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1 | ACTIVITY | GRADE | ADVISOR(S) Contact Information | PHONE # 216-831-8600 | DESCRIPTION | EVENTS/ACTIVITIES PLANNED | WHEN & WHERE CLUB IS FORMING |
2 | BMS Musical (Brady Show) | 6, 7 & 8 | Jaren Hodgson stagecrafters@orangecsd.org Wendy Scott-Koeth wscott@orangecsd.org | Ext. 5652 | In-Person Musical based on student recommendations and feedback. Grades 6-8 * | Rehearsals M, W, F after school at BMS. Some weekends. | Rehearsals M, W, F after school at BMS. Final performance March 14 & 15, 2025 |
3 | Book Buddies | 6 | Betsey Lee blee@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3317 | Reading and mentoring club for 6th graders and high school buddies. | Meetings provide time to read and discuss selected books, team building, and mentoring. | Meets weekly, after school, October - February. |
4 | Builder’s Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Trish Owen towen@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3235 | We focus on serving members of the entire Orange school community. We are also in charge of the Canned Food Drive at Brady. | Brady Canned Food Drive. Trunk or Treat, reading to students at Moreland and other service projects to be determined by the membersof the club. | Meets after school until 3:15 twice a month Oct.- May. ****email Mrs. Owen if you are interested in joining. |
5 | Coding Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Jenna Drozd jdrozd@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3243 | Students work collaboratively & independently to learn new coding languages & applications based on interests. Students will share successes, challenges & creations w/ the rest of club | Potential Virtual Field Trips/Collab with OHS | Meets after school twice a month on specific dates which are TBD (late September - May.) More information found in Google Classroom. |
6 | Compass Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Angell Quarterman aquarteman@orangecsd.org | Students will be encouraged to grow leadership skills, positive social and emotional growth. Engage in a scholarly community of learners that includes mentoring, academic success and community service. Students will be empowered to build healthy relationships and exhibit model citizenship. | Community trips, read and discuss selected book, create a safe space for conversations surrounding current topics/events | Meetings will be in LGI room on Wednesdays (during 8th grade lunch) | |
7 | Cooking Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Angell Quarterman aquarteman@orangecsd.org | Students will embark on an exciting culinary adventure! The chefs will master essential kitchen skills, from chopping to baking, all while exploring a variety of recipes—from quick snacks to hearty meals. We will experiment with flavors and ingredients, creating unique dishes that reflect your personal taste. Along the way, you'll develop teamwork and learn the art of cooking in a fun, hands-on environment. | Budget Cooking: Challenge students to create a meal using a limited budget, teaching them about cost-effective cooking. Food Photos: Take pictures of your dishes and learn about food styling. Guest Chef Demonstrations: Invite a local chef or food expert to demonstrate cooking techniques or talk about careers in the culinary field. Label Reading: Teach students how to read food labels and understand nutritional information. Baking Basics: Learn how to measure, mix, and bake simple recipes. Meal Planning: Plan healthy meals for the week. | Meetings after school will be held in LGI on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 | |
8 | Creation Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Heather Landskroner hlandskroner@orangecsd.org | Ext 3111 | Do you love to design and create? This Fab Lab is the space for you to explore your creative side. Work with Adobe Illustrator to design and learn to prep to use CNC routers, laser & vinyl cutters. | Learn the design process. Taking ideas from brainstorming, to rough draft to digital draft for production. Project driven. | We have an open flow process. Come as your schedule allows. After School MOST Tues/Thurs till 3:15pm at the FAB LAB. Link to Join |
9 | Culture Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Samantha Schaedler | Ext. 3226 | The goal of this club is to promote awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of diverse cultures around the world and to help Brady students have a better understanding of world cultures, have fun and make new friends in countries like Ukraine and Poland | We will learn about the language, food, music, art, and life of the people from each culture. | Meets during school (lunch - pride) once a month (October - May.) |
10 | Debate Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Heath Blackard hblackard@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3238 | Our goal is help students learn how to respond in an intellectual debate using evidence to support arguments. | We will attend debate events with other schools from the Cleveland area. | October-March: Students will determine when we meet, although we will work Hathaway Brown via zoom once a month. |
11 | Female Leadership Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Samantha Schaedler sschaedler@orangecsd.org | Ext 3226 | Girls will explore & celebrate female leadership in today’s world and the challenges and opportunities for females. | Meetings will include guest speakers (virtual) readings & discussions on current topics. | Meets during school once a month (October - May.). Join using Google classroom code t4f7aru |
12 | Intramurals- 6th Grade Basketball | 6 | Jake Eddingfield jeddingfield@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3131 | Our mission is to provide experience for sixth graders coming into middle school. We will work on drills/skills and then scrimmage during our time together. | We will work on skills of dribbling, shooting, layups, passing, Offense and Defense. We will play skills based games and we will also play basketball games | Sessions will be held in the BMS gym on various dates. (TBD) |
13 | Intramurals- 6th Grade Soccer | 6 | Jake Eddingfield jeddingfield@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3131 | Our mission is to provide experience for 6th graders in the game of soccer. We will practice and play games each session. | We will work on the skills of passing, dribbling, shooting, and footwork, as well as the rules of the game of soccer. Students will have an opportunity to play pick up games as well during each session. | Intramural Soccer takes place during the 4th grading period. |
14 | Intramurals- 6th Grade Volleyball | 6 | Lisa Foster lfoster@orangecsd.org | Ext 3133 | Our mission is to provide experience for 6th graders in the game of volleyball. We will practice and play games each session. | We will work on skills of passing, setting, hitting, serving, offense, defense as well as the rules of volleyball. We will play volleyball | Sessions will be held in the BMS gym on various dates in TBD. |
15 | Intramurals- 6th Grade Wrestling | 6 | Jake Eddingfield jeddingfield@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3131 | We look to give 6th graders the opportunity to explore a new athletic opportunity. Wrestling has been a rapidly growing sport at Orange city schools and we look to engage the future of our program! | Students will get a strong introductory foundation in wrestling, with the hope that they find a new passion. Sessions will be led by the former BMS wrestling coach with some guest appearances from the high school and middle school coaches and wrestlers as well! | Beginning of the second semester. Times and Dates TBD |
16 | Intramurals- 7/8th Grade Basketball | 7 & 8 | Jake Eddingfield jeddingfield@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3131 | Our mission is to provide an opportunity to play basketball for the 7th and 8th graders that are not on the BMS school team. We will work on drills/skills and then scrimmage during our time together. | We will work on skills of dribbling, shooting, layups, passing, Offense and Defense. We will play skills based games and we will also play basketball games | Sessions will be held in the BMS gym on various dates. (TBD) |
17 | Jazz Band | 7 & 8 | Jacob Robinson jrobinson@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3158 | Jazz Band is an extra-curricular band option that meets every Wednesday after school from 2:30-3:30. We practice and perform music from Jazz, Rock, Funk, and Latin Styles. Additionally, instrumental improvisation is taught and encouraged. | Frequent Concerts & Events. Performances throughout the year. | Early October - End of School Year |
18 | Leadership Team (FabLab) | 6, 7 & 8 | Heather Landskroner hlandskroner@orangecsd.org | Ext 3111 | BRADY FAB LAB Leadership TEAM is open to all Brady Students Interested In digital fabrication, innovation & TEAM projects to Improve our school and community. | We will collectively decide what we would like to do to help improve Brady Middle School (from designing and building oversized GAMES for students to use during winter, to arm-chair desks for chairs located in the media center) or help within the community - for example working with Magic Wheelchair, which is a nonprofit organization that builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs — at no cost to families.) | We plan to meet ALMOST every Wednesday after school till 3:15 pm. at the FAB LAB. PLEASE CHECK Activities CALENDAR TO CONFIRM Link to Join |
19 | MathCounts Problem Solving Club | 6, 7 & 8 | Katie Theiss ktheiss@orangecsd.org | Ext 3224 | Math Counts is an engaging and fun problem solving program for all students to have fun, take on challenges, and explore new puzzles with their peers. Come join the fun! | Members will meet a few times a month, as well as compete in a few local competitions offered in the area. | Day of week/dates TBD |
20 | Newspaper | 6, 7 & 8 | Jackie Lindic jlindic@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3240 | Online e-Brady Newspaper. Write, take photos, report on important events, book reviews and BMS happenings! | Produce newsletters with articles about what is happening at Brady or exemplary student work. | Interested students, please join the Google Classroom Course: Brady Newspaper. Link to join: Class code: he4h3vr |
21 | No Place for Hate | 6, 7 & 8 | Arianna Elder aelder@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3246 | The members of No Place for Hate are committed to making themselves, their school, community, and world a better place. Students will work with teachers and administration to design and implement school wide initiatives to improve the school climate at BMS. | The members will meet primarily during Pride and Lunch. Activities will be planned and implemented by club members. | Interested students completed a Google Form in Pride. Students will be contacted about our first meeting soon, we will meet by grade level during lunch or Pride. Information to follow. Link to Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzA4NjYxNjE2MDA5?cjc=57p4lww class code: 57p4lww |
22 | Power of the Pen | 7 & 8 | Sarah DiBenedetto sdibenedetto@orangecsd.org Betsey Lee blee@orangecsd.org Joe Paris jparis@orangecsd.org Matthew Cain mcain@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3624 Ext. 3317 Ext. 3227 Ext. 3216 | A club devoted to creative writing. All 7th & 8th graders are welcome to attend; top writers represent BMS at writing tournaments. | Winter-District Competition, Spring-Regional Competition, May- State Competition. | Teams form in October, meetings held after school twice a month, typically |
23 | Robotics | TBD | Come learn how the use of coding can bring legos to life and solve problems, challenges, and more! | Compete in the First Robotics Lego League local competition. | Weekly after school, likely on Thursdays starting in September. | ||
24 | Science Fair | 6, 7 & 8 | Valerie Pettigrew vpettigrew@orangecsd.org | Expand your knowledge of science through creation of an experiment/science related research project | Google Classroom | Starting in September, we will have an informational meeting. Meetings will be scheduled online and in person with teacher to support projects. Presentations and Awards Assembly is December 4th. | |
25 | Spelling Bee | 6, 7 & 8 | Jackie Lindic jlindic@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3240 | Each grade level competes. The 8th grade winner is our school representative for the Cuyahoga County Bee | BMS Spelling Bee dates: January 22, 2025 (January 23, 2025 makeup date) | ELA teachers take volunteers in November to prepare for the Spelling Bee. |
26 | Student Council | 6, 7 & 8 | Shannon Hunkele shunkele@orangecsd.org Courtney Jones cljones@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3248 Ext. 3221 | Foster school pride and unity and develop leadership skills | Provide leadership, input, service & communication for the school | Meetings are 1-2 times per month depending on activities. |
27 | WEB | 8 | Sarah DiBenedetto sdibenedetto@orangecsd.org Cindy Massey cmassey@orangecsd.org | Ext.. 3624 Ext. 3623 | WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) is a student leadership program where 8th grade students mentor 6th grade students. | Students build and enhance their leadership skills through WEB leadership trainings and activities. WEB leaders are making a year long commitment to participate with, mentor, and support our 6th grade students as they begin their middle school experience. | Students can apply and are selected to be WEB Leaders in the spring of their 7th grade year. |
28 | Yearbook | 6, 7 & 8 | Jim DeYoung jdeyoung@orangecsd.org Jill Cannata jcannata@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3231 Ext. 3622 | To engage students in the design and publication of the annual BMS yearbook. Design, layout and copywriting are all part of the experience! | After school two Thursdays per month (2:30-3:15). Students must have their own transportation home. | October through April |
29 | Youth in Government | 7 & 8 | Anne Bing abing@orangecsd.org Matthew Cain mcain@orangecsd.org Sarah Moore smoore@orangecsd.org | Ext. 3237 Ext. 3216 Ext. | Our main goal is to encourage civic engagement in the legislative process by writing and proposing bills to a student legislature. Students work individually or in groups to develop bills that will be submitted for the state assembly. | The annual Middle School Youth & Government State Assembly typically takes place in December at the Statehouse in Columbus, OH (Tentative Dates Dec 10-12). | September - December (concludes with the state assembly) |
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