ALL SCHOOL PLAY

Students may try out for speaking or non-speaking parts or be part of the crew for the All School Play. Specific dates and times are dependent upon the school calendar; after-school rehearsals are mandatory for cast. Students with a genuine interest in drama are encouraged to join. (Advisor: Mrs. Garty and Mrs. Migacz)

ART CLUB
 

The purpose of the club is to promote the arts at the middle school through a variety of arts and crafts activities, field trips, and group discussions. Club meetings generally take place after school every other Tuesday 3:15-4:30p.m. Meeting attendance is not required, however, projects started at one activity night must be completed before students may start another project. Students with a genuine interest in improving their artistic talents and learning more about the world of art are encouraged to join. (Advisor: Ms. Chapman)

ATHLETICS

Cross Country

6/7/8

Fall

Girls Volleyball

7/8

Fall

Boys Basketball

7/8

Fall

Co-ed Intramural Flag Football

5/6

Fall

Boys Intramural Basketball

5/6

Fall/Winter

Girls Intramural Basketball

5/6

Fall/Winter

Girls Basketball

7/8

Winter

Wrestling

5/6/7/8

Winter

Co-ed Weight Training

7/8

All Year

Students also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of community sponsored recreational activities including football, soccer, softball, baseball, swimming, trap shooting, and archery. Please see the Community Webpage for information related to Kiel Recreational/Club teams.

CHESS CLUB

Chess Club is open to students in Grades 5-8. All levels of chess players are welcome. Even if you never played chess before, you are invited to have fun learning and playing chess with your classmates. The chess club will meet twice a month on Tuesdays after school from 3:00-4:15 p.m. with club meetings at the middle school. Proposed meeting dates are on the permission form. (Advisor: Mr. Schmitz and Mr. Radtke)

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national Career and Technical Student Organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer sciences eduation. The Family and Consumer Science departments of the middle and high school have joined together to have a combination chapter. Activities will usually be after-school from 3:15-4:30 twice a month. The location will rotate between the middle and high school. Activities will be related to foods, clothing, families, child development as well as opportunities for community service.  (Advisor: Mrs. Fritsch)

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE

Tomorrow’s innovators practice imaginative thinking and teamwork. Guided by adult Coaches, FIRST LEGO League teams research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology, then compete on a table-top playing field.

It all adds up to tons of fun while they learn to apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts (STEM), plus a big dose of imagination, to solve a problem. Along their discovery journey, they develop critical thinking and team-building skills, basic STEM applications, and even presentation skills, as they must present their solutions with a dash of creativity to judges. They also practice the Program’s signature Core Values.

FORENSICS

Forensics is an opportunity to participate with other conference schools in "public speaking" competition. Typically, this activity is held in the fall. Meets are late October and into November.  M.C.S. Tri County Middle School Forensics offers additional information and resources. (Advisor: Mr. Koppenhaver)

JUNIOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA)

The Junior Future Farmers of America (FFA) Club is a group that investigates agriculture related topics. One of their major activities is preparation for competition in local and regional FFA events. (Advisor: Mr. Friend)

PEER SUPPORT & INTERACTION

The Peer Programs are another co-curricular activity that focuses on developing problem-solving, mediation, peer relationship, and leadership skills in students. The peer mediator program, which is open to 5-6th grade students, provides mediation services for classmates involved in playground and personal disputes. Students in the peer helper program serve as friendly helpers to classmates having personal problems and family problems. They also maintain the Power of Positive Students Program and the Wall of Fame bulletin board as well as overseeing the “sunshine” program. This program is open to students in grades 7-8. Seventh and eighth grade students can become grade level leaders. 7^th graders have a Tribal Council, while 8^th graders form the Peer Leader group. This group works to improve the climate of the middle school through their involvement in various service learning activities.
(Advisor: Ms. Palmer)

STEM CLUB

Students in grades 5-8 are invited to apply to join this STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) focused club. There two clubs we offer are Raspberry Pi Girls and SWAT Boys (Students Working to Advance Technology). The two main goals of the club are to build classroom leaders in the STEM areas and to provide opportunities for students to pursue these areas in greater detail. Projects include but are not limited to: computer coding using various programs, Raspberry Pi mini-computers, Lego Robotics, Goldieblox engineering, and video production. Pi Girls / SWAT boys meet every other Wednesday, alternating between 1st and 8th hours. (Advisor: Mrs. Garty and Mrs. Kalinka)

STUDENT COUNCIL

Student Council has class representatives and officers. Our goal in Student Council, is to provide students with a positive and productive environment to help develop leadership skills while working on various projects. The Student Council is very active in supporting a variety of school activities. Representatives will need to make the commitment to participate in monthly meetings that discuss and organize dances (7/8 grade), movie nights (5/6 grade), fundraisers, spirit weeks, community service projects, Veteran’s Day, and other school activities. Student Council’s meeting times vary, so we can give all student the chance to participate. The meetings will take place before school at 7:20, after school from 3:05-3:30, and during school at lunch or Guided Practice. (Advisor: Mrs. Garty and Mrs. Manz)