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BRMS Clubs & Activities:
All clubs & activities meet from 2:30 - 3:25, unless otherwise indicated. Students who are taking a late bus home should get a late bus pass from the Club Advisor. Late buses are organized by neighborhood and depart BRMS at between 3:40/3:45; bus lists are posted around the building.
All clubs & activities, meetings and other reminders will be announced on the Morning Bark.Academic Challenge Bowl - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mrs. Osinski
Email: Bernice_osinski@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Academic Challenge Bowl (ACB) is offered as a service through the Gifted & Talented Program at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES; and in partnership with CYPRAS and the Rochester Chess Center. ACB is an academic team competition for students in grades 7 and 8, and is an excellent way to nurture, recognize, and celebrate the academic strengths of students. ACB provides a competitive structure for those students who are academically talented. ACB is structured similarly to MasterMinds, the high school quiz bowl program. There are toss-up questions and bonus questions on a wide variety of subject areas. Matches take place after school at the designated host school. The season consists of eight games plus play-offs leading to a championship match. ACB typically meets during 6A and 7B lunches to practice. A few after-school meetings are possible. ACB webpageAdventure Club
Advisor: Mr. Sacchitella
Email: John_Sacchitella@pittsford.monroe.edu
THE FUN CLUB! Adventure Club allows students to get together in a social and fun setting. Activities range from go-carts to theater and scuba to sporting events. Students can pick the adventures that interest them. See the website for dates and specific details. Adventure Club webpageArt Club
Advisor: Mrs. Brown
Email: kathleen_brown@pittsford.monroe.edu
Art Club is where students from grades 6-8 come together to brainstorm, discuss, and create art. Activities vary from meeting to meeting, with the opportunity for one large activity or branching out into smaller groups. Possible activities include: pastel drawing, printmaking stamps, season-related activities, sculpture, and more. The Art Club meets once every three weeks, on a Wednesday or Thursday. We meet in Room 216 and all meetings are announced over the Morning Bark. Art Club webpageBest Buddies
Advisors: Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Fay
Email: christine_hopkins@pittsford.monroe.edu and anne_fay@pittsford.monroe.edu
Best Buddies works to spread the mission of friendship, leadership, and inclusion. We do this by pairing students in one-to-one friendships with their peers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Along with friendships, we promote inclusion and acceptance through leadership training so that students are empowered to make a positive impact on their community.Book Store
Advisor: Mrs. Metcalf and Mrs. Murray
Email: elizabeth_murray@pittsford.monroe.edu and pam_metcalf@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Book Store is an in-school activity, open during lunch periods for students and staff. School supplies and snacks are sold. Students gain insight into managing inventory, sales and responsibility while earning community service hours.Chess Club
Advisor: Mr.Cutaia
Email: kevin_cutaia@pittsford.monroe.eduThe Chess Club is a venue for students to get together after school once a week to play fun games of chess, to learn more about the game, to improve their skills as chess players, to demonstrate good sportsmanship, and to socialize with others who enjoy playing chess. Mr. Cutaia's webpage
Community Service Club
Advisor: Mrs. VanBenthuysen
Email: julie_vanbenthuysen@pittsford.monroe.edu
Students facilitate and/or participate in various activities and projects to help within the Rochester community. Past projects include food drives, Salvation Army bell ringing in December, planting and maintaining the BRMS vegetable and flower gardens, an annual Valentine's fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association, as well as other activities throughout the year. Meetings are generally once a month after school; some activities are on weekends. All BRMS students can participate as often as they would like while having the opportunity to earn valuable Community Service hours.Cooking Club
Advisor: Mrs. Gerby
Email: danielle_gerby@pittsford.monroe.eduCooking Club provides tips and updates to help all students eat real and just foods every day. This club offers students an opportunity to practice hands-on experience of planning and preparing nutritious foods in a fun way. The Cooking Club meets after school in Room 411. Cooking Club webpage
Cubing Club
Advisor: Mr. Daly
Email: Brian_Daly@pittsford.monroe.eduCubing Club is a place where students who are enthusiastic about the Rubik's cube can gather to learn, discuss, and compete. Discussions include current events, history and strategy, cubing competitions of various events are held throughout the school year!
Debate Club - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mr. Cutaia
Email: kevin_cutaia@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Debate Team is organized for the purpose of improving a student's ability to research and organize information, think critically, and speak in public. Team members will learn the basics of argumentation and debate through regular team practices and debates. The Debate Team creates educational opportunities for all 7th and 8th grade students who are interested in politics, social change and their community. Meetings typically take place during 7A/7B lunch periods. Mr. Cutaia's webpageDrama Club - 6th grade
Advisor:
Email:The 6th Grade Drama Club aims to give students a positive first experience in the theater arts by producing a full-scale musical production. Auditions are usually in November and the show is usually just before spring break.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Advisor: Mr. DalyEmail: brian_daly@pittsford.monroe.edu
The BRMS Dungeons & Dragons Club is for students interested in playing tabletop role-playing games. In the D&D club, we enjoy the creative experience of collaboratively telling stories, building worlds, teachiing new people to play role-playing games, and of course, having a lot of fun together.
Games Group
Advisors: Ms. Abare
Email: carolyn_abare@pittsford.monroe.edu
This club is open to the entire Barker Road Middle School Community. The Games Group facilitates social/emotional development and teamwork. Students play various board games or card games, and enjoy a snack! The Game Group runs once a month from 2:30-3:30. Snacks generally include goldfish crackers, popcorn, pretzels and sometimes even marshmallows!GSA
Advisor: Mr. Kutny
Email: michael_kutny@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Barker Road Middle School GSA brings LGBTQ students and straight allies together to meet new people, educate others by raising awareness, and to support one another in order to help promote a more accepting and safe community. GSA webpageJazz Ensemble - 6th grade
Advisor: Mrs. Mussumeci
Email: gina_mussumeci@pittsford.monroe.edu
6th Grade Jazz Band will begin in December with auditions being held in November. The instruments in a jazz band include: all saxophones, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drum set, guitar. Jazz Band webpageJazz Ensemble - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mrs. Mussumeci
Email: gina_mussumeci@pittsford.monroe.edu
This club is a select performing group for 7th and 8th graders at both middle schools. The instruments in a jazz band include: all saxophones, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drum set, guitar. Jazz Band webpageJr. Achievement Club - 6th, 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mrs. Osinski
Email: Bernice_Osinski@pittsford.monroe.edu
Junior Achievement's mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed and to positively impact young people's perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills.Preparation could involve lessons that promote financial capability, work and career readiness, and business ownership.
Latin Club
Advisor: Mr. Kutny
Email: michael_kutny@pittsford.monroe.edu
The BRMS Latin Club gives Latin students the opportunity to explore the legacy of ancient Rome and Latin outside of the classroom. The Latin Club meets throughout the year, and celebrates its love of all things Roman with games, food, and even cheesy Roman movies. Club members also have the chance to compete against students from other schools in tournaments, mythology contests, and the National Latin Exam. Latin Club webpageLiterary Magazine
Advisor: Ms. Phillips
Email: dawn_phillips@pittsford.monroe.edu
Do you like to write? Do you like to draw or take pictures from an interesting perspective? Then you should know that we have a literary magazine at our school. Our club meets after school on Fridays and then more frequently as we get our publication ready to print and distribute in June. And even if you can’t make it to our meetings, you can still be a part of it all by submitting your work and being published in our magazine. Literary Magazine webpageMath Club
Advisor: Mrs. Knight
Email: kelly_knight@pittsford.monroe.edu
All 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who enjoy a challenge are invited to come to some or all of the Math Club meetings. During meetings, we work on a variety of problems and learn some cool math tricks. There will be opportunities during the school year to compete against other Monroe County mathletes. Meetings are held weekly after school and competitions are held in December and February. See Mrs. Knight in room 203 if you have any questions. MathClub webpageMorning Bark Show
Advisor: Mr. Wahl
Email: michael_wahl@pittsford.monroe.edu
Are you a morning person? Students involved in the Morning Bark help to wake up the school with positive news and information through a daily live video streaming show. 6th, 7th and 8th graders can be assigned as hosts. 8th graders can also help out with the show’s production. Mr. Wahl's webpageMusical - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mrs. Debell
Email: jody_debell@pittsford.monroe.edu
7th and 8th graders perform in a full-scale musical production. Auditions are held in the fall.Newbery Club
Advisor: Mrs. Read
Email: danielle_read@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Newbery Club is for any student who loves to read! Club members have exclusive access to a select list of 9-10 new books published in the current year. The club acts as a mock Newbery Selection Committee, considering the official Newbery criteria as we discuss and evaluate our books. In January, club members vote on our mock Newbery award winner. In addition to our meetings, we also utilize Microsoft Teams as a virtual space for book discussions and activities. This club is a collaboration with Calkins Road MS, Willink MS, and Johanna Perrin MS. BRMS PTSA funding helps support the Newbery Club each year. Check the Newbery Club website at https://www.pittsfordschools.org/Page/19805Odyssey of the Mind
Advisor: Ms. Carmel
Email: shellycarmel@aol.com
Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving program comprised of teams of five to seven students and an adult coach that work outside of school to solve a specific problem. The work is done entirely by students with adult supervision only. Meetings occur after school or on weekends on a schedule determined by the coach and the team. This program teaches creative problem solving, spontaneity, and team work and culminates with a competition against other teams in the same age group within our region.Percussion Ensemble - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mr. Quinlan
Email: scott_quinlan@pittsford.monroe.edu
This club is a select performing group for 7th and 8th graders at both middle schools. It is meant for the upper level musicians and centers on percussion being the primary instrument group in a performing ensemble.
Percussion webpageRobotics Club
Advisor: Mrs. Lochner
Email: susan_lochner@pittsford.monroe.edu
The Robotics Club meets monthly on Fridays and is open to all middle school students. New members are always welcome. Come when you can. We work with NXT Robot Kits, along with some other robotics-based activities. We meet twice a month beginning in January. Robotics webpageScience Club
Advisor: Mrs. O'Dea
Email: Kathleen_O'Dea@pittsford.monroe.edu
Science Club is a fun and social way to explore different areas of science through hands-on activities. Science Club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. We meet 1-2 times a month to complete activities in all areas of science. Come when you can; it is not required to attend every session. Listen to the Morning Bark for meeting dates or ask Mrs. O’Dea in room 222 for more information. Science Club webpageScience Olympiad
Advisor: Mr. Sacchitella
Email: john_sacchitella@pittsford.monroe.edu
Science Olympiad is a competitive club. Pairs of students work together in two or three science-related events. Science Olympiad competes at the Regional level against other schools. Medals are awarded at the end of the competitions for each event. There are three categories of events that kids can participate in: building, scientific process, and knowledge. Top teams move on to compete at the state level. For more information, see the Science Olympiad page on Mr. Sacchitella’s website: Science O ClubSelect Chorus - 6th grade
Advisor: Mrs. DeBell
Email: jody_debell@pittsford.monroe.edu
The 6th Grade Select Chorus is a select choral ensemble for all 6th graders that meets every Tuesday after school. This select group performs at a higher level than the choral curricular groups that meet during the school day. Members are required to attend all rehearsals and participate in two concerts. Mrs. DeBell's HomepageViking Vocalists - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mr. Wahl
Email: michael_wahl@pittsford.monroe.edu
This selected ensemble meets weekly on Wednesdays and exists to provide a challenging and rewarding vocal opportunity for students. We have a few field trips and almost always take part in some kind of musical competition. More information can be found on Mr. Wahl’s HomepageBel Canto - 7th and 8th grades
Advisor: Mrs. DeBell
Email: jody_debell@pittsford.monroe.edu
This ensemble meets every Thursday after school. This select group performs at a higher level than the choral curricular groups that meet during the regular school day. Members are required to attend all rehearsals and participate in two concerts. Mrs. DeBell's HomepageSign-Language Club
Advisor: Ms. Abare
Email: carolyn_abare@pittsford.monroe.edu
This club is open to the entire Barker Road Middle School community. The Sign Language Club facilitates social/emotional development as well as learning about basic sign language. The club involves topics such as Deaf culture, and understanding hearing impairments. Guest speakers, such as Barker Road alumni and local college students, are often scheduled to come throughout the year. The Sign Language Club runs once a month from 2:30 - 3:30. Snacks are provided and generally include goldfish crackers, popcorn, or pretzels.Ski Club
Advisor: Mr. Sacchitella
Email: john_sacchitella@pittsford.monroe.edu
Ski Club provides both novice and experienced snow sports enthusiasts the opportunity to go to Bristol Mountain six times a year to experience winter at its finest. All are welcome. The Ski Club meets right after school and arrives back at the Barker at 9:15 pm. Registration takes place in early October. See all the details on the website. Ski Club webpageStudent Council
Advisors: Mr. Sacchitella and Mr. Cutaia
Emails: john_sacchitella@pittsford.monroe.edu and kevin_cutaia@pittsford.monroe.edu
Barker Road Student Council is a club that’s goal is to positively impact the school culture at BRMS through our student-run government. They accomplish this by promoting activities that model our BRMS core principles. The Student Council is looking for students who want to further develop their creativity, public speaking, decision-making and cooperation. Members of the Student Council help with our annual fundraising campaign. This group is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Meetings typically take place on the first and third Friday’s of the month. Students interested will participate in an election to obtain a position in the club. The BRMS student council is extremely active. Our annual fundraiser supports a great deal of our work. We feel strongly that every student at Barker Road benefits from all that the Student Council offers. Student Council webpageWEB Leaders
Advisors: Mrs. Ballard and Mr. Sacchitella
Emails: john_sacchitella@pittsford.monroe.edu and gail_ballard@pittsford.monroe.edu
WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) is a student leadership group of 8th graders. Their primary focus is to help new students to Barker Road transition into the culture and expectations of Barker Road Middle School. Becoming a WEB leader is a coveted position for our eighth graders. These are the “go-to” students when help is needed. One example is WEB leaders assist during Open House to help direct parents. This club is a very influential group at Barker Road. To participate as a WEB leader, one must apply and be nominated by staff. A selection committee works hard to have a diverse and responsible WEB Leader group. WEB Leaders webpageWind Ensemble
Advisor: Mr. Parker
Email: scott_parker@pittsford.monroe.edu
This club is a select performing group for 7th and 8th graders at both BRMS and CRMS. Wind Ensemble webpageYearbook Club
Advisor: Ms. Phillips
Email: dawn_phillips@pittsford.monroe.edu
Join in the fun by creating your school yearbook. We generally meet Mondays, Tuesdays, and/or Wednesdays after school, depending on our deadline schedule. Club members each get a personal login and access to our online yearbook design program and also have the privilege of taking photos throughout the year. Yearbook Club WebsiteYu-Gi-Oh! Club
Advisor: Mr. Cutaia
Email: kevin_cutaia@pittsford.monroe.edu
Yu-Gi-Oh! is a card/anime/manga game where duelists of ALL levels & grades are allowed to play, duel and trade, BUT, there are certain cards that are too powerful to use. Rated F for fun! Come and duel!