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Extramural Activities
Cross Country TeamAttention 5th and 6th grade Hilda Walker Students! Would you like to participate in Cross Country for the 2008 season? There will be an informational meeting with Coach Sullivan in the Hilda Walker Learning Center on Monday, August 25th from 3:00 to 3:20 p.m. Please remember you have to have a physical on file in order to participate on the team.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact:
Ryan McGuckin
Athletic Director
Summit Hill Junior High/Walker Intermediate School
815-469-4330
shjhathletics@yahoo.com
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Activities, Clubs, & Sports (Extramural Activities)
A physical is needed each year to participate in sports related teams.
Academic Assistance: Aug. 25-May (mid), open to students with teacher permission
Art Club: Jan.-May after school, open enrollment
Band (5th & 6th): year-round, before-during-after school
Basketball (Competitive): Sept.-Jan. after school, try outs
Basketball (Intramural): TBD
Book Club: TBD
Bowling Club: TBD
Chess Club: TBD
Computer Club: TBD
Cross Country (Competitive): Aug.-Oct. open enrollment
Dance Club: TBD
Drama Club: Nov.-Dec. after school
Math Team: Jan.-Feb. Tuesdays after school, open enrollment
Newspaper: TBD
Orff Ensemble: TBD
Peer Mediation: TBD (see Guidance Counselor/Social Worker-Room 124)
Safety Patrol: Sept.-June, teacher recommendation, application, interview in April-May
Speech Team: Sept.-Nov. after school, open enrollment
Student Council: Nov.-May election for officers, homeroom representatives
Track & Field (Competitive): March-May after school, open enrollment
Video/Tech Club: TBD
Volleyball (Intramural): Jan.-March after school
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Grade 6 Safety Patrol Team Selected Grade 6 students serve as Walker Safety Patrols in the building during dismissal, outside during arrival and dismissal and on the buses.
Grade 5 students who are interested in becoming Safety Patrols as six graders may begin applying during the month of April. Interested grade 5 students must complete an application and follow through with an interview. Once a completed application is turned in to the office, the teacher of the candidate will complete an evaulation of the potential safety patrol. This evaluation rates the students on his or her ability to follow the pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. The Safety Patrol Sponsor and the officers begin the interview process after all paperwork is turned in and reviewed.
Interviews are typically held during the lunch hours. The candidate will be notified confidentially if he or she has been selected. Once the team has been chosen, training will begin in May. The current team will train the new team before the end of the school year.
Students are encourage to listen to the announcements for more information.
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Peer Mediation: Peaceful conflict resolution Peer mediation is both a program and a process where students of the same age-group facilitate resolving disputes between two people or small groups. The goal of peer mediation is to reduce conflict and provide children with problem-solving skills. Trained peer mediators create a safe atmosphere, allowing disputing students to tell their stories and assisting them in working out a mutually acceptable agreement. Since a solution is not forced on the students, the disputants feel empowered to take responsibility for their actions and to deal constructively with their immediate and future disagreements.
This process has proven effective in schools around the United States, changing the way students understand and resolve conflict in their lives. Changes include improved self-esteem, listening and critical thinking skills, and school climate for learning, as well as reduced disciplinary actions and less fights. These skills are transferable outside of the classroom.
The process is voluntary for both sides; peer mediators do not "solve the conflict" but rather work towards a win-win resolution for both sides in order to avoid further trouble. Administrators encourage disputants to utilize peaceful conflict resolution when working with students through the disciplinary process.
The conflicts that lend themselves to peer mediation include interpersonal disputes like friendship issues, verbal harassment, spreading rumors, physical aggression, or other bullying behaviors.
Peer mediators are trained students who are taught communication and mediation skills. Trained mediators exhibit increased self-control, self-confidence, and problem-solving skills which they use not only at school, but at home and with friends outside of school. Both mediators and disputants learn to communicate more effectively and solve problems without violence.
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