Clubs & Activities

 

 

Welcome to the junior high school experience with all it has to offer students with a variety of talents, abilities, and interests! Listed below are descriptions of the many choices available to our students to be involved in a positive and interactive way during their junior high school years.

 

Cross Country is a challenging individual yet very much a team sport. This is the only interscholastic sports activity that is offered to all boys and girls from 6^th grade to 8^th grade. The most important thing you will learn is to challenge yourself and improve yourself everyday that we run. Cross Country is open to all students of all abilities and you will have coaches and teammates that will push you and encourage you to do your very best. Our season runs from the first week of school until the middle of October and our competition is excellent. 

 

7^th and 8^th Grade Girls’ Volleyball 

This volleyball program is open to all 7^th and 8^th grade girls. This sport takes place during the fall season and is held after school and Saturdays. Athletes must have a current physical on file prior to trying out for the team. Tryouts begin the second day of school and take place for the next 2-3 days immediately after school. Teams are usually chosen and posted by the third day. There is a $40 fee that each member on the team must pay for the season. The season consists of two or three games during the week after school and a few tournaments on Saturdays. Practices will be determined by each coach.

 

Soccer at the Junior High level consists of ten to twelve games including the Prairie Conference soccer tournament at the end of the year. Practice will be held everyday that we don’t have a game. The season usually lasts just over a month.

The goal of Junior High soccer is to have fun and develop your skills so that you will be ready to participate at the High School level. Players at this age have different skill levels and we try to take that into consideration when training. We try to plan practices so that all players, from the most skilled to the beginners, learn something new. If you come to practice and work hard all players are guaranteed to play during the games.

 

Tryouts for this team are usually around the middle of October. Tryouts last for two days and then a team is selected of 15 players. Practice is everyday after school and on most Saturday mornings. The season is typically around 15 games and runs through December right up until Winter Break. Any student interested in trying out for the team must have a valid sports physical and sports waiver signed prior to participating in tryouts.

 

Basketball is an interscholastic sport played from mid October until winter break. The activity is open to all 8th grade boys. Teams are selected on a tryout basis, and will vary in number from 15 to 18. Players are held to high standards as students and as young men. Eligibility is kept on a weekly basis. Participants must have an updated physical on hand with the nurse, and must pay a $40.00 fee. Practices are held from 3:15 until 5:30 and on Saturday mornings. Players are expected to attend practices and games. Players will be required to dress in shirt and tie for all away games. Players must also have rides from practices and games.
 

Wrestling is open to all 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade boys who are looking to participate. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for students that want to learn the sport of wrestling.  We will offer a learning atmosphere that is appropriate for all skill levels and experience ranging from the fundamentals and basic rules of the sport to advanced technique for those wrestlers ready to compete at the highest levels. There are no try outs or cuts involved. We meet Monday through Friday after school until 5:00 P.M. Parents are expected to be on time to pick up their children. All participants must have a recent sports physical, a signed sports waiver, and pay a thirty dollar activity fee.

 

This sport is for 7^th and 8^th grade girls who want to celebrate their Panther Pride. Spirit Squad combines cheerleading skills and techniques with dance skills and techniques. During 7^th and 8^th grade boys’ basketball games, the girls cheer on the sidelines. At half-time, they perform a dance routine. Our season runs mid-October through December. This is a great opportunity for girls to experience both cheerleading and dance before they need to choose one or the other in high school. Our girls are enthusiastic, energetic and have infinite amounts of Traughber Spirit!

7^th Grade Girls’ Basketball 

The 7^th Grade Girls Basketball Team will consist of student athletes looking for a competitive challenge against other young ladies in our surrounding area schools. The team concept and commitment to the team will be stressed as well as the encouragement to improve and be an active participant. Everyone comes into the program with different abilities, but will leave knowing they were an important and intricate part of the team. Tryouts and practices are required and an important way to demonstrate your abilities. Please keep your eyes and ears open for upcoming announcements in December and early January. 

 

Basketball is an interscholastic sport played from early January until early March. The activity is open to all 8th grade girls. Teams are selected on a tryout basis, and will vary in number from 15 to 18. Players are held to high standards as students and as young women. Eligibility is kept on a weekly basis. Participants must have an updated physical on hand with the nurse, and must pay a $40.00 fee. Practices are held from 3:15 until 5:30 and on Saturday mornings. Players are expected to attend practices and games. Players will be required to dress in Sunday-best for all away games. Players must also have rides from practices and games if the late bus route is unavailable

 

Soccer at the Junior High level consists of ten to twelve games including the Prairie Conference soccer tournament at the end of the year. Practice will be held everyday that we don’t have a game. The season usually lasts just over a month.

The goal of Junior High soccer is to have fun and develop your skills so that you will be ready to participate at the High School level. Players at this age have different skill levels and we try to take that into consideration when training. We try to plan practices so that all players, from the most skilled to the beginners, learn something new. If you come to practice and work hard all players are guaranteed to play during the games.

This sport is offered to seventh and eighth grade girls and boys. Practice begins the Monday school returns from spring break and runs Monday thru Friday for the duration of the season. To participate, a student needs a completed athletic physical on file with the nurse prior to the first practice, an interscholastic sports waiver completed and turned into the coach, and a $40.00 sports fee paid in the main office. If it happens to be the student’s third sports team of the season, the thirty dollar fee is waived. Events include; long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus throw, hurdles, and short and long distance running events.

 

Flag Football is an intramural activity for all Traughber students during 1st quarter. Students need to have an insurance waiver on file and pay a $5 fee. Football meets on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday – weather permitting - from 3:10 until 4pm. The season runs during the first 9 weeks of the year, until mid-October.  Listen for announcements.

 

Boys’ & Girls’  Basketball is open to all sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys and girls during 1st quarter.  All boys and girls are are invited to participate in basketball intramurals, which requires a $5 fee and a signed intramural sports waiver that is available in the school office. Boys and girls will have the opportunity to play in games and participate in basketball drills. The dates will be provided ahead of time and take place in the school gymnasium after school. Listen for announcements.

Co-ed Volleyball Intramurals takes place during the 2nd quarter of school. This intramural sport open to all 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade boys and girls. Students will meet after school from 3:10 – 4:30 pm usually on Mondays, Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. There is an intramural sport waiver form that must be turned into the coach as well as a $5 intramural fee that must be turned into the office.   Students participating in intramural volleyball will experience games against each other as well as some basic skills instruction during these sessions.

 

Weightlifting Intramurals is for both boys and girls in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade during 3rd quarter.  This intramurals is for students interested in keeping in shape, lifting weights and working out with friends.  Students will learn weightlifting terms, weight room rules, keep track of your daily progress, and how to use the weightlifting machines properly.  Warm-ups and cool-downs will be stressed. Meeting times are set by the sponsor.