Curriculum: Afterschool Clubs

Wright Middle School offers students the opportunity to participate in more than 30 different afterschool clubs catering to interests ranging from reading and flag football to hair braiding and technology. Students say the hardest thing about having such a variety is deciding which ones to join.

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Academic Achievers-Wright Middle School Academic Achievement club has no members to date. I will continue to encourage Special Education students to come in for help. One of the pressing problems in Special Education is the homework completion rate, and the problem of failure to return completed assignments. When the Academic Achievement Club fulfills its goals, there should be a mark decrease in the homework problem. We will need additional tutors, once students realize the help they can get through participating in the Achievement Club

African Dance

Black History Club

Book and Computer Club-The goal of this clubs is to inspire students to read and think about literature. This is achieved through book discussions, book reviews, and book presentations via our closed-circuit television network.

Boy's & Girl's Basketball-Teaches the fundamentals of basketball: dribbling, shooting, and passing combined with rudimentary understanding of offense and defense.

Cheerleading-Students create chants and songs and put them to rhythmic beats.

Chinese Club

Concert Club

Drill Team - Students create dance routines to popular music. Participants may perform at Panther Pride assemblies or other school functions.

Fine Arts

Flag Football-The focus of this club is to teach the fundamentals of football. Catching, throwing, running and sportsmanship are emphasized.

Forensics Club

Hair Braiding/Care Club-The focus of this club is to teach interested students how to care for and maintain their hair. Corn rolling, twists and other techniques are emphasized.

Hip-Hop appreciation-This club teaches students up-to date dance moves. Choreography, understanding rhythms and combining them into routines is practiced.

Hmong Club-In the Hmong club students learn about their culture while speaking only the Hmong language; they seek out educational information about what it means to be Hmong in the United States. One resource was documentary about a girls life in Wausau, Wisconsin called "Being Hmong Means Being Free" hosted by a high school student.

Ms. Her's Peeps-This group, also targeted towards Hmong and other southeast Asian students is primarily a support group. Students socialize with each other and coordinate different projects---such as the organizing the Valentine Candy Roses sale. This group was student initiated and is largely student directed---whatever students bring to the table that day, whether it's a check in on school happenings or simple extra support staff for this particular group of students.

MYCAP-The Minority Youth Career Awareness Project began in 1998 at Wright Middle School.  It is a year-round after school math and science enrichment program for middle school students of color.  Academic skill building, career exploration, family enhancement and cultural/recreational activities are the primary focus.  A community partnership between MMSD and Madison Area Technical College, as well as collaboration with area universities, agencies and local churches, allow this program to be a huge draw for students at Wright.  MYCAP serves nearly ninety students, a little less than half of our student population.  Children enjoy academic tutorials with staff and many volunteers from the community, as well as field trips to campuses, work sites and community events.

Latin Dance

Leadership Club

Lilith Technology Club-Based on the idea of a West High School (Madison, WI) student, this club delves deeply into girls using technology. A week-long summer camp is also offered focusing on girls using technology in the context of a research question. In the summer of 2001, research topics included: Women's Health, Environmental Studies and Animal Research.

Male Responsibility (MR)

Nefertiti

Nehemiah

Online Yearbook

Open gym-This activity allows students to engage in any sport of interest to them. Basketball, football, soccer, wrestling are all taught without the pressure of competition.