Oak Valley Middle School

Oak Valley students and staff enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine this morning during their recess at Country Oaks! They hiked down the Cross Country trail to go to the updated playground for football, volleyball, climbing the dome, playing gaga ball, sliding, and swinging! It's great to be a kid again.

Seventh grade ELA students celebrated their hard work after completing an essay assessment with a class Publishing Party! They shared their essays and lots of fun treats. We're so proud of their efforts!

This week, members of the Oak Valley Bands traveled to Ann Arbor to watch the President's Own Marine Band. What an enriching experience to listen to this highly regarded band!

We had so much fun wearing Halloween costumes to school for our Spirit Day. There is no end to the creativity of our students and staff! From Construction Cones to 101 Dalmatians and Dragons, we hope to "Build Futures . . . One Student at a Time!"

Oak Valley Choirs presented "A Spooky Little Concert" this week. Students performed a wide range of music including pop, classical, and eerie sounds of the season. They did a fabulous job of singing with expression and creating beautiful music together!

In honor of National Unity Day last week, students wrote ideas on orange hands for how to prevent bullying at Oak Valley. We then put all of the hands together to form the word "Unity!"

LHS football players (and brothers) returned to OVMS today to recognize and thank their favorite teachers! Nolan gave his jersey to Mr. Topper while Max gave his to Mrs. Tapley! What an honor! LHS plays MHS this Friday night, October 20.

OV Girls Volleyball will wrap up their season with two home games this week (Monday and Wednesday). Come on out and cheer on our teams! The players have demonstrated a lot of growth and grit during this amazing season! We are proud of you, Hornets!

We had a fabulous day celebrating the Oak Valley Rally! Thanks to our generous community, we surpassed our fundraising goals! These funds will greatly enhance our students' experience this year. We enjoyed a Field Day and a special assembly, where our teachers demonstrated what good sports they are! We are so grateful to all involved!

The students enjoyed listening to the Carter Hulsey band today, and hearing about financial literacy. Carter explained credit card debt, compound interest, debit cards, and saving over time. The band members also offered a question/answer session. We were thankful to learn about "Funding the Future!"

We're making treehouses in Pre-Engineering! Students creatively and collaboratively design their structure for balance, as each one is unique!

Three cyclists from OVMS are on the Huron Valley United Racing Team, which is currently undefeated in the Middle School Composite category. This trophy is from the Heritage Park race. Congratulations!

Seventh graders in Pre-Engineering designed, built, and raced electric cars using gears and motors. Pictured here are the first, second, and third place winners from Ms. Rowley's second hour class.

Our Cross Country athletes have been working hard this season! We recently participated in the Legends Invitational meet, and are looking forward to the Oakland County Championships and our LVC League Meet. We continue to get better as individuals and as a team. Go Hornets - we LOVE to run!

For our Welcome Back Activity, the WEB Leadership students planned a creative party! Students played musical chairs, guessing games, giant tic-tac-toe, volleyball, basketball, and ring toss! They danced with DJ music, decorated with face paint, and ate pizza. It was a great way to celebrate the beginning of our school year!

We've got a bright outlook because it's Neon Day at OVMS! Students and staff are shining today, and we just might need our sunglasses! For a list of upcoming Spirit Days, please view this webpage: https://www.hvs.org/o/oakvalley/page/spirit-days

On Sept. 9, the Oak Valley Robotics teams kicked off the 2023-24 season along with the Robotics teams from White Lake Middle School and Muir Middle School. This is the first year Huron Valley Middle School Robotics teams have joined together for sharing and support. After a pizza lunch, the students met the coaches and high school mentors, then saw an exciting video detailing the First Tech challenge and rules for this year. Later they broke into school teams and discussed the tasks they will be working on. Design and Building, Programming, and Marketing are the main components of Robotics. The students will be collaborating and cooperating to fulfill their goals and be ready for their first competition this fall.

Oak Valley staff and families kicked off the school year with an Open House. We enjoyed meeting new students and seeing familiar faces too! We're looking forward to a great year together!

The seventh grade class had a great adventure at the Howell Nature Center! They practiced survival skills and used teamwork to face challenges. They enjoyed being outdoors and celebrating the school year together!

Earlier this week, we celebrated our honor students. Congratulations to all of you! Your hard work both in and out of the classroom has paid off. We also recognized a few athletes who won the Dick Yeager award, and a few theater/choir students with the Fine Arts award. We are so proud of all of you, you represent Oak Valley so well! Go Hornets!