Penny War Results
by Jason Smith | Monday, March 8, 2010
The penny war is finally over! After multiple days of counting up all the money, it has added to grand total of: a little over $1,300 . The winner is Ms. Love's homebase! Her homebase will soon be receiving a pizza party. All of the money is going to help Haiti. A check will be presented to Mr. Scot Vogel, Public . . . read more
OMS Scholastic Book Fair
OMS library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair next week. The fair will be open to the public from 3:30 to 8pm on both March 16th and March 17th. Students will also have an opportunity to shop during the school day. In . . . read more
Danvers Website has a New Look
The 7th and 8th grade technology classes at Olympia Middle School have recently completed a "new look" for the Danvers website. Visit the Danvers site by going to www.villageofdanvers.org . The Danvers' site is the . . . read more
Hopedale Website Redesign Complete
If you haven't visited Hopedale recently, take a trip on the internet and check out www.hopedale.net. The Hopedale website has been redesigned with the help of Olympia Middle School students. The whole process got . . . read more
Olympia Teachers Receive Recognition
Four Olympia teachers were recently recognized by the Corn Belt Region of the Illinois Principals Association at a Faculty Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, February 11 at Biaggi’s in Bloomington.. The teachers were nominated for this . . . read more
Sweets for your Sweetie?
Are you a sucker for love? Are you sweet on someone? Sweetie pops will soon be available outside the OMS Cafeteria from February 8th though Februaury12th.(in the same spot we sold candy grams). What's a sweetie pop? A sweetie pop . . . read more
OMS Presents the Play TWIN DESPERADOS
Olympia Middle School will present the play Twin Desperados on Thursday, February 11, at 4:00 PM, and Friday, February 12, at 7:00 PM. Tickets can be reserved by calling Denise Ludwig at the middle school at (309) 379-5941, . . . read more
OMS Holds First Breakfast of Champions
Olympia Middle School held its first Breakfast of Champions before school on Tuesday, November 10 in the OHS cafeteria. Students who earned all A's and B's for the first quarter, and their parents, were recognized and honored during . . . read more
OMS Breakfast of Champions
Olympia Middle School held its second Breakfast of Champions before school on Wednesday, January 27 in the OHS cafeteria. Students who earned all A's and B's for the second quarter, and their parents, were recognized and honored . . . read more
OMS Olympics
Shouts and cheers could be heard from the OMS sixth grade hallway as students from Miss Thompson’s and Mrs. Stine’s team as well as Mr. Dillon’s and Mrs. Griffin’s team held their own Olympic games on January 21st. In their . . . read more
Penny War
As you may know millions of people in Haiti have been suffering due to the recent earthquakes occurring there. To help out as much as we can we decided to have a penny war! In a penny war, each homebase will receive a jar. The . . . read more
OMS Reads!
Olympia Middle School is once again holding a “Read and Feed for Literacy.” This program is open to all students in grades 6-8. In order to participate, each student will need to set two reading goals, using Accelerated Reader . . . read more
OMS Student Council Helps Diabetes Research
Thank you for buying candy grams! From your purchases we made $210 . We are going to donate the profits to children's diabetes research. The specific organization is still undecided, but we are positive that it is going to help diabetic . . . read more
OMS 6th Grade Festival of Holidays
The OMS sixth graders learned about various holidays celebrated around the world during the month of December. On the morning of Friday, December 18th, the sixth graders held a Festival of Holidays to share what they have learned with . . . read more
Candy-Grams
Hey! Looking for something to spice up the holiday season? A way to show your friends you care? Student Council is now selling candy grams in the hall by the cafeteria! Candy grams are candy canes that you can send to your . . . read more
OMS Thanksgiving Food Drive
Did you know that one in seven families in America doesn't have enough food? We need food donations for the OMS Food Drive. All food should be non perishable. It can be dropped off in your Homebase. For each item . . . read more
OMS 6th Grade Honors Our Troops
The 6th grade concluded its involvement with the McLean County Compact’s Business/Education Partnership for the 2009-2010 school year on Tuesday, November 10. This year’s business partner for the 6th grade was the American Red Cross of . . . read more
OMS 8th Grade Test Drive A Career
On Thursday, November 5, the Bloomington Area Career Center, in collaboration with the McLean County Community Compact hosted the 3rd Annual Career and Technical Education Expo at the Interstate Center. This year's expo theme was . . . read more
OMS Speech Team Compete at State
Congratulations to the OMS Speech Team! Our Speaking Spartans did a wonderful job performing in front of friends and family at our 2009 Speech Parents Night on October 28th. They continued their success last Friday in bringing home an . . . read more
OMS Continues Partnership with I.S.U.
On Thursday, October 1, Dr. Keith Tilford’s C&I 395 class was held at OMS during the afternoon. The class is part of Illinois State University’s Middle Level Partnership Program. The Middle Level Partnership Program is a year-long . . . read more
OMS Boys' Cross Country Run to Second Place
Congratulations to the Boys’ Cross Country Team as they finished in second place at the Class A State Cross Country Meet. The meet took place on Saturday, October 17 at Maxwell Park in Normal. Three of the Olympia runners finished in the . . . read more
Bubble Gum Experiment
Seventh grade students used their knowledge of the scientific method to decide which brand of bubble gum would blow the largest bubbles. Each student was placed in a group and assigned a job to perform for that group. . . . read more
OMS 6th Grade Partners with American Red Cross
On Tuesday, September 29 The American Red Cross of the Heartland visited 6th graders at Olympia Middle School. This visit is a benefit OMS receives due to its partnership with the McLean County Compact’s Business/Education Program. Over . . . read more
New OMS Teachers
There are five new teachers to Olympia Middle School for the 2009-2010 school year! Please join me in welcoming each of our new teachers to OMS and to the Olympia community. Sara Hughes Ms. Hughes is the new 8th Grade . . . read more
IGSMA Music Competition Winners
Saturday, February 20th, the Illinois Grade School Music Association sponsored its annual Solo & Ensemble contest. The 2010 contest was held at Parkside Junior High in Normal. Olympia sent 27 vocal entries . . . read more
