Mustang Families,
We have begun our Second Trimester and our scholars have been attending their new Encore courses or in some cases new schedules! Hopefully, each of our scholars took advantage of the First Trimester, made themselves proud and are fully prepared to navigate this new trimester.
We certainly finished the First Trimester on a very high note with our Veterans Day Tribute and celebrations in our Oak Lawn community. Huge thank you to our entire Mustang community for acknowledging and celebrating our local Veterans! Our Tribute was a perfect display of respect for our heroes among us and we could not be more proud of our school, scholars and community!
A Special thanks to Oak Lawn-Hometown District 123 and the chorus which sang at the event at the memorial and the band which played shortly afterwards at the Johnson-Phelps VFW, Oak Lawn, Il. and Clayton J. Beck III - Artist/Instructor and Andrea Zumhagen from Acorn to Oak Studios for their assistance running the cameras.
2022 Oak Lawn Veterans Day Ceremony.
Thank you to all the veterans and attendees.
Oak Lawn Arts & Events Commission - Unofficial
Here is the video Full Video LINK.
Full Length Video Link for the OLHMS Band performing at the Oak Lawn VFW Veterans Day Celebration.
D123 Leaf Raking Event: Huge thank you to the more than 100 volunteers supporting 30 senior citizens homes this past weekend for the Annual D123 Leaf Raking event! This is another great opportunity to live our mission!
Fall Band Concert: You will not be disappointed if you planned to attend the Fall Concert! Our musicians will be performing tomorrow evening at 7:00pm.
NJHS: There will be an informational meeting for interested scholars on December 21st! Mark your calendars! Here is the informational LINK.
Candy Donations: In partnership with Jacky’s Soldiers, NJHS and our school community we collected over 1,200 lbs of candy, 100 more pounds than last year and raised over $800 for postage to send the treats to soldiers overseas! Way to go Mustangs!
Food Drive Donations: Our NJHS is also in the midst of a food drive competition with Simmons Middle School, our Oak Lawn rival! Please help us by donating canned goods! We will be accepting donations until the 17th when the winning school will be announced at the basketball game! We need your help to fill our corner and take down Simmons, on and off the court!
Trimester 2 Clubs and Activities: Sign ups are underway and will remain open until Friday! Scholars can use this LINK to request a spot in a club!
Illinois Science Assessment Results: 6th Grade Scholars should be bringing home results from this week along with THIS letter.
Yearbook Contest: Contest Information The yearbook cover contest is currently happening with entries due Wednesday, November 30th (after Thanksgiving break).
Tutoring with Trinity: Our partnership with Trinity Christian College for free tutoring in finally taking place. Please reach out to Dr. McNichols is you are interested in this opportunity weekly on Wednesdays.
AISLE: The Association of Illinois School Library Educators named OLHMS the as a recipient of the 2022 AISLE Exemplary School Library Award- Congrats to Mrs. McCarthy, our school and district! Mrs. McCarthy was given a nice banner at our Monday night Board of Education Meeting.
Spectator Permission Form and Code of Conduct: We love seeing student spectators. Please use the link to print if you wish to allow your student to cheer on their classmates. Please note, student who are unable to follow our Mustang Musts may be asked to leave or unable to attend.
Skyward Family Access: Make sure you are checking/ logging into Skyward Family Access routinely. This is a great place to obtain supportive information such as student's courses, bus routes, student fees/ debts.
OLHMS PTSA: Next Meeting 1/9/23
All staff and families are highly encouraged to join the PTSA and attend meetings. This is an incredible opportunity, partnership and fun way to support our scholar’s experience at the middle school!
Membership can be online using this link: https://olhmsptsa.memberhub.com/store
Spirit gear has been delivered.
Our PTSA is in search of a new Vice President for the rest of the school year. This role is an important part of our board, and if you are interested in learning more about this position and what it requires please reach out.
Our bylaws state, The vice president(s) shall act as aide(s) to the president, and shall in their designated order perform the duties of the president in the absence or inability of that officer to serve.
Reach out to Mrs. Shane, our PTSA President for more information (tmshane@gmail.com)
HUGE thank you to our entire school community for taking part in the last two fundraisers!
