OMS Holds "Read and Feed" Event
by Todd Dugan | Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sixty-five OMS students were treated to a Read-n-Feed in the OMS Learning Center for meeting their AR goals for 4th quarter. Mrs. Bradshaw collaborated with the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade reading teachers to challenge the students to read more books 4th quarter and pass AR tests. The students who met their goal were invited to the . . . read more
OMS Technology Classes Receive Typing Masks
Olympia Middle School technology teacher, Jason Smith, has successfully received funding to complete a proposal posted on DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. Mr. Smith’s proposal sought funding for 30 opaque typing masks for his keyboarding class. The . . . read more
OMS Teacher Mrs. Griffin Honored at IPA Luncheon
On Thursday, February 5, 2009 the Corn Belt Region of the Illinois Principals Association sponsored its 3rd Annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon at Biaggi's in Bloomington. OMS 6th Reading/Language Arts Teacher Mrs. Vicki Griffin . . . read more
8th Grade Visits Lincoln Museum
The 8 th grade class recently took a trip to Springfield, IL to experience the Lincoln Museum. This year marks the 200 th year of Lincoln’s Birth. The 8 th grade students started off the year learning about the Civil War . . . read more
Meet Olympia's School Resource Officer
A new face you will see this year while at Olympia Middle or High School is the new School Resource Officer (SRO). Deputy Jayson Kessinger of the McLean County Sheriff's Department is the SRO for the OHMS campus beginning this . . . read more
Olympia Schools Represented at State Farm Training
State Farm Insurance Company held a training session for employees participating in the company's SLATE program on Tuesday, August 12th. Employees attending the training session learned how to become a SLATE (which stands . . . read more
OMS 8th Grader Wins 2009 IESA Scholar Attitude Award
OMS 8th Grader Emma Ross was nominated by the faculty of Olympia Middle School as a finalist for the IESA Scholar Attitude Award. This prestigious award, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, has been in Illinois Junior High and Middle . . . read more
7th & 8th graders update Hopedale.net
The 7th and 8th grade Encore classes at Olympia Middle School has taken on the task of updating and maintaining the City of Hopedale’s website (www.hopedale.net). In cooperation with the Hopedale Betterment Association, and under . . . read more
OMS Hosts ISU Professional Development Class
OMS has partnered with Illinois State University by becoming one of three area PDS (Professional Development Schools) at the middle school level. OMS, along with Bloomington Jr. High School and Tri-Valley Middle School, host . . . read more
OMS Conducts In-Service on Effective Team Teaching
On the afternoon of Friday, October 10, the faculty and staff of Olympia Middle School engaged in professional development geared toward school improvement. As part of a year-long study of Eaker and DuFour's Professional Learning . . . read more
OMS Completes Fall MAP Assessment
This week, Olympia Middle School completed the newly implemented "Measures of Academic Progress" tests, or MAP. Students completed an online adaptive assessment on Math and Reading either in the computer lab or in the south end of . . . read more
OMS Principal's Welcome
Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year at Olympia Middle School! OMS currently houses approximately 450 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from the district's 3 elementary schools. Much more than a junior high . . . read more
