OMHS Clubs & Organizations
OMHS Clubs & Organizations 2022-2023
3D Modeling Club (Paula Hughes phughes@shelbyed.org) This club will explore the foundations of 3D Modeling and work with the autodesk Inventor program. This club will help further our experience in the engineering range of professions
ASL - Am Sign Language Club (Stacey Blakemore sblakemore@shelbyed.org /Cindy Smith csmith@shelbyed.org) - To expose students to ASL and increase their awareness and interest in learning ASL
Alabama Youth Legislature (Tyler Goble wgoble@shelbyed.org) - Youth Legislature is a national YMCA program for high school students that prepares them for moral and political leadership through training in the theory and practice of developing public policy.
Ambassadors (Jessica DiPiazza jdipiazza@shelbyed.org/Katie Blight kblight@shelbyed.org) - The OM Masters are student ambassadors who will represent the school in a number of different ways.
Apologetics Club (Williams Dunham wdunham@shelbyed.org) - Defense and understanding of the Christian faith
Art Club (Nicole McKinney nmckinney@shelbyed.org - The art club is a student led club with the direction of improving our community through the visual arts.
Athletic Training Student Aides (Katie Cardinal kcardinal@shelbyed.org) - Our purpose is to educate students on how to be successful in the health care and/or sports medicine profession. The organization also provides hands-on experience. Athletic Trainers provide health care and emergency response for the physically active, as well as other populations and occupational settings.
Bass Fishing Club (Terri Cox t2cox@shelbyed.org) - To promote a love of bass fishing
BETA Club (Charon Wilcox cwilcox@shelbyed.org,Tim Evans tevans@shelbyed.org) - Beta Club promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership among secondary school students, while recognizing and honoring high academic achievement, preparing young people for life and empowering them to be successful, and developing the leaders of tomorrow through demonstration of our motto: Let Us Lead by Serving Others. The club is a student led honor society that completes community service in the community.
Chess Club (Lauren Cole lcole@shelbyed.org) Kevin McMahon kmcmahon@shelbyed.org) - The purpose of Chess Club is to spread the love and knowledge of this magnificent game.
Class Sponsors
- Seniors - (Kristi Hubbard khubbard@shelbyed.org)
- Juniors - (Michael Zauchin mzauchin@shelbyed.org)
- Sophomores - (Lauren Cole lcole@shelbyed.org)
- Freshmen - (William Dunham wdunham@shelbyed.org
Coding Club (Kevin McMahon kmcmahon@shelbyed.org) - Our purpose is to increase and promote student interest and involvement in coding.
Diabetes Awareness Club (Carolyn Baker cbaker@shelbyed.org/ Vicki Jackson v2jackson@shelbyed.org)
FCCLA (Carolyn Baker c6baker@shelbyed.org) Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America helps students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and broaden opportunities for personal and professional growth.
FTA - Future Teachers of Am (Cindy Smith csmith@shelbyed.org) - To encourage students to consider a future in teaching
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Derek Irons dirons@shelbyed.org/Katie Cardinal kcardinal@shelbyed.org) - Our purpose is to encourage and support all coaches and athletes at OMHS.
First Priority (Melissa Williamson mwilliamson@shelbyed.org) - https://firstpriorityal.com/about/who-we-are/
Gaming Club (Trista Nabors tnabors@shelbyed.org)
Gay-Straight Alliance (Jennifer Touchstone jtouchstone@shelbyed.org, Kathy Henson khenson@shelbyed.org, Amanda Gallups agallups@shelbyed.org) - This is a student-run club that brings together LGBTQI+ and allied students to support each other, provide a safe place to socialize, and to create a platform to fight for racial, gender, LGBTQ, and economic justice. OMGSA is a part of the GSA Network, which is an organization that empowers and trains youth leaders to advocate and organize for safer schools and healthier communities. The members of GSA develop leadership and activism experiences that prioritize building alliances across sexual orientation and gender identity lines as well as across race, ethnicity, and class lines.
Hockey Club - (Lauren Cole lcole@shelbyed.org) - The purpose of this club is to promote the love of hockey and sportsmanship.
Honor Societies:
- National Beta Club Honor Society (Charon Wilcox cwilcox@shelbyed.org,Tim Evans tevans@shelbyed.org)
- Latin Honor Society (Kristen Sheffield ksheffield@shelbyed.org)
- Mu Alpha Theta (Amanda Bittinger abittinger@shelbyed.org /Melissa Williamson mwilliamson@shelbyed.org)
- National English Honor Society (Katie Lewis klewis@shelbyed.org)
- National Honor Society (Emily Roberts eroberts@shelbyed.org)
- National Science Honor Society (Daniel Hines dhines@shelbyed.org)
- Rho Kappa (Anita Lewis alewis@shelbyed.org)
- Spanish Honor Society (Zach Sheffield zsheffield@shelbyed.org)
- Technical Honor Society (Lauren Ingram lingram@shelbyed.org)
- Thespian Honor Society (Amy Strickland astrickland@shelbyed.org)
Junior Classical League (Kristen Sheffield ksheffield@shelbyed.org) - JCL is our school's Latin Club. We are made up of students who have an interest in the history, language, mythology, and culture of the ancient Romans and Greeks. Some fun things we do each year are: design our club t-shirt, go to the Greek Food Festival downtown, host the best Saturnalia (holiday) party ever, attend and participate in the state JCL convention, and post Latin memes on our instagram account (@omhsjcl).
Key Club (Sheri Humphrey shumphrey@shelbed.org) - Community Service in the OM and Greater Birmingham area
Library Advisory Club (Kathy Collins kcollins@shelbyed.org) - The purpose is to enlist ideas from interested students concerning library collections and programs with the end goal of having all students becoming invested and represented in the OMHS library. We will only meet once a month.
Literary Magazine Club (Amy Strickland astrickland@shelbyed.org) - Students create a printed magazine comprised of student writing, artwork, and photography. Students will select the content of the magazine as well as design it. The OMHS literary magazine is an award-winning publication.
Math Team (Emily Roberts eroberts@shelbyed.org) - Algebra 2
Math Team (Advanced) (Amanda Bittinger abittinger@shelbyed.org)
Minority Student Association (Charon Wilcox cwilcox@shelbyed.org) - The purpose of this club is to foster a diverse student environment; expose the community to elements of different cultures; perform community service; provide spiritual, emotional, personal, and academic support for students while promoting awareness and understanding of the cultures in our community.
Mountain Bike Club (David DiPiazza ddipiazza@shelbyed.org) - The purpose of this club is to promote the love of mountain biking and being outdoors.
Oak Mountain Business Alliance (DECA/FBLA) (Jennifer Shoemaker jshoemaker@shelbyed.org) Drew Pickett dpickett@shelbyed.org/ Beth Parmer bparmer@shelbyed.org) - The combination of two national organizations (DECA/FBLA) that form one cohesive club in which we encourage our members to participate in our three focuses: Competition, Community Service, & Social Activities. DECA/FBLA are business and marketing organizations.
Origami Club (Megan Johnson m4johnson@shelbyed.org) The purpose of this club is to promote creativity and community among students.
PALS (Taylor Korson tkorson@shelbyed.org /Stephanie Davis sdavis@shelbyed.org/ Malinda Holmes mholmes@shelbyed.org) - Our purpose is to help unify and foster relationships between people with and without disabilities.
Pickleball Club (Kent Jackson mjackson@shelbyed.org)
Pre Health Professionals (William Dunham wdunham@shelbyed.org) - The pre health professionals club is for high school students who are interested in any healthcare careers. We will have professionals and university students speak to the group about different careers and what it takes to be successful.
Rock Climbing Club (Liz Shults lshults@shelbyed.org) - OMHS's representation for the Interscholastic Climbing League in Birmingham.
SODA Student Organ Donation Advocates (Amanda Gallups agallups@shelbyed.org)
Scholars Bowl (Jim Moore jmoore@shelbyed.org /Amanda Gallups agallups@shelbyed.org) - To compete in Quiz Bowl competitions around the state and win Country, Region, and State Championships
Speech and Debate Team (Michael Johnson mjohnson@shelbyed.org) - This is an academic team that competes regionally at NSDA sanctioned tournaments. Scores gained while on the team are carried over when you join a college debate team.
Thespians (Amy Strickland astrickland@shelbyed.org) - The OMHS Thespians is a drama club committed to pursuing excellence in the theatre arts. The drama club produces multiple productions throughout the year, attends competitions, and performs theatre-adjacent community service. The club participates in the International Thespian Society as Troupe 6107 and qualifying members earn honor cords through theatre participation.
VEX Robotics Competition Team (Paula Hughes phughes@shelbyed.org) - Compete in VEX Robotics Competitions and Qualify for the WORLDS Competition.
Writing Club (Jennifer Touchstone jtouchstone@shelbyed.org) - Student writing mentors help teach peer writers various strategies to improve their writing; they provide encouragement and support for peer writers; they model and guide peer writers through the steps of the writing process; and provide feedback on peer's essay assignments.
Young Women's Club (Vicki Jackson vjackson@shelbyed.org) - Our purpose is to educate, empower, and encourage each other to achieve our goals.
updated 08-26-2022