Oakland Community School District

Jr High Baseball Game time change Monday, August 18 at Marshall 5:30 pm Oakland will drive Oakland: 3 pm Shiloh: 3:30 pm Kansas: 4 pm

Welcome back for the best school year ever!

This is a reminder that each Wednesday is a 2:15 dismissal.

Some may say this was the best first day ever! We are so happy to have all of our students back in the building!

Oakland High School students had a great first day back with activities held and set up by student council.

We are excited to welcome our students back to the building tomorrow! Here are some important reminders! #bestyearever

Oakland CUSD #5 had a great first day with our staff! Thank you to Oakland Christian Church for the delicious lunch!

Be sure to check out the food trucks here in Oakland for First Night!

Please join us for First Night on Monday, August 11th! This is a great time to meet your teachers and drop off your school supplies! Be sure to visit Burrito King and Magoody's Coffee out in the parking lot!

Oakland #5 is looking for an elementary instructional aide to add to our team. Please email Principal Kendall Huffman (kendall.huffman@oakland5.org) with application materials.

https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/134229/Anticipated-Instructional-Aide/job-details

A big thank you to community partners, The Oakland Hindsboro Charitable Foundation. Because of them, we are able to assist our families with school supplies.

As registration approaches, now is the perfect time to get a head start on your child’s health requirements! As a reminder, physicals and eye exams are due by October 15th. For more details and printable forms, please visit the Oakland CUSD #5 health webpage.

Just a reminder that Online Registration is open. If you are a current Oakland 5 student, please access registration through TeacherEase.
If you are a BRAND NEW student to Oakland 5, please use the link below.
https://www.teacherease.com/NewFamilyRegistration.aspx?refid=62a386e5-2014-42c3-b1ab-58a44c0ab495

In-person registration will take place on July 31 and August 1st.

2025-2026 Registration Fees

2025-2026 School Supply Lists are now on the website. If your family needs assistance with supplies this year, please call the office. \https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4974/OCSD/5856001/oak5scans_gmail.com_20250702_122903.pdf

Online registration for the 2025-2026 School Year is now open. Please see the flyer for more details.

New to Oakland CUSD #5? Use this link to create your registration- https://www.teacherease.com/NewFamilyRegistration.aspx?refid=62a386e5-2014-42c3-b1ab-58a44c0ab495

Questions about registration? Please call the office and speak to Dee Ann Pearcy. Our summer office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We want to add a Junior High English Language Arts teacher to our dynamic staff. Interested candidates should send application materials to Kendall Huffman, principal. Please see the posting for more details. https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/170848/Middle-School-ELA/job-details

If your student needs new PE uniforms, please turn your order in to the office by July 15th.

Students completing community service hours over the summer can now access the verification form on the website. https://www.oakland5.org/page/community-service-info

Summer work is in full swing! Here are some progress photos on the gym renovations! We are very excited for you to see the transformation!