Clubs

*** Students, if you want to start a club, please see the instructions on this webpage. ***

Scroll down to the end of the page or CLICK HERE to view Google Calendar.

LUNCH TIME CLUBS:

Art
Advisor: Ms. Cox

This club is for anyone interested in making art and being creative! Come to the art room 101 every Thursday at lunch where you will find lots of art making materials to explore!
Meeting time: Every Thursday in Room 101 (Art Room) from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m.

Google Classroom invite code: xbcje7e

Book Club
Advisor: Ms. Granger

This club is for anyone interested in reading and discussing books!
Meeting time: Every other Thursday (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) in Room 308 from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m.

Crochet
Advisor: Ms. Latta

This club is for anyone interested in learning to crochet and make new friends!
Meeting time: Every Tuesday in Room 302 (Art Room) from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m.

Environmental Action
Advisor: Ms. Latta

Our plan is to meet Wednesdays in Room 302 from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m.  

We gather to put into action ideas that promote a sense of love and responsibility for planet earth, and all the life it supports.

GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance)
Advisors: Ms. Cox and Mr. Plezia

Our plan is to meet Tuesdays at lunch in room 101 (Art Room) from 12:48-1:18 weekly. 

GSA seeks to create a safe and affirming space for Muirlands LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and their allies. We come together weekly to socialize and build community, leadership skills, and informed advocacy. We also share ways to increase the climate of safety and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ students in all their multi-faceted identities on our campus. Finally, we also seek to spread the message that ALL people deserve kindness, compassion and acceptance.

Website: https://sites.google.com/stu.sandi.net/muirlands-gsa

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTYyMTkzMzYwNTY4?cjc=qlqqsob

Homework for Classwork
Advisor: Ms. Strauss

This club is for anyone interested in doing their homework during lunch.
Meeting time: Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday in Room 104 from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m.

Link Crew
Advisor: Mr. Velasquez

Link Crew is a group of 7th and 8th graders who help new students get familiar with Muirlands. They lead tours during Orientation Days, and help with other activities during the year.

Applications are available in May or June for the following year.

Science Olympiad
Advisor: Ms. Trombley

General meetings during lunch (day TBD) in Room 303 if needed. Individual event meetings are scheduled by the coaches and listed in Google Classroom.

Space Club
Advisor: Mr. Ruiz

This Club is a place to learn about NASA’s programs and missions (including with Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX), the International Space Station’s experiments, and to imagine what future life in space might look like for humans.  We will do some experiments and projects, watch interviews with astronauts, and find some competitive opportunities.
Meeting time: Thursdays from 12:48 to 1:18 p.m. in Room 401.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS:

DEBATE CLUB
Advisor: Ms. Trombley

Come in to Room 303 on Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and learn Parliamentary Debate with other students. 
Welcome to the debate club! We teach parliamentary, where teams of two receive twenty minutes to prepare for a forty-minute debate. Learn about argumentation and politics through lectures, practice debates, review games, and candy! This training helps prepare for both middle and high school tournaments. 

MATH CLUB
Advisor: Mr. Phillips

Come have fun learning new math tricks and sharpen your number sense with Math Counts,  the Muirlands team that needs you to join us in victory when we compete against other area schools in math competitions. If competing isn't your thing, don't worry! You'll learn tons of exciting math even if you don't participate in the competitions.
We meet on Thursdays in the Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• American Mathematics Competitions (from Mathematical Association of America, Date TBD): maa.org/amc
• MathCounts (school competition in January 2024, chapter competition in February 2024): mathcounts.org

If you enjoy math and like to compete, this is a place where you can feel proud and enjoy making new friends! CLICK THIS LINK TO SIGN UP

QUIZBOWL CLUB
Advisor: Ms. Taylor 

Come in to Room 515 on Mondays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and have fun preparing for Quizbowl competitions.

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR FORMER CLUBS:

Ally Action

The Ally Action club teaches students what bullying is and encourages them to help out and stand up for others. Our mission is to empower and educate bystanders to become an Ally to a student being bullied. We work together in efforts to build a community of Ally's!

ROBOTICS 

The Advanced Robotics Club provided students with previous First Lego League Robotics (FLL) knowledge with the opportunity to expand their skills further by experiencing an entire product development process and compete successfully in scheduled regional and national competitions. If you want to volunteer as a head coach and restart this club, please let Principal Luna know.