Homecoming Block Party
Join us for crafts, food trucks, and alumnae vendors. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing our alumnae, current families, friends, and even prospective students for an afternoon of fun!
Alumnae Lunch
We're welcoming alumnae back on Election Day for our annual alumnae lunch! If you have alumnae in your life, please pass the word. RSVPs help us plan (especially when it comes to pizza!).
Let's Get Gritty! Visit Day for 4th Graders
This Day-in-the-Life for 4th grade girls is designed to flex their courage, determination, resilience, perseverance, and general stick-to-itiveness! Looking at OHMS for 5th grade? This event is for your daughter!
Parent Open House
Join us for an interactive evening of showing, not telling, and see what makes OHMS extraordinary. Experience our approach to teaching, as well as how to apply for Admission and Tuition Assistance. This Open House is recommended for parents to attend to experience first-hand our learning environment and learn from our teachers and student ambassadors!
Winter Open House
Neighbors, friends, and OHMS community members are invited to a special evening highlighting our building, which celebrates its 120th birthday in 2029! Join us for a 6:30pm history tour, when architect Don O’ Keefe will share the story of the provenance of 500 N. Allen Avenue. Light refreshments will be served. This event is open to the community, however, registration is required and will open in October.
Winter Ceremony
Winter Ceremony is a time-honored tradition of Orchard House Middle School. Grandparents, grandfriends, and extended family are all invited to share Winter Ceremony with us!
Alumnae Career Day
Join us for a fun and casual alumnae panel where graduates from across the years will share where life has taken them since Orchard House. Students will get to hear real stories, ask questions, and even pick up a little advice our alumnae would give their middle school selves. This event is geared toward current students, but families are invited to hear from our amazing alumnae, too!
Grandparents Day
Grandparents and Grandfriends Day is a much-anticipated event at Orchard House Middle School! Join your granddaughter/grandfriend to meet the teachers, friends, and community she loves. Please plan to bring a picnic lunch for yourself and your granddaughter. A formal invitation and registration are forthcoming!
Talent Show
Our spring Talent Show is the heart of Orchard House spirit! It’s a celebration of creativity, courage, and fun, where students take the stage to share their talents and are cheered on by the most supportive audience around.
Graduation
Our 8th Grade Graduation is a celebration of each student’s journey at Orchard House. Every graduate writes and delivers her own speech, sharing reflections, memories, and aspirations with the community. The ceremony brings together the entire school, including students, alumnae, faculty, and families, to honor our 8th Graders and celebrate this milestone together.
Summer Reading
Summer reading is back! Start stacking your TBR (to be read) list and get ready to tell us about all what you're reading this summer.
Each category you're checking off with your books is good for one point, and the class with the most summer reading points will celebrate with a fun and relaxing reading party!
OHMS Pride Fair
OHMS Spectrum has planned an informational and interactive fair to welcome Pride month.
Monument 10K Spirit Team
There will be a gathering of OHMS families to cheer on the runner and walkers of this year's Monument Avenue 10k. See what's needed to make it a great time for everyone and sign up for how you can help below!
Talent Show
This is one of our most treasured events every year—the way the girls show up for one another as they put themselves and their passions out there on display is one of the best feelings ever.
Passover Culture and History Program
Emilie (P '26) will lead a presentation on Passover, including interactive stations for students to participate in.
