DARE Graduation

DARE Graduation was a time of celebration for the students, officers, teachers, community and families.

Sharing DARE Pledges

Congratulations to all 6th graders that have graduated and are on the right track to a successful, drug free life!
Pictures taken during classes and the ceremony can be viewed at
 Pictures from Oelwein Police

DARE Graduation

2010 DARE Graduation was held today with many parents, friends, and community members attending.
Stg. Chet Reagon, our DARE Officer and Mayor Larry Murphy shared their vision of Oelwein's future.
Drug free and positive actions made by the 6th grade students is not only the right choice for the individual, but right for Oelwein.
The students themselves shared the same message in award winning essays. The winners were: Bryce Allwood, Ian Bamford, Kaylee Becker,Jade Bunn, Tanner Reising, and Ashley Tuecke.
Mrs. Baumgartner and the 6th grade chorus sang before certifactes were presented.

OMS students and staff would like to thank Officer Reagan for his five years of dedicated instruction in the DARE decision making model!

April...What happened?

It was just April Fool's Day and then I realized the joke is on me-May is here and I hadn't blogged all month!
Why???? What kept me from my spot to blog for so many days? Let me see...

1. Iowa Tests of Basic Skills- Students were amazing and the hard work everyone showed made our results shine! Oelwein Students can do it whenever they set a goal!
2. Spring Break- a much needed rest for all of us. I spent most of my time reading and relaxing.
3. DARE instruction- Sgt. Reagan from the OPD does an awesome job teaching us real-life scenarios to help us make the right choices. The student essays proved how much they learned.
   
4. Earth Day- Going paperless sounded easy...even with computers available all day, it was hard not to reach for our pencils and paper!
5. Turkey Vulture visit-yes, you read that right! OMS adopted the turkey vulture from Fontana Park. Not cute and cuddly but very informative and fun to see up close.
   
6. Writing contest winners announced almost weekly! I'll post winners soon. I knew this year we had amazing writers. I am so proud of all the 6th graders that entered and placed in these state and national contests!

So why didn't I blog in April? I guess I was just having such a great time in the classroom I forgot my on-line audience...I'll try to share the fun in May with you all. So, to keep the vultures from circling, let the blogging marathon begin!