Hawthorn Middle Schools

Hawthorn Beautification Club H.B.C. (Art Club)
Hawthorn Beautification is an art club which meets every Thursday from 2:15-3:30 at M.S.S. in the art room. Students brainstorm, design and complete permanent art work for the school, as well as for the district and community. In the past they have painted murals, large canvas’s, signs, and pottery.

Contact Mrs. Benton

Choir
Boys Group: A singing ensemble for boys. We meet Monday mornings from 7:00 - 7:30.

Girls Group: A singing ensemble for girls who were unable to fit chorus in their schedules because of band, orchestra or some other conflict. We meet Tuesdays after school from 2:15 - 3:30.
Contact Mrs. Jozwiak

Historical Miniature Society
The Historical Miniature Society has been meeting several times a month and re-fighting the great historical battles of history using miniature figures and model railroad style terrain. So far the historical periods have included the Civil War, the Old West, and W.W.I dogfights featuring 1/72 scale biplane models mounted on antennas that allow the planes to change elevation. The members have been learning a lot about history and having fun doing it! Future games will include Viking raids, Roman chariot races, and W.W.II tank battles.
Contact Mr. Kleinschmidt

Math Team
This team appeals to the student who loves contests, enjoys"out of the ordinary" problems and can compute easily with and without a calculator. High-level reasoning skills are necessary.
Contact Mrs. Finn

Newspaper
Students will share news about Hawthorn Middle School South, sports, movie/book reviews, and much more in writing for the Hawthorn Herald. Newspapers will be available online through the school district’s website and hard copies will be published several times during the year. We meet every Friday morning at 7:00AM in Tele 1!
Contact Mrs. Masini
You can visit the Hawthorn Herald from here.
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
New York Times

Chamber Orchestra
Meets Friday mornings from 7:00 am - 7:30 am. The group is open to advanced string players who enjoy playing challenging music.
Contact Mrs. Kocal

Peer Tutoring
Open to any 6th, 7th or 8th grader who would like to help another student at Hawthorn. There are opportunities to tutor at Middle School South and at one of the elementary buildings. Tutors meet with clients twice a week during the school year.
Tutors are trained by the peer tutoring coordinator.
Contact Mr. Schneider

Rebecca Caudill Book Club
The Rebecca Caudill Award is for outstanding literature for young people. Children in grades 4-8 nominate the books. Students read the books, vote for their favorites each February, and the winning titles are announced in March. Come join our Book Club at lunch to discuss the book of the month.
Contact Mrs. Spiteri

Scholastic Bowl
An interscholastic team competition similar to "Jeopardy". It tests participant’s ability to answer questions from a general pool of knowledge. In brief, the game is played with buzzers between 2 teams of 4 players each. Each match has approximately 20 toss-up questions, which are read to all players. The first player to buzz-in correctly gets 10 points and the opportunity for his team to hear a bonus worth up to 30 points that they work on together.

Everyone is welcome to join, as we need students knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas, including: literature, math, science, sports trivia, history, and geography. Informational meetings will begin in late January. Middle South Coach: Mrs. Alexander

Science Club
Science Club meets every Tuesday, from 2:15 - 3:15 in room 230. The meetings are open to 6'th, 7'th and 8'th graders. Students should join by the end of October. The main focus of the club is to get ready to compete in the regional and state Science Olympiads. During the weekly meetings a fun exciting science demonstration or activity is usually included.

Chess Club
Chess Club meets every Friday from 2:15 - 3 :15 in room 230. The meetings are open to all eligible 6'th, 7'th and 8'th graders. Any level of chess player is welcome. The Focus of the club is for the members to improve on their individual chess skills, to have fun, and to
practice good sportsmanship. Chess contests, lessons and tournaments will take place during the weekly meetings. The first Chess Club Meeting will be Friday, October 20.
Contact Mr. Omiatek

Tech Club meets every Thursday after school 2:15-3:15. Members will explore both new and current technology in the fields of computer, audio, and video. We will be creating video presentations for our closed-circuit News 79 TV and school assemblies.
Contact Mr. Tamasauskas

Woodworking Club
The student will be taught the safe and proper way to use woodworking machines. They will allowed to produce a woodworking product of their choice according to their ability level. The class meets once a week. The student is allowed to take the product home once it has been completed.
Contact Mr. Firnbach

Eagle Power Club provides an opportunity to practice leadership skills and group decision making. It is a social club whose goal is to provide service to our school and the larger community of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people in the United States and in other parts of the world.

Last year EPC provided assistance to the Louisiana School of the Deaf and the Mississippi School of the Deaf after hurricane Katrina. Two years ago we raised money to purchase two solar powered hearing aides for kids in Africa.

ATHLETICS

FALL SEASON

CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
The season starts at the beginning of the school year and ends with the IESA State Meet in October. There are no tryouts and the team is open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. Practices are every day from 2:15 – 3:40 except when there is a meet. Practices and home meets are held at Big/Little Bear Lake.
Head Coaches: Brandon Todd-MSS

BOYS SOCCER TEAM
Tryouts are at the beginning of the school year and the season ends with the Conference Tournament in late October. The team is open to 7th and 8th grade boys.
Coaches:

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
Tryouts are at the beginning of the school year and the season ends with the Conference Tournament in late October. Practices are every day from 2:15 – 4:30.
Coaches: MSS-Deb Logan &John Langelund

EARLY WINTER SEASON

POM PON SQUAD
Tryouts are in mid-September and the season ends in mid-January. The squad performs at HOME boys’ basketball contests. The team is open to 7th and 8th grade girls. Practice is every day from 2:15 – 4:00.
Coaches: MSS-Renee Schiemann

CHEERLEADING SQUAD
Tryouts are in the beginning of October and the season ends in January. The squads perform at HOME boys basketball contests. There are two squads – 7th grade and 8th grade. Practice is every day from 2:15 – 4:00. There is a conference competition and possibly an IESA State competition.
Coaches: MSS-Shannon Masini & Michelle Vazquez

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
Tryouts are in mid-October and the season ends in mid-January. There are four teams divided by grade (7th, 8th). Practices are every day from 2:15 to 4:30.
Coaches: MSS-7th, TBA/8th,John Langelund

LATE WINTER SEASON

WRESTLING
Practice begins in early December and ends with the IESA State Tournament in March. There are several Saturday tournaments. All wrestlers compete in weight classes and all other safety measures are taken for this sport. Wrestling is open to any interested 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys.
Coaches: MSS-Al Nielson

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Tryouts are right before Winter break and the season continues through March ending with the Conference Tournament. There are two teams at each building, 7th grade and 8th grade. Practices are every day from 2:15 to 4:30.
Coaches:MSS-7th,Joan Sheldon/8th- Deb Logan

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Tryouts are right before Winter break and the season continues through March ending with the Conference Tournament. There are two team at each building, 7th grade and 8th grade. Practices are every day from 2:`15 to 4:30.
Coaches: MSS-7th,Lynn Pate/8th, Thom Koch

SPRING SEASON

TRACK AND FIELD – BOYS AND GIRLS
The season begins in the middle of March and finishes with the IESA State Tournament in Peoria in late May. This activity is open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and they usually compete in their own division. Practice is every day from 2:15 to 4:15. All home meets are held at the Vernon Hills High School field. Because of the number of events involved with track and field, meets usually run into the early evening.
Coaches: MSS-Girls-Tony Carlsen,TBA; Boys-Chris Humboldt,TBA

GIRLS SOFTBALL
Tryouts are held in the middle of March and the season finishes with the Conference Tournament in late May. The team is open the 7th and 8th grade girls. Practice is held every day from 2:15 to 4:15.
Coaches: MSS-Michelle Vazquez

GIRLS SOCCER
Tryouts are held in the middle of March and the season ends with the Conference Tournament in late May. The team is open the 7th and 8th grade girls. Practice is every day from 23:15 to 4:00.
Coaches: MSN-TBA, MSS-TBA

GOLF CLUB
The season starts begins in late April and continues into May. This activity is open to 7th and 8th grade students. Practice days, times, and places will be arranged at a later date.
Coaches: MSS-John Langelund