Activities & Clubs

Activities
Clubs

The Boys and Girls Cross Country Team had many great runs at yesterday’s Morris County Grade Races. We are excited for all of our runners who participated in the meet as they should be proud of their growth and accomplishments at this meet with over 800 runners. A special shout out goes to Jason Mei who earned a third place position out of 152 seventh grade boys, WOW!

Our final championship meet will be next Thursday, October 24th, where our top five runners from each team will participate. We wish them another great afternoon.

Congratulations to all of our runners, it was great watching them give all of their best!

Email: kbogucz@mlschools.org & dpelliconi@mlschools.org with questions.

Soccer Boys

Soccer Girls

Basketball Boys

In the first round of The Morris County, the boys won a very exciting game, beating Bernards 58-55. Trailing by 3 at half time, the boys played a great third quarter, taking a lead that they never gave up. Ryan P. led all scorers with 22 points, Jackson had 17, Cole had 7, Matt had 6, and Donovan & Ollie each added 3. The boys play their second round game next Thursday at 4p. Go Lakers!

The game schedule for the basketball team is below. Monday, December 16 is our big night at the high school when the team plays Rockaway Valley (Boonton Township) - girls start at 5PM and the boys should start around 7 PM.

Basketball Schedule

Basketball Girls

The Briarcliff Girls basketball team won the championship this weekend 63-56 against Boonton. To begin, we want to thank all of our supporters who came out to watch our games this year and especially this past game. We are so proud to bring the trophy back to Briarcliff, knowing that it hasn’t happened since 2009. Our point scorers of the game were Rowan Campanaro scoring 9, Katelyn Wallace,Harper Conway, and Ella Ashley each scoring 6, and Melia Campanaro, Austin Johnson, Lexi Schmitt, and Sophia Brown all adding 2 each. And last but not least, Annalise Armani scoring 30 points. Thank you again for the support during the season. Let’s go lakers!

Basketball Schedule

Spring Season

Registration

Briarcliff Sports Club

Athletic Schedules

Concerts & Shows

Destination Imagination

Family Math Night

Thank you so much for attending our Family Math Night! It was wonderful to see everyone engaged in the challenge activities, enjoying the snacks, and celebrating the winners of our prizes. Your participation made the event a success, and we hope you all had as much fun as we did! We are looking forward to more family events in the future! If you are interested in Night Two, please sign up [https://drive.google.com/file/d/11uszC9WTO2_jKJ-wg3qllnbrlpCfoBq5/view?usp=sharing] for November 14th!!!! We would also like to thank the Home & School Association for providing the supplies, snacks and prizes. Without the support of the HSA these events would not be possible!

Thank you! Mrs. Major and Mrs. Doolittle 💙🧡

First page of the PDF file: FamilyMathNightFlyer_1

Halloween

Jazz Band

In the 'Cliff Notes Jazz Ensemble, students will explore the common styles of Jazz Music (Swing, Blues, Ballad, Latin, etc.) to learn how to play in a Jazz Group. Students will also have the opportunities to express themselves through the art of improvisation. The 'Cliff Notes Jazz Ensemble is the feature act in the Briarcliff's annual Pops Cafe. This group is open to all students/instruments at Briarcliff and it begins in January.

Auditions are only conducted if a large amount of students express interest.

Cliff Notes rehearses once a week after school.

Conductor: Ryan Price

First page of the PDF file: BCJazzBandSchedule2025

Musical

The Briarcliff Musical Team meets for auditions in December to cast our annual production. Rehearsals begin the first week of January. Rehearsals are mandatory, twice a week for all cast members & four times a week for all leads. There are usually no Friday rehearsals.

There are students who are involved as Stage Crew & their attendance is worked out with the directors. The play is presented in late March / early April (calendar permitting).

There is a Canvas webpage with all pertinent details. This webpage is published the first week of December.

Musical Directors: Melissa Pecarific

Stage Crew Advisor: Brianna Boehm & Melissa Pecarific

Grade Level: 6th through 8th Grade

Cast/Crew Size: Unlimited.

Meeting Dates:

- Interest Meeting:

There will be an interest meeting for anyone interested in being a part of the Briarcliff Musical, “The Little Mermaid”. A meeting for cast members will be on Monday, December 2 at 2:45p & a meeting for crew members will be on Tuesday, December 3 at 2:45p. Please email Mrs. Pecarific at mpecarific@mlschools.org with questions!

- Auditions: December 16-19, 2024

- Rehearsals: Jan. - April, Mon. - Thurs., 2:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. Exceptions TBA.

- Show Times: April 11, 2025 @ 6p / April 12, 2025 @ 2p

Pops Cafe

Stage Crew

Student Government

Clubs

Environmental

Join the Environmental Club to make a positive impact by attending our interest meeting on October 8 in Mrs. Doolittle's room right after school! 🌿 Together, we can protect our planet through fun activities, awareness campaigns, and hands-on projects. Be a part of the change—because every small action counts!

Environmental Club Presentation

Hey Everyone,

I am excited to share an initiative by our Environmental Club aimed at promoting sustainability and reducing waste within our school community.

Starting next week, the Environmental Club will be collecting candy wrappers as part of our recycling efforts. We encourage all students to bring in their empty candy wrappers and drop them off in designated blue recyclable bins near the main entrance. We will be collecting all the wrappers on 11/19. Please encourage your grade levels to bring them in and put them in their correct grade-level container.

Thanks,

Christina Doolittle

Club Advisor: Christina Doolittle
Grade Levels: 6th through 8th grades.
Club Size: Open.
Meet Dates: Alternating Tuesdays, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., beginning in October.

Homework

Intramural Basketball

Math Counts

Exciting News from the MathCounts Competition! We are thrilled to announce that our MathCounts Club students did an outstanding job at this weekend’s competition! Their hard work, dedication, and math skills truly shined. A special congratulations to Jason Mei, who earned the title of Top in School for his exceptional performance. Briarcliff ranked 7th overall!

MathCounts Club is now over and will resume in the Autumn. Email Michelle Major with questions. Thank you!

MathCounts Club is where students join together to work on challenging math problems they may not typically see in the classroom. They work independently or in small groups moving at the pace that is comfortable for them. These problems help students prepare for the various school math competitions offered throughout the school year (AMC8, NJ Math League, & Math Olympiads). High scoring students will be recognized by both Briarcliff & the competition organizations!

Club Advisor: Michelle Major
Grade Level: 6th through 8th.
Club/Team Size: Unlimited.
Meeting Dates/Times: Starting November 14, 2024, students will meet after school on Thursdays until 3:15 PM in RM 108.

Mock Trial

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Each Mock Trial must have two witnesses for each side, prosecution/plaintiff & defense. Teams will work with an attorney to help clarify points of law & procedure, write up the facts, witness statements, & develop their written case based on state & federal law(s). All teams submit their case by January 31 for careful review & judgement by the NJ Bar Foundation. When winning cases are selected, the teams who wrote them will be required to "perform" their case at Law Adventure Programs in May.

There will be an informational meeting after school on Friday, September 27, 2024. Please email Mrs. Peterson at dpeterson@mlschools.org with questions.

Club Advisor: Dana Karcher
Club Member Size: Unlimited.

Newsletter/Newspaper

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Read All About It!!! The Briarcliff Newspaper Club’s December edition is here!

New Edition

Newspaper Club provides an opportunity for students to develop their speaking, listening, & writing skills in a setting that stimulates the work of a news reporter. Students will interview people in a range of different circumstances in order to seek out & investigate stories for The Briarcliff Bugle. Members are encouraged to attend a variety of school functions, such as Student Government meetings, sporting events, & musical performances. Members will work closely with the news team, photographers, & editors to produce concise & accurate copy. Opportunities exist to write short fillers as well as longer feature articles. All ability levels are welcome.

Club Advisor: Bill Gleeson
Grade Levels: 6th through 8th Grade.
Club Member Size: 12 - 15.

Now meets every Wednesday after school beginning January 15, 2025!!!

Quiz Bowl

Calling all trivia buffs! The Briarcliff Academic Team is the perfect club for students who enjoy competing in a Quiz Bowl format. Students will practice in teams, compete with schools form the tri-state area, & have the possibility of competing in the NAQT National Tournament! Students on the Briarcliff Academic "Quiz Bowl" Team will have the opportunity to continue competing at the high school level, on our very successful MLHS Academic Team.

Quiz Bowl will not meet on Monday, November 4, 2024.

Club Advisor: Michael Alves
Grade Level: 6th through 8th.
Club Size: Unlimited.
Meeting Dates: Every Monday after school, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Competition Dates: TBA.

How to Play Quiz Bowl

Robotics

Robotics Club Slideshow Presentation

Robotics will be held on both Wed., 2/5 & Thurs., 2/6 for Teams B, J, & P only. Thank you!

Club Advisor: Mrs. Lombardi, dlombardi@mlschools.org
Grade Level: 6th through 8th Grades.
Club Member Size: 25 students.
Meeting Dates: After school Thursday from 2:45p-4:30p
Competition/Tournament Dates: TBA.

The Robotics Club teams competed in an intense 7 hour competition on Sunday (1/26/25). Congratulations to Team J (Plato, Oscar, & Jeffrey) for placing 2nd overall in Skills. Congratulations to Team B (Oliver S., Aurik, Ryan L., & Jason M.) for winning the “Think” award based on their engineer.

Ski

Upstanders

The Upstanders Club will meet every other Monday beginning September 30, 2024. Please email Mrs. Karcher at mailto:dkarcher@mlschools.org with questions.

Club Advisors: Dana Karcher
Grade Level: 6th through 8th Grades.
Meetings: September - June.
Club Size: Unlimited.

The Briarcliff Upstanders Club Monday, February 3, 2025 after school meeting has been cancelled.

Yearbook

Hi 8th Grade parents!

Here is a step by step breakdown on how to make an Ad for the yearbook. Ads are well wishes and congratulations to give your children for completing middle school!

How to Make an Ad

It is strongly recommended that you make an ad as most parents create one for their kids!

See info attached and contact me kbogucz@mlschools.org with any questions!

Have a great day!

Kelly Bogucz, Briarcliff Yearbook Advisor

It's time to make memories! This will be an all year school club. Students will work together online to design the Briarcliff Yearbook. They will decide which pictures go into our yearbook through the guidance of our Club Advisor and our Yearbook Graphic Designer. Students are also given the opportunity to take photos of fellow students to be put into the yearbook.

Club Advisor: Kelly Bogucz
Grade Level: 6th through 8th Grades
Club Size: 15

BC Yearbook will meet every Wednesday after school until 3:15p from October 16-April 9, unless otherwise noted. Watch this area for updates!