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Oak Hill 8th
Graders Tour Our Nation's Capital
Oak Hill Middle School 8th graders
recently enjoyed touring Washington, D.C. The trip was educational and
will surely be remembered by students for the rest of their lives.
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1. Mrs.
McKenzie and students are shown at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Deliberately setting aside the
controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men
and women who served when their Nation called upon them. The designer,
U.S. architect, Maya Lin, felt that “the politics had eclipsed the
veterans, their service and their lives.” She kept the design elegantly
simple to “allow everyone to respond and remember.”
Its construction and related
issues have been the source of numerous controversies, some of
which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The
memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three
Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the most recognized part of the
memorial.
The main part of the memorial was
completed in 1982 and is located in Constitution Gardens
adjacent to the National Mall, just northeast of the Lincoln
Memorial. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is maintained by the
U.S. National Park Service, and receives around 3 million
visitors each year.
2. Mrs. Thorpe and
Dominque Tyler in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
The Washington National Cathedral,
officially called the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
and designated by Congress as the non-denominational National House
of Prayer, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United
States, popularly called the Episcopal Church USA.
Located in Washington, D.C., the
capital of the United States, it is the sixth largest cathedral in the
world and second largest in the United States[1].
The cathedral is the official seat of
both the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church USA and its Diocese of
Washington, composed of the District of Columbia and the Charles,
Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland.
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation, under the leadership of the Bishop of Washington, built the
church under a charter of the United States Congress on January 6, 1893.
Construction began in 1907 when the foundation stone was laid in the
presence of President Theodore Roosevelt. Construction lasted
eighty-three years. The last finial was placed in the presence of
President George H. W. Bush in 1990. The foundation operates and funds
the cathedral, which does not receive government funding.
The church is located at Massachusetts
and Wisconsin Avenues in the northwest quadrant of Washington. It is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2007, it was
ranked third on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by
the American Institute of Architects.
3. Dorothy, an amazing Tour guide,
talks to the students about the history of our Nation during one of the
tours. Oak Hill is very fortunate to have the expertise of Dorothy
each year during our Washington trip.
4. Oak Hill Middle students tour Mt. Vernon.
Mount Vernon,
located near Alexandria, Virginia, was the plantation
home of the first President of the United States, George
Washington. The mansion is built of wood in neoclassical
Georgian architectural style, and the estate is located
on the banks of the Potomac River.
Mount
Vernon is open every day of the year,
including holidays and Christmas.
Visitors may tour the Mansion house and
more than a dozen outbuildings including
the slave quarters, kitchen, stables,
and greenhouse. There are four gardens,
a Forest Trail, and a George Washington:
Pioneer Farmer site, a four-acre working
farm that includes a re-creation of
Washington's 16-sided treading barn.
George and Martha Washington are
interred tomb where wreath laying
ceremonies are held daily. The Slave
Memorial and Burial Ground is nearby.
George Washington expanded his
plantation from 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) to
8,000 and the mansion house from six
rooms to twenty one.
Since it
was first opened to the public in 1860,
nearly 80 million visitors have toured
Washington's home. Mount Vernon is
independent of the government and no tax
dollars are expended to support the
500-acre (2.0 km²) estate, its
educational programs or activities.
Mount Vernon was designated a National
Historic Landmark in 1960 and is listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places. It is owned and maintained in
trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies'
Association. English boxwoods,
taken from cuttings sent by Maj. Gen.
Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry"
(Governor of Virginia and father of
Robert E. Lee), were planted in 1786 by
George Washington and now crowd the
entry path.
A
museum dedicated to the life and death
of George Washington is on the grounds.
The museum has George Washington's
survey equipment, weapons, and clothing,
as well as dentures worn by the first
President.
5. Stephanie and Mrs. Thorpe,
Assistant Principal at OHMS, enjoy a cool treat from
Starbucks on the way to DC.
After leaving at 5:00 a.m.,
students spent 13 hours on chartered buses on their way to
Washington, D.C. On their first night in Washington,
students toured the FDR Memorial before checking into their
motel. The next morning, an early 6:15 a.m. wake-up call
meant the students and chaperones were off for a day full of
sightseeing. Some of their stops on Tuesday were the Old
Post Office Pavilion, the Capitol, a trip to the Pentagon, lunch
at Union Station, the National Cathedral, and then dinner and
souvenir shopping at the Pentagon City Mall. Another early
morning call on Wednesday meant another day full of fun.
Students continued their tour of Washington with the help of
tour guides who made sure to point out the historical sites. On
Thursday, students were off to visit Mount Vernon and then the
Natural History Museum before dinner at McGills' and a night
tour of Washington's famous monuments. Friday morning,
students were up early to load luggage on the bus for the trip
back to Georgia. What a wonderful week!
6. Mrs. Thorpe and several
students are quick to say that they all had a blast in
Washington, D.C.
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Y.E.S. ends the year with Fun and Games
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Students and teachers who participate in
the Y.E.S. (Youth Enrichment Services) after school program at Oak Hill
Middle School had a great day on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Lots of
games, lots of food, lots of fun! Even our new
Superintendent, Mr. Journigan, joined in a race with the Y.E.S.
students! Students are looking forward
to a great trip on Thursday, May 22, 1008, to the Fernbank Museum of
Natural Science in Atlanta. If you are interested in joining the
Y.E.S. program next year, please contact
Jan Tharpe.
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Can You Guess?
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Students in Ms. Everett's
Oak Hill's 7th grade Gifted Classes were preparing for a Social Studies
quiz with a performance activity called "Can You Guess?" Students were
to place the correct
type of government with the correct country on the maps provided.
Calvin Jones then went over the correct answers with the students.
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The "Road to Reading" takes you straight to the Atlanta Braves!
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Oak Hill students have
been working hard all year reading, reading, and then reading some
more. Why, you might ask? Our students read for several reasons. Some
read because they love it. Some read because they have to. Some read
to earn better grades. Some read to learn. Some read to learn about
exotic places. Some read to meet exciting people. Some read to be
amused. Some read to be inspired. And, some even read to earn
rewards. Whatever the reason, we are proud and hope they all continue
to read for the rest of their lives. For those Oak Hill students who
successfully read 1,000,000 words during the school year, a trip to see
the Atlanta Braves win with a score of 5 - 4 against the San Diego
Padres was their culminating reward. Go Braves!
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May The Force Be With Us!
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Mrs. Clayton's 8th grade
class had a great year in Physical Science learning about forces and
motion, electricity and magnetism. The students worked very hard on
performance tasks and projects and are well prepared for a stellar ninth
grade year!!
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Oak Hill teachers, Heather Cox, Amy
Craft, and Daniel Galt made the week of May 5, 2008
a very exciting time for their students. The
students participated in lots of fun activities
leading up to their annual field day. While other
students are busy making their lunches, Langdon
Scott shows off the finished product - a tasty pizza
he made for his lunch on Wednesday, May 7th. The
students were able to make the pizza from scratch,
bake it and finally enjoy their creations. The
students also worked with Mrs. Craft to make a
special surprise for Mother's day. Oak Hill is
lucky to have such dedicated teachers and wonderful
students!
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Beta Club Attends Conference at Rock Eagle
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Pic #1
- Teamwork was essential to be
successful with canoeing. Canoeing was
enjoyed by the Beta Club members even
though some got wet!
Pic #2 - Beta Club members prepare for a
challenge course activity on trust.
Pic #3 - Beta members learn about
cooperation by keeping their balance as
long as possible.
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Key to Success
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At Oak Hill Middle School local leaders from business
and industry presented
interactive classroom
seminars that gives
eighth grade middle
school students a chance
to see into the future
and recognize the
importance of the
personal and academic
decisions they make
today. Through the
exercises led by the
leaders, students
learned how to take
control of their lives
by making wise
decisions. They
considered the effects
of the choices they make
and explored time and
money management
techniques. They were
challenged to face their
future options based on
the level of education
they might achieve, and
well as the impact their
choices will have on
others and the world
around them. At the end
of the seminars they
were given the "Key to
Success" for their lives
and their
future. Students
involved in the seminars
have a better
understanding that by
making wise decisions
now, staying in school,
and committing
themselves to their
education, they will
give themselves more
options for choosing a
fulfilling careers and
leading the life they
want.
Pictured
presenters - Julius
Trawick from Georgia
Power and Jesse
Washington from the
Milledgeville Fire Dept.
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Students of the Week
enjoy "Wings and Things"
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Oak Hill Middle School students were recently treated
to a
"Wings
and
Things"
luncheon
and were
recognized
for
being
selected
as
"Student
of the
Week" by
their
grade
level
assistant
principals
during
the
month of
April.
Seventh
grader
Kevin
Keuhn
with his
parents
Keith
and Gina
Keun.
6th
Grade
Assistant
Principal
Dr.
Linda
Ramsey
Tylan
Eunice
OHMS
Principal
Mark
Scott
eats
lunch
with
Students
of the
Week
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Global Youth
Service Day
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Greg
Kaufman
from
GC&SU
Coverdale
Institute
and
GC&SU
students
applied
for and
and
received
a $1,000
grant
for a
project to
implement
a
correspondence
program
with the
Peace
Corps.
This program
was the
only
Global
Youth
Service
Day
project
funded
in
Georgia.
There
are 100
projects
in 25
states
nation-wide.
The
events
at Oak
Hill
Middle
School was
a part
of the
Youth
Service
America
State
Farm
Global
Youth
Service
Day. A
Peace
Corps
representative,
Amy
Clark spoke
with
sixth
grade
students
to
explain the
Peace
Corps
World
Wise
Schools
curriculum.
Ms.
Clark
shared
how many
Georgia
teachers
and
students
are
participating
and
provided
examples
of GPS
relevant
applications.
There
was a
brief
explanation
of the
Peace
Corps
correspondence
program
accompanied
by
visual
images,
a reading
of
letters
from our
friends
in Kenya
as well
as
letters
written
by Early
College
student,
a Kenyan
dance
and
music
led by
two GCSU
international
students
from
Kenya. Every
sixth
grader
had an
opportunity
to write
a
message
on a
stamped
and
addressed
postcard
and
ate a
Kenyan
snack.
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Quiet on
the Set!
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On May 6
and 7,
Mrs.
Joiner’s
Language
Arts
classes
produced
and
directed
their
own
film.
The film
is a
mystery
about
the
disappearance
of Mr.
Bragg’s
trumpet
and is
the
culminating
activity
from a
two week
study of
great
mystery
writers
of the
past.
In the
film,
you will
find
nods to
Mary
Shelley,
Bram
Stoker,
and
other
great
present
day
mystery
writers.
The script was written by the students and then
compiled
into one
script
containing
about 30
scenes.
The
students
worked
on the
characters,
determined
camera
angles
and
shots,
and
scouted
locations
for
scenes.
In the picture above, Baylee Beall, Marana Gainer, and
Kennedy
Singleton
apply a
prosthetic
mask on
Michael
Watson.
As the
special
creation
of “mad
scientists”
Kyle
Hathaway,
Min-Seok
Lee,
Austin
Pierce,
and
Riley
Webb,
Michael
“comes
to life”
and
terrorizes
Sarah
Massey,
Queen
Jones,
and
Daisha
Morris.
This is the third student produced film that Mrs.
Joiner’s
classes
have
completed.
It also
contains
interesting
facts
about
participating
in band
at Oak
Hill and
will be
shown to
upcoming
sixth
graders
in the
future.
“The
Sixth
Grade
Diaries”
is shown
each
year at
orientation
for
fifth
grade
students.
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CRCT Pep Rally at Chick-Fil-A
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Friday, April 18, 2008 Oak Hill Middle School students and staff celebrated the CRCT with a pep rally at Chick-fil-A! Students were encouraged to come to Chick-fil-A for a good old-fashioned pep rally, but instead of gearing up for a big game, students were gearing up for some great days of testing. The Oak Hill cheerleaders performed, the band played, and lots of chicken and milkshakes were enjoyed! Thanks, Chick-fil-A!
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Tableau Poetry in Motion
Working on a Georgia's standards based performance assessment, Mrs.
McKenzie's 8th grade gifted Language Arts students take to the
amphitheatre stage to perform their "TABLEAU POETRY." Each group was
required to choose a poem and perform that poem. This is known as
Tableau Poetry.
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Pictured are Erin
Parker, Alex Bullard, LeAnna Saulsberry, Anna Reyes, Chelsea Warren,
Ashley McKinley, and Kimberly Justice.
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Southern Region Honor Band
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Front Row: Eleni Harrison, Maura
Queen, Katrina Pelt
Back Row: Tyler Erdman, Amy Gardner, David Harshbarger, Eryn Parker, Raleigh
Aycock, Jonathan Pruett, Jon Self, Daisy VandeMark, Candice Song, Anna-Maria
Reyes, Aaron Layman
These Oak Hill Middle School students represent 14 of the top 100 band
students selected by audition to perform with the Southern Region Honor
Band. The performance took place on Saturday, April 12th at Valdosta
State University. They auditioned with band students from all middle
schools in Georgia south of Baldwin County. Mr. Bragg, Ms. Woods and
Oak Hill Middle School are proud of these students' accomplishments.
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Duke
University Talent Identification Program (TIP)
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Eleven OHMS students participated in the Duke
University Talent Identification Program by taking the SAT or ACT
alongside Georgia's eleventh and twelfth grade high school students.
The State Recognition Ceremonies, to be held this summer, will honor
seventh graders who have earned scores equal to or better than half the
college-bound seniors who took the tests. Three OHMS students,
Matthew Pearson, Jakira Trawick, and Jessica Whidby, will be
recognized at the state level. A student qualifying for State
Recognition is in the top 30% of the Talent Search pool. This is
significant as the pool is selective and the scores are ones that many
high school student aspire to achieve. The average ACT composite
score for the State of Georgia is 20.3. OHMS students taking the
ACT as seventh graders scored an average of 19.3. The SAT state
average for Critical Reading, Math, and Writing is 1458.
Michael Watson scored above the state average for SAT. The
average for all OHMS students taking the SAT was 1199.
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New Georgia All-State Band
Member
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Kudos! David Harshbarger, OHMS
8th grader, made the Georgia All-State Band. He is pictured
here with Oak Hill Director of Bands, Terry Bragg, at an All-State
rehearsal on February, 29, 2008. The All-State Band performed on
march 1st at the Savannah Civic Center. David is one of the top
100 middle school band students in the state of Georgia, and he is
trying out for the BHS drumline. Way to go, David!
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The Great Debate
-- To Clone or Not To Clone
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Students in Chuck Claxton's 7th grade
A.C.E. Life Science classes debated the heated topic of genetic cloning.
After much research and several debate team strategy meetings, they did
a wonderful job of discussing both sides and the full spectrum of the
topic. Several parents came to observe and offer some questions to
ponder.
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Oak Hill
Middle School
2007- 2008
Celebration of Writing Winners*
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6th
grade
Kyamber
Driskell -- “Stop and Think” --Mrs. Epps
D’Kemon Gaines
--
“Dogs” -- Mrs. Stanley/Mrs. Clay
Kayla McCray
--
“Whose Fault is It?” -- Mrs. Epps
7th
grade
Amaris Boone
--
“The Mosley Triplets” -- Ms. Joiner
Quesann
Reynolds -- “School Justice” --
Mrs. Humphries
Trellony Woods
--
“Secrets” -- Mrs. Humphries
8th
grade
Kayla Goins
-- “A Mom
who Never Cared” -- Ms. Chancellor/Mrs. Adside
Jetora Wright -- “Jondavu and Ronjute” --
Mrs. Rochon/Mrs. Williams
Jocelyn Yao
--
“A Better World” --
Mrs. McKenzie
Ashley Brook
Arnold -- Mrs. Cox
Joseph Richard --
Mr. Galt
Jarrod Weiss
--
Mrs. Craft
These winners
are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Click on student's name to
be taken to their entry.
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OHMS Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Mr.
Terry Bragg, OHMS Band Director, for being named the Oak Hill Middle
School Teacher of the Year for 2007 - 2008. Mr. Bragg does a fabulous
job with our band students! We are proud to claim him as ours!
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People
to People Student Ambassador
Bria Burrows, a seventh
grade student at OHMS was accepted to participate as a member of the
People to People Student Ambassador Program to England, Wales, and
Ireland the summer of 2008. Mr.Mark Scott, Principal of OHMS,
presented Bria with her letter of invitation to participate during the
February Board of Education meeting. People to People Programs provide
international educational opportunities for grade school, junior high
school, and high school students. The journey combines hands-on
cultural experiences; behind-the-scenes access to fascinating people and
places; and amazing outdoor adventures to create life-changing
educational experiences.
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Student of the Week
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The following students have been chosen
to serve as Student of the Week. Congratulations!
Back Row: Devaris Jett, Mrs.
C. Thorpe, Chasity Center, Dr. L. Ramsey, Deonte Wright
Center Row: Dominque Tyler,
Maura Queen, Dusty Tyson, Brady Creech, Haley Minter, Amonee Watkins
Front Row: Randy Bunch,
Jasmine Gray, Tyland Eunice, Kendall Ingram, Kevin Kuehn, Bobby Elliott
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Oak Hill Student Council at work!
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Oak Hill Middle School
Student Council members Ivy Vinson, Sarah Facciani, Tiffany Collins,
Norris Moss, Nakita Lee and Kelly McMillan with their advisor Ms.
Oglesby meet in the Discovery Center to discuss upcoming projects. Oak
Hill's Student Council members are currently busy collecting can tabs
for the Ronald McDonald House. If you have some can tabs, feel
free to drop them off in the front office at Oak Hill.
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2007 Wal-Mart
Teacher of the Year!!
Congratulations
to Oak Hill's Mrs. Heather Cox, a 16 year teaching veteran currently
working as our MoSPid teacher, who has been named the Wal-Mart Teacher
of the Year for 2007. Look back at a later date for more
information about this.
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Georgia
Power tells Oak Hill students to "Make A Decision to Stay in School!"
Georgia
Power employees Krystal Reeves and Charlie Ross visited
Oak
Hill
Middle School
seventh grade to present “Decisions.”
Ms. Reeves, a laboratory technician at Georgia Power’s Plant Branch
shared tips on careers and encouraged students to do their best.
One point she shared with students was that they could do anything if
they put their mind to it. She also
said that in order to get a job you need a high school diploma, no criminal
background, good social skills, and a passion for whatever they are doing.
Students should consider potential job satisfaction, advancement opportunities,
wages, benefits, educations and training and well as work hours.
Students should being to set goals both short and long term, seek advice from
those in the workplace as well as teachers and counselors, and begin to develop
a plan of action. Nick Napel, a student at OHMS, says that he plans to be a
lawyer when he gets older. The main
thing he learned from the presentation was to stay in school and stay focused.
Taylor Phillips said that she learned that staying in school and getting
a good education pays off. Dwayne
Boone said he learned tips on making good decisions.
When he gets older, he wants to be a manager at Georgia Power’s Plant
Branch. Remember, stay in school;
don’t let the doors of opportunity close on your future.
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1 - Krytal Reeves, laboratory Technician from GA Power, center, speaks with
students (left to right) Naomi Jones, Alison Wellamn, and Kelly Harris.
Photo
2 - Charlie Ross, GA Power Employee Development Coordinator talks with
Montavious Butt, Sterling Steele and Delquavius Shinholster after the "Decisons
and Your Future" presentation.
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Read,
Read, Read, Read, Read
Students in Mrs. K. Mason and Mrs. M.
Ingram's 7th grade Language Arts classes have been working very
hard.
Several of them are well on their way to meeting the 1,000,000 word goal for
reading this school year.
Group
Photo -- back row-Jontavious
Simmons, Takija Redding, Reginald Sutton, and Chris Bonner
front row-DeAndrea
Jackson, Yashieka Vasser, Ashley Reeves, and Ira Jackson
The students pictured
have met the 250,000 word count level. They are pictured with their
prizes.
Next Photo -- Ira
Jackson and Reginald Sutton
These two students
have met the 500,000 word count level. They are pictured with their
prizes.
Next
Photo -- Reginald Sutton
This student has met
the 750,000 word count level. He is pictured with his prizes.
Last Photo --
Accelerated Reading Incentive Items-bookmark, pencil, sucker, water bottle,
medal, and book bag
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The
Doctors are In. And, how are you today?
7th grade ACE "doctors" trained
other "specialists" on their areas of expertise. They were
very knowledgeable and professional, and we learned much about the
functions, diseases, and maintenance of these body systems.
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Fat Tuesday
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Students in Mrs.
Craft’s class designed their own mask for Mardi Gras. The students wore their
masks around the school on “Fat Tuesday” (also Super Tuesday) as they collected
the student ballots for the “mock” Presidential Primary Election.
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Mrs. Smith, what's a
Butterscotch Krimpet?
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Mrs. Smith's students enjoyed
reading Maniac Magee together. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spenelli is about a boy
who becomes an orphan. The book tells of his trials and tribulations as he
finds who he is and finds an ADDRESS. Maniac Magee's favorite food was
Butterscotch Krimpets. The students in the picture are reading the book as they
enjoy tasting Butterscotch Krimpets for the first time.
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Chick-Fil-A Visits 7th Grade
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Three managerial
representatives from Chick-Fil- A visited Mrs. Smith, Ms.
McNeil, and Mrs. King's Language Arts classes to talk with the
students about filling out job applications and to do's and not
to do's when interviewing for a job. This was one activity
these students participated in as part of their unit involving
Technical Writing.
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Red Ribbon Week
OHMS celebrates Red Ribbon Week with
daily activities and dress up
.
Monday - Friends Help Friends be Drug Free - Twin Day
Tuesday - Let Our True Colors Shine Drug
Free - Students wear bright colors
Wednesday - Dress for Success and Tie One on Against Drug Free - Students wear
white and khaki with ties
Thursday - Sock It To Drugs Day - Students wear crazy socks
Friday - 100% Me and Drug Free - Students wear red
Below are some pictures of
students who participated in Red Ribbon Week
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OHMS Door Decoration
Contest for Red Ribbon Week
Congratulations to Mr. Argoe, Mrs. Whiteside,
and Mrs. Claxton!
Winners are:
7th Grade - Mr. Argoe
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8th Grade - Mrs. Whiteside
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Historic Piedmont - Mrs. Claxton
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Other entries in the Door Decorating Contest
did a fantastic job, also. Thanks for your participation!
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Breakfast is Served!....and
now, write about it!
Dress To Impress
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Oak Hill Middle School 8th grade
students show they know how to "Dress to Impress" as they look to the future and
the world of work.
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What's Happening in Georgia?
On Tuesday, September 4th
students in Mrs. Linda White’s class shared Social Studies projects with Mrs.
Cox’s and Mrs. Craft’s classes. Students enjoyed learning from other students
about the regions, resources, and geography of Georgia. Mrs. White’s class did
a wonderful job creating visual aides for their presentations. This activity
was an excellent activity that highlighted cross-curricular and cross
grade-level collaboration of students.
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Digging for ??????
Students in Linda White's 8th
grade Georgia History class are soon going to be archaeologists. The
students are decorating their pots and will then break them and bury
them . The students have plotted a piece of land into grids and will
remember where their pot is buried by the grid number. The students will
then attempt to glue the pieces back together after digging them up. The
students are studying Native American cultures in Georgia.
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Principal's Award for
Outstanding Achievement
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Mrs. Charlene Thorpe, 8th grade AP, presents the
Principal's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Million Word Count Goal
to several students. Pictured are left to right Rainy Norris, Sprai
Ammons, Jonathan Butler, Alexea Mullins, K.C. McGill, Tyler Mender. Back
row Joshua Dexter, Robbie Andrews, and Mrs. Thorpe.
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So, What
Makes A Rock?
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The students in Mr. King's and
Ms.Oglesby's Earth Science classes were given a performance
assessment of making their own rock cycle using paper plates. The
students applied their knowledge and understanding of the formation
of rocks and used the gained information to demonstrate the rock
cycle showing interaction among the three types of rocks.
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2007 Mock
Constitutional Convention
8th Grade students will vote on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Results
will be published on October 15, 2007.
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Has anyone seen a Chicken?
On Tuesday, October 2nd, the Chick-Fil-A chicken
showed up at Oak Hill to promote its OHMS Night being held that night.
The Chick greeted parents as they picked up students after school and
was able to give some teachers and students the scoop about the deals
they would get that night.
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AR 1,000,000 Word Count
October 15, 2007 --
We have 136
students who have read over 250,000 words!!!!! And we have 38- 6th
graders, 17- 7th graders, and 15- 8th graders for a total of
70 students left to pass an AR test. Those
numbers do not include non-AR words, special needs children, Sallie
Davis, or Early College.
Congratulations!!!! All of Mrs.
Adams's, Mrs. Chester's, Mrs. Humphries's, Mrs. Joiner's, Mrs.
King's, Mrs. McNeil's, Mrs. Smith's, Mrs. Rochon's, and Mrs.
Tharpe's students have taken and passed an AR test or turned in
verification of non-AR reading.
Word Count per student
winners (the goal is 250,000 words)
6th- Negandhi- 50,975
7th- Humphries- 94,683
8th- Tharpe- 167,348
Gifted- McKenzie- 263,304 Epps-
261,773
Self-Contained- Adside- 32,941
Congratulations to Mrs. McKenzie and
Mrs. Epps whose classes averaged over the goal for the 1st 9
weeks!!!October
29, 2007 --
We now have 119 students who have read at least 333, 350 words
which was the goal for last Friday, the 60th day of school.
6th grade- Mrs. Irish- 66,425 words per
student
7th grade- Mrs. Humphries- 105,593
8th grade- Mrs. Tharpe- 199,740
Gifted- Mrs. Epps- 337,497 (on track!)
PEC- Mrs. Adside- 51,978
The reward field trip for the 250,000
word readers for the 1st 9 weeks will be Nov. 5th for the
8th graders and Nov. 6th for the 6th and 7th graders. We
will be going to the Rock Ranch and participating in their
Corn Maze called Get Lost in a Good Book.
March 17, 2008 --
We have come to the end
of another 9 weeks. We have 115 students eligible for
the 750,000 word count activity. 22 are 8th graders; 11
are 7th graders; 4 are 6th graders; 26 are gifted 6th
graders; 15 are gifted 7th graders; and 36 are gifted
8th graders. The activity is being planned and more
information will be coming soon.
Our word count winners are
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8th grade- Rochon and
Williams's cluster with 381,134 words per student
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7th grade- Humphries's cluster
with 268,101 words per student
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6th grade- Negandhi's
cluster with 148,858 words per student
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Gifted- McKenzie's cluster with
882,902 words per student and Epps's cluster with
769,398 words per student. Both are on
Track for 1,000,000 Word Average for the Year!!!!!!
Keep it up!!!!
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PEC- Smith's class (not
cluster) with 120,629 words per student
Congratulations to
ALL!
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