Student Activities Office
Student Activities Coordinator: Ms. Jessica Bowman
648-4921
jrbowman@vbschools.com
Interscholastic Sports and Activities:
What is it? Athletic or academic activites that compete against the other middle schools within the city.
Please click on the following links for each activity’s schedule.
First Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Monday, August 31, 2009
Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Cheerleading (see Football), Debate (try-out date: TBA)
*Cheerleader try-outs take place in May prior to the Football season!
Second Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Monday, November 16, 2009
Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Academic Challenge (11/17 try-outs), Cheerleading (for Basketball)
Third Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Girls Volleyball, Wrestling, One-Act Play (audition date: TBA)
Fourth Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Monday, March 22, 2010
Field Hockey, Boys Track, Girls Track, Baseball, Softball, Forensics (try-out date: TBA)
view the schedule and scores for all Middle School sports
Requirements for Participation:
- Physicals: a recent physical form dated after May 1st, 2009 by a doctor/physician must be on file in the Student Activities Office before try-outs. Physical forms can be obtained from the main office or by clicking on the following link: Athletic Physical Form. Please note that the blue “School Entrance Health Forms” found at most doctors’ offices are not accepted as athletic physical forms.
- Physicals are NOT required for Debate, Academic Challenge, One-Act Play, or Forensics
- Grade Point Average: minimum 2.0 GPA for the previous semester having passed at least 5 classes (eligibility information)
- Discipline: a student must be in good standing with the school
- Age requirement: A student must not turn 15 years old on or before August 1st of the school year in which he/she desires to compete.
- Semester Rule: A student is only eligible for 6 consecutive semesters during middle school, with the 1st semester beginning when the child enters the 6th grade. Therefore, any student who repeats a grade while in middle school will not be eligible after their 6th semester of middle school.
Other Information:
- Try-outs for cheerleading are in late May/early June only. Their interscholastic season is August through March and must meet eligibility requirements again at the semester break mid-year.
- All grade levels are encouraged to participate – our teams are made up of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
Intramural Sports Program
- What is it? Recreational games and activities played “for fun” competing against other Plaza students.
- Various sports/activities conducted each nine weeks for 2 days each week: Mondays and Wednesdays. No physical form is required to participate.
- Do not need to try-out, but must have a parent-signed application to stay after school and participate. Applications are available at the beginning of each 9 weeks session.
TENTATIVE Schedule for 2009-2010
(Note: activities and dates are subject to change)
1st Nine Weeks |
Softball and Tennis |
2nd Nine Weeks |
Conditioning and Soccer |
3rd Nine Weeks |
Indoor Recreational Games and Conditioning |
4th Nine Weeks |
Flag Football and Conditioning |
Clubs and Organizations of Plaza Middle School
SCA (Student Cooperative Association) |
Adviser |
Ms. Stephanie Wyman |
NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) |
Advisers |
Mrs. Amy Bowles |
Yearbook Club |
Advisers |
Ms. Littrell Myers |
Newspaper Club |
Adviser |
Ms. Suzie Forehand |
CHROME Club |
Advisers |
Mr. Sherman Faulks |
Crime Solvers Club |
Adviser |
Officer Murphy |
Literary Magazine |
Adviser |
Ms. Suzie Forehand |
| Strategy Games Club | Adviser | Mr. Sean Smallman |
| Destination Imagination (MYP) | Adviser | Ms. Rianne Patricio |
| Library Program | Adviser | Ms. Mitzy Cromwell |
| Running/Walking Club | Adviser | Ms. Stephanie Wyman |
| Tank Gang (MYP) | Adviser | Mr. Robert Carroll |
Clubs and organizations are based on the needs and interests of the student body and may vary from year to year. Please see Ms. Bowman, Student Activities Coordinator, in the main office with any questions or concerns.