Membership
in clubs is open to all students who meet the membership criteria. Every
student will profit from the varied experiences which he/she enjoy as a
member of a club. Regular meetings will be held after school with each
club announcing its schedule.
In order to be selected for the Art Club, prospective members must submit a portfolio filled with different aspects of art to Mrs. Wilson and current Art Club members. If selected, these students must then submit a still like picture for evalualtion. Students are selected based on the submitted final drawings. Art members meet weekly depending on competitions and participate in many local, state and national art competitions. These competitions include the annual Arts in the Park and Junior Scholastic Art Competitions. These students are receiving an education in art that is amazing. This club also helps students prepare for high school and college art classes as well as prepare for a future career in art.
Builder's Club is the largest service organization for middle school students. It is sponsored by Kiwanis International and the local Bartlett Kiwanis Club. They are a part of the Kiwanis family which include the Key Clubs at the high school level and Circle K clubs at the college level. Builder's Club is a student led community service organization whose objectives are to provide opportunities for working together in service to school and community; to develop leadership potential; to foster the development of strong moral character; and to encourage loyalty to school, community, and nation. The Builder's Club at Shadowlawn will be working with Special Olympics, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, and the local Kiwanis Club in their book drive. The Builder's Club will also sponsor a canned food drive in December. Any student may join the Builder's Club as long as they have the recommendation of their homeroom teacher. Builder's Club meets on Mondays at 2:30 - 3:15 in Ms. Walthall's room. Club sponsor is Mr. Smith.
Shadowlawn's Balck History Challenge team competes with twelve other schools across Shelby County. With the leadership of Mrs. Jones and Mr. Webber, these students compete and have the opportunity to win a trip to Washingto D.C. and Nashville, Tennessee each year.
Chess club member learn the basic skills, more strategic moves, compete in the school wide tournament and receive up to a national ranking. Come join us!
This club was new to Shadowlawn in 2003-2004. These energetic students help to make the campus of ours just a little but nicer by planting flowers, shrubs, and generally sprucing up.
The Shadowlawn Middle School Beta Club is a service organization that sponsors the Alzheimer's Day Center at Kennedy Park and the Salvation Army's Angel Tree. The Club's services to the day care center include visiting the center to interact with the participants, buying presents at Christmas for the participants, and gifts for the center. Members choose three or four angels at Christmas for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree. These angels receive great gifts and the Beta Club ensures they have wonderful surprises on Christmas morning. Membership in the National Junior Beta Club are selected in the following manner:
1. The candidates for Beta Club membership are selected by Shadowlawn Middle School Faculty.
2. The candidate must have a 3.45 GPA.
3. The candidate must have good conduct grades, no N's or U's.
4. The candidates must have good teacher recommendations from each teacher on his/her team.
5. Community service is also one of the considerations.
Distinguishing itself as the most elite academic organizationk, club, or institution at Shadowlawn Middle School, the Ward L. Harvey chapter of the National Junior Honor Society holds the top four percent of our academically motivated students. It is a service organization and the members are selected by the Shadowlawn Middle School faculty. Members must possess high academic achievement (3.67 GPA) as well as qualities such as character, service, leadership, and citizenship. The club's service projects include: giving Thanksgiving baskets for the needy, collecting toys for the MIFA toy drive, and helping with the PTA Kids-Kan food drive. An individual from the National Junior Honor Society reads the morning announcements each day, leading the Pledge of Allegiance over the school's intercom system. Mrs. Watkins, Ms. Hill and Mr. Lloyd are the mediators and sponsors of this organization. The National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony is helpd each spring for any seventh or weighth grade students willing to push toward the ultimate academic and scholastic discipline.
Mrs. Garner is the sponsors for the Pep Club. This group supports the girls and boys basketball teams on their ways to victory. they sit with the cheerleaders and chant along the sidelines, lending their voices to urge their fellow students to victory.
P.R.I.D.E.... Stands for Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education. The Cougar Pride Team is open to all Shadowlawn Middle School Students and meets after school. The Pride Team meets to plan and perform skits, plays, songs, and have fun in a drug free environment. It is the goal of Pride Teams across America to spread the message that students can have fun without using substances of abuse and that friends are the strongest support to stay drug free. The Cougar Pride Team sponsors the Red Ribbon Week celebration in October of each year as well as hosting the 5th graders from feeder schools as they tour Shadowlawn's campus in the spring. Ms. Evelyn Joyner, Guidance Counselor, is the sponsor of the Cougar Pride Team.
Peer Mediators help other students resolve their differences by allowing them to talk them out. Many students who were peer mediators in their elementary schools find their skills useful in the middle school setting.
Students who are interested in being leaders for their class must make a campaign poster and give a speech about why they should be elected. The seventh and eighth grade Student Council meet once a month to discuss ways to improve the school environment. This group sponsors the Snowflake Dance in which proceeds are used to serve the school. Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Ferby are the sponsors of this organization.
At Shadowlawn Middle School, the Students for Christ club is a group that meets once a week for approximately an hour to pray, sing, read the Bible, listen to speakers, serve others, and encourage one another. Anyone is welcome to attend at any point during the year. Usually, the group mostly consists of students who attend Baptist churches; however, many different denominations are represented, and students of any and all religions are welcome to come and ask questions. Students for Christ is students-initiated, student-led and student-run. This group is organized and led by a council of officers: President, Program Director, Service Leader, Secretart, treasurer, and Refreshment Leader. Each officer heads up a committee. The officers and commitee members meet weekly to plan the meetings, create Bible study lessons, invite guest speakers, organize activities. Ms. Christ is the faculty sponsor for this student organization.
These students on the Science Olympiad Team study different aspects of sciencein order to prepare for the Science Olympiad Competition held every spring. Shadowlawn Middle School usually brings home 1st plave prizes in several categories every year.
Technology Team members will be trained to troubleshoot various types of Mac’s, set up Mobile labs, install software / updates and various other activities throughout the year.
The Cougar Claws Newspaper is published four times during the school year. Shadowlawn students are the reporters. It is the reporters' job to find the stories on campus, then write the article for the newspaper. Of course, Ms. Wroblewski, their sponsor, oversees this process.
The Shadowlawn Yearbook Staff is for any student interested in designing and creating the school yearbook. Students learn how to produce layouts, create captions, proofread pages, and size pictures. Staff meetings begin after school pictures are taken and end at our last deadline in February. The Shadowlawn Yearbook Staff is sponsored by Ms. Smith.
G's Book Club
The purpose of this club is to celebrate literature and a love of books by
reading selected titles, sharing ideas, and exchanging opinions with other
students. G's Book Club will meet the 1st Monday of each month from 2:15-3:30
p.m. Each month the group will discuss an assigned book and complete an activity
or craft realted to the book.
Community Involvement
Shadowlawn Middle School's faculty, staff and students
are committed to helping the comminuty. Most of the clubs and organizations
at Shadowlawn have a specific charity they sponsor yearly or they choose
a different charity based on student imput. Some of the projects
include: Chunk your Change for Alheimer's, Secret Santa for struggling
families, MIFA toy drive, Thanksgiving food baskets for the homeless or
the Salvation Army's Angel tree.