Activities & Clubs

The SIS Journalism Club gives students a chance to see if they have a “nose for news.”  The club meets weekly on Mondays after school from 3:15 to 4:15 and produces the Bark of the Whippet newspaper at least  three/four times a year.  Students learn how to write the news, put together feature stories, take photographs, edit their work and sell adds.  The SIS Journalism Club can improve and challenge students’ writing skills.  Also, participation gives students the opportunity to think seriously about signing up for the Ripples class at SHS.

Musical

All students have the opportunity to participate in the annual SIS musical production presented in December.  Continuing the Shorewood tradition of excellence in drama, SIS students learn through this production what it takes to maintain that standard by their involvement both on stage and behind the scenes.  The success of this production is made possible by a partnership with the SHS Drama faculty providing invaluable guidance and support, along with SHS student drama mentors guiding SIS students through the production.  
 

Show Circle

Students also have a chance to share their talents through Show Circle, the SIS variety show presented in the spring  Groups and individuals with a wide variety of talents are encouraged to audition.  This is always a fun event enjoyed by stduents, parents and staff!

Inspiring teamwork, creativity and problem solving skills are part of the goals of the First Lego League (FFL) Robotic Club at Shorewood Intermediate School.

First Lego League (FLL) is a national program committed to engaging middle school students in science and technology through team competition. In the league, students are taught how to build robots using Lego Mindstorm technology and to solve real world challenges for competitions. The league is one of a series of programs by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) - a nonprofit group that promotes careers in science, technology and engineering to young people through organized robot-building competitions.

In the Fall, over a two-month period, the students used a kit to build an autonomous robot that can carry out programmed tasks in competition. Additionally the teams design a proposal addressing a real-life issue. 

In the 2011 competition, out of 37 other teams, the Robo-Hounds earned the Best Teamwork award!