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Extra-Curricular
St. Joseph/Marquette Catholic School’s Mission is to educate the total child. As part of the Mission we provide a variety of extra-curricular activities. These activities are available to help the students to develop their talents.
After School Craft
Is opened for all middle school students. Cost $1 a session (to help cover supplies). A time for students to get together & do craft projects. Which are usually completed in 1 session. Some session supplies are laid out & a few examples are shown. Other sessions are step-by-step instructions. Crafts are also geared around the holidays.
Advisor: Ms. Hubbard
Athletics
Marquette Middle School belongs to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). We are a member of the Yakima Valley Gold League. Participation in the Marquette Athletic Program is voluntary.
The Gold League includes the following schools; Easton, Goldendale, Granger, Kittitas, Mabton, Riverside Christian, St. Paul’s, Sunnyside Christian, Thorp and White Swan. We offer the following sports for 7th & 8th grade boys and girls; Boys Baseball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Track & Field and Girls Volleyball. Some of the sports are in cooperation with St. Paul’s Cathedral School.
Athletic Director: Mr. Congleton.
Catholic Youth Organization (C.Y.O.) Basketball
Catholic Youth basketball is open to boys and girls from grades 1 to 6. Sign-ups start the first week in November, practices start after Thanksgiving, a jamboree is held the Saturday before Christmas and games are on Saturdays in January and February. Parents volunteer to coach the C.Y.O. teams. Practice times are available in the St. Joseph’s gym. Usually each team receives 1 hour, twice a week, on one half of the basketball court. Practices times start at 5:00 P.M.
Advisor: Mr. Congleton
Kostka Club
Kostka Club is open to students in grades 4 – 8, who are registered members of St. Joseph Parish. They serve Liturgies and help the church in various seasonal activities. The club meets at school during lunch time.
Advisor: Father Tom Royce, S. J.
Science Club
For middle school students only. This club gives students an opportunity to form into small groups & have time outside of class to prepare Science Fair projects. 2004-2005 Science Fair is actually Science Inventions sponsored by Toshiba. Parent involvement is encouraged. Students need to fill out a questionnaire before the club starts, and are encouraged to be present every week. Students will cover expenses for their projects. To begin November 3, 2004.
Advisor: Ms. Hubbard and Mrs. Young.
Squire Choir
Squire Choir is a “multi-grade” Choir, grades 3 – 8. Squire Choir rehearses every Tuesday after school. Students with an interest in Choral and Solo singing and dancing, have an opportunity to pursue these musical art forms.
Advisor: Kathy Kloster
A typical rehearsal starts with a healthy snack, warm-ups, rehearsing songs, acting and dancing, and communication skills. Parents are very involved with their child’s experience in Squire Choir.
Parents have opportunities to sew, build props, gather costumes, assist in rehearsing (if they have experience in singing) and a multitude of other areas.
Squire Choir is a one year commitment. Rehearsals are very concentrated because of the performance-based aspect of working towards the upcoming concerts. There are 4 evening seasonal concerts, 2 tours to retirement homes, Grandparent’s Day, and 2 school assemblies.
Squire Choir members enjoy expressing their musical talent, love to sing, act and dance and they sing out with spirit and love!
Aside from the music experience, the most important reasons students sign up for Squire Choir are:
1. Interaction and creative expression
2. Friendship
3. Christian community
4. Respect amongst grade levels
5. Togetherness
6. FUN!
Student Ambassadors Grades 7 and 8
The Ambassador program is leadership/service organization sponsored by the Sister Rebecca Berghoff Foundation. The prospective Ambassadors must fill out an application listing as to why they would like to become an Ambassador and they also must have their parents and a teacher signs the application.
Advisor: Dianne St. Mary.
The Ambassadors meet during their lunch time and are trained to give school
tours, help with open house, assist with the Catholic school week coffee
hour and the bi-annual backward auction. They also may be a spokesperson
for the school. These students are the best recruiters and marketers a
school can have; they know what is happening and they share what its really
like to be a student at St. Joseph/Marquette Catholic School.
- They are excited to be a student at St. Joseph/Marquette
- They have spirit
- They enjoy meeting new people
- They enjoy participating in co-curricular activities
- They are responsible
- They are willing to try new things
Yearbook
Eighth grade students interested in being on the yearbook staff usually meet one day a week after school for an hour to do everything necessary to produce the school yearbook. They take pictures, design pages, paste up pages, and write copy. They also make decisions regarding theme, contents, and cover choices. If you are creative, we need you!
Advisor: Mrs. Van Amburg