🔴OCMS 8th Grade Night🔵 Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 3, as we celebrate our OCMS 8th graders before the OCMS Rebels take on Fulton County at OCCHS! ⏰ Game time has been moved to 7:30 PM. 🎉 8th Grade Night recognition will begin at 6:45 PM. We will recognize our OCMS 8th graders who participate in: 🏈 Football 📣 Football Cheer 🎶 Band 🏃 Cross Country 8th Grade Parents: Please be lined up at the gate leading onto the field by 6:35 PM. *Also, be looking for an information sheet that needs to be filled out. It will come home with your student tomorrow. Please return the completed form by Monday, August 24. Come out and help us celebrate these amazing 8th graders! ❤️🤍💙 #RebelNation

Growing Something Great at OCMS! A big thank-you to Walmart of Union City for your generous donations to help jump-start our greenhouse projects for the school year! We are so grateful for your support of our students and our Agriculture program. Sixth-grade boys John Garrett Buchanan, Garrett Coffey, Sonny Ray, Garrett Black, Kriegh McKinnis, and Peyton Miller put in some hard work helping unload the donations and get things moving! We can’t wait to see what our students grow and learn this year in Ms. Payton’s Agriculture class! 🌱🌾 Thank you, Walmart UC, for investing in our Rebels! ❤️💙

Your OCMS Rebels are on fire!🔥 We are so proud of our Cross Country teams and the way they continue to compete and represent our school! Here are the results from the meet today in Milan. 🏆 Girls Team — 1st Place 🥈 Boys Team — 2nd Place 🏅 Girls Medalists: 🥈 Bella Ross — 2nd 🏅 Nora Wilds — 5th 🏅 Davie Wilds — 7th 🏅 Joanna Elam — 9th 🏅 Boys Medalist: 🏅 John Wyatt Sawyer — 4th 🔥 JV Race Winners: 🏆 Tre Elam 🏆 Bella Johnson 🏆 Kinsley “Speedy” Hamil 🏆 Elena Erwin So much hard work, determination, and Rebel pride! Way to run, Rebels! 👏👏 #OCMSRebels #RebelNation #CrossCountry

What a great night for our OCMS Rebels! ❤️💙 Our JV and Varsity volleyball teams both defeated Martin Middle School tonight! Way to compete, Rebels! We are so proud of the effort and teamwork you showed on the court! 👏🏐 Way to go, Rebels! Keep it rolling! 🔥 #OCMSRebels #RebelNation #Volleyball

📣 OCMS SPIRIT SHOP FUNDRAISER IS OPEN! ❤️💙

Show your Obion County Middle School Rebel pride and support OCMS by shopping our online OCMS Spirit Shop Fundraiser!

There are options for youth and adults, including T-shirts, hoodies, pullovers, sweatshirts, hats, a blanket, a backpack, and more.

🛍️ Shop online:
OCMS Spirit Shop – Shop Here

🔑 Access Code: 5XmwwUrP4v
📅 Order Deadline: August 31, 2026

Please note: No orders will be accepted after the deadline.

Thank you for supporting Obion County Middle School! ❤️💙

#OCMS #OCMSRebels #RebelPride #OCMSSpiritShop

OCMS ESP Parent Meeting Reminder

Letters are being sent home with students who are scheduled to begin the OCMS ESP program.

📅 Monday, August 17
⏰ 5:15 p.m.
📍 OCMS Library

Parents/guardians are asked to attend this meeting to receive important information about the ESP program.

If you do not receive a letter and would like your child to participate in ESP, please contact Tracy Dyer at tdyer@ocboe.com.

We look forward to seeing our ESP families! ❤️💙

JERSEY & UNIFORM SALE
There will be a Jersey/Uniform Sale featuring items from ALL feeder schools!
Feeder schools include:
• Black Oak
• Hillcrest
• Lake Road
• Ridgemont
📅 Friday, August 14
🕒 3:30–6:30 p.m.
📍 Obion County Middle School Gym Lobby
💲 $5 per piece
💵 CASH ONLY
Come grab a piece of school history from your favorite feeder school!

Items are available while supplies last.

#OCMS #JerseyUniformSale #SchoolSpirit

Attention Parents of 7th Grade Students:
All 7th grade students are required to have the TDAP vaccine on file to attend school.
Deadline: September 1
Please submit ONE of the following to the school office:
✅ An updated immunization record showing the TDAP vaccine
✅ An appointment card for a scheduled vaccination
✅ A fax from your physician's office confirming a vaccination appointment has been scheduled

Please note: A parent note will NOT be accepted as documentation.

Thank you for helping us keep our students healthy, safe, and ready to learn!

Both varsity and junior varsity teams for OCMS Volleyball had a good night competing in the jamboree against 3 Oaks! 💪❤️💙 Our JV came away with a big win, while both teams gained valuable experience, competed hard, and continued to grow together. We’re proud of the effort and determination our Rebels showed on the court! This is a great group of athletes! The season is just getting started! We are excited to see what’s ahead! 🏐🔥

Mrs. Autumn’s Enrichment class did a “team bonding/get to know you” activity today where teams got an index card every time they discovered something their whole team had in common. They then were challenged with building the tallest tower they could in 5 minutes with their group’s index cards! The winning tower is posted!!

OCMS students are bonding and putting their minds together already!!

Important Traffic Update for OCMS Car Rider Parents: Please Share To help improve the flow of morning and afternoon car rider traffic, please do not enter Petty Road directly from US 45W if you are traveling from Kenton or Union City. Instead, please follow this route: US 45W → Allie Campbell Road → Leggett Road → Petty Road Using this route will help keep traffic moving more efficiently and allow for a safer, quicker car rider pickup and drop-off process for everyone. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to make our traffic flow as smooth as possible.

We are so excited to welcome our OCMS Rebels for the first official day of school! You will notice on the calendar, it is a full day of school. We look forward to seeing everyone!❤️💙

OCMS Volleyball is getting excited to compete! Make plans to see our Lady Rebels!💙🏐❤️

The Rebel Cafe at OCMS is happy to share the lunch menu for August! Both breakfast and lunch are free for our students! The menu can be found in the image below or by using the following link: www.obioncountyschools.com/page/cafeteria-menus Menus are subject to change based on availability.          

OCMS Football gets started tomorrow with a jamboree! Take a look at the schedule and make plans to support your OCMS Rebels!❤️🏈💙

Your OCMS Admin are here ready to meet you tonight! Come and join us! ❤️

OCMS families are invited to attend our Title I Parent Meeting tonight, July 30, at 6:30 PM in the OCMS front lobby.

During the meeting, families will learn more about:

• OCMS’s Title I program
• Opportunities for parents and families to get involved
• The school improvement plan
• The school-parent compact
• Ways families can help students have a successful school year

We understand that other meetings and activities may be taking place this evening. If you are unable to attend at 6:30 PM, please stop by the front lobby at any time throughout the evening to receive the information.

We look forward to seeing you tonight!

📣 REMINDER: OCMS OPEN HOUSE IS TONIGHT! Obion County Middle School families are invited to join us tonight from 6:00–8:00 p.m. for Open House! To accommodate our families’ different schedules, we will offer two identical informational sessions: ⏰ Session 1: 6:15 p.m. ⏰ Session 2: 7:00 p.m. Families only need to attend one session. Before or after your selected session, you are welcome to explore the school and meet OCMS teachers and staff. During the sessions, families will hear important information about student expectations, meet the OCMS administrative team, and receive an exciting introduction to our new House System, an approach inspired by the Ron Clark Academy that is designed to promote belonging, teamwork, character, and school spirit. We do not want to give too much away just yet! We look forward to welcoming our students and families to OCMS tonight!

🚨 IMPORTANT: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PARENT MEETING 🚨

Parents and guardians planning for their child to participate in the ESP/After-School Program at Obion County Middle School need to attend an important informational meeting on:

📅 Thursday, July 30
⏰ 4:30 p.m.
📍 Before the OCMS Open House

The after-school program will begin on the very first day of school, so it is extremely important that families attend this meeting to learn about program procedures, requirements, enrollment information, pickup expectations, and everything needed for students to participate.

Please make plans to attend so your child is prepared to begin the program on day one. Do not wait until school starts to get this information.

Please share this announcement with any OCMS family who may need after-school care.

🚍 Obion County Middle School (OCMS)Transportation Information for Families ❤️💙 We know that starting a new school brings questions, so we want to share with our OCMS families what transportation will look like for OCMS students this year. Here’s what you need to know: ✅ Bus Riders ● Students will continue to be picked up at their regular bus stop or home, just like always. ● Buses will transport students to their home school as normal, which will either be Hillcrest or Lake Road, depending on where they were zoned. Students will then ride a transfer bus to OCMS. ● In the afternoon, OCMS buses will return students to Hillcrest or Lake Road to get on their normal buses to go home on their regular routes. 🚗 Car Riders ● Morning Drop-Off: 7:35–8:00 a.m. (back of the school) ● Classes Begin: 8:00 a.m. ● Afternoon Dismissal: Car riders will begin dismissing at 3:00 p.m. ⭐ Early Morning and Afternoon ESP Available Early Morning ESP is available from 6:35–7:35 a.m. After-school ESP will also be available until 5:30. Stop by the ESP table at Back-to-School Night to learn more. 📍 Dropping Off at Hillcrest or Lake Road? If you plan to drop your OCMS student off at Hillcrest or Lake Road instead of bringing them directly to OCMS, please have them there by 7:35, so they can catch the transfer bus to OCMS. ❓Have questions? We will have a Transportation Table at Back-to-School Night on Thursday, July 30 from 6:00–8:00 p.m., where we’d be happy to help answer your questions. We understand that a new school comes with changes, but we hope this helps put your mind at ease. Your student’s regular bus stop is staying the same. We’re simply adding a shuttle between our elementary campuses and OCMS to save you from having to drive to multiple schools. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to the first year of Obion County Middle School!