After School Program

Debate is an academically rigorous competition for Middle School Academy and Hardey students. The debate season runs from mid-October through the championship tournament in mid- March.

Debate 2017-2018 Kick off will be Thursday, September 14; 3:45-5:30pm

Ongoing Debate Practices will start Thursday, September 21 and meet weekly on Thursdays ONLY from 3:45 til 5:30pm

SACRED HEART BAND

Instrument Fitting Session for Students New to Band!

We are excited to be entering the sixth year of Sacred Heart Schools Band and welcoming new musicians in grades 4 to 8 to join the group!

Click here to download a copy of the Instrument fitting sign-up form

Band (Grades 3-8)
Students new to band: We invite new students to band to join. There is an instrument fitting session offered to each interested child starting Wednesday, September 20 and Thursday, September 21. There are weekly group lessons by section one morning before school (7:40-8:20 am), periodic ensemble rehearsals are held on Friday mornings with returning band members and a spring performance. Instruments include brass, wind and percussion.

Returning band members: Rehearsal starts Friday, September 15 @ 7:30-8:15 a.m

Weekly rehearsals on Friday mornings from 7:30-8:15 am. Performances are scheduled throughout the year.

Choir (Grades 3-8)

All students in 3rd - 8th grade are invited to participate in the Sacred Heart Liturgical Choir. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays in the chapel, starting October 3, immediately after school until 4:30 pm. Ms. Becker leads the choir during school liturgies. If you would like to join the choir or return for another great year, register via UltraCamp website, starting early August.

On the day of rehearsal, students should go to After School and wait for Ms. Becker. (After School starts in the cafeteria and proceeds to the Sheridan Road Playground (K-5) or Interior Playground (6-8)

Glee Club (Grades 6-8)
Sacred Heart Glee Club, under the direction of Justin Nixon, Middle School Music Teacher, is open to new and returning students in grades 6-8. Practice is held on Wednesday mornings, starting early September from 7:20-8:15 am in the chapel. The Glee Club performs at various on and off-campus gatherings throughout the year.

Guitar
Daniel Gomez offers private guitar lessons to beginner through intermediate levels. Beginners will learn the essential open chords and basic strumming patterns, as well as note-reading to build a foundation for music. For those who have previous experience, they will elevate their guitar playing by learning barre chords, basic lead guitar techniques, continued note-reading, finger style guitar, creative songwriting and more.

Mr. Gomez has earned a Bachelor degree in Music Guitar Performance from Northeastern University and a Masters degree in Music Guitar Performance from DePaul University.

Piano

Private Piano Lessons (Suzuki Method) are offered weekly to students in grades K-8 from 3:30-5:45 pm. Lessons are taught by Mrs. Camille Witos, a faculty member of the Music Institute of Chicago. Note: The Suzuki Method of teaching requires a parent to be present at the child's lessons and receive training as a practice partner to the child.

Voice
Private Voice Lessons, taught by Mr. Alex Makris, are offered weekly (Monday - Friday) to students grades 1-5. Students meet for 30 minutes between 3:30-6 pm. Monday - Thursday and 2:30-5:45 Friday.

Science Olympiads is a team activity for students in grades 6–8 to learn skills covering 23 events involving Engineering, problem-solving, experimentation and research. Students may participate in 2 or more events. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 4, from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to participate.

In October, a local competition will be held to select the Olympiad team. Starting in November, only the team will meet to train for the Regional and State Competitions.

All students interested in trying out will be expected to:

1. Attend three days of event demonstrations held after school.
2. Study a prep packet which will be handed out at the event demonstrations.
3. Participate in individual and group testing.

Wednesday afternoons after school are tentatively scheduled as the meeting day (3:30-5pm.). Some morning before-school practices will also be scheduled to accommodate students’ schedules. There will be a couple of Saturdays in the fall that students will need to be present.

Parents of team members will be expected to actively participate as coaches and assistants.

There are two event competitions which include Regional, held in March, and State, held in April.

You may download a copy of the Science Olympiads letter & permission slip.

Important Dates to Remember

Sign-up Sheets Due - September 27

First Meeting - October 4

Training - October 11 & October 18

Testing - October 23

Team Announced - October 27

Team Meetings Begin - November 1

Regional Competition - March 17

Cub Scouts

Cub Scout Pack 4250 is currently inactive.

If you would like to become a leader, please contact Brenda.Asare@shschicago.org

Girl Scouts
All Girl Scout Troops are currently inactive.

If you would like to Lead a troop, contact Brenda.Asare@shschicago.org

Math Club has been extended to students in grades 4-8 and meets before school starting mid-September until mid- April . Students will increase their knowledge and understanding of algebra concepts in preparation for various Chicago-area Math competitions and Academic Bowls, including the Fenwick High School's Junior High Math Contest and the American Mathematics Competition

Math Club starts Thursday, September 28, 2017 ( 7:30-8:15 am) held in Mr. Gusaas's classroom #147

Advisor - Mr. David Gusaas, Middle School Math Teacher

Math Coaches - Margot DiMuzio, Assistant Athletic Director & Student Life Coordinator; Maria Regala, Teaching Assistant (A2a)

If you would like to join, please attend the first meeting You do not have to re-register (online) at the beginning of each class session.

Test Prep for 8^th graders will be offered twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:40-4:40p.m.

The class book to used is The Princeton Review: Cracking the SSAT & the ISEE. The cost of the book will be included in the registration fee. This class is specifically designed for 8^th grade students who are preparing to take high school entrance exams. Students are expected to attend class both daysl

Registration deadline is September 22 via Ultra Camp website

Test Prep 2017 Schedule