Great schools, I have two children one in each school and we are very happy, good education, good friends, good programs, no problems at all. So far so good. There is no perfect school but these two are good.

Here you go. Richard Montgomery.


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JW also has a few dances during the year and just offered a night time ice skating event.

Here is the list from JW's website. I am not sure it is current though. We got a list at the beginning of the year and it seemed longer.

Clubs and Activities

Black Saga Club

A state-wide competition that tests students' knowledge of the African American experience as part of American history. Meets Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Ms. Mystal, Room 117

DRAMA CLUB, Spring Play and Talent Show

Tryouts are held and rehearsals are after school as announced. Each year the drama club produces a play or musical with two evening performances. Open to all interested students. Drama Club meets on Thursdays.

Auditions for the Talent Show will be on Thursdays in October. (The Talent Show will be in November.)

Auditions for the Spring Play will be in December and practices will be on Thursdays in January, February, and March. (The Spring Play is in April.)

Mr. Krichbaum, FACS Room

EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY (ELO) - READING

This class will meet twice a week - Tuesdays and Thursdays. More information on this club will be announced.

Mr. Belec, Room 126

FRENCH CLUB

Students in this club will meet for French conversation, peer tutoring, research on Francophone cultures and some creative writing in French. We also welcome your involvement in promoting National French Heritage.

Ms. Burg, Room 232

GREEN SCHOOL CLUB

Do you know or want to know more about energy and the environment? Well, join the Green School Club and become a member of the ENERGY TEAM. The team members are Julius West students, parents and several teachers. The team will conduct energy audits of classrooms, check lights and computer monitors to make sure we are not wasting energy. The team will also make posters and install light switch covers with energy tips in all classrooms. We hope to attract kids that are interested in making a difference in the energy consumption at our school. Bring your enthusiasm, questions and ideas to our meeting! This club meets on Wednesdays.

http://www.greenteamclub.webs.com/

Ms. Dorne, Room 116

INTRAMURALS

This after school program is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade eligible students. Some activities offered will be basketball, lacrosse, weight lifting, softball, soccer, and STEP. Also offered are the Basketball Shoot-Out and Track Challenge regional competitions.

Mr. Brink, Athletic Coordinator

JAZZ BAND

Auditions are required for membership. Jazz Band performs after school and at community concerts. Weekly rehearsals will be held Wednesdays.

Mr. Cowan, Room 136

KNITTING CLUBIs open to all students, boys and girls, who would like to try knitting. Students will learn the fundamental skills of casting on, knitting, purling, increasing and decreasing. They will acquire the skills to complete beginner projects, and the foundation to learn more complicated knitting. Club will meet Wednesdays.

Ms Placella, Room 234

NEWSPAPERMeets after school on Wednesdays for the purpose of writing, interviewing, editing and generally organizing the Paw Print, which we plan to publish monthly.

Mrs. Lockard, Room 218

SISTERS CLUB

Julius West girls interested in acquiring the necessary skills that will enable them to deal with the issues and problems which confront today's youth.

Ms. DeLuca, Room 4

STEP TEAMThe STEP team is open to all students interested in designing their own step-dance routines. This club will meet on Wednesdays.

Mr. Johnson, TBD

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA)Officers and delegates are elected during the fall. Meetings are held during the school year. SGA sponsors school-wide events and activities. Several school dances are held each year.

Mrs. Liburd, Room 215

YEARBOOKThe Yearbook Club will meet on an "as needed basis" to plan and assemble the yearbook. They will organize and label pictures and proof copy.

Ms. Sanya, Room 110

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks again for the responses. I do find the ones with first hand experiences reassuring. I would certainly love to hear more. In my daughter's current school there are hardly any after school activities, I hope there are many more opportunities in these schools.
8.38 yes we are nervous about leaving old friends here and finding new ones at our new place of residence. My 5th grader is certainly not looking forward to it.

Our middle schools have few after-school activities. We just got the middle school sports program back about ten years ago but its a joke. Softball, basketball, and soccer. No intramural program except in gym class.

On the other hand high schools have more clubs, activities, and sports teams that you could possibly handle. Every day there are clubs, groups, and teams meeting after school.

OP here, thanks again for the responses. I do find the ones with first hand experiences reassuring. I would certainly love to hear more. In my daughter's current school there are hardly any after school activities, I hope there are many more opportunities in these schools.
8.38 yes we are nervous about leaving old friends here and finding new ones at our new place of residence. My 5th grader is certainly not looking forward to it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lunch time is activity time at RM..when clubs etc meet. I would assume that the kids that chose to leave the campus are those who are less involved at school. Students need parental permission to leave school grounds and neither of mine have ever asked for it.

Then check out the ones that hang out on the path behind the school

Happens at all schools but the good out weigh the bad. Lincoln Park is a rough area, I doubt you are planning on moving there

The OP asked about violence in the schools and class disruptions. The answer is that many of the fighters come Lincoln Park just like the fighters at Churchill come from Scotland.

So to decode your post, it is the black kids?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lunch time is activity time at RM..when clubs etc meet. I would assume that the kids that chose to leave the campus are those who are less involved at school. Students need parental permission to leave school grounds and neither of mine have ever asked for it.

Then check out the ones that hang out on the path behind the school

Happens at all schools but the good out weigh the bad. Lincoln Park is a rough area, I doubt you are planning on moving there

The OP asked about violence in the schools and class disruptions. The answer is that many of the fighters come Lincoln Park just like the fighters at Churchill come from Scotland.

Anonymous wrote:Lunch time is activity time at RM..when clubs etc meet. I would assume that the kids that chose to leave the campus are those who are less involved at school. Students need parental permission to leave school grounds and neither of mine have ever asked for it.

Then check out the ones that hang out on the path behind the school

Happens at all schools but the good out weigh the bad. Lincoln Park is a rough area, I doubt you are planning on moving there

There are really alot of neighborhoods in Rockville. I have lived here for 20+ years and I am sure that I am not familiar with all of them. I think the point is that no one neighborhood dominates a whole high school cluster.

Anonymous wrote:I an the PP who has never heard of that neighborhood. I lived in Rockville in the 90's and was not aware of open air drug markets and shootings. I did google in and apparently there was a low income housing projec there once that was torn down. Anyways, JW and RM pull kids from 4 elementary schools which each pull for multiple neighborhoods. None of the neighborhoods from those with million dollar homes to lower income dominate the school...which is what I think is great about the area.

All I can is that you didn't get around much or didn't read the newspapers during the 90's. Lincoln Park has been an established neighborhood for over a hundred years.

Lunch time is activity time at RM..when clubs etc meet. I would assume that the kids that chose to leave the campus are those who are less involved at school. Students need parental permission to leave school grounds and neither of mine have ever asked for it.