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CLUB ACTIVITY  & Advisor

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CTV
Advisor:  Rob Rogers

Each day begins with a live broadcast from CTV into each homeroom throughout the school. In the studio, students work together to deliver important announcements, highlight school activities, and report the forecast, lunch choices, and birthdays. Students work both behind, and in front of, the cameras. Videos presented on the show may feature a school event, and are often created and submitted by students. The morning news helps to keep our school community connected and informed.

CSB (Coleytown Service/Spirit Board) 
Advisors:  Allison Beggs & Sarah Webster

CSB is Coleytown Service/Spirit Board and is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. This club is for students who want to work together with students from ALL grades to promote school spirit and service. CSB meets at least once per month to create and coordinate many activities, such as school-wide spirit days, fundraisers, and drives to raise money & collect items for local and national charities as well as coordinate events like an end-of-the-year talent show.

Media Club
Advisor:  Rob Rogers

Media Club is a team that aims to produce multi-media to the masses (via CTV)! Activities and projects may include Photoshop, image editing, digital photography, and video recording and editing. In addition, members create graphics, animation, videos, and games too!

Creative Writing Club
Adviser: Emily Diggs ediggs@westportps.org

We are a group of creative writers from all disciplines, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. We will use this time to help one another brainstorm ideas, outline, revise and edit. We will also 
share our pieces with one another in a safe space. During November, we will participate in NANOWRIMO. 
UBU Club (You Be You)
Advisors: Jen Olsson & Cherie Balkcom
Providing a safe and supportive environment for students to advocate, explore and create a more inclusive school community. 

CMS Eco-Squad     Advisors: Catherine Ferreri and Jo Fasciolo

 

The goal of this club is to reduce CMS’s carbon footprint. The CMS Eco Squad will employ a variety of approaches to raise awareness and activate our school community. The students and advisors will educate students on what they could be doing to help reduce our carbon footprint.

Grades 6, 7, and 8  No application required, no costs

Meets Before school Thursday mornings from 8:00- 8:25 in room 222.

Please email cferreri@westportps.org or jfasciolo@westportps.org for more information.

Math Counts
Advisor: TBD

The Math Enrichment Club is designed for students in grades 6 through 8 interested in challenging math problems and exploring a variety of engaging activities. Participants will learn about Fractals, Pascal's Triangle, Fibonacci Sequence, MathCounts, and more.

For additional information about MathCounts visit http://www.mathcounts.org/

Science Olympiad Advisor: Christina Brewer

Open to all middle school students, the Science Olympiad is one of the premier science competitions in the nation, providing standards-based challenges to nearly 15,000 schools each year.

This student-led competition involves teams of 7-10 students that perform in up to 23 different STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) events. Some events require constructing a project ahead of time. Others involve ‘on-the-spot’ application of engineering skills to solve a problem. In most events, students compete in pairs, and a typical student enters three different team events during a tournament.

Photo Club
Advisor:  Denise Cuccia

Open to all grades (max 10 students- cameras will be provided). Additional students who bring their own Digital SLR (and manual) will also be admitted (up to 5). Students will become more familiar with the technical aspects of a SLR camera and how to operate it, construct photographs with an artful composition in mind, and learn how to upload their images while utilizing Iphoto. They will also use the Mac as an editing tool or a digital darkroom. Once per week for 6 weeks. Day/Time TBD

Yearbook
Advisor: Ms. Quinn

The CMS Yearbook club is open to students in grades 6-8. Coleytown’s Yearbook captures important events and memories from the middle school experience, and is a representation of the hard work and creativity of the club members. Student members participate in: designing the layout, creating pages, organizing student surveys, selecting themes, gathering information, taking photos, and more! YEARBOOK CLUB meetings will be held on Tuesday mornings in room 116 from 7:30 am-8:00 am on the following dates: March 9, March 16, and March 23. Please email cquinn@westportps.org for more information.

The Colt School Newspaper     
Advisor:  Ms. Socha

 

The Colt is a "Green Friendly" online newspaper written for students, by students and features local, national, and international news that our members find relevant for their peers to be informed about. The club members include writers, editors, photographers, and a cartoonist. Meetings will be held on Wednesdays after school from 3:15 to 4:15 in the LMC or in room 131.

THEATRE
Director: Ben Frimmer

Coleytown Company, our own nationally recognized theatre program, presents a series of theatrical events each year.
Website LINK

FALL 2023 - Our fall musical, is an excellent opportunity for our students to perform on stage in a "non-competitive" setting. 
SPRING 2024 - This more competitive Spring show has opportunities for actors and technicians alike. 

Performance opportunities: Students grades 6-8 

Tech Crew opportunities: Students in grades 7 and 8 

More information can be found on our website or by contacting Mr. Frimmer at bfrimmer@westportps.org

Music

Chamber Orchestra Director: Mrs. Jordan
Auditions will be late September - specific dates will be posted and emailed soon.  Chamber meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays before school from 7:30 - 8:20am.   If interested, contact Mrs. Jordan

Wind Ensemble -  Director: Mr. Forgey
Auditions will be late September - specific dates will be posted and emailed soon. Audition music will be posted on Schoology very soon. Wind Ensemble  will meet Wednesday and Fridays 7:30 – 8:15 AM.

Camerata - Director: Mr. Phillips
Camerata is CMS's elite choral ensemble. Any student who is part of a music ensemble is allowed to audition for this group. The membership of the group will include primarily 7th and 8th students. Exceptional 6th grade students will also be considered. Everyone is encouraged to audition For more information including the schedule, audition times, and other various pieces of information, feel free to reach out to Mr. Phillips directly at jphillips@westportps.org

 

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Congratulations to the CMS Science Olympiad Club! CMS placed 4th overall, won 1st place in 4 events (Disease Detectives, Optics, Reach for the Stars, and Write it Do it!), won 2nd place in 3 events, and won 3rd place in 5 events. Shout out to our committed students and Mrs. Brewer, a first-year teacher at CMS, for being an advisor and taking this on! Next stop - States!

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