We have some great opportunities this year for your children! Please have your child join a club at Stout. Joining clubs in middle school will allow students positive social interactions, build on their academic abilities, and be ready to join clubs when they attend high school, which will also help them earn scholarships for college down the road.
Here are some new clubs that you can encourage your child to join based on their interests. Please have your child email the staff sponsor who is leading the club to get more information.
Math Counts- Mrs. Lisa Klemeston Her email address is klemetl@dearbornschools.org
MathCounts is a Competition for middle school students that starts at the school level. Stout students will be able to work as a team through January, working through 4 different types of competition parts-a Sprint round focusing on speed and accuracy, a Target round which focuses on problem solving and math reasoning, a Team round, with 4 person teams working together on problem solving, and a Countdown round which again focuses on speed and accuracy. Teams practice once a week in school through January, when the students will go through each of the 4 rounds formally, which will select the team to represent Stout at the Chapter competition in February. Team practices will be in person on Wednesdays in H8. Weekly challenge questions will be posted twice a week through a Schoology group. Team members will be expected to check Schoology at least twice a week for practice purposes and to prepare for the team meetings each Wednesday. Wednesday practices will be from 3:30-4:30. Practice will begin on November 3.
Academic Games- Mrs. Starr Sleiman. Her email address is sleimas@dearbornschools.org
Academic Games involves…..EQUATIONS (which is the game that is played), is a challenging, fun way to learn problem-solving and higher order thinking skills. Tournaments will take place in the TMR, where Stout Falcons will compete against all the other middle schools in Dearborn.
Practices will take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after school until 4:45. We will begin practice on Wednesday, November 7th and students will go home on the activity bus. Our first practice tournament is November 17th. Stout Falcons will compete with the other middle schools in Dearborn on the following dates: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 1/5, 1/12, 1/18, 1/19
Please click on the link below for a video, so students can get an idea of what the game entails (10 minutes long).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oOFlSqLdg
Science Club– Ms. Emma Willet. Her email address is willete@dearbornschools.org
Science Club will focus on using the scientific process to conduct science experiments based on STEM learning (science-technology-engineering-math) and prepare for Stout’s 1st Annual Science Fair. This club will also delve into the science of horticulture in the spring, which is the art of cultivating plants in gardens to produce food or for comfort and ornamental purposes. More details will come on the meeting times for this club. Just email Ms. Willet if you are interested and she will contact you regarding the time and location of the meetings.
Robotics Club– Mr. Mark Cifaldi. His email is cifaldm@dearbornschools.org
Robotics is a premier middle school sport where teams of students, guided by mentors, design and build robots for competitions. Students who are interested should email Mr. Cifaldi to get the times and location of the meetings.
Chess Club –Mr. Jason Liggett. His email address is liggetj@dearbornschools.org
Chess Club consists of middle school students who learn the game of chess, refine their chess skills, and use this game as a tool for expanding intellectual exploration as they compete with students from around the district in competitions. The meeting times and location will be communicated by Mr. Liggett once the students who are interested in joining reach out to him.