Activities
The athletics at Oakland Mills enjoy a widespread and rabid fanbase, with black and orange-clad Spirit Club members to be found at every game. Popular school slogans include "You can't spell cHaMpiOnS without OMHS" and "There's no place like hOMe".
The school also has an accomplished music and drama program. The choir, band, and orchestra are consistently given high ratings at various adjudications and festivals. For the past two years, Oakland Mills has also participated in the Baltimore area Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (typically known as "Cappies"). The 2006 spring musical, Seussical, was nominated for 13 awards. The 2005 show, Footloose was nominated for 11 awards, winning two (Ensemble in a Musical and Cameo Actress).
The school is also home to over 30 clubs and organizations in all categories, including Howard County's only Air Force JROTC program.
The school's boys cross country team has won a state record 12 cross country state titles, including six in a row in the late eighties and early nineties. The team also had a surge of championships around the start of the 21st century, to include some narrow victories over Glenelg High School.
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—Frank Moore Colby (1865–1925)
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