Extra-curricular Activities
Along with sports, Maple Dale offers many extra-curricular activities, mainly aimed at their older students. Nationally recognized competitions such as Math Counts and the Knowledge Master Open give students the opportunity to showcase their skills around Wisconsin and around the world. The team finished 1st in Wisconsin and 15th internationally. Recently, Maple Dale's MathCounts team finished 3rd in Milwaukee and finished 11th in the state Tournament in Madison, WI.
Every year, Maple Dale produces a musical. 7th and 8th graders practice and perform many plays under professional direction. Many classics have been performed such as the Wizard of Oz and Fiddler on the Roof. Last year (2010-2011), Maple Dale showed Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's "Alice in Wonderland".
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