Oak Mountain High School Career Tech

This year our Business Software Application students learned all about Microsoft PowerPoint 2019, Word 2019, and Excel 2019. Throughout the year, students had the opportunity to take certification exams for each of these applications. Students that passed two of the three exams earned their College and Career Readiness credential which is a graduation requirement. Some of these students earned Microsoft Office Specialist Associate level by passing all three exams. We are so proud of these students! Way to GOOM!!!❤️🦅💙

OMHS DECA took a break from ICDC competition and had some fun at Six Flags DECA After Dark Sunday night! 🎡🎢

ICDC 2026 Opening Ceremony 🎉& Round 1 Testing/Competitions!

OMHS DECA has arrived in Atlanta and is ready to take on ICDC! 💼✨ These students have put in countless hours of hard work, dedication, and preparation—and now it’s time to shine on the international stage. 🌍

We are so proud of the way they represent their school and Alabama DECA. Go out there and give it your all!

We want to thank the Shelby County Education Foundation for the $2,000 grant they awarded Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Shoemaker, & Ms. Harris which helped purchase the official DECA Blazer for the members to wear while they compete at ICDC!



Shelby County Career Tech

We had 29 Career Tech students compete at the Shelby County Schools NextGen Pro Challenge today—and 15 of them placed in the top three of their events! 🎉

We are incredibly proud of all our students for representing OMHS with excellence, professionalism, and integrity. Way to go!

Graphic Design:
• 1st Place- Giuliana Duncan & Bryleigh Lancaster
• 2nd Place- Kennedy Lowery & Mary Walker

Social Media Strategies:
1st Place- Riley Leckemby & Peyton Piazza

Digital Video Production:
2nd Place- Worthy Culverhouse & Beckett Hazelwood

Sales Presentation:
1st Place- Luke Eyer

Into to Business Presentation:
1st Place- Dalton Rutland
2nd Place- Daniel Collins & Sam Trammell

Visual Design:
2nd Place- Kinsley Wren & Zarria Smith

Word Processing Objective Test:
2nd Place- Makayla Nichols

Shout out to our OMHS Engineering students who designed and printed these 3D medals for the OM Track Relays!

🎉🏆 OMHS DECA Shines at State! 🏆🎉
42 OMHS DECA chapter members competed at the Alabama DECA State Career Development Conference in Montgomery. Our students prepared for months to compete against DECA chapters from across the state, and we could not be more proud of the way they represented OMHS with excellence, professionalism, and Eagle pride! 🦅

While attending SCDC, our chapter earned the following honors:

🌟 Chapter Awards

Membership Campaign Award
Our chapter grew to 69 members this year!

Community Service Campaign Award
Chapters were required to conduct a service activity, engage at least 75% of members, and create promotional outreach.

Our campaign partnered with the Oak Mountain UNICEF Club to execute the national Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF initiative. Through exceptional student leadership and collaboration, Oak Mountain:

Raised over $2,000

Achieved a Top 3 national ranking

Provided life-changing support to thousands of children and families worldwide

This project created a scalable model for future DECA x UNICEF collaborations and ensured long-term community engagement.

🌟 Individual Recognition

Ultimate DECA Member Challenge Winners:
Senior La'Nyvea Cobb
Junior Destiney Ephraim

👊🏻Advancing to ICDC!

We are excited to announce that 14 students placed in the Top 3 of their events and have earned the opportunity to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, April 24–28!

🥇 1st Place

Principles of Entrepreneurship: Yashpaul Bhatia

Business Growth Plan: Gia Grewal, Arya Morshedi, Graham Tanner

Franchise Business Plan: Kristen Rogers & Clara Jackson

Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making: Audrey McClain & Vedant Patolia

🥈 2nd Place

Start-Up Business Plan: Carsyn Whitaker & Micah Askew

Integrated Marketing Campaign – Service: Anna McKinney & Sanajana Velmurugan

🥉 3rd Place

Marketing Management Team Decision Making: Mithun Kanakaraj & Jai Varikuti

We are incredibly proud of each student who competed. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence truly make OMHS shine.

Next stop — Atlanta! 👏🏻✨

Shelby County Career Tech
Oak Mountain High School

🎉🍩A big Congratulations to our OMHS Engineering Students for earning a Donut Party from QuantHub. They earned the most certificates in the STATE for the month of January! 👏

We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and commitment. Keep up the great work, Eagles! 🦅✨

Heading to the DECA State Career Development Conference in Montgomery. Good luck to our students as they compete against other DECA chapters across the state. 👏🏻

Why should students take a CTE class in high school?
Career & Technical Education classes help students:
✅ Gain real-world, job-ready skills
✅ Earn industry certifications
✅ Explore future career paths
✅ Build leadership through organizations like DECA , FCCLA, and SkillsUSA
✅ Graduate with confidence and a competitive edge

CTE bridges the gap between classroom learning and the real world. It’s more than a class — it’s a head start. 💼✨