Murchison Middle School offers a lot of opportunities for students to connect with others who share similar interests. Please visit each Club’s page to find out specifics about meeting days and times. Please address questions about a Club to that club’s campus sponsor.
Anime Club
Anime Club Welcome to Murchison's Anime Club! Sponsor: looking for a sponsor We are a group of students who love Japanese manga and anime. In our meetings we spend time drawing manga, talking about manga, watching anime, and talking about anime. This year we are starting off with Ouran High School Host Club.
Art Club
Art Club Sponsor: Jill Escamilla Art club is a place where all students 6th-8th grade are welcome to join and create. Whether you are an art appreciator or an art creator, all are welcome. Typically in art club we work on specific projects to benefit the school or learn something we don't get to learn...
Asian Culture Club
Welcome to Murchison's Asian Culture Club! Sponsors: Theresa Lê, Vietnamese World Language Teacher and Bonny Yu, Chinese World Language Teacher We are a group of students who love to learn more about Asian Cultures. In our meetings we spend time talking about different Asian Cultures and activities that are related to the upcoming holidays.
Chess Club
Sponsor: Adam Garner When: Wednesday from 4:00-4:45 Where: Room C 210 Why: Chess is fun and challenging
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is touching millions of lives… one heart at a time. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ.
German Club
Sponsor: Liza Feldkamp JA, BITTE!!! German Club meets every month during alternating third Wednesdays and Thursdays. Specific dates are listed below. This club explores cultural crafts and activities linked to festive days throughout the history of Germanic peoples. Students either bring specific treats which correspond to the festivity, or craft supplies for our activities.
National Junior Honor Society
Sponsors: Melissa Cooper and Madelyn Buhrdorf-Williams What is NJHS? If you have been invited to apply to the Murchison National Junior Honor Society--Congratulations! NJHS membership is a recognition of your academic and personal performance this school year. The National Junior Honor Society is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle level students.
Latin Club
Sponsor: Alex Soto Salvete and Welcome to Murchison's Latin Club Latin Club Meetings TBD in A 215! Meetings typically run 3:50-4:30 but sometimes may go later. Please bring snacks to share. The gladiators are always hungry!
Spanish Club
Sponsor: Traviss Thomas Eventos del Club de Español A 104 (Sr. Thomas's room) 3:50-4:30 pm. First meeting this year: TBD in October. More information & dates coming soon! Please bring a snack we can share with all our Club members. Thank you!
Student Council
"We the students of Murchison Middle School in order to encourage student-faculty relations; assist in the various activities throughout the school community, state, and nation; improve student cooperation and communication; create a school spirit; and encourage the development of initiative, responsibility, citizenship, and leadership, do establish this constitution of the Student Council of Murchison Middle.
UIL A+ Academic Competition
Every great journey begins with a first step, and the visionaries who built the League recognized that the first steps toward educational excellence must begin early. Academic competition for younger students was a part of the UIL program almost from the beginning, with the first junior division Declamation contest for students aged 10-14 in 1913.
Ultimate Frisbee Information
Thanks to a dedicated group of adult players, teachers, and parents, we are happy that the Austin Middle School League continues to grow! We have had a Middle School Ultimate league in Austin for over 10 years, and look forward to the continued growth in the number of youth ultimate players in the area!