MMS After-school Clubs
Fall 2007

Students just pick a club that sounds good and attend the meeting, unless the description gives specific instructions on how to sign up. Be sure students know how to get home when the club meeting finishes!

Garden Club – Green Club

Take pride in growing green things. Meets every Tuesday starting at 3:45-5pm on 10/2. A second day of the week will be added. Co-sponsors: Brett Korba and Patricia Carpenter. Meet in rm. 206

Early Bird Gardeners – Green Club

Arrive to school around 7:45AM to weed, water and plant! Learn from Henrike Belz, our talented volunteer groundskeeper! When you see Ms. Belz working in the flower beds at school, tell her you want to help out in the mornings!

Book Club

Open to all students. Mrs. Mauldin will host this club and students will choose books and discuss. The club will meet about every 3 weeks starting Tuesday 10/2 at 3:45 in rm. 402.

Chess Club

Today, chess is one of the world’s most popular games. Chess is advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess. Want to learn to play chess? Want to learn to play a bit better? Come to Chess Club. Details to be announced.

Lego Robotics – Pilot Program

Build confidence, communications skills, and creative thinking all connected to world energy. Learn to trouble shoot mechanical, electrical, and programming problems of LEGO Robots. Compete in the First LEGO League on one of 2 MMS teams of 6th graders. Separate application required. Sponsored by Mr. McGinnis & Mr. Solorio w/ parent help by Rebecca Geier & Susie Rich.

Problem Solving

This club builds, problem solving, and teamwork in enjoyable and meaningful ways. Competition available. Sponsored by Ms. LaTorre and parent David Wiedenfeld Open to 7th and 8th graders only. This team will NOT meet on a weekly basis as other clubs do. Rather, team members will receive a problem, go off and work on aspects of it independently, and then meet back together at designated intervals. Details forthcoming.

MATHCOUNTS

MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition program that increases enthusiasm for and enhances achievement in middle school mathematics throughout the United States. The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student competitors are attracted to MATHCOUNTS because it provides an exciting and challenging forum for math achievements while rewarding students for their accomplishments. Sponsor: Mrs. Pydyn Rm 426. Each Tuesday 3:45-5pm.

Science Fiction Fan Club - Portable E

Meets every other Tuesday at 3:45-5pm on 10/2. Co-sponsors: Mr. Newton & Ms. Dremann.

Student Council

Officers are organizing now. They were elected last spring. Students can run for election for class representatives in the coming weeks. Council will meet monthly. Mr. Gomez sponsors.

Honor Society

Students with qualifying scholastic achievement will be invited to complete an application as 7th and 8th graders. Teachers select members based on national criteria. Traditionally, the NJHS takes a spring trip to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Pydyn and Ms. Torres sponsor.

Knitting for the Needy

Offered as a chance to learn the art of knitting, and make something useful. Ms. LaTorre sponsors the group and offers this as a community service opportunity. Knitting occurs on Wednesdays at 3:45-5 in Mrs. LaTorre’s rm 109.

GenAustin Girls Club

Sponsored by the MMS counselors, this group is led by trained high school girls and promotes healthy self-esteem, confidence, and leadership skills; a great group for girls who like to talk about what's bothering them. Applications in counselors’ office. Meets Tues. & Wed. 4:30 to 5:30. Supervision starts at 3:30 and a snack provided. Hurry, groups are being formed now & will close.

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact competitive team sport played with a flying disc. The object is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone. Ultimate is distinguished by the principles of fair play and the joy of play. Meets Wednesdays from 3:35-5:15 until mid October and then resumes in the Spring. Coach Schmidt sponsors.