Art activities for students who do not have art in their schedule or need more art in their life! 

Mrs. Osman

(Wednesdays 3:05-3:55pm in Room Art E)

Future Administrators and Teachers of Elwood

Mr. Vandernoth and Ms. Chan

(Tuesdays 3:00-3:50 pm in room 217 )

Acappelwood Jr. is an acapella (like Pentatonix!) singing club that meets once a week to prepare for multiple performances. We will be learning music of all genres including pop, rock, jazz, barbershop, musical theatre tunes and more!

Mrs. Yacenda

(Mondays 3 to 4pm in room 109)

Working together to serve the community by participating in various service activities and events (EMS Recycling Program, clothing and supply drives, holiday donations, etc).  

Mrs. Klein & Mrs. Pirolo 

(Tuesdays 3:00 - 3:45pm in room   H-C)

We want to celebrate our culturally diverse population at EMS. Club members will discuss the different cultures represented in our school and seek to share aspects of these cultures with visuals throughout EMS. Some such visuals may include flags displayed that represent what countries our students and their families come from, maps showing where our students (or their families) were born, and charts detailing the many holidays our students celebrate.  

Mrs. Devine

(1st Wednesday monthly from 3:15 to 4:00 in room 102)

Students will learn basic cooking skills by preparing a new recipe each week. 

Ms. Klein/Mrs. Dorrian

(Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00pm in room 101 weekly but Sign up for 1 session per month)

The GSA will be a club that provides a safe space for all students to meet, support each other, talk about important issues, and work together to bring awareness and acceptance to our school community.  A GSA will look to educate fellow students on the importance of equality for all students.   

Ms.DeSousa

(Tuesdays 3:15-4pm in room 122)

Students record a live, weekly YouTube broadcast of the morning announcements, student short films , school news and more. 

Mr. Rowland 

(Mondays 7:45am to 8:15am in room 120)

Standard instrumentation jazz band comprised of saxes, trumpets, trombones and rhythm section. We perform at both the Winter and Spring concerts at EMS. 

Mr. Knapp

(Thursdays 7:30am-8:15am in room 108)

We work together to solve interesting math problems and compete against each other in math games! Our goal is to build confidence in students of all abilities.

Mrs. Hasday

(Thursdays 7:45 to 8:15am (2x month) in room 122)

Knights Gaming/Coding/Entrepreneur Club 

Mr. Schwartz

(Begins Oct. 24th, every other Friday 3:00 to 4:00pm in room 102 walk to JGHS )

Art Service Organization

Membership is based on submitting a PTA Art Reflections entry and obtaining teacher recommendations.

Mrs. Osman

(Tuesdays AM 7:45 on 2nd Tuesday of each month & Tuesday PM 3:05-3:55 4th Tuesday of the month in Art E)

Operation Respect is a club that focuses on the social and emotional growth of children and youth to help them grow into compassionate, respectful, ethical, and civically engaged adults. With this mission in mind, our goal is to bring Elwood Middle School students together who may not normally spend time with each other.   We have them work together so that we can translate the message of accepting others as they are, and giving up stereotypes and negative judgments about others within our school environment and, hopefully, out into our community. 

Mrs. Mir & Mrs. DeJesus, 

(Wednesdays 2x a month during lunch periods in the Guidance Suite)

A national club that is focused on leadership, service, character and citizenship. Students have to be selected through an application process. 

Mrs. Oriolo 

(beginning of each month during 4th period lunch )

Science Olympiad is a STEM competition in which teams of 15 students compete in 23 events from various scientific fields, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Tower Building, Rocks and Minerals, Forensics, and more. Events can generally be separated into three categories: Study, Build, and Lab.  We will be preparing each week for the events that will be part of this year's competition.  All grades are welcome at this club.  As a member of the Science Olympiad club, we will be creating opportunities for student teamwork, problem solving and collaboration.  

Mr. Mead

(Fridays 3:05-4:00pm in room 220 )

Student Leadership, formally known as Student Council, is a collaboration of students from grades 6, 7, and 8. Student Leadership organizes various EMS events such as school socials, spirit weeks., the holiday Donation Tree, Disability Awareness Week, donation drives and fundraisers!  Join our Google Classroom for upcoming meeting dates!  Code: mv6gyq5

Mr. Mikelbank & Mrs. Locascio

(1x per month lunch periods / Tues. 3:15-3:45 in room 214 as needed)

Exploring the world of robotics and building machines to complete tasks that can be used in competitions. 

Mr. Wightman

(Tuesdays 3:00-5:00pm in room

 Tek A)

Music Honor Society 

Ms. Profaci

(Wednesdays at 7:45am in room 109)

Knights United 

Mr. Rowland

(Various Days)

The yearbook club is a club dedicated to creating all aspects of the yearbook: choosing the yearbook cover, photo selection, taking club/event pictures, designing the layout of the book, color schemes, and more! 

Mrs. Osman

(Mondays 7:45am - 8:15am in Art E)