Middle School Life & Activities | Chattanooga Christian School

Middle School Clubs & Co-Curriculars

In middle school especially, students are looking for a place to belong. We offer events, activities, and student organizations that help students connect with their classmates as they use their creativity, abilities, and gifts. We also lay the groundwork for the increased servant-leadership abilities that students will experience in high school. We encourage students to invest in the school community by helping with various activities such as Homecoming, Spirit Week, Admissions Preview Days, and other community events.

Middle School at CCS is a time to explore new challenges and discover passions. Students grow through athletics, clubs, service, and faith-based experiences that help them find their place and purpose in our community.

Clubs & Co-Curriculars

There are so many ways for Middle School students to get involved in the CCS community! In addition to the clubs and co-curricular activities below, 6th-8th grade students can participate in a variety of junior varsity and varsity athletics.

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Art Club

The Art Club offers students a calm place to enjoy drawing—regardless of their skill level—and also to connect with their classmates. Anyone is welcome to join us. We start each meeting with a drawing prompt, and we end each meeting with an informal walk around the room to check out what each person did with that prompt. Students bring their own supplies, but paper is provided.

Board Game Club

Book Club

Card Game Club

Card Game Club is all about playing various types of card games! Since the spring of 2023, the focus of this club is the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. In this club, students can learn and play this exciting (and complicated) dueling game and play against each other in pairs or groups of three or four. You don't need previous experience to join, and if you don't have any cards, you can borrow some for the day!

Chess Club

Missions Club seeks to serve others through acts of encouragement, prayer, and service. Our primary focus is our CCS Middle School community, but we also serve the Chattanooga area. Past activities have included making exam survival bags for CCS 8th graders, decorating the Middle School for holidays, helping with service projects in Chattanooga, and organizing a school supply drive for Teen Challenge.

Missions Club

Missions Club seeks to serve others through acts of encouragement, prayer, and service. Our primary focus is our CCS Middle School community, but we also serve the Chattanooga area. Past activities have included making exam survival bags for CCS 8th graders, decorating the Middle School for holidays, helping with service projects in Chattanooga, and organizing a school supply drive for Teen Challenge.

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre productions at CCS are truly a community collaboration. Dozens of uniquely gifted singers, dancers, actors, artists, designers, and stage and tech crew members come together to produce the Middle School Musical each year. Even Lower School students fill specific roles. For this major production, auditions are required for all performing roles, but not for crew involvement.

Recycling Club

Service Council

Student Council

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Competitive Climbing

The Climbing Club is an outdoor educational program that gives students the opportunity to have an introductory, yet competitive climbing experience. We occasionally boulder in natural areas, but frequently practice and compete at the High Point gyms in Chattanooga. Members experience recreational and competitive rock climbing and bouldering as well as the fulfilling camaraderie that comes with being a part of a team.

In 2024, the Middle School Climbing Team wrapped up the season in a tie for first place in the Interscholastic Climbing League. This is the second title victory in a row!

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Competitive Robotics

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VEX V5 Robotics (7th–8th)

At CCS, robotics challenges students to think like engineers, collaborate like teammates, and lead like innovators. Through the VEX V5 Robotics Competition—the world’s largest and fastest-growing program for middle and high school students—teams design, build, and program robots to tackle a new engineering challenge each year. Along the way, students gain real-world experience in mechanical engineering, computer science, and project management, while developing essential soft skills like teamwork, communication, and critical thinking. Guided by dedicated teachers and mentors, our students don’t just compete—they grow in confidence, creativity, and a lifelong passion for STEM.

VEX IQ Robotics (4th–6th)

in 2025, CCS expanded its popular robotics program to include VEX IQ teams for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Designed as a stepping stone to the middle and high school VEX V5 program, VEX IQ gives upper elementary students hands-on experience in coding, engineering, and problem-solving. Through fun, team-based challenges, students build foundational robotics skills and confidence that prepare them for future competition—and spark a lifelong love of innovation.

Learn More: VEX IQ

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Middle School Student Life

Capture the Chicken

This revered middle school tradition started 11+ years ago as a P.E. activity and has since evolved into a multi-week, grade-against-grade, two-tiered tournament. The winning team receives the coveted Golden Chicken trophy.

Service Projects

The Service Council and Mission Club provide and lead service activities and opportunities throughout the year, including raising money for our Homecoming community partner and holiday collections for local organizations.

Homecoming & Spirit Week

Along with the entire student body, our Middle School students get involved in spirited activities from dress-up days and pep rallies to class competitions and hallways decorations.

Middle School Socials

Coordinated by Student Council, middle school socials are opportunities for students to dance, have fun, strengthen friendships, and make new friends outside of the classroom.

Outdoor Adventures

Middle School students explore the great outdoors while participating in team building and high adventure activities through outdoor excursions each fall. Together they conquer challenges and make new friends—building confidence in each other and themselves.

Chapel

The Chapel Committee plans chapel services geared toward students with music provided by the Praise Band or guest musicians and teaching delivered by staff, faculty, and guest speakers.

6th Grade Knoxville Zoo Trip

The zoo trip coincides with a grade level study of Africa and gives students an opportunity to see and learn more about the animals and ecosystems they're studying.

7th Grade Dollywood Trip

The 7th-grade trip to Dollywood is a time of fun and fellowship for students. The day-long trip is designed to celebrate the end of the school year and facilitate time with friends and teachers.

8th Grade D.C. Trip

Each spring, 8th graders tour our nation's capital, learning about locations and events studied in their U.S. History course.

Summer of Fun

The fun and learning don't stop when school gets out! Our Summer Camps offer exciting and engaging activities for students. Visit ccsk12.com/summer for more details.