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Art Works
Art Works
Sponsor: Ms. Farnesi
Meeting Dates: Wednesdays Sept 11 - April 15 in room 221.
Artworks is an after school art club for students who love to be creative! We work with a variety of art materials, create school wide murals, community art projects, and host our annual Gallery Night!
Business Club
Business Club
Sponsor: Mr. Messer
Meeting Dates:
A fundamental club where 7th and 8th grade students can develop the basic skills of what it takes to run a business. Students will be in charge of all aspects of running the concessions stand at WJH Athletic events.
Choir
Choir
Sponsor: Ms. Loeffler
Choir meets on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 7:30-8:00 a.m. (Free bus service is available for those that need it.) We sing at 4 concerts throughout the year, including two official choir concerts, a Chicago Wolves Hockey game and the Argo Spring Concert. Please see our website for more information. Permission slips need to be turned in by September 13th.
See website for more details
Craft Club
Craft Club
Wednesdays Sept 11 - Oct 18th room 221.
Craft club is a club that allows students to let their inner creative genius out. A new craft will be planned for each meeting.
Creative Writing Club
Creative Writing Club
Sponsor: Ms. Kornita
Meeting Dates: TBD
Creative Writing Club is a great opportunity to bring your imagination to life! There are not limitations on what to write or how. Instead, students choose and create their own stories. Students in the past have created their own comic books, entered contests, written poems, memoirs, children’s books, and even a collection of humorous realistic fiction stories that had everyone in the room laughing from beginning to end! If you enjoy writing and/or appreciate it, this is the club for you! Once your story is ready to be published, you will create a cover, print your masterpiece, and turn it into a book to share your stories whenever you want!
Homework Club
Homework Club
Sponsor: Ms. Segura
Meeting Dates:
Homework club is a place where students can work on homework, use computers, and get teacher or peer help with their academics.
International Club
International Club
Sponsor: Mrs. Maali and Mrs. Barakat
Meeting Dates: See Calendar
International Club is all about learning more about different cultures. Join us to see different crafts from around the world, and take part in cultural awareness.
Mathletes
Mathletes
Sponsor: Mrs. Brazee
Meeting Dates: Starting January
Mathletes is a competitive group of the top math students in the building. Students competes in the Conference Mathematics Competition against 9 other schools.
Morning Meeting and Academics Club
Morning Meeting and Academics Club
Sponsors: Ms. Austin and Ms. Moore
Meeting Dates: 12/3, 12/5, 12/10, 12/12, 12/17, 12/19
Are you looking for help before school? Do you have homework to finish? Do you need a computer to use? Do you need someone to talk to? Do you like to work on puzzles and play games?
If you said yes to any of these questions, then Morning Meeting and Academics Club is the place for you!
Music Club
Music Club
Sponsor: Mr. Bessett
Meeting Dates: Mondays 2:30-3:45
Music Club is an after school activity that is focused on learning how to use audio software creatively as well as work with sound files of all types. Students will learn the following skills:
Creating original compositions
Mixing audio tracks
Recording live sound
Capturing live drum kit, amplifiers, and voice through the use of microphones
Recording the Wilkins Band and Choir
Newspaper Club
Newspaper Club
Sponsor: Mrs. O'Riordan
Meeting Dates: 12/6, 1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/6, 3/20
Old School Gamers
Old School Gamers
Sponsor: Ms. Segura
Meeting Dates: See Calendar
Old School Gamers is a great opportunity to play games, socialize with peers, and compete in weekly tournaments. We will be playing board games, card games, computer games, and more. The students are allowed to bring their own games or use the games I provide. As a club we pick out a new game every week and the students are able to compete against themselves and various teacher guests that join in on the tournament.
Problem Solvers Club (Math Club)
Problem Solvers Club (Math Club)
Sponsors: Ms. Hollingsworth and Ms. Rzeszutko
Meeting Dates: Wednesdays 2:30-3:30
Math Club is a great opportunity for students to keep their math skills sharp! Students are given time to work on their homework or class work in a structured environment that provides support when needed. We also show students that math can be fun with a wide variety of games and exploration activities that pertain directly to what they are learning in class.
Scholastic Bowl
Scholastic Bowl
Sponsor: Mr. Messer
Meeting Dates: TBA
Scholastic Bowl is a Wilkins Junior High club that will meet on mondays after school between March 5th and April 23rd. Students will compete against other schools’ Scholastic Bowl teams in April. This club is open to all 7th and 8th graders that are interested in competing in trivia.
Soccer Club
Soccer Club
Sponsor: Mr. Palar
Meeting Dates : Monday and Wednesday Mornings 7:00am-8:00am
Speech Club
Speech Club
Sponsor: Ms. Breit and Ms. Page
Meeting Dates:
Debate club is a competitive speech club that participates in the SSJHSC Declamation/Speech event.
Student Council
Student Council
Sponsor: Mr. Bessett and Ms. Dobrzynski
Meeting Dates: Wednesdays 2:30-3:30
Student Council is a Wilkins Junior High committee open to all 7th and 8th grade students that helps plan, organize, and create fun activities for the entire student body. These activities may include school dances, charity work, and Spirit Week festivities.
Yearbook
Yearbook
Sponsor: Ms. Breit
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Meeting Dates:
The yearbook club photographs events that take place at Wilkins Junior High and capture unforgettable moments our students experience throughout the school year. Membership is open to any student who enjoys photography, writing, editing, and creating customized pages for our students and staff to look back on for years to come!
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