Owen Valley Middle School

OVMS Robotics class is wrapping up the semester with their final projects.

OVMS Student Council sponsored a food drive for the month of December to support the Mark of Discipleship Food Pantry. OVMS PRIDE Classes donated a total of 472 cans of food.

OVMS Choirs performed at their annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 8th. It is always great to see how their hard work pays off.

OVMS Student Council is sponsoring their Annual Food Drive beginning on Tuesday, December 3rd. Students are encouraged to turn in canned food items to their PRIDE teacher. The PRIDE class that collects the most canned food will receive a pizza party after Christmas Break. The food drive will continue through December 16th.

Photos from the OVMS Veterans Day Program on November 11th. It was our pleasure to honor those who have served our country. Photo Credits: Matthew Beckwith, OVMS Teacher https://youtu.be/5Ui0B1NGhZE?si=ZNCtlcXf-2JrMWbe

OVMS Honored students who earned all As and Bs for the first grading period.

OVMS Honored students who earned All A Honor Roll for the first grading period.

OVMS 7th graders have experienced archery this week in PE. Studemts have been taught how to shoot as well as archery safety. OVMS will have an archery team starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

OVMS inducted 13 new members in the National Junior Honor Society. NJHS members must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and exhibit experience in NJHS pillars: leadership, citizen character, service, and scholarship.

OVMS has coaching positions available. To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to April Walker at awalker@socs.k12.in.us and OVMS Athletic Director Jaclyn Totten at jtotten@socs.k12.in.us.

Indiana Code (I.C. 20-34-3-12) requires public school corporations to conduct a near and distant visual acuity screening for students in kindergarten or first grade, third, fifth, and eighth grades, as well as students suspected of having a visual deficit. For Owen Valley Middle School, vision screenings will take place at the school on November 18th, 2024. This service is being provided by the Spencer Lions Club. If you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please let your child’s school nurse know prior to the screening date in writing. Results of the screening will be sent home with your child as soon as they are available. If you have any questions, please contact the SOCS corporation nurse, Sarah Wall, at (812) 828-6000 or swall@socs.k12.in.us.

The Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Workforce Training Specialist I is responsible for providing JAG services within a specific Middle School in Region 8. The JAG Workforce Training Specialist I is a year-round position. This position requires building relationships with educational institutions, employers, community organizations and the participating JAG school personnel. This position is responsible for fully implementing the JAG Model in an assigned school and achieving process standards and performance goals. This is a teaching position requiring daily classroom instruction of students to develop education and career skills. To Apply, please visit: https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=178972549

A few pictures from OVMS Costumes. Students enjoyed the day, including a staff Inflatables race. Check out the race by clicking the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FL2PeaQ59tkprIE9p48gQGOMVi5ytVgc/view?usp=sharing

OVMS Honored our Quarter 1 True Patriot Recipients. True Patriot recipients are nominated by one of their teachers. To receive this honor, students have demonstrated the following outstanding characteristics: character, kindness, academic, and behavior.

They didn't dance much. However, the students enjoyed spending time with each other and playing cornhole at the Fall Flannel Frenzy.

The 2024 OVMS Veterans Day Program will be on Monday, November 11th at 10:45 AM. OVMS would like to honor the veterans of our families. The veterans will be honored during the final song by our OVMS Choir. To have your veteran honored, please complete the form by following the link below. To be included in the program, all entries should be submitted by October 31, 2024 https://forms.gle/JcnvH14zjBm5zgHT8

Students are permitted to wear Halloween costumes to school on Thursday, October 31. The costumes must meet the following guidelines. 1. The costume must be school appropriate and meet dress code. Hats are permitted as long as it is part of your costume. 2. No weapons or anything resembling a weapon 3.. No masks 4. No face paint

The Fall Flannel Frenzy is this Friday.

Dear Parent/Guardians: OVMS has been working hard to plan Parent Teacher Conferences this year. Beginning next week, teachers will begin contacting parents/guardians to schedule conferences. Conferences can be held on Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th, 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Conferences may be held in-person at the middle school, via a phone conference of Google Meet. When your child’s PRIDE teacher contacts you, please schedule a time that is convenient for you and your family. Thank you for your partnership in educating your Patriot! Sincerely, Tom Arthur, Principal Owen Valley Middle School

OVMS McTeacher Night at Spencer McDonalds October 7 4 PM - 7 PM Come visit with some of your favorite OVMS Teachers at McTeacher Night on Monday, October 7th; 4 PM - 7 PM at Spencer McDonalds. Spencer McDonalds will donate 20% of the sales from McTeacher Night to OVMS for student programs. Come enjoy dinner and support OVMS!