Activities, Clubs & Organizations

Middle Schools offer a wide variety of programs for 7th and 8th grade students.  The sports available in 7th and 8th grades are volleyball, soccer, football, wrestling, cross country, basketball, track, cheerleading, and debate.  6th graders may participate in track and spring conditioning.

Student Eligibility for Participation in Interscholastic Competition and Extracurricular Activities in Middle Schools

KSHSAA Eligibility for Athletics:

Students shall have passed at least five new subjects of unit weight, or its equivalency, the previous semester or the last semester of attendance.

Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities – USD 500 Requirements:

Eligibility regulations for the middle schools, grades 7 and 8, shall govern the following extracurricular activities:  cheerleading, debate, drill team, all athletic teams and participation in any activity or contest involving students from two or more different schools.

Argentine Middle School requires all students participating in sports, or cheerleading to purchase a sports ticket or an activity ticket.

Current Eligibility (Weekly):

To be eligible for participation in specified extracurricular and any interscholastic activities, the student shall not have received a grade below a “C” in any subject.  While ineligible, students are encouraged to raise their grade.  Eligibility shall be determined each Friday.  The eligibility week shall extend from the following Monday morning through the next following Saturday.

Accumulated Eligibility (Semester):

To be eligible for participation in specified extracurricular and any interscholastic activity during the current semester, the student shall have passed at least five subjects of unit weight, or its equivalency, the previous semester of the last semester of attendance. Credit earned in a USD 500 sponsored summer school may be counted as part of the “prior semester” except as limited by regulations of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.

Beginning of School Eligibility:

Students out for sports will be eligible until September 15 if they meet the requirements of the state and previous quarter requirements of USD 500.

Physicals and Insurance:

Before a player can go out for a sport, including practice, he or she must have a physical, concussion form and a form indicating type of insurance coverage or a waiver on file.  All forms are available in the school office.

Link to physical form: http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/FORM-PPE.pdf

Student Council

Student Council is a group of students who apply and are accepted into it. These students represent the student body to help share student concerns and ideas. They also make decisions on how student funds are spent. Student council is involved in a variety of events with in the school as well as outside of the school.

Some events we are involved in are the Silver City Day Parade, the winter school dance, and running the concession stand at most sporting events.

We usually have a fundraiser each year to support a cause, such as pennies for patients. We have done this one the last 5 years to help raise money for leukemia cancer research. During the Month of February, we plan activities for students and staff to participate in to help raise money.

Student Council votes on how the student funds are spent throughout the school year. Last year we helped choir get t shirts, cover field trips for classes, and provide gifts for teachers.

Stuco also tallies and collect votes for teacher of the month. Students get to vote on which teacher they best feels fits the character trait of the month. You can see the winners from last year in the hallway across from the office.

These students are role models that give the student body of Argentine Middle School a voice to make a positive impact on our school and community. They brainstorm, plan and organize student and community activities, so keep an eye on the Argentine Middle School Facebook page for advertisements for those activities!