News from the Mountain

News from the Mountain!

May 2, 2008

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The Warrior Express - OMA Running Club

We are excited to announce the creation of an OMA running club for all lower school students beginning in the fall of 2008. This is an exciting new program for our students and a special thank you goes out to Marnie Lipham for her excitement and willingness to get this program “running”. This type of program has been very successful in neighboring counties and is a great way to keep our students in shape and enjoying the great outdoors. The running club is not about how fast a child can run but about his or her participation and determination.

In conjunction with plans for the “Warrior Express” running club, plans are underway for the construction of an OMA Cross Country Fitness Trail. Our goal is to raise $15,000 by May 12. Through the generosity of several OMA families, we have already raised $7,500 for this project; we are half way there! The funds raised for the OMA Fitness Trail will allow us to clear the trail and construct a small bridge. The trail will begin just behind the tennis court and continue all the way around the OMA campus. The trail not only will be used by our Warrior Cross Country team but by all OMA athletes for conditioning. We also foresee this as a great asset for the community as a whole and as a teaching tool.

Our thanks go out to Brian McLeod (dad of Austin and Tucker) for assisting with the layout of the 3.1 mile trail. Our OMA Key Club has agreed to donate their time this summer to assist with clearing the area and beautifying the trail.

If you are interested in volunteering to help with organizing our new running program or contributing to the construction of the OMA Cross Country Fitness Trail, please e-mail Marnie Lipham at liphamm@bellsouth.

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PVA Meeting

Please join us for the May PVA meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 at 8:30 a.m. in the upper school solarium. This will be our last meeting of the 2007-2008 school year. Please join us; we’d love to see you!

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Safeteen Driving Academy 2008

The Allstate Foundation will present the Safeteen Driving Academy at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 17. The purpose of the driving academy is to teach young drivers and their parents about driver safety. Please take a moment to review the attached flyer for more information.

Bill Upton (dad of Molly and Emily) is graciously providing free tickets to each OMA student (13 and older) and one parent (additional family members may purchase tickets for $10). If you are interested on participating in this event, please contact Mr. Upton’s office at 770-947-5880.

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Athletic News

OMA Girls’ Tennis Team – State Champs

The OMA Girls’ Tennis Team traveled to Augusta to compete in the GISA State Team Tennis Tournament, and emerged as State Champions for the second consecutive year. OMA’s Singles players were Christina Schoerner, Mindy Miller and Julia Reed, and the Doubles pairs were Erica Perkins and Savannah Seagraves, and Sarah Young and Molly Garner. After a series of tough semi-final matches against Fullington Academy (winning 3 – 0), the Lady Warriors swept past David Emanuel (4 – 0) in the finals.

The baseball team will play in the first round of the state playoffs next Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, at Terrell Academy in Dawson.

The girl’s soccer team will play their first round match at Brookwood in Thomasville on Saturday, May 10.

Sports Banquet

Middle and Upper School Athletes

Don’t forget the 2008 Sports Banquets to honor our Warrior athletes and coaches.

The middle school sports banquet is scheduled for Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the UWG Campus Center and the varsity sports banquet is scheduled for Tuesday May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the UWG Campus Center. The cost for the event is $12.95 per person (no charge for athletes) and will include a southern style buffet of fried chicken, baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, rolls, cornbread, peach cobbler and a drink.

To make reservations for your family please contact OMA at 770-834-6651; middle school parents should contact the office by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5. The deadline for varsity reservations is Friday, May 9.

Middle School Girls’ Volleyball

Coach Fields is exploring the possibility of adding a middle school girls’ volleyball team to the Warrior lineup in the fall. If you have a rising 6^th – 8^th grade student interested in joining the volleyball team, please contact Coach Fields (deborahfields@oakmountain.us).

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Upcoming Events:

Sunday, May 4

5^th grade Art Show – LS lobby – 2:00 – 4:00

Monday, May 5

AP Exam Week