Sports and Extracurricular Activities

Sundling offers many opportunities for students to get involved in extracurricular activities throughout the year. For any sport or activity that meets more than once a week, students must meet the following requirements for participation.

District 15 provides an after school activity bus, Monday through Friday, for a fee of $60 per family.

Sundling has staff meetings, usually the first Monday of the month. There will be no after school activities on these days. Check the Calendar for more details.

Vehicle Drop-off and Pick-up of Students
Parents are asked to use the circle drive by the south entrance to the building to drop off and pick up students. The north end of the building by the parking lot is reserved for bus loading and unloading, bike riders, and parking for staff and visitors.

EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

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Cheerleading
The purpose of cheerleading is to promote school spirit at basketball games. Cheerleaders are chosen based on behavior, skill and enthusiasm. The squad is chosen from student tryouts. They participate in practices and games scheduled for after school through the end of January. The student may incur some expenses associated with this activity.

Chorus
Chorus is comprised of both seventh and eighth grade students. Participation is open to all students who have an interest in singing. Rehearsals are three mornings a week at 7:00am.

Clubs updated for 2008-2009
Many clubs are offered at Sundling at various times during the school year. Clubs usually meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday after school. The activity bus is available for students who participate in clubs who have paid a $60 activity bus fee. All students are encouraged to become involved. Examples of clubs offered in the past include: Art Club, Service Club, Yearbook Club, Rocket Club, Latin Dance Club, and Math Club.

Jazz Band
Jazz Band is open to all seventh and eighth grade students who qualify by audition. Jazz Band seats a select group of 25-30 musicians and is comprised of the following instrumentation: Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, and Drum Set. All Wind players (Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones) and Percussionists are also required to participate in Concert Band or Symphonic Band. Jazz Band rehearses before school throughout the school year two mornings a week from 6:30 to 7:45 AM in the theater with occasional rehearsals after school (prior to upcoming performances).

Jazz Band performs at various events throughout the school year. This year's performances include the: Fall Band Concert, Winter Music Concert, Northshore Jazz Festival, March Madness, 6th Grade Visitation, Elementary School Tour, Open House, and Spring Music Concert.
*Prerequisite: All Wind Players and Percussionists must also be enrolled in Concert Band (7th Grade Band) or Symphonic Band (8th Grade Band).

Orchestra
The Junior High Orchestra is made up of violin, viola, cello, and string bass players from all four junior high schools in District 15. Participation in orchestra is open to any string player in junior high. Rehearsals are held according to a schedule determined at the beginning of each year. Orchestra performs at two major all district concerts, one in December and one in May. The group enters the Illinois Grade School Music Association Organization Contest. It also tours several elementary schools in the district and performs a winter or spring music concert for the younger students.

Student Council
Student Council is a service organization whose purpose is to plan and implement events, which provide a social and philanthropic outlet for the student body. Student Council is responsible for school dances and spirit days. Beyond this, Student Council promotes student involvement in helping others, sponsors a local food drive benefiting the Palatine Food Pantry, and helps raise funds in the annual Pennies for Patients drive benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Student Council consists of one room representative and one alternate from each section who are committed to helping carry out student activities. Students are elected by their classmates and must maintain a C average, have no in school or out of school suspensions, and have no “4” in conduct on their report card. Each student must also volunteer for a committee that will help carry out these projects. Each committee chooses a leader who will be responsible for organizing the students on that committee.

Yearbook
Students are encouraged to join the PALADIN staff to work on artwork, layouts, copy writing, cover design, and photography. Any student may participate. Meetings usually begin in September and continue through the end of February with meetings held after school. Yearbooks are distributed the last week of school. Yearbooks will only be ordered for students who have paid in advance.

INTRAMURAL SPORTS

Intramural as well as interscholastic sports are offered at Sundling before and after school. All students are invited and encouraged to participate. A variety of activities are planned throughout the year with emphasis on creating class spirit. Any student may participate in this program with the completion of an intramural card. The intramural card is a release form signed by a guardian and is good for all sports for the entire year. Students may pick and choose any activity and attend as often as they like. Intramurals are an opportunity to try a new activity, improve on skills, socialize, meet new friends and have fun.

Activities are flag football, tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, badminton, floor hockey, volleyball, wrestling, softball, and weight training. Intramurals are offered either before or after school. The schedule is subject to change depending on the weather and/or the number of participants. All activities are posted on a calendar in the gym for each month. Check out our Intramural webpage. An activity bus is available Monday through Friday at 4:00pm.

COMPETITIVE SPORTS

Interscholastic competition is when teams compete with other schools. Sundling offers sports teams for girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, and girls’ volleyball are selected based upon tryouts. Cross-country, wrestling, and track and field are no cut sports and are open to all students. These teams compete against the other three junior high schools in District 15 as well as junior high schools from nearby school districts. All students on an interscholastic team must have a current physical examination on file in the nurse's office in order to participate. There is a $85 participation fee per sport with a maximum of $175 fee per student per year. Practices and games are scheduled after school.

Fall Sports

Cross-Country - There are four cross-country teams: seventh grade girls, seventh grade boys, eighth grade girls, and eighth grade boys. Any student may participate and there is no limit to the number of participants. The season begins in September and runs through the end of October with a district meet as the finale.

Girls Basketball - There are girls' basketball teams for both seventh and eighth grade. Tryouts are held in early September. Twelve to fifteen girls are chosen for each team. The season begins in late September and runs until mid-November. Both teams participate in the district tournament in November.

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball - There are boys' basketball teams for both seventh and eighth grades. Twelve to fifteen boys are chosen for each team based on tryouts. The season runs from November through January. A District 15 Tournament is held at the end of the season.

Wrestling - There is one team for both seventh and eighth graders, which is open to all students. Wrestling season begins in January and concludes in March with a District 15 tournament.

Volleyball - Volleyball is a team sport for seventh and eighth grade girls. There are tryouts to make the teams with twelve to fifteen girls on each team. Volleyball begins in mid-January and runs through the end of March. Both teams participate in the District 15 tournament at the end of the season.

Spring Sports

Track and Field - Track and Field is the spring sport offered at Sundling. The four teams are for seventh grade girls, seventh grade boys, eighth grade girls, and eighth grade boys. Any student may participate. The season begins in April and runs through the end of May. A District 15 Track Meet is held at the end of the season with ribbons/medals awarded.

After School Activity Bus

Students who are participating in extacurricular activities, such as interscholastic sports, intramurals, clubs, receive academic assistance, use the RTC, or detentions will be permitted to use this service. Students who are not involved in activities or after school detentions will not be permitted to ride the activity bus.

The activity bus fee is $60 per family. The fee for the activity bus can be paid in the school office or through the district's online payment system.

Students involved in an after school activity will be issued a bus pass for the activity bus by the club or activity sponsor. A new pass must be used each time the student rides the bus. This pass will be distributed by the club sponsor daily at the end of the activity. There are no permanent bus passes issued.

The four activity buses load students at 4:00pm and depart at approximately 4:15pm, Monday through Friday, according to a route schedule determined early in September. The routing will take between 30 and 40 minutes depending on weather conditions and the number of students riding the bus. Please be aware that student activity bus stops may require students to walk further than their regular bus stop. Since not all students ride the activity bus every day it is not possible to include all regular student bus stops on the afternoon route. Stops are chosen based upon centralized locations identified by the district transportation department. Please refer to the route schedule for stop information.

The after school bus program runs Monday through Friday. The activity bus is not available the day before Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break, and for scheduled faculty meetings. In addition, if after school activities are canceled due to inclement weather, the activity bus may not be available. Students are informed by intercom announcement of after school activity and activity bus cancellations.

Note: some athletic events may extend beyond the departure time for the activity bus.