Clubs and Sports

Geo-Panthers /Geography Bee (Mr. Breece and Mr. Arigi) A week or two of geography related homeroom activities in November. Representatives from each homeroom will take a preliminary test to qualify for the Geography Bee. Up to thirty students qualify for the National Geographic Bee, which will be held the third week of December. Open to all students interested in geography related activities

Basketball Schedule

Dance Club with Ms. Morse in room C-6 on Mondays at lunch

Lunch Crew: come join Ms. Lauriks and Ms. Jacobs in A-1-A every Monday and Friday at the lunch bell. 


Math Club: Tuesdays after school- Math support for all students is offered with Ms. Phillips, Mr. Cox and Ms. Schmidt (in their classrooms)

Honor Orchestra: Tuesdays after school with Ms. Vakharia
The Miller Creek Middle School Honor Orchestra meets on Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00 in the MCMS Instrumental Music Room(A-5). Membership is by audition. Auditions will be held in September and again in January. There is not limit to the number of students who perform in this group. Students will perform a wide variety of challenging music. The orchestra will perform at a school and community functions throughout the year. It is recommended that students who perform in this group take private lessons. The group’s advisor/teacher is Shahrazad Vakharia.

Mountain Bike Club with Mr. Stengel meets Wednesdays in C-8
This club is for any student at Miller Creek that is interested in the great outdoors, joining a club, enjoys bicycling, and being a part of a team. We will review how to maintain your bike, learn and practice safe riding habits, and go on various trails together after school and/or on weekends. We will also be tracking our miles rode and conduct a bike-a thon to raise money for the club members.

Fantasy Sports Club Fridays at Lunch with Mr. Case
The Fantasy Sports Club is open to students at Miller Creek in all grade levels. The club will meet weekly, Friday at lunch to begin the year, to discuss our current sports league and anything else sports related. Students will have the option to participate in a fantasy football league, basketball league, and baseball league as the season’s progress. Once in the club, students will manage their online sports team and participate for each league's championship! All online leagues are private (no access outside of students directly participating) and are administered by Mr. Case. Students need to observe the seasonal league deadlines as once a league starts, students must wait until the next season to fully join into the fun.

Art Club- Fridays at Lunch with Ms. Johannsen
Fridays at lunch, starting September 23rd in A-6 , the Art room

GSA Club- Gay Straight Alliance- Thursdays at Lunch in room D-5 with Ms. Lauriks and Ms. Jacobs. All students are welcome. Come be a part of a club that works towards making Miller Creek Middle School a more accepting and inclusive environment for all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender expression or identity.  We want all students to feel safe. We will also provide snacks! Thursdays during lunch in D-5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School GSA's

Miller Creek Green Team with Ms. Jung Thursdays at lunch in room B-3. Bring your lunch. Mrs. Jung 


Honor Society (Ms. Gazzaniga) A service-oriented group open to 7th and 8th graders with high grades/good citizenship.    Provides help at school-wide events (Back-to-School night, conferences, Open House) and sponsors Trivia night and a field trip to a college campus. 

Jazz Combo~Level One and Two (Mr. Schulist) Weekly practices.  Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders by audition.  Standard jazz tunes, composition, improvisation and solos, with opportunity for concerts and community event performances. Visit our web page for more information.

Mathletes (Ms. Phillips) Meets weekly at lunch. Using your reasoning, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and brainpower, work together with other students to solve interesting mathematical puzzles and problems. Discover that you are an awesome problem solver. Participate as a team in four academic competitions spread throughout the year. Open to all sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. (Competitions happen at San Jose Middle School, teams compete countywide, and are held in consecutive rounds November to March)                 

Speech and Debate (Mr. Breece) Meets on Mondays at lunch starting in January. Open to all students who enjoy or would like to improve their skills at speaking in front of groups and debating the issues of the day. Opportunity to participate and grow in these pursuits. Culminating activity is the annual Marghie Burke Speech Tournament at Ross School in May.

Strategic Games (Mr. Leipsic) Challenge your friends to a variety of table-top games every Wednesday at lunch.  Each month will focus on a specific game or theme ranging from dominoes, checkers, chess, to geometric challenges.  No membership is required; new players and those who want to learn are always welcome.  Listen to the bulletin announcements to find out the game of the month!

Yearbook (Mr. Stengel) Every Thursday at lunch and/or after school. Open to all grades.  Produces yearbook, involving decisions about pictures, layout and captions; helps with sales and distribution of books.  The club will use a wide variety of digital media to produce the final product which is distributed to students the last week of school in June.  Learn to become and Editor, Photographer or Graphic Designer, and be a part of a team. Begins in September and continues until the end of the year.   http://teacherweb.com/CA/MillerCreekMiddleSchool/ToddStengel/wqr1.aspx

Y.E.S. Youth Empowered Service Club (Ms. Meschery) The 8th grade Y.E.S. club consists of one eighth grade representative from each homeroom.  The group meets every other week at lunch in room C-1 under the guidance of Ms. Meschery, the club advisor.  The club’s mission is to research and determine where help is needed in our community, whether it is at the local, state, national, or international level.  Students will then strongly encourage all 8th grade students in their homerooms to participate in the program and to help others in need.  The responsibility of the members is to research community service opportunities, communicate this information back to the club members and their homerooms, and to volunteer in their communities.

WEB Where Everyone Belongs (Ms. Esquibel/Ms. Lauriks/Ms. Jacobs) WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) is a program that helps welcome 6th graders to middle school.  8th grade WEB leaders are trained as positive role models, motivators, leaders and teachers who help the 6th graders adjust to middle school at our Fall Orientation and throughout the year.  WEB will be recruiting 50 seventh graders in the spring to be next year’s eighth grade WEB leaders.

Green Team (Ms. Jung) Meets in D-5 at lunch on Thursdays.

Miller Creek Sports

Miller Creek Middle School offers three opportunities for team sports. In the Fall we invite all students to participate in countywide cross country meets. Practices occur at lunch prior to (2) meets held countywide.

Cross Country is in September/October.

Volleyball for 7th and 8th grade girls is in September/October.

In the Winter, Miller Creek participates in the county middle school basketball league. Participation in this sport requires students to participate in a "try-out" system due to the limited number of players that may be on any given team. Look for announcements about after-school try-outs November for Basketball teams. After-school practices and games begin after the winter break.

Spring begins the Marin County Track and Field season. Try-outs are held during PE classes and at lunch prior to the first countywide meet. Various track and field events are offered including relays.

For more information about any of our sports please contact any one of our PE teachers.