|
Art Club
The Art
Club meets every Thursday afternoon. The purpose of the art club is to provide
extra opportunities for students to experience art
activities that go beyond the regular curriculum. Many
of the activities are geared to the needs of the Middle
School building as a community. For example, two of the
major projects of the art club are art show productions
and the year book cover project.
Students learn extra art skills and the ability to work
as a team on building-wide projects. Superior art talent
is not required - only an interest and willingness to
work on a creative team.
|
|
Chess Club
Chess Club
meets every Wednesday afternoon, September through
Winter Break. Club members abilities ranging from
beginner to advanced. Players earn a percentage of their
opponents' points each time they win. At the end of the
season, the highest point-holder is crowned "Chess
Master" and receives a giant-size candy bar.
|
|
Computer Club
The
Computer Club meets every other Tuesday in the computer
room where club members work on understanding the
keyboard, using power point, creating cards, taking
digital pictures, uploading pictures, and transferring
them to shirts. This year, the club is also going to
learn how to make web pages so we can create our own web
page.
|
|
Cooking Club
Cooking
Club meets the second and third Wednesday of the month
from 2:20 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in
Room 311 to make and eat tasty treats. There are so many
students who want to participate in the club this year
that it has been divided into to groups: Group one meets
first semester, and group two will meet second semester.
|
Drama Club
The PJMS
Drama Club is a new club to the MS and is open to any
student. If you want to act on stage, or if you are
interested in the technical or backstage aspects of a
drama production, consider joining the Drama Club. You
will make new friends, gain self-confidence and learn
about the joys of theater! No previous acting or theater
experience is necessary to join. The club will plan one
or two performances per year. Drama Club meetings are
every other Wednesday (1st and 3rd of the month). The
meetings are never more than 30 minutes. Once a show is
in progress rehearsal will be posted weekly outside of
the auditorium. Rehearsals will be held after school. |
|
French Club
The French
Club is all about fundraising and preparing for the trip
to Québec, Canada! Membership in the club is mandatory in order
to attend the annual trip to Québec. To participate, students must be in
8th grade, be in good academic standing, and have a
clear behavior record to be a candidate for the Québec
trip. The clubs meets in Room 310, bi-monthly on
Wednesdays.
|
|
Junior Historians
History
Club meets every two weeks. Come explore our local and
national history in greater detail. Some walking trips
are planned.
|
|
Math Team
Our Math
Team competes with other local schools at solving
various Math Problems.
We meet every Wednesday, October – December.
Students in grades 7, 8, and 9 are all welcome.
|
|
Newspaper
The Middle
School newspaper is published once a month by a staff of
student reporters who write articles about school
dances, sports and other activities. The newspaper staff
meets in Room 204 every Thursday after school.
|
Odyssey of the
Mind
This
Mind-Challenging competition involves teamwork and
original thinking. Last year’s team went to the state
championship level. |
|
Peer Mediation
Peer
Mediation is a group of students who are trained to act
as mediators to resolve student disputes. Mediations
take place at the Middle School throughout the school
year. During the mediation sessions, two mediators are
always present along with an advisor.
The mediator's job is to cover ground rules and ask
questions in order to get the disputants to discuss
their conflict. They ask as many open ended questions as
needed to get the most information out of the
disputants. The mediators never suggest a resolution;
they are acting as counselors and paraphrasing to help
the disputants come up with the resolution. At the end
of each session, the resolutions are written down on a
contract and each disputant must agree to the
resolutions and sign the contract. The goal is to help
the students resolve conflicts without having to involve
the principal.
|
|
Sewing & Craft Club
Learn to
sew or practice your skills to become an expert! Various
sewing and craft projects are done throughout the year.
|
|
Ski Club
During the
winter months, the Ski Club takes four trips to a local
ski resort. Bring your own equipment or rent. Some money
is required for these trips.
|
|
Spanish Club
The
Spanish Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of
the month in room 102. The club's not just about
speaking Spanish! Club members learn about the food and
culture of Spanish speaking countries. In October, the
club is making Calaveras puppets and sugar skulls to
celebrate the Day of the Dead. In November, students
will make a Christmas piñata for the club's December
fiesta.
|
|
Student Council
The Middle
School Student Council consists of officers elected by
the student body. The officers are assisted by homeroom
representatives who help out during big projects. Every
year, Student Council organizes and runs the following
activities/community service projects:
•
MS Dances
•
Thanksgiving Food Drive for local families
•
Can Tab Collection for Shriner's Hospital in Boston and
the Ronald McDonald House
(collected daily during school lunch periods)
• Penny
Wars to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Spirit
Week
• Red
Ribbon Week
|
Video Club
The PJMS
Video Club meets every Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of
the video club is to provide an opportunity for students
to learn the basic techniques of camera operations and
editing. The club is involved with every aspect of
middle school life in documenting the events that occur
over the span of the school year. Our major project is
to put together a video yearbook that can be sold to
students at the end of the school year. Students learn
how to work together to complete a production from
planning and research, storyboard, slating, camera
operations, and editing. Every student is invited at
anytime to join the Video Club and learn how to make
their memories come to life. All you need is a
willingness to learn and to become involved. |
Yearbook
Beginning
in November, the yearbook staff meets every Wednesday. The staff is responsible for taking candid
photographs of school activities and creating the page
layouts for the yearbook.
|
