Clubs and Teams
Academic Team
Challenging competition in all subjects!
Meets every Wednesday 3:45 pm
Sponsors: Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Prince, Room 308
Art Club
Join our club to promote and explore visual arts. Activities will include pumpkin carving contest, making Christmas/Hanukkah hand drawn cards, a visit from a working artist, making a photogram, creating psychedelic 60s art, a "Warhol-ish" self portrait, and a starry night painting picnic outing. Each month will focus on one of these great activities.
Sponsor: Ms.Tutterow, Art Building
Birthday Club
Our club’s goal is to recognize birthdays of all students and teachers throughout the year. We meet once a week to create signs to decorate lockers, write out pizza passes, and make teacher gifts for everyone who has a birthday the following week. Birthday Club meets every Monday during homeroom study hall.
Sponsor: Mrs. Jackson, Room 322
Book/Movie Club
Join our club to read and talk about novels. Sometimes books are assigned and sometimes we read our book of choice. About once a month, our club gathers together to discuss the novel. This club also has meetings throughout the year to watch film versions of novels. If you love to read and watch movies, then the Book/Movie Club is for you!
Sponsor: Mrs. Hutchison, Room 108
CCF- Christian Campus Fellowship
Sponsor: Mr. Notestine, Room 310
Chess Club
The Chess Club is for students who would like to meet and play chess once a week. This club is just for fun and students will attend no competitions. The Chess Club meets most Thursdays during homeroom Study hall.
Sponsor: Mrs. Crawford, Room 217
Computer Club
Join the Computer Club and get involved with high tech at its best!
Sponsor: Mr. Shaver, Room 314
Debate
Explore the debate process and compete against other Middle Schools.
Sponsor: Mr. Lee, Room 117
Eagle Club
This is our MS Service Club which participates in a variety of service activities each year. Some of our great causes include the Jesse Draper Boys and Girls Club Walk-a-Thon, Can-A-Thon at Thanksgiving, Secret Santa for 35 area foster children, and participation in Red Ribbon Week. We also donate books to community charities and sponsor several children in foreign lands through Save the Children.
Sponsors: Mrs. Hildebrand, Ms. Tutterow and Mrs. Wade, Room 309
Engineering Club
The Engineering Club is an after school activity which provides students with the opportunity to discover engineering through hands-on experiences and problem solving. The Engineering Club is open to all students with strong interests in engineering, science or math as well as those who simply enjoy building things.
Sponsor: Mrs. Davis, Room 216
Environmental Club---"THE GREEN TEAM"
Join the Green Team and make a difference in improving and implementing Woodward Academy's environmental policies. We plan to work both on campus and with the community at large. Club members take turns collecting recycling materials on Wednesday afternoons.
Sponsor: Mrs. McCreery, Room 321
Foreign Film Club
In this club we will be watching excerpts of films from around the world to debate key themes and events on our foreign film blog. The club meets the first Monday of every month.
Sponsor: Ms. Bandrowski, Room 109
Foreign Language Club
Visit France and Spanish through art, music, games, food and fun! Special celebrations and competitions! New members make plates at the next meeting.
Sponsors: Ms. Tarraso and Mrs. O'Sullivan, Room 205
Magic Club
The club teaches students tricks with cards, ropes, coins, etc...as well as how to perform these illusions.
Sponsor: Mr. Widener, Every two weeks, usually on Tuesdays in Room 314
Math Team
Bright, cool students who want increased brain power! Meets every Monday during Homeroom Study Hall
Sponsor: Mrs. McCreery, Room 315
Middle Five Points
Focuses on embracing diversity as an important part of being a caring community. We are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and supportive Middle School. The Middle Five Points Club intends to provide a social, cultural, and educational environment that will celebrate our multicultural community.
Sponsors: Dr. Smith and Mrs. Parsons, Room 310
Odyssey of the Mind
Do you like to solve problems? This club participates in creative problem solving competitions.
Sponsor: Mrs. Watson, Room 220
Social Studies Club
Play games, watch videos, practice geography skills, and visit the Renaissance Festival. This club organizes our Geography Bee. The Social Studies Club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (after school), and students are welcomed to join until September 10.
Sponsor: Mrs. Crawford, Room 217
Scouting
Boy Scout Troop 631
For boys who would like to participate in the premier leadership and outdoors program for youth. The troop meets most Mondays at 6:00 pm, except on Mondays after weekend camping, caving, canoeing, hiking, biking or other trips, which are held once a month usually. Troop Members will be backpacking in New Mexico in 2012 and 2014, and engage in other high adventure in 2013, plus summer camping in the Appalachian Mountains. More on our Website.
Sponsor: Mr. Dietz, Room 304
Girl Scouts - Woodward Service Unit
Girl Scouting is available to female student in grades K-12 at Woodward. Through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience girls can do many cool things to explore the world around them and to discover, connect and take action in the community. There is also opportunities to work on higher level awards like Religious, Silver and Gold Awards like some WA girls have accomplished in recent years.
Most troops are organized by parent volunteers during the girls' elementary years, but troops can still formed or reconnected at the MS years. Meetings are usually meet 1-2 times per month in addition to some weekend activities, but are certainly flexible with school activities. More about the council.