Clubs and Activities
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2024-2025 CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
ART CLUB – Art Club works on projects for the schools, sets for the play, or other individual projects you may have. Listen to daily announcements for more information on meeting time & place.
BAND – Band meets during study hall/flex period 5A on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They perform in concerts, parades, and local competitions. Please e-mail Mr. Becker at kbecker@csd17.org for lessons or more information.
BETA CLUB – Beta Club is the CJHS Honor Society for 8th grade students. In order to be considered for induction into Beta Club, students must maintain a 3.4 GPA and have received less than two detentions during their seventh-grade year. Beta Club members are expected to participate in school and community service activities, as well as plan the 8th grade farewell fest at the end of the year. Contact Mrs. Petersen (cpetersen@csd17.org) or Mrs. McMillin (dmcmillin@csd17.org) for more information.
CHOIR – Choir is open to any 7th or 8th grade student in good academic standing. Choir meets during study hall/flex on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The choir performs in concerts and contests throughout the year. Contact Ms. Keenon (hkeenon@csd17.org) for more information.
DRAMA CLUB – The Drama Club works to put on the CJHS school play in the spring. Stage Managers can apply in late November. Cast auditions are typically in early December. Rehearsals are scheduled during the next several months. Stage Crew, including light crew, sound crew, stagehands, and makeup crew are selected in early March. The play is presented in early April. CJHS students run the entire production. Listen to daily announcements for more information starting in November.
FRIENDS IN ACTION – Friends in Action is an after-school club where students can make new friends, play games, have snacks, and socialize with each other. They also attend a few special school events and field trips. It is held on Fridays from 2:30-4:00 p.m. See Mrs. Gardner (lgardner@csd17.org) for more information.
GAMES CLUB - Games club is an after-school club where students come and play a variety of board games and card games. It is held on Tuesdays from 2:45-4:15 p.m. The club sponsor is Mrs. Kijowski.
GEOGRAPHY BEE – The CJHS Geography Bee is open to any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student. It is a trivia contest run by the National Geographic Society typically in the fall. The overall winner takes a test to qualify for the State Geography Bee. Listen to announcements for information.
MATH TEAM– Math team usually begins in January and is open to all students in good standing. Students practice various problems and strategies to compete against other schools for the best answer in the fastest time. If you like math, this is the team for you! Contact Mrs. Petersen (cpetersen@csd17.org) for more information.
MATH & SCIENCE CLUB- After-school club that creates projects to be displayed at the Exxon Showcase each year. Contact Mr. Lange (klange@csd17.org) for more information
ROBOTICS CLUB - NEW THIS YEAR….Please see the QRCode hanging up in the MPR and by the office or sign up on the sign up sheet. Listen for announcements each morning as to when this new club will be starting. Contact Mrs. Gubbins (ngubbins@csd17.org) for more information.
SCHOLASTIC BOWL – Scholastic Bowl usually begins meeting in January and is open to all students in good academic standing. Students work with a team to answer trivia questions on various subjects against teams from other schools. Contact Mr. Urbanski (aurbanski@csd17.org) for more information.
SPEECH TEAM - is open to all students in good academic standing. Members of the team can work individually, in pairs, small groups, or large groups to perform serious or comedic skits at a competition performance level. This is a great club to join if you are thinking about auditioning for the school play. Rehearsals are held from August to November, culminating with contest performance. Contact Ms. Delgado (adelgado@csd17.org) for more information.
SPELLING BEE – The CJHS Spelling Bee is held during the winter and is open to any 7th or 8th grader as well as the 6th grade winner. This Bee determines the overall top speller in the district. The district winner will then compete in a County Spelling Bee. The top spellers from each grade will compete in the IVC Spelling Bee for the top awards out of all conference schools. Listen to announcements for more information.
STUDENT COUNCIL – The Student Council is the governing body of the school. Members brainstorm and work on fun activities and fundraisers to make our school a better place. All students in the school elect our President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Study Halls elect their own representatives. Student Council meets a couple of days a month before school (to avoid conflict with after school activities.) Officers meet more often and run the meetings. Contact Mrs. Bertani (bbertani@csd17.org) or Ms. Delgado (adelgado@csd17.org) for more information.