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Clubs at Valley Forge Middle School 2023-24
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE & DIVERSITY CLUB
The African American Culture Club is open to all students interested in learning more about historical and contemporary topics regarding African American and students of all cultures.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Thursdays (1st & 3rd of every month) before school
Time: 7:50 - 8:20 AM
Location: Room 707
Sponsor: Mr. Weeks, Mrs. Timmins, Ms. Davison
ART CLUB
Art Club is open to students with an interest in Art.
Grades: 7, 8
Day: Mondays (will meet on Tuesday if school is closed Monday) after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 107
Sponsor: Ms. Jaggers
Permission Slip
ROBOTICS CLUB
Open to students interested in robotics.
Grades: 7, 8
Day(s): TBD after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 PM
Location: Room 109
Sponsor: Ms. Schroeder
ANIME CLUB
Anime Club is a place where students can talk about, draw, and watch anime. An approved anime clip will play during club time and students can create mini manga and discuss the clips.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day(s): Tuesday after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 PM
Location: Room 703
Schoology Code: BGXR-GV7H-NN3RC
Sponsor: Ms. Kapadia
BIBLE CLUB
Bible Club is open to any students with an interest in discussing the Bible. Bible Club is a student-led club.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day(s): Every other Tuesday (1st and 3rd Tuesday) before school
Time: 7:50 - 8:20 am
Location: Room 707
Sponsor: Mr. Weeks
WINTER CHESS CLUB
Chess Club is open to all students interested in chess. There are NO official tournaments.
The first meeting is around the end of fall/beginning of winter.Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: TBA (announced when weather gets colder)
Time: TBA
Location: Room 817
Schoology Code: MZTGF-SGS6S
Sponsor: Mr. Prothero
Permission Slip (will be posted later in the year)
COMEDY CLUB
Comedy club is open to all students interested in learning and practicing the art of stand-up comedy.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Thursdays after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Location: Audion
Sponsor: Mr. Hoffman
COMMUNITY SERVICE/BUILDERS CLUB
Community Service Club provides opportunities for students to work together in service to school & community, to develop leadership potential, and to foster the development of a strong moral character.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Every other Wednesday before school
Time: 7:45 - 8:20 am
Location: Library
Sponsor: Ms. Inch
CLIMBING CLUB
Open to students who are interested in climbing the high wall with peers. Must be focused on safety first!
Grades: 7, 8
Day: Tuesday and Friday before school
Day: 7:45 - 8:20 am
Location: Wrestling Room
Sponsors: Mr. Ryan
HOMEWORK CLUB
Homework club provides an opportunity for students to do their work in the school environment with the support of a teacher and access to valuable resources for work completion.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Monday-Thursday after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 808
Sponsor Mrs. Pettia
Permission Slip
JUNIOR MODEL UN
Junior Model UN is an academically challenging club that introduces students to the world of international relations and diplomacy. The application process begins in late-November and meetings for selected students will begin in December.
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Day(s): Monday, beginning in January, by application
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 613
Sponsors: Dr. Hampton, Mrs. Pettia
NEWSPAPER CLUB
Newspaper Club is open to any student with an interest in learning how to seek news stories, complete interviews, gather facts, and compose news articles to be published in our school newspaper, The Forger. Students are expected to, use multiple resources to write about school events as assigned, properly complete the editing, revising, and saving process, and meet all deadlines for rough and final drafts.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Monday (Starts End of Sept) after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Library
Sponsor: Mr. Eickhoff
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB
Tabletop roleplaying club is open to anyone who is interested. Club activities include creative story telling and playing role-playing games, such as DnD.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Monday after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Location: Cafeteria
Sponsors: Mrs Davison, Mrs. Terlecki
PRISM
All students are welcome to discuss topics of social life at VFMS and ways to support each other and the VFMS community. Prism is a student-led club for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Thursday after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 815
Sponsor: Mrs. Peffle
READING OLYMPICS
Open to all students who have a strong interest in reading and discussing all types of books!
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Every other Monday - Event is in April after school
Time: 7:45-8:15am
Location: Library
Sponsor: Mrs Van Thuyne
SLAM CLUB
SLAM is a club at VFMS that stands for Student Leaders’ Antiracist Movement. It is an organization that has been running at Conestoga for the past five years. SLAM at VFMS will provide students with a safe and age-appropriate opportunity to build knowledge and awareness of race and its role in our identities, history, society, and culture. It will provide a supportive place for students to ask questions, gain context, seek understanding, and form their own opinions.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: Every other Tuesday before school
Time: 7:50 - 8:20 am
Location: Library
Sponsors: Mrs. Peffle, Mrs. Davison, Mr. Weeks
7th & 8th GRADE MATH COUNTS
Open to students who love math and figuring out new ways to solve challenging problems.
Grades: 7, 8
Day: Thursdays after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 607
Sponsor: Ms. Mattioni
6th GRADE MATH COUNTS
Open to students who love math and figuring out new ways to solve challenging problems.
Grade: 6
Day: Tuesdays after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Location: Room 607
Sponsor: Ms. Mattioni
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE CLUB
Refugee Assistance Club is for students who would like to host drives and donate to NCS (Nationalities Service Center). These donations benefit refugees in the Philadelphia area.
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day(s): 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month before school
Time: 7:50 - 8:20 am
Location: Room 613
Sponsors: Dr. Hampton
SIGN LANGAUGE CLUB
Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8
Day: TBD after school
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 pm
Location: TBD
Sponsors: Mr. Lockhard
RUNNING CLUB
Running Club is available for students who are enthusiastic about running and who want to learn more about the activity. Students who participate will join other passionate runners and even have opportunities to compete with students from other schools.
Grades: 6, 7, 8
Day: Monday - Thursday after school
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Track
Sponsors: Mr Krimsky, Mrs. Cullen
