Ormond Beach Middle School
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Ormond Beach Middle School located in Ormond Beach, Florida, is home to 1,040 - 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, and is a member of the Volusia County School District. OBMS is graded "A" by the Florida Department of Education. Teachers, administrators and students work daily to achieve excellence in academic and social growth. At OBMS, administrators move up with the students as they advance through the grades, thereby allowing a familiarity and camaraderie to be established between the students and staff. Ormond Beach Middle School offers Special Needs as well as Exceptional Student Education curriculum to meet the academic diversity of its student population. Elective courses in Business, Computers, Chorus, Arts, Band, Orchestra, Home Economics, Spanish, Agriculture, and Technology supplement the core studies of Mathematics, Language Arts, Geography/History (social studies), Science, Reading or Foreign Language and Physical Education.
[edit] The Hinson Split
At the beginning of the 2005-2006 School Year, a new school built in honor of David C. Hinson, Sr. (was Area 1 District Superintendent until killed in a car crash) was opened and split the OBMS student population in half. Many OBMS teachers also were switched to Hinson. Ormond Beach Middle School is much smaller now due to this split.
[edit] Major Awards and Recognitions
- Silver School Award, Recognition/Support for School Volunteer Program
- Volusia County Spelling Bee Champion, 2nd year
- First Place Champions, District Math Counts Competition for the past 8 years
- National Report Card Testing Site
- Annual District Food Drive Winner, 6th year
- 31 8th graders accepted IB Program, SCHS
- 18 8th graders accepted Culinary Arts Academy , Seabreeze
- 11 8th graders accepted Aerospace Academy, Seabreeze/ERAU
- 14 Volusia County Social Studies Fair Winners
- 4 Volusia County Fair Winners, Livestock Competition
- 12 Projects selected for Tomoka Regional Science Fair
- 4 Volusia County Foreign Language Festival Winners
- 6 Published in Volusia Voices, VCS Literary Magazine
- 3 Volusia County PTSA Reflections Winners
- 6 National Board Certified Teachers
- Winner Lion’s Club Poster Contest
- 8 Winners, Halifax Art Festival youth Exhibit
- 4 Florida All-Star Chorus Winners
- 26 Superior Ratings, Florida State Orchestra Festival
- 13 Excellent Ratings, Florida State Orchestra Festival
- 5 Superior Ratings, Florida District Solo/Ensemble Vocal Festival
- 3 students selected for All County Orchestra
- 5 students selected for All State Chorus
- Raised $69,600 in Pennies for Pasta Drive against Leukemia
- Graded "A" by Florida Department of Education
- "5 Star School" Award Recipient
- Reigning 6th Grade Bowl Competition Champions (County Social Studies Fair)
- 05-06 Cheerleaders went to National Championship in Orlando
- 05-06, 06-07 County and State Science Fair winners.
- 05-06 Boys Basketball-Eastern District Champions/County Runner Up
- The chorus program performed Honk Jr. the musical, starring Dillon Kimball this past spring - the only of two middle schools to perform a musical.
