Extra Curricular

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Extra Curricular

Clubs at St. John School

Currently there are several after-school clubs operating at St. John School. Please see below for details about each club.

Running Club

Meets every Wednesday from 3 – 4pm, Mrs. Pearson's room.

Grades 5-8

Made up of people of all strides. We have runners, walkers, and everyone in between. We set goals and work on meeting them. We are aiming for a 5k or 1 mile race at the end of the year.

Teacher Moderators: Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Connole, Mrs. Chilcoat.

Cooking Club

Meets every other Wednesday 3:15 - 4:15 in Mrs. Heilig's room.

First Five week session is for grades 6-8: now in session.

Second five week session for grades 3-5 begins March 28.

The children in the club make up a menu of an appetizer and something to make as a side dish or dinner.

We have made cookies and tacos, peanut butter cookies and homemade macaroni and cheese. We will make homemade pizza and brownies.

Teacher Moderators: Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Heilig

The Glee Club

Meets every Monday 3:15-4:15 in room 6A

Grades 5-8

We are a performance chorus that is planning a performance of show tunes in May!

Teacher Moderator: Mrs. Fletcher and parent volunteer Mrs. Bechtel.

Math Club

Meets at lunch/recess time every other Friday in 4B.

The Math Club is for 3^rd and 4^th graders who enjoy doing Math for fun. We do challenging math games and puzzles like sudukos and 24.

Teacher Moderator: Mrs. Moller

Electronics Club

Meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month (no 5th Wednesday meeting) in Classroom 5A/Computer Lab

Grades 5-8

Explores the world of electronics, codes, and wireless technology.

Teacher moderator: Mrs. Foley

Club leader: Mr. Andy Leeds, President of the Carroll County Amateur Radio Club; Engineer with Northrop-Grumman

Occasional Guest leader: Mr. Pat Kilroy, SimSat Principal Investigator for NASA

Special School Programs

The following are also provided to the students of Saint John Catholic School:

Weekly Liturgies
Stations of the Cross during Lent, including Living Stations
Participation in National Geography Bee
Reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Advent and Lent
Periodic Prayer Services
Grade 7 boys participate in the Calvert Hall Academic Olympics
Field Trips ~ including but not limited to:

Westminster Public Library, Grotto and Mother Seton Shrine, Emmitsburg, MD - Kindergarten
Theater production at Goucher College - 3rd grade
Lafarge Quarry - 4th grade
Naval Academy, Maryland State House in Annapolis - 5th grade
Gettysburg National Military Park - 7th grade
Hershey Park - 8th grade graduation trip
Mount Vernon, Alexandria, VA - Middle School

Peer Tutoring
Periodic Cultural Events
Hashawha Environmental Center Outdoor School (Grade 6)
Grade 8 and Grade 1 Partnership Program
Grade 7 and Kindergarten Partnership Program (Book Buddies)
"Just Say No" Program for Grade 5, in conjunction with Carroll County Public Schools and the Optimist Club
D.A.R.E. Program for Grade 6, provided by the Maryland State Police
Book-It Reading Program for Grades 1 - 5 in conjunction with Pizza Hut
The Johns Hopkins University CTY Talent Search for Grades 4-8
Contests for speaking, writing, and art
Academic Middle School team meets and participation in Archdiocesan Academic Tournament
Nominations to Junior National Young Leader's Conference