阅读理解。Atthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipate.Studentscanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitemen

　　阅读理解。

　　Atthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipate.Students

　　canchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.

　　MathcountsClub

　　Mathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudents

　　withthefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselect

　　individualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinners

　　progressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevel.Mathcountsworkstochallengestudent's

　　mathskillsdevelopselfconfidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.

　　Envirothon

　　TheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverse

　　environmentalissuesecosystems(生态学).Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive-membermiddleschool

　　teamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilforestryandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Studentsworkand

　　learninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.

　　FutureProblemSolvers

　　FutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix-stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmay

　　happeninthefuture.Studentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketo"thinkoutofthebox"

　　orwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethisclub.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsread

　　futurescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesix-stepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenough

　　cangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.

　　BuildersClub

　　BuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservice.Each

　　BuildersClubisco-sponsored(共同捐助)byaKiwanisclubandthemiddleschool.Thememberslearn

　　bydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsora"Teacher

　　oftheYear"programprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingdrivesto

　　supportlocalshelters.

　　Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstuden