Clubs and Activities

  • Art Club, Mrs. Mascolo: Art Club is open to all current 6-8th graders. Art Club is a student group that meets to explore various art forms, create artwork and develop unique artistic skills on a bi-monthly basis.
  • Book Club(s), Mrs. Kelly: Book Club meets twice a month, after school, to discuss books chosen by the group.
  • Chess Club, Mr. Manarel: Chess Club will meet every other Tuesday to teach the basic rules and strategies of the game. There will be a focus on etiquette and sportsmanship as well.
  • Crane Acting Troupe, Mrs. Helfer: Onstage or backstage The Crane Acting Troupe will immerse you in the magic of Theatre! This club is open to students in grades 7-12. Contact Mrs. Helfer at ghelfer@ichabodcrane.org.
  • DC Club, Mrs. Marotta: The goal of the DC Club is to successfully plan and implement a yearly trip to Washington, DC for students during their 8th-grade year. Every student in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade is a member of this club. It is a student-based organization that plans and implements fundraisers throughout the year. Students earn points that will result in a reduction in the cost of their trip. The more students participate, the more points they earn. Please see Mrs. Marotta in Room 311 for more information. Check out the club’s website for more information about registration materials, ongoing fundraisers, and points accumulated for the trip.
  • Dungeons & Dragons, Ms. Gelineau: The D & D/Games club will provide space and create a place where students can interact, learn and play games, meet, and relax. Games include Dungeons and Dragons, Onitama, Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts, and more! The club will meet every other Monday from 2:30-3:30.
  • Elementary Robotics Club: Mrs. Cook & Ms. Mallery: This club meets with 4th-grade students once a week after school from about November to March. The purpose is to allow students time to explore STEM activities using critical thinking.
  • Five/Six Pops, Ms. Giammattei: The goal of Five-Six Pops is to provide a select instrumental performance group for 5th and 6th graders.  Students are chosen by audition or invitation by the band director.  Five-Six Pops performs pop music at the winter and spring concerts and rehearses on Tuesdays after school.
  • Fourth Grade Chorus: Ms. Diaz: This chorus club is open only to 4th grade students. We will be singing a variety of songs and vocal warmups to encourage students to get comfortable singing with their friends! No audition necessary. This year, the 4th grade chorus does not have any performances scheduled, as we are testing the waters to see how much involvement we have. This may change throughout the year.
  • Friends of Rachel (FOR), Mrs. Middleton: Open to students in grades 6-8, the goal of FOR is to continue Rachel Scott’s chain reaction of kindness, compassion, and acceptance in the Middle School. Activities include Random Acts of Kindness, Chain of Kindness, food drives, and possibly an activity night.
  • Garden (Floral) Club, Mrs. Gelineau: Our goal is to promote the joy of gardening while enriching our lives as we reconnect to the natural world outdoors. Our primary focus will be on the garden by the main entrance, the MS sign area, and the butterfly gardens, all located in front of our school. Learn how to grow and maintain a flower garden, plant seeds, and flowers, identify the current plants from weeds, how to attract pollinators, and there’s so much more!  We will be meeting weekly during the Fall and Spring as weather allows and occasionally indoors over the Winter months. Open to students in grades 6-8.
  • Garden (Vegetable) Club, Mrs. Geiger: This club focuses on cultivating and upkeep on the vegetable garden in the back of the school.
  • Hiking Club, Mrs. Warner: Discover and spend time in the great outdoors! Our focus is on spending time outside, staying active, physically fit, and having a great time. We will be exploring local trails and learning about hiking opportunities in our communities. No experience is necessary…just a love for the outdoors!  Activities include a Seasonal Scavenger Hunt and Trail Snack Challenge.  We will meet throughout the school year as weather allows.  Students should wear appropriate clothing and footwear when participating.  Open to students in grades 6-8,
  • Jazz/Select Band, Ms. Shellard: The goal of the Jazz Band is to provide a select instrumental performance group for the students in the Middle School Band Program. Jazz Band is open to 7-8th graders by audition or invitation by the band director. Special events will include winter and spring concerts.
  • Jr. SAVE (Students Against Violating the Earth) Mrs. Hughes & Ms. Zorzi: The goal of SAVE is to educate the Ichabod Crane community about local and global environmental issues. Additional activities that may be included will involve social activities, fund-raising activities as well as community service activities. Additionally, the Group operates the Middle School can, plastics, and paper recycling programs.
  • Marching Band, Mrs. Edwards: Open to students in grades 7-12 who play an instrument. Student who could not fit band into their schedule in a given year are still able to participate in Marching Band. They perform at local parades, community events and football games.
  • National Jr. Honor Society, Mrs. Flemming: The NJHS strives to recognize the total eighth-grade student while focusing on the ideals of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Character & Citizenship.
  • Newspaper/Media Club, Mrs. McNeil & Mr. Ronca: The goal of the Newspaper Club is to provide an opportunity for Middle School students to have experience in journalism and to provide the student body with information on events in their school.
  • Odyssey of the Mind: An international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities. Students work together to apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to the competition each March.  On average, teams meet weekly from October – March. Please contact OM Coordinator Mackenzie Rigg at mrigg@ichabodcrane.org for more information.
  • Pawsitive Peers, Mrs. Sarno & Ms. Butterworth:  A club designed with the primary goal of helping students contribute to our building’s sense of community by acknowledging new students/staff and important events/milestones via acts of kindness and compassion. Pawsitive Peers has a secondary goal of creating and implementing fundraisers to support club activities as well as the middle school dog program.  Pawsitive Peers will meet on the third Monday of each month, beginning on October 18th from 2:30-3:30.  The club will meet in Mrs. Miller/Mrs. Marcella’s classroom, room 105.
  • Peer Mediation, Mrs. Pantoja: Mediation is an opportunity for students in conflict to sit face to face and talk without being interrupted so that both sides of the dispute can be heard. It is a problem-solving approach where an agreement is reached by both students involved in the dispute. Student mediators are trained to conduct the mediation meeting and to ensure that the session is helpful and fair.
  • Pride Club, Mr. Spanswick: The ICC Pride Club is a safe place for all individuals of all backgrounds and differences. Our goal, as a club, is to promote and teach tolerance and acceptance throughout the school community and beyond. We also aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental space as a support network for students of all identities in the Ichabod Crane community.
  • School Store, Mrs. McNeil & Mrs. Middleton: The goal of the MS school store is to provide students an opportunity to learn how to inventory and order and learn basic bookkeeping skills. Students will also learn customer service skills and learn how to advertise the school store supplies. This club also provides inexpensive supplies to students in the morning during homeroom.
  • Sing Swing, Mr. Overrocker: Sing Swing provides a select vocal jazz/pop chorus for the students in the 7th and 8th grade chorus. We sing music that we may not normally get the chance to perform during 1st period chorus! Special events will include a winter concert as well as a spring concert.
  • Ski/Snowboard Club, Mrs. McNeil: The goal of the Ski/Snowboard Club is to provide an opportunity for High School and Middle School students to participate in the exhilarating winter sports of alpine skiing and snowboarding.
  • STEM Club, Mr. Bevington: Do you like to identify problems, brainstorm ideas, design solutions, test, retest and build, and share ideas?  If you do, join us in STEM Club!  We will complete various project-based learning activities to engage in the world of STEM!  This club is open to students in grades 6-8.
  • Student Council, Mrs. McHugh & Mrs. Rivero: A student-run organization that is in charge of fund-raising opportunities and providing extra-curricular activities for Middle School Students. Student activities include field trips, service projects, activity nights, and character-building presentations. The students help build school spirit and are encouraged to participate in many different events. Officers are elected into office in the spring of the previous school year with homeroom representatives elected in the fall.
  • Yearbook, Mrs. Pantona: The goal of the Yearbook Committee is to involve Middle School students in the development of a yearbook that is a record of events and accomplishments of the Middle School community. Additional activities that may be included will involve social activities, fundraising activities as well as community service activities. The yearbook committee will meet as needed throughout the school year to complete tasks and work on creating the book.  Most regularly scheduled meetings will be on Mondays
  • Walking Club, Mrs. Cotsonas: The Walking Club is an opportunity for students to exercise, meet new friends and enjoy the outdoor environment. We meet one day a week after school in the fall and in the spring.
  • Writing Club, Mrs. McHugh: The Writing Club provides students with a place to write creatively, expand writing abilities and apply skills learned in ELA. Meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month.