The past couple of months have been a busy time for activities at Goodrell Middle School. In the middle of October, the first season of winter sports started with wrestlers hitting the mat, girls basketball taking the court, and the cheer team being there to support both teams. They have competed at many events and still have competitions left on the schedule.
The wrestlers still have a few meets left, including the City Meet at North HS on December 17th. There are four girls basketball games left and their season ends on December 14th, and the cheer team will be at the final home basketball games and the City Meet for wrestling.
As we near Winter Break and head into the new year and second semester, boys basketball will start January 3rd, track & field will start at the beginning of March, and soccer will kick off in the middle of April. All students participating in sports are required to have a sports physical on file with our school nurse, so please contact me if you need help getting an appointment at a doctor to complete this.
Students are more engaged with school if they feel a sense of belonging, and that often comes in the form of joining a team or club. As an activities department across the district, we have building goals tied to the school board’s goals that we are trying to meet for participation. Overall we are striving for 70% participation in our school, and at least 65% participation rates for 6th and 8th grade. Currently we are at 51% overall participation for the year in school-based activities such as sports, music, and clubs.
While our sports teams are often limited to 7th and 8th grade, we offer a variety of clubs each week open to all grade levels with the hopes that our 6th grade students will find an area of interest and join a club. Our current 6th grade participation number is 46%, so we have quite a ways to go before we hit our goal. We will be making a big push to get our 6th grade students to join a club after the new year. A list of clubs can be found at this link (https://goodrell.dmschools.org/activities/clubs/) with information about what days each one meets and for how long.
Contact Mr. Power - jared.power@dmschools.org
