School Clubs

Advisor: Mrs. Orabi Meetings: Every Thursday, Room 228 DescriptIon: Board Game Club provides an opportunity to play traditional games with peers in a peaceful environment. This club meets on a weekly basis, after school, until the late bus at 3:00.

Advisor: Mrs. McManus Meetings: 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month Description: The Coexist club will provide students with a place to help people feel more safe and accepted in the school building and to educate others on the many differences that exist in people. Appreciating and celebrating our differences can help us prepare to be members of a greater global society as well as to develop leadership skills for the future.

Advisor: Mrs. McManus Meetings: After school in April and May Description: Color Guard is a group that performs a flag-twirling routine to the musical selection that will be played by the Spartan Band at the town's Memorial Day parade each year.

Advisor: Mrs. Ruzzo Meetings: Every Wednesday Description: In Creative Lego Club we relax with friends and build with Legos. Come have fun and be creative!

Advisor: Mrs. Collins Meetings: TBD Description: Discover the lost art of cursive writing! Together we will learn the basic skills of writing letters and words on paper, without lifting your pencil. Once we have mastered the basics then we can share our talents by writing a thoughtful note to a friend, family member, or someone in our community who could use a smile.

Advisor: Mr. Beaupre Meetings: TBD Description: TBA

Coaches: School Counselors, Mrs. Janowski, Mrs. Bourdon, Mrs. Albright, Mrs. Turgeon, Ms. Cruz, Mrs. Lovely Meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays starting 9/21 Description: The Girls on the Run Middle School program called “ Heart and Sole” features an 8-week curriculum led by trained, volunteer teacher coaches who help to guide team members through dynamic lessons, interactive activities, and workouts designed to foster physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Advisor: Mrs. Bradshaw Meetings: Every Monday Description: The McGee Jazz Band is one of the top instrumental performing groups in middle school. We will practice and prepare music to play for concerts, march madness games, graduation and other special events. Any 6, 7 and 8th grade band students are welcome to join.

Advisor: Mr. Beaupre Meetings: TBD Description: Math Counts is a national program that provides middle school students the opportunity to compete in live math contests against and alongside their peers. We meet weekly, learning and practicing problem solving strategies and competing amongst ourselves. In February we take our talents on the road and participate in a regional competition, facing off against teams from area schools.

Advisor: TBD Meetings: TBD Description: We meet up to play Minecraft EDU after school. Players can create and play their own worlds OR play on the collaborative world created by the teacher.

Advisor: Mr. Cormack Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month Description: Spartan Spotlight students will use still and video cameras promote the cool things that students do in class, in school sports and school music events. Photos and video generated by Spartan Spotlight will be used in the yearbook, in our hallway photos, by Mr. Sullivan in his Friday afternoon communications and on the Spartan Spotlight YouTube channel. The club will meet second and fourth Wednesdays in Room 230

Advisor: Mrs. Botticello Meetings: Every other Monday starting in October Description: Rubik's Games Club is an opportunity for students to play all things "Rubik's," including various levels of Rubik's Cubes, Rubik's Flip, and Rubik's Race. Students can compete for the fastest cube solving times, and battle head-to-head in Rubik's Race. The club is looking for student mentors to share their cube-solving strategies with other participants.

Advisor: Mrs. Terlecky Meetings: Every Wednesday (Visit the Sound Express link on the McGee website for updates and changes to the schedule) Description: Sound Express is an exciting middle school singing club where students come together to share their love of music and have fun! Members have the opportunity to learn and perform a variety of songs while developing their singing skills, confidence, and teamwork. Whether students are experienced singers or simply enjoy making music with friends

Advisor: BHS Teachers Meetings: Mondays and select Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 PM Description: Robotics club. All 6-8th grade students are welcome!

Advisor: TBD Meetings: TBD Description: Unified Sports is an inclusive program by Special Olympics that brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same sports team. All participants build confidence, skills, and friendships through adaptive sports practices and tournaments. Experience with unified clubs and sports is not required; 7th & 8th grade students are encouraged to join this opportunity!

Advisor: Mrs. Lorenzana Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month Description: Members of the Yearbook Club work together to develop the annual McGee Yearbook. This includes designing the book from scratch on an agreed upon theme. The club will meet first and third Wednesdays in Room 218 from 2:20 to 3:00pm. Meetings start on September 16.