Oakland Mills School Happenings | April 18, 2024 | Issue 146 | |
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Happy Earth Day! So many great things happening at our schools, including concerts, sports, PTA events, and more.
And, coming up at The Other Barn (Courtyard) THIS SATURDAY, April 20: Earth Day Celebration from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Yards Alive Native Plant Giveaway, kids' crafts, School of Rock performance (11:30 a.m.), OMI Greenteam, and Howard EcoWorks. More info.
Have a beautiful day!
Brigitta Warren, Village Manager
Amy Carpenter, Administrative Assistant
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Oakland Mills High School
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*Find links for both events below.* | |
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Track Meet: Volunteers Needed!
THIS WEEKEND, April 19 to 20
At OMHS
Over 1000 attending. Please help! Signup (scroll down to Sam Singleton/Track Invitational)
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OMHS Spring Concerts
April 18, 7:00 p.m. (choirs & strings)
April 19, 7:00 p.m. (concert band, wind ensemble, Tails guitar ensemble, piano)
OMHS Auditorium
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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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OMHS Spring Dance Concert
May 3 & 4, 7:00 p.m.
OMHS Auditorium
Tickets $5
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OMHS Spring Showcase
May 9, 7:00 p.m.
OMHS Auditorium
Donation in lieu of tickets HERE.
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OMHS Prom
May 11, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Port Discovery in Baltimore
Come to the masquerade! Tickets on sale now!
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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OMMS Community Yard Sale
April 20, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
OMMS Parking Lot
9540 Kilimanjaro Road
Come on out to shop for treasures at this huge multi-family yard sale. If you're interested in purchasing a spot to sell your own things, follow this link to make a $20 donation to the OMMS PTSA. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/0a53c4f4-b0c7-44d8-9f3b-eeb92c668029
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OMMS PTSA Meeting
April 22, 6:30 p.m.
Media Center
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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
See their wishlists
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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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SFES Restaurant Night at Panda Express
April 18, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
6455 Dobbin Rd, Columbia
Order in person (show flyer/mention SFES) or use code 363568 when ordering online.
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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 Cleanup & Butterfly Garden
April 21, 11:00 a.m.
SFES
Help revitalize the Butterfly Garden by weeding and planting fresh plants. Trash bags and gloves provided. No registration required. Butterfly Garden Assistance Needed: please help beautify the SFES Butterfly Garden - volunteer here.
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SFES PTA Meeting
April 22, 7:00 p.m.
Virtual
Please contact the PTA for a link.
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SFES Pollinator Garden Engraved Bricks
Deadline: May 1
Join SFES PTA in commemorating your connection to Stevens Forest Elementary by purchasing an engraved brick, to be placed around our beautiful butterfly garden. Contact SFESFundraisers@gmail.com by May 1st for more details and to secure your spot in our community legacy!
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Math Night & PTA Bingo
May 7, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
SFES families only. No registration required.
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Mystery Readers Needed!
Find out more and sign up HERE.
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Volunteers Needed: College and Career Day
June 7
Do you or someone you know have an exciting career that you would like to speak about to help inspire our students at SFES? If so, please reach out to Mrs. Carlson, School Counselor, at Jennifer_Carlson@hcpss.org if you are interested in volunteering or for more information.
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Talbott Springs Elementary School
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TSES Restaurant Night at Pizzaman
April 18, all day
5810 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia
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PTA Meeting
April 18, 6:15 p.m.
At Pizzaman
Flyer
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TSES Green Garden Day
April 20, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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Krispy Kreme Fundraiser
May 3 through 24
Pickup during the TSES Summer Kick-off on May 29.
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TSES Spring Concert
May 21, 6:30 p.m.
OMHS Auditorium
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Save the Date: TSES Summer Kick-off Event
May 29, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
TSES Blacktop
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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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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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PTA Wellness Fair & TSES Spring Fling
May 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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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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School Closure Dates
May 14: Schools closed
May 17: 3-hour early dismissal
May 22: Last day of school for high school seniors ONLY
May 27: Schools closed (Memorial Day)
May 31: OMHS early release for graduation
June 5: 3-hour early dismissal
June 12 & 13: 3-hour early dismissal
June 14: Last day of school (3-hour early dismissal)
Emergency and inclement weather notifications info HERE. HCPSS Status page HERE.
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2024-25 School Year Bus Transportation Registration
Open now through May 31
Complete online via HCPSS Synergy. More info.
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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
- May 9, 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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Free Summer Meal Program
June 24 through August 2
Weekdays, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.*
OMMS & other locations
For children 18 and under. No applications, enrollment or fees to participate in this program, however children must be present to receive free meals.
More Info (including additional locations)
*No meal July 4.
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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.
Community Conversations TONIGHT, April 18th, 5:30 p.m. at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center.
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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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