Student Clubs and Activities BASES

Bascomb ES Clubs
Name Eligible Grades Supervisor Deadline, Dates, Meeting Location and Times              Information Link/ Applications if Required Purpose
Running Club 3rd/4th/5th PE Department Mondays 2:30-3:30. Starts after Sept. Break   The Running Club is for students who enjoy exercise and running.
Canvas and Clay 5th Molly Mayes Tuesday 7:00-7:30am   Canvas and Clay is for 5th grade students who are enthusiastic about art.
Music Makers 4th/5th J. Melvin Tuesday or Thursday afternoons-2:30-  3:45pm   Interested students will meet to learn to sing songs and perform at various times throughout the year.
Paws and Claws 4th Wagner/West Once a month/Wed/2:30-3:15     The Paws and Claws Club supports the mission of the Cherokee County Animal Shelter. Students will: 1) plan and manage events to benefit the shelter; 2) learn about the responsibilities and commitment of pet ownership; and 3) learn how to educate others about 
Garden Club/Farm to School 3rd/4th/5th Baker/Flint/Mattson Bi-weekly   Students will be involved in planting, pruning, and harvesting plants. This coming year, we will begin to gather food scraps from the cafeteria to use for our compost. Our kindergarten and 1st grade classes use the plants in their measurement units to watch the growth of the plants in the spring. Our special needs classes use the texture of the plants to help stimulate learning in the garden. Our gifted students do a service project every year with the clean up of the garden in the fall.
Sprouting Stems 3rd/4th/5th Amanda Brendel Room 615   The Sprouting Stems club is through the Women in Stem club at Etowah High School. The high school girls plan activities with club members once a month at Bascomb in a classroom from 4:00-5:00 p.m. it will begin in November and it is open to all third through fifth graders.
Clubs by Application, Invitation or Tryout
Name Eligible Grades Supervisor Deadline, Dates, Meeting Location and Times Information Link/ Applications if Required Purpose
Friends Club 5th Martinez/Beaham Lunch/Recess 1 day a week   In the Friends Club, fifth-grade students assist and spend time with children with special needs. These role models help students with turn-taking, communication, and many other important life skills. Students spend their recess and lunch period one day a week at Friends Club. Interested students may obtain an application from their homeroom teacher and turn it in before the deadline.
Safety Patrol 5th J. Miller Daily   Students assist other students during morning arrival and help keep the school safe in the hallways, bus arrival area, front entrance, and cafeteria. 
Student Council  5th Holstein/Lopez Once a month in cafeteria, 7:35-8 am   Student Council is a club for 5th-grade students who set a positive example for others and promote kindness initiatives throughout the school year. The peer leaders will work together to develop ideas for school-wide projects that promote inclusion, teamwork, and kindness and help to assemble the completed projects.
WBOB News Crew 5th Jana Cervone Daily 7:10-7:35, Media Center Green Screen Room   Bascomb’s morning announcements are televised within the school building. Fifth graders are the anchors, camera-person, and teleprompter operators. Students interested must read the application form carefully, and deliver it to Mrs. Cervone in the media center. The deadline is noted on the application. 
Academic Teams & Curriculum Organizations
Name Eligible Grades Supervisor Deadline, Dates, Meeting Location and Times Information Link/ Applications if Required Purpose
Reading Bowl 4th/5th Jana Cervone/Kristy Lyle Monday 2:30-3:30, Media Center Aug-Jan   Reading Club is an after-school opportunity for 4th and 5th graders that love to read and would like to become experts in reading the details in selected books. Bascomb's face to face club will meet virtually with other CCSD schools periodically for some friendly competition about the books. Interested students should complete the application and return it to Mrs. Cervone or Mrs. Lyle by August 30. 
Jr. Beta Club 5th  Berenger/Berrong Begins mid November after ceremony. Meets first Friday of each month at 7am in room 611 None - will be sent a letter if they qualify Leadership club where students complete 6 hours or more of service work. Students Qualified based on academics, behavior and leadership. 
Academic Bowl 5th  Scharf/Gebhart 1 hr weekly, Competition in April   The Academic Bowl is a game of academic competition between students in elementary grades. The games were established in Cherokee County to promote academic excellence. Students in the 5th grade may apply in September. Practices are one hour weekly and the final competition will be a Saturday in April. 
Math Competition 4th/5th  Edmondson/ Wallace 1 hr weekly after school   Math Competition is open to invited 4th and 5th grade students. Math Competition Team members participate in a variety of math questions to help prepare them for a math competition held at the county level. This team practices on Mondays starting in January from 2:30-3:30.
Science Olympiad 4th/5th  Videkovich/Hipps/Mendenhall Tuesdays, 1 hr weekly after school   Science Olympiad is a great extracurricular for fourth and fifth-grade students who enjoy science, math, or engineering.
Bascomb Bots Technology Club 4th/5th Cervone/Gebhart/Mendenhall Thursdays 2:30-3:30 Technology Lab   Bascomb's Technology Club will introduce fourth and fifth graders to many different types of technology and tools. The focus of this club is on computer coding. Club members will participate in the Technology Fair. Meetings are scheduled on Thursdays.
Technology Fair 5th  Mendenhall 1 hr weekly, Technology Lab https://www.gastc.org/category-information Club for students who are interested in Technology and want to compete in the annual Technology Fair.