DESCRIPTIONS OF ACTIVITIES
Instrumental
and Vocal Music
Stage Band (6-8) The
purpose of Panther Band is to introduce instrumentalists, with some experience,
to more advanced concepts of ensemble, rehearsal, and performance. The sixth graders will play a winter concert
and a spring concert.
String Ensemble (6-8) All string instrumental students will learn to play in a
small ensemble setting. This will be a
building block to the seventh and eighth grade orchestra program. The students will perform for parents and
twice during the year.
Instrument Ensemble (6-8)
Ensembles give the student opportunities to play in a small group. This will give more confidence and may lead
to a higher playing level to those who participate.
Gold Band (7) All
seventh grade band members will perform in the December and May concerts. The students will learn to play in a large
group as they progress as musicians.
Orchestra (7-8) The
purpose of the seventh and eighth grade orchestra is to introduce
instrumentalists, with experience, to more advanced full orchestra and string
orchestra concepts of ensemble rehearsal and performance. The orchestra plays in a winter concert and a
spring concert.
Blue Band (8) The
eighth grade band will play at the holiday and spring concerts. The students will rehearse and perform
popular and contemporary music.
Chorus (6-8) In
chorus, the student is given the opportunity to gain lasting enjoyment of
music, to discover how to work effectively for and with others, and to
appreciate the importance of the individual in the success of the group. Time will be spent on teaching the
fundamental rules of diction as well as on reading individual voice parts. In addition, the primary techniques of
performance are taught. Chorus will
provide an opportunity for pianists to gain accompaniment skills and will offer
opportunities for vocal soloists. Fifth,
sixth, seventh, and eighth grade choruses are offered.
Artistic
Endeavors
Dance (7-8) Students in grades
seven and eight work together to put on a performance for peers and
parents. Students must tryout, and it
may be necessary to have cuts due to over enrollment.
Drama Club (6-8) The Drama Club offers participants the
opportunity to perform a one-act play.
Students learn acting techniques, staging, make-up, and stage
directions. The culmination of this club
will be a production for parents and friends.
It will be necessary for students to audition for parts in the
production.
Art Club (6-7-8) Art Club
is basically an art service club. This
club furnishes posters for school activities and decorations for concerts and
dances whenever necessary. This club is
open to anyone in the seventh and eighth grade willing to work extra hours on
projects for the school or the community.
Writers
Panther Press (6-8) The purpose of the Panther Press is to inform students and
faculty of activities and events that take place at the
Yearbook Club (6-8)
Members are responsible for taking photographs, designing, and completing all layout for "The Classic."
Ski
Club
Ski/Snowboard Club (6-8) This is a club that promotes self-reliance and learning to
control oneself within a large group.
Skiing/snowboarding is an individual sport and each individual can
achieve his/her own level of competence. Bus transportation is provided to and
from the ski resort. Club members pay for transportation, lessons, and rental
charges.
Activities
Student Council (6-8) The
Student Council is an organization through which the students may express their
opinions and participate in the management of school enterprises. The Student Council tries to promote
leadership, initiative and self-control among its members. Each year a president, vice-president, and
class representative are elected to carry on the work of the council. In addition, one representative is elected
from each homeroom. It is the duty of
the representatives to bring to the council's attention complaints and
suggestions from their classmates and to take to their homerooms the actions of
the council.
Computer Club (6-8) The
purpose of the club is to provide computer time instruction and experience with
hardware and software that are not necessarily available during the school day.
Chess Club
(6-8) The Chess club is designed with the
intent of getting together and playing chess with others. Very often the chess
club is run by a more knowledgeable chess player who can teach less experienced
players.
*Panther Cheerleaders (7-8) In the fall, a clinic for seventh and eighth grade girls is
held. The participants are then taught skills and cheers. Tryouts for the squad
of sixteen girls and two alternates are completed for the winter season. During basketball and wrestling seasons, the
girls cheer at home games.
Interscholastic
Sports
*Girls Soccer (7-8) The Girls
Soccer Team plays against area teams.
Girls learn basic skills, good sportsmanship, and the importance of team
play. All girls who make the team will
play in every game on the schedule. At
the end of the season, students participate in the Morris County Tournament.
*Boys Soccer (7-8) The Boys Soccer Team plays against area
teams. Boys learn basic skills, good
sportsmanship, and the importance of team play.
All boys who make the team will play in every game on the schedule. At the end of the season, students
participate in the Morris County Tournament.
*Field Hockey (7-8) Hockey players will learn and
practice the basic skills of field hockey.
Participants learn to play together as a team with a strong emphasis on
good sportsmanship.
*Boys Cross Country (6-8) Boys Cross
Country is a school team that competes on the interscholastic level. It is open to any boy in grades
6, 7, and 8. There are no cuts. Everybody who tries out stays on the
team. Students compete against schools
in dual meets and also go to various invitationals
and championships.
*Girls Cross Country (6-8) Girls Cross
Country is open to all girls in grades 6-8 who like to run and want to
participate on a school team. Running is
an individual event; therefore, there are no cuts. Runners will have the opportunity to run in
meets against other schools. By being a
member, students will learn good sportsmanship, improve their running ability
and feel good about them while having fun.
*Boys Basketball (7-8) Boys
Basketball provides athletic competition for the seventh and eighth grade boys
among other middle schools in the area. The season culminates with a county
tournament.
*Girls Basketball (7-8) Girls Basketball provides athletic
competition for the seventh and eighth grade girls among other middle schools
in the area. The season culminates with a county tournament.
*Wrestling (6-8) Wrestling is an
interscholastic sport for a student in grades five through eight. The team competes against other schools in
our area and participates in the Morris County Tournament at the end of the
season. The participants will receive
basic instruction, learn the rules of wrestling, and realize that even though
they compete individually, they are part of a team.
*Softball (7-8)
Girls Softball is a school team that competes on the
interscholastic level. Any girl in
grades seven and eight can try out for the team. Only thirteen to fifteen girls make the team
after tryouts.
*Baseball (7-8)
Boys Baseball is a school team that competes on the interscholastic
level. Any boy in grades seven and eight
can try out for the team. Only thirteen
to fifteen boys make the team.
*Boys Track (6-8) Boys
Track is an interscholastic sport that meets in the spring. Along with learning the basic rules and regulations
of track, students strive to develop good sportsmanship, teamwork, and
endurance.
*Girls Track (6-8) Girls
Track is an interscholastic sport that meets in the spring. Along with learning the basic rules and
regulations of track, students strive to develop good sportsmanship, teamwork,
and endurance.