Clubs and Activities

A leadership program available to 8th grade students via application process. Students help mentor incoming 6th graders as well as learn valuable leadership skills throughout the year.

* Sign up in April for rising 8th graders only

Battle of the Books is a Quiz Bowl Style Competition. When students enroll in this battle, they commit to working with a school team to read books from the 2018-2019 B.O.B. list. The list includes ten books of various levels of difficulty. Students compete in teams at the school to answer questions about the books. In April, we’ll compete in the district Battle of the Books competition. The goal of B.O.B. is to teach students how to work together in a group for a common goal, expose them to award-winning pieces of literature, and encourage a high volume of reading inside and outside of the classroom.  Yes, it is a competition, but the purpose is to foster a love of reading!    

Battle of the Books is a Quiz Bowl Style Competition for students in grades 3-12. Yes, it is a competition, but the purpose is to foster a love of reading! The goal of Battle of the Books is to teach students how to work together in a group for a common goal, expose them to award-winning pieces of literature, and encourage a high volume of reading inside and outside of the classroom.    
 

*Sign up on teacher classroom door

Music group open to Band and Orchestra musicians. We will be playing pop/rock music (EWF, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, etc.) and have at least one culminating performance at Platt Cafe.

*No sign up needed

Individual and/or small group extra instruction to help increase skill and confidence.

*No sign up needed

Sign up for Climbing Club using this link

Students work together to produce a middle school musical.  This year’s show is Honk, Jr.  

While all students will receive a part, auditions are held in November to determine who will play which role.  The master calendar & choir website lists all pertinent dates

In the Ultimate Frisbee Club, students will learn the rules of Ultimate and have fun scrimmaging against fellow Platt students.

Sign up for Ultimate Frisbee Club Here

* Contact sponsor if interested

Mathcounts is a national program that gives students in grades 6-8 the opportunity to play fun math games in a non-competitive, social environment. There is also a competition in Feb/Mar against other BVSD and St. Vrain schools.

Students learn culinary basics along with a variety of baked, appetizer and main course meals.  There is a $15 fee

Sign up for Cooking Club Here

Leaders of the Pack are a peer leader group that focuses on helping all of the stakeholders of the Platt community improve and maintain a positive school climate so all students can thrive and feel accepted and valued. They lead the initiatives that Platt undertakes each year to maintain our No Place for Hate designation, such as Sources of Strength.The Sources of Strength program at our school is a peer leadership program which supports the mental health of our student body by creating connections within our school community with a focus on hope, help, and strength. All grades and both programs comprise this student group.

Support conversations, create a safe space where everyone is welcome, eat lunch together, celebrate diversity

Play an individualized version of DnD to create connections with others with similar interest

Play an individualized version of DnD to create connections with others with similar interest

Coming together with the common interest of doing magic and getting to know each other.

Not typically.  However, this will be communicated ahead of time and scholarships will be available if needed.

NO!  The focus is on participation, fun, and skill acquisition.  Everyone who shows up gets to participate.

We have clubs that meet both before school (typically from 7:45-8:30) or after school (typically from 3:45-4:30 or 4:45).  Club sponsors will communicate the location and exact time of meetings to both students and families.

At Platt, all of our club sponsors are also staff members in the building.  They know and deeply care for our kids.  As with everything we do, the physical and emotional safety of our students is our first priority.  To that end our focus is on skill development and participation, and all sponsors are CPR, First Aid, and AED certified.  Our club sponsors are also attentive to hydration, the dangers associated with lightning, and the need to address concussions in a thoughtful and judicious manner if applicable to their club.

Information related to all activities is provided directly to students by the club sponsor.  Information and specifics related to individual clubs is shared with families via Weekly Howler. If we have your email address, you will receive this communication directly from the club sponsor.  All Platt events are also listed on the school website calendar.