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Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls of Santa Monica has a satellite station at John Adams Middle School. Activities, after school tutoring, athletics, and special events are sponsored on campus every day after school. Membership is $25 per year and scholorships are available. No student is turned away! See your counselor or community liaison for membership application.
California Junior Scholarship Federation
The California Junior Honor Society is one of 620 chapters of an organization that fosters high standards of scholarship, community service, and citizenship in public and private schools in the state.
7th and 8th graders who wish to join CJSF must have two times the number of grade points
in academic classes (an "A" is 3 points; a "B" in accelerated math is 2 points; and a "B" in a non-accelerated class is 1 point) such as language arts, social studies, math, science, and non-exploratory music on semester report cards. Academic grades must be C's or high; citizenship grades must be S's or higher; and no negative comments are permitted. Eighth graders must enroll at the beginning of each semester if they wish to retain membership for the new semester. Students must also complete 10 hours of community service by the end of the first semester (8th graders) or the first Friday in May (7th graders). Enrollment for CJSF occurs at the beginning of each semester
8th graders who are members of CJSF for 3 consecutive semesters receive a gold seal on their promotion certificate as well as a recognition pin. All 8th graders receive an asterisk adjacent to their names on the promotion program indicating the number of semesters they have been members of CJSF.
CREST
CHILD CARE - RECREATION - ENRICHMENT - SPORTS- TOGETHER!
Boys and girls in grades 6 to 8 participate in traditional sports leagues with two practices per week and a weekly game on Saturdays. Practices are structured to teach participants sportsmanship and the basic skills of basketball in preparation for upcoming league games. No playoffs.
http://www.smgov.net/hsd/CREST/
Cross Currents
CrossCurrents is a literary magazine published each semester that includes short stories, poems, essays, photos and drawings created by John Adams students. The club meets after school and is open to any John Adams student. Contact Mr. Saling in Room 95 (x195) for more info.
National Junior Honor Society
The purpose of the National Junior Honor Society shall be to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character, and to encourage excellent citizenship. Members must have C's or better and excellent citizenship in their classes. Members must attend all meetings and participate in the service projects. Meetings ae held on Thursdays during lunch. (More information...)
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