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Mr. Guglia will be taking over as principal of the Gibbons Elementary School at the end of the school year, after dedicating the last 17 years to the O'Donnell Middle School, 12 years as an assistant principal. We will miss him, but it is nice to know he will still be in the town he loves so much, Stoughton. One of Mr. Guglia's favorite jokes is that he went to elementary, middle, and high school in Stoughton and would have gone to Stoughton University if there was one.

It's impossible to measure the contribution Mr.Guglia has made to our school community over the years, and I don't know how the faculty basketball team will compete with the eighth-graders without him!

I'd like to share just one example of how Mr. Guglia has made OMS a better place over the years. Mr. Guglia has a profound respect for our veterans, military service members and military families. Mr. Guglia has worked very hard with Head Social Studies teacher Ms. Valair, the wider community, and local veterans organizations to establish a number of programs and events to honor those who serve and have served in the military. As a result of his hard work and vision, our Veterans Day and Memorial Day assemblies have become truly special traditions.

When designing the Memorial Day assembly, Mr. Guglia wanted to do more than just talk to students about the value of honoring the fallen heroes who have served for our freedom. He reached out to Mr. Paul Monti. Mr. Monti taught for many years at Stoughton High School. In fact, Mr. Guglia was in Mr. Monti's class when he was at SHS. Mr. Monti also had a son named Jared Monti. Sergeant First Class Monti, 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan, received the United States Military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor for his action in the war in Afghanistan. SFC Monti was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in 2009. Mr. Guglia invited Mr. Paul Monti to OMS to tell his son's story to our school community, and he has visited each year to tell this powerful story to eighth graders each year. Mr. Guglia and Ms. Valair also started a schoolwide Flags for Veterans fundraiser that coincides with the Memorial Day assembly. The money raised helps to place flags at the gravesites of fallen veterans on Memorial Day. If you click on the link below, you will see the short video that Mr. Guglia uses to introduce the Monti's story here at school.

We say farewell and thank you to our beloved assistant principal, good friend, and overall great guy...Mr. Guglia.

Good luck at the Gibbons. We know you will do great things there too.

It’s hard to believe that the end of eighth grade is almost here. The following list is a preview of some important events for eighth graders as they prepare to say farewell to the O’Donnell Middle School.

Career Day – Thursday, June 6th (Early Release Day)

All eighth graders will attend a series of career presentations during the school day. More than twenty guest speakers will discuss their careers fields with our students.

Transition Day – Tuesday, June 18th

Eighth graders attending or still considering Stoughton High School will visit SHS. This visit will include a club/activity fair. Stoughton High School students, teachers, counselors, and administrators will provide the Class of 2023 with information on academics, athletics, and student life at the high school.

Morning Class Day Activities at OMS – Wednesday, June 19TH

All eighth graders will receive a free breakfast and class gift when they get to OMS, courtesy of the OMS Administration and the PTSO. Students will view photos from their time at OMS. Those students who have purchased a yearbook will be able to get signatures during the Class Day breakfast. At the conclusion of breakfast, all eligible students* will head up to SHS for the Class Day Ceremony.

The Class Day Ceremony at the Stoughton High School Auditorium* – Wednesday, June 19TH

Eighth graders who have successfully completed the academic program at OMS will attend the Class Day Ceremony. Seating is limited, so each student will receive two (2) tickets along with a Class Day invitation and itinerary. Only those with tickets will be allowed into the event. Students will walk to the Stoughton High School auditorium from OMS for the ceremony. A brief reception will follow in the SHS Cafeteria. Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of the reception from Stoughton High School.

The Grade Eight Dance – Wednesday Evening, June 19TH

All eighth graders are invited to attend the Grade Eight Dance from 7-9pm in the OMS Cafetorium.

*The Class Day Ceremony celebrates the successful academic completion of the O’Donnell Middle School. Students who have not met the criteria for promotion do not participate in the Class Day Ceremony; this includes students who will repeat eighth grade as well as those who will need to complete Summer School in order to be promoted to ninth grade. Eighth grade students with an outstanding financial obligation may not be allowed to participate in the Class Day Ceremony. (Student and Parent Handbook)

There is no more Late Bus after May 16th. The Late Bus will start up again next school year.

Stoughton Public Schools Pay and Ride Bus Transportation registration for the 2019-2020 school year opened Monday, May 6, 2019.

ALL students must be registered for bus transportation on or before the registration deadline of Friday, June 14, 2019 to be included on a bus route for the 2019-2020 school year.

Please note the registration deadline is the week before school closes for the summer, not the last day of school as in previous years.

If your child is required to pay a transportation fee, the fee for the 2019-2020 school year is $360 per student.

All information, forms, and contact phone numbers, are available here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/district/transportation-services. When on that page, click on the Pay and Ride Bus Transportation link in the left column to register.

We were honored to have a visit from the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education. Mr. Jeffrey Riley, on Friday, April 12th. State Senator Walter Timilty also joined us for this visit. Retiring Superintendent Dr. Rizzi and our next Superintendent, Dr. Marcus, were also here for the visit. It was so much fun to show Commissioner Riley some of the wonderful things happening at OMS.

The Spring Concert Series is in full swing, and the tradition of excellence we have come to expect continues. The Grade 8 Spring Concert took place on May 9th, Grade 7 on May 14th. The Grade 6 Spring Concert will take place on Tuesday, May 21st at 7:30pm in the Stoughton High School Auditorium. Thank to all of our vocal and instrumental teachers and band and chorus students for another season of outstanding performances.

The OMS Spring Track and Field program is off to an amazing start. Coach Crowley has more than one hundred OMS students on the team this spring, and the team has been hard at work training for competitions. Hard work certainly pays off. The team raced to the head of the pack at their first meet of the season in Sharon. Check out the photos below.

Thanks to the continued and longstanding support of the Stoughton Woman's Club, the 59th Annual Spelling Bee was a great success. More than forty of the best spellers at OMS competed for the top three spots. In the end, there were three: Aidan Myles took 3rd place; Isaac Chavez took 2nd place; and this year's champion was Zachary Mandosa!

Special thanks to moderator Mrs. Julie Linehan, judges Mrs. Gorman and Ms. Brookshire, and SMAC for filming the Bee.

O'Donnell Middle School seventh graders Andrea Craig and Aleksandra Lada took first and second place in the AWRP Fire Prevention Poster Contest out of all the students in Norfolk County! Take a look at the winning posters. Congratulations Andrea and Aleksandra.

6th Grade Parents/Guardians please remember to submit your student's annual doctor checkup/physical to the school nurse as soon as they have it done. It is a state law that all student's entering 7th grade must have a physical on file with the nurse.

It is good practice for all parents/guardians to submit their student's annual physicals to the school nurse so their student can do sports and or go camp or on trips.

Also if your student has medicine with the school nurse she will be mailing home a notice the 2nd week in June about picking it up. No medicine can be stored over the summer.

In order to be promoted to the next grade:

1. A student cannot fail more than one of the following classes for the year – Math, Science, Social Studies, English.

2. A student may attend summer school, at the students’ cost of $225, if he/she has failed two subjects for the year.

3. A student failing 3 or more subjects for the year may only attend summer school with the permission of the principal. All grades, behavior and other factors will be taken into consideration.

Here is some important information about our school. Please visit our school website for more information about the end of the school year, summer reading and events, and

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Website: oms.stoughtonschools.org
Location: 211 Cushing Street, Stoughton, MA, USA
Phone: 7813447002
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