Thank you to our peer helpers for making sure everyone had a blast! GOOM!!
OMMS 8th Grade Parents — help us go Back to the Future! ⚡
Please email your child’s baby photo to scottmcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to name the file with your child’s first and last name.
All photos due by February 13th!
Please email your child’s baby photo to scottmcindoe@shelbyed.org. Be sure to name the file with your child’s first and last name.
All photos due by February 13th!
Yearbook Recognition Ads have been extended!
🗓️ New deadline: January 31
Parents, this is your chance to include a special message for your student in this year’s yearbook!
Order here:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1281735
🗓️ New deadline: January 31
Parents, this is your chance to include a special message for your student in this year’s yearbook!
Order here:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1281735
Interested in Outdoor Track? 🏃♂️🏃♀️ Please complete the interest form using the QR code by Friday, January 30 to sign up!
Tryouts are Wednesday, February 4 🦅
All athletes must be 100% complete in Dragonfly to participate.
The interest form link will also be sent out via the ListServe, and flyers will be posted around the school.
Tryouts are Wednesday, February 4 🦅
All athletes must be 100% complete in Dragonfly to participate.
The interest form link will also be sent out via the ListServe, and flyers will be posted around the school.
🏃♂️✨ Running Club is BACK! ✨🏃♀️
Ready to move, laugh, and build healthy habits? Our 6th Running Club is open for new sign-ups, and students can try the first class FREE on 1/7!
Our club is perfect for kids who love to run and kids who just want to have fun while getting stronger. 💪😊
👉 Sign up at the link below or by scanning the QR coade. Lace up those sneakers & let's get started!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJTlI7ZaTuSJJ8YkDnRiBL6m4i7PoUrrgvTsxsOYa0vfKN9A/viewform?urp=gmail_link
Ready to move, laugh, and build healthy habits? Our 6th Running Club is open for new sign-ups, and students can try the first class FREE on 1/7!
Our club is perfect for kids who love to run and kids who just want to have fun while getting stronger. 💪😊
👉 Sign up at the link below or by scanning the QR coade. Lace up those sneakers & let's get started!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJTlI7ZaTuSJJ8YkDnRiBL6m4i7PoUrrgvTsxsOYa0vfKN9A/viewform?urp=gmail_link
We are so proud of our OMMS students, staff, families, and community for making this year’s Toys for Tots drive such a success! Because of the generosity and hard work of so many, hundreds of children in our area will wake up to gifts on Christmas morning. 🎄🎁
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible, including:
⭐ Our amazing OMMS students and faculty (especially our homeroom teachers) who collected donations daily
⭐ The teachers who hosted bake sales to raise additional funds
⭐ Move Daddy Moving Company for generously donating their time and services
⭐ Angela Panizzi and the Walmart team for welcoming nearly 180 NJHS students during our shopping trip
⭐ Our bus drivers for safely transporting students
⭐ The Church of Brook Hills for opening their facilities and hosting our students for lunch
⭐ And the United States Marine Corps, whose dedication to Toys for Tots makes this meaningful service project possible each year
We are incredibly grateful for the teamwork, leadership, and generosity shown by our NJHS members and the entire OMMS community. This is what it looks like when a school comes together to serve others. ❤️
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible, including:
⭐ Our amazing OMMS students and faculty (especially our homeroom teachers) who collected donations daily
⭐ The teachers who hosted bake sales to raise additional funds
⭐ Move Daddy Moving Company for generously donating their time and services
⭐ Angela Panizzi and the Walmart team for welcoming nearly 180 NJHS students during our shopping trip
⭐ Our bus drivers for safely transporting students
⭐ The Church of Brook Hills for opening their facilities and hosting our students for lunch
⭐ And the United States Marine Corps, whose dedication to Toys for Tots makes this meaningful service project possible each year
We are incredibly grateful for the teamwork, leadership, and generosity shown by our NJHS members and the entire OMMS community. This is what it looks like when a school comes together to serve others. ❤️
