Clubs and Classes Offered at McDowell

Here at McDowell Exchange School (Middle School), we offer a variety of clubs and some classes. We have a six periods each day, not including lunch. We all must take Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, WIN (What I Need; where you get homework or reading done in class), and Art/Technology. Art and Technology are once a semester for each student. For example, some students have Tech first semester, while others have Art, and vice-versa.

The other period is the elective classes, one of which you must take. These are Guided Study, Choir, or Band. These take place second period. In case you don’t know, Guided Study is a lot like WIN. Since it is so early in the day, you are either getting done homework from first period or from the day before. These are the required classes, but the extra-curricular ones are my favorites!

Extra-curricular and sport-related clubs in McDowell result in a wide variety of choices. There are ones that involve exercise, and those that involve responsibility and doing well for you school. The sport-involved clubs include Cheer Leading, Cross-Country, Track, Football, Volleyball, Wrestling, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, and Flag Corps (the Flag Corps marches with the band during parades). The extra-curricular clubs include Student Council, BAD (Braves Against Drugs), Enrichment Art, CBIP (Career-Based Intervention Program), Library Helpers, Brave Builders (students who help others around the school by posting positive notes on posters throughout the halls), and Power of the Pen (writing short-stories from story prompts using pens only). As you can tell, there are many fun things to do in McDowell, and they all peak each student’s interests!

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