Middle School Post Details

One of the goals of Lakewood Middle School is to teach students to use leisure time for
physical, mental, and social enrichment. Various activities of particular interest for
students are offered for after-school participation. These clubs and activities provide a
special outlet for students to discover their own unique talents while encouraging a spirit
of cooperation, respect, compassion, and sensitivity towards others.

The after-school clubs available at Lakewood Middle School are:

Drama 

Advisor: Ms. Mckenzie

Students will work collaboratively to learn all production and performance aspects of a musical.

Art Club Advisors: Ms. Reidmiller and Ms. Putelo

Students will explore a variety of artistic mediums to further their skills in art.

Literacy Online Magazine Advisor: Ms. Clampffer

Students will express themselves and explore any writing interests they may have in creative writing, informational writing, photography, and/or art. 

Inner Canvas Advisor: Ms. Castellano

Students will learn about Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness, self care and Relationship skills

Chess Advisor: Mr. Lee

Students are taught how to think ahead and compete with honor and respect. In addition to Chess, we also play a variety of strategy games, which include various card games, Monopoly, Life, Stratego, and many others.

Horticulture Advisor: Mr. Lee

Students are introduced to the concepts of gardening and landscaping. They are taught how to grow plants from seeds and maintain care for seedlings as well as split and transplant mature plants.

Student Ambassadors Advisor: Ms. Kravetz

Student Ambassadors are student leaders who are passionate about making a positive difference in LMS every single day. Middle school brings many challenges and ambassadors have an opportunity to become more involved in influencing acceptance, leadership, respect, and integrity among their peers.

Spanish Advisor: Ms. Janusz

The plan for the club involves utilizing culturally-relevant readings, videos, activities/projects, and dialogue to facilitate personal experience and perspective-sharing.

Community Service Advisor: Ms. Scafiddi

The Community Service club provides a helping hand to the community, school and families in Lakewood. Students organize different projects that benefit people in need. 

Zen in Martial Arts Advisor: Mr. Tu

The objective of the club is to learn about other cultures through the lens of martial arts. Students will watch and learn about various cultures through the practice of martial arts. In addition, students will practice a non-combative version of the martial art.

Makers/STEAM Advisor: Ms. Smith

Students explore the concepts of science, technology, engineering, arts and crafts, and mathematics. This club teaches critical thinking skills and instills a passion for innovation.

 

CLIMATE AND CULTURE

Lakewood Middle School was honored as a PBSIS Showcase school. NJ PBSIS is a collaboration
between the New Jersey Department of Education Offices of Special Education and The Boggs Center,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  NJ PBSIS is funded by I.D.E.A. Part B funds and is in its
14th  year of providing comprehensive professional development support training for school personnel across
New Jersey. LMS was recognized as one of the top PBSIS Middle Schools in NJ. There are over 300
schools in NJ that participate in the PBSIS initiative.

Quick Facts: 

Who: Lakewood Middle School, NJDOE Office of Special Education and The Boggs Center, Rutgers
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

What: Lakewood Middle School was recognized as a showcase school. Dr. Horowitz, Vice-Principal,
Nicole Mackow and Bridgit Valgenti PBSIS Co-Chairs presented to 15 Cohorts that will be implementing
PBSIS for the 1st  time.

How: Created artifacts to memorialize the program implementation for the gallery walk. Served as lead
presenters for the Middle School Cohorts.

Why: To explain how we achieved success and how the program remains sustainable year after year.

After School Academy

The Lakewood Middle School Academy is an after school, intervention program that is offered to special
education, bilingual, and students on the cusp of passing the NJSLA exam.  For the 2021-2022 school
years, the program continues to be more targeted. The program utilizes the adaptive, online
assessment tools iReady and iStation.