Middle School Club Offerings:
The Middle School Book Club –Mrs. Karen Dolan
This club was created as the request of the Middle School students and will promote literacy in the Middle School. The books chosen will be determined by the members of the Book Club. Additionally, the April 17, 2012 meeting will be held in the evening and will include the parents. All meetings will be held in Room 404
*Meetings: September 27, October 11, November 8,December 13, January 10,February 14, March 13, April 17, May 8, June 5.
The Middle School Math Club: ADVISOR- Miss DiPiano and Mr. Baeira
The club will offer many opportunities for students to extend their involvement with Mathematics. Our goal is to promote the interest of math to all student learners. We plan to create math games and competitions throughout the year. We will also create opportunities for peer to peer math extra help for any middle school students.
*Meetings will be at 7:30 AM on the first Thursday of each month starting on October 6th
The Middle School Drama Club – Mrs. Schneeweiss
The Hasbrouck Heights High School Middle School Drama Club brings together students who share a passion for theater and performing arts. The club promotes learning about theater through activities and productions that enhance the educational goals of the theater’s discipline courses and productions. Membership is open to all students who share the club's goal of promoting awareness of theater and performing. Participation in the productions as an actor on stage is by audition only. The winter musical is for middle high school students only. Drama Club is designed to develop the students’ theatrical skills in theatre work. Drama provides opportunities for student actors to develop their artistic abilities and gain a working knowledge of the Theatre Arts as well as a greater appreciation for all the Arts.
*Ms auditions 9/22 at 3 pm in room 306; First rehearsal 9/29 3-4:30
Rehearsal schedule will be finalized after auditions based on the kids schedules
The Middle School Art Club: Advisor- Mrs. Kritzer
The middle school Art Club is open to all middle school students who are interested in expanding their artistic skills and knowledge. . The students will be taught various two and three dimensional art projects. An assortment of techniques and skills will be taught at each meeting. The student’s art work will be displayed at an annual art show in the spring and in the media center throughout the year.
*Meetings will be held on the following dates: September 21, 2011, October 12, 2011, November 14, 2011, December 14, 2011, January 18, 2012, February 15, 2012, March 14th, 2012, April 25th, 2012, May 9, 2012, June 13, 2012
Meetings will be held in room 310. Please come immediately after school prepared to work. Smocks are available for students. All supplies will be available at the meetings.
Peer To Peer: Advisors - Mrs. Caputo / Mrs. Bernstein
Peer to Peer is a nationally recognized club, which was begun in the year 2000 by the Princeton Center for Leadership training. Since its inception, the club has morphed to take on many of the challenges that both students and schools face on a daily basis. Topics addressed and covered, (but not limited to) are: bullying, cyber –safety, healthy peer relationships, anti-drug, anti-alcohol, and anti –smoking. Working with a police officer and a parent representative ensures that our outreaches address matters that affect the community, as well as individual students who need our services the most.
Students are chosen to be members of the Peer to Peer group through a thorough application process. In this way, almost every group is represented in our program. Any student is free to apply; we have room for up to 25 students. Students then meet once a month to outline and prepare for outreaches and presentations, and each session is either used for training purposes or brainstorming ideas as to what they, or the advisors see as a need. There is a formal training book that is used for this purpose, and each member is given copies of activities, when appropriate.
One of the most important jobs that our Peer to Peer members do is to bring the 5thgraders up at the end of the school year, and assign them their own peer leaders. In that way, the upcoming students have a reliable peer “buddy”, to ease their transition to the Middle School. Another function of the club is to provide outreaches to the younger grades. Our members are trained to discuss various topics, and then are placed in classrooms to do activities that are both meaningful, as well as academically sound. This philosophy is based on the idea that students tend to listen better to peers when discussing emotional topics. The Great American Smoke-Out, as well as Kick-Butts Day, have traditionally been hugely successful out-reaches for our club. Since bringing this invaluable club to Hasbrouck Heights, members have been involved in hiring performances by such well known motivational speakers as the Improbable Players, as well as big screen productions of Choices or Chances.
*Meetings are the last Wednesday of each month.
Heroes & Cool Kids Program- Mrs. O’Hagan/Mrs. Christianson
Heroes & Cool Kids is a program where professional athletes train selected high school student athletes to mentor our sixth grade students. The high school leaders will then help our 6th grade student’s transition into the middle school setting. The program consists of 3 lesson modules. The first module discusses how to be a good friend encourages participating in outside activities and provides time for the 6th graders to get to know their mentor through ice breakers. The second module discusses bullying and violence. The final module talks about substance abuse prevention. Any 11th and 12th grade athlete may apply to be a Hero by filling out an application and interview with the adult advisors, Kerrie O’Hagan ad Barbara Christianson.
Middle School Newspaper: Advisor - Mr. Stillman
The Middle School Newspaper, called The Co-Pilot’s Log, introduces students in grades 6-8 to the fundamentals of journalism. Produced at least four times a year, The Co-Pilot’s Log features articles on middle school events and news as well as student-generated art. Students are welcome throughout the year. New information is always posted on the bulletin board outside of Room 216 and students should check it frequently.
*Meetings are each Tuesday after school in Room 216.
Junior Police: Advisor - Mr. Stillman
The Junior Police program is a cooperative effort between the school district and police department. Students in 8th grade are invited to join the program by participating in the Junior Police Academy and continuing their involvement in high school in the Junior Police Auxiliary. The program fosters community involvement by providing Junior Auxiliary members opportunities to work on projects through the school and police department. Anyone looking for more information can see Mr. Stillman at any time.. New information is always posted on the bulletin board outside of Room 216 and students should check it frequently.
*Meetings are on the 1st and last Thursday of the month in Room 216
Middle School Student Council: Advisor - Mrs. Rucci
The Hasbrouck Heights Middle School Student Council is an active governmental organization. Two students from every homeroom, at each grade level are elected by their peers to represent the general student body. These student representatives are required to attend two meetings per month, meetings which generally lasts one hour. Additionally, the students are required to participate in the committees and fundraising efforts. Through their hard work and participation, the Hasbrouck Heights Middle School has a strong and effective Student Council.
*Meetings are on the following dates: Oct. 4th & Oct. 18th ,Nov. 1st & Nov. 15th ,Dec. 6th & Dec. 20th Jan. 10th & Jan. 24th ,Feb. 7th ,Mar. 6th & Mar. 20th ,Apr. 3rd & Apr. 17th May 1st & May 15th ,June 5th.
Renaissance Club (Science Club) Advisor: David Cassiere
The Renaissance Club is designed to expose students to the world of chemical reactions and laboratory procedure. The structures of our meetings are informal and encourage exploration and inquisitive thinking among students. The environment facilitates independent thinking and an appreciation for scientific method. Lab topics range from polymerization to rocketry to playing chess. Meetings are held after school from 2:45pm – 3:45 pm
Meeting dates: 9/27/11, 10/25/11, 11/22/11, 12/20/11, 1/24/11, 2/28/11, 3/27/11, 4/24/11, 5/29/11, 6/19/11
National Junior Beta Club: Advisors -Mrs. Gay / Mrs. Krysz
The National Junior Beta Club is a non-profit leadership-service organization whose purpose is to encourage effort and reward merit, and to promote those qualities of character that make for good citizenship. It is a student-centered organization that develops and nurtures students by providing opportunities for them to demonstrate the ideals of character, leadership, achievement and service in a global community.
*The following are the dates for the meetings:
Officers Meetings: 9/13,10/5,11/2,12/7,1/4,2/1,3/7,4/3,5/9,6/6
General Membership Meetings: 9/15,10/6,1/3,12/8,1/15,2/2,3/8,4/4,5/10,6/7
Additional meetings are called as different activities arise throughout the year.
The HHMS Anti-Bullying Club: Advisor - Mrs. Miller
This club was started with the intention of allowing the students a safe place to begin to learn techniques on how to deal with bullying situations. It is meant to empower students who are often bullied while opening the eyes of the students who are the bullies in order that they might begin to understand the negative effect that they are having on others. The first meeting was held in December. It was a great success. Over 80 middle school students attended to watch a PowerPoint and discuss situations that might be defined as bullying. During this time, the students seemed excited and empowered. They were anxious to share their experiences and recommendations for helping the environment of the middle school. Throughout the remainder of the year, the students will be asked to sign up for one meeting per month. The meetings will be held after school in room 402 from 2:45-3:45. There will be sign- up sheets on the wall by room 402. This will allow for students to attend in a smaller capacity so that we can really begin to work on some problem solving.
The Middle School Engineering/Lego Club: Advisors Mr. Rispoli and Mr. Cassieri
The LEGO club is for students to build using LEGOS. They will share ideas, design and build various structures. The goal of the club is to create a fun, collaborative environment for LEGO fans and to share the LEGO hobby.
*Meeting Dates: Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 28, Mar. 20, Apr. 17, May 15, May 29