Pacific Trails Middle School

The Associated Student Body (ASB) proudly presents the following Clubs/Activities that have been established and are listed in alphabetical order.  For more on events and activities that the ASB has planned for our Wolves, check their website here.

 

Getting involved in extracurricular activities is a good way for students to meet new people, develop new skills, make a contribution and have some fun.  

 

     - Monday thru Wednesday, 2:50-3:50 p.m. in the Learning Commons

 

     - Check their website for seasonal tryouts, practice dates/times and game dates/times.

               - Fall Sports Schedules

 

     - 1st Tuesday of the month from 11:45 to 12:20 p.m. in Mrs. Threatt's room C212.  Our club purpose is to follow along with the 2024 reading challenge on the official Agatha Christie website. Each month, members will read the book designated, either through Sora or the Library. At meetings, we will discuss the deeper meaning of the book. Our goal is to make kids aware of the amazing mysteries written by the best selling novelist of all time.

 

     - Wednesday from 12:25 to 1:00 p.m. in Ms. Hynes room M102.  Art is an form of expression and we would like our membersto have fun!

 

     - Wednesday from 12:25 to 1:00 p.m. in Mr. Johnson's room M103.  The purpose is to have people get better at their instruments by playing more often. We want people to work better in collaboration and as a harmony.  Other activities include fun games, challenges and competitions.

 

     - Tuesday from 2:45-3:30 p.m. with Mrs. Richards in the Learning Commons.  This club will strive to help academic achivement and studies. It will do this by resting a stress-relieving enviorment. By hosting fun bird-related activities, students will make friends and be able to take a break from pressure.  Activities will include a Bird Art showcase.

 

     - Thursdays from 2:50 to 3:30 p.m. in the Learning Commons with Mrs. Richards.  This Club is to talk about and read books. We plan to read 4-5 books together over the course of a year and we will have meaningful discussions about the books we are reading.

 

     - Monday from 11:55-12:20 p.m. in Mrs. Threatt's room C212

 

Choir Club coming soon!

 

     - Wednesday and Fridays from 12:00 to 12:20 p.m. in Mrs. Grillot's room C211 on Wednesdays and in Mrs. English's room B128 on Fridays.  The PTMS Coding Club is an educational club thats main purpose is to educate students on the different things coders do, as well as to have fun.  During this club, we will work together to create solutions to coding challenges.  We will have tournaments every month, an annual tournament, and optional lesson opportunities for students.  This club will teach students perseverance, as well as how to think like a coder.  It will also teach them to ask for help when they need it.

 

Crochet Club coming soon!

 

     - Friday from 11:45-12:20 p.m. in Mr. Torkelson's room B224.  Practicing to compete against other schools around San Diego to work on sportsmanship and good communication skills.  Activities include SDCDE competitions,scrimmages, and PTMS student tournamennts.

 

     - Friday from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. in Mr. Kadre's room B225.  The goal of our club is to create a fun environment in which participants can relax, take time away from screens, and play fun tabletop games. Our short-term goals are to get everyone trying games they haven't played before (instead of Uno or Monopoly, different and more complex games like Ticket to Ride, Crossonne, and 7 Wonders). Our long-term goals are to encourage socializing among all members and create new friendships between people with a shared appreciation for games.  Once everyone has had a chance to play all of the available games, a game tournament will be held (one right before Winter Break, and once before the end of the school year). It will be a double elimination bracket, and three will be a candy prize, including participation awards as well as prizes for the top 3 winners.

 

     - Every other Monday from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. in the Garden with Mrs. Memar and Ms. Nava Segura.  Our long-term goals are to get people interested in gardening and make our school garden nicer. Our short-term goals are to have special Gardening Club events each season (or whatever is convenient), where we have some sort of meal, whether it's salad or tea or something made of whatever edible plants our Gardening Club grows.  Activities include planting annual and pernnial plants which attract fertillizers such as butterflies and hummingbirds. Maintaining and tending to the existing plants and flowers. Learning about different native California plants.

 

     - First and last Thursday of the month from 12:00-12:20 p.m. in Mrs. Reed's room C118.  This Club strives to reduce enviromental impact on our school and spreads awareness about climate change and how we need to act right away.

 

     - Various from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. in Ms. Twyman's room B119.  The goal of this club is to bring together students who are interested in healthcare careers in the future. The club meetings will provide an opportunity for these students to learn about different fields of healthcare and what types of careers are available to them such as doctors, nurses, dentists, physicians assistants, pharmacists, etc. The information provided will also help students on how to pursue an education in medicine. Students can learn about the impact each one of these fields has on patients and the community at large.  Activities include having an interactive presentation about a different healthcare field. 

 

     - Thursday from 11:40-12:20 p.m. in Ms. English's room B128.  The purpose of Improv Club is to create a safe place where students are encouraed to use theier imagination to create a world from a single world. 

 

     -Tuesdays and Thursdays - Football Lunch League - during both 7th & 8th grade lunches with PE coaches

 

     - Various from 11:40 to 12:20 p.m. in Ms. Twyman's room C111.  This club aims to provide students with valuable and fun experiences about protecting local marine life and foster a sense of responsiblity torwards marine conservation. This includes examining various conservation efforts and human activities about different species. There will be various hands-on activities about different sea creatures and exploring the vast biodiversity in San Diego Bays and Waterways, along with studying how we can protect our ocean and how sea pollution affects us. We may have an off-campus field trip for a beach cleanup and to work with San Diego Marine conservation organizations. The goal of this club is to educate students about marine biology and the importance of marine conservation as well as provide opportunities for hands-on learning through field trips and lab activities to help persuade people to make an effort to protect our seas. We encourage teamwork and collaboration among students with similar interests in helping rescue endangered or injured sea creatures.

 

 

     - Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. with Ms. Hunner and Mr. Torkelson in room B220

 

     - Wednesdays from 12:40-1:00 p.m. in Mr. Gillette's room B210.  The main goal of the Mountain Biking Club is to promote mountain biking among students to keep students away from excess screen time and stay active while having fun. Activities include understanding the fundamentals of biking, sharing and developing important mountain bike skills.

 

     - Tuesday from 11:45 to 12:20 p.m. in Ms. Osbourne-Hall's room B211.  This is a club to prepare students for the NHD (National History Day) competition in February.

 

     - Wednesdays from 3:00-3:30 p.m. with Mrs. Richards in the Learning Commons.  

 

     - Mondays from 2:45-3:30 p.m. in the Learning Commons with Mrs. Richards.  This club gathers people together who enjoy doing puzzles, solving riddles, and other entertaining brain activities.

 

     - Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the MPR with Ms. Griffen.  Science Bowl (https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb) is a buzzer-based national competition where teams of students from different schools compete in head-to-head science competitions with questions in math, biology, the physical sciences, Earth/Space, Energy, and general science. Students will compete in a regional competition in late February, and will compete in the national round if they win.  PTMS Science Bowl Club that is sponsored by Mrs. Griffen and will be coached by CCA students. Weekly meeting will be held on Tuesdays 3:45-4:45pm in the PTMS Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) Starting September 24th, 2024. Please register using this link: https://forms.gle/GSpar7iUqkxcEmXU9

 

     - Tuesdays from 12:35 to 1:00 p.m. Mr. Abelmann's room B119.  This Club is for learning easy science experiments and having fun.