East Cobb Middle School hosts a variety of clubs and organizations to help students explore interests and talents, and to develop their social, emotional, academic, and leadership skills. Information about each student club or organization is listed below. If additional information is needed, please contact the faculty sponsor/monitor for the group of interest.
ECMS Clubs
Yearbook Club:
Mission/Purpose: The Yearbook Club’s mission is to capture the memories, spirit, and achievements of our school year through photography and creative design.
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. A. Patterson and Mrs. J. Kalina
Description of Planned Activities: Students work together to highlight special events, classmates, and traditions, assisting the Yearbook Committee in creating a yearbook that reflects the heart of our school. The finished yearbook serves as a meaningful keepsake for both students and families to treasure for years to come.
Meeting Days/Times: Bi-monthly during school hours (dates vary) in Room 332
Additional Information: Yearbook Club applications open in August and require two teacher recommendations. Maximum 25 spots; open to all grade levels.
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA):
Mission/Purpose: FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.
Description of Planned Activities: Selling love grams for Alzheimer's Association, and other fun projects
Faculty Sponsors: Antonia Patterson and Alecia Allen
Meeting Days/Times: Tentatively scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8:15-9:15 a.m. in Room 111
Additional Information: Students submit an application for membership in the fall and in the spring
ECMS Student Leadership Cohort:
Mission/Purpose: To help young student leaders become responsible, confident citizens by teaching important values such as teamwork, service, personal responsibility, and the pride that comes from accomplishing goals.
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. M. Askew and Mrs. R. Opore
Description of Planned Activities: Participation in the Student Leadership Cohort provides students with the opportunity to develop essential life skills, including leadership, discipline, and teamwork. This program is designed to prepare students for future educational and career opportunities. Throughout the year, students will participate in a variety of activities, such as serving as U.S. Flag Detail & Etiquette Demonstration Team, ECMS Campus Tour Guides, contributing to Beautification Day, engaging in volunteer initiatives during the holidays and more.
Meeting Days/Times: Days will alternate, with meetings held once per month at 9:30 AM.
Additional Information: The Student Leadership Cohort is designed for 8th-grade students who are committed to developing their leadership skills. Participants are expected to maintain strong academic performance, consistent school attendance, and model great behavior.
This program also collaborates closely with Wheeler High School’s JROTC to provide additional leadership opportunities and mentorship.
Sources of Strength:
Mission/Purpose: The Sources of Strength program is here to help ECMS students feel supported and connected at school. Our goal at ECMS is to build their resilience, help them develop healthy coping skills, and make it easier to ask for help when they need it.
Instead of focusing on problems such as bullying, violence, or substance misuse, Sources of Strength focuses on the positive things they already have: their strengths, their friendships, and the support around them. By creating a caring and inclusive school community, ECMS wants to help students feel like they belong, encourage each other, and know that reaching out for support is a sign of strength. Together, at ECMS, we can make our school a place where everyone feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive! Students are not alone, and their strength matters!
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. R. Opore
Description of Planned Activities: Sources of Strength is about building positive connections and supporting each other’s well-being. Through fun programs and events, the initiative helps students be there for one another and reach out for help when life gets tough.
The program trains adult advisors and peer leaders who guide students in developing healthy coping skills and knowing when it’s okay to ask for help. Throughout the year, ECMS holds interactive events and school-wide campaigns that share messages of hope, strength, and connection in ways that are fun and inspiring.
Together, these activities help create a caring environment where everyone feels valued, connected, and supported, so students know it’s okay to lean on their friends and trusted adults when they need it.
Meeting Days/Times: Days will alternate, with meetings held once per month at 9:30 AM
Additional Information: Sources of Strength Wheel
The Sources of Strength Wheel is all about the different parts of students’ lives that make them strong and helps them bounce back when life gets tough. It includes categories such as family support, positive friends, mentors who guide them, fun and healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, physical health, and mental health.
Each piece of the wheel is a source of strength students can use to handle challenges, reach their goals, and just feel better day-to-day. The wheel shows that it is not just one thing that makes them strong, it’s the combination of all these supports working together. When students balance these strengths, they are building a solid foundation to handle whatever comes their way.
Remember: At ECMS your strength is already inside you, and the more you connect with these sources, the stronger and more unstoppable you become!
ECMS Student Council:
Mission/Purpose: To represent student voices, promote leadership, serve the school and community, and help create a positive and inclusive school environment
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. G. Brown, and Ms. A. Kelley
Description of Planned Activities: Field Day support; Cursive Signing Day; food pantry drives; holiday giving projects; "Sponsor a Shelter Pet” fundraiser; greeters for Academic Night; tour guides for Rising 6th Grade Night and for elementary students’ visits
Meeting Days/Times: Monthly, to be determined; additional meetings as needed
Additional Information: In the fall of each year, Student Council officers are elected through a student voting process designed to promote leadership and student voice. Interested candidates submit an application and prepare to give a short speech on ECTV. They also may make posters. Students then vote for their preferred candidates. Election results are verified by school staff and elected students serve for the designated school year, working with the Student Council sponsors to lead meetings, plan activities, and represent the student body.
ECTV News Crew:
Mission/Purpose: Our mission is to give students a voice and a responsibility.
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. M. King
Description of Planned Activities: As a news team, students work together to deliver clear, accurate, and engaging information to our school each morning. Every role—on camera and behind the scenes—matters. We lead with professionalism, respect, and pride as we learn real-world media and leadership skills.
Meeting Days/Times: Three to five members of the News Crew meet each morning, Monday through Friday, in the Learning Commons Broadcast Room, according to a predetermined schedule.
Additional Information: Students submit an application in the fall. The application period runs from the first day of the new school year for two weeks. Try-outs are open to all grade levels and are held at the end of the third week of school.
Tome Reading Bowl Team:
Mission/Purpose: The Tome Reading Bowl is a competition hosted by the Tome Student Literacy Society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization in Georgia. The ECMS Tome Reading Bowl Team competes with other middle school teams throughout the state by reading and answering questions about age-appropriate, award-winning books.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. C. Barnes
Description of Planned Activities: Students read, discuss, and take exams on 10 award-winning books selected by the Tome Society. A culminating event for the team is attending TomeCon in Athens, Georgia in March to enjoy a variety of book-related activities which include book signings and author-hosted breakout sessions that focus on author's craft and other related topics.
Meeting Days/Times: Meetings are tentatively scheduled for once per month on Fridays.
Additional Information: All students are welcome to participate. The sign-up deadline is at the end of August. The first exam is generally in early to mid-September. There is a materials fee of $75 for joining the ECMS Tome Reading Bowl Team and a separate fieldtrip cost for attending TomeCon.
Junior Wildcat Step Team:
Mission/Purpose: To promote teamwork, creativity, and self-confidence by teaching students how to work with one another through coordinated activities and appreciate their abilities, which will help them build confidence.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. H. Onyeukwu
Description of Planned Activities: 8th graders teach the step dances to selected and interested 6th and 7th grade students.
Meeting Days/Times: Fridays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Additional Information: Students may participate with parent/guardian permission. Parents must be willing to provide transportation for after-school practices and approve their child’s participation in school performances or events when scheduled.
Learning Commons Assistants (LCAs):
Mission/Purpose: Students serve as volunteers, maintaining and improving the school library space while growing personally in citizenship, leadership, and servitude as they give back to the school community.
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. S. Reeves and Mrs. C. Barnes
Description of Planned Activities: Students shelve books, clean and maintain shelves and displays, create displays, and complete other tasks to help advance the Library Media Program at ECMS.
Meeting Days/Times: A schedule is created at the beginning of the school year with each LCA volunteering one to two days per week, form 8:45-9:10 a.m.
Additional Information: Interested students submit an application with 3 teacher references at the beginning of the Fall and/or Spring semester.
ECMS Chamber Orchestra:
Mission/Purpose: To give students more opportunities for orchestra music
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. G. Lege
Description of Planned Activities: Chamber concerts and the Elementary Tour every January
Meeting Days/Times: Every Friday Morning
Additional Information: For more information, visit the ECMS Orchestra website: ECMS Orchestra
ECMS Organizations
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA):
Mission/Purpose: FCA is a student-led, Christian gathering that is open to all students and is a place for friends, fun, and faith. Our purpose is to bring students together to pursue the Christian faith and build friendships with each other.
Faculty Monitor: Ms. L. Jonas
Description of Planned Activities: Speakers visit from FCA and from local churches; student-led huddles with their own messages and Bible time; games in the classroom or gym
Meeting Days/Times: Friday mornings, 8:00-8:45 a.m. in Room 249
Monday Morning Bible Study:
Mission/Purpose: To study the Bible together
Faculty Monitor: Mrs. S. Hathcock
Description of Planned Activities: Students taking turns leading Bible study each week.
Meeting Days/Times: Monday mornings at 8:00-8:45 a.m. in Room 307
Additional Information: Students began this Bible Study on February 2, 2026
