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CLUBS TO JOIN  Key
Club
National
Honor Society Music
Honor Society, Tri-M 
Leo
Club
Best
Buddies
Mr. Campe (West) and Mrs. Herrick (East)
The local chapter is associated with an
international non-profit organization. The group pairs students with
mental retardation in one-to-one friendships with their non-disabled peers.
The goal is to establish foundations for genuine friendships, thus enriching
the lives of all participants. Membership is open to all 9th
through 12th grade students. The club will meet monthly Free
the Children
Mrs. Bushunow (East)
We are a
club that raises funds to build a school for children in Sierra Leone, a
country torn apart by social injustice and internal strife. We will be
supporting this school in future years, through continued fund raising
efforts. We are also concerned with raising overall social awareness
of children’s issues throughout the world. Habitat
for Humanity
Mr. Young (West)
Assists
and supports local efforts of the National Habitat for Humanity. This
club performs four main functions: building, fund-raising, educating
and advocating. All members will attend monthly meetings, work on a
home construction project, support the ongoing local chapter and learn
design/building techniques for residential construction. Key
Club
Mrs. Bracken and Mr. Dunham (East)
Organized to promote pride and service to school
and community, students participate in activities such as Open House guides,
Senior Citizen dinner, Toys for Tots, walkathons and fund raisers. Leo
Club
Mrs. Bracken
(East)
LEO
Club is a division of the Lions Club dedicated to assisting the blind.
The acronym LEO stands for Leadership, Experience, and Opportunity.
The main goal of the club is to provide services to the Shenendehowa
community. Students meet the first and third Wednesday of each month
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mentoring
Program
Mr. Silverman (East)
Goal is
to improve school performance and/or social interactions. This
program pairs a high school student with a 6th grader on a weekly
basis. Music
Honor Society – TRI M
Mrs. Mars (East)
The chief aims of the Tri-M Music Honor Society are to foster greater
interest in the overall music program as well as to provide more
opportunities for personal musical growth and expression. Students are
selected for membership into the society on the basis of musicianship,
scholarship, character, cooperation, leadership and service to this school
and community. National
Honor Society
Mrs. Strait and Mrs. Lynch (East)
This organization is open to seniors who are
selected at the end of their junior year based on their average (90 or
higher), character and leadership in classes and activities. The
students volunteer as peer tutors, assist selling tickets at games and
organize a social event in the winter. Student
Care for Kids
Mrs. Peterson (West)
It is a
group that helps raise money for Albany Medical Children’s Hospital.
Its mission is to educate and enrich the lives of our students by
encouraging them to become involved in philanthropy at an early age and
implementing creative fundraising activities. Students Care for Kids
participants can directly enhance the lives of our regions patients. |
