Beginning in grade six, students are encouraged to participate in after-school sports, competing against peers from area schools.

Back-to-school means back-to-the-gridiron for interested Dorris-Eaton boys and off-to-the-volleyball-court for girls.

Under watchful and experienced coaching eyes, the football team has developed a formidable reputation in the local football league of junior high and intermediate schools--powering its way to seven league championships over the past ten years.

There are two girls’ volleyball teams to accommodate the avid interest: a combination sixth - seventh grade team and an eighth grade team. Dorris-Eaton volleyball teams consistently reach the league finals. The volleyball coaches are particularly adroit at building girls’ confidence, while sharpening their skills. During the spring term, they hold an open-enrollment volleyball clinic.

Winter brings both boys and girls to the basketball courts. The coach has developed a winning formula – bringing together good training, a strong team mentality, the right mix of plays, and the drive to win. He also offers open-enrollment basketball clinics in the spring for elementary boys and girls.

Last year the golf team qualified for the East Bay Middle School League playoffs and took home second place -- a great beginning for a popular new campus attraction.

Unofficial, but approached with equal zeal, are the sports events that comprise part of the Interhouse program. The rival houses participate in swimming, rugby, golf, and cross-country events.


The difference is education.