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Wilmington Middle School students report on clubs, athletics and No Place for Hate program
Summary
Eighth-grade student representatives Eliana Goldstein and Nyla Chimwanda briefed the Wilmington School Committee on after-school sports, clubs, performing arts, the No Place for Hate program and upcoming events including a STEM fair on March 25.
Eighth-grade student representatives Eliana Goldstein and Nyla Chimwanda delivered a report to the Wilmington School Committee on Feb. 26 highlighting extracurricular activities and student programs at Wilmington Middle School.
The students summarized after-school sports offered by staff including pickleball, soccer and basketball; the middle school physical-education program recently completed a pickleball unit and will begin a basketball unit tied to March Madness. They noted the ski club has started at Nashoba Valley and the robotics teams placed seventh and eleventh in a recent tournament, with one team advancing to playoffs and earning a motivation award.
Students also described other extracurriculars and events: the Future Scientists and Engineers of America program meets Fridays; an upcoming STEM Fair on March 25 will include a robotics wing; the performing arts department staged two sold-out performances of the musical Descendants; band and strings concerts are planned for May; the Best Buddies program has prepared valentines and is preparing posters for the Special Olympics on May 2; the math team has completed half of a calculator meet and plans a second half; and the World Culture Club recently learned about Lunar New Year and hosted a parent visitor on Lebanese culture.
On school culture, the students described the No Place for Hate program as student-driven work to improve inclusion, combat bias and bullying and promote allyship. They said the program will use a social media account and student interviews called "Humans at WMS" to highlight student experiences and positive change.
The students closed by listing upcoming dates for families: a parent coffee with administration on Feb. 27 (two sessions at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.), high school course-selection meetings on March 5, parent-teacher conferences on March 6, a seventh-grade dance on March 20 and a student leadership conference for selected eighth-graders on March 21.
The committee thanked the students and asked questions about the No Place for Hate social media presence and outreach.
