Clubs and Activities
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Welcome to the TEMS 2024 - 2025 Clubs and Activities Page
Clubs for 24-25 are continuing to be formed and updated - keep checking back for updates and tune in to the morning announcements!
Art Club
Grades 5-8
Grade 5-6: grades alternate every other Tuesday, beginning September 17 with grade 5
Grade 7-8 alternate on Wednesdays, beginning September 18 with grade 7
Time: 3:10pm-4:30pm
Location: Room 152
Sponsor: Mrs. Flint
Chess Club
Grades: 7-8
Day: Thursdays, beginning September 19
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Location: Room 150
Sponsor: Mrs. Stehouwer
Permission Form – from Mrs. Stehouwer in room 150
Community Service Club
Grades 5-8
Day: Monday, starting September 16
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Location: Room 153
Sponsor: Mr. Humbert
Domino Club
Learn step by step to set up and topple dominoes, from small set-ups to big towers. TEMS After School Domino Club is open to students in all grades. No previous experience is needed, and all abilities are welcome.
Grades 5-8
Day: Every other Tuesday, starting September 17
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Location: Library
Sponsor: Dr. Strohmetz
Envirothon
This club is dedicated to increasing students' interest in Environmental Science. Through participation in the club, students may be invited to compete at the Chester County Envirothon in April where they would practice outdoor hands-on applications of their ecological knowledge while addressing the complex natural resource concerns facing today's world.
Grades 7-8
Day: Mondays
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm
Location: Room 108
Sponsor: Mrs. Leathersich
Flower Show Club
Grades 6-8
Day: Thursday, beginning September 19
Time: 3:10pm – 4:30pm
Location: Room 152
Sponsor: Mrs. Flint
GSA Club
Grades 7-8.
Day: Thursday (first and third of the month)
Time: Lunch/Activity
Location: Room 133
Sponsor: Ms. Elshakhs, Ms. Abell, Mrs. Coary
Junior Model United Nations
Grades 6-8
Jr. Model UN Club allows students to learn about international relations and global issues while learning researching, writing, public speaking, and diplomacy skills. Also, members will be involved in schoolwide initiatives to promote cultural and social awareness and inclusion. Finally, members will be able to meet students from other schools in the Greater Philadelphia area during three different conferences. For information and to join the Schoology group, contact Mr. Hardy.
Day: 2nd and 4th Mondays, beginning October 14
Time: 7:15 AM
Location: Large Group Room
Sponsor: Mr. Hardy
Latinx Club
Grades 5-8
Open to all students interested in learning and celebrating the Latinx culture.
Day: Wednesday for grades 5-6, Friday for grades 7-8
Time: Activity
Location: Room 107 for grades 5-6, Room 121 for grades 7-8
Sponsor: Ms. Oxenfeldt (gr 5-6) and Ms. Diaz (gr 7-8)
MATHCOUNTS - Grade 6
MATHCOUNTS for sixth grade is a math competition team in which students will compete in groups of four at a one-time county competition. The competition will be on a Saturday in March. Practices will take place November through March for any interested students. Practice will be before or after school and will be determined by student availability.
Day: Schedule, beginning November 14
Time: 7:30am
Location: Room 147
Sponsor: Mrs. Patek
MATHCOUNTS - Grades 7&8
7th and 8th grade MATHCOUNTS meets in room 150 during period 4 twice per week. During our meetings, students work on problem solving strategies and skills through topic-based lessons and practices of the three types of MATHCOUNTS Competition events: Sprint, Target, and Team Rounds. Based upon the results of these practices and a practice competition, 12 students will be chosen to participate in the Chester County MATHCOUNTS Competition. MATHCOUNTS is currently planning to hold the competition on the 1st Saturday of February. Parent permissions are required for participation in the actual Chester County Competition whether online or in-person; details will be provided later in the school year.
Day: Two days per week, beginning Tuesday, September 17
Time: 4th period
Location: Room 150
Sponsor: Mrs. Stehouwer
Musical Performance (Mary Poppins Jr.)
Grades 5-8
The musical production is open to all grades 5 - 8. Auditions typically occur in October and rehearsals occur from November through mid-March. Students may choose to audition for the cast, or join the production stage crew, which will handle scene changes of set pieces and props. Crew rehearsals will occur from February through mid-March. Students may also opt to assist in other areas of the production process, including set and prop building/creation, painting, and costuming.
Day, time, and location based on rehearsal & performance schedule.
Interest meetings:
Grades 7-8 on Tuesday, September 10 during activity in the large group room
Grades 5-6 on Thursday, September 12 during activity in the large group room
Sponsors: Mrs. Bortz & Mrs. Way
Reading Olympics
Grades 5-8
Reading Olympics Club provides a unique opportunity for students in grades 5 through 8, who enjoy reading. Students will read and discuss books in teams. Reading Olympics is a countywide reading event that encourages students to increase the quality and quantity of books they read for enjoyment. The Reading Olympics Program is based upon the belief that good reading habits form the foundation for a productive and successful life.
Day: Every other Monday, beginning October 7
Time: 3:15-4:00pm
Location: Room 174
Sponsor: Dr. Romani
Robotics Club - Grades 7-8
Members of 7th and 8th Grade Robotics Club apply engineering, technology, and collaboration skills to build a robot using VEX EDR parts and components. Club members work in teams to build robots ready for a TEMS intra-club competition. Participation in this club requires collaboration, problem solving, individual research, focus, dedication, and commitment. Regular attendance is required.
Day: Wednesday, start date TBD
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Location: 122A
Sponsor: Mr. Mumford and Mr. Nunnelee
Interested students should see Mr. Nunnelee (rm 203) IN PERSON to pick up an application/permission form. Students should return the form in person to guarantee receipt.
Robotics Club Junior - Grades 5-6
Members of 5th and 6th Grade Junior Robotics Club learn to build and operate robots using VEX IQ parts and components. Club members will compete in an intra-club competition at the end of the Jr. Robotics session. (Approximately 6 to 8 weeks.) Participation in this club requires collaboration, problem solving, focus, dedication, and commitment. Regular attendance is required.
Day: Tuesday, start date TBD
Time: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Location: Room 205
Sponsor: Mr. Broadhead and Mr. Nunnelee
Interested students should see Mr. Broadhead (rm 205) IN PERSON to pick up a permission form. Students should return the form in person to guarantee receipt.
Running Club *closed for the season*
Grades 6-8
The Running Club provides students in grades 6-8 with an opportunity to improve their running skills and overall self-confidence while fostering a spirit of camaraderie within the training group. Runs will take place in the local neighborhoods, on T/E fields, and on the Conestoga High School track. The program is designed to enable a novice runner to complete a 2-mile run by the end of the season. Due to the nature of the club and our concern for our runner's safety, athletes should commit themselves to the program and participate in a minimum of 3 out of 4 days per week.
Day: Monday-Thursday, beginning September 9
Time: 3:20pm – 4:45pm
Location: Room 204
Sponsor: Mrs. Riggs
Study Buddies
Grades 5-8
Study Buddies offers an after school, quiet study environment with Conestoga students and adult support. Students who attend will be able to develop good study habits as they work alongside Conestoga students to complete homework assignments before leaving school for the day. Conestoga students serve as role models that practice good study habits and are available for basic homework help.
Day: Tuesday-Thursday, beginning October 1
Time: 3:15pm- 4:00pm
Location:
Sponsor: Mrs. Shuman
TV Studio
Grades 5-8
The TEMS Bulldog TV Studio is an opportunity for 5th – 8th grade students to participate in a daily TV broadcast to the students and faculty during their homerooms. This group meets every morning at 7:50 am, and sometimes during Activity period, with a rotating schedule of students to work that day’s broadcast. Through this experience students will get to learn the on-camera and off-camera responsibilities during a TV broadcast on industry standard equipment. This experience will prepare students for continued work at Conestoga with their TETV program. Students with TV Studio experience will be the ones to start the year as part of the morning broadcasts. Then as the year goes along, students that have not been part will be offered an opportunity to join the club.
Days: Monday-Friday, starting September 16
Time: 7:50 AM, sometimes at activity
Location: TV Studio
Sponsor: Mr. Mattison and Mr. Nunnelee
Writing/Newspaper Club
Grades 5-8
Description: Students in grades 5-8 will have an opportunity to write for the school newspaper, The Bulldog Press. Students can write news articles, opinion pieces, short stories, create comics, and more! Club members are not required to write for the Bulldog Press, either. If they want to just write for fun, they are welcome to be part of the club. Students also do not need to attend meetings to write within the club. The Bulldog Press will be published twice a year. Permission forms are necessary whether a student is attending meetings or not. Transportation home promptly at 4pm is required.
Day: Mondays, beginning October 7
Time: 3:20-4:00
Location: 112
Sponsor: Dr. McDermott
Yearbook
Grades 5 – 8
Yearbook is open to any student interested in photography and/or design. Yearbook meeting times/days will be dependent on our deadlines for completing each segment. Meetings will generally occur after school, but additional responsibilities may be assigned throughout the year that occur during the school day (photographing spirit events, cultural events, etc.). Completion of a parent permission form is required to participate and will be sent to parents of interested students via email following the initial interest meeting.
Interest meeting: Monday, September 16 during all activity periods, room 4
Sponsor: Mrs. Bortz
