Dear Oakdale families,
THIS WEEK WILL BE THE FINAL WEEK TO ORDER A YEARBOOK.
Sales will shut off Friday. Please order all yearbooks by this Friday, January 31st.
Break out the NEON colors for game against ICMS tomorrow! Let's Go Rockets!!
"Sound of Music" by Lyric Theatre was presented yesterday for our Rockets, Pre-K-5th. This was a wonderful, interactive program that students enjoyed participating in. Way to go Rockets!
Please save the date for the annual Daddy/Daughter dance sponsored by PTC! Join us on Sunday, February 23th from 3:00 - 5:00 in the Oakdale gym and cafeteria for a special time together. Admission is $20 per family and will include a DJ, face painting, professional photo, pizza and sweet treats. All are welcome - Dads, step-dads, dad figures, and grandfathers are all welcome to join! Tickets and corsages can be purchased at the link below.
https://oakdaleptc.square.site
We are also in need of several volunteers to help make this a special and fun event. If you are interested in helping, you can sign up here: Daddy-Daughter Dance Volunteer Signup.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094CAAA929AAFD0-54498559-daddydaughter#/
Save The Date for our School's Kids Heart Challenge Program!
A super fun experience where our students will learn how to keep their hearts happy and healthy and how to save a life!
You can get signed up here!
http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11259&pg=company&company_id=495516
White OUT for game against OCA tomorrow! Let's go Rockets!!
Congratulations to ALL the students that participated in the annual Oakdale Spelling Bee.
Jayden Dasari will be representing Oakdale at the regional Spelling Bee. Gracie Whitley was runner up and will serve as the alternate for Oakdale and Brenna Peterson placed thrid.
Way to go Rockets!!
Students wear everything Hawaiian for basketball game tomorrow against Grove.
Rocket Pantry Food Drive begins next week! Jan. 21-31!! Check out the flier for items needed.
No School Monday, January 20th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
We are excited to kick off the Oakdale Rowing Team (6th-8th grades) spring season on February 11th! No prior experience is required. We would love to have any and all interested middle school students join us for T/Th/F practices (flexible attendance) beginning on February 11th. We have had many Oakdale students continue rowing through high school as well as earn college scholarships at the NAIA and NCAA levels. Thank you for your continued support of this unique and exciting Oakdale sport - Go Rockets Rowing!
School board members were honored at the monthly board meeting for their dedication and leadership in helping made Oakdale the best. Thank you Jodi Hietpas, Kimber Shoop, & Caeli Williams for your service and helping make Oakdale what it is!
UPDATE: When reserving your free tickets, make sure to click the correct number of attendees (in addition to typing the attendee names) so we can have an accurate count. Thank you!
Join us on January 30th at 6:00 pm in the Kim Lanier Fine Arts Center for a community-wide presentation by Dr. Chris Culver on the book, "The Anxious Generation," and more! Admission is free, but space is limited to 400 seats for this great event. Click here to reserve your spot: https://www.osfoakdale.org/theanxiousgenerationevent.
Tanner Morgan, former Rocket and band teacher, brought the EMHS Varsity Jazz Band to perform at Oakdale Middle School yesterday for 7th and 8th grade! Thanks Tanner!!
Support our Rockets by dressing out for each "theme night".
Go Rockets!!!
Home basketball games today!
Home basketball games tonight against Millwood. Theme tonight is CAMO. Future home games themes are posted also. Let's go Rockets!!
Congratulations, Anna Stewart and Blythe Charlton. What a wonderful weekend of performing incredible music in the Oklahoma Choral Director’s Association All State Choir!
Great job, Anna and Blythe! This is a huge accomplishment!
Huge thank you to Christine Ford for all the work in helping prepare them for the all-state auditions. Then, for chaperoning for the weekend so they can have the experience singing with incredible clinicians and other students from across the state!! Oakdale is lucky to have you!!
Stay warm and enjoy the snow day~January 10, 2025
