Clubs

*** Students, if you want to start a club, please see the instructions on this webpage. ***

Scroll down to the end of the page or CLICK HERE to view Google Calendar.

LUNCH TIME CLUBS:

Art
Advisor: Ms. Cox

This club is for anyone interested in making art and being creative! Come to the art room 101 every Thursday at lunch where you will find lots of art making materials to explore!
Meeting time: Every Thursday in Room 101 (Art Room) from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m.

Google Classroom invite code: xbcje7e

Coding
Advisor: Ms.Yim

Join us on Fridays in Room 403 from 12:45-1:15 p.m. to learn about programming. Our goal is to educate students in computer science, regardless of grade level or prior experience.

Filmmaking
Advisor: Ms.Turnbull

Join us on Mondays and Fridays outside of Room 502 from 12:45-1:15 p.m. to create films and practice making them.

GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance)
Advisors: Ms. Cox and Mr. Plezia

Our plan is to meet Tuesdays at lunch in room 101 (Art Room) from 12:45-1:15 weekly. 

GSA seeks to create a safe and affirming space for Muirlands LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and their allies. We come together weekly to socialize and build community, leadership skills, and informed advocacy. We also share ways to increase the climate of safety and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ students in all their multi-faceted identities on our campus. Finally, we also seek to spread the message that ALL people deserve kindness, compassion and acceptance.

Website: https://sites.google.com/stu.sandi.net/muirlands-gsa

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTYyMTkzMzYwNTY4?cjc=qlqqsob

Jeopardy
Advisor: Mr. Heinze

Join the Jeopardy Club if you want to have fun preparing for the High School Academic League.
Meeting time: Every Monday from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. in Room 408.

La Catrina
Advisor: Ms. Silva

Meeting time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. in Room 202.

The Pet Club
Advisor: Ms. Preisman

We want to bring animal lovers and/or pet owners together to talk about pets.
Meeting time: Mondays from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. in Room 304.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Advisor: Ms. Latta & Ms. Trombley

General meetings on the first Thursday of the month during lunch in Room 303 if needed. Individual event meetings are scheduled by the coaches and listed in Google Classroom.

UNITED STUDENTS - Climate Awareness
Advisor: Ms. Latta

Our plan is to meet Wednesdays in Room 302 from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. 

US stands for United Students, we chose this name for our club because as students of Muirlands Middle School we are united as one. The CA in the name is now focusing on Climate Awareness. Please see our student-run website. 

We gather to put into action ideas that promote a sense of love and responsibility for planet earth, and all the life it supports.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS:

CHESS CLUB
Advisor: Ms. Turnbull 

Come in to Room 502 on Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:30 and play chess with other students.  ALL levels of chess players are welcome! Boards and all equipment will be provided.

DEBATE CLUB
Advisors: Ms. Trombley & Mr. Luna

Come in to Room 303 on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:30 and learn Parliamentary Debate with other students. 
Welcome to the debate club! We teach parliamentary, where teams of two receive twenty minutes to prepare for a forty-minute debate. Learn about argumentation and politics through lectures, practice debates, review games, and candy! This training helps prepare for both middle and high school tournaments. 

MATH CLUB
Advisor: Mr. Tindall

Come have fun learning new math tricks and sharpen your number sense with Math Counts, the Muirlands team that needs you to join us in victory when we compete against other area schools in the math competitions. We meet on Wednesdays in Room B4 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• American Mathematics Competitions (from Mathematical Association of America, Date TBD): maa.org/amc
• MathCounts (school competition in January 2023, chapter competition in February 2023): mathcounts.org

If you enjoy math and like to compete, this is a place where you can feel proud and enjoy making new friends! CLICK THIS LINK TO SIGN UP

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR FORMER CLUBS:

A Book Club

Students in the ABC Club read and discuss books to achieve higher level of thinking and reading. Readings and discussions outside of Zoom time meeting will be in Google Classroom.

Anime Club

The Anime Club  is to make new friends! Through these hectic times, we need to take a deep breath and just relax, make new friends, and talk about anime. All students are welcome to join! Some activities may require paper and pencil. 

Gaming Club

Students in the Gaming Club played video games and fostered social interactions among students while online. 

Ally Action

The Ally Action club teaches students what bullying is and encourages them to help out and stand up for others. Our mission is to empower and educate bystanders to become an Ally to a student being bullied. We work together in efforts to build a community of Ally's!

ROBOTICS 

The Advanced Robotics Club provided students with previous First Lego League Robotics (FLL) knowledge with the opportunity to expand their skills further by experiencing an entire product development process and compete successfully in scheduled regional and national competitions. If you want to volunteer as a head coach and restart this club, please let Principal Luna know.