Oakland Mills School Happenings | April 3, 2024 | Issue 145 | |
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We hope you had a wonderful spring break!
Congratulations to OMHS's class of 2024! Graduation will be on May 31. More details in the OMHS section.
Coming up at The Other Barn, two fun, kid-friendly activities:
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Lively Arts for Little Ones: Pam the Kindersinger THIS FRIDAY, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. at The Other Barn. Tickets and info
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Earth Day Celebration on April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Courtyard next to The Other Barn): Yards Alive Native Plant Giveaway, kids' crafts, School of Rock performance, OMI Greenteam, and Howard EcoWorks. More info.
Brigitta Warren, Village Manager
Amy Carpenter, Administrative Assistant
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Oakland Mills High School
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OMHS Boosters Meeting
April 3, 7:00 p.m.
OMHS Media Center
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OMHS FAB No-limits Texas Hold'em Tournament Fundraiser
April 19, 5:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
The Other Barn
5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia
Register by April 18. More info & registration
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OMHS Food Pantry
April 24, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
at OMHS (front parking lot)
More info. If you'd like to donate, scroll down to the donations box to find out how.
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OMHS FAB Mattress Fundraiser
April 28, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
OMHS
More info
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Save the Date: OMHS Prom
May 11, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Port Discovery in Baltimore
Come to the masquerade! After Prom: Midnight to 2:00 p.m. (same location)
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★OMHS Graduation★
May 31, 3:00 p.m.
Merriweather Post Pavilion
HCPSS graduation info
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OMHS Spring Sports Concessions Signup
Volunteers needed to sell concessions during games! Sign up HERE.
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FAB Volunteers Needed!
Help is needed with concessions and walk up ticket sales. Anyone interested can fill out FAB's volunteer form.
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Sports Schedules
Visit County Sports Zone for schedules and scores.
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OMHS PTSA Non-event Fundraiser
Now through June 9
Help the PTSA reach its $4000 goal. Click HERE to donate.
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Oakland Mills Middle School
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Spring Concert: Choir & Orchestra
May 22, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
OMHS
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Spring Concert: Band
May 23, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
OMHS
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OMMS Teacher Wishlists
Teachers purchase a lot of supplies from their own pockets. See their wishlists to find out how you can help.
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Clean out your closet and support OMMS!
OMMS is now participating in the Clothing to Cash Recycling Program. Drop off your new & gently used clothing, footwear and accessories to the white bins in the school parking lot. Acceptable items are clean, dry, in bags, and tied closed. More info.
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Stevens Forest Elementary School
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PTA Paint Night
April 15, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
SFES Cafeteria
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Coffee & Conversations
April 19, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
SFES
Join SFES Administration and Staff for Coffee and Conversations. Coffee and Conversations are informal meetings to connect with our school community, discuss quarterly school-wide topics, and provide opportunities for our families to ask questions to Administration and engage with other families. Register
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Earth Day at SFES
April 22
Looking for SFES family members who have a passion for the environment or have a career related to protecting or supporting the Earth. A few outside educators with specialties in the environment will work with students, but SFES would love to have families represented as well. If interested, please fill out this Interest Form, and the SFES Earth Day Planning Team will get back to you with more details!
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Mystery Readers Needed!
Find out more and sign up HERE.
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4th grade Community Action Team Bag Collection Project
The SFES 4th grade Community Action Team is working on a project to help the environment by collecting plastic bags. If they collect 1,000 pounds, the collected plastic will be turned into a bench.
Bring your plastic bags to the large white collection box located in the vestibule outside of the school office. Please check the list of acceptable plastics below before donating, or visit the website: https://nextrex.com/view/educate
Acceptable Plastics: Grocery bags, dry cleaning bags, bread bags, ice bags, wood pellet bags, salt bags, cereal box liners, ziploc bags, produce bags, product wrap, air pillows, bubble wrap, plastic films labeled with #2 or #4 recycling symbol (polyethylene films)
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Talbott Springs Elementary School
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Save the Date: TSES Summer Kick-off Event
May 29
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TSES Sunshine Snack Cart
The TSES Sunshine Committee wants to shower the TSES wonderful staff with treats! Please donate some drinks and/or snacks (individually wrapped). Drop off donations at the front office staff. For cash donations, please bring in a check or money order payable to Talbott Springs Elementary School in an envelope marked Attention Sunshine Committee.
https://tinyurl.com/TSESSNACK
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TSES Blessings in a Backpack
TSES Blessings in a Backpack program sends backpacks full of food home each weekend with students experiencing a need. $175 feeds one child every weekend for an entire school year. If you'd like to donate, click HERE.
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Thunder Hill Elementary School
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PTA Meeting
April 4, 6:00 p.m.
THES Media Center
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THES Restaurant Night at the Crazy Mason Milkshake
April 17, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
8225 Main St., Ellicott City
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Thunder Hill Career Day: Volunteers Needed!
May 13
Community members sought as volunteers to come in and share their career and/or college or career readiness experiences with our classes. Presentations take place in the classroom and are 15 minutes long, followed by a Q&A session. Volunteer Sign-up.
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THES PTA Orioles Night at Camden Yards
May 13, 6:35 p.m.
Ticket cost: $18
Watch the Orioles take on the Blue Jays! Seats are in left field lower reserve. $8 from every ticket benefits the Thunder Hill Elementary PTA! Use the THES PTA promo code CEDRIC when purchasing tickets. Buy tickets
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Donate to the THES PTA
Donate any time. More info.
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THES is hiring a Lunch/Recess Monitor Position
Description: Supervises students at lunch and/or recess, under the supervision of school staff. Position is 5 days per week (Monday through Friday ). with hours between 10:55 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. Pay rate $15/hour.
If interested please contact Laura Nichols (laura_nichols@hcpss.org).
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Howard County Public School System
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Battle of the Books: Volunteers Needed
Help Howard County Library System and the Howard County Public School System host a great Battle of the Books for our county’s kids on Friday, April 19, at Merriweather Post Pavilion! Sign up to volunteer, HERE.
High school students can earn service hours when they volunteer for the same shift with a supervising adult. Details (about parking, pizza and more!) will be sent to you via email. Contact katie.disalvo-thronson@hclibrary.org with any questions.
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School Closure Dates
April 10: Schools closed
May 22: Last day of school for high school seniors ONLY
June 14: Last day of school (half day)
Emergency and inclement weather notifications info HERE. HCPSS Status page HERE.
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New Superintendent Search
Read the latest news about the search for a new HCPSS superintendent. Provide input via a brief online survey open through April 5: the Howard County Board of Education is seeking stakeholder input in the search for a permanent Howard County Public School System Superintendent. No final decisions will be made based on the results of this survey.
Public stakeholder in-person sessions for the superintendent search: seating is limited and registration is required. (Details below.)
April 3, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Homewood Center Cafeteria
10914 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City
Register
April 4, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Howard County Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City
Register
The April 4 session will be streamed live and available on-demand at www.hcpss.org, and during and after each meeting on Howard County Comcast channel 95 or Verizon channel 42.
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Special Education Virtual Open House
April 10, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Google Meet
Learn about career opportunities in special education! See flyer for more info.
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HCPSS College Fair
April 11, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Howard Highschool
8700 Old Annapolis Road
Ellicott City
The event will bring together representatives from 80 institutions from across the nation. Additionally, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., there will be two panels (one in English, one in Spanish) for parents, providing an overview of the college admission process and how to best support students going through it. Students in grades 10-11 and their families are encouraged to attend. Register online.
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Kindergarten Registration: OPEN NOW
Parents/guardians of children who will be five on or before September 1, 2024, must enroll their children in kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Current HCPSS prekindergarten students do not need to register for kindergarten. More info and registration
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Board of Education Meetings
- April 11, 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. – Regularly Scheduled Meeting
- April 25, 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. – Regularly Scheduled Meeting
Board meetings may be viewed live or on-demand online, and during and after each meeting on Howard County Comcast channel 95 or Verizon channel 42. Upcoming Public Hearings can be found online.
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Oakland Mills Board of Directors
Education Committee
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OMCA Education Committee meeting
Next Meeting: April 23
The Oakland Mills Community Association's Education Committee supports and advocates for all Oakland Mills schools and county-wide on a variety of issues. All interested individuals are welcome to join the conversation!
For more information contact Oakland Mills Board of Directors Chair and OMCA Education Committee Chair Jonathan Edelson at jledelson.omca@gmail.com.
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Community Resources & Announcements | | |
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Now Open: Touchdown for Teachers Program
Nominations due April 5
The Baltimore Ravens and M&T Bank are inviting nominations for their 11th annual Touchdown for Teachers program, which recognizes local teachers who provide outstanding service for their schools and communities. Anybody may nominate an outstanding educator via the online application form through April 5.
All finalists will be notified of their selection by April 21. Three finalists – including the eventual grand prize winner – will be selected from a panel of community members and school officials based on involvement in their school and/or community, their degree of positive impact and a demonstrated commitment to education.
The grand prize winner will receive the following: $5,000 in grant funds, payable to his/her school or district, and a classroom visit by a Ravens’ coach or player, accompanied by mascot Poe. The two remaining finalists will each receive $1,000 in grant funds, payable to their school or district. Every nominated educator will receive a certificate of recognition from the Ravens and M&T Bank.
To nominate a teacher for Touchdown for Teachers, complete the online nomination form by April 5.
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Application Deadline: May 30, 2024
The Youth Poet Laureate program will helps amplify the power of youth expression, celebrate community, and promote literary arts in Howard County. The Youth Poet Laureate will serve from August 2024 through June 2025 and will receive an honorarium of $500 paid in two equal installments of $250 at the beginning and end of their term. The Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) administers this program in partnership with Howard County Poetry & Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo). More info
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Oakland Mills Online (OMO) is an online social learning platform founded by Oakland Mills families to keep our community connected while we are socially isolated.
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Oakland Mills Local Leadership Team's mission is to make the village of Oakland Mills an inclusive, equitable and connected community that values and supports the healthy development of all children, youth and families.
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HC DrugFree provides resources and education on prevention, treatment, recovery, and health and wellness to help Howard County residents develop knowledge and skills to understand and address behavioral health (substance use and mental health) disorders. HC DrugFree website
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Oakland Mills United (OMU) is a community group started by recent OMHS graduates that advocates for the OM community and its schools and offers tutoring and college help. OMCA is a proud partner with OMU.
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Oakland Mills High School Food Pantry
April 24, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Free, no contact. More info.
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Columbia Community Care
Free Supplies & Food Distribution
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Locations and info
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Oakland Mills United
Free tutoring and help understanding the college process HERE.
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The Howard County MultiService Center Free Grab-and-Go Meals
Mons. & Weds.: Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Third Sat.: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
MORE INFO ~ Spanish Flyer
If you are in need of food and cannot get to the center please call 410-313-0220 to schedule an appointment.
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Oakland Mills High School Food Pantry
Donations Accepted at The Other Barn, Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
See details, including a list of needed items HERE. Donations always welcome! Donate in-person at OMHS on the second Wednesday of the month, make a monetary donation, or order donations through the pantry's Amazon Wishlist. More info.
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AOK Mentoring & Tutoring: Tutors Needed!
Would you like to be a volunteer mentor-tutor who supports Howard County elementary and middle school students? Are you a trustworthy adult who can commit to one school year of service for a student? A-Ok would love to meet you! Find the next A-Ok info session on the A-Ok website.
AOK News: A-Ok Mentoring-Tutoring, Inc. has rebranded and has a name and logo! The new name is AOK Mentoring & Tutoring, with a new tagline for the AOK acronym: All Our Kids.
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Oakland Mills United
Tutors needed! More info HERE.
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