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Academic Team - 7th & 8th Grade

Did you know that students can earn academic letters and have fun at the same time by participating on this team? 7th & 8th grade students who have a penchant for spelling, science, math, social studies, history, ELA, or books... and competition... should watch announcements for a call-out meeting in mid-August for 7/8 Academic Team. ALL students are welcome, even if only knowledgeable in one area. No experience necessary! Meetings will take place in the mornings before school, and meetings will span from August to April, with Spell Bowl in October for those who want to Spell, and several Academic bowls both online and in-person from November through April.

For more information, please contact Ms. Young

Best Buddies - All Grades

Best Buddies is a friendship club at HIJH that brings students with and without disabilities together to build relationships. We will meet in Mr. Schomburg's room 108 once a month to play games, eat snacks, and have fun, learning empathy and social skills in a welcoming environment with diverse students with different abilities. All students, 5th -8th graders, are invited.

For more information, please contact Mr. Schomburg

Best Buddies - Athletics - All Grades

Best Buddies is a friendship club at HIJH that brings students with and without disabilities together to build relationships. We will meet in Mr. Schomburg's room 108 once a month to play games, eat snacks, and have fun, learning empathy and social skills in a welcoming environment with diverse students with different abilities. All students, 5th -8th graders, are invited.

For more information, please contact Mr. Schomburg

Black Student Union - All Grades

The Junior High Chapter Black Student Union (BSU) focuses on leadership development, academic excellence, and community engagement. In addition, the BSU anchors itself to improve the experiences of black students at HIJH. We will also partner with the established HSE District Jr. High and High School clubs and community groups to better serve our overall mission. BSU is a club for every 7/8 student at HIJH, and all students are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Mr. Chisley or Mr. Bullock

Chess Club

Do you like to play chess? Or would you like to learn how to play chess or learn new strategies? Chess club will meet during the second semester. There is no cost to join. All HIJH students are welcome.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Dorsel

Choir - 5th Grade

Open to 5th Grade students, no audition required! Singers will enjoy learning a variety of music and performing in a concert with the 6th grade choir. The cost is $20 which includes a shirt and allows for the purchase of new music. 1st semester – Fridays 8:05 – 9:05

For more information, please contact Mrs. Bryan

Culture Club - All Grades

• Anyone can join!
• Learn about different cultures and countries from around the world
• Look past cultural stereotypes
• Try new foods and experiences

For more information, please contact Mrs. Cappello

Girls Who Code - Grades 5 and 6

Girls Who Code is a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE after-school computer science programs meant for girls to join our sisterhood of supportive peers and role-models and use Computer Science to change the world. You will learn how to code from online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Any 5th or 6th grade girl interested in coding and joining a supportive community of peers. No prior coding experience is necessary! Space in the club is unfortunately limited to 24 students. If more than 24 students apply, applicants will be chosen at random. Please make sure you can attend all the meeting dates when applying.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Mockler

InFuse - Grades 5 and 6

Students should sign up with the band director in the band room. Please see the jazz band calendar, posted in HIJH Band room or on Canvas, for details regarding rehearsals and performances. For more information, please contact Mrs. Elliott or Mrs. Beesley

Intramural Cross Country - Grades 5 and 6

Students should sign up with the band director in the band room. Please see the jazz band calendar, posted in HIJH Band room or on Canvas, for details regarding rehearsals and performances. For more information, please contact Mrs. Krstic or Ms. McGinley

Intramural Track - Grades 5 and 6

Students should sign up with the band director in the band room. Please see the jazz band calendar, posted in HIJH Band room or on Canvas, for details regarding rehearsals and performances.

For more information, please contact Ms. Yoder or Mr. Bowman

Jazz Band

Students should sign up with the band director in the band room. Please see the jazz band calendar, posted in HIJH Band room or on Canvas, for details regarding rehearsals and performances.

For more information, please contact Ms. Yoder or Mr. Bowman

Math Bowl Team - Grades 5 and 6

Requirements: If you are a great mathematician and you enjoy working in teams to solve challenging math problems, this club is for YOU. We will start in late January, and our Statewide competition is usually in mid-April. This is a club that has a qualifying test, and cuts are made if necessary. If you love Math, this is the academic club you will want to check into each year!

For more information, please contact Mrs. Mockler

Mathcounts!

Whether you count down the days until your next math class or count down the minutes until it ends, Mathcounts is the challenge for you. Mathcounts offers the opportunity to pursue math competitively, which is exhilarating for both those who want to push themselves to the limits of their abilities and whose you find traditional academic math classes too slow. You can compete no matter how good (or bad) you might be at math.

For more information, please contact Ms. Washburn

National Junior Honor Society - Grade 8

Requirements: Students are selected based on GPA during the spring of the 7th grade year to apply if they meet the eligibility requirements. By April of their 8th grade year, they must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA, complete 50 hours of community service, and show good character to be formally inducted in May of their 8th grade year. Induction: May of the 8th grade year (date varies).

For more information, please contact Mrs. Satterfield

Panther Planters (Currently Not Active)

HIJH Panther Planters Garden Club meets once or twice a week depending on the weather from March to October of each school year. All students in all grades are welcome to attend any week our meeting time fits into their schedule around the many other activities they may be participating in. Since we donate most of the food we grow, this is an opportunity for junior high students to earn community service hours for the National Junior Honor Society. There are many hands-on activities to participate in as we incorporate agriculture into the Panther Community. Some of those activities include learning how to start plants as seeds raising them to maturity, companion planting, timing of planting in Indiana, harvesting and learning how to cook some of what we harvest into healthy meals. By participating in Panther Planters, you will gain the knowledge of how to start and maintain your very own backyard garden while gaining an appreciation of how our food goes from farm to plate.

For more information, please contact Mr. McCord or Mr. Ioannacci

Pep Band - Grades 7 and 8

Pep Band – Auditions will be in September, and students should sign up with the band director in the band room. Students will perform at six home basketball games. Please see the pep band calendar, posted in HIJH Band room or on Canvas, for details regarding rehearsals and performances.

For more information, please contact Ms. Yoder or Mr. Bowman

Robotics Club - Grades 5 and 6

For more information, please contact Mrs. King or Miss Denny

Robotics Club - Grades 7 and 8

For more information, please contact Mrs. King or Miss Denny

Science Bowl Academic Team - Grades 5 and 6

Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate & Junior High will be participating in the Indiana Science Bowl Competition for grades 4-6. This academic team is open to all 5th and 6th grade HIJH students for tryout. Team members will experiment and spend time learning collaboratively. The Science Bowl is a ninety-minute online competition divided into three segments: team answered questions, team experimentation questions, and individual answered questions.

For more information, please contact Mr. TeGrotenhuis

Spell Bowl Team - Grades 5 and 6

The Spell Bow is open to all 5th & 6th grade students who are great spellers and enjoy Spelling Bee-type competitions. The Team will meet during the first semester.

For more information, please contact Miss Young

Spring Musical Grades 6-8

Audition for a role on stage or apply to join the production/stage crew. Acting and singing auditions will take place in December with rehearsals in January-early March. Four performances will take place in early March.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Johnson

Strategic Games - All Grades - TBD

Strategic game club students will engage in friendly competitive play as they are introduced to a variety of strategic games. Social skills such as patience, sportsmanship, and persistence strategic planning, critical thinking, and spatial sense will be implemented.

For more information, please contact Ms. King

Student Council - Grades 5 and 6

Open to any HIJH student. There is an in-depth selection process that usually takes place during the first few weeks of school. This process includes the completion of the HIJH student council application which can be found on the HIJH website. After reviewing all applicants, the HIJH student council will be chosen.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Reiter or Mrs. King

Student Council - Grades 7 and 8

Open to any HIJH student. There is an in-depth selection process that usually takes place during the first few weeks of school. This process includes the completion of the HIJH student council application which can be found on the HIJH website. After reviewing all applicants, the HIJH student council will be chosen.

For more information, please contact Mr. Chisley or Ms. Dorsel

Theater Club - Grades 5 and 6

Do you like being on stage? Do you enjoy acting and performing? The Theater Club is made for you! We will meet before school for our practices. There are also opportunities for those interested in set design and being stagehands. Practice and performance dates will be set once the year gets started. Stop by Ms. Dorsel’s Room (208) to pick up a sign-up form or pick one up outside of the office. Lights! Curtain's up! Action!

For more information, please contact Ms. Dorsel or Mrs. O'Rourke