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<strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Clubs</strong> & <strong>Organizations</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>-2009
CURRICULUM RELATED CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS<br />
Academic<br />
Decathlon<br />
John P. Irish<br />
Room 1612<br />
Academic Decathlon is a nationally recognized,<br />
intellectually competitive, and fun academic<br />
team competition open to grades 9 – 12 and<br />
designed to include students from all academic<br />
backgrounds. Each team consists of three “A”<br />
students (Honors: un-weighted GPA of 4.00 –<br />
3.75), three “B” students (Scholastic: unweighted<br />
GPA of 3.74 – 3.00) and three “C”<br />
students (Varsity: un-weighted GPA of 2.99 –<br />
0.00). AD is a fun way to challenge yourself<br />
intellectually, be part of a competitive team,<br />
and win scholarship money. Competition is at<br />
the District, Regional, State, and National levels.<br />
Spartan Decathlon Website:<br />
www.orgsites.com/tx/spartandecathlon/index.html<br />
We offer PreAP Humanities for Juniors and a<br />
study hall for AD Sophomores.<br />
Academic<br />
Octathlon<br />
American Sign<br />
Language Club<br />
Best Buddies<br />
John P. Irish<br />
Room 1612<br />
Joanna Ruth<br />
Room 1675<br />
Shannon<br />
Womack<br />
Room<br />
1274/1276<br />
Academic Octathlon is a nationally recognized,<br />
intellectually competitive, and fun academic<br />
team competition open to grades 9 – 10 and<br />
designed to include students from all academic<br />
backgrounds. The competition consist of a onehour<br />
essay and written comprehensive exams are<br />
given in music, art, language/literature,<br />
mathematics, economics, science, and social<br />
studies. In addition to the topic content, which<br />
changes from year to year, there are general<br />
knowledge questions in math, economics, music,<br />
literature, and art. AO is a fun way to challenge<br />
yourself intellectually, be part of a competitive<br />
team. Preparation for AO begins in the Spring of<br />
the school year and students are required to<br />
meet after school. There is a designated AO<br />
study hall.<br />
The ASL Club's purpose is to allow current and<br />
former ASL student's to increase their knowledge<br />
of Deaf culture & Sign language through fun<br />
activities. Student's will be learning and<br />
practicing new vocabulary & using their skills in<br />
a social setting. The club will meet every other<br />
Thursday and the cost is $25 for membership<br />
which will include a t-shirt.<br />
Best Buddies is a national organization dedicated<br />
to enhancing the lives of students with mental<br />
and physical challenges by providing<br />
opportunities for one-on-one friendships.<br />
Interested students are interviewed and<br />
matched with a participant. Students will then<br />
participate in group and individual social<br />
activities with their “Buddies”. Meetings are<br />
held before and after school to organize Best<br />
Buddies activities.
Book Club<br />
Cheerleading<br />
ComedySportz<br />
Computer<br />
Science Team<br />
Dance Team<br />
Sapphires<br />
DARE –<br />
Drug<br />
Abuse<br />
Resistance<br />
Education<br />
Kippie Curcio<br />
Library<br />
&<br />
Peggy<br />
Ratcliffe<br />
Room 1636<br />
Amy Weaston<br />
&<br />
Sarah Lizana<br />
Dance Gym<br />
1770<br />
Chocs<br />
Landgrebe<br />
Room 1134<br />
Paul<br />
Stroud<br />
&<br />
Harold<br />
McGee<br />
Room 1001<br />
LaKeisha<br />
McGowen<br />
Dance<br />
Gym<br />
1770<br />
Kippie<br />
Curcio<br />
Library<br />
<strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Book Club<br />
Students meet regularly to choose books from<br />
different genres. They gather to discuss, share<br />
ideas and predictions after reading the book. The<br />
book club is open to anyone who has a love for<br />
reading. We meet on Tuesdays once a month<br />
after school in the library. Listen for the<br />
announcements for the next meeting.<br />
Cheer Try-outs are opened to any 9 th , 10 th and<br />
11 th grade student who is interested in promoting<br />
school spirit. A mandatory parent information<br />
meeting will be held in February to inform parents<br />
of the financial obligations and team requirements<br />
for membership. A try-out clinic will be held for<br />
one week prior to try-outs to assist interested<br />
students in preparation and the actual try-out at<br />
the end of that week. Cheerleading is a yearround<br />
activity.<br />
A competitive improvisation troupe open to all<br />
grades. Students undergo an audition in the fall.<br />
The troupe meets regularly and plays in matches<br />
against other area schools. Students learn<br />
teamwork, quick thinking & sharpen their acting<br />
skills through improv.<br />
Students practice daily in the computer lab as our<br />
team strives to earn District, Regional, State and<br />
National Championships in Computer Science.<br />
Practice times are held at the convenience of the<br />
students anytime from 2:45 until 4:00 on most<br />
days. Club meetings are Wednesday from 3:15<br />
until 4:00<br />
Dance Team try-outs are open to any 9 th , 10 th and<br />
11 th grade student who is interested in being a<br />
part of a dance team and promoting school spirit.<br />
Interested students must be enrolled in a<br />
drill/dance training class the year they wish to<br />
audition. A mandatory parent meeting will be held<br />
prior the auditions to inform parents of the<br />
financial obligations and team requirements for<br />
membership. A try-out clinic will be held for one<br />
week to prepare students for the try-out. The<br />
actual try-outs will be held in late Fall. Sapphire<br />
Dance Team is a year-round activity.<br />
DARE role models serve as positive role models<br />
to influence younger students to live in a drug-free<br />
and healthy life style. The role models attend<br />
DARE skate nights; DARE graduations and other<br />
community events. Our meetings are scheduled<br />
on the first Friday of every month.
Destination<br />
Imagination<br />
FBLA – Future<br />
Business<br />
Leaders of<br />
America<br />
FCCLA-<br />
Family, Career<br />
and Community<br />
Leaders of<br />
America<br />
FFA – Future<br />
Farmers of<br />
America<br />
French Club<br />
Christopher<br />
Romero<br />
Room 2258<br />
Emily<br />
Rabalais,<br />
Sheila Abel &<br />
Colleen<br />
Thuesen<br />
Room 2515,<br />
2513, 2511 &<br />
Spar-Mart<br />
Martha<br />
Nicholson<br />
Room 1306<br />
Joe Bochat<br />
Room 1313<br />
&<br />
Amanda Kacal<br />
Room 1315<br />
Teresa<br />
Chardola<br />
Room 1261<br />
Students work in teams to solve one of five longterm<br />
problems creatively and efficiently. Students<br />
also work on spontaneous problem-solving skills.<br />
Teams meet with Mr. Romero after school at<br />
times determined by the team.<br />
Future Business Leaders of America is open to<br />
any student. There are no prerequisites to join,<br />
but we have an annual fee of $30.00 which<br />
includes local, state, and national dues and a club<br />
t-shirt. FBLA is an association of students<br />
preparing for careers in business and businessrelated<br />
fields. The national high school division<br />
has more than 215,000 members. Members<br />
participate in bi-monthly meetings, community<br />
service and fundraising projects, as well as<br />
socials. A major part of FBLA is our competitions<br />
which are held in the spring. Students compete in<br />
area competitions and may advance to state and<br />
national competitions.<br />
Meets the 1 st & 3 rd Tuesday of the month.<br />
Mission<br />
To promote personal growth and leadership<br />
development through family and consumer<br />
sciences education. Focusing on the multiple<br />
roles of family member, wage earner and<br />
community leader, members develop skills for life<br />
through--<br />
character development<br />
creative and critical thinking<br />
interpersonal communication<br />
practical knowledge and<br />
vocational preparation<br />
FFA is a national youth group that promotes<br />
agriculture. Students raise and show animals at<br />
livestock shows, such as Houston Livestock Show<br />
and the <strong>Katy</strong> <strong>ISD</strong> Livestock Show. FFA members<br />
compete in judging and leadership contests.<br />
Students can receive scholarships; attend State<br />
and National Conventions, leadership training,<br />
etc. Anyone can join if they are enrolled in an<br />
Agriculture Science class.<br />
The French Club will offer exposure to the French<br />
speaking world and its cultures. The intent is to be<br />
educational and fun for its members. It is the<br />
intention of this club to promote the use of the<br />
French language and offer activities that will<br />
enhance enjoyment and knowledge of French<br />
culture. Annual club dues are $20 per year which<br />
includes the cost of the French Club tee-shirt.<br />
The French club is open to students who have<br />
been or are currently enrolled in French classes,<br />
or students who have a genuine interest in the<br />
Francophone world.
Friends of<br />
Rachel<br />
German Club<br />
HOSA<br />
Health<br />
Occupations<br />
Students of<br />
America<br />
Junior Girls<br />
Club<br />
Junior Class<br />
2009<br />
Mu Alpha Theta<br />
Jennifer<br />
Coleman<br />
&<br />
Becky Palmer<br />
Julie Schneller<br />
Room 1678<br />
Meets<br />
Bi-monthly<br />
Kathy<br />
Steinberg<br />
Room<br />
1227<br />
Joann Roberts<br />
&<br />
Sandra<br />
Pagonis<br />
Cathy Kraus<br />
Room 1657<br />
Stephanie<br />
Goldman<br />
Room 2232<br />
&<br />
Vimla<br />
Rupnarain<br />
Room 2236<br />
Meets first<br />
Thursday of<br />
every month<br />
before or after<br />
school<br />
F.O.R. is an outreach group designed for students<br />
to reach out to other students and to assist and<br />
mentor new students. This group meets bimonthly<br />
listen to announcements for dates, times<br />
and location.<br />
The German Club is open to any student currently<br />
enrolled in German at SLHS, planning on<br />
enrolling in German or students who speak<br />
German. The club has many events each<br />
semester, including dinners out, Wurstfest, movie<br />
nights, nights out at the game, and holiday<br />
events. We also have active philanthropy in which<br />
we give back to our community. If you would like<br />
to learn more about the culture of German<br />
speaking countries and the language as a whole,<br />
please join the German Club.<br />
SLHS German Honor Society is by invitation only<br />
to those students who meet academic criteria in<br />
German and across the curriculum.<br />
HOSA is a student organization whose mission is<br />
to promote career opportunities in health care and<br />
to enhance the delivery of quality health care to<br />
all people. HOSA membership is for secondary<br />
and postsecondary students interested in Health<br />
Care Careers. Membership fees of $20 enroll<br />
students at local, state and national levels.<br />
Tentative plans include fundraising activities,<br />
arranging volunteer opportunities and a school<br />
blood drive.<br />
Junior Girls is a support organization for junior<br />
varsity male athletes. Junior Girls promote good<br />
sportsmanship and camaraderie among the junior<br />
class through various activities, including hall<br />
decorations, locker decorations, bulletin boards,<br />
pep rally signs, and other approved activities.<br />
The Junior Class will work to generate fundraising<br />
opportunities for the Class of 2009. These funds<br />
raised will offset the cost of senior activities.<br />
Meeting are open to all Juniors, listen for<br />
announcements for dates and times.<br />
Mu Alpha Theta () is a national high school<br />
and junior and community college mathematics<br />
honor society that is co-sponsored by the National<br />
Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the<br />
Mathematical Association of America. Many<br />
chapters participate extensively in regional and<br />
state competitions. Our chapter also does<br />
extensive tutoring in different math classes and<br />
has various activities and meetings. The club<br />
was formed to “engender keener interest in<br />
mathematics, to develop sound scholarship in the<br />
subject and promote enjoyment of mathematics<br />
among high school and junior college students.”
NHS<br />
National Honor<br />
Society<br />
Quiz Bowl -<br />
(Academic<br />
Challenge)<br />
Recycling Club<br />
Robotics Team<br />
Senior Women<br />
Spanish Club<br />
Julie Schneller<br />
Room 1225<br />
&<br />
Rachel Hout<br />
Room 2238<br />
Paul<br />
Stroud<br />
Room 1001<br />
Janine Sledz<br />
Room 2224<br />
Duff McClain<br />
Room 1213<br />
Ann Welsh<br />
Room 1643<br />
&<br />
Tracey<br />
Grimme<br />
Library<br />
Nancy Muniz<br />
Room 1239<br />
&<br />
Patricia<br />
Chadwick<br />
Room 1235<br />
NHS is open to junior and senior students who<br />
have at least a 3.75 GPA and receive teacher<br />
recommendations. Students may be eligible in<br />
the spring of their sophomore year. Members are<br />
required to earn 25 service hours per year to<br />
remain in good standing. Many opportunities to<br />
earn these hours will be available to the students.<br />
The <strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> HS Quiz Bowl Team practices<br />
daily from 2:45-4:00 in preparation for weekday<br />
afternoon and weekend matches against area<br />
schools. Questions range from Math and Science<br />
to Literature and the Arts and Pop-Culture. The<br />
Official meeting is on Friday from 2:45-4:00.<br />
We are a service organization that is currently<br />
involved in school wide paper and battery<br />
recycling. Our regular meetings are in room 2224<br />
on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. It is a<br />
great way to earn service hours at school!<br />
The Robotics Team will participate in<br />
competitions and attend the Regional and State<br />
Competitions.<br />
Senior Women is a support organization for<br />
varsity football athletes. Senior Women promote<br />
good sportsmanship and camaraderie among the<br />
senior class through various activities, including<br />
hall decorations, locker decorations, bulletin<br />
boards, pep rally signs, and other approved<br />
activities.<br />
Senior Women meet on Thursday at 7:00 am and<br />
2:45 pm.<br />
Any current or previous Spanish student who is<br />
interested in experiencing different Spanishspeaking<br />
cultures from around the world is eligible<br />
to join Spanish Club. Social events are held<br />
approximately once per month. The social events<br />
may consist of dinners at various restaurants,<br />
volunteering in the community, and many other<br />
cultural experiences. By purchasing a Spanish<br />
Club membership of $25, the student will receive<br />
a club T-shirt and first-hand cultural lessons.<br />
Spanish Club promotes understanding and<br />
celebration of different Spanish-speaking cultures.<br />
With the 2007-<strong>2008</strong> school year beginning with<br />
over 300 members, students should not miss out!<br />
Meetings are held once a month; listen for<br />
announcements for dates, location and times.
Spartan<br />
Speech &<br />
Debate Team<br />
Spartans Out<br />
Serving (SOS)<br />
Student<br />
Council<br />
Studio VII<br />
Theatre Co.<br />
Vincent<br />
Beard<br />
Room 2671<br />
Jaime Wagner,<br />
Debbie Muir &<br />
Kathy Hooper<br />
Parent Liasons<br />
Tracey<br />
Grimme<br />
Teacher<br />
Representative<br />
Stacey Loeffler<br />
Room 2275<br />
Summer<br />
Fonseca<br />
Room 2005<br />
Taylor Hardy<br />
Room 1601<br />
Chocs<br />
Landgrebe<br />
&<br />
Joshua<br />
Heerssen<br />
Room 1134<br />
The <strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Spartan Debate Team is an<br />
organization that competes in a variety of speech,<br />
debate, and interpretation contests at the local,<br />
state and national levels. Events include speaking<br />
on current events, prepared oratorical speeches,<br />
improvisational speeches, debates on government<br />
policy or values in conflict, student congress, solo<br />
and duet dramatic or humorous performances, and<br />
interpretive reading. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays<br />
and Wednesdays. Tournament sign up is always<br />
posted on the Debate Bulletin Board inside room<br />
2671. Membership is open to any student in grades<br />
9-12. Membership is also available for parents in<br />
the Debate Booster Club.<br />
vincentbeard@katyisd.org<br />
SOS is a service organization for students<br />
designed to highlight the importance of giving back<br />
to the community. Current Students can join by<br />
Oct. 1 st . New Students can join throughout the<br />
school year. Each student can earn an award pin if<br />
he/she reaches their particular class requirements<br />
by the end of March of each school year. Seniors<br />
can earn a service cord that is worn at graduation.<br />
The requirements and volunteer opportunities are<br />
stated on the SLHS web page under Student Zone.<br />
We meet every first Thursday of Sept. Nov. Feb.<br />
April and May at 6:45 am and 2:45 pm in the Black<br />
Box – Room 1130.<br />
Student Council is an organization based on school<br />
and community service. Every year the club<br />
organizes events such as Homecoming, Food<br />
drives, and Santa Sleigh. Student Council also<br />
promotes school spirit through Good<br />
Sportsmanship League and recognition of<br />
numerous extracurricular activities. The goal of<br />
Student Council is to positively represent the<br />
student body within the school and in the<br />
community. The Student Council meets every<br />
Tuesday before.<br />
Thespians are the drama organization at SLHS.<br />
The club provides a continuing cycle of activities,<br />
both social and theatrical, for SLHS students<br />
interested in theatre production. The club is open<br />
to all <strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> students, whether or not they<br />
are enrolled in theatre classes or involved in<br />
theatre productions. Students earn points for<br />
membership in the International Thespian Society,<br />
the national organization, by participating in all<br />
areas of production, from acting to backstage<br />
technical support to box office and publicity.
University<br />
Interscholastic<br />
League – UIL<br />
Paul<br />
Stroud<br />
Room<br />
1001<br />
Each of the 23 teams has practices that are<br />
arranged with the teacher that is in charge of that<br />
event. Events are Informative Speaking,<br />
Persuasive Speaking, Prose Interpretation, Poetry<br />
Interpretation, LD Debate, Calculator, Math,<br />
Science, Accounting, Computer Applications,<br />
Literary Criticism, Social Studies, Spelling and<br />
Vocabulary, Computer Science, Current Issues<br />
and Events, Ready Writing, Number Sense, News<br />
Writing, Feature Writing, Headline Writing, and<br />
Editorial Writing. There is something for everyone.<br />
Interested students may see Mr. Stroud for more<br />
information.
NONCURRICULUM RELATED CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS<br />
Anime Club<br />
Tracey Grimme<br />
Library<br />
&<br />
Rudy dela Rosa<br />
Room 1661<br />
Meets in the library.<br />
Bowling Club<br />
Chess Club<br />
Eastern Gaming<br />
Inc. (EGI)<br />
FCA –<br />
Fellowship of<br />
Christian Athletes<br />
Fishing &<br />
Hunting Club<br />
International<br />
Relations Club<br />
Muslim Student<br />
Association<br />
(MSA)<br />
Ping Pong Club<br />
<strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
Asian Cultural<br />
Society<br />
<strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
Hockey Team<br />
Space Club<br />
Vianca Hirsch<br />
Room 1276<br />
Duff McClain<br />
Room 1213<br />
Peggy Ratcliffe<br />
Room 1621<br />
Dan Miller<br />
Room 2675<br />
&<br />
Chris O’Neal<br />
Room 1224<br />
Lauren Becnel<br />
Room 2671<br />
Jessica<br />
Postlethwaite &<br />
Angele Fowler<br />
Joanna Ruth<br />
Room 1223<br />
Bill Marzen<br />
Room 2637<br />
Leslie Flattery<br />
Room 1530<br />
Lisa Bullion<br />
Room 2227<br />
Kay Stuart<br />
Room 1212<br />
Bowling is an intramural sport at <strong>Seven</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong>.<br />
Try-outs are held in October.<br />
Chess meets every Tuesday after school.<br />
Meetings will be held on Mondays after school in<br />
the Library.<br />
Meetings times will be posted.<br />
Meetings to be held on the 1 st Tuesday of each<br />
month.<br />
Meetings will be held in Room 2009.<br />
Meetings will take place on Fridays after school in<br />
Room 1223.<br />
Meetings will be held on Fridays after school in the<br />
9 th Grade Commons.<br />
They meet on Thursdays after school in the LGI2.<br />
Team will meet on Wednesdays at 5:30 with<br />
games on Fridays and Saturdays.<br />
Meetings will take place on Mondays after school.
Spartan Crazies<br />
Spartan Run<br />
Thru Crew<br />
Students For<br />
Christ<br />
Ultimate Frisbee<br />
Club<br />
Dan Miller<br />
Room 2675<br />
Darryl<br />
Supercinski<br />
&<br />
Carole<br />
Smithwick<br />
Danielle<br />
Williamson<br />
Room 2223<br />
Duff McClain<br />
Room 1213<br />
The Spartan Crazies support the in-season sports.<br />
The Run Thru Crew supports the Spartan Varsity<br />
Football Team.<br />
SFC meets on Wednesday mornings at 6:45 am.<br />
Meetings will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays<br />
2:45 pm to 4:15 pm.