8^th Grade Spirit Leaders - Sponsor: B. Bundren

• 8th Grade Spirit Leaders will help plan, prepare, and promote (8th grade) events and celebrations for the 2021-2022 school year. This group is open to 8th grade students and has a limit of 20 students.
• Meeting Days: 1st Friday of the month, starting in December from 8:15am-9:00am
• Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Madalyn Walsh 

• Art Club is an opportunity for students with developed artistic skills to expand their artistry through experimentation with advanced materials and processes. We will be able to work with a wider range of mediums than in a typical art class, allowing students autonomy in project outcomes and the ability to be introduced to various 2D and 3D mediums. In addition, Art Club will be the go to student body for any community outreach down at the school or at the county. We will also look into developing a means for a field trip to the High Museum of Art in the spring.

Meeting Days: Wednesday afternoons 4:30pm-6:00pm, biweekly in the Art Room

Cost: $45 covers the cost of all art supplies. This includes providing students with personal art supplies that are theirs to keep and practice with and it will cover the cost of the Field Trip to the High Museum of Arts

Book Club - Sponsor: K. DeFoor

• The Shiloh Book Club serves as a center of literacy for students who enjoy reading and those who want to improve their reading skills in a collaborative setting.

Meeting Days: 1st Thursday of each month from 8:15am-9:00am  in Mr. DeFoor's room (4.125)

Cost: $5 covers reading selection

Sponsors: Allan Forbes, Katie George, and Sergio Garcia Romero

• Practice: October 25, 2021 - March 24, 2022 4:45-5:45pm
  • Boys practice on Monday and Wednesday
  • Girls practice on Tuesday and Thursday
• Tryouts
  • October 13th and October 18th (Boys)
  • October 14th and October 19th (Girls) from 4:45-5:45.
• All players must be picked up by 6 pm during tryouts as well as practice days. 
• Cost: $100 
  • Uniform, equipment and tournament fees
• Payments can be on MyPaymentsPlus. 
  • Payments can be made in full OR split into 2 payments of $50 up until November 30th
  • Final Payments are due by November 30th 

Please fill out the Sports Physical Form and return it back to Coach Forbes during the 1st day of tryouts.

Click here to access the soccer schedule for the 2021-2022 School Year

Sponsor: Jeremy Freeman 

• Boys Intramural will provide an atmosphere of fun in a competitive, yet safe, environment. Boys will be able to play a wide variety of sports (basketball, football, soccer, etc.). The boys' will be able to select which sport they wish to play each meeting. To participate, your student must have an up-to-date physical.

Meeting Days: 1st Semester: Every Monday starting September 20th and ending October 4th from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Cost: FREE

Chess Club - Sponsor: A. Hicks 

•  The Shiloh chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league. Playing chess helps to develop many mental skills that are useful in life, such as: logic, strategic and tactical thinking, planning and preparation, and problem-solving. Chess Club provides an opportunity to simply have fun playing the game and making friendships, while building these skills at the same time
• Meeting Days: Mondays from 8:15am-9:00am; biweekly
• Cost: $15

Sponsor: Dierdre Palmore 

• The Drama Club is a fun and silly way to help students learn acting skills which will enhance their self-esteem, confidence and make new friends. They will work on creating believable characters for the stage and the screen. Students will work to create characters through exploration and discovery using improv, and script analysis to help feel confident, live in the moment, and deliver responses during performances. Drama Club will also help develop confidence in public speaking. It will help develop quick thinking, and memorization skills and will also give a fantastic foundation in future acting endeavors. 

Meeting Days: 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 8:00am-9:00 am in the Chorus Room

Cost: $20 covers club t-shirt and field trip

Sponsor: Officer Christopher Hall 

• Floor Hockey Club will teach students how to play floor hockey. Students are often exposed to floor hockey during middle school P.E. class. We will cover the basics and learn a few new skills. Students will learn teamwork and communication while participating in a competitive environment! To participate, students must have an up to date physical. We will also look at taking a field trip to an Atlanta Gladiators professional ice hockey game in the winter!

Meeting Days: 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of the month; October-March from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Christye Johnson 

• FBLA is a co-curricular student-led organization that inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The purpose of FBLA is to provide, as an integral part of the instruction program, opportunities for students to develop vocational and career competencies and to promote civic and personal responsibilities. FBLA's goals are oriented to develop competent, aggressive business leadership.

Meeting Days: 3rd Thursday of month @ 8:00am-9:00am in Ms. Johnson's room

Cost: $40 covers dues and t-shirt | Optional events: $20 Regional Leadership Conference, $50 Middle Level State Conference

Sponsor: Shernita Spence

• An initiative to increase physical activity and fitness levels of Georgia’s middle school girls AND motivate girls to get moving and engage their communities by taking action to implement physical activity programs that are designed by girls, for girls. GEM provides girls with access and opportunities for regular physical activity while empowering them to become change agents.
• For the 2021-22 school year, membership is open to 6th Grade girls ONLY

Meeting Days: Every Thursday morning from 8:00am-9:00am

Cost: $50 covers t-shirt and activity supplies

Sponsor: Zachary Kirk 

• Girls Intramural will provide an atmosphere of fun in a competitive, yet safe, environment. Girls will be able to play a wide variety of sports (basketball, football, soccer, etc.). The girls' will be able to select which sport they wish to play each meeting. To participate, your student must have an up-to-date physical.

Meeting Days: 1st Semester: Every Monday starting September 20th and ending October 4th from 4:30pm-5:30pm

Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Shelly Crump 

• In Home Economic, you will learn how to make exciting dishes from various countries ie, Jamaica, Mexico, China, and Japan. So come with an open mind and ready to explore food internationally. This club is limited to 20 students.

Meeting Days: Wednesdays 4:30 pm-5:30 pm, biweekly

Cost: $20 covers materials

Sponsor: Thomas Pearson 

• Shiloh Honors Orchestra is available to all 7th and 8th Grade orchestra students through audition. Students who participate will perform in various community concerts (Hispanic Culture Month, Shiloh Goes Global, etc.) throughout the year.  Students who join Honors Orchestra show Shiloh P.R.I.D.E. as well as their talent at all times. 

Meeting Days: Every Thursday morning from 8:00am-8:50am in the Orchestra Room

Cost: $10 covers t-shirt that we will wear for our concert engagements

Sponsor: Eisenhower Belle

• Pep Band and Jazz Band are extracurricular performing groups. Students in the seventh and eighth grade bands will not need to audition for the pep band, however, auditions are necessary for the jazz band, since it is a smaller group based on a set instrumentation. In Pep Band, students will get a chance to learn and play short segments of hip hop and R&B music to play at our basketball games and other events. In Jazz Band, the student will learn and perform jazz music at our scheduled concerts and upon request by the administration or the public.

Meeting Days: Jazz Band will meet after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:45pm-5:45pm. Pep Band will meet after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:45pm-5:45pm in the Band Room 

Cost: $10 covers t-shirt that we will wear for our concert engagements

Sponsor: Albert Hicks 

• Shiloh Middle School Junior Leadership Corps (JLC) Drill and Raider teams provide a fun experience for students by allowing them to participate in team-building activities which include discipline, physical fitness, responsibility, and leadership skills. This will be an elite group of JLC students who will represent Shiloh Middle at various community functions, competitions, and any school-related events. Students on the Drill and Raider team will be eligible to earn a JLC Achievement pin for participation on the team. Being a part of the Drill and Raider team is voluntary for JLC students.

Meeting Days: Practice for the Raider team will start on 8.19.2021 and be held every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 am. Drill practice will start in November and practice will be held every Tuesday and Thursday after school from 4:30-6:00 pm. All event Competitions will be on Saturday’s morning and typically end around 1pm.

Cost: $50

Sponsor: Cindee Deveaux

• Scholarly community service organization that promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership. Student participants are by invitation only based on academic progress.

Meeting Days: 2nd Friday of the month from 8:00am-9:00am in the Media Center

Cost: New Members ONLY: 6th-$40, 7th-$35, 8th-$30 covers certificate and t-shirt

Sponsor: Kristina Larkins

• HOSA is an international organization that promotes career opportunities in health and supports young people who plan to become the next generation of health professions. Our Shiloh Middle Junior HOSA organization embraces the mission of HOSA which is "to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of health science education students, therefore, helping HOSA members and advisors to meet the needs of the health care community. The deadline to submit your membership cost Friday, September 24, 2021

Meeting Days: Mondays 4:30pm-6:00pm, biweekly in Ms. Larkins' room

Cost: $40.00 - membership cost and official HOSA polo |  Optional events: $150.00 - Fall Leadership Conference (per Officer) and $200.00 - State Leadership Conference (per Member)

Sponsor: Natasha Simpson 

• We will learn about photography including digital photograph and videography, photo walks, and more! This club invites all middle graders at Shiloh Middle School (6^th, 7^th, and 8^th)! We will have photography group discussions, hear from talented local photographers, conduct photo walks, and create our own portfolio of work.

Meeting Days: 2nd Saturday of the month from 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Cost: $25 covers t-shirt and supplies

Sponsor: Jerion Smith 

• Readers Rally is a club designed to support literacy and encourage all to develop a love of reading. Students will read novels from a select group of titles assigned for the county’s competition. Monthly students will be provided with competition-style questions as well as leadership activities for which they will earn points for ranking for a spot on the competition team.  The final selections will be determined by accumulating monthly points and a selection round with school-level judges. Select members (based upon monthly performance and criteria) of the club will compete in a quiz bowl style competition against other Gwinnett Middle School students on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Peachtree Ridge High School

Meeting Days: Every Thursday morning from 8:15 am-9:00 am in Ms. Smith's room

Cost: $35 covers texts, book signing, and field trip

Sponsor: Nicole Carrington 

• Sources of Strength Peer Leaders believe that life has ups and downs, that all of us will go through good times and tough times. Our mission is to ensure that during the rough times no one gets so overwhelmed or hopeless that they want to give up. Our mission is to spread Hope, Help, and Strength into every corner of our community. Our mission is to help students and staff turn to their strengths and the supports that are all around. We are Connectors to Help and Strength. Our mission recognizes that our voice has great power and we use it to BREAK the SILENCE when someone is struggling, and to connect them to the help they need and deserve. We Spread Hope by focusing on stories of strength, rather than on stories of trauma. We know our most powerful impact comes from our personal actions, conversations, and messages that use our music, our art, our writing, our activities, our social media, our culture, and our voice. This gives life to our efforts.

Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month 8:15am-9:00am

Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Shirley Ballard 

• Shiloh Middle School Student Council is a student-based civic organization designed to help promote school spirit and leadership among students. Students participating in all levels of the Council will maintain a high standard of personal conduct. Council members will demonstrate leadership qualities by serving as good examples of behavior through their words and actions. All Council members will be expected to participate in approved activities, which will serve to enhance the quality of both the physical and behavioral environment of the school.

Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm in the Media Center

Cost: $25.00

Sponsor: Brandon McKinney 

• The Technology Student Association is a national student organization created to develop skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as well as business education. TSA aims to develop leadership, academic, and business management skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community. LEGO® League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16 through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem solving experience through a guided, global robotics program, helping today's students and teachers build a better future together. Lego League's three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics. Students of TSA will be able to choose a focus of either Robotics or LEGO League.

Meeting Days: Tuesdays from 4:30pm-6:00pm, biweekly in Ms. Larkins' room

Cost: $50 covers dues, t-shirt, supplies and field trip

Sponsor: Ms. Bonaby

• Video Broadcast Journalism is for students with advanced technology and writing skills. This group of students meet daily to create and deliver the video announcements for our school.

Meeting Days: Every weekday (Monday-Friday) from 8:30am-9:15am in the Media Center

Cost: None

Sponsors: Anani Amaizo

• Students taking French or who know and speak French will be able to improve their literacy and comprehension skills through fun activities.

Meeting Days: Tuesdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm, biweekly in Mr. Amaizo's room

Cost: $25 covers

Sponsors: Gerardo Serrano 

• Students taking Spanish or who know and speak Spanish will be able to improve their literacy and comprehension skills through fun activities.

Meeting Days: Thursdays from 4:30pm-6:00pm, biweekly in Mr. Serrano's room

Cost: $20 covers

Sponsor: J. Pierce 

• A club that allows natural born storytellers to write leisurely. They will be exposed to literature and activities that support their interests.

Meeting Days: Every 2nd Thursday at 4:30pm-5:30pm in Ms. Pierce's room

Cost: $50 covers club t-shirt, hardback artist sketchbook, writing supplies, select novel, and field trip