Extracurriculars

After School Activities and Extracurriculars at Sage Ridge School complement our grades 3-12 curriculum and our mission to graduate curious and confident citizens prepared for college and for life.

Extracurricular opportunities in Junior Classical League, Speech & Debate, Theatre and Athletics are offered each year.

Additional after school activities for Sage Ridge students reflect current student interest. A menu of offerings for 2024-2025 are listed below.

To learn more about Junior Classical League, Speech & Debate, Theatre and Athletics, reach out to the following Sage Ridge staff and faculty:

Junior Classical League: Darcie Hutchison, dhutchison@sageridge.org - Grades 7-12
Speech & Debate: John Sloyan, jsloyan@sageridge.org or Robbie Adler, radler@sageridge.org - Grades 9-12
Theatre: Director of Theatre Bradford Ka’ai’ai, bkaaiai@sageridge.org - Grades 3-12
Athletics: Athletic Director Sierra Starbuck, sstarbuck@sageridge.org - Grades 5-12

2024-2025 After School Activities

Challenge Island STEAM Enrichment - Grades 3 to 5

Scorpions in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in an after-school enrichment program at Sage Ridge hosted by Challenge Island—an education organization with award-winning programming—focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). Challenge Island's winter session will take on unbelievable engineering challenges inspired by zany, wacky, wild 100% true facts! From amazing animals to extreme sports; from epic earthquakes to outer space; from breathtaking rescues to crazy competitions! Check out this Challenge Island Overview Video!

When: Beginning on Jan. 16, 2025, this program will be on the following Thursdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m.: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6
Where: Webster Building on Sage Ridge’s campus
Price: $200 for 8 sessions ($25 per session).

Click here to scan the QR code to register and for more information!

Sage Ridge Mandarin Club - Grades 4 to 12

Sage Ridge Mandarin Club

Grades 4 -12 grade students (and parents!) are invited to join the Sage Ridge Mandarin Corner. The club meets on the following Fridays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Great Space in the Webster Building: Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Feb. 14, Feb. 28, March 14, April 4, April 18, May 2 and May 16.

Requirements to join:

Basic conversational Mandarin level
Speak Mandarin only at the club

Club time activities:

Practice conversations
Watching Mandarin videos
Reading & writing short Mandarin stories
Prep for AP Chinese (for Upper School students)

Club Hosts:

Janelle Wang Treadway, parent of a 10th-grade Scorpion. Janelle is a designer turned entrepreneur with 18 years of strategic planning, new category creation & design thinking for Fortune 50s to start ups. Janelle graduated from Purdue University with a Master of Science degree. Her Bio is here. Ella Li, parent of an 8th-grade Scorpion, is an Assistant Host.

Click here to sign up!

Cheerleading - Grades 3 to 10

Cheerleading is a new offering for Sage Ridge and will be in collaboration with the Pop Warner Cheerleading group. Scorpions will learn cheerleading fundamentals, cheerleading jumps, cheers and more!

When: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays beginning Aug. 19. ending in Nov. (No practices Sept. 2-4, Oct. 7-10, Oct. 28-30, Nov. 6, Nov. 25-29. )
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Great Space in the Webster Building and grass area outside Webster Building
Price: $75 per student per month
No class minimum as the students will be joining the Pop Warner Cheer

To register for cheerleading, contact Sage Ridge Coordinator of Student Life Elyse Bozsik.

Fencing - Grades 3 to 12

Fencing has been an after-school offering for the last few years at Sage Ridge taught by the Fencing Master of the Sierra Blades Fencing Academy Mr. Benjamin Korn. Students will learn footwork and swordplay fundamentals needed to fence, and comparably skilled students are paired up for electronically-enabled sparring matches.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. (16 classes total for quarter 2) beginning Tuesday, Oct. 29 and ending Thursday, Jan. 9
Where: Great Space in the Webster Building
Price: $450 per student per quarter + $75 annual equipment fee (unless already paid) to Sage Ridge School + annual insurance fee of $29 paid directly to USA Fencing.
Class minimum*: 7 students

*Fencing will only be offered if the activity reaches its minimum participant number.

To Register: Parents who want to enroll their student need to submit payment via check to the Sage Ridge Front Office in the Webster Building. Registration for Quarter 2 closed Thursday, Oct. 24. Quarter 3 registration will open in December 2024 or early January 2025.

Girls on the Run - Grades 3 to 5

This program is only offered in the Fall.

Parents of Scorpion girls entering 3rd, 4th or 5th grade are invited to register their child for the Girls on the Run program hosted at Sage Ridge School! The Girls on the Run program concludes with a Celebration 5K in Midtown typically held in mid to late Nov. Check out this video to learn more about Girls on the Run

When: Girls on the Run will meet on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3:30-5 p.m. for 10 weeks beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. and register your Scorpion here.
Where: Webster Building

Program Contact: If you have any questions about the program or are interested in being a coach, contact Sage Ridge Girls on the Run Program Leader and parent to 3rd and 5th grade Scorpions Julie Bray.

FIRST LEGO League Robotics - Grades 4 to 8

Are you interested in solving problems with robotics, or inventing products to solve real world problems? Do you like LEGOs and working as a team? If so, you should join Sage Ridge’s award-winning FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Team.

We are looking for all students, grades 4-8, who are interested in joining an after-school FLL robotics team. Each team will need parent coaches with staff fulfilling oversight and guidance of the teams. The number of teams will be determined based on the number of participants.

The day that the teams will meet is to be determined but will be a two-hour block once a week beginning in September until December or the beginning of January, depending on the competition schedule.

Registration closed for 2024-2025.

Navigator's Club

Navigator’s Club provides students in grades 3-8 with supervised, structured time for snacks, breaks, and homework. No advanced registration is needed! Students joining Navigator’s Club gather after school dismissal. Navigator's Club is an after-school program on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:15-6 p.m. and Wednesday from 2:20-6 p.m. in the Webster Building.

Cost: $20 per day

Parents will be charged a fee of $15 for every 15-minute increment students remain at the Navigator's Club after 6 p.m.. Parents must sign their child out when picking them up.

Parents will receive an invoice at the end of the month for the days your child attended. You can pay with a check to the Front Office (please put Navigator’s Club in the memo line) or call the Business Office at 775-852-6222 ext. 508 to pay by credit card.

After-School Activity Questions?

Reach out to the Sage Ridge Coordinator of Student Life Elyse Bozsik or the program contact listed under the activity.

Junior Classical League

Dueling with foam swords? Quiz games about the Classics? Wearing togas? What's NOT to love about JCL?!

Speech & Debate

Our Speech & Debate team produces confident and well-spoken young leaders.

Performing Arts

Whether students have always acted or would like to try something new, the performing arts is a tight, supportive community.

Athletics

We have 24 sports teams for our Middle and Upper School students to participate in.