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6th Grade Leadership
6th grade leadership is a club open to any 6th grade student who wants to apply. Students selected will be part of a city-wide committee of sixth graders. As a member of this committee, students will meet at the Ohio State University approximately once a month throughout the school year. Committee discussions, activities, and games are designed to nurture each student’s leadership capacity and to work together as they serve their community.
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Art Club
Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are able to participate. Weekly meetings are held after school one day a week. Projects are usually projects not done in art class because it’s fun to try new things!
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Campus Life
Campus Life engages athletes, students and coaches to grow in their faith and sport. All are welcome for food and fellowship Fridays before school at 7:20 a.m.
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Cosmos Club
Cosmos club will explore a variety of topics including crystals, astrology, meditation, and movement. We will spend time each meeting discussing and learning about different ways to connect to each other and nature. We plan to meet once a month from 3:15-4:15. The club is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Everyone is welcome!
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Dance Club
Dance Club is open to 6thgrade students in all of the Dublin Middle Schools. They meet once a week for four weeks to learn to dance. There is a final dinner dance party at a formal location.
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Davis Difference
Are you a leader in accepting differences? Do you like to help others? Would you like to teach others about diversity and acceptance? Do you like to make new friends?If you answered YES to any of the above questions, then YOUneed to be part of THE DAVIS DIFFERENCE. Davis Difference is designed to guide students to develop the skills needed to help themselves and others accept, understand, embrace, and celebrate differences. Many of the activities will take place during the school day (lunch once a week, study center, and the classroom) with special events planned throughout the school year (sporting events, pre-dance parties, fundraisers, and community events). Students will learn to work together regardless of ability and will have the opportunity to accept the differences that exist in all of us!
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Davis Gaming Club
Gaming Club provides a space for students to connect and build community through a shared love of games. Activities include video games, board games, card games, tabletop roleplaying games, and any other games people would like to share! We will meet twice a month on Wednesdays. Let’s team up!
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Davis Singers
Davis Singers is our pop acapella choir.
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DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
The Davis Student DEI Group works on inclusivity in our schools and education and activities based on culture and equity. We typically meet twice a month and anyone can join.
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Drama Club
The Davis Drama Department performs a play or musical each spring. More information will be available in the fall of what the show will be as well as audition information.
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Fiddle Fusion
Fiddle Fusion is a string-playing club that preforms fiddling and alternative styles of music. All DMS Orchestra students with at least one year of playing experience are encouraged to join. Rehearsals are on Friday mornings at 7:20 a.m. in the orchestra room.
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Geography Bee
The National Geographic Society Sponsors this annual event to encourage geographic literacy. Students participate by verbally answering questions dealing with various aspects of geography. Finalists compete for the chance to take a written test that will be entered in the state-wide contest.
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Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code is a club designed to close the gender gap in technology. This program works to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. They will learn coding, design their own projects, and collaborate with other girls with a similar interest. -
Interact Club
Interact Club is the school and community service projects club at Davis. Research shows that service learning improves student self-esteem and motivation and interest in learning. It reinforces values such as justice, compassion and citizenship and builds community support for education. Interact Club members plan, organize and lead service projects within the school and in the community. Service projects have included donations to the Dublin Food Pantry, “adoption” of families for the Holiday season, and Sole Hope project of making shoes for people of Uganda to name a few. The Interact Club is sponsored by Rotary Club. Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change.
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Jazz Band
Jazz Band is for those students interested in jazz music who have a skill in playing instruments that are considered to be synonymous with jazz music. The band meets before school once a week and performs various times throughout the year.
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Junior Teen Institute
Junior Teen Institute is a leadership group for 6th, 7th, and 8thgrade students. At the meetings, students learn life skills to help them make positive choices. They do this through fun games and activities. One focus of the group is to encourage drug-free lifestyles. Junior Teen Institute is responsible for planning Red Ribbon Week, which is a nationwide drug-free awareness week.
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Lego League
Do you like working with computers? Would you like to build a robot? Then this is the club for you. Lego league is a club in which a team of 3 to 10 students build a robot. At the end of the year the team competes in a regional tournament for a spot at the state competition. The state competition winners progress to the international Robotics Festival. Go to http://www.dublinroboticsboosters.orgto sign up. The Dublin Robotics Boosters form teams to compete in the FIRST LEGO League. They rely on parent volunteers to run and coach the teams.
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Math Counts
The math team is open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8. This team meets weekly and has a competition in February.
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National Junior Honor Society
NJHS is a closed club for students who meet certain criteria and would like to provide useful information to 6th and 7th graders about their 8th grade year at DMS. The information surrounds GPA and community involvement. -
Power of the Pen
Pen Ohio is a writing team dedicated to developing the creative voice of its members. Seventh and eighth graders are encouraged to try-out for the team in the fall. The teams will meet throughout the year to develop, share, and critique creative writing pieces. Participants then have the opportunity to compete at the district, regional, and state level.
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ROX
We know that being an adolescent girl can be challenging. Girls are struggling with a number of issues unique to being a girl. ROX is a program that will provide our female learners with a safe place where she can talk about these issues and learn new skills to manage these pressures, develop as a female leader, and gain the confidence to rule her own experiences! -
Ski Club
Available to 6th, 7thand 8thgrade students to learn to snow ski or improve their skills. Skiing takes place in Mad River after school one night per week for 6 weeks, starting in January. Transportation, lessons and equipment rental are available through different packages that range in price.
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Student Council
The Student Council is an organization that represents Davis Middle School by demonstrating leadership and responsibility. The members are elected by the student body and act as the voice of the student body. Members meet monthly to plan activities and fundraisers for the school and community.
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Taiko Drumming
Come learn the art of Taiko Drumming. This is an esteemed drumming ensemble. You will have after-school practices once a week and various performances.
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Yearbook
The yearbook offers a chance for students to work with staff and students from different grade levels in developing the yearbook. Students learn to organize and format a yearbook for sales and distribution. Skills in photography, journalism, and marketing are developed throughout the school year.