DMS Afterschool Clubs
| Name of Club | Description | Advisor | Meeting Days | Location | Start Date |
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Homework Club |
Would you like some assistance with your homework? Would you like some help getting organized? Come visit us at HW Club! | Ms. Dermody | Tuesdays and Thursdays | DLL | 10/22 |
| Gay/Straight Alliance |
The GSA provides a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, nonbinary, and queer students as well as their cisgender heterosexual allies. |
Ms. Barclay | |||
| Yearbook Club |
Yearbook club helps design the DMS yearbook using the pictures and creativity of students like you! |
Ms. Lord |
Tuesdays/Thursdays |
Library / or Main Office Conf. Room | |
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Open Gym |
Free activity time after school where students can be physically active by playing pickup basketball, flag football, workout in the fitness room, etc. Permission slip is needed. | Ms. Anderson & Mr. McLeish | Tuesdays & Thursdays | Gym | |
| SOAR |
SOAR (Students with Outstanding Academic Records) is a group of students who have achieved Honor Roll for the entire previous school year. Said students are invited to attend social events over the course of the year. There is no application and no obligation. |
Ms. Gorden & Ms. Ascenzo | 4 set meetings with others as planned by members! 11/7,1/30,3/13, 5/22 |
DLL | |
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Student Council |
Students who want to develop leadership within the school by helping to plan dances, spirit days and organize any conversations between the student body and administration. | Mr. Leger | Every other Thursday | ||
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Art Club |
Do you like to create art? If so, the art club is the perfect place for you! Use the time to create new artwork or to catch up on your current art project for class. Whatever the reason for your joining, we would love to have you as a part of the club! | Ms. Mears | Every Tuesday | W211 | 10/22 |
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Literary Magazine |
Exciting Writing, Dedham Middle School’s literary magazine, is published three times a year. All DMS students are invited to submit fiction, poetry, narratives, art, and more to each issue of the magazine. Publishing meetings are scheduled around each publication time (November, April, and June). Exciting Writing will also host a monthly writing workshop on Tuesdays. | Ms. Hegarty |
Writing Workshops: Publication Meetings: 3 Tuesdays/year |
W112 |
First Call First Meeting |
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Jazz Ensemble |
Looking for 7th/8th grade students and advanced 6th grade students who love making music in a community setting and have some skills on their instrument. Do you like jazz and know how to improvise or would like to learn? Specific instruments include: flute, clarinet, saxophone (all types), trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, and drum set. Open to other types of instruments that could apply! We will meet weekly and perform on multiple concerts throughout the year. |
Ms. Candee |
Tuesdays |
Band Room |
9/17 |
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A Capella |
Do you love to sing or beat box? Dedham Middle School’s acapella group is looking for vocalists and vocal percussionists. No experience required! Throughout the school year we will perform at the Spring Concert, All Town Chorus Concert, and more. Students will rehearse 2-3 times a week learning a wide range of repertoire, choreography, and microphone handling. | Ms. Ventullo | Mondays, Fridays, Occasional Tuesdays | M5 | 1/10 |
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Filmmaking and Animation Club |
Are you interested in creating short animated films? Do you like to create characters from modeling clay? Would you like to use technology to create stop-motion style movies? You can do all of this and more in the Filmmaking and Animation Club. Students can create hand-drawn animated flip books, use technology and legos to make stop-motion movies, and modeling clay with armature to create their own moving characters. You may work independently or with a friend to animate your very own stories! | Ms. Altone | Thursdays (2 each month) |
M8 | 10/24 |
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Newspaper Club |
The DMS newspaper club is for all budding journalists and/or students who enjoy writing about current events around our school, community and world. Come join us as we use our research skills, newspaper formatting abilities and nonfiction writing skills to create this student-written and produced newspaper for our DMS community. |
Mrs. Huff |
Non-PD Wednesdays |
E330 | 10/30 |
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DYC Hang Time |
Hang with the DYC for fun & free Tuesday afternoons! We will have assorted activities and games that take place both inside and outside. | Dedham Youth Commission |
Tuesdays |
Cafeteria | 10/1 |
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Adventure Club |
Friday afternoon hikes on local trails in Dedham, Westwood, Milton and Dover. Hiking difficulty will range from easy to strenuous and will depend on the group. Students will need to provide their own transportation to and from the hiking location. Email Mr. Bowles with any questions . | Mr. Bowles |
Fridays Meet at hike location at 4 p |
Interest meeting (not a hike) will be on 10/24 | |
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Science Club |
Join our science club and dive into the exciting world of hands-on experiments and real-world scientific discoveries. Conduct exciting experiments, investigate current science news, and collaborate with like-minded students. Discover your passion for science and become a future scientist! |
Ms. Galicia | Thursdays | W305 | 10/24 |
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Relaxation & Cooking Club |
Do you enjoy cooking and also relaxing? Come to the cooking club,where each week the students will vote on what they want to make. Afterwards, we will practice relaxation techniques with various sensory tools, music, and sounds. |
Ms. Sakalis & Ms. Watson | Every other Thursday | W210 | 11/7 |
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What Do You Stand For? |
This club sets out to explore different character traits within ourselves to determine what we stand for/believe in and what we do not. It is a hope that we can become better versions of ourselves by developing our confidence and acceptance of others. We will be reading some real life case studies, creating some actionable projects that are student driven, and have fun while learning more about the person that we are. | Ms. Rasmussen | Tuesdays | W215 | 1/7 |
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Intramural Flag Football |
Fall Season | Mr. Porack | Mondays | Gym | 11/4 |
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Intramural Soccer |
Fall Season | Mr. Porack | Wednesdays | Gym | 11/6 |
| Intramural Kickball | Spring Season | Mr. Tavares | Wednesdays | Gym | 3/31 |
| Intramural Volleyball | Spring Season | Ms. Anderson | Mondays | Gym | 3/24 |