Battle of the Books
Students form teams and read the 20 selected books for the competition. Throughout the program, students practice answering questions related to each book. Teams answering the most questions correctly during timed competitions earn a chance to complete at the state level. All "battles" take place at JMS, so there is no need to travel anywhere else.
Advisors: Mrs. Sabaka, Mrs. Steies, and Mrs. Van Matre-Keis
Investors' Club
Students have the opportunity to participate in a state-wide stock market simulation sponsored by Economics Wisconsin. Students work as a team buying and selling stocks in order to have the highest portfolio value over a 10 week period. The top performing team in each division will receive recognition and prizes! Students can participate in the fall competition (October-December), spring competition (late February - April) or both!
Advisor: Mr. Utrie
Fantasy Football
Students manage their virtual NFL football team to score as many points possible to win weekly prizes. This club is almost exclusively online; it only meets once during the second week of September for the draft and continues online until the end of December.
Advisor: Mr. Utrie
Math 24
Math 24 is a math game that uses a set of cards with four numbers on each. Players use all four numbers and mathematics to solve each card with an answer that equals 24. The cards have different themes and vary in difficulty. Students participate regionally in a tournament sponsored by UW-Whitewater. Students meet at lunch and some students work on it during WIN time. The competition is in Whitewater on February 8, 2019.
Advisor: Mr. Altermatt
Memory Book
Students work with a teacher advisor to plan the Memory Book for the school. This involves page layout, pictures and general organization. The club meets after school in April.
Advisor: Mrs. Flatt
Newspaper
Students work with a teacher advisor to produce a school paper. This involves planning, writing, reporting, and page layout. Meets January-June - one Thursday a month with additional time from the club members to work on news articles.
Advisor: Mrs. Golz
Southern Lakes Anthology
UW-Whitewater TAG sponsors this opportunity for students to participate in a writing competition involving poetry, prose or illustrated writing. An anthology is created each spring of the strongest entries.
Advisors: Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Battist
Technology Club
This is a “hands-on” club for all students investigating various technologies. Through research and development, design and problem solving students will explore more in depth areas of STEM. This club is open to all JMS students.
Advisors: Mrs. Baker
Drama Club
This club is for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students interested in performing or being a part of the technical crew for our annual school musical. Students will sing, dance, act, sew costumes, paint set pieces, set up lighting and audio cues, and learn what it takes to put on a large-scale production in just a few short months! Auditions occur in late October and rehearsals run after school from November through January. The final performances are typically held late January.
Advisors: Mrs. Dresdow and Mrs. Perkins
8th grade dance committee
This is available to current 8th graders who attend JMS. We meet in April and May after school (days and hours vary) to help create the decorations for the end of the year 8th grade dance. This dance occurs on a Friday night in May from 7pm-9pm. The committee is in charge of creating, setting up and cleaning up after the event.
Advisor: Mrs. Baker
Art Club
This is available to all JMS students. We will begin meeting late October and will run until Mid May. We will meet on Tuesdays after school until 4 in the Art Room. We will be experimenting/designing/creating with a variety of materials, like felt, metal, and glass, that are not used normally during the school year.
Advisor: Mrs. Walter
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