Chess Team
Sponsor: Karen Ponder

The Chess Team at L.C.M.A. participates in Polk Scholastic Chess. This organization is an Invitational Chess Tournament League for students in grades K - 12. The Chess Club meets the second and fourth Thursday from September to February (chess season). Dues are $30.00 payable directly to Polk Scholastic Chess.

E-Team
Sponsors: Allison Sitta
Seretha Franklin
Debbie Tregler

E-Team is an activity for 6th - 8th grade students who have an interest in economics. There will be three six-member teams, one for each grade level that will represent the school, in the spring, at the county level tournament. The E-Team will meet on Mondays and/or Thursdays.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Sponsor: Leon Williams

F.C.A. is dedicated to building a caring and accepting community where those seeking a deeper spiritual life are accepted and encouraged. Membership is open to all L.C.M.A. students. F.C.A. will meet the first and third Thursday of each month. Dues are $3 for the year of each month. Dues are $3 for the year.

Future Business Leaders of America
Sponsors: Regina Cobb
Sue Laing 

F.B.L.A. is a non-profit, local, district, state, and nationally affiliated organization for middle and high school students participating in business programs. F.B.L.A.’s mission is: To bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. L.C.M.A. meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. Dues are $20.00 per year.

Geocaching Club
Sponsors: Susan MacDonald

The Geocaching Club is open to all adventurous students who enjoy the “thrill of the hunt”. Geocaching is an outdoor adventure game which uses GPS units to locate various items hidden around the area. Members will be instructed on how to correctly use the GPS units, the standard practices of geocaching (as found at geocaching.com) and how to create and hide a cache. Members will then use GPS units to locate various caches around the city. There will be some traveling involved with this club. The club will meet the third Wednesday of each month and the dues are $10.00.

Music Department
Directors: Christina Baker
Jane Sholine

Music is one of the seven intelligences identified in the brain and the only one that utilizes all seven intelligences simultaneously.  Participating in a music class offers opportunities to perform, attend concerts and field trips to various places.  Music students meet on Mondays and Tuesdays after school.
Band Web Site
Chorus/Orchestra Web Site

Math Counts
Sponsor: Michelle DiGioia

Math Counts is an activity for 7th and 8th grade students with exceptional math ability and an interest in learning to solve challenging problems. Skills learned are useful on math tests such as the SAT or ACT exams and in high school math classes. The top eight students will represent the school in the spring at a county level tournament. Top county teams go on to the state tournament. The Math Counts team will meet every Wednesday.

National Junior Honor Society
Sponsors:
Dawn Kenney
Tonya Anderson
Service Hour Form

Membership in the National Junior Honor Society is both an honor and a responsibility. Students are selected the second semester of their 7th grade year at L.C.M.A. A selection criterion is based on a minimum 3.5 G.P.A., service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

Members are expected to maintain the 3.5 G.P.A., give a minimum of 2.5 hours of monthly service to their school or community and continue to demonstrate the high standards of character and citizenship. The Honor Society meets every 9 weeks. There is a $10.00 induction fee.

Student Council
Sponsor: Beth Row

Membership in the Student Council is comprised of one student from every peer class. Student Council representatives are elected by their classmates to report the views of their classmates at each Student Council meeting. The Council meetings are held before school as announced.

True Colors
Sponsor: Felicia Jackson

The primary focus of “True Colors” is the facilitation of basic personality skills to help students learn more about themselves and how to interact with other personality types. Additional emphasis will be placed on the skills needed to work with others. The goal is to help students learn appropriate social interaction skills in a fun and interactive setting.