Competitions Clubs & Activities
Competitions
- Bulloch County Write-Off
Also known as the Nan Rushing Write-Off, named for the founder of the competition in 1985, the Bulloch County Write-Off is a competition in which students in grades 6-8 from each of the district's middle schools compete in the areas of capitalization/punctuation, mental concentration, writing, language expression, vocabulary, spelling, and usage.
- DAR American History Essay Contest - Denise Borck
The American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation's great history and learn about history in a new light.
- Math Team for 6th through 8th grade - Tom Borck
Math team students compete in the Penny Sikes Math Tournament (6th only) and the Bulloch Academy Math Tournament.
- Model United Nations -
Model United Nations is a competition that allows students to roleplay as United Nations delegates to debate issues on behalf of their designated country.
- Science and Engineering Fair - Amy Smith, Danielle Jackson
Held in December, our school's Science and Engineering Fair encourages students to explore an area of interest while exposing students to STEM career paths.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Contest
Conducted nationwide and sponsored locally by VFW Post 10825, the “Patriot’s Pen” youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme.
- Young Georgia Authors
Open to students in grades K-12, students submit written entries to compete within their grade level. The winning entries from each school are then submitted for the district-level competition. Once a district-level winner is selected for each grade level, their papers are submitted for advancement to the state-level competition.
Clubs
In 4‑H programs, kids and teens complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement in a positive environment where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
Book Club's objective is to provide an educational environment for students to receive great books to read and discuss. The group meets after school once per month.
Large Huddle meets in the Band Room (First Wednesday of the month) while Small Huddles meet in C6 (Barrow) for 8th grade, B6 (Mackiewicz) for 7th, and A9 (Hudgens) for 6th.
- Jr. Beta Club -
- Student Council - Ashlyn Coto
- Chess Club - Josh Torres
Activities
- Averitt Center for the Arts Youth Gallery
- Band Concerts - Melvin Hamilton
- Red Ribbon Week - Stephanie Mackiewicz