Jingle Bells, Carols Sell

The Best Holiday Music for Every Music Sensibility   Another year, another stampede of Buzzfeed articles about why Christmas music sucks. Every winter, there seems to be a larger and larger segment of the population declaring their aversion to the festive tunes we all grew up on. It seems as if unless you’re Mariah Carey, you have no chance at capturing people’s hearts with a … Continue reading Jingle Bells, Carols Sell

Meet the Staff: Mr. Gerus

Think about all the patience and time you need to have in order to be a special educator. Kids with disabilities sometimes have challenges such as short attention spans, poor retention, eye-hand coordination problems and difficulty following directions. So in school they often need a lot of help so that they don’t feel out of place and have equal educational access. This is when special … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Mr. Gerus

Meet the Staff: Ms. Hall

A new teacher has joined  the ELA (English Language Arts) team at OM. Sarah Hall was born in Maryland, where she attended Talbott Springs Elementary, Oakland Mills Middle, and Long Reach High School. While in school, she originally didn’t like English at first, but while in college, she began to fall in love with it because of one of her teachers. The teacher showed her … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Ms. Hall

Meet the Staff: Ms. Cooper

Welcome hOMe students and staff, there are many familiar faces coming back to school this year as well as many not so familiar faces. This school isn’t just new for freshman and transfers, it is a new place for certain staff members as well. One of the many new additions to the Oakland Mills staff this year is Ms. Cooper who teaches English and Social … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Ms. Cooper