Oakbrook Middle School Narrative
Oakbrook Middle School is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by educating students to become proficient, responsible and caring citizens. Oakbrook Middle School strives to create a nurturing environment where staff, parents and community work together to provide challenges and opportunities for students to reach their maximum potential.
This year Oakbrook Middle promoted world class knowledge and skills by teaching the S.C. state standards focused on student achievement in math, English Language Arts (ELA), science and social studies. The SC Ready and SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) assessments were given to all students in spring 2018. All grade levels took and exceeded state performance levels in ELA and Math. Sixth and eighth grade students took and exceeded state performance levels in Science. Seventh grade students took and exceeded state performance levels in Social Studies. Algebra I and English I students surpassed the district and state on the End of Course (EOC) exam.
The OMS faculty focused on developing world class skills including creativity, innovation, problem solving, collaboration and teamwork through outstanding challenges and opportunities for our students. We organized community events that involved people from our local neighborhoods, business partners and our parents, students and teachers. In November, OMS again hosted its Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration. We held a school wide ceremony with approximately 100 guests and veterans that celebrated the dedication, work, and sacrifice of our veterans within our OMS community. In addition, and in cooperation with Trident United Way, the administration organized the Annual Day of Caring on November 17th. Fifty volunteers from Joint Base Charleston (Naval Weapons Station and Charleston Air force Base) donated their time and efforts to repaint the sidewalk in front of the school, bus ramps, and courtyard for our students. They re-furbished the volleyball area; prepped the wooded area near the school for our Health and Wellness Nature Walk that we are building. The school Health and Wellness Committee wrote a grant for $8000 to purchase exercise stations for the nature walk. Students understood their community cared.
Later in the fall our PTSA hosted its first Zombie Run and annual Fall Festival. Additionally, we focused on an Anti-Gun Pledge in cooperation with the Summerville Police Department and also an Anti-Bullying campaign with a guest speaker, Mr. Keith Deltano who spoke with parents and in school wide assemblies. Over the winter and the following spring, our PTSA hosted its first Color Run and raised $200 for Dorchester County Children’s Center. At the 2nd and 3rd quarter report card nights, Oakbrook students and staff sponsored two open house Literacy Nights that focused on bringing families to the school for fun and literacy. We promoted literacy by providing Book Fairs and Book Clubs for students to attend in the mornings and during lunch time throughout the year.
Oakbrook continues to sponsor multiple successful teams that compete at the local and state level. Last year we had two Robotics Teams, an Archery Team, and Quest Competition Teams, Math Counts Team, multiple clubs and athletic teams in football, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, softball and baseball. Here are a few highlights.
- PTSA hosted the Winter Wonderland Dance for students.
- Student auditioned and selected to perform in the SC All-State Band Clinic at Furman University
- Band earned Superior Rating with Distinction at the Concert Performance Festival
- Symphonic Band received Superior rating and Outstanding Percussion Award at the Charleston Music Festival
- GTT students attended the annual USC Engineering Competition
- 6th grade student qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee
- Student placed 3rd in Quest Public Speaking Competition
- VEX Robotics All Girls’ Team Babe Bots 2nd place in Judge’s Award in Cane Bay Robot Rumble, Design Awards in Mustang Matchup, and competed at State Level
- Dimension U Team finished 2nd place overall and 1st place for DD2 schools in Dimension U Competition
- First Lego League – Eagle Mind Squad advanced to state
- Boys Eagles Basketball Team was district champs
- Wrestling Team was district runner-up
- Four students qualified for the State Wrestling Championships
- Lady Eagles Basketball Team was district runner-up
- Edge Dance Company placed 1st overall with their Jazz number and 3rd place for Hip Hop number
- Four students made SCBDA Region All State Band
- Singing Eagle Chorale scored an excellent rating, the Silver Standard of Excellence, at the Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta
- PBIS Rewards was implemented awarding students and teachers
- 8th grade student’s artwork was recognized and displayed at Dorchester District Two School Board
- Two students received honors in the Algebra Nation Online Course Competition
- OMS Archery Team won 1st place in three tournaments and 2nd place in five tournaments this year with overall ranking of 8th in the state out of 40 teams
OMS students, teachers and parents continue to work together through our PTSA and give back to our school and community.
- The OMS Fall Fundraiser raised $7,000
- The OMS Spring Fundraiser “Step It Up” raised over $27,900. The PTSA keeps $13,000
- Guest Speakers shared with students: Career opportunities in the medical, business, and engineering fields
- Guest poets shared with 6th grade students
- Alliance of Therapy Dogs spoke with students
- Increased literacy focus providing multiple Literacy Nights: (Family Game Night Jan 2019, Social Media Literacy Night April 2019 and Escape Room Night May 2019)
- OMS provides school agendas for all students through funding from the PTSA
- The OMS PTSA funded $7,232, directly supporting student’s education in the classroom.
- OMS has 641 PTSA members this year
- OMS fundraising this last year:
- Trident United Way - $2,309
- Autism Program - $2,389+
- March of Dimes - $1417
- Summerville Relay for Life – $4,365+
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - $350
Through all of our efforts Oakbrook Middle School strives to instill academic challenges and the world class skills of creativity, planning, collaboration and teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving.
