OEMS Announcements

Announcements Monday 01/22/2024: 

Good morning staff and students!  Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world.  Today is Monday 22nd January, 2024.  Please stand for the pledge…..

We will have the NWEA Reading test Tuesday and Wednesday so be sure to get a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast and be here, ready to start your day before 7:55am.

Mark your calendars: student council will be holding a Valentine’s dance after school February 9th.  More information will be coming soon.

And now it’s time for Manic Mystery Monday so pop your thinking caps on and teachers dial 1420 when you have heard the entire question and your class has an answer:

Question: Which one of the 5 Great Lakes does not touch the State of Michigan?

Answer: Lake Ontario

Class:  Grandstaff.

Note: Both the province of Ontario and the state of Michigan include in their boundaries portions of four of the lakes: The province of Ontario does not border Lake Michigan, and the state of Michigan does not border Lake Ontario.

Have a marvelous Monday everybody!

Announcements Tuesday 01/25/2024: 

Good morning staff and students!  Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world.  Today is Thursday January 25th, 2024.  Please stand for the pledge…..

Happy Birthday yesterday to Colton S and on Tuesday to the one and only, super chill, nicest guy in the world , ‘rock, paper, scissors’ champion….Mr Longstreth!  Hope that you both had a fantastic day!

MS Cheer finally were able to have their competition and got 2nd place.  Congratulations!!

And more good news…

"The Ovid-Elsie chess team traveled to Flushing to take on the Raiders in the first chess match between these two schools. A special congratulations to Ben Zuniga for moving up to play with the high school team and earning several key wins to help propel the team to victory. Way to go Ben and all the OvidElsie chess team."

And finally, the winners of the mid-monthly PBIS reward are:

Logan S, Kira C and Ava S.

Todd F, Addilynn V and Alena W and 

Ethan J, Sophia D and Audree W.

Nice work blue marauder ticket winners!!  Keep on making awesome choices!

Please come on down to the office to receive your choice of prizes.

Have a terrific Thursday everybody and remember it may not be easy but it will definitely be worth it!


Announcements Friday 01/26/2024: 

Good morning staff and students!  Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world.  Today is Friday January 26th, 2024.  Please stand for the pledge…..

Happy Birthday to Sadie S, Payton S, Lydia L and Logan S over the weekend.  Have a sensational birthday guys!  We also missed a birthday on Wednesday.  Happy birthday to the always cheerful and smiling Beth Spencer.  We hope that you had a lovely day!!

It’s the beginning of the marking period and we already have students who have multiple tardies to class.  These will be addressed with detentions and if you receive 4 in 1 class, you will attend either an after school, or Saturday detention, not to mention the fact that you will not be eligible to attend the special events that we hold each marking period.  Please get to class on time.

We will have the sugar sling at the end of the day today.

And now it’s time for the best time of the week, Ms. Holley’s Chuckle Time:

Question:  How did the man feel after being buried under an avalanche?

Answer: He was a bit under the weather.

Have a fantastic Friday everybody!   It looks like today is a great day to have a great day!!