Creative Writing student James Kelley recently submitted one of the most creative assignments of the year. It is featured below in its entirety.   On Wed, March 7, 2018 at 2:45pm, Joshua Askille ([email protected]) wrote: B. As per O5-██'s instructions, I have sent you a...

Kennedy Cromeens, a junior at Oak Mountain High School, will travel to Shreveport, LA on May 12th to compete in Miss Teen USA. Kenndey was crowned Miss Teen Alabama last fall. The competition will take place May 16 through May 18 and will be broadcast live on Reelz TV. The contests will participate...

McKenna Moore, a ninth grade student at Oak Mountain High School and a member of the Spirit of Cahaba Marching Band, Scholar’s Bowl, and Junior Classical League. She has a different view of the school because, aside from being a student, she is also the child of a teacher at the high school.  Her...

Hunter Rush is a senior at Oak Mountain High School. She plans on going to Auburn University to be a chemical engineer and hopes to be a majorette there next year. She plays a role in many clubs and activities. She is captain of the OMHS majorettes, president of Apologetics, and a peer helper in PALS....

On Tuesday, February 13th, 16 students from Oak Mountain High School traveled to the University of Montevallo for the Write Connection fieldtrip. Writers from all over Alabama came to speak to groups of high school and middle school students from Shelby County. OMHS students met with Kim Johnson, who...

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in Phoenix, Arizona that grants “wishes” to children with life threatening medical conditions. They run solely on donations and their mission statement is to grant the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions to enrich...

OMHS Creative Writing students recently participated in the National Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards competition. Students from all over the country submitted entries. OMHS senior Carolina Phillips was awarded the Silver Key for her piece titled "Wild Imagination."

David Alejandro Trujillo Valiño, a Creative Writing student, entered an essay for the MLK Unity Breakfast. This year's theme for the essay contest was "Never lose hope; Unity wins." David wrote about how hope and unity "should not let our differences divide us but rather let our common humanity unite...

Ms. Smith is one of the newest teachers at OMHS this year. She teaches 12th grade English. She will also coach girls' tennis. This is her first full year of teaching. She chose to work at Oak Mountain because it is located close to her home. So far, Ms. Smith loves it here at OMHS. She states that her...