Advanced Concert Ensemble (ACE)

Sponsor: Karah Wilson

Grades: 7-8

After School Weight Room Club

Sponsor: Jason Craney

Grades: 6-8

Art Club

Sponsors: Natalie Honegger, Justin Sprague

Grade: 6-8

Students are encouraged to bring in art they are working on outside of the classroom for feedback and guidance. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with new types of media. Students can choose to work on the current project for art club or other art media that is available to them. Art Club meets every Wednesday from 2:50-3:50.

Athletic Ambassadors

Sponsor: Nathan Ellis

Grades: 6-8

Book Club

Sponsor: Julie Mansfield North

Grades: 6-8

The PCMS Book Club is a collaboration with the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library and is open to all students in grades 6 through 8. Students can pick up a copy of the book for each month from Mrs. Mansfield North in the media center. All books read by the Book Club count as part of the 40 Book Challenge, and a different genre is chosen each month. The Book Club will meet in the media center after school until 3:30 p.m. once a month for snacks and discussion about the book.

Crafts and Chats

Sponsor: Julia Crone, Lindsey Halwes

Grade 7-8

When: after school until 4:30 every other Thursday, meetings will start in September

About: Crafts and Chats is an open-invite club to all the girls at PCMS. The club aims to foster strong and healthy friendships between girls as they create easy-to-do crafts for themselves and others. Beyond crafting, meetings focus on authentic and intentional conversations about topics impacting teen girls. Topics of discussion range from self-esteem, beauty, social media, gossip, internet safety, friendship, love, kindness, healthy conflict management, etc. The vision of Crafts and Chats is to create a sense of community and sisterhood between the teens of PCMS, and to mentor/empower girls (and help them empower and encourage each other) to become strong, ambitious, secure, and kind-hearted young women. Meetings are a safe space for girls to share, listen, and ask questions.

Creative Writing Club

Sponsor: Ms. Humphries

Grades: 6-8

Dance Club

Sponsor Jeri Amos

Grades: 6-8

The dance team club is for any student who would like to learn a routine to be performed during a basketball game. We will meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday in room 815 from 3:00-3:45pm.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

Sponsor: Brian Planker

Grade: 6-8

FCA is an organization that promotes a stronger relationship with Jesus Christ through athletics and all extra-curricular activities at PCMS. Everyone in grades 6 through 8 is welcome! The meetings run from 7:15 - 7:35 A.M. in the big gym on Wednesday mornings and food and drinks are provided!

Good Vibes Only

Sponsor: Ms. Flint & Ms. Dulaney

Grades: 6-8

Jazz Band

Sponsor: Erika Stepp

Grades: 7-8

Jr. Academic Super Bowl Teams

Academic Coaches:

Science - Mr. Dehoff

Social Studies - Mr. Johnson

Math - Ms. Gellert

English - Mrs. Gossmann

Spell Bowl - Ms. Donovan

Grade: 7-8 (Spell Bowl actually takes grades 6-8!)

Students have the opportunity to join one of the four Jr. Academic Super Bowl teams in the subject areas of Math, Science, English and Social Studies. Topics each year are selected by the Indiana Association of School Principals, the sponsoring organization. Over 250 middle schools compete each year. Plainfield hosts an Invitational with eight other schools the week after Spring Break. The Area/State competitions are either the last Saturday morning in April or the first Saturday in May. The teams meet regularly from January through April. The students must be prepared for a rigorous study that prepares them for questions written at a high school and college level.

Jr. Optimist Club

Sponsor: Lisa Chandler

Grade: 6-8

The Jr. Optimist Club is a service club that works collaboratively with the PHS Octagon Club and Plainfield Optimist Club to meet the needs of the community. All members should have a registration and drug form completed and participate on a regular basis when able. The meetings are held once each month in the media center right after school until 3:45 p.m. We do occasionally have additional meetings for planning events or making blankets, and they are posted on the daily school announcements. Members should come to meetings willing to work and have fun in a friendly, social atmosphere!

Knit Kids

Sponsor: Ms. Behringer

Grades: 6-8

PCMS Pep Band

Sponsor: Erika Stepp

Grades: 7-8

National Junior Honor Society

Sponsors: Shannon Humphries

Students are considered for honor society at the end of their third semester at the middle school (first semester of seventh grade). At that point their overall grade point average needs to be 3.66 or higher. If they do not have the necessary GPA at that point in time, they will be reconsidered at the end of their first semester in eighth grade. If they have the necessary PA, their name will be submitted to the faculty for consideration of personal characteristics such as citizenship, service, leadership, and character.

Quakers Voice

Sponsor: Ms. Woodall

Grade 6-8

Remote Control Car Club

Sponsor: Sheila Flynn

Grade: 6-8

This club will allow friends to come together and drive remote control cars.

Robotics

Sponsor: Ms. Gellert

Grade: 6-8

Gear Grinders is a First Lego League (FLL) team made up of 10 Plainfield Middle School Students. FLL is an international robotics and science competition for students (ages 9-14). Each year of competition has a different theme and the teams are given a challenge that they must design and build a robot to accomplish. The students also do a research project each year keeping in theme with the year's topic. The FLL season runs from August-November, with advanced competitions in December. A call out meeting will take place in May.