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  APPLICATIONS MAY BE COMPLETED ONLINE OR OBTAINED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ATTN:  PERSONNELOPELIKA CITY SCHOOLSP. O. BOX 2469 - 300 SIMMONS STREETOPELIKA, AL  36803-2469PHONE:  334-745-9700FAX: 334-745-9706 The Opeli...

• Artwork

     Spirit Man by Tevin DrakeBest of Show at the 2009 State Visual Arts Competition Long Way From Home by Emily LittletonBest Painting in the 2009 Congressional District Art ShowThird Place in the 2009 Superintendent's Art Show   &...

• Letter to Parents regarding H1N1 virus

    April 30, 2009 Dear Parents,               You are obviously aware of the nationwide concern regarding the H1N1 virus.  I want to communicate to you the steps we have been taking to reduce the opportunities for spreading this or ...

• Mr. Mason - Principal of Morris Avenue Intermediate School

       At Morris Avenue Intermediate School, the education of the child is a TEAM effort involving the student, parent/guardian, faculty/staff and community.  From the moment you enter the school it is apparent that the school ...

• Tommy Agee

  After nine years of playing professional football, my family and I decided to move to Opelika. We had other choices but Opelika was just the place for us. The high quality of education sold us on the fact that it was the place to raise a family.  Both An...

• Tommy Jackson - Doing the Fine Tuning

  Coach McCracken, my head football coach at Opelika High School showed me the meaning of working hard for something.  He taught me the importance of standing for something.Although my mother and grandmother taught me how to be a man, Coach McCracken fine-...

• Dr. Charles Hannah - A Classroom Where Magic Happens

  I came to Opelika City Schools as a student-intern in 1974. A position opened in the English Department of the old Junior High School as I graduated in the fall of 1974, and I was fortunate to be hired. I’ve been here ever since. I taught at the Junior ...

• Courtney Lockhart - The Pursuit of Success

  While in the Opelika City School System, I was involved in many extracurricular activities that helped build my character, while simultaneously receiving academic preparation for attending and successfully completing college. At Opelika High School, I was...

• Spence McCracken - It’s All About Relationships

  I believe in the students, athletes, teachers and parents that I deal with each day.  It’s all about the relationships we have with one another.While my wife is the one person who inspires me, the people I work with on a daily basis give me the passion...

• Jim Voss - Lessons Well Learned

  While in the Opelika school system, I had many great teachers and coaches.  Ray Campbell, Jimmy Jones, and Bobby Barrett are coaches who taught me teamwork, discipline, and dedication when I played football, wrestled, and ran track under their guidance. ...

• Stan Cox - Invites You to be Your Best

  One of the great aspects of the Opelika City School System is that it invites each student to be their best.  Our schools offer courses, clubs, organizations, and teams that allow a student to pursue his or her interests, while attending regular and adva...

• Allison Wilmarth - Leaving with Knowledge & a Professional Resume

  I was born and raised in Opelika , but also nurtured, educated, and encouraged.  Wally Moon "Coach Moon" (Video Production, Drama and Theatre Teacher, helped me find my place in filmmaking and my creative voice.  Coach had a very unstructured learning e...

• Peter Amos - Learning Life’s Lessons

  I am very glad to have been educated in the Opelika City School System.  It was there that I met many life-long friends and learned many life lessons that I have carried with me through my professional development.In particular, I recall taking accountin...

• David & Lynette Strickland - Proud to Call Opelika “ Home ”

  My husband, David and I both grew up in Lee County ...he in Auburn and myself in Opelika .  When we married we lived in Opelika and Auburn and then moved away for seven years.  During that time we were growing our family and doing our "tour" of much of ...

• Nancy Parker - No Greater Foundation

  When I graduated from Opelika High School in 1984, I had no idea just how rich an education I had earned. Everyday, I use a piece of what that school system instilled in me. From reporting the news, to interviewing the President at the White House, or tra...

• Farrell Seymore named Principal of the Year

  OMS Principal Farrell Seymore has been chosen as the 2009 Central Region Principal of the Year by the Alabama Community Education Association (ACEA).  The award was presented to Mr. Seymore during the ACEA annual conference held recently in Orange Beach,...

• OHS names Brian Blackmon as Head Coach

  Opelika City School Superintendent Mark Neighbors, Principal Stan Cox and School Board Chairman O.D. Alsobrook, announced at a December 22, 2008 press conference that Brian Blackmon has been hired as the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Ope...