At Independence Middle School, we strive to focus on the development of the whole child, with emphasis on character development, academic excellence and citizenship. We are pleased to offer a wide assortment of clubs, activities and enrichment opportunities for our students to be active and engaged while they grow and develop.  We encourage our families to be as involved as possible in their student’s middle school years. By working together with families, the possibilities for our students are endless. Our courses help peak the interest of our students as they begin to think about life after high school graduation, whether it be college, the military or work.

Students are exposed to advanced learning in mathematics and science, while also having unique opportunities to apply classroom lessons to real-life job scenarios. Career-preparedness is stimulated in a variety of fields as middle school students can take classes in pre-engineering, robotics innovation, and even hydroponics, where students grow and harvest vegetables and serve them in our lunchrooms. In our Fundamentals of Design class, students design their own bedrooms, homes, and properties using AUTOCAD technology and software. In the heart of the medical industry in Northeast Ohio, our students are putting their S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) skills to work as IMS has partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to permit our very own future physicians, nurses, and pre-med students to observe general rounds and patient interaction virtually…an invaluable experience.

Independence Middle School features many student activities and leadership opportunities to further develop future interests. Those include:

Art Club 
Bowling Club 
Builders Club 
Drama Club 
Gamer Club 
Intramurals (Volleyball and Football) 
Jr. Biology Society 
Leadership Society 
Mock Trial 
Pep Club 
Power of the Pen 
Recycling Club 
Show Choir 
Ski Club 
Spelling Bee 
Student Council 
WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) 
WIMS Morning Announcements 
Yearbook

The Independence Middle School athletics program has been among the most successful in the Chagrin Valley Conference over the last several years, providing emerging high school student-athletes with the training, coaching, mentorship, and success necessary for high school. 

Opportunities include:

Boys/Girls Basketball 
Football
Volleyball 
Wrestling 
Cross Country
Track and Field
Marching Band

Our athletics teams align with Independence High School to create a strong interscholastic program that ensures success today and in the future. Routinely, coaching philosophies, staffs, and overall approaches are established so that familiarity with the high school athletics culture is introduced.

Since 2000, Independence High School athletics teams have won nearly 90 conference championships, 35 district championships, 13 regional titles, 6 state runners up and 3 state championships. In that time, dozens of student-athletes have gone onto successful collegiate careers at Division I, Division II, NAIA, and Division III. We believe that success will continue with further alignment with the athletics programs at I.M.S.

Independence Middle School takes great pride in its physical facilities and amenities to create a welcoming environment and one which provides educational opportunities. Our project-based learning areas are equipped with hands-on resources for students to learn in creative ways. The common area, located in the seventh-grade wing, is renovated with fresh paint, new carpeting, flexible seating and interactive display screens. The IMS weight room has brand new fitness equipment, weights, dumbbells, machines and more. The Gamer area provides a stress-free environment for students as well.