CLUB NAME | SPONSOR | DAY | TIME | LOCATION | DESCRIPITON |
Beta | Seligman | Beta Club: 1st and 3rd Tuesday morning each month | 8:00 – 8:30 | Auditorium Qualifying GPA (unweighted) Beta: 3.350 Dues: New: $17 Continuing: $5
Convention: $15 | Promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership. Grades 9 through 12. Activities: Organize winter dance, service projects (e.g.: Relay for Life), attend State Convention Feb 3-4. |
National Honor Society | Seligman | NHS 2nd and 4th Tuesday morning each month | 8:00 – 8:30 | Auditorium Qualifying GPA (unweighted) 3.750 Dues: NHS only: $5 Grades 11 and 12 | Honors those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Activities: Organize Spring dance, service projects (e.g.: Middle School tutoring). |
French Club | Seligman | 1st and 3rd Wednesdays every month | 4:00-6:00 | Room 226 Penn | New Club, for students interested in French culture. No prior knowledge of French required, but the language will be learned and practiced in the club. |
Human Relations | Albright | 1st Wednesday of the month | 8:00 am | Room 227 Penn | No “isms” allowed! Focuses on how to break the barriers and support our fellow man. Students are required to do several service projects throughout the year in the school and community. Students who are actively involved throughout the year will attend a day long retreat with other Human Relations clubs members in High Point. |
Art Club | O’Hara | Monday afternoon | 4:00-4:45 | Room 133 Penn | Open to MS & HS students to take part in Art based activities in an extracurricular setting. Free Art lessons are also provided. |
Harp Club | Connors | Every morning | 8:00 am | Room 126 Penn (guitar lab) | Students meet with Mr. Connors every morning to learn to play the harp. |
HS Student Leadership | Bowman | Thursday morning | 8:00 am | Room 208 Griffin | High School students discuss opportunities to improve the school environment, find ways to give back to the community and keep others informed. |
Running Club | Bowman | Wednesday afternoon | 4:00-5:00 pm | Room 208 Griffin | Gives students the opportunity to get a little extra exercise. Club plans to participate in at least one 5K run in the Spring. |
Pen Gryphon | York, John | 1st and 3rd Wednesday afternoon | 4:00-5:00 | Room 223 Penn | Members meet weekly to critique each other’s poems and stories. |
Math & Science Club | Pressley | TBA | TBA | Room 242 Penn | Open to HS and MS students, who will explore math, science, and engineering projects, and expos. |
MS Student Government (leadership) | Eubanks | 3rd Thursday of each month | 4:00-5:00 | Room 202 Griffin | SGA is an organization conducted by student leaders (middle school) and supervised by an adult sponsor. The purpose of SGA is to provide leadership, as well as to serve the student body, the school, and the community. |
S.M.A.R.T. (Student Mentoring Awareness Resource) | Veale | Wednesday | 4:00-5:30 | Room 209 Griffin | |
Techie Club | Peagler | Thursday | 4:00-5:30 | Room 236 Penn | Help with production sets and performances. |
Sport s Club | Johnston/Gomez | TBA | 4:00-5:15 | Penn gym/outside must have permission form from Mr. Johnston | HS students get together once a week to engage in recreational sports: Ultimate Frisbee, handball, and dodge ball, etc. |
Photography Club | Gomez | Tuesday | 4:00-5:00 | Room 139 Penn | The photography club gives students tips to be used in real life situations with any camera they have. The club is open to MS & HS students. |
Key Club | Johnston | Every other Friday Officers meet on off Fridays | 8:00-8:30 | Room 225 Penn dues $18.00 | Key Club is a national community service organization, the high school arm of Kiwanis International. The club exists to serve the school community, the city of High Point community, and bring awareness to causes of interest nationally. Open to HS students, annual membership dues of $18. |
Sewing Club | Craven | TBA | 4:00-5:00 | Room 203 Griffin | Students will work with the drama and dance depts. to make costumes for performances. |
Battle of the Books | Harris | Monday-Friday 10/10/11-3/8/12 | 8:25-8:45 | Media | Battle of the Books is the North Carolina state wide Middle School reading competition. Our students read and compete to make the Penn-Griffin team, which then competes at the county, district and finally state level. |
Chess Club | Mode | Every Monday HS students | 4:00-5:30 | Room 241 Penn | Members meet to play chess or learn to play chess. |
Fantasy Sports Club | Mode | Monday | 4-5 pm | Room 241 Penn | The participants draft players (football, baseball, hockey and basketball) to the team and manage their teams online. ESPN.com keeps track of how well each team performs. |
Bible Study | Johnston | TBA | 8:00 | 225 Penn | Open to students in grades 9-12. Students take turns leading the meetings with selected passages of scripture, a mediation period or discussion time, followed by group singing and closing with prayer. |
Quidditch Club | Mode | Wednesday | 4-5:00pm | Room 241 Penn | A club in which the participants play the magical game of Quidditch from the Harry Potter books. |
HOPE Club | Mode | Thursday | 8:00 am | Room 241 Penn | Green Club to start a recycling program at school and raise awareness through activities. |
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