Here is a look at students and staff at the O'Donnell Middle School observing the start of the solar eclipse on Monday!
You can find breakfast and lunch menus for April on our website by clicking here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/menus
The O’Donnell Middle School’s Project 351 ambassador and nominees were honored at the most recent School Committee meeting. Each year 8th grade students are nominated for consideration to be the OMS ambassador for Project 351. Project 351 is a statewide youth-led service program that convenes a new class of 8th grade ambassadors, representing the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts, who “embrace the responsibility to lead with a determination to make a difference.” Tana Bernard was chosen as the O'Donnell Middle School's Project 351 Ambassador for this school year! The other nominees from OMS were Brennan Cox, Valentina de Carvalho, Eden Gonsalves, Jackson Gosule, and Victor Pereira. Tana addressed the School Committee and shared her experiences representing Stoughton and participating in Project 351's "launch day" in Boston over MLK weekend. Tana and the other OMS Project 351 nominees also received certificates from School Committee Chair Katherine Weiss and OMS Principal Katrina Crowley. The students are pictured here with members of the School Committee, Dr. Baeta, and Mrs. Crowley.
Gymnast Fred Richard, Stoughton High Class of 2022 (and a former O'Donnell Middle School and Dawe Elementary School student), was on Good Morning America on ABC! Fred, who will be competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, won a bronze medal in the men's all-around event at the World Gymnastics Championships back in October and also helped the US men’s gymnastics team win a bronze medal in the team competition. GMA Anchor Robin Roberts interviewed Fred, discussing his preparations for the Olympics, his career in gymnastics, and inspiring more Black youth to go into gymnastics. Fred even performed a trick at the end of the segment! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_Uc2vWo_U
Congratulations to the winners of the Stoughton Talent Showcase! This entertaining night showed off the amazing talents of our own Stoughton Public Schools students with more than 20 acts split between three divisions - elementary school, middle school, and high school. The judges did not have an easy task deciding on the winners! Here are the winners in the middle school division: 1st place - Savannah Isabelle (OMS/dancing); 2nd place - Mary Kelly (OMS/singing); 3rd place - Raquelle Kramer & Nika Musatov (OMS/dancing).
Breakfast and lunch menus for March have been posted on the website. You can view them here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/menus
Due to the forecasted winter storm, the Stoughton Public Schools will be CLOSED Tuesday, February 13, 2024. All schools and the district office will be closed and all after school activities on Tuesday are cancelled. This decision is based on the local National Weather Service noting that the storm is an all day event. Stay safe in the storm!
The O'Donnell Middle School winter sports teams will be taking over the Stoughton High gym on Wednesday, January 31! There is a wrestling meet at 4pm, girls basketball game (featuring a halftime performance by the OMS dance team) at 5:30pm, and boys basketball game at 6:30pm. Come and support our OMS students and the future of Stoughton athletics!
O'Donnell Middle School 8th grade student Tana Bernard represented OMS and Stoughton as our Project 351 Ambassador, attending "launch day" in Boston over MLK weekend with other 8th graders from around Massachusetts. Project 351 is a statewide youth-led service program that convenes a new class of 8th grade ambassadors each year, representing the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. Congratulations Tana!
Breakfast and lunch menus for February have been posted on the website. You can view them here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/menus
Welcome back from winter vacation! We hope you enjoyed the break! Students and staff returned to school today, Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
The January breakfast and lunch menus can be found here: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/menus
Happy New Year to our Stoughton Public Schools community! There is no school on Monday, January 1, 2024. Students return from winter vacation on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. We look forward to seeing you soon!
It's the start of the winter sports season at the O'Donnell Middle School with tryouts being held. We are offering boys and girls basketball and coed wrestling at the middle school level this winter. Here is a look at the boys and girls basketball teams.
Now that we are in December and the official start of winter is right around the corner, here is a reminder of our school cancellation and delayed opening plan for when there is inclement weather: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/page/cancellation-delayed-opening-plan
Here is a look at some 7th grade artwork at the O'Donnell Middle School. Students practiced observation drawing by looking very closely at little pumpkins. Then they practiced value scales and added value to the pumpkins (again by looking very closely at them on the tables) using both pencil and charcoal. Lastly, the students learned about color theory to choose color schemes for a watercolor resist background using crayons and watercolor.
Congratulations to O'Donnell Middle School 8th grade students Jhayla Sealy (1st place), Colin Thornton (2nd place), and Jason Ikonitskiy (3rd place) for winning the VFW's Patriot's Pen Essay Contest at the local level this school year! All students on team 8B at the OMS recently participated in this annual contest. The Patriot's Pen contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300-400 word essay expressing their views on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. The 2023 essay theme was “How are you inspired by America?” Stoughton American Legion Commander Michael Pazyra, representing the Stoughton VFW on behalf of Commander James Kelly, presented certificates and prizes to the winners at the O’Donnell Middle School Wednesday morning. The three winners from OMS are pictured here with Commander Pazyra, OMS Principal Katrina Crowley, and team 8B social studies teacher Caitlin Valair.
Here are some pictures of students arriving at the O’Donnell Middle School for the first day of school.
