Art Club
Open to all grade levels. Listen to morning and afternoon announcements for sign-up dates and times. Miss Roeser, Room 151.

Athletics (Intramurals)
Open to all grade levels. Listen to morning and afternoon announcements for sign-up dates and times. Info also available on www.amherstschools.org/webpages/mphysicaleducat/. PE/Health Staff Gym

Athletics (Team)
Open to 7th and 8th grade students only. Listen to morning and afternoon announcements for try-out dates and times. PE/Health Staff Gym

Building Wind Turbines & Junior Solar Sprint Cars
Open to all grades. Students learn about these two renewable resources while building wind turbines and solar powered cars. Both events have competitions in May, so we will start in the second semester. Listen to T.V. announcements for further information. Mr. Karas, Room 114

Digital Video Production Club
Create larger scale DVD productions for school assemblies and events like the annual Musical and Moving Up Day ceremony. Meets throughout the school year. Mr. Hare, Room 110

Fitness Center
Supervised use of exercise equipment. Listen to TV announcements for further information. PE Staff Fitness Center

Musical Try-outs and practices start in the Fall
Listen for announcements. Matinees on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 & Friday, January 17, 2020. Evening Performance on Friday, January 17, 2020. Mrs. Ayer, Room 122

Polaris
Yearbook photography, layout, illustrators. Wednesdays after school. Ms. DiMaria, Room 137

Science Olympiad
Creative science problem solving competitions. Listen to announcements. Ms. Cramer & Miss Marko, Room 202

Service Club
Organizing food drives, raising money for charities, volunteering at various agencies, tutoring fellow students. Mrs. Primerano, Counseling Center

Student Council / Class Officers
Students who participate in either Student Council or as a Class Officer are elected to these positions by their peers. Elections typically take place for students in Grades 7 and 8 during the conclusion of the school year. Grade 6 officers are elected prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. These students participate in all areas of service to their school and assist in fundraising for the class they represent. Ms. Jones (Student Council), Mrs. Buziak (8th grade,) Mrs. Anthon (7th grade), Miss Giordano (6th grade) 

Tech TV Crew
Produce and broadcast live morning TV shows to our school audience and later viewable online at AmherstTechTV.org. Must arrive at 8:15 am the same morning each week. Students are welcome to apply for a “newscaster for a day” position by completing the online application found of our newscaster calendar at: AmherstTechTV.org. Mr. Schmidle, Tech TV Studio, Room 110

Ventures
Literary Magazine – editing, layout, fundraising and graphic art of original student work. Listen for announcements. Meets once a week. Mrs. Chomen, Room 235

Volunteer Readers
Read to primary age children at Smallwood Drive Elementary School on DEAR days. Open to 7th & 8th grade students. Mrs. Primerano, Counseling Center