Art Club
Art Club consists of a series of 4-6 week sessions throughout the year with different areas of art being offered such as drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and printmaking. Interested students must sign up for the entire session in order to complete the work. Enrollment will be opened to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and is limited to 15 students on a first come basis. The session may differ in length according to the projects and media that is used. Art club participants will also have a chance to work on props and scenery for the school play after winter break.
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Bucket Band     
Learn to echo, compose and improvise fun rhythms using everyday items.  Membership is open to all band members.  Rehearsals 3:05-4:05 on Mondays during first trimester.
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Builders Club
The Builders Club is sponsored by the Glenview-Northbrook Kiwanis organization and offers middle school students the opportunity to make personal contribution to Glenview, attea Middle School, and to their peers. It is intended to develop leadership students qualities in young people through experiences in volunteer community service. All students are welcome to participate and may join at anytime throughout the year. This is the middle school division of Key Club at Glenbrook South High school.
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Come On In Club
The Come On In Club is a program that gives students an opportunity to work with the NSSED ELS students (who have moderate to severe mental and/or physical impairments) in Ms. Swansen’s class. Your job when in Ms. Swansen’s room will be different each time you come in – but could involve any of the following things: playing a game, being a model for good behavior or conversations, helping a student with their academic or lifeskills work, or working with a teaching assistant on a project. Most students come in once a week for 30 minutes. Sign up is closed for the 2005 - 2006 year, next year's club will start 2nd trimester and students can sign up with an application then.
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Debate Club
Interested students meet to debate topics of interest that they generate. We meet on Mondays from 3-4pm in Mrs. Horban's room, A315.  Jonathan Choi is the contact person.  All students welcome.
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District Jazz Band
Open to current Attea and Springman Jazz Band students by audition. Proper instrumentation and participation from both schools are necessary to create a high quality performance group. The district Jazz Band will perform at school concerts throughout the district. Rehearsals will be on a weekday evening.
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Flute Choir
Perform literature written specifically for flute ensembles.  Membership is open to all flutists in the band program.  Rehearsals 3:05-4:05 on Tuesdays from September through February.
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Global Language Club
Global Languages club is open to all middle school students interested in celebrating and learning about different cultures.  The club focuses on highlighting holidays, customs and traditions of Francophone and Spanish speaking countries.  This year we also plan to include activities related to other world cultures that make up the Attea community.  Some of our plans include making sugar skulls, holiday ornaments, and friendship bracelets, preparing traditional recipes, learning traditional dances and songs and much more.  We encourage all students to join us at least once this busy school year.  It promises to be a good time for all! The Global Languages club is sponsored by Señorita O’Reilly and Mademoiselle Noonan.
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Interscholastic Club
Attea Middle School is one of nine schools that comprise the Central Suburban Middle School Conference. In the fall, Attea offers co-ed cross country for grades 6-8th, co-ed soccer for 7th and 8th grades, and girl’s volleyball for 7th & 8th.  The winter sports offered are girls and boys basketball for 7th and 8th grades and spirit squad.  Early spring is 7th & 8th grades boy’s volleyball.  In the spring track & field is offered for boys & girls in grades 6-8th.   Students are selected for these teams through a tryout process.  The exception to the tryout process is the sports of cross country and track & field where team roster size is limitless.  Due to roster limits in the other sports, 6th graders are only eligible to participate in cross country and track & field.  A sports physical is required for any student to participate in a clinic, tryout or practice.  For the protection of the student no one may participate without a physical on file with the school health office.  Any questions regarding interscholastics sports at Attea please call Theresa Jasonowicz, Attea Athletic Director, at 847-657-2011.  
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Intramurals
Intramurals are open to all Attea students. The physical education teachers with help from the staff, offer students a variety of activities. Games/matches are held 2-3 times a week, depending on the activity. Intramurals are played against other Attea students. Usually intramurals are held after school on Mon., Tues., & Wed. until 4:05. A 4:15 bus is available for students needing a ride home. Fall intramurals include flag football and golf. Winter Intramurals include fitness & conditioning, basketball and volleyball. Spring Intramurals include softball, badminton, and soccer.
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Math Club
Math Club is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students meet with a math teacher once every 2 weeks after school. In Math Club, students can explore "fun" parts of math that are not always covered in a typical classroom setting. We look at patterns, logic, puzzles, and other exciting topics.
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Podcast Club  
The Attea Podcast Club creates a podcast every few weeks called FNN - Flyer News Network. We meet very Tuesday in the LRC to brainstorm ideas for segments, write and edit our scripts, record the segments, and work on the technology for the podcast. If you are interested in joining the club or in submitting a segment, please contact Mrs. Ciske or Mrs. Davitz.
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Science Club
Science Club meets once a month on Tuesday afternoons in room A318 from 3:00 to 4:05. The club is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade Attea students. All students are welcome to participate and may join at anytime throughout the year. The goal of the club is to engage students in hands-on, inquiry based activities that provide them with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate real-world phenomena.
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Spirit Squad
The Attea Spirit Squad is an interscholastic sport that incorporates cheerleading, tumbling, and dance. We "cheer" at most home games for both the boys' and girls basketball teams. The squad combines 7th and 8th grade students. Practices are held 4 times a week for 1-2 hours. The members of the Spirit Squad are dedicated to providing support for the teams as well as to bringing spirit to our school. Tryouts begin the first week of November.|
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Spring Play
Auditions for Attea's spring play are open to all Attea students. In addition to acting, singing and dancing, there will be opportunities for students to work on lighting, the sound or stage crew, as well as in jobs such as stage manager, stage designer and costume and publicity coordinators.
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Student Senate
Student Senate enables students to participate in governance activities, become actively involved in improving school climate and student morale, and plan activities that benefit the student body and the community at large.

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Yearbook Club 2007-2008
The Attea yearbook Club is responsible for assisting in publishing the Attea Yearbook, the Pilot. Yearbook Club is open to all students at Attea, students just need to show an interest in the club and demonstrate responsibility in completing tasks assigned to them. Yearbook staff
sponsors are Ms. Nekola and Ms. Davitz, from the LRC. Yearbook meetings are held in the LRC after school on an as needed basis. Students should listen for meeting dates during morning announcements. Being a part of the Yearbook Club allows students to take part in creating lasting memories of their middle school years and is a fun way to share in the many activities
at Attea.
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