Poole Middle School

After School Activities

General Information about the John Poole After-School Activities Program 

After-school activities are held Tuesday through Thursday, after school every week throughout the school year, except where indicated on the school Website calendar. No activities are held on early release days or holidays. The Montgomery County Department of Recreation RecExtra program supports and supplements our after-school club offerings.  Most activities, except for interscholastic games and academic related clubs, will start at 2:45 and end at 4:15 pm.  Activity buses are available for students to ride home, but the routes are somewhat different than the regular bus routes; please check the activity bus schedule. Our consortium students will be required to have a car ride home.  Please contact Mr. Mattingly at John Poole MS if you have any questions about after-school activities program at 240-740-4200 or Edward_J_Mattingly@mcpsmd.org.     

Rec Extra Website: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec/thingstodo/youthdevelopment/recxtra.html

Rec Extra Sign-up Forms are found on the RecXtra Bulletin Board or in room 310.

Click here to access the Fall 2023 RecXtra Newsletter

Philosophy of the John Poole After-School Activities Program

 We believe that after-school activities are an integral part of the total education process for middle school students. After-school activities provide students with the opportunity to extend academic opportunities, support new areas of interest, cultivate and enhance existing skills, and grow both socially and cognitively in a safe and supportive environment. We offer a broad range of activities over the course of the school year in an effort to reach out to the varied interests of our student population. Although these activities take place after the school day is over, all of John Poole P.R.I.D.E. goals and expectations remain the same. We believe the After-school Activity Program is a unique program that supports the need of all of our students. 

Activity Coordinator

• Mr. Mattingly

Quarter Newsletter

Click here to access the Fall RecXtra Newsletter

Activity Bus Dates

Click here for the list of activity bus route stops.

Activities and Sponsors

Intramurals

The middle school intramural program is open to all JPMS students and  is an extension of the physical education instructional program, including the development of movement skills, health-related fitness, and personal and social responsibility, conducted before and/or after school among students in the same school. 

The students must complete the following in order to attend the intramural activity:

1. Be academically eligible (Minimum GPA 2.0)
2. Submit the Parent/Guardian Permission Slip (paper copies in the locker rooms)
3. Students who are enrolled in physical education must actively participate in class to be eligible to participate in intramural activities on that day.

Intramural Coordinator: Mrs. Kim Gerrie 

Kimberly_S_Gerrie@mcpsmd.org

List of RecXtra After-School Activities Programs