Student Clubs and Activities

Clubs	Teacher	Day/ Time	Where	Grades allowed to Participate	About The Club
Python coding	Ms Dionne	Tuesdays October-November walker bell to 3:45	105	ALL	Learn to code with Python!
Science club	Ms Dionne	Winter, exact dates to be determined	105	ALL	Explore science and engineering ideas while doing cool projects and experimenting.
Advanced Choir	Mrs. Tarleton	Tues and Fri all year	Chorus room	6-8 students who are in chorus	We work on advanced choral literature.
Music Theatre	Mrs Tarleton	As Scheduled	As Scheduled	ALL	We are performing “Music Man, Jr.” this year in January.
Jazz Choir	Mrs. Tarleton	Tuesday after school Oct. – March	Chorus Room	Auditioned 6-8	We will explore, learn about and perform vocal jazz
Acapella	Mrs. Tarleton, Ms. Gillis	As Scheduled	As Scheduled	ALL	We will explore, learn about and perform acapella music.
8th Grade Math Team	Mrs. Weddle	Wednesday mornings 7:10-7:40am; Oct-early May	Room 202	8th Graders	We practice to compete in the Southern Maine Math League and Central Maine Math League competitions.
Math Counts	Mrs. Weddle	Friday afternoons 2:45-3:30pm: starting after Fall sports are completed and ends in mid-March	Room 202	ALL	Challenging problem solving practices to prepare for the Regional Math Counts competition at the end of February. Students who qualify will continue to the State Final Competition in March.
Girls Who Code	TBD	Thursday afternoons 2:40-3:40pm; Starting after Fall Sports are completed and ends in early April	TBD	All Girls	Learn to code with Scratch and/or Python. Students use their skills to create projects to benefit the community. This club is part of the National Girls Who Code organization.
Q+A Club	Ms. Bucknam Mrs. LeBlanc Mrs. Lowe Mr. McNamara	Friday afternoon, ’til 3:30; entire school year	Room 403	all	A GSTA (gay-straight-transgender-alliance). A safe space to talk with friends, play games, make crafts, and organize activities to unite LGBTQ+ and allied students.
Robotics	Mr. McNamara Mrs. Reynolds	Mondays and Thursdays ’til 3:30; ~November through March (competition team continues through May)	Room 403	all	Build and program with LEGO EV3 robotics. Students are given a variety of challenges to teach and test their design skills. Both experienced programmers and students interested in learning the basics are welcome.
Yearbook	Mrs. Hench	Tuesdays afternoons 2:45-3:30 starting October 1	Room 203	all	Creative and active group that helps to design and sell the yearbook.
Art Club	Ms Bucknam Mrs. McCarthy	Tuesday and Thursdays 2:45-4 January -April Break	Art Rooms	all	Free Choice, Open Studio Art Time! Students have access to a variety of art supples to create art of their choosing. Fun guaranteed!
6th Gr Math Team	Mrs. Hebert	Wednesday mornings 7:10-7:40am; Oct-early May	Room 304	6th graders	We practice to compete in the Southern Maine Math League.
Garden Club	Mrs. Paquin	Monday afternoon 2:45-3:45	Front and Back Garden	ALL	Learn to care, manage, and plan a garden. Learn to prepare a garden for winter and how to trim bushes and fruit trees. Learn the different needs of different types of plants. Learn to grow your own vegetable and fruits and when is a good time to harvest them. Learn about applying hibernation oil to fruit trees.
Creative Writing Club	Ms. LeBlanc	January through June. Mondays, 2:45-3:30pm	Room 204	All	Creative Writing Club meets weekly, starting in the new year, to write, share, and play writing games. In the spring we edit and produce a REAL BOOK of student writing and artwork.
Student Council	Mrs. Reynolds	October 3 – June 4	Room 104	All	Join Student Council we meet twice a month, on the first and thrid Thursday of the month. You can commit to participate for one quarter or more.. You will develop leadership skills, assist in school affairs and activities, and get involved in community projects. All students are welcome.
Flag Football	Mr. Sullivan	Oct 16 – Nov 8	Room 313 & outside	6th graders
Magic: The Gathering	Mr. Czyz	Thursday afternoons 2:45 – 3:30	Room 305	ALL	Students gather to play the card game Magic: The Gathering. Bring your cards if you have them. We have extra cards to share if you don’t. If you want to try it out, we will teach you!
Civil Rights Team	Mr. Kosak and Mr. Levy	Thursday afternoons 2:45-3:30.	Room 312	ALL	The Civil Rights Team works to make our school a place for everyone by educating and advocating for equality and fair treatment regardless of religion, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, race and skin color and national origin and ancestry.