Bios

Hi, I'm Ms. Shomaker, Advanced Academics Specialist at OMS. I am FCPS homegrown. I attended New Market Middle School and graduated from Linganore High. I have a degree in math from Mary Washington University. I crave and am drawn to all forms of creativity. My passions are photography, music, graphic design, traveling, and reading. I'm a dreadful cook but I'm great at ordering.

Hi! My name is Rowan W, and I am a student at OMS. I really enjoy coding, reading, arguing, and biking! I also want everything to be formatted, edited, and ordered, so that is why you probably won't find many spelling or grammar problems, along with almost no horrible formatting in this magazine! :D

Hi! My name is Verah J and I am currently in the 6th grade at Oakdale Middle School. I love reading, drawing, biking, listening to kpop, and spending time with my friends. I can be nice, but I can be really savage if or when you cross my "bad side." My favorite quote is "Some things I can not change, but till I try I'll never know." -Elphaba, Wicked

Hi! My name is Arnav J and I am currently a 6th grader at Oakdale Middle School. I have a younger sister, mom, and dad. I am drawn towards anything that is related to Star Wars. My favorite TV show is the The Mandalorian. I absolutely love food especially the food that my mom cooks. I love to play tennis; it is my favorite sport. My favorite subject is Science. In my free time, I like to watch the US Open (tennis on TV), play on my PS4 or bike outside. My favorite PS4 game is Battlefront 2. The board games that I like to play are Clue, Monopoly, Chess and Catan.

Hi! I'm Liam J and I like to bike, write and play video games with my friends. I am 11 years old and was born on September 1st 2009. I have a little sister named Maura and use to have a dog named Murphy. She lives with my grandma now. I attended Deer Crossing Elementary School. My favorite food is mashed potatoes!

Hello! My name is Riley B and I am a 6th grade student at Oakdale Middle. I moved to Maryland from Watertown, New York when I was in 3rd grade. I love to draw, write, read, sing, dance (which I am terrible at) and play lacrosse and basketball. I also like to meet new people and hang out with friends. I played the violin in 4th grade but I dropped that and this is my second year playing trumpet. I really want to be an actor when I grow up and I also hope to play college lacrosse. I am also very outgoing and I love to talk to people.

My name is Ellie S and I am in 8th grade at Oakdale Middle School. I like to hang out with my friends. I've played lacrosse for 4 years, and I coach kids who are starting lacrosse. I also play field hockey (indoor and outdoor/winter and fall.) I love comedy and drama, my favorite movie is Knives Out; my favorite shows are Friends, 30 Rock, and Unbreakable. My favorite animal is a dog. I'm a vegan but not the kind that's annoying.

Hi! My name is Riley S and I am a 8th grade student at Oakdale Middle School. I have lived here in Maryland for a total of 10 years and California for 4 years. I love to cook, run, read, watch TV, and hang out with my friends. I play four sports- lacrosse, swimming, field hockey, and indoor field hockey. I have been playing the cello for 5 years. I also love to sing and dance (though i’m not good at either).

I’m Maddy S. I have an adorable pet bunny named Harry. My birthday is on October 15. My favorite show and movie is Simpsons. My favorite radio stations are: 104.7, 99.9 ad 93.5 all are FM they are all a country music stations . In my free time I watch television. My favorite game is Pictionary. I'm good at creating slideshows and building. My favorite video game is Minecraft. I'm looking forward to the Simpsons Movie Two coming out on August, 6, 2022. One of my pet peeves is people spelling my name incorrectly. My favorite song is 19 Somethin’ By Mark Wills.

Hi! My name is Alexandra L, and I am a 6th grader at OMS. I moved from Florida when I was in 4th grade. I love to draw, dance, read, and bake. I play the cello and my favorite sport is volleyball. I also like to watch anime. My favorite movies are Titanic and Enola Holmes. My favorite TV show is Glee. I look forward to working on this magazine and making new friends!

Hello, my name is Caleb S and I am 11 years old. My birthday is December 29th and I was born in 2008. I have more than six siblings, but I only know six of them. One of them is my twin brother David. My hobbies are track, violin, and bowling. My favorite subject is lunch, and I am very chatty. I like to be social!

Yo Wassup, my name is David S. I love school. I have one twin brother called Caleb and a cute little sister named Maddie. I lived in Texas all my life until I was 11 when I moved to Maryland and began attending Oakdale Middle School.

Hi my name is Bhargav Yarram and I am eleven years old. I lived in Maryland my whole life. I have a younger brother his name is Jaswant. I traveled to most of the states in the U.S and I traveled to India. I play no sports and I am good at i dont know yet. :) My favorite color is gray and I even have gray in my name! and I love Percy Jackson. I like ice cream, pizza, burgers, and milkshakes. When I grow up I want to be an actor. I play alto saxophone for band in school and I also play piano at home, but I want to play acoustic guitar for a band I am making with my friends! I've never had a pet but when I save enough money I'm going to buy a German Shepard, a black German Shepard, and one of those grumpy cats!

Hey! My name is Lydi P and I am an 8th grade student at OMS. I love singing and listening to music. I wish i could write songs, but I'm not very original when it comes to that stuff. I also love dancing. I have a small group of great friends that i love to hangout with. My favorite movie is Clueless and my favorite show is Umbrella Academy. I have always had a lot of pets and right now i have 2 dogs, 2 cats and 1 snake. In 3th grade, I started playing violin. Now i mainly play ukulele. I have been vegetarian for over a year. I'm supposed to wear my glasses but never remember to, so sometimes I wear glasses.