Anime Club
The purpose of this club is to come together and socialize over the topic of anime. This may include drawing of anime, studying anime episodes/movie clips, and holding conversations of how anime has impacted both Japanese and American culture. Meetings are October-April.
Club Sponsor: Mr. Kaper
Art Club
Weekly creative challenge activity.Open studio time. Students pick a material to explore and get the time to create. We meet on Mondays from 10/4-12/13.
Club Sponsor: Mr. Polanco
Chess Club
We will play chess and learn about chess theory and strategy. We will meet from Late October through February on Mondays after school.
Club Sponsor: Mr. Edwards
Club Unify
Club Unify works in conjunction with Special Olympics to provide a space at school that lets students with and without disabilities interact and volunteer. We hold a “Respect Week” once a year, volunteer, and do fun activities throughout the year.
Club Unify meets October-April in Room 138
Club Sponsors: Ms. Miller, Ms. McGarry, Ms. McGinn, Mr. Kaper
Debate Club
The debate club is a great place for students to explore the art of “organized arguing.”
In this club students will be given an opportunity if they don’t already have a strong voice and good presentation skills, they will learn these abilities in a fun, safe club environment.
Students learn to create factual arguments to persuade others in the club that their “side” is correct. The club uses the formal debate format.
This club will meet twice a month in room 120.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Burrows
Fluid Power Challenge
8th grade students will work in teams to create a hydraulic powered machine designed to complete a task. The club culminated in a competition between teams at the district level! Club meets September – November
Club Sponsor: Ms. Hough
FUSE Club
Students will choose and complete a variety of STEM Challenges involving coding, 3D printing and much more, utilizing the FUSE studio website, developed by Northwestern. Club meets October – February
Club Sponsor: Ms. Hough
Game Club
Game club will provide students the opportunity to play a variety of interactive games that will help students socialize, build friendships, and have some good ol’ fashioned fun!
Club meets every other week October-May.
Club Sponsors: Mr. Kaper and Ms. McGinn
GEMS Club
GEMS is a club that engages girls in engineering, math and science topics. Some topics studied, but not limited to, fingerprinting, adaptations, growing green, building, and much more.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Gora
Interact Club
Interact club hosts fundraisers to support the building, Keller community, and an international cause. Students participate in service, leadership roles, and spreading school spirit. Club meets October – May
Club Sponsors: Ms. Konkey and Ms. Leiva
Justice League: Mock Trial Club
This is a club that is open to all students at Keller Jr. HIgh. The purpose of the club is to conduct a mock jury trial. This year’s trial is based on the story, Yertle the Turtle, by Dr. Seuss. A young girl named Sadie is injured from Yertle’s (Turtle King) abuse of power. Sadie’s mother is suing Yertle to get enough money to take care of Sadie’s medical problems and to make sure Yertle does not abuse other turtles again.
The club will meet from February through March. There will be a total of six sessions, including the trial.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Ghani
Math After School Club
Students are able to receive help after school from a member of the math department with a focus on preparing/reviewing for upcoming assessments, providing an opportunity for reteaching topics students may not have yet mastered, and answering questions from math assignments. Session dates/times are announced to students in their math class and are held throughout the school year.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Heldt
Math Team
Students work collaboratively to solve a variety of math puzzles/problems in a competition format.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Adamidis
Musical Theater Club
Students will work as a team to perform a few numbers from a musical. Students will incorporate singing, acting and dancing in their performance complete with sets, costumes and props. The performance will be for the talent show at the end of the school year. Meetings will be in April and May.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Stoeck
National Geography Bee
The Geography Bee is opened to 7th and 8th grade students at Keller. Students are required to attend one after school practice. Two practices will be offered in December and one practice in January. At each practice, students participated in geography bee games and a mock Geography Bee.
Club meets in December and January. There will be a total of four sessions, including the Geography Bee.
Club Sponsor: Ms. Ghani
Rocketry Club
Students will build, decorate and launch rockets. The club will take place March-May.
Club Sponsor: Mr. Strasser
Talent Show
Students will showcase their talents by auditioning an act, rehearsing and then finally performing their act in the all-school video presentation where their friends and family can watch. There will be opportunities for students to audition to be a student emcee, as well as audition with an act. Club meets March-May.
Club Sponsors: Ms. Hoffman and Ms. Hough
WE Club
This club will focus on fostering unity among our diverse population. We want students to create a strong sense of identity and belonging, understand and embrace differences, and promote equality. Club meets October-May.
Club Sponsors: Dr. Kwak and Mr. Kaper
Yearbook
Keller’s yearbook staff will help take pictures throughout the year, for our chronological yearbook, as well as create photo captions, and create the pages. They also help with the distribution of yearbooks at the end of the year. This club will meet Sept-May.
Club Sponsors: Ms. Drain and Ms. Konkey
You Be The Chemist Club
The “You Be the Chemist” Competition club will prepare students to participate in the National “You Be the Chemist” Challenge.
Students will compete in teams of four and will use our club sessions to:
- Study chemistry content (atomic theory, electron configuration, the periodic table, lab safety, lab equipment, etc) in order to prepare for the academic competition. (date and location TBD)
- Prepare and create a researched video that answers this year’s prompt. (due after the academic competition)
State winners will be determined by a combination of academic competition scores and video rubric scores. The top 5 state winners will advance to Nationals.
Club is open to any interested student and will run from November to March. Meetings will be after school from 2-4 days a week (more sessions closer to the competition date).
Club Sponsor: Ms. Hoffman
7th Grade Science Help Club
7th grade science teachers will host study sessions throughout the year with a focus on getting students caught up with missing work, studying for tests, and providing extra time for engineering challenges or lab work. Club meets as needed, throughout the school year. AM and PM sessions will be offered.
Club Sponsors: Ms. Brazeau and Ms. Hoffman
8th Grade Science Help Club
8th grade science teachers will host study sessions throughout the year with a focus on getting students caught up with missing work, studying for tests, and providing extra time for engineering challenges. Club meets as needed, throughout the school year.
Club Sponsors: Ms. Gora and Ms. Hough
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