Bertie Middle School Clubs

2011 - 2012

Student Information
The staff of Bertie Middle School, along with Mrs. Sandra Hardy and Mr. Calvin Moore, would like to invite all students to take part in our Club Activity Day. Many clubs will be offered to broaden your horizons for future endeavors. We want to make this day an exciting and enriching experience for all involved. We have offered you 36 clubs to choose from, which will allow you to make choices. Please choose at least three clubs, and your clubs should be listed in order of your choice. When you make your choice, you will need to list your choices on the paper provided for you. We will do our best to place you in one of those choices.

Thank you, The Administration of Bertie Middle School

FBLA ML Future Business Leaders of America

Advisor A. Williams

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 20 Members

FBLA is an organization created to benefit students in the business world or feel they seek careers in the business world. It teaches students how to conduct meetings using parliamentary procedures. Persons will also be competing at local, regional statewide and national levels.

Chess Club
Advisor W. Ruffin

Requirements: 6th Grade Limit: 20 members

This club is made up of games of strategy, critical thinking and problem solving. Students will play board games focusing on a strategy to capture the opponents king.

Yearbook Club
Advisor R. Windham and B. Hargett

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 15 members This club will consist of the students and staff that wish to contribute to the production of the yearbook for Bertie Middle School. This will be the second yearbook for this school and will include athletics, staff members, different activities that have taken place throughout the year, etc. We need creative people to create a great product of this school.

Literacy & Technology Book Club Advisor P. Baker

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 10 members Do you like to play games? How about use an IPod? Are you good at storytelling? Then, the Literacy & Technology Book Club is for you. We will be creating gaming experiences using a set of library books and IPods while creating videos and QR codes. Be ready, because you will be on camera as we explore and promote literacy in a fun and exciting environment. You will realize reading has never been so enjoyable!

Film Club
Advisor E. Crowder

Requirements: 7th Grade Limit: 20 members If you interested in film and film making, then this is the club for you. You will be involved in making, reviewing and editing films according to the production. The Film Club is an exciting adventure !

Art Club
Advisor Debbie Wilkins

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 20 members The Art club will be focusing primarily on drawing as well as using your artistic abilities to be creative. This activity can broaden your horizons a well as open your mind to all the different art that is in the world and how you can learn to do more as an artist. So lets create some beauty in Bertie Middle School.

The Scrabble Club

Advisor Venita Lee

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade students who have a basic understanding of spelling, vocabulary, math and spatial skills. Limit: 20 members Looking for a club that involves a lot of mind-boggling fun creativity? Well, youve found it. This club can best be incorporated into the curriculum of these grades. It involves teamwork and competition so are you up for the challenge?

Science Club
Advisor M. Bayley

Requirements: 7th Grade Limit: 20 members The Environmental Science Club will study and explore issues that deal with our environment Students will be participating in a variety of activities to enhance the understanding of environmental science in our school, community, and nation. Students will also be responsible for carrying out the Go Green theme in our school and community. The Environmental Science Club is open to students who are willing to discover more about the environment in which we live.

Science Club
Advisor Nancy Brittenham

Requirements: 8th Grade Limit: 20 members

Come and join a club that you can do hands-on activities in learning about science. Students will work together in tams to create and experiment with probes and other scientific objectives.

BMS Green Thumbs

Advisors: Beverly Riddick and Alicia Small

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 30 Members This club is to develop, implement and maintain the beautification resources to enrich the school flowers and create a garden. It will be integrated into the curriculum of science. The Green Thumbs garden will inspire teachers and students with a deep hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable agriculture and the natural environment.

Peer Mediation Club

Advisor Susan Cox

Requirements: 7th Grade Limit: 20 Members Peer mediation involves learning how to 1. actively listen to both sides of an issue 2. techniques on how to help students in conflict resolve their issues 3. creating an agreement between the conflicting students on how they will handle issues in the future. If you are a student who is a good peace maker, good listener, and fair minded this is the club for you. Learn how to help your friends resolve their conflicts with each other and/or their teachers. You may even learn a better way of handling your conflicts, as well.

Sewing & Craft Club

Advisors B. Hoggard & S. Parker

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 20 Members If you like to sew or create a craft, then this is the club for you. Students will crafting and creating items to share with others in the community. Some of the items will be used as learn and serve items to enrich people in our community. This club will be a perfect way to show off your creativity.

The Cosmetology Club

Advisor C. Sharpe

Requirements: 8th Grade Limit: 20 Members

Students in this club will learn the basic of nail care. They will soak, clean, shape, and polish nails. The polish will be basic colors and designs. They will also learn to massage palms to relax nerves in hands. Students will set up their "stations" and enjoy a manicure.

Cooking Club
Advisors- B. Ruffin & R. Smallwood

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 25 Members If you think you love cooking, then the Cooking Club is the place for you. You will enjoy preparing and cooking food with other club members. After preparing a product, the club will share products with others in the community, which will allow you to participate in learn-and-serve opportunities.

Tennis Club
Advisor Mary Sauls

Requirements: 6th & 7th Grade Limit: 20 Members The Tennis Club is designed to help with the fundamentals, rules of the game, basic strokes and ball handling. Tennis is a game that is especially good physically and mentally for all that is interested in learning the basics for being a tennis player.

Phoenix Steppers
Advisor J. Miller

Requirements: 6th Grade Only Limit: 20 Members

Do you like stepping and doing different routines as well as learning how to discipline your ways and actions? Come and represent Bertie Middle School with sportsmanship and spirit by stepping high with the Phoenix Steppers. In this organization, we plan to create different steps and coordinate our talent to step high and proud while representing Bertie Middle School.

Guidance Club
Advisor Lashawn Scott

Requirements: All Grade Level Limit: 20 Members per grade level The goal of the Guidance Club is to broaden our students horizons. Students will be able to see al the things life has to offer. We will be exploring the finer things in life; character building, raising self-esteem, peer buddies, conflict resolution, and academics.

Drama Club
Advisor Tawanda Smallwood & Sylvia Walton

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 25 Members Come join a club for students who are talented in acting, singing, dancing and comfortable with public speaking. This is an opportunity to broaden your horizons through the art of theater. There could also be opportunities to visit theaters and perform in a drama presentation,

Spanish Club
Advisor J. Coda

Requirements: 8th Grade Limit: 20 Members Si te gusta espaol, este club es para usted. (If you like Spanish, this club is for you.) In this club you will explore the Spanish culture, learn Spanish songs, and Spanish dance. Take part in widening your Spanish culture view from many different angles.

Word/Spelling Power Club

Advisor Deanna Orbita

Requirements: 6th Grade Only Limit: 20 members Interested in playing word games and increasing your word vocabulary power? Join this club and youll never be bored!! You can play interesting word games like UPWORDS, SCRABLE, BOGGIE and many other games while at the same time learning new words to add to you vocabulary.

Beta Club
Advisor R. Carlton G. Tyson

Requirements : 7th & 8th Grade Limit: (By Invitation Only) Beta Club is an academic leadership organization living by the motto, Let us lead by serving others. Invitation is based on semester averages in all subject areas of 90 or above a well as upstanding character. Members of this club are inducted by the advisor in a ceremony each year. This club is organized to work in the community, conduct fundraisers, collaborative projects, etc.

Math Enthusiasts
Advisor Ramil Orbita

Requirements: 7th Grade Limit: 20 members Math Enthusiasts is primarily focused on the different math games, puzzles, tricks, and problem solving strategies. Students will explore hands-on as well as computer based games. Objective: To encourage students to do good in math by playing different math games, puzzles, tricks, and problem solving activities that would enhance mathematics achievement a well as love of the subject.

Student Government Association

Advisor Tammy Snow & Carol Mizelle

Requirements: All Grades Limit: 20 members Student Government Association (SGA) is a student led club which participates in all aspects of campus life. Club members have opportunities to engage in the governing of the school along-side faculty, staff and administrators. SGAS is the representative, decision-making body that runs the student communitys affairs and represents students in the participatory government at the school.

Globe Trotters
Advisors Ms. Brock & Ms. Thompson

Requirements: 8th Grade ONLY Limit: 40

Have you ever wondered what holidays they celebrate in Thailand? What about how they dance in Brazil? Or how to say, "Hello" in Italian? Well, then we have the club for you! Globe Trotters is a club that aims to show you different customs, languages and traditions from countries around the world. Each month we will learn about a new country, and you will have the chance to earn a stamp in your passport for 'visiting' this country.

Globe Trotters
Advisor Ms. M. Lowman

6th Grade ONLY Limit: 20

Have you ever wondered what holidays they celebrate in Thailand? What about how they dance in Brazil? Or how to say, "Hello" in Italian? Well, then we have the club for you! Globe Trotters is a club that aims to show you different customs, languages and traditions from countries around the world. Each month we will learn about a new country, and you will have the chance to earn a stamp in your passport for 'visiting' this country.

DREAM CLUB

Advisor T. Griffin Requirements: 7th grade Students Limit: 20 Members

This club will focus on your dreams, and your vision. How will you find your path in life? The ideal steps to make your goals come true are waiting for you. Guided steps will help students to make plans to fulfill your goals.

Broadcasting Club
Advisor Ms. C. Rascoe

Requirements: 7th & 8th Grade Limit: 10 Members If you are interested in broadcasting the news, then the Broadcasting Club is the place for you. You will learn how to record news, document news, and review news to be entertaining.

Cooking Club (EC)

Advisor R. Baluyot

Requirements: Ms. Baluyots Students Limit: 10 Members

If you are interested in cooking, this is club for you to enjoy cooking. You will increase you cooking skills learn how to cook and create new food choices. Cooking is a great way to expand your horizons.

Literary Magazine Club

Advisor: E. Gilcrest

Requirements: 7th Graders Limit: 20 Members

Reading, writing, and understanding magazines can be exciting. Our magazine club will be discussing magazines of interest for the club. The literary magazine club will meet to develop a higher level of interest for our school. The club will feature a new magazine every few months, and the club is also guaranteed to peek your interest in literary magazines.

Boys to Men
Advisor Keith Urquhart

Requirements: 8th Grade Men Limit: 20 Members This club is designed to equip young men with the steps needed to advance them to adulthood. The students will be exposed to researched-based principles that lead to success. The participants will be challenged to think outside the box and will gain a wealth of knowledge so that they can learn to cope with outside forces designed to distract them from becoming productive citizens. Students will be exposed to Steven Coveys leadership principles and Kwanzas steps to unifying people. The student will also develop radio skits and short plays to counteract violence. Mr. K. B. Urquhart will invite youth leaders and youth agencies within out area to enhance the participants learning experience.

Phoenix Gents
Advisor Renaldo Windham

Requirements: 7th & 8h Grade Men Limit: 20 Members This club is designed to construct boys into become confident young men by empowering their self-esteem, building their confidence and boosting their moral. The Phoenix Gents members are exposed to a number of settings that will allow them to portray their gentlemen-like traits.

Phoenix Pearls
Advisor Tammie Drake

Requirements: 7th or 8th Grade Ladies Limit: 20 Members The Phoenix Pearls will focus on young ladies learning how to conduct themselves as classy, sophisticated ladies that are Precious As Pearls. Young ladies will be encouraged how to conduct themselves in a respectable manner, using table manners and using special occasion etiquette. Create their own individualized step routine to represent their sisterhood. Colors will be pink and green.

Glee Club
Advisor C. Benford

Requirements: 7th & 8th Graders Limit: 20 Members Do you have music in your soul? Do you love to sing? Do you love to learn new songs? Do you love to sing with a group? Would you like to sing for an audience? If any of this sounds like you, then this is the club for you. Join along and sing with others.

Sports Club
Advisors- Coach Willis and Coach Mizelle

Requirements: 7th & 8th Graders Limit: 40 Members If you like sports, then this is the club for you. In the Sports Club you will participate in group sports, lifetime sports, and individual sports. You will work out with the best knowledge about how to play sports and enjoy the game.

Arts and Humanity Club

Advisor J. Hutson

Requirements: 7th and 8th grade Limit: 20 Members

The Humanity Club is about exploring the cultural side of you. There may be a certain dance, performance, song, or style that evolves through the culture you discover. This club is for you if you are interested in the creative arts: visual, performing, written, and others. This club will focus on expanding your appreciation for the arts.

Guitar Club
Advisor- Ms. Bing

Requirements: 8th Grade Limit: 15 Members

Come one come all! Have fun! Discover the acoustic side in you. We will learn together the rudiments of playing the guitar and who knows maybe in our journey we can strum a song or two.

Chess Club
Advisor R. Unicruz

Requirements: 7th Grade Limit: 20 Members

This club is made up of games of strategy, critical thinking and problem solving. Students will play board games focusing on a strategy to capture the opponents king.

Peer Mediation
Advisor J. Miller

Requirements: 8th Grade Limit: 20 Members

If you are a student who is a good peacemaker, good listener, and fair minded this is the club for you. Learn how to help your friends resolve their conflicts with each other and/or their teachers. You may even learn a better way of handling your conflicts, as well.