Activities at Scarborough Middle School

The Scarborough Middle School activities descriptions were written by members of the Peer Helpers.

Band

Any student in grades 6-8 can join the band. Practices take place during homeroom several times a week. Music lessons are scheduled during the day. If you want to be in the band you have to be dedicated. There are two or three awesome music concerts during the year.

Jazz Band

Jazz band is an after school activity. Students learn to improvise, play a 12 bar blues, and learn to play jazz phrasing. The middle school jazz band usually has three to five gigs a year.

Math Team

Anyone in grades 6-8 can try out for the math team. Practices are on Thursday from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. each week. There are five or six meets at each grade level throughout the year. Our school competes with other schools in Maine from Augusta to Kittery. This is a great team to be on if you love math.

Chorus

Do you like to sing? If you do, chorus is a great group to join. They meet every Wednesday and practice three songs to perform at the band concerts. Chorus is open to everyone, boys and girls.

Builders Club

The Builders Club is an awesome way to help the community or even make more friends. There is a meeting one day a week. Many people ask in the Builders Club, “Do you actually build stuff?” The answer would be no. You make your community a better place. For instance last year the Builders Club had a babysitting day. We made a lot of money and donated it to the soup kitchen in Portland. Says one Builders Club member, “We had a lot of fun and helped our community.”

Computer Club

If you love working with computers, you will want to join the Computer Club. Mrs. Walker teaches advanced computer tricks, and you can make friends with other people who like the same thing. This club meets every Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Be there or be square!

Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Team plans events for special days, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Women’s History Month. It makes you feel good inside knowing that you made a difference. The team meets every other Thursday during homeroom.

Drama Club

There is a school club for 6th – 8th graders called the Drama Club which puts on plays for the school and for their parents. Practices are after school.

WSMS News

Our news report can be seen on televisions throughout our school on Wednesday mornings. The students who produce the news meet after school on Tuesday in the computer lab. This club can teach you about video, sound, and other technical things involved in running a newscast. This program is run by Mrs. Walker, the computer teacher.

Student Council

Student Council usually takes place on Thursday mornings during homeroom. The classes vote for their representatives after each person who was nominated gives a short speech. They usually discuss things such as spirit week or ways to improve the school.

Yearbook

The yearbook committee is made up of 20 students in grades 6-8. Students who apply to be on this committee must have good writing skills and a good eye for photography. Meetings take place every Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. beginning in the fall and ending in March. This group develops amazing and original yearbooks.

Peer Helpers

Peer Helpers is for 7th & 8th grade students. To join, you will have to take a simple survey and a former peer helper will probably interview you. The advisor will make the final decision. Peer Helpers do activities such as helping new students, giving tours to incoming 5th graders, and other things that could help the school.

Literary Groups

The library staff in our school holds literary groups for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. It is a fun activity if you like to read and meet new people. The literary groups meet on different days depending on grade level right after school until 2:45 p.m. If you are interested in joining the literary group for your grade, see Mrs. Coffin in the library.

Library Leaders

The library also holds Library Leaders meetings where you can meet new people and learn important library skills such as organizing books, checking books in and out, and computer skills. The meetings are after school from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m., on a date set by Mrs. Coffin and the president of the group. As a Library Leader, you schedule the day you will help out in the library during homeroom, and you can also volunteer to help during study halls. If you are interested in joining, see Mrs. Coffin in the library for an appointment.