Osborne Middle
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Clubs,
Teams, and Extracurricular Activities
  
    
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Osborne Intramurals |
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Mission:
To create an
environment that focuses on FUN and INVOLVEMENT while allowing students
the opportunity to compete "within the walls" of Osborne Middle School.
Planned
Activities:
The Intramural program at
Osborne Middle School is one that will focus on fun and involvement for
as many students as possible. Throughout the intramural seasons students
may participate in a variety of activities including: Basketball,
Soccer, Capture the Flag, Team Handball, Ping Pong, Fitness activities
and much more.
Faculty Advisors:
John Rohlfs and John
Wilkerson
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The Ripple
Effect |
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Mission:
Fellowship, Bible Study, and Service
Description
of Activities:
The Ripple Effect is a student-led
Christian Fellowship. All students are welcome. We
participate in a variety of activities during our meetings. The
students meet for a short time of fellowship and refreshments, then
student leaders introduce a lesson each week based on a theme of their
choosing. They conduct a student group game, and then implement a
Bible study focused on their chosen theme. In addition, Ripple
Effect sponsors "See You at the Pole", has guest speakers, and sponsors
several service activities to help the less fortunate.
Meetings:
We meet on the first and
third Tuesday of each month from 8:15-9:00 a.m. Our first meeting
will be in September.
Faculty
Advisors:
Ingrid Huggins
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Student
Council
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Mission:
The purpose of the Student Council is to foster a positive environment
in which a variety of students provide service oriented activities for
our school and community.
Description of Activities:
Our members will be involved in several community projects and local
philanthropies. Money from the BoxTops for Education competition will be
used for these projects.
Student Council representative are made up of individuals who have been
chosen from each homeroom. From this group, officers are elected
by the entire student body. Only 8th graders may run for the
office of President. However, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary
are open to all grades.
Student Requirements:
Representatives must have a signed permission slip and transportation
must be provided.
Representatives must maintain a C average and attend all meetings.
Meetings:
We meet at 8:15 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month in the Media
Center (unless otherwise noted).
9/13 - First meeting
10/1 - Officer Applications due
10/12 - Officer elections
10/18 - Meeting
11/15 - Meeting
1/17 - Meeting
2/21 - Meeting
3/21 - Meeting
4/18 - Meeting
5/9 -Meeting
Faculty Advisors:
Cheryl Smith, Tricia McIlwain, Amber Merck
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Jazz Band
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Mission:
To provide a learning environment for
students to become more musically proficient regarding jazz styles,
articulation, and improvisation.
Description
of Activities:
Jazz Band is a small ensemble consisting of saxophones, trumpets,
trombones, percussionists, piano, rhythm guitar, and bass players.
Members are selected by audition, and rehearse before school. We
hold rehearsals and performances throughout the school year.
Affiliations:
Georgia Music Educators Association
Faculty
Advisors:
Bryan Green
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National Junior Art Honor
Society |
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Mission:
National Junior Art Honor
Society is a program specifically for middle level seventh and eighth
grade students. The purpose is to recognize those students who have
shown an outstanding ability in art.
Student Requirements:
Students interested must see Mr. Gillespie and be able to present
artwork that demonstrates a high standard of quality. In order to
register for Osborne’s chapter of NJAHS, students must pay dues of
$15. This goes toward national membership dues as well as
honor cords and a custom created T-shirt.
Meetings:
Students are expected to attend at least 80% of the meetings held over
the course of the year. Meetings are on Mondays at 8:15am in the Art
Room unless projects require more frequent meetings. It is
your responsibility to check the announcements, the Visual Art bulletin
board, or with the sponsor to determine when the meetings are being
held. Students who do not attend at least 80% of meetings will not
receive an honor cord on Honor's Night and will not be listed on the
official NJAJS student roster.
Dates:
January 28: Sketch due of 2D artwork to be created and framed for Art
Show
February 11: Discuss
and create art for Youth Art Month to be passed out to staff and
students.
February 25: Finish up
personal artwork.
March 4: Frame artwork
and put labels on, clean glass, and put back up in the halls.
March 5: After school
meeting 4:30 - 6:00pm. Induction ceremony and tie dye shirt
creation.
March 18: Turn in
shirts for logo printing. Sketch out scenes for paintings.
April 1: Work on
paintings.
April 15: Work on
paintings.
April 29: Create art
for sale at Art Show.
May 2: Create art for
sale at Art Show.
May 13: Prepare for Art
Show.
May 14: Art Show 4:30 -
5:30pm
Faculty Advisor:
Dallas Gillespie
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OMS Honor Orchestra |
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Mission:
To give advanced orchestra members additional performance opportunities
and to make orchestra a more visible part of the school and the
community. Students will be selected to participate on an audition-only
basis. $20 dues will be assessed to cover the cost of T-shirts, music,
and supplies.
Planned Activities:
The Honor Orchestra at Osborne Middle School will focus on challenging
repertoire and performance techniques. Students will perform for Holiday
Music in the Halls, play at various PTA functions, tour elementary
schools, and much more.
Meetings:
Thursday mornings, 8:00-9:00am, Orchestra Room 1.808
Faculty Advisor:
Kelly Taylor
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Pops
Orchestra
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Mission:
To provide orchestra students in 7th and 8th grades with an opportunity
to rehearse and perform "popular" selections of music. Students who
participate will enjoy the time spent playing fun pieces in a casual
setting.
Description of Activities:
Pops Orchestra is available to all 7th and
8th grade students who wish to participate, and involves rehearsing
music that is easily recognizable, or popular music. This group meets
periodically throughout the year, and involves a field trip at the end
of the year to perform for the elementary schools in the Mill Creek
Cluster.
Meetings:
Tuesday mornings (approx. twice per month), 8:15-9:00am, Orchestra Room
1.808
Faculty Advisor:
Kelly Taylor
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Beta Club |
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Mission:
The purpose of this organization
shall be the promotion of scholarship, leadership, and good citizenship
at Osborne Middle School.
Description
of Activities:
Planned activities include service projects which are of service to
Osborne Middle School and its surrounding community.
The membership of this
organization shall consist of students in the 8th grade who,
because of their worthy character, creditable achievement, and
commendable attitude, have been approved for membership by the executive
head of Osborne Middle School. A 90% GPA must be earned in all
subjects, with good conduct, to qualify for membership. Membership will
be based on the average grades from all four quarters of the 7th grade
year. Induction for 8th graders who qualify will be in the fall of
their 8th grade year.
Dues are $25.00.
Meetings:
We meet at 8:15 a.m. on the
first Thursday of the month. Meetings will be held in the
cafeteria.
Affiliations:
National Beta Club
Faculty
Advisors:
Julie Tashlein
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8th Grade Cheerleading |
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Mission:
To allow selected 8th graders the opportunity to develop team work and
cheerleading skills while promoting school spirit. It is expected
that OMS cheerleaders will be excellent role models for their peers.
Description of Activities:
Cheerleaders are selected through a one-week tryout process. We
practice before school and attend all OMS basketball games.
Faculty Advisors:
Kim Foster
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8th Grade
Boys' Basketball |
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Mission:
To prepare selected 8th grade boys to
participate in an environment that shows teamwork and effort, as well as
practice all guideline for being a student athlete.
Description
of Activities:
Only 8th grade boys may try out for Boys' Basketball. We will have
one or two underclassmen as managers. Practices are held before
school.
Faculty
Advisors:
John Rohlfs (Head Coach)
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8th Grade
Girls' Basketball |
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Mission:
To represent OMS with an 8th grade
girls' basketball team that exemplifies teamwork, academic excellence,
character, proper fundamental basketball skills, good conduct, and good
sportsmanship.
Description
of Activities:
Tryouts will be in October, followed by scheduled practices and games.
Faculty
Advisors:
John Wilkerson (Head Coach)
and Kelly Sloan (Assistant Coach)
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OMS Book Club |
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Mission: To
read and review award-winning books and prepare a team of ten members to
compete in the Gwinnett County Readers Rally.
Description of Activities:
The OMS Book Club will meet at least once a month before school in the
Media Center to read and discuss the Georgia Book Award nominees and
other award-winning titles. Each club member will participate in a local
reading quiz bowl. Ten club members will be selected to compete at the
county competition on March 3, 2012.
Meetings:
The meetings will be held in the Media Center from 8:15-9:00 AM on dates
to be announced.
Faculty Advisors:
Linda Quinn, Lauren Moody, and Deborah Mosely
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Select Ensemble |
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Mission:
To provide Chorus students with an additional opportunity to rehearse
and perform "popular" selections of music.
Description of Activities:
Select Ensemble is available
to Chorus students who successfully audition and involves rehearsing
music that is easily recognizable. This group meets throughout the year
in the Chorus room on Friday mornings. Select Ensemble performs at the
Chorus concerts as well as local community functions.
Affiliations:
Georgia Music Educators Association
Faculty Advisors:
Cheryl Smith
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Drama Club |
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Mission:
To provide students with additional opportunities outside of the
classroom to experience and learn from all aspects of theatre including
peer collaboration, reading comprehension, public speaking, actor
training, and production work.
Description of Activities:
The primary focus of the Drama Club will be to work towards a
performance for the school and community at the end of Spring semester.
Students in the club will audition for and be cast in a show. Students
will learn lines and rehearse throughout the year to prepare for a
performance. Meeting times will vary and will include both before and
after school rehearsals.
Student Eligibility:
The Drama Club will be open to all interested 7th and 8th
graders. After the initial meeting, auditions will be held to cast the
show.
Faculty Advisors:
Travis Smith, Amy Hatcher,
and Cheryl Smith
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Guitar Club |
Mission:
To provide students with an opportunity to learn basic guitar chords and
the foundations of proper performance technique. More advanced players
will perform for the group and share their favorite repertoire. Guitars
will be available for check-out on a first-come, first-served basis.
$20 dues will be assessed to cover the cost of music and supplies.
Description of Activities:
Guitar Club is available any OMS student who
wishes to participate, and no previous instrumental experience is
required. Students will learn “the basics” and will take home a
reference sheet for individual practice each month. We will also listen
to music, watch performances by famous guitarists, and discuss the
history/evolution of the guitar. This group meets monthly, and students
may bring their own guitars.
Meeting Dates:
All
meetings are from 8:15am-9:00am in the Orchestra Room (1.808).
Dates to be determined.
Faculty Advisors:
Kelly Taylor and Mike Sawyer
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Odyssey of the Mind |
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Mission:
Odyssey of the Mind is a team opportunity for students to compete in an
international educational program that provides creative problem-solving
opportunities for students.
Description of Activities:
Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from
building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of
literary classics. They will bring their solutions to competition on the
local, state, and world level. Thousands of teams from throughout the
U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program. All
interested students from 6th-8th grades meeting
the eligibility requirements are encouraged to tryout.
Student Requirements:
Team members must have a signed permission slip and transportation must
be provided. Team members must maintain passing grades, attend
meetings, and be involved in team fundraisers.
Meetings:
The team will meet 2-3 times a week either at school or at the parent
sponsor’s house. When competition gets closer, “Super Saturdays”
(longer workdays) will begin to take place.
Faculty Advisors:
Keri Humrighouse
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FIRST LEGO League
Robotics Club |
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Mission:
Create excitement for science and technology via preparation for and
participation in team competition with the FIRST LEGO League,
which challenges students to solve real world problems facing scientists
and engineers through the use of robot design and research.
FIRST
LEGO League Core
Values:
We are a team.
We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and
mentors.
We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
What we discover is more important than what we win.
We share our experiences with others.
We display gracious professionalism in everything we do.
We have fun.
Description of Planned Activities:
Student teams have approximately eight weeks to prepare for FIRST
LEGO League's annual Challenge. This Challenge consists of two
parts: a robot game and project. In the robot
game, teams design, build, program, and test autonomous robots that must
perform a series of tasks, or missions. In the project, teams
conduct research and create a technological or engineering solution to
an aspect of the Challenge and present that solution. Building
problem solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play,
sportsmanship, and a sense of community are our primary goals.
Meetings:
Tuesday and Thursday mornings
from 8:00am to 8:55am in Mr. Clark's room. Additional meeting times
will be announced as needed.
Expect additional meetings as
competition dates draw near.
Affiliations:
FIRST (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology)
LEGO League
Volunteer Opportunities:
Parental Support will enhance this opportunity.
Faculty Advisors:
Steven Clark
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