DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

Club Info:
Enrollment is open year round for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Projects range from ceramics to painting to creating safety posters to woodworking. There is a $5.00 fee per semester to help pay for supplies.
Contact Mr. Barwegen for a registration form and/or more details.

Club Info:
Choir this year will participate in 4 concerts, IMEA Auditions and Festival, IGSMA solo/ensemble contest, IGSMA Choral Organizational contest, NCJC Festival and school assemblies.

A musical will take place this spring. Auditions will be held in January with performances in May. Look for more information to follow.

Meeting Times:
6th grade choir will meet after school on Tues/Thurs till 4pm. 8th grade choir will meet 2nd period during 2nd semester and 7th grade choir will meet 3rd and 4th period during 4th quarter. However there is an opportunity to sing during the 7th/8th lunch period if a student is interested until classes officially begin.

Club Info:
It’s not too late to join Intramurals for second semester. Our program is continuous from one semester to the next. Intramurals is an afterschool activity primarily for 6th and 7th grade students that meet one to two times a week throughout the entire school year. Our goal in intramurals is to provide an opportunity for students to receive an additional hour of safe, enjoyable physical activity through team games and sports. Students enrolled in intramurals are not required to have perfect attendance. Students only need to attend the activities they enjoy. We meet directly after school in the bleacher gym from 2:35 – 3:45 PM with the exception of one activity. We swim at the DeKalb High School pool. Requirements: a signed permission slip, and $30 for one semester. For more information or to sign up, please see Mrs. Ward.

Meeting Times:
We meet directly afterschool in the bleacher gym from 2:35 – 3:45 PM with the exception of two activities. We swim at the DeKalb High School pool and we bowl at Four Seasons Bowling Alley.

The Intramural calendar for January is:
Thursday 1/10 – Hip Hop Dance
Tuesday 1/15 – Board games
Thursday 1/17 – Hip Hop Dance
Tuesday 1/22 - Board games
Thursday 1/24 – Hip Hop Dance
Tuesday 1/29 - No intramurals
Thursday 1/31 – Hip Hop Dance
Monday 2/4 – Kickball
Tuesday 2/5 – Ultimate
Monday 2/11 – Basketball
Tuesday 2/12 – Indoor soccer
Tuesday 2/19 – Kickball
Thursday 2/21 Ultimate
Tuesday 2/26 – Basketball
Thursday 2/28 – Indoor soccer

Club Info:
Forensics – This year, the Forensics team will have a new format. Instead of the “official” Forensics events seen at the high school level, we will feature a variety of monologues and short skits, ending with a one-act presentation. The annual December Showcase of Talents will be presented for parents at the end of the term. Forensics is open to 7th and 8th graders.

Drama Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Casts will vary depending on the play chosen, and the production will be in May.

Meeting Times:
Forensics will meet in the fall, September through December, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:45-3:45.

Drama Club will meet in the spring, February through May, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:45 – 3:45, with added rehearsals the last month prior to the production date.

Gamers Guild

Club Info:
Gamers' Guild is a club for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who love to play stategy games. Originally, only chess was played. To interest more students, we expanded to include school appropriate strategy games. For card games like Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic, students provide their own cards, and absolutely no card trading is allowed. Refreshments. All new games must be approved before they can be played at Gamers' Guild. We meet in room 205 from 2:35 - 3:55 PM every Friday and we have a full day of school. Students must have transportation arranged for 4 PM or plan to take the activity bus. Please contact Miss Amy Lehuta or Mr. Siadak if you have any questions.

Meeting Times:
Friday from 2:45-4:00 in room 205

Sponsor:
Miss Amy Lehuta and Mr. Siadak

Scholastic Bowl

Club Info:
Scholastic Bowl is like Team Jeopardy, in which students buzz in to answer questions on both academics and trivia. All sixth, seventh, and eighth graders participating should have transportation home arranged at 4 PM. Permission slips and parent information letters will be passed out the first meeting a student attends. We begin on Monday, September 24th. Students out for conflicting sports are welcome to sign up for scholastic bowl during their off-seasons.

Meeting Times:
Every Monday that we have a full day of school from 2:35-3:55 in room 205

Sponsor:
Mrs. Kathryn Lehuta and Mrs. Wells.

Club Info:
Student Council offers students leadership opportunities, provides a forum to identify, discuss and solve school issues, and promotes school spirit and civic mindedness. Students meet weekly to discuss school issues, plan school events and work on community service projects and fundraisers.

Meeting Times:
All meetings are held on Tuesdays in Ms. Lothson’s room (#208) from 2:45-4:00. *Students may join at any point throughout the year.

Club Info:
Huntley Middle School offers an after school program for any student needing extra help with grades or a place to study, utilize materials, and computers. Study Club is a proven program that improves students’ grades by providing them with an opportunity to work quietly on assignments, study to for tests, and work on protects with the assistance of a teacher. It also provides accountability for students and helps them to develop study skills that they will take with them to high school. Students are encouraged to bring their agendas containing their current homework assignments. Study Club is a program for students who are serious about their work and grades.

Meeting Times:
Study club is offered after school four days a week, Monday thru Thursday, from 2:45 until 3:45. Students are to report to the media center on time and with all necessary materials.

Club Info:
Yearbook club will offer students the chance to produce this year's Huntley Middle School Yearbook. Members will participate by taking pictures, helping design pages and choosing the cover.

Meeting Times:
Meeting times will be announced and held sometime in mid-October.