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Oakland Mills High Hoagies at Giant Food in Honor of It's Academic

OM's It's Academic playoff will air this Saturday, May 5, at 10:00am on WJZ. To honor the team - and the whole school - It's Academic's sponsor Giant Food will be featuring special "Oakland Mills High School Hoagies" at the Giant Food store at Owen Brown Village Center, 7200 Cradlerock Way.

The special OMHS Hoagies will be available this weekend, from Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6.

HCPSS Receives Waiver of One Day; June 8 is Last Day

The State Board of Education has approved Superintendent Sydney Cousin's request for a waiver of the 180-day school year requirement for students. As a result, the last day of school for HCPSS students will be Friday, June 8, 2012.

Schools were closed on the first scheduled day of the 2011-212 school year due to hurricane conditions in the area. The makeup day was scheduled for Monday, June 11. With the waiver of that day, the last day of school will be June 8, as originally scheduled.

In addition, the Superintendent has recommended, and the Board of Education has given tentative approval, to a waiver of that same day for teachers and other 10-month school-based staff. The Board will confirm the decision with a formal vote at today’s Board meeting.

Due to the record number of tornadoes last year, the National Weather Service in conjunction with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency organized a statewide weather emergency drill for today. At approximately 9:45am Oakland Mills High School participated in this state-wide drill. Staff and students were guided by administration on the procedures and protocol when and if there is a weather related emergency. The students and staff practiced the emergency action of "Duck, Cover, and Hold".

In the event of an emergency parents/guardians that are in the building are required to follow any and all directions given by authorized school personnel.

Please be advised that in the event of an actual emergency normal early release procedures of students will differ and student release procedures must be followed in accordance with the Howard County Core Site Emergency Operations Plan.

As always we thank you for your continued support by making Oakland Mills High School a safe school environment.

Congratulations to senior, Sivan Roth for receiving the Maryland All-State Dance Award at the Maryland High School Dance Showcase. Over 100 high school dancers from the state of Maryland auditioned for this high honor and Sivan was among the 25 chosen for her outstanding dance technique and performance skills. The All-State Dancers will perform for the Maryland State Department of Education in April.

SGA Collects Donations for Toys for Tots

On December 12-13, SGA sponsored a Toys for Tots drive. Toys were new, in the original packaging and not gift-wrapped. Toys were dropped off in Mrs. Florida's room, and those generous enough to donate got their photo taken with Santa Eastham!

Please be aware that some Verizon customers began experiencing delivery issues a few days ago. The HCPSS News vendor is working with Verizon to fix the problem right away.

In the meantime, if you have not received recent HCPSS News messages, you can access these messages by visiting www.hcpssnews.com and following these instructions:

1. Click on the Prior Messages tab.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter an email address or cell number associated with the account.
3. Click Find Me.
4. Type in answer to the secret question. (case sensitive answer)
5. If password has been forgotten, click Resend Answer. Answer will be sent to email address that was entered on top.
   
   
   
   

If you have any questions or problems with this process, send an email to publicinfo@hcpss.org or call their office at 410-313-7199.

Swathi Narayan Selected to Student Page Program

Congratulations to Swathi Narayan on being selected to the Student Page Program. Swathi will represent Howard County and Oakland Mills High in the Maryland General Assembly in the spring. Oakland Mills has sent a Student Page to Annapolis 6 times during the past 7 years.

Two years ago, we lost our youngest son to cancer, osteosarcoma. Even before his diagnosis Vincent was a very caring and giving child, from breaking his crayons and sharing with other classmates to giving away his lunch money and coat to others who needed it most. Or just as simple as sharing a starburst and a silly joke to make you feel special - always a friend forever. Vincent had a special gift for helping others even through his courageous battle with cancer - orchestrating fundraisers for others from his hospital bed.

Vincent found that being a child with cancer it was amazing that he never heard of any fundraisers to bring awareness to this great war for children. So he went to work and on paper he created a charm for childhood cancers. Unfortunately he became an angel before the idea and charm were created. This June we recieved a copyright on "Vinnies Wish". There are only 100 in existence at this point in time, and are for sale, proceeds to benefit A Message of Hope.org, a non-profit helping families challenged by cancers. Butterflies for Cancer are a beautiful gift that gives more than one time. For more info you may contact me, Karen Hillen, at 443-896-8006 or you may visit Vinnie's Wish on Facebook.

JROTC Helps Plant Trees on 9-11-11

On September 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the attack on our country, the OMHS JROTC helped plant a tree at the fire station by Howard Community College, and participated in the memorial ceremony. Fire stations all across the United States are planting trees to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

School bus routes for the coming school year are available on the HCPSS website, and will be updated twice each week through September 30. Each school will also have copies of their specific routes and street lists for transported and non-transported areas.

Bus schedules will also be published in the Columbia Flier and the Howard County Times. Because the information published in the newspaper is subject to change, you are encouraged to check the most current information on bus assignments, stops and times on www.hcpss.org: click on "School and Bus Locator" and enter your address.

Please note that this is the last year that school bus schedules will be published in local newspapers.

Applications for free and reduced price school meals may now be completed online. The HCPSS is the first Maryland school system to offer the online application.

The online system allows parents privacy in completing the application and receiving notification of status. Help will be available in the schools for families who want to use the system but need computer or language assistance. The school system will continue to distribute paper applications on the first day of school for parents who do not have access to a computer.

Eligibility information and a link to the online application can be found at www.hcpss.org/foodservice/free.shtml.

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