A Preview of OM’s Fall Play On November 12th, 13th, and 14th, some of our talented peers will be presenting this year’s fall play: Puffs! Our theater teacher, Ms. Hoffen, chose and directed Puffs, a play inspired by the Harry Potter franchise, originally written by J.K. Rowling. Puffs follows a similar plotline to the original story, but spotlights the Hogwarts house “Hufflepuff.” It’s meant to … Continue reading Puffs!
Key Information About the Upcoming Midterm Elections In just a few days, our nation will decide who will be our representatives for the next two years. The midterm elections take place halfway through the president’s term in office. Here, voters decide who they want to represent them in government, whether on the federal, state, or local level. On November 3rd, midterm election ballots will be … Continue reading Voting Season Is Around the Corner
The Mill Pulls Out All the Stops From October 5th to the 10th, Oakland Mills celebrated its annual homecoming week in full force, celebrating another year of classic Scorpion fun. The week featured the annual traditions of spirit days, the boys’ powderpuff volleyball and girls’ flag football games, a pep rally, the homecoming game, and ended with the highly anticipated dance. In mid-September, the Student … Continue reading hOMecoming 2026!
Both the Boys and the Girls are on the Rise The Oakland Mills Basketball teams have had great success this winter season. This year, the boys’ basketball team has grown into a real powerhouse, going 15-1 and starting the season 9-0. Their one loss was Atholton, as OM caught the flu and they had multiple key players out, including Junior Caleb Redd, who is leading … Continue reading OM Varsity Basketball
For the first time in 53 years, humans will travel to the Moon The last time humans traveled to the Moon was the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, over 53 years ago. Since then, space shuttles have flown, orbital stations have been built, and robots have been sent to the farthest reaches of the solar system, but no human has left low Earth orbit. … Continue reading Artemis II: Back to the Moon and Beyond
