Navigating Middle School
WORKING TOGETHER �FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION
TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Meet the Staff
Meet the Staff
Administration Main Office
Regina McLendon, Principal Jatoia Gregory, Principal’s Secretary
Eugene Rose, Assistant Principal Kelvin Vasquez, Teacher’s Secretary
Margaret Stavish, Assistant Principal Porsche Gilmer, Teacher’s Secretary
Student Services Liaisons
Ellen Scott, Counselor Teresa Norman, Hispanic Achievement
Jennifer Locust-Williams, Counselor Charles Tate, Black Student Achievement
Judy DeMasi, Student Services Secretary
Alanna Hernandez, Data Clerk
We want to inspire and engage every student to discover and reach their full potential.
SYSTEM PRIORITIES
Middle school is a time when students discover interests, skills, strengths and begin to connect these attributes to postsecondary pathways and prepare students for the future.
Self Awareness
Career Awareness
Career Exploration
Who am I?
Students shall acquire and apply self-knowledge to develop personal learning and career goals.
What Careers Exist?
Students shall use the Maryland Career Clusters and career pathways including Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs of student to understand their relationship to educational achievement and lifelong learning.
What Careers Interest Me?
Students shall assess career clusters and related career pathways including Career Technology Education (CTE) programs of study to develop an academic and career path.
College & Career Readiness Framework
College & Career Readiness Framework
Career Preparation
Career Training
How Does My Pathway Connect to a Career?
Students shall prepare for post-secondary and career success through a sequenced academic and technical program of study and related workplace experiences.
How Do I Prepare for a Career?
Students shall demonstrate skills to secure, maintain, and advance in employment
Academics
The Middle School Schedule
All students are enrolled in seven �50-minute classes four days a week. One day a week students have an alternate schedule that includes flex time.
Grade 6 Example Schedule
Course 1 | English |
Course 2 | Mathematics |
Course 3 | Science |
Course 4 | Social Studies |
Course 5 Quarterly | Physical Education (2)/Health/Tech |
Course 6 (Fine Art Choice) | Band, Chorus, Orchestra, or Art, Music, Theater, and Family and Consumer Science (FACS) or CTE LIfe and Career Skills (each one quarter (or similar sequence)) |
Course 7 (Elective/Intervention) | 1 Quarter - Digital Citizenship, 21st Century Learning, Boost Your Brain, Art, Music, Theater, FACS, Reader’s and Writer’s Cafe 2 Quarters - GT Research Year-long - ELD, Special Education/Mathematics/Reading Intervention |
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics offer a Gifted and Talented (G/T) option for instruction. Mathematics has an above-grade level course in addition to the G/T options.
In accordance with state requirements, each year middle school students receive instruction in the following areas:
Students are also required to receive instruction in the following during their middle school experience:
Fine Arts Options
Students in grade 6 will choose from the following options:
Additional Courses Added to Your Schedule
Finding the Right Balance Between
Course Selection Consideration Steps
Ask teachers their input on best fit.
Balance is critical.
Challenge yourself.
Don’t forget to factor in outside activities.
Every student needs to schedule a course load that allows them to get at least 8 hours of sleep.
The earlier a student develops important academically-related behaviors, the more likely these behaviors are to become a habit.
Source: The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring that All Students Are On Target For College and Career Readiness Before High School, ACT, 2008.
At OMMS, staff and students:
school day
Supporting Academic Behaviors
Tips For Parents
Important Dates
Date | Activity |
1/30/25- 2/12/25 |
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5/29/25 | Rising 6th Grade Visit |
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Any Questions?