Clubs & Activities

Middle School Brain Bowl competition involves students in grades 6 to 8 in weekly games similar to athletic competitions offered at this level. Questions are designed to be more challenging as each week passes. By the end, these teams are successfully responding to high school level challenges. Starting dates and practices determined at a later time. 

Advisor: Mrs. Tonnesen

Students will explore their love of words and grow as writers. Advisors will provide writing activities, advice, and time to write. Students will also have time to work on independent projects. In addition, students will have the opportunity to share their writing with each other, if they would like.

Advisors: Sunny Musser and Stacy Ely

The Native American Student Union (NASU) at North Middle School has one goal, unity. We exist to provide a cultural home for our members here on campus and in the community at large. The club will strive to facilitate cultural learning opportunities as well as create a support system for its members. 

We encourage all Native American Students to join NASU. It is important that students and families have the opportunity to learn more about their respective Native American cultures, respectfully. With a focus on unity through education, and cultural sharing; NASU will promote cultural growth and preservation. 

If you have any questions about NASU please contact club advisor, Ms. Nika Cooks.

Lego Robotics is an after-school program that offers teams a fun and engaging STEM experience that blends engineering and programming robots with researching and solving real-world problems in our community. Teams will compete with other regional and state teams. Robotics includes the development of 21st century skills: teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, project management, and communication skills. Have fun igniting your curiosity as you work on a team to engineer and program with others to prepare for our annual competition. We compete against teams from other schools in Southern Oregon.  Contact Mrs. Knoll for more information.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of GPHS is designed to develop awareness of gender and sexual orientation issues. We, as a GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance), support a learning environment for all students to help promote leadership within the community. We also address intolerant behaviors in our school and promote policies that protect students and staff.

Advisors: Bob Bath

The middle school State of Jefferson Scavenger Hunt is a quality competitive event promoting intellectual curiosity and academic skill. It is developed and hosted by the Southern Oregon University Pre-College Youth Programs, schools and districts in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties. (*The title State of Jefferson has been applied to these competitions for nearly 40 years and is used to denote the general geographical region that participants come from. There is not now, nor has there ever been, a political affiliation or intent attached to that title.)

Goals of the Middle School Scavenger Hunt:

1. To increase knowledge of how to access and critically analyze sources of information;
2. To encourage team work in an academic area, and reward intellectual curiosity;
3. To offer experience in constructing persuasive arguments with supporting evidence;
4. To emphasize the importance of organization, documentation, and precision;
5. To promote civil discourse and respectful argumentation skills.

Want to get involved? Contact Mr. Meunier. The Scavenger hunt traditionally takes place in December.

SMILE Club is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) enrichment and college readiness program.  Up to 20 students are invited to participate based on criteria set by the Oregon State University grant.  Contact Mr. Jelderks for more information.

Southern Oregon University Pre-College Youth Programs coordinates the annual Regional Spelling Contest, which is level two of the State Spelling Contest sponsored by the Oregon Spellers. Jackson and Josephine Counties participate in the regional Spelling Contest with both counties advancing first place winners to the state level.

Interested in learning more? Contact Mr. Tunick for more info. This typically takes place in the spring.