Yearbook Club

The Yearbook staff for the 2008-2009 school year will consist of 10 members (three 6th graders, three 7th graders and four 8th graders). Application forms will be distributed to interested candidates in August. Members will be chosen after Labor Day. *If you are interested in being in Yearbook, you must be able to attend weekly meetings (this might mean if you plan on playing sports, find out what days practice will be - you may not be able to do both). Yearbook staff members will be a collaboration of writers, photographers, and designers. Each student will learn to use the design program - Adobe In Design CS3 - which is used to create the Yearbook. We will be working together to promote and sell the Yearbook, collect information (interviews, research, etc.), take pictures of all school events, sports games, as well as random student pictures, and possibly attend a Herff Jones workshop early in the school year.

*You can still order your 2007-2008 Yearbook
TODAY for $25!*

Step Team

Jackson Middle School has two step teams this year. A boy's squad that consists of 12 boys and a
girl's squad that consists of 40 girls. Under the supervision of Ms. Watson, the two squads practice
weekly to create unique routines and dances. Performances will be during lunches a few times a year
along with a trip to the Central Florida fair to perform for the county.

Stepping or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is
used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken
word, and hand claps. Though stepping may be performed by an individual, it is generally performed
by groups of three or more, often in arrangements that resemble military formations.

Service Learning Club

The students of Jackson Middle School and the Service Learning Club recently completed our first successful Penny Harvest, collecting over 625 pounds (a little more than 25 bags of 25-lb bags of pennies and other denominations) of coins. When these bags are delivered to the Common Cents organization, the Service Learning Club will receive a check for $1000.00 to add to the funds we raised in October with our car washes. The funds we have raised will be used to create grants to teachers here at school to use to meet the needs of Jackson students. The students in the Club will create the grants, judge the grant applications, and then decide which applications should get the funds. The Service Learning Club also participates in food drives and collecting items to help the homeless of Orlando. There are also guest speakers and most importantly, the great feeling you get when you are part of a group of caring individuals whose main goal is helping the community.

For more information, contact Mrs. Smith or Mr. Hall

Project Welcome

Project Welcome meets Monday's, Tuesday's, Thursday's from 4-5:30. Students get together
with teachers and work on their homework. Approximately 30-40 students get together and get
their work done in this time period. The program is funded through Engelwood Neighborhood Center
for Families and the Orange County Citizens' Commission for Children.

Get REAL!

Get REAL! is a mentoring club for girls (sponsored by the Girl Scouts). This club is where girls can come together in a comfortable, sharing environment and talk about anything and everything on their mind. Mentors are there to lend an ear and guide exercises and discussions about important things such as self-esteem. This club meets every Wednesday from 3pm-4pm in room 427.

SCOUT REACH

SCOUT REACH is a mentoring club for boys only. It's sponsored by Boy Scouts of America, and it makes all club sponsored Boy Scout events available to our male students FREE of charge. Boys will be taught valuable lessons in working together and survival skills. The club meets every Thursday from 4-5 PM in Room 427. For more information on both clubs, contact Ms. Snyder

Science Club

Science Club is for everyone! We meet every Saturday morning from 8:30-11:30.
Activities include environmental awareness, building and engineering challenges, and
just plain fun! Also, the Science Olympiad and GO Bowl team members are chosen from
students in Science Club.

There are no GPA or grade level requirements, just see
Ms. Shaughnessy for an application form.

Battle of the Books Team

Battle of the Books is a club where students share a love of reading. They meet once a week, discuss books, and create questions in order to prepare to compete against other schools in a competition on this year’s Sunshine State books. This new club's members were chosen by taking a test on 15 Sunshine State books.

For more information, contact Ms. Austin.

National Junior Honor Society

The National Junior Honor Society is the leader among organizations and societies that
promote appropriate recognition for students who reflect outstanding accomplishments in the
area of scholarship, character, leadership, citizenship, and service.

National Junior Honor Society is dedicated to recognizing service, leadership, and citizenship in
our students by providing students with opportunities to give back to the community and grow
in character. We do community service projects and contribute to our school to help make it a
place of pride where students are willing to not only lead but also to follow the right kind of leadership.

Membership is often regarded as a valid indicator that the student will succeed in life and
particularly in studies at the postsecondary education level.

For more information, contact Ms. Samadani

Drama Club

COMING NEXT YEAR!!