Extracurriculars/
Faculty Advisors

Misson/Purpose

Activities

Art Club-

-Allison Higgins

Boys Basketball -
-John Meme
-Lou Reynolds

Girls Basketball -
-Chandler Deep
-Lou Reynolds

Interscholastic competition for eighth grade boys and girls. Students must meet academic eligibility requirements. Tryouts are held in the fall.

Basketball Games

Pep Rallies

Faculty v/s Student Game

Campus Life/FCA -
-Ginger Wilkinson
-Jillian Stough
-Allison Higgins

-Tiffany Morris

It is a student-led organization for students to meet for devotional and fellowship activities. It allows for leadership opportunities at all grade levels and is open to all students.

Meetings are held every other Thursday before school.

Cheerleading -
-Brandy Bortak
-Jennifer Stewart
-Ginger Wilkinson

The squad promotes school spirit at basketball games and other school functions. Students must meet academic eligibility requirements.

Basketball Games

Pep Rallies

7th and 8th Grade Chorus Club -
-Sandra Johnson
-Kimberly Yates

Chorus Club is open to 7th and 8th grade students who like to sing. It will meet once a week on Tuesday before school from 8:10 am - 9:00 am.

Concerts (This group will perform at least once a semester.)

Intramurals –

-John Meme

-Chandler Deep

A program offered in the fall and the spring and open to all students.

Basketball

Softball
Flag Football Volleyball

Large Group Games

Jr. Beta Club –

-Brian Howe

-Barbara Smith

-Katie Hudson

-Young Kim

-Rita Herring

The club engages in service activities, which benefit the school and community.

Sponsors a carnation sale and other projects done throughout the year.

Math Counts –

-Brenda Bailey

-Dottie Wilson

Math Counts is open to all grade levels.  Math Counts focuses on problem solving skills and practice.

Competition in December to anyone who would like to take the test.

The top 8 kids go to regionals.

Peer Leaders –

-Katonia Perdue Brown

-Jan Greer

-Gay Madden

Selected eighth grade trained leaders who work with students and teachers.

Reader's Rally -

-Ann Cummings

-Ginger Wilkinson

-Monica Maragh

Readers Rally is a quiz bowl style competition for students in grades    4 – 12. Students read books from a predetermined list and answer questions about those books. Each Gwinnett County school may send one team of up to 10 players to the Readers Rally.

The 2010 Readers Rally will be held on Feb. 20th at Berkmar High School. Opening Ceremonies will begin at 9:00 a.m. The competition should be over by 2:00 p.m.

The top 2 Middle School and High School teams will participate in a Championship on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the ISC.

Relay for Life Team –

-Patti Bellrose

-Jennifer Hughes

-Teddi Holt

-Gaye Walk

-Martha Post

-Kapri Collins

-Tana Shackelton

-Tiffany Morris

Relay for Life is a unique, fun way to raise money for the American Cancer Society while increasing cancer awareness in the Gwinnett Community.

Campus Coins

Fry Day Friday

Holiday Hat Day

Relay Restaurant Nights

Candy Cane Grams

Parents Night Out

Memory Hearts

5k Road Race

Mini Talent Show

Mini Relay

Running Club –

-John Meme

-Chandler Deep

This club is open to all students interested in running for fitness.

5K runs in the community

Scholars Bowl –

-Dottie Wilson

-Jean Delashmit

This is McConnell’s quiz bowl team and it consists of 6^th, 7^th and 8^th graders.

The Team competes with other metro-Atlanta schools on Saturdays. 

Team practices every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 in Room 1.165.

There are about 6-8 tournaments a year.

Scrapbooking Club –

-Mandy Piepgras

-Susan Zaske

The scrapbooking club provides a forum for students to work on individual scrapbooking projects and share ideas. This club is open to all student

The club meets after school until 5:30 on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Student Council –

-April Previte

-Anne Thompson

The student council provides a forum for student-leader interaction across all grade levels.

Participation in the student council is determined by peer elections held near the beginning of each school year.

The rules for elections and guidelines for student council participation are outlined in a constitution that is written and approved by the student leaders.

The student council is currently evaluating options for routine service projects for the participants and the student body as a whole.

Meetings will be held bi-monthly.

Video Club –

-Ann Cummings

-Brian House

This group of students forms our school's daily morning news show.

Saddle Club -

-Ginger Wilkinson

The Saddle Club is to promote awareness of Equine's and their care and to expose students to barns and horses. We will focus on safety, care and equipment maintenance. We will be meeting off campus and working on a farm with the horses.

We will be meeting once or twice a month, day TBD based on the trainer's availability.