Student Council provides leadership opportunities for interested students. Student Council members represent middle school students and promote the school's core values. Members respond to student issues and create student activities that promote enthusiasm and school spirit. Student Council members work with students,  staff, parents and the community to make things happen.

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  Odyssey of the Mind is a unique academic program designed to encourage students to creatively tackle problems and find solutions. Teams of up to seven students are formed to solve one of five Long-term problems (Vehicle, Technical, Classics, Structure, or Performance) and present the solution in an 8 minute performance. In addition, teams compete to solve a Spontaneous problems on the day of competition.

  Odyssey of the Mind culminates in a team competition. As such, students participating in Odyssey should be prepared to participate in the class, as well as extra-curricular activities and meetings with their team.  All team members must be present at the Regional competition, as well as State and Worlds, if the team advances. The date for the Regional competition is not yet available, but is typically the first Saturday of March, and is a full day commitment.

  In order to join the Odyssey of the Mind class you must complete an application, (available HERE)

   

National Junior Honor Society at Cross

NJHS is a national recognition program found in every state of the United States plus schools in 70 other countries.  NJHS is more than just an honor roll.  It emphasizes leadership, service, citizenship, and character.  Students who are accepted into NJHS must maintain a 3.5 GPA for the rest of the time they are at Cross and complete 20 hours of community service during their 8th-grade year.  NJHS has completed many service events over the years, such as painting Ben's Bells, sponsoring a canned food drive, and visiting an assisted living facility.  All ideas for service projects are welcome. 

If interested in the National Junior Honor Society, please contact Teresa Irwin at tirwin@amphi.com 

Marching Band

Cross is the only middle school in the Tucson area that has a full marching band that performs at parades and home football games!  The marching band is a unit of the advanced band and percussion classes for 7th and 8th graders.  Students perform music of their choosing, and help to design the choreography and marching sets for the shows during the 1st quarter of every year.  Tom Edelbrock is the director of the band.  He can be contacted at (520) 696-5944 or at tedelbrock@amphi.com