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MIDDLE SCHOOL HANDBOOK PART 3 - ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

227 N. Fourth Street
Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-463-3000
We believe that activities are an integral part of the middle school experience. We are proud of our programs and grateful to those staff members who are willing to spend the many hours required to create these opportunities for students. Activities other than those listed are offered from time to time depending on student interest. 
 
School Activities & Interscholastic Athletics 
Band  
Chess Club  
Wrestling  
Girls Basketball (7th& 8th grade)  
Choir  
Art Club  
Dance  
Boys Basketball (7th& 8th grade) 
Orchestra 
Science Club  
Drama (6th grade)  
Cheerleading (7th& 8th grade) 
Pit Band  
Math Counts 
Football (7th&8th grade)  
Fiddle Club (7th& 8th grade) 
Student Council 
Social Studies Club  
Girls Volleyball (7th&8th grade)  
Viking Voices (7th& 8th grade) 
Yearbook  
Chamber Ensemble 
Boys Volleyball (7th&8th grade)  
Musical (7th& 8th grade) 
Leos’s Club 
Variety Show 
Track (7th&8th grade)  
World Language Club (8th grade) 
Viking Gamers Club  
Cross Country  
Jazz band (7th&8th grade)  
Intramural Offerings  
Writers’ Club  
 
 
Athletic Eligibility 
Students who participate in interscholastic athletics must have a sports physical examination on file each year in the athletic director’s office and be registered online through the school’s 8to18 athletic website. 
 
Athletic eligibility is based on weekly grades in all classes. It is checked on Tuesdays by the coach and athletic director. Any student with 3 or more D’s or F’s will become ineligible beginning on Wednesday of that 
week. Ineligibility will continue until either a reinstatement form is completed, or the next eligibility check clears a student for participation. 
 
Eligibility information will be shared with performing music groups, drama groups and other clubs and activities. 
 
To participate in after school extracurricular activities, students must be in school at least half a day on the day of the activity. 
 
Geneva Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) 
The PTO is an organization comprising parents, a teacher liaison, and the principal of GMS. It works in a united effort with the community, the parents, and the school for the education enrichment and welfare of our children. 
 
The PTO is funded by annual dues, fundraisers, and various other events. These funds support numerous projects such as: GMS School Directory, Assembly Programs, Honor Student Recognition, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Activities, Jivin’ Geneva, Drama Productions, Teacher/Student Classroom Support, School Hospitality Functions, Community Projects/Red Ribbon Week, and
Teacher Wish Lists.
 
With the growing number of students in our schools, parent involvement is appreciated. The above-mentioned projects and others provide many opportunities for your active participation in the PTO. If you would like to volunteer, please call the school office to be directed to the appropriate person. 

Student Social Activities 
The Student Council and the PTO sponsor social activities for students. Unless otherwise announced, Jivin’ Geneva is held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Otherwise, students are not permitted to leave. All school rules apply at social events, including appropriate use of technology. Students who violate these rules lose the privilege of attending the next activity in addition to school consequences. 

As a courtesy to chaperones that must remain until all students are gone, parents are asked to pick up their children promptly following these and other school activities. It is reasonable to expect that students be picked up within fifteen minutes after the event ends.  Students not picked up after thirty minutes of the event's end may be excluded from attending future events. Police will be notified if students are not picked up after an hour. Transportation needs to be arranged in advance. Activities end at the stated times. Students should not need to call for transportation after the event concludes. 
 
Off-Campus Extra-Curricular Activities 
Students riding buses to extra-curricular activities such as athletic events are expected to ride the bus back to school for parent pick up. 

If a parent is picking up directly from the event, the parent will need to sign out the student with the activity supervisor. A student can only be released to the parent unless prior approval is given by a building administrator.