Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Pendley, DiPietro, Byer

Meeting Days: 9/4, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4, 1/5, 2/5, 3/4, 5/6

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Media Center (except 10/2 - Wedlake's Room)

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  None

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  The Bulldog Book Club is a non-competitive club.  We foster a love of reading.  Our club shares the books we are reading, play games, and enjoy activities in a low-key, low-stress atmosphere.

Description of Planned Activities:  Book club activities include games, discussions, and sharing of books we are enjoying.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 7-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Stark

Meeting Days: Tuesdays

Time: 8:15AM-9:25AM

Location:  Media Center

Pickup Location:  N/A

Cost:  None

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  The Bulldog News Network produces the morning announcements and digital content to share with the school and community.

Description of Planned Activities:  Students will develop leadership and teamwork skills through a number of on-camera and behind the scenes positions including anchor/feature, camera/lights, sound, teleprompter, studio director, video director, and switchboard operator.  Students are selected during the spring of the year prior to the club start date.  For example, students for the 2019-2020 club were selected in spring 2019.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 7-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Phillips, Hardin, Loke and Woods

Meeting Days: Tuesday & Thursday plus a few Saturdays staring 9/3/19

Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm

Location:  Auxillary Gym

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  $690

Registration:  Students selected after tryouts

Mission/Purpose:  Spirit

Description of Planned Activities:  Cheer, dance, and stunt

National, State or Local Affiliations:  GHSA Cheerleading

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Garmon, Stanfield

Meeting Days: Wednesdays and Thursdays (8/15/19-5/14/20)

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Captivation Lab

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $75

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  To feed the high school cross country team for NGHS

Description of Planned Activities:  Running long distances - more than 2 miles

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Carnegie

Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month

Time: 8:15AM-9:00AM and 4:30PM-5:15PM

Location:  Media Center (except 10/2 - Wedlake's Room)

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $40.00

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Description of Planned Activities:  Our three main focuses are leadership, community service, and competitions.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  State (Georgia DECA) and National (DECA Inc.)

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Hines, Pearce, Agee and Pruitt

Meeting Days: 9/19, 10/17, 11/14, 12/12, 1/23, 2/13, 3/19, 4/16

Time: 8:15am-9:00am

Location:  Chorus Room

Pickup Location:  N/A

Cost:  None

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  Equip and encourage NGMS students in their faith journey and to be leaders for positive change.

Description of Planned Activities:  Guest speakers and huddle discussions

National, State or Local Affiliations:  FCA

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Lenz, Dolinski, and Murrieta

Meeting Days: Mondays and Wednesdays (9/2/19 - 11/13/19)

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM

Location:  Dolinski's Room

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  TBD each season

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Description of Planned Activities:  GOTR lesson and run time.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Girls on the Run

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Ball, Clement and Parsons

Meeting Days: Thursdays 9/5/19-11/21/19 and 1/8/20-4/30/20

Time: 4:15PM-5:30PM

Location:  Orchestra Room

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  None

Registration:  Invitation Only

Mission/Purpose:  The NGMS Honors Orchestra provides an additional playing opportunity for students that are currently enrolled in our orchestra classes.  The orchestra plays music at the early high school level to provide challenge and extension for students that desire to push themselves musically.

Description of Planned Activities:  Rehearsals and concerts

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Turner and Hanna

Meeting Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays Session 1 - 10/8/19-12/12/19 (10/10 and 10/24 afternoons will not have intramurals); Session 2 - 1/28/20-3/19/19

Time: 7:30AM-8:55AM and Thursdays 4:45PM-5:45PM

Location:  GYM

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  None

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  To promote a healthy, active lifestyle

Description of Planned Activities:  Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Pegues

Meeting Days: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 1/6, 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24

Time: 8:15am-8:55am or 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Pegues's Room

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  $30

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  The purpose of the club is to foster a deeper love for mathematics-loving students.  The main focus is on problem-solving for challenging problems that are typically above grade level.

Description of Planned Activities:  We are actively participating in the MathCounts National Competition, Math League National Competition and Math Olympiads

National, State or Local Affiliations:  MathCounts, Math League and Math Olympiads

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Dover

Meeting Days: Tuesdays (9/3/19-5/12/20)

Time: 8:15AM-8:55AM

Location:  Dover's Room

Pickup Location:  N/A

Cost:  None

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose: Students create musical compositions using digital tools for either personal or school-related purposes.  Students may have their compositions showcased in school-wide productions, online streaming sites, or professionally affiliated organizations.

Description of Planned Activities:  Students produce music for personal enjoyment, school news productions, or professionally affiliated organizations.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Sutton

Meeting Days: Wednesdays 

Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM

Location:  Sutton's Room

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  $60.00

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  The mission of NGMS Odyssey of the Mind is to foster creativity and teamwork within the framework of the International Odyssey of the Mind framework.

Description of Planned Activities:  Students will meet in the fall/winter with teams of 7 to prepare for regional competition on March 7th.  Students will practice spontaneous problem solving and work with teams to develop a solution to problems provided by Odyssey of the Mind.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Georgia Odyssey of the Mind, International Odyssey of the Mind

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  S. Johnson, Kim, and Lorenz

Meeting Days: Wednesdays 8/14/19-5/13/20

Time: 8:15AM-8:55AM and 4:30PM-5:15PM

Location:  Mornings - Lorenz and S. Johnson's rooms; Afternoons - Kim and S. Johnson's rooms

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  $40.00

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  The mission of NGMS Quiz Bowl is to foster growth in learning as a team.

Description of Planned Activities:  Weekly Quiz Bowl Practice and Competitions (typically on Saturdays)

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Georgia Academic Team Association

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Stark and Taylor

Meeting Days: Every Monday after school through the competition date of Saturday, February 22nd

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Media Center

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  The final 10 team members will contribute $10 for a team t-shirt.

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  Readers Rally is a competition-style club in which students read 15 books with the goal of participating in a county-wide tournament with other GCPS schools.

Description of Planned Activities:  All students who submit an application will attend weekly meetings.  Students will read, write, practice questions, and complete buzzer rounds at each meeting.  GCPS allows 10 team members to participate in the final competition.  In December, the final 10 teams' members will be selected based on performance in practice in practice buzzer rounds.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Readers Rally is a competition through Gwinnett County Public Schools

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Buffington and Christensen

Meeting Days: Thursdays (8/15/19-5/14/20)

Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM

Location:  Robotics Room (2.312)

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $50.00 for traveling team members and $25.00 for non-traveling team members

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  To increase the student's personal growth as it relates to the challenges found in the STEM community.

Description of Planned Activities:  To develop rockets and robots by planning lesson objectives and goals, providing the necessary materials to accomplish these goals, and then establishing and supporting an environment that promotes collaborative spirit for facing engineering challenges.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  National and Local First Lego League (FLL); Robotics

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Buffington and Christensen

Meeting Days: Tuesdays

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Christensen's room

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Lane

Cost:  $50.00

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  Teach students how to pay attention to detail and follow directions while providing base instruction in rocket sciences.

Description of Planned Activities:  Build model rockets from pre-packaged kits, launch built rockets, teach rocket science lessons, and watch model rocketry videos and movies.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  National Association of Rocketry

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Brubaker, Garmon, and Reding

Meeting Days: Thursdays

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Location:  Captivation Lab

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $20.00

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  Running club's mission is to get students active, improve their running skills, and develop good sportsmanship skills with students from all grade levels.

Description of Planned Activities:  We will run, long and short, exercise, stretch, and communicate with students the proper ways to express good sportsmanship.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Reding, Strong

Meeting Days: Thursdays (8/22/19-1/30/20)

Time: 8:15am-8:55am

Location:  Reding's Room

Pickup Location:  N/A

Cost:  None

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  To complete a science/engineering project and then compete in the science and engineering fair

Description of Planned Activities:  Guide students in project selection, research, and experimental set-up.  Walk students through the process of creating a research board and speaking with judges.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Easley

Meeting Days: Fall 10/22/19-12/10/19; Spring 2/4/20-3/24/20

Time: 4:30PM-5:15PM

Location:  Easley's Room

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  None

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  Our mission is to promote deaf awareness in the community and the love of sign language.

Description of Planned Activities:  Students will learn and practice songs for a winter performance and possibly a spring performance.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Dodd, Muhammedi, DeGruy-Fowler, and Stone

Meeting Days: Once per month on Monday

Time: 4:30PM-5:45PM

Location:  Cafe

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $25.00

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  Members of Student Council will have the unique opportunity to share their talents, develop leadership skills, and represent our school at a variety of school, community, and state events.  The Student Council at NGMS will be responsible for planning and implementing projects in and out of our school designed to develop service and leadership skills.  Our council prides itself on developing students as life-long leaders.

Description of Planned Activities:  Pizza and Posters, Lollipop sales, North's Got Talent, Club Mart, StuCo Spring Retreat, Random Acts of Kindness Week, Spirit Week, Caroling at Assisted Living Home, etc.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Georgia Association of Student Councils (GASC), Southern Association of Student Councils (SASC), and National Association of Student Councils (NASC)

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Dodd, Muhammedi, DeGruy-Fowler, and Stone

Meeting Days: Once per month on Monday

Time: 4:30PM-5:45PM

Location:  Muhammedi's Room

Pickup Location:  Car Rider Area

Cost:  $25.00

Registration:  Application

Mission/Purpose:  Members of Student Council will have the unique opportunity to share their talents, develop leadership skills, and represent our school at a variety of school, community, and state events.  The Student Council at NGMS will be responsible for planning and implementing projects in and out of our school designed to develop service and leadership skills.  Our council prides itself on developing students as life-long leaders.

Description of Planned Activities:  Pizza and Posters, Lollipop sales, North's Got Talent, Club Mart, StuCo Spring Retreat, Random Acts of Kindness Week, Spirit Week, Caroling at Assisted Living Home, etc.

National, State or Local Affiliations:  Georgia Association of Student Councils (GASC), Southern Association of Student Councils (SASC), and National Association of Student Councils (NASC)

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Turner, Fowler, Burrough

Meeting Days: Mondays and Tuesdays (8/12/19-10/1/19)

Time: 4:45pm-5:45pm

Location:  GYM

Pickup Location:  Front of School 

Cost:  None

Registration:  Invitation Only

Mission/Purpose:  To inspire girls to improve their volleyball skills and to be involved in physical activity for a healthy lifestyle

Description of Planned Activities:  Volleyball League and tournaments

National, State or Local Affiliations:  None

Grades: 6-8

Faculty Sponsor:  Reding

Meeting Days: Wenesdays (8/21/19-5/6/20)

Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM

Location:  Reding's Room

Pickup Location:  Front of School

Cost:  None

Registration:  Anyone can come to meetings

Mission/Purpose:  Learn about endangered animals; Educate the school on endangered animals and the causes for their decline; Raise money to help endangered animals; Learn about animals in general.

Description of Planned Activities:  Poster making to educate the school on endangered animals, gues speaker (veterinarian), wildlife games, possible fundraiser 

National, State or Local Affiliations:  N/A