Extracurricular activities for Olney Junior High School students

Extracurricular activities are extremely important in the development of our children. This past week Young County had its junior livestock show, creative art fair, and pound cake competition. I enjoyed seeing our students’ projects, which they put so much time and heart into. Witnessing the pride of a student as he showed his animals and the love of another as she fell asleep with hers in its pen, shows the impact this extracurricular opportunity has on the students involved. Since research shows that extracurricular activities develop leadership and time management skills, increase confidence, foster community involvement, improves academic performance, and help students with social skills through networking, I encourage our students to be involved in activities in and out of school. Here are a few ways a student can be involved: 4-H, FFA, band, sports, Scouts, church, UIL, theater, TMSCA... If you need help with getting your child involved, don’t hesitate to contact me, eberngen@olneyisd.net.