Clubs & Activities

Beginning in Spring for 6th grade students, track events with a district-wide meet in May.

Sponsor: Mr. Hart, hartm1@ccsd15.net, Ms. Burns-Wojtalewicz, burnsk@ccsd15.net

Art Club is a place to develop techniques and collaborate with other artists, create bonds through the arts, and learn how to work together through group projects that will beautify the school and community.

Session #1: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 12, 19, 2024
Session #2: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2025

When: Tuesdays
Where: Room 122A
Sponsor: Ms. Valdez, valdezm@ccsd15.net

Learn and play chess with your classmates. Practice strategies, openings defenses, and play in tournaments. Top players are given an opportunity to enter into outside tournaments. For beginners and advanced. Chess club to meet starting October 29 on Tuesdays after school!
Oct-Dec 

When: Mondays/Tuesdays
Where: Cafeteria
Sponsor: Mr. Ryan Johnson, johnsor1@ccsd15.net

Chorus will start on September 30, 2024. We invite all students who enjoy singing and performing with others. We have lots of events happening this year including a performance at the Wolves Game and collaborating with Fremd High School. Activity bus will be provided to those who need a ride home.

Attention all piano players! We are in need of a piano accompanist to help with Chorus rehearsals. Please email Mrs. Wise if you have any questions!

When: Mondays after school
Where: Room 122
Sponsor: Ms. Wise, wisea@ccsd15.net

Description: French Club welcomes any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student who is interested in learning about and celebrating all things French. You do not have to be taking French to join. French Club will meet every Tuesday when school is in session from 2:15-3:45 beginning December 10th through March 4th. Meetings will be held in Room 128 and will focus on topics including holidays, cuisine, music, film, values/beliefs, and more.

How to join: Sign up on the Google Form in the Jaguar Spot before December 10th.

When: Tuesdays @ 2:15
Where:128
Sponsor: Ms.Sheri Digirolamo

Students will learn a variety of programming languages, including Scratch, Swift, Python, and JavaScript. Activities and tutorials offer a range of difficulty for beginner programmers who have little to no experience programming to more advanced learners who will engage in more advanced topics like data structures

*Any member–regardless of gender identity–who wishes to support our mission is encouraged to join the Sisterhood!

When: TBA
Where: Room 113
Sponsor: Ms. Nicole Catino, catinon@ccsd15.net

Soccer (outdoor)

• Fall/Early Winter (October & November) after school
• Not Meeting in the Spring - both sponsors are coaching
• Ms. Landerman, landermm@ccsd15.net
• Ms. Kennedy, kennedya@ccsd15.net

Basketball

• Mr. Brents, brentse@ccsd15.net
• Mr. Hart, hartm1@ccsd15.net

Morning / Afternoon Yoga

• Thursday - after school (dates TBD after Spring Break)
• Ms. Burns, burnsk@ccsd15.net

Flag Football

• Fall (October & November) after school
• Spring (March - May) after school 
• Mr. Hart, hartm1@ccsd15.net

Volleyball

• Fall/Early Winter (November & December) after school
• Not Meeting in the Spring - both sponsors are coaching
• Ms. Jacklow, jacklows@ccsd15.net
• Mr. Warren, warrenm@ccsd15.net

Starting mid-October
Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays and Fridays before school, 6:45 am- 7:20 am. Parents will need to drop students off, there is no District transportation.

When: Wednesday and Friday before school 6:45 AM
Where: Room 120
Sponsor: Mr. Arenberg, arenberj@ccsd15.net

Welcome! Lets make the school and community a better place! We will meet twice a month. Dates to be determined. The club will be making kindness rocks, Crafting & sending cards to local hospitals, organizing & collecting socks for cancer patients, and much much more! Please answer the questions below.

When: TBA
Where:TBA
Sponsor: Ms. Jackie Danner, dannerj@ccsd15.net

Music Production is a group that meets during the 6th Grade Lunch hour on Mondays. Students will be collaborating and creating music through DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), providing music for TJTV and servicing music for school ensembles and musical productions. Students will be meeting in Room 122 with Mrs. Wise.

When: 6th Grade Lunch, Monday
Where: Room 122
Sponsor: Ms. Amanda Wise, wisea@ccsd15.net

Annie Jr.
Informational Meeting - Tuesday, December 3
Performances on Thursday February 27 @ 6:30 and Friday, February 28 @ 6:30

When: Tuesday, December 3- Informational Meeting 
Where: Music Room
Sponsor: Ms. Amanda Wise, wisea@ccsd15.net; Ms. Alessandra Kennedy, kennedya@ccsd15.net

8th-grade students with a cumulative GPA in 7th grade of 3.75 and above are invited to join the National Junior Honor Society. NJHS is a service organization of students that helps our immediate TJMS family and people within our community. Membership is more than an honor, it incurs a responsibility and an obligation to demonstrate those outstanding qualities that are associated with NJHS throughout the year.

When: Varies
Where: Varies
Sponsor: Ms. Laura Pokrajak, pokrajal@ccsd15.net

This club will be trained to take quality (in action) photographs during all school events. They will create videos to be shared with the school via our announcements and videos that the administration can use to include in the newsletter, offering parents a unique opportunity to see our school day in “action”.

When: TBA
Where:TBA
Sponsor: Ms. Alessandra Kennedy, kennedya@ccsd15.net

Fall/Early Winter (October & November) after school

Not Meeting in the Spring - both sponsors are coaching

Sponsors: Ms. Landerman, landermm@ccsd15.net; Ms. Kennedy, kennedya@ccsd15.net
 

Fall (October & November) after school

Spring (March - May) after school

Sponsor: Mr. Hart, hartm1@ccsd15.net

Fall/Early Winter (November & December) after school

Not Meeting in the Spring - both sponsors are coaching

Sponsors: Ms. Jacklow, jacklows@ccsd15.net; Mr. Warren, warrenm@ccsd15.net

In collaboration with the Photography Club, students will collaborate to create the first yearbook of our Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

When: TBA
Where: TBA
Sponsor: Ms. Alessandra Kennedy, kennedya@ccsd15.net