Plaza Middle School - School Activities

Student Activities Office

Student Activities Coordinator: Mrs. MaryAnn Lafler
648-4921
maryannd.lafler@vbschools.com

Interscholastic Sports and Activities

What are they? Athletic or academic teams that compete against the other middle schools in Virginia Beach

Please click on the following links for each activity’s schedule and city-wide standings:

First Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Monday, August 27, 2007
Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Cheerleading (see Football), Debate

Second Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Academic Challenge, Cheerleading (see Basketball)

Third Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Girls Volleyball, Wrestling, One-Act Play, Cheerleading (see Wrestling)

Fourth Nine Weeks: Try-outs begin Monday, March 31, 2008
Field Hockey, Boys Track, Girls Track, Baseball, Softball, Forensics

Requirements for Participation:

Physicals:

A recent physical form dated after May 1st, 2007 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 of the school or by clicking on the following link: Athletic Physical Form.
Please note that Parks & Rec physicals, NYSP physicals, and 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
Any physical given after May 1st, 2007 will be valid from the date it is given through June 30, 2008.

Grade Point Average: (eligibility information)

For participation, a minimum 2.0 GPA from the previous semester is required.
Sixth-graders in their first semester of middle school are automatically eligible for first semester (1st and 2nd grading period) activities.
During the fall semester, students must have passed at least 5 classes from the previous school year. For the spring semester, students must have passed at least 5 classes from the 1st semester of that school year.

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 2007-2008
(Note: activities and dates are subject to change)

1st Nine Weeks	Softball and Tennis
2nd Nine Weeks	Conditioning and Soccer
3rd Nine Weeks	Various Indoor Recreational Games
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. Charnell Summerhill/Mrs. Tonya Waters
Yearbook Club	- Advisers:	Mr. Afek Taragan & Ms. Debbie Price
Newspaper Club	- Adviser:	Ms. Suzie Forehand
Computer Club	- Adviser:	Mr. Sean Smallman
Foreign Language Club	- Advisers:	Ms. Lucilly Restrepo & Ms. Mika Tanaka
CHROME Club	- Advisers:	Mr. Sherman Faulks & Ms. Glenda Simmons
Step Team	- Currently no adviser
Crime Solvers Club	- Adviser:	Officer Green & Ms. Penny Sherman
Relay for Life Club	- Advisers:	Mr. Afek Taragan
Literary Magazine	- Adviser:	Ms. Catherine Taylor & Ms. Lizzie Goulart
Treble Clefs	- Adviser:	Mrs. Sonja Sanders
SPCA Club	- Advisers:	Ms. Mitzi Cromwell, Ms. Cynthia Kube
Drama Club	- Advisers:	Ms. Brandy Baker, Ms. Lizzie Goulart
Chess Club	- Adviser	Mr. Sean Smallman
Teens Go Green	- Adviser	Ms. Rianne Patricio

Clubs and organizations are based on the needs and interests of the student body and may vary from year to year. Please see Mrs. Lafler, Student Activities Coordinator, in the main office with any questions or concerns.