Clubs & Activities
Athletics, Intramurals and School Activities
ETR offers a variety of activities geared toward student interests and abilities. Sign-ups and informational meetings are set up by the advisor or coach. It is the responsibility of the student to listen to announcements regarding any after school activities. After school activities, unless otherwise specified, occur between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Students must arrange for a ride home after the activity. No bus transportation is available. After school activities are optional and participation may be suspended if disciplinary or academic expectations are not met. Clubs are run based upon the interest of students and the availability of adult volunteer sponsors.
- Brunner Bash
- Cougar Collective
- Drama Club
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Geography Bee
- Homework Club
- Math Counts
- Music
- Pa Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)
- Paw Print
- Reading Olympics
- Science Olympiad
- Spelling Bee
- Sports
- Stage Crew
- Student Council
- Yearbook
Brunner Bash
The Brunner Bash is held each year to honor the memory of Mr. Glen Brunner, a long-time teacher at Sabold Elementary School. Mr. Brunner passed away on May 5, 2010 after a year long battle with cancer. The money raised by the Brunner Bash will benefit The Four Diamonds Fund at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, Springfield Area Educational Foundation (SAEF) to assist affected families in the Springfield/Morton community, and the Glenn Brunner Scholarship Fund.
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Cougar Collective
Drama Club
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
FBLA is an organization that will do the following for members: develop self-confidence; provide workshops for personal development, career planning and leadership training; allow for involvement in charitable activities; create opportunities to participate in field trips in order to learn more about a variety of occupations and industries; and provide an opportunity to develop new friendships. Students in grades 6 through 8 may join.
Geography Bee
Homework Club
ETR’s Homework Club is held Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (2:45 – 3:45). Room assignments will be made once permission slips are returned. A teacher will facilitate each session. Students are expected to come to homework club fully prepared (planner, pen/pencil, books, assignments). Ms. DiGregorio and Ms. Ishak are faculty advisors.
Math Counts
Music
Music Education holds a place of great importance in the Springfield School District, with a focus on musical expression and creativity through classroom experiences, performance opportunities, and community connections. Students acquire life-long skills and appreciation through singing, playing instruments, listening, composing, improvising and other music activities.
From vocal development, instrumental performance, and acting, to music theory, technical studies, composing, Springfield students are given the opportunity and freedom to explore, create, improvise, and evaluate.
Pa Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)
Student participants in the PJAS program are encouraged to follow the scientific method to select a project, research the background, formulate a hypothesis, develop an experiment to prove or disprove the hypothesis, and to collect and analyze data from their experiment. The students then prepare an oral presentation with visuals (transparencies). Students present their findings to judges in early March at a Regional Meeting. Students that receive a first award at the regional meeting will be able to present their findings at the State Meeting in May. Students interested in this program should see Mr. Conlin.
Paw Print
ETR’s student newspaper publishes four issues each year. The staff includes all grade levels. The Paw Print has a variety of sections: school news, school sports, opinions, interviews, student reads (creative writing), a fun page (cartoons, games, trivia), and pictures. The group meets regularly to plan issues, work on submissions, set-up, and distribute the newspaper to students. Mrs. Naismith is the faculty advisor.
Reading Olympics
The goal of the Reading Olympics is to increase students' reading for enjoyment and increase reading skills. Students collaborate with their teammates to read 40 - 50 books that have been selected by a committee of librarians, reading specialists and classroom teachers. These professionals read the books and write questions which teams of students answer during the competition. The Olympics are primarily a celebration of reading rather than a contest. All participants are awarded ribbons. Since the teams generate much excitement about this event, the experience is rewarding for everyone involved. Mr. Reynolds and Mrs. Mahoney are the faculty advisors.
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad brings science to life, shows how science works, emphasizes problem solving aspects of science and the understanding of science concepts and fosters teamwork and cooperative learning strategies among students. Science Olympiad strives to make science education more exciting so more students will enroll in science courses and engage in other science activities like science reading, fairs, meetings and field trips. Science Olympiad promotes high levels of achievement and a commitment to excellence, and demonstrates that American students can perform at levels that surpass expectations of even practicing scientists and engineers. Science Olympiad hopes to attract more students particularly females and minorities to professional and technical careers in science, technology and science teaching.
Spelling Bee
This school-wide contest takes place in February. Toward the end of January, Language Arts teachers with either nominate students or select students from their classes who have expressed interest in participating in the bee. A preliminary round will be held, and the highest scorers will be the contestants in the actual Spelling Bee. The winner of the bee will continue to compete in the county-wide spelling bee which takes place in March. Mrs. Booth is the faculty coordinator.
Sports
Mr. Broome is the ETR Athletic Director, and can be contacted at Keith.Broome@ssdcougars.org
Information on intramural and inter-scholastic sports can be found on the Middle School Athletics webpage.