Student Clubs & Activities

St. Joseph’s offers students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, enabling them to exercise their talents in leadership, service, academics and the arts.  Clubs meet either before or after school, and moderators are teachers and/or parents who have a specialty in that field.

Intermediate Level Clubs

Rummikub Club – Grade 4 – meets on selected Fridays from 7:30-8:00 a.m.

Black-Eyed Susan Reading Club – Grade 5 – meets every other Thursday morning from 7:45-8:15 in the Library.  The group reads and discusses four recently published books from a list chosen by the Maryland Educational Media Association.  The students then get to vote for their favorites.  Awards are given to authors based on the statewide student vote.

Games Galore – Grade 5 – meets every other Friday at 7:30 a.m.  Children bring whatever board games they wish.

Middle School Clubs

Black-Eyed Susan Reading Club –  Meets every other Wednesday morning from 7:45-8:15 in the Library.  The group reads and discusses four recently published books from a list chosen by the Maryland Educational Media Association.  The students then get to vote for their favorites.  Awards are given to authors based on the statewide student vote.

Robotics Club – Meets on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m.  The team is affiliated with the First Lego League of MD (FLL).  This year’s challenge is called “Food Factor.”  Not only do students learn how to program and build robots, they must also develop a research question and presentation about food safety.
 
Cooking Club – Meets two Thursdays per month from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Get Fit Club – Meets on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m. and consists of calisthenics, strengthening, and stretching exercises.  The exercises are age appropriate to engage large and small muscle groups.  A variety of equipment is used to help enhance some of the exercises.  A “food fitness” tip of the week will also be discussed in order to both educate and encourage students to make healthy choices.

Newspaper – Meets on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m.  The students create a newspaper that is distributed three times during the year.  They will learn to understand the importance of deadlines while also developing their writing skills.

Service Club – Meets on specified Thursdays from 3:15-4:30 p.m.  Students make a difference by doing various small and simple community service activities for charitable organizations in the area.

Dance Club – Meets on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:15 p.m.  Incorporates a variety of dance styles, including modern and jazz, with some ballet.  Dancers (both boys and girls are welcome) will be introduced to the different kinds of dance, while later exploring the mechanics of the structure of each style, and finally learning a routing integrating all dance styles.

Photography Club – Meets twice per month on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30.  Students will learn about lighting and the use of different angles in this club.

Production Club – Meets on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.  This club provides an opportunity to further the student’s knowledge of technology via hands-on experience.  The club will be service-oriented, supporting administrative, academic, and extracurricular needs for technical assistance.  Through the use of our school’s TVs, the club will provide broadcasts and special features to the students, as well as learn to manage our sound system for school productions, assemblies, etc.

Stream Cleaning Project – Meets Tuesday afternoons in the Fall and Spring.  Gives 8th grade students an opportunity to become conscious of the environment and to obtain service hours toward Confirmation.

The Middle School Choir – Meets after school on Mondays.  The choir leads the school at Masses and joins the Drama Club in some of their productions.  The choir also visits and sings Christmas carols for the retired Sisters at The Villa.

Drama Club – Meets every Friday from 3:30-5:00 p.m.  This creative outlet gives students an opportunity to learn theater skills and present a number of performances for the school.

Student Council – this is an excellent introduction to civic responsibility and the democratic process.  Officers are elected by the students in grades 6, 7, and 8.  Student Council members meet with a teacher-facilitator to plan events involving our school and community outreach.

It’s Academic Challenges – Meets every Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Members of the teams must have a very broad base of knowledge.  The group has had a very successful record at the Archdiocese-wide competition.

Academic Competitions at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, Calvert Hall and the Institute of Notre Dame.  Catholic High hosts a Math competition for middle school girls in October; seventh grade boys are invited to participate in the Calvert Hall Academic Olympics in March; and IND hosts a competition encompassing five academic subjects in April.

Additional Activities

Oratorical Contest
Safety Patrol
Altar Serving
Lectoring