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Elko Middle School

Clubs & Organizations

Clubs & Organizations

  • Contact: Robert Ford

    Art Club is an after-school hangout where you can practice your own art and help your fellow students with theirs. If you want to spend time with other artists, join us for a fun and relaxed experience. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enhance your skills and make new friends!

  • Contact: Dianna Dance-Lewis

    Education for Employment (EFE) is an elective program offered at the middle school level. Students begin making the transition from school to work by gaining technical skills, conducting a job search, and maintaining successful employment by demonstrating positive work traits and attitudes and continuing to develop technical skills. They focus on balancing their roles as workers, family members, and citizens. Students must be 14 years old by the end of January of their eighth-grade year. They must maintain a “C” average and the pay rate is minimum wage.

  • Contact: Elizabeth Williams

    Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. FBLA-middle level teaches middle-level students skills needed in everyday life. FBLA-PBL goals are:

    • Develop competent and aggressive business leadership.
    • Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
    • Create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise.
    • Encourage members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community.
    • Develop character.
    • Prepare for useful citizenship.
    • Foster patriotism.
    • Encourage and practice efficient money management.
    • Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty.
    • Assist students in establishing occupational goals.
    • Facilitate the transition from school to work.

  • Contact: Dianna Dance-Lewis, Zorah Artis

    Family, Career, and Community, Leaders of America is a state and national organization for girls and boys interested in family and consumer science. The organization provides opportunities for developing individual and group leadership in planning activities linked to home and community. The goal of FCCLA is to help students improve character, family, and community living as they keep in mind their motto of “Toward New Horizons.” The organization has a planned program of work that directs the activities for the year, and monthly programs and business meetings. Any student taking Independent Living may become a member by paying dues by Oct. 1 of an academic year.

  • Contact: Christine Starrett, Abby Thomas

    Helping Hands is a school-based club where students interact and develop friendships with students with special needs. Activities include meeting with students during advisory, lunch buddy activities, and participating in Special Olympics and Unified Basketball games.

  • Contact: Danielle Yonkers

    Open to all seventh and eighth-grade students who wish to learn about different forms of jazz study. Instrumentation for this group ranges from:

    • Two to four alto saxophones.
    • One to two tenor saxophones.
    • One bari-saxophone.
    • Six to eight trumpets.
    • Three to eight trombones.
    • One to two tubas.
    • One electric guitar player.
    • One bass guitar player.
    • One piano player.
    • One auxiliary percussion player.
    • One to two drum set players.

    Rehearsals are usually before or after school. The Jazz Band has opportunities to perform throughout the school year during school assemblies, public performances as well as national festival competitions.

  • Contact: Stacie Berry

    The purpose of the National Beta Club is to promote ideals of character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students, to reward meritorious academic achievement, and to encourage and assist students in continuing their education after high school.

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    Peer Helpers tutor and mentor sixth grade students on various topics like academics, organization and bullying prevention. They are an extension of the school counseling department. Members provide classroom guidance lessons every nine weeks to sixth grade ACE students.

  • Contact: Julexus Cappell

    The Student Council Association is a service organization. The council consists of a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. SCA focuses on serving the students and staff of Elko Middle School and the residents of the Sandston community. All fundraising efforts directly benefit the students of Elko M.S. because all money earned is donated to other student organizations and causes. As a service organization, SCA participates in several community service projects including the annual Thanksgiving drive, and preparing food for and serving the residents of the Safe Haven House.

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    Technology Student Association provides the application and integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — or STEM — concepts through cocurricular instruction, leadership development, competitive events and related programs. There is a wide range of STEM-based competitions that correlate with core STEM educational standards and cross multiple disciplines, accommodating different styles of learning — visual, auditory and kinesthetic.

    TSA Website

  • Contact: Addison Eubank

    The Yearbook Club is responsible for capturing the school year’s memories by creating a yearbook. This club meets after school on assigned dates. Students involved in this club are responsible for creating yearbook pages and taking pictures at school games, ceremonies and other special events. This club teaches the art of design, publishing and teamwork. Applications for this club go out at the beginning of the school year. Seventh and eighth grade students are encouraged to apply.