STUDENTS
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
School is a place to learn about yourself academically and to develop and pursue hobbies and other interests. We encourage students to participate in our school activities. Activities along with academics allow students to develop skills in helping others and communicating well. Extracurricular activities or clubs sponsored by the school do not exclude students on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness."
Art Club
Advisor:
To provide a creative outlet for students who enjoy the visual arts. Also, an opportunity for more advanced art students or art lovers to receive additional art instruction throughout the school year. We meet after school on Tuesdays in the art room.
Chess and Game Club
Chess and Game Club welcomes all students at Williams Middle School to participate in some spirited competition and fun playing some classic board games, chess, cards, and more. Students play classic board games like Life, Monopoly, Trouble, and Sorry. If you are new to chess, lessons are available. Chess tournaments, for more experienced players, will happen a few times during the school year. If you have a game you would like to bring to teach all of us, please do. Please join us every Wednesday after school in Rm. 27 for some fun and community building.
Cube Club
Advisor: Ms. Shea
Cube Club is where you can learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube and race people. Whether you are a beginner or not, you always learn to improve yourself. You can learn new algorithms, or methods. Cube Club is open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Meets every Wednesday in room 7
Drama Club
Advisor: Mrs. Lawson
Drama Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Meetings are held on Thursday at 3 pm. Any student that would like a speaking role will have one. There are many opportunities for non acting roles as well, such as stage crew, lighting, and sound. We begin in September and perform in April.
Intramurals
Advisor: Mr. Leahy
Intramurals is a 7th & 8th grade club that allows students to sign up to play a particular sport (basketball, team handball or a net sport). The students will be placed on team that 8th graders will run on Tuesday & Thursdays. Each season, depending upon the amount of students signed up, will play roughly 7-8 games each season. We will create a schedule and keep standings for the each season. We start with basketball first then team handball when we come back from winter break and close with a net sport of the 8th graders choosing.
Jazz Band
Advisor: Mr. Ohanessian
Jazz Band is an ensemble for students who wish to study and perform styles of American jazz music. Students who wish to play a wind instrument in the group (clarinet, flute, saxophone, trombone, and trumpet) MUST also be enrolled in concert band. Students who wish to play an instrument in the rhythm section (ie bass, drumset, auxiliary percussion, guitar, and piano) do not need to be members of the concert band.
MATHCOUNTS
Advisor: Mrs. Motroni
MATHCOUNTS is open to grades 6, 7, and 8. MATHCOUNTS provides engaging math problems to students of all ability levels to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. Some MATHCOUNTS students will compete in our regional and possibly national competition. Meetings are held in PC-1 Fridays after school.
Newspaper Club
Newspaper club allows students to work on the WIlliams' Wildcat, a school newspaper by students, for student as well as the community at large. The Wildcat covers the exciting events going on at Williams Middle School, and allows the students to show the world what being a WildCat is all about. Meetings are held in room 27
REALITY Club
Advisors: Ms. Barsevich
REALITY (Respect Each Alternative Lifestyle in Today's Youth) Club is open to all middle school students. REALITY club offers a safe space for students to gather to discuss issues and plan activities related to celebrating diversity. The overall goal of REALITY is to create a safer learning environment for all students, with an emphasis on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) students, as well as allies. The club will be held once to twice a month in the library
Student Council
Advisor: Ms. King
The Student Council of Williams Middle School is an organization composed of students from all grade levels for the purpose of:
Providing leadership opportunities in the school
Promoting school spirit through various activities and field trips
Sponsoring community service projects
The meetings are held 1st and 3rd Wednesdays after school in room 6.
Yearbook Committee
Advisor: Dr. Gelinas
The Williams Middle School Yearbook is an annual publication filled with pages of pictures and memories of the school year. A committee of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders work from September through April creating page layouts, writing scripts, thinking of grade level specials, and learning photography skills. We work with a commercial publishing company who transforms our work into publication. The end result is a book to treasure for years to come.
The committee meets second and fourth Wednesdays after school in room 17