February 10, 2012
ACADIA JAZZ ENSEMBLE
ADVISOR: Mr. Schwartz
schwmatt@shenet.org
The Jazz Ensemble meets on Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8 p.m.
beginning in October. Meetings continue until June. This is a
group that learns to play Jazz and improvise. We will play two
concerts and have a clinician work with us in the spring. We will
play swing, rock, Latin, pop, funk and other styles! This is a
great place to learn, play and have a great musical experience!
ACADIA SKI & SNOWBOARDING CLUB
ADVISORS: Mrs. Quinn, Mr. Messinger, Miss Brozio
quinsara@shenet.org messjona@shenet.org brozkris@shenet.org
Acadia Ski & Snowboarding Club is a club where students pay for
and are taken on seven trips to ski or snowboard at West Mountain
in Queensbury during January, February and March. Students gather
after school in the cafeteria and we load tour busses for the trip
to the mountain. Tour busses are used so students are better able
to do homework while traveling. At the mountain, students gear up
and ski or snowboard in social groups they determine. Lessons are
at 5:30 for the children who are signed up. Dinner can be brought
or bought. We are off the mountain by 8:45, pull out at 9:00 and
are back to school for parent pickup at 9:30pm.
Informational meeting 9/22 at 8:00am. Students who missed the
informational meeting need to stop in Mrs. Quinn’s room 215 for a
packet.
Sign-ups – Thursday, Oct. 6th @ 7:45 am Acadia Café.
We ski THURSDAYS beginning in January for seven weeks.
ACADIA STUDENT COUNCIL
ADVISORS: Mrs. Brock and Mrs. Jones
brocmart@shenet.org jonemary@shenet.org
As Acadia’s Student Council, we have at least two general
membership meetings each month. We explore parliamentary
procedure. We organize an election, for student council officers,
which include pre-meetings, speech and poster approval, and speech
practice. We have several committees that meet throughout the
school year, both before and after school, adopt a family
committee, display committee and dance committees. We adopt an
Acadia family during the holidays, take a group of students
shopping to purchase gifts and then supervise other students as
they wrap the items. We provide holiday treats for the custodial
staffs, both day and evening. We participate in Accent on Acadia
and provide tour guides for incoming fifth graders and their
parents. We plan two Acadia dances. We collect donations for
CAPTAIN’S Food Pantry and the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society and we
assist the Acadia Environment Committee in creating a positive
atmosphere.
RECYCLING CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Lansley
lanskeit@shenet.org
The Acadia Recycling club is designed to promote recycling
throughout Acadia. The club ensures that all of school recycling
bins are used properly and emptied each Friday morning. The club
also will inspect all classroom recycling efforts to ensure that
they meet the needs of the building. The club meets at 8:00 a.m.
on Fridays from September through June. Students may ride the
early bus or get dropped off at 8:00 at the Acadia main entrance.
ACADIA YEARBOOK CLUB
ADVISORS: Mr. Early
earlbenj@shenet.org
Students are guided by advisors to create the best student
centered yearbook for their class and classmates. Weekly meetings
are held to design, create, and work cooperatively to achieve
short term as well as long term goals. Yearbook Club will be
present at open house for book purchasing. Yearbooks can be
ordered now for the low price of $25.00.
TRI-BUILDING SCRAPBOOKING CLUB
Advisors: Mrs. Diamond and Mrs. Psomas
diamjoel@shenet.org/psombonn@shenet.org
Scrapbooking Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade Koda,
Gowana, and Acadia students. We meet Tuesday after school until
the late bus. Students can bring in photos from home, and we will
work together to complete projects such as calendars, cards, and
scrapbook pages. Experienced scrapbookers or students trying it
for the first time are welcome! Students can join at any time
throughout the year.
TRI-BUILDING BEST BUDDIES
Grades 6, 7, 8
ADVISOR: Ms. DeCerbo, Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Mainwaring
decejenn@shenet.org, hulljess@shenet.org, mainelle@shenet.org
Best Buddies pairs students with disabilities to non-disabled
peers in an effort to build friendships. The club meets once or
twice a month on Wednesdays from 3:45 – 4:30. Members participate
in various social activities together. Members must be able to
attend our group functions regularly. Grades 6-8 welcome
TRI-BUILDING GAK BOWLING CLUB
ADVISORS: Mrs. Haluska & Mrs. Sprissler
halulean@shenet.org / sprimegh@shenet.org
GAK Bowling Club is a tri-building club for 6th, 7th and 8th grade
students who attend Gowana, Acadia and Koda. All students are
welcome: experienced and inexperienced bowlers.
Games will be bowled on Wednesdays at Spare Time Bowling Alley.
The cost will be $55, which includes the cost of bowling for six
weeks, shoe rental, bus transportation fee, and use of lanes and
balls. Transportation to the bowling alley will be provided by
Shenendehowa buses, leaving from Acadia after school. Students
must have a parent/guardian promptly pick them up at 5:15 pm at
the alley. Students will need spending money to purchase snacks at
the snack bar. A pizza party will be provided on the last day of
both sessions.
The fall session begins Wednesday, October 12th and concludes on
November 16th.
Spring session dates will be announced later in the school year.
TRI-BUILDING MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOKSTORE
ADVISOR: Mrs. Cahill
cahistac@shenet.org
The Middle School Bookstore is a tri-building club open to any
6th, 7th or 8th grade Shenendehowa Middle School student. The
Bookstore provides an opportunity for students to learn business
skills. It is a rewarding experience, but only reliable students
should apply. The Bookstore is open from 8:30 am to 8:50 am every
school day from September through May.
TRI-BUILDING CHESS CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Soltys
soltloui@shenet.org
Chess Club is open to all middle school students. The club will
choose a weekday morning to meet from 8:00 am to 8:45 am from
October to May. Students may ride the early bus in to school or be
dropped off by a parent at 8:00 am. The club provides a friendly
environment where students can get together and learn the game of
chess. From beginners to experts – all are welcome!
TRI-BUILDING SEWING CLUB
ADVISOR: Mrs. Sayers & Mrs. McGrath
sayeclau@shenet.org / mcgrchri@shenet.org
The Tri- Building Sewing Club will meet from 3:35 – 6:00 PM on
Wednesdays. Students will need a ride home. Meetings begin in
October and continue through April. Students will complete
projects by hand as well as with a sewing machine. Projects will
include personal accessories, a simple clothing item and an
optional recycled project.
Since this is a tri-building club students can join with their
friends from any MS building. A fee will be collected for shared
supplies and the first project. Students will be required to
purchase fabric for one or two additional projects.
TRI-BUILDING AMBASSADORS
ADVISOR: Mrs. Kenyon
kenyeve@shenet.org
The Ambassadors are a mixed group of singers, both boys and girls,
who perform at school concerts and civic functions for the
community. The Ambassadors have also performed at Lincoln Center
in New York City and at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with
the national group “America Sings”. The group rehearses on Tuesday
afternoons from 3:40 pm to 4:10 pm, and on Thursday mornings from
8:00 am to 8:40 am. Students in grades 6, 7 & 8 who are members of
Middle School chorus, band or orchestra are eligible to audition
to become a member of the Ambassadors.
TRI-BUILDING MUSICAL THEATER
ADVISOR: Mrs. Feeny;
Mr. Pangburn
feenrebe@shenet.org;
pangryan@shenet.org
The Musical Theater is an opportunity for all students interested
in performing a Broadway production on the stage. Students from
all 3 buildings and grade levels are selected through an audition
process in early December. Rehearsals will begin in January and
continue through until the actual performance of the production
March 22, 23, and 24 at 7:30 PM. Rehearsals occur on various
afternoons from 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm. Students not interested in
performing are invited to be part of the production crews.
TRI-BUILDING TREBLE CHOIR
ADVISOR: Mrs. Messare
messroby@shenet.org
The Treble Choir is a group selected through an audition process
and is for girls only. It is open to all 3 grades in all 3
buildings. We meet and rehearse once a week after school until
5:00.
TRI-BUILDING FRENCH CLUB
ADVISOR: Madame Cisler
cislmary@shenet.org
French Club is open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8. We meet
after school in Koda room 807. We play games to learn and review
vocabulary, watch movies in French, do activities and arts and
crafts to celebrate holidays, and make French and Canadian recipes
to bring into French Club to share with each other.
I hope you will join us! A bientôt!
TRI-BUILDING GERMAN CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Whalen
Grades: 7 & 8 Grade German students
and interested 6th Grade students
Middle School Tri-Building German Club meets on Tuesdays each
week, after school, in the German Room, 944. Members must be 7th
and 8th Grade German students and interested 6th Graders who would
like to learn more about German and the German culture. The goal
of the club is to introduce German Culture to students more
extensively than we may be able to do in the classroom. We
celebrate German holidays, make foods, arts and crafts, watch
movies, play games and learn new words. Occasionally, we meet with
other Language Clubs for joint activities. A small fee may be
needed to pay for snacks.
TRI-BUILDING SPANISH CLUB
GRADES 6-8
ADVISOR: Mrs. Zusman
zusmlind@shenet.org
If you are interested in Hispanic culture, traditions, music and
languages, this is the club for you! Students will make crafts,
try new foods, watch movies, and play games from ‘el mundo
hispano’. We meet every Tuesday after school in room G-14. Late
bus passes will be provided.
TRI-BUILDING ART CLUB
ADVISOR: Mrs. Wheeler
wheedian@shenet.org
Art Club is an opportunity for students to creatively express
themselves in ways that go beyond the projects that are done in
art class. Students who enjoy being creative and working with a
variety of materials are encouraged to join. The projects that
will be done in the club are generated by students’ ideas and may
include: drawing, painting, sculpture, clay, mural painting, etc.
Art Club is open to 6th, 7th & 8th grade students from Gowana,
Acadia and Koda. Art Club meetings will be held on Monday
afternoons from 3:35 to 5:00 PM. There will be a $25.00 fee to
cover material costs. Parents will have to provide transportation
home at 5:00 PM. Space is limited and will be filled on a first
come, first serve basis. Listen for announcements about club
informational meeting times and date. Hope to see you there!
TRI-BUILDING MATH COUNTS
ADVISOR: Ms. Sprague
sprajenn@shenet.org
Math Counts is a tri-building club for students interested in
doing higher level problem solving in mathematics. The club
follows the activities outlined in the National Math Counts
program. It includes problem solving strategies, some enrichment
instruction and participation in the local and regional Math
Counts competition as well as other competitions. It is open to
7th and 8th grade students. The first meeting will be Tuesday,
October 18th and will be held in Room G26. Students will meet once
a week after school.
TRI-BUILDING – MATH OLYMPIADS
Grade 6
ADVISOR: Ms. B. Miller
millbrit@shenet.org
Math Olympiads is an opportunity for students to engage in
creative problem solving activities which develop your ability to
reason, to be logical, to be resourceful, and occasionally to be
creative! But most importantly…it’s FUN!! Students in Math
Olympiads compete against students from all over the world in
monthly contests. In June, we celebrate the accomplishments of our
“mathletes” with an awards ceremony that recognizes individual
students as well as teams of students for their incredible
mathematical talents. Math Olympiads is open to all tri-building
6th graders and will be meeting Wednesday mornings (before school)
in Room A205 starting in October.
TRI-BUILDING ROCKET/ASTRONOMY CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Clark
clarscot@shenet.org
This is a tri-building club that centers around the exploration of
the field of aerospace design and astronomy. Science Club meets on
Thursdays after school in Room G18. Students will be building
rockets in the fall and spring. In the fall they will be using
rocket kits, in the spring they will be making custom designs. All
students in grades 6, 7 & 8 are welcome.
TRI-BUILDING FUTURE CITY COMPETITION
ADVISORS: (GOWANA) Mr. Clark clarscot@shenet.org
(KODA) Mr. Sliwinski sliwjose@shenet.org
(ACADIA) Mrs. Wheeler wheedian@shenet.org
Mrs. Betzwieser dbetzw@nycap.rr.com
Future City Competition is a tri-building club. This club is
mainly for 7th & 8th grade students; however 6th grade students
may help. The members of the team are researching about cities and
developing a city. There are three parts to the competition. The
first part is to use the Sim City Computer Program to develop a
city that has at least a 150 year history, while maintaining
certain levels of excellence for its citizens. The second part is
to write an essay concerning the theme for this year. This year’s
theme is: “Providing a reliable and effective health care product
that effectively improves the quality of life and comfort for a
patient who is either a senior citizen or has a specific disease,
or is suffering from an illness, injury or physical disability.”
The third part is to actually build a large model of a section of
the city. The competition is held in January. If you are
interested in joining the team, see or e-mail the advisors above
from your home school. We encourage anyone who likes working on
computers, (especially if you have used the Sim City programs), as
well as building models, to join us.
FIRST Lego League
ADVISORS: Mr. Nagy nagyterr@shenet.org
Mrs. Gavlik gavllaur@shenet.org
Mrs. Betzwieser dbetzw@nycap.rr.com
We build a Lego playing field and then program a Lego vehicle to
compete in a regional competition at RPI in December. We meet in
room G930 on Monday afternoons from 3:35 – 5:00 from September
until December.
TRI-BUILDING LEGO BUILDING CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Early
earlbenj@shenet.org
The LEGO Building Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders in
Koda, Gowana and Acadia. The LEGO building club is designed to
give students a chance to relax and meet new friends while
building with LEGOs. The first four weeks of the club the students
can explore the LEGOs the club has available and begin working on
some design ideas for the competitions we will have later. The
second four weeks are devoted to students building creations to
enter in one of several categories for competition to be judged by
the club and by the advisor. The next four weeks are devoted to
exploring the LEGO Mindstorm Robots and their abilities. Some
brief tasks and challenges will be attempted, with an eye towards
exposing them to the competition LEGO team that is also available.
This schedule will be run through twice allowing members to come
and go with other commitments.
TRI-BUILDING ODYSSEY OF THE MIND
ADVISORS: Mr. Sliwinski; Mrs. Betzweiser
sliwjose@shenet.org; dbetzw@nycap.rr.com
Odyssey of the Mind is a tri-building club. It encourages the
students, on a team of 5-7, to creatively solve one of five
problems. All ideas on how to solve the problem, and the work,
must come from the students. The team usually meets once a week
after school until 5:00 pm. Competition occurs locally in early
March. If anyone is interested, e-mail Mr. Sliwinski at
sliwjose@shenet.org . He will give you the problems to look at.
Listen to the announcements for our first meeting in October. We
encourage anyone who likes to build, create, and have fun, to
join.
TRI-BUILDING ADVENTURE CLUB
ADVISOR: Mr. Anderson, Ms. Brozio, Mr. Green
andechri@shenet.org /brozkris@shenet.org /greeal@shenet.org
Adventure Club meets beginning in October through May on Wednesday
mornings from 8:00 am to 8:45 am. The club is made up of
interested 6th, 7th and 8th graders in Gowana, Koda and Acadia,
and meets in the Koda Adaptive Gym. Through non-competitive games,
group initiatives and adventure based activities such as
experiences on a high ropes challenge course and expeditions,
students will be able to:
• Understand and value individual differences
• Improve self concept
• Learn how to give and receive feedback
• Learn how to improve team problem solving skills
TRI-BUILDING INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING
ADVISOR: Mr. Sergott
sergmich@shenet.org
Indoor Rock Climbing Club will meet on Monday afternoon from 3:40
pm to 7:00 pm. The first club session meets from October to
December. The second club session meets from late March to early
May. Each club meets six times and will accept approximately 30
students. There is a fee of approximately $115. to cover rental of
climbing, shoes, harness, lessons, and bus transportation to the
Albany Indoor Rock Climbing Gym (AIR). AIR offers a wide variety
of climbs at various ability levels. AIR is also the only climbing
facility in the country to offer a challenging indoor caving
complex. AIR is as close as you can get to REAL rock climbing. It
is a great way to learn to rock climb, or sharpen your existing
climbing skills.
TRI-BUILDING DANCE TEAM CLUB
ADVISORS: Mrs. Shady
shadlind@shenet.org
Do you love to dance? Are you interested in improving your skills?
The Dance Team Club is a spring, tri-building group open to all
8th grade students interested in learning precision dance
techniques in the areas of jazz, hip hop, pom and kick line. All
students are welcome, regardless of previous experience. Students
who do not have a background in dance will have the opportunity to
explore dance and learn new skills, while those with previous
training will work on improving their technique and learning new
moves. Finally, for those students who may someday be interested
in trying out for the Shen Dance Team, this experience will enable
you to meet current members of the team, help you to decide if you
enjoy precision dance, and provide you with a strong foundation in
precision dance skills that will help to prepare you for the
tryouts. Space is limited and will be filled on a first come,
first serve basis. Listen for announcements about club meeting
times and dates in early February. We hope to see you there!
TRI-BUILDING INTRAMURALS
ADVISORS: Various Coaches
Many seasonal intramurals are offered to students in grades 6
through 8. They are listed in the student agenda. Intramurals meet
before school at 8:00 am. Announcements are made to let students
know when each sport intramural is starting, and where they meet.
Sports currently offered are: Soccer, Flag Football, Cross
Country, Field Hockey, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Tennis, Boys & Girls
Basketball, Floor Hockey, Volleyball, Team Handball, Girls & Boys
Lacrosse, Girls Softball, Boys Baseball, Weight Training, and
Track
