Extracurricular Activities

BMMS sponsors many extracurricular activities that are run by the school and or the BMMS PTA.  Information about these activities are often announced in school and mentioned in an email or a BMMS newsletter.   These activities all have a BMMS teacher sponsors.  After school activities take place right after the school day but require transportation home.  Students who are walkers to school may walk home after the activity.

The following extracurricular activities are offered during the school day:

Bobcat News - This activity occurs at the beginning of school and not after school.  BMMS morning announcements are broadcasted on the bobcat news.  It is a television style broadcast given by students of the school.  Students are designated one day a week all year to be the news crew.  The crew consists of the anchor and 3-5 members film crew.  Students often are creative about their weekly broadcast - not only relaying school wide news but having a special spot (Trivia Tuesday, Fun Fact Friday, Sports, etc).  The bobcat news team is formed at the end of the previous school year. 

GT Seminars - G/T Instructional Seminars offer enrichment opportunities for any interested student, regardless of participation in G/T content classes. These seminars meet during the school day and are scheduled on a rotating basis. A calendar will be published at the beginning of each quarter so that students participating in seminars will know of seminar meetings in advance. HCPSS guidelines recommend that students who are in the music program and who have a sectional should take only one G/T seminar. Students who do not have a sectional may participate in two G/T seminars.

Some examples of past GT seminars include: 


After School Activities

Drama Club - The BMMS PTA and Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) sponsor the BMMS after school drama club.  There will be a fall and spring performances in 2023/2024. 

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) - In previous years there has been  a club  organized by the PTA DEI committee.  There was a monthly after school activity associated with this group.  Please see this webpage for more information about DEI programming.  Please contact ptaburleighmanor@gmail.com if interested in revitalizing this program.

After School Yoga - the BMMS PTA Wellness committee sponsors an after school Yoga club lead by parent/wellness chairperson Savitha Enner.  Please look for announcements in the BMMS PTA newsletter for the dates for the 2022/2023 school year. 

Student Government Association (SGA) - comprises of approximately 15 eight grade students who meet weekly after school.  These students help organize events for the students (Halloween Dance, Escape Room, Burleigh Intense Games, Field Day).  In the past they have also organized charity fundraisers like the BMMS Yard Sale.  The SGA assists in the school wide quarterly celebrations (fall fling, winterfest, spring fling) and leads the student voices meetings.  Election for the SGA occur at the end of the previous school year.  8th graders run for election with posters and a campaign video.  6th and 7th graders elect their SGA officers for the following year.

Student Voices - An after school activity open to all students.  Student Voices meets once a month and participate in various stations.  This group meets to share and workshop ideas to improve student engagement at Burleigh Manor.  This group provides a terrific way to develop leadership skills and to get to know other students and staff members here at school.  Students also share their perspectives about what engages them in the classroom.  Home baked brownies are traditionally served at the student voices meetings.  Sign up for student voices occur in the fall and meetings runs once a month throughout the year.

It's Academic - A very popular after school activity that is an extension of the Centennial Lane Elementary and Centennial High School It's Academic clubs.  This club meets weekly after school and work with CHS It's Academic volunteers on trivia.  There is opportunity for students to participate in weekend competitions throughout Maryland.  These competitions include - National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), US Academic Bee and Bowl (USABB), and National History Bee.  These competitions have a nominal fee associated with them but require transportation and parents to attend.  Sign up for this club is first come first serve with the priority for returning students in the early fall.  Please see the It's Academic webpage for more information. 

Alpha Achievers and Deltas- Centennial High School Alpha Achievers and Delta Scholars meet with BMMS students of color after school once a week for mentorship and home work help.

Music Mentors - Centennial High School Instrumental Music students and Tri-M Music Honor Society Members at CHS are matched up one on one with a BMMS musician of the same instrument to meet once a week or every other week after school to practice music together.  Students can sign up for the program for one or both semesters.

Jazz Band - The Jazz band meets once a week after school.  Jazz band performs at various concerts throughout the school year.  For more information click here.

Art Club - 8th grade Mural design - begins in February.  Each year the 8th grade class designs and creates a mural for their graduating class.  The mural represents pop culture, trends, and major events that occurred that year.  The art teachers lead a  mural club for those 8th graders who are interested in creating their class mural.  The class mural debut is in June.



Athletic Intramural Activities:  Here are some examples of athletic intramural activities that have been offered in past years


Academic Intramural Activities:  Here are some examples of academic intramural activities that have been offered in past years