Welcome to Shaker Middle School’s vibrant and diverse community of clubs and activities! We believe that extracurricular involvement plays a vital role in a student’s educational journey, fostering personal growth, friendship, and a sense of belonging. Our school offers a wide range of clubs and activities, catering to various interests and passions, ensuring that every student can find their niche.
Whether you’re passionate about sports, the arts, STEM, or community service, we have something for everyone. Explore the dynamic opportunities available to you, engage in new experiences & unleash your full potential!
Clubs | Intramural and Modified Athletics
Clubs:
Looking for a specific club? Try choosing the letter it starts with:
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
American Sign Language (ASL) Club
Are you interested in learning one of the most useful & beautiful languages in the world? Do you want your eyes opened to the wonderful world of non-verbal communication? Join the ASL Club today!
Advisor(s): Michelle Vasilakis
Meetings: Tuesdays @ 3:10 p.m.
Anime Club
Enjoy time with friends and anime enthusiasts! Be prepared to talk about how anime is helpful to you and why everyone should love it.
At this club, we will discuss anime, draw/sketch and create original anime stories. We recommend that you bring Manga books if you have any.
Advisor(s): Mr. Horne
Meetings: Tuesdays (biweekly) @ 3 p.m.
Art & the Graphic Novel
Advisor(s): Mrs. Best
Meetings: Wednesdays (biweekly) @ 3:00 p.m.
Battle of the Books
Do you like to read? Do you like to trivia? If you said YES to both questions, this is your club!
Battle of the Books is a club where students all read the same book and then compete in a book trivia challenge!
Advisor(s): Mr. Birge & Ms. Weimer
Meetings: Thursdays (once a month) @ the Library
Beautification team
Advisor(s): Ms. Pahl
Meetings: Every other Tuesday
Black Student Alliance (BSA)
Celebrate the beauty and diversity that is the black community, while sharing pride in our history, our future and ourselves.
Advisor(s): Mrs. MacFawn
Meetings: Thursdays from 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Board game club
Advisor(s): Ms. Heath and Mr. Furgele
Meetings: Every other Friday
Cadenza
Advisor: Mr. Lewis
Chess club
Advisor(s): Ms. Ackerly
Meetings: Every other Thursday
Debate club
Advisor(s): Mr. Myer
Meetings: Every other Thursday
Environmental Activism Club (EAC)
Become active in environmental issues that interest you in the school and local communities.
Advisor(s): Mr. Coughlin & Mrs. Winters-Bona
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month @ 3:00 p.m.
THE FALL PLAY
Advisor(s): Mrs. Mosher (Director) Mr. Salvi (Lights/Sound)
Meetings: September – October
Fantasy Problem Solvers (FPS)
Come join us as we play Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. With millions of players across the world, you are bound to find great fun and friends in this multiplayer fantasy gaming experience!
Advisor(s): Mr. Basile
Meetings: Every Thursday
FCCLA / FACS Club (Future Career & Community Leaders of America)
Advisor(s): Mrs. Mosher & Mrs. Jennes
Meetings: Varies
French Club
All French students are welcome to join in for cultural activities and celebrations throughout the year.
Bienvenue tout le monde.
Advisor(s): Madame Tucci
Meetings: September – May
Gay-Straight Alliance
The GSA is for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+, or for anyone who supports the LGBTQ+ community. We provide a safe space for middle schoolers to talk about gender and sexuality as well as providing awareness to the entire school.
Advisor(s): Ms. Ginter and Ms. Burjetka
Meetings: Thursdays (biweekly)
German Club
Create, socialize, eat, explore & have fun!
Advisor(s): Frau Reeves
Meetings: September – May
Indian student alliance (isa)
Advisor(s): Ms. Silver
Meetings: Every other Tuesday
Jazz Ensemble
Advisor(s): Mr. Williams
Meetings: September – June
Jewish students club
Advisor(s): Mrs. Goldberg
Meetings: Every Tuesday
Junior Bison School Publication
Advisor(s): Mr. Edgar
Meetings: November – May
Latino students alliance
Advisor(s): Ms. Silver
Meetings: Every other Tuesday
Lorax club
Advisor(s): Nathan Rieger
Meetings: TBD
Math Club
Each year, the Math Club participates in the AMC8 and mathcounts competition.
Advisor(s): Mr. Verdile
Meetings: October – February
Musical
Advisor(s): Mrs. Greco, Mrs. Majewski, Mrs. Froehlich
Meetings: January – March
Musical (Stage Crew)
Advisor(s): Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Mosher & Mrs. Slater-Suzuki
Meetings: January – May
Muslim students association (msa)
Advisor(s): Mrs. Sheeler
Meetings: Every other week
Nepali students club
Advisor(s): Mrs. Einstein
Meetings: Every other week
Perfect Pals
Advisor(s): Ms. Belanger
Meetings: Monthly
Poetry club
Advisor(s): Tawney Wagner
Meetings: Second Thursday of each Month
Robotics Club
Robotics Club is open to 6th, 7th & 8th grade students. Only 36 students will be accepted into the club (due to limiting factors.) We will be working with LEGO robotics & build robots to compete in club activities.
Advisor(s): Mr. Ashline
Meetings: Every Wednesday
Rubik’s Club
Over 80 different cubes – not just 3by3’s available for borrowing. Test your limits with the megaminx, fisher cube and many more! We also have detailed solution guides and a video library for novice cubers.
Each Spring, we hold a competition.
Advisor(s): Mr. Moffre
Meetings: May – June
Russian Club
Advisor(s): Mrs. Sheridan
Meetings: September – May (monthly)
Scherzo
Advisor(s): Ms. Burke
Meetings: Tuesdays
Science Bowl Club
The Science Bowl Club is open to anybody who is interested in fun challenging science. Each year, we participate in the National Science Bowl (NSB) competition against other schools. Each team consists of 4-6 students who will answer questions on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology & energy.
Advisor(s): Ms. Wang
Meetings: September – June
Select Band
Advisor(s):Mr. Banker
Meetings: September – June
Select Chorus
Advisor(s): Mrs. Greco
Meetings: September – June
Ski Club
Advisor(s): Mrs. Favro and Mrs. Diaz
Meetings: January – March
Spanish Club
Advisor(s): Señora Weiss
Meetings: September – May
Stock Market Club
The Stock Market Club will begin meeting in the beginning of October. There will be an informational meeting to get passwords and usernames set up.
Meetings will be held on a weekly / bi-weekly basis on Zoom to answer student questions and to help them manage their portfolios.
There will be two sessions — the Fall Competition, which runs from October to December, and the Winter Competition, which runs from approximately February to April.
If students have questions or have trouble entering stock trades, they should contact the club advisor.
Advisor(s): Mr. Myer
Meetings: October – December / February – May
Student Council
Advisor(s): Mrs. Eick and Mrs. Finch
Meetings: Every Tuesday in the Library or Auditorium
Syncopella
Advisor(s): Mr. Dole
Meetings: Every Tuesday
Talent Competition/”The Show”
Advisor(s): Ms. Burke, Mr. Williams
Meetings: January – February
Treble Makers
Advisor(s): Mrs. Slater-Suzuki
Meetings: Every Thursday
Visual arts club
Advisor(s): Mary Lancaster
Meetings: TBD
Yearbook
Advisor(s): Mrs. Huyck and Ms. Dott
Meetings: October – February
Intramural and Modified Athletics
All intramural sports are co-educational. Intramurals are run throughout the year by Coach Stevens. Look out for announcements for details — activities planned include basketball, soccer, cross county, volleyball, flag football and more!