Important News

OMMS Attendance Information & Resources

Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success at each grade level. By the 6th grade, absenteeism is one of…

OMMS Back to School Night

Please use the links below to review the OMMS Back to School Night Presentations: Oakland Mills Middle School Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Related Arts

High School 101

Dear 8th Grade Students and Families, We are excited to introduce you to basic information about high school. Please review this presentation for information about graduation requirements, a typical 9th grade schedule and more! The presentation transcript may be reviewed in English, Spanish, Korean and Chinese. Save the Date / Important Events: ARL Career Academy Information Night December 11, 2024…

OMMS Policy Corner

HCPSS Cell Phone Policy for Middle School Mobile phones can be brought to school but must remain off or silent and completely out of view for the entire school day. Any phone in view will be confiscated and locked away, logged and securely held until the end of the school day, at which point it can be collected by the…

OMMS PBIS Badges of Success

We were awarded the attached 2020-2021 Badges of Success from PBIS Maryland! Maryland’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Initiative is a collaboration of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Sheppard Pratt Health System, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Thank you to our PBIS team and our school community for working hard to earn the…

Update Your Family File TODAY!

Every year HCPSS parents must complete a Family File for each child. HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. All parents/guardians, including newly registered students must complete the Family File to ensure HCPSS has the most current information for each child. Log in to HCPSS CONNECT Click on “More Options” on the left Click “Family File” (2nd…

7th and 8th Grade Orientation

7th/8th Grade Student Orientation 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - August 26th All 7th and 8th grade students are invited to attend the 7/8 Orientation on Thursday, August 26th from 1pm-2pm. 7th grade students will meet their homeroom teachers in the cafeteria. 8th grade students will meet their homeroom teachers in the Media Center. We invite parents to wait for their…

HCPSS Health and Safety Guidelines

Covid-19 Self-Screening and Contact Tracing Procedures Update on Instructional Supports During Quarantine: Beginning the week of September 27, the HCPSS Evening School program will offer virtual grade-level academic support sessions for eligible elementary and middle school students who must quarantine or who are struggling academically. These sessions will be available on Google Meet each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6-8…