Tag: extracurricular activities
Yearbook
Students participating with yearbook committee work to build the Jr./Sr. High School yearbook from start to finish. Students select a theme, gather photos, information and design the yearbook cover and pages.
Participating students gain skills in photography, graphic design, writing, teamwork, communication and organization.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 9-12
Technology Club
Technology Club offers students who have taken or are enrolled in a Technology Education class the opportunity to spend more time in our technology labs and take part in additional projects and experiences.
Technology Club provides planning services and project development and evaluation for our school community and community members. It also offers student participants the extra time needed to complete extracurricular projects, compete in various outside of class competitions and serve the community with their knowledge and expertise.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 8-12
Senior Slide Show
School Store
The School Store offers students the opportunity to develop skills in customer service, fiscal management, cash register operations, marketing and accounting as they provide a service to their peers.
Students will run the after-school store, Tuesday-Thursday, in the Jr./Sr. High School lobby. Students work together to develop branding, select products, develop new products, prepare products, set pricing, perform basic accounting, operate the cash register and provide customer service.
The store operations are handled as part of the IT & Business Apprenticeship course curriculum, but students outside of this course are welcome to join the team as their schedule allows. The store always welcomes cashiers who are interested in working after school.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 9-12
SADD
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) helps educate students on consequences of drinking and driving, using drugs and/or alcohol and engaging in any other destructive activities. It also helps students understand the benefits of living a healthy drug-free life.
SADD empowers and mobilizes students and adult allies to engage in position change through leadership and smart decision-making. SADD fosters a sense of belonging and promotes resiliency, leadership and advocacy skills so that young people make positive life decisions that will carry them throughout life.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 9-12
OK2XL
The goal of this program is to enrich students’ lives through experiences in the arts. OK2XL provides students with opportunities to attend shows and events throughout the school year, introducing them to a variety of different cultures and artistic events.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 9-12
Junior National Honor Society
The Fort Plain Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) focuses on developing the five pillars of NJHS: Scholarship, Knowledge, Service, Leadership and Citizenship.
Together, we organize and implement a variety of activities and community service events to promote the five pillars of NJHS.
NJHS helps middle-level students develop the knowledge and skills to become well-rounded student leaders in their school, community and beyond.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 7 and 8
National Honor Society
The Fort Plain Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) focuses on developing the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Knowledge, Service and Leadership. Together, we organize and implement a variety of activities and community service events to promote the four pillars of the NHS.
In order to qualify for membership to NHS, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 89.445, complete thirty plus hours of community service in their junior and senior years and demonstrate outstanding leadership in our school and community. Students must then be selected by our Faculty Council to join the NHS
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 11 and 12
Multi Media Club
Students in Multi-Media Club will explore various computer science topics while gaining experience and skills using multiple media formats and technology formats. Specific activities and projects are based on member interests each year. This may include: video creation and editing, drone operation, coding and robotics, web design and developing technology resources to be used by the student body.
This club will help foster a love for digital topics while serving the school and community.
Eligible Grade Levels: Grades 7-12
Solar eclipse is a “stellar” learning opportunity
From our youngest learners to the district’s teen astronomers, Solar Eclipse Day 2024 was filled with wonder and awe.
In our classrooms, students learned what it takes to make the sun “disappear” from the sky (blame it on the moon!) and how to keep our eyes safe when watching an eclipse (those fabulous glasses aren’t just for show! )
For our high school Astronomy Club members, the draw of totality (a total eclipse) meant a fun-filled field trip north to Boonville, N.Y. for the big show.
“Viewing a solar eclipse is a wonderful experience, but doesn’t compare to seeing one within the path of totality,” said Lance Elliott, high school Earth Science and Astronomy teacher and club coordinator. “Our trip to Boonville was an idea hatched after witnessing totality during the 2017 solar eclipse. I knew the path was close enough to Fort Plain so that a group of students would get to experience something really memorable.”