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Ridge Community High Clubs and Organizations 2015—2016 ΣAΣ—Sigma Alpha Sigma is an RCHS designed Student-led Academic Support organization founded on the principle that students can lead academic excellence in their school by creating a culture of positive peer pressure providing support to students who desire to be more academically successful. Members of the organization are admitted and maintain membership based on exemplary grades and attendance, but they also make the most of themselves by working together to change the culture of the community to value academics. The members of ƩAƩ coordinate and man many of the support structures provided on campus. Sponsors: Ms. McCallister, Mr. Lentz, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Desanti, Mr. Franklin, and Coach Wade. Anime Club—We welcome anyone interested in all forms of Anime, Manga, Japanese animation, Cosplay, and more. New this year—learning to draw anime, beginner to advanced, our star students will be teaching small groups to draw the characters you love. Sponsors: Ms. Smith Art Club—Art Club is open to all current RCHS students. Art club has several community projects as well as individual opportunities for your own work! It will meet weekly in 2-124. Sponsor: Mr. Wortham & Ms. Smith. A-Team—The Academic Team is a national high school competition. As many as six teams may compete against each other in one competition. It is a slow-paced tournament in which players are asked questions from the areas of mathematics, science, language arts, social studies, the fine arts, foreign language (French and Spanish) and technology. The season consists of five practice sessions beginning in September and will culminate in the county championship in February. All competitions and practices are held after school on Tuesdays. Sponsor: Mrs. Williams & Ms. Malcolm FBLA—Future Business Leaders of America is a professional organization that equips students to take their place in the business world and lead the next generation in to a successful future. FBLA club members participate in community service projects that focus on bettering their local community. They compete in a variety of areas to demonstrate their competence and represent the school at District and State leadership conferences. To participate, students must be in or previously taken a high school business class and earned credit for the class. Sponsor: Mrs. Ford FFA—The FFA is the agricultural student organization designed to build leadership and citizenship skills. It gives every student an opportunity to succeed through conventions, competitions, leadership positions, and scholarships. Some specific competitive areas include, but are not limited to: livestock, mechanics, forestry, citrus, public speaking, and horticulture. Sponsors: Mr. Lyon and Ms. Temples HOSA--HOSA is a national student organization to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all health science technology education students, therefore, helping students to meet the needs of the health care community. Sponsor: Mrs. Rowles and Mrs. Parrish International Thespian Society—Thespian Society is an international organization that connects young actors and stage technicians together to further develop talents in the theatre arts. All students are welcome to join the program, and after participating in a certain number of live performances, are eligible to be inducted into the international charter. Students participate in improvisation techniques, character building, attend live theatrical performances, host guest speakers in the field, and help produce RCHS theatrical productions. Drama club also plans to participate in various regional acting competitions during the school year. Advisor: Mr. Wilson 1 Ridge Community High Clubs and Organizations 2015—2016 JROTC—The purpose of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the value of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. Students can take classes during the day, but JROTC also offers many after school opportunities for students such as raiders (an athletic competition team), drill (colorguard and precision ceremony), and rifle (marksman training with air rifles) teams that compete on a local and state level, JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl teams (teams compete in leadership and academics at the national level) and CyberPatriot (a network defense team that competes against schools around the globe). Sponsors: MAJ Miles, 1SG Durocher, 1SG Baumer, 1SG Kelley and MSG Perez. Key Club—Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership. Key Club works on developing leadership skills in its members by volunteering in school and throughout the community. At school, the students head up the recycling program and outside of school, students volunteer at Give Kids the World, and other local organizations. The club meets on weekly basis. Sponsor: Mr. Frost National Art Honor Society—The Ridge Chapter of Honor Society for the Visual Arts is open to qualifying members who meet, maintain and surpass the NHS dues, standards and expectations. Members will have opportunities to apply for competitive national scholarships and attend visual arts events. Sponsors: Mr. Wortham and Ms. Smith NHS-- The National Honor Society is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious organization. It is comprised of students who have demonstrated excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Members of NHS are recognized not only for their accomplishments but are also challenged to develop further involvement in school activities and community service. In previous years they have helped with Relay for Life, College Fair Night, and Drive One 4 UR School. The National Honor Society also sponsors monthly campus clean-ups. Sponsor: Mrs. Arnold Spanish Club—The Spanish club is designed for students who have taken Spanish or are Spanish speakers. The club meets once a week after school and discusses fundraising, community service, cultural activities, and afterschool tutoring. Sponsor: Ms.Quiñones and Ms. Saez Student Government—Student Officers are elected by their peers to work with the school administration on achieving the goals of RCHS. There are Student Body President, Vice President, and Secretary positions held by seniors, and additional Officer positions for all grades. Student Government works to provide a voice of the students to share with the administration and hosts many activities throughout the year, such as Homecoming, Prom, and other dances and school functions. Student Government officers meet 2-3 times a month. Sponsor: Mrs. James and Mr. Frost Tri-M—The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for middle/junior high and high school students and is by invitation only. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel in music and leadership. Sponsor: Mr Balach TSA--The Technology Student Association is the only student organization devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in technology. Open to students enrolled in or who have completed technology education courses, TSA’s membership includes over 150,000 middle and high school students in 2,000 schools spanning 48 states. TSA is supported by educators, parents and business leaders who believe in the need for a technologically literate society. Members learn through exciting competitive events, leadership opportunities and much more. The diversity of activities makes TSA a positive experience for every student. From engineers to business managers, TSA alumni credit the organization with a positive influence on their lives. Sponsor: Mr. Schnoor 2