Rocky Heights is proud to offer many different clubs and activities. Information for these groups will be found below on this page. If you have questions about a club or would like to start your own, contact Colette Compoz at 303-387-3310. Clubs and Activities at RHMS will be posted as they become available and are subject to change each year based on funding, sponsors, and student interest. All clubs and activities must be approved by the RHMS Athletics and Activities Director and must follow all district guidelines. All students that participate in after school activities must also arrange their own transportation. RHMS does not offer before or after school care. Please go to MySchoolBucks to register for clubs. There is a minimum of a $30 charge (fees vary by club and there is no refund after the first week). After you register, please click here to print out the emergency form and turn it into the teacher at the first meeting. ACADEMIC MENTORING ACADEMIC MENTORING SEPT 23, 2019 The RCHS National Honor Society is a student group that promotes scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. The NHS students are working with RHMS to provide a FREE after school homework support program for 6th - 8th graders called PREP This after school program will be offered on Mondays from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in our Library. Please register your student here each month for the upcoming month's Academic Mentoring sessions. ART CLUB Calling all artists! Do you enjoy painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. Whether you're a beginner or you've been doing art for years, this is the club for you! Come join us once a week for an hour dedicated to unleashing your creativity. Club meets on Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Please register on MySchoolBucks for each quarter. Quarter 2 - Wednesday, October 23 - December 11. Sponsor - Mrs. Kirkland DEBATE CLUB Debate Club will meet on Thursdays, 3-4:15 pm in room 125. The first meeting is September 12. Registration is available on MySchoolBucks. Sponsor - Mr. Kappler DRAMA CLUB This club is for students who auditioned and were selected as part of the cast and students who applied and were selected for tech crew for Shrek Jr. - The RHMS Fall Musical. Directors - Mrs. Thaler and Mr. Whitesell FIRST PRIORITY First Priority is a faith based club. Students help each other explore their faith and how it applies to daily life. Meetings are in room 231. from 6:45 - 7:20 am on Wednesdays. Sponsor - Ms. Reetz, Mr. Gowing HARRY POTTER CLUB Is the Muggle world getting you down? Do you prefer Transfiguration and Potions class to Language Arts and Math? Well, then this is the club for you! This year-long club will dive into the world and adventure of Harry Potter! You will be sorted into one of the 4 houses at Hogwarts, learn the ins and outs of Quidditch, experiment with tasty Pumpkin Pasties and chocolate frogs, and discover all the undercover secrets of the HP phenomenon! This club will meet on Mondays, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, in room 231. Please register for each quarter on MySchoolBucks. Sponsors Ms. Reetz, Mrs. Hasty MATH COUNTS Math Counts is a math club designed to help students enjoy higher level math and logic problems. We will be learning fun math concepts as well as competing against each other to take part in the Math Counts competition. This club will meet on Mondays in Room 108 from 3:00-4:00 pm. This club runs quarters 1, 2 and 3. Please register for each quarter that your child will participate. Sponsor - Mr. Gowing NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is an honors club for eighth graders. The purpose of NJHS is to promote scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Acceptance into NJHS is by invitation only. Seventh graders that maintain at least a 3.75 GPA through the first three quarters of the academic year are invited to apply in the Spring of their seventh grade year. Students must fill out an essay application, as well as an application that details their character and service. A faculty team of RHMS teachers reviews the applications for formal acceptance into NJHS. Students accepted into NJHS must attend a formal induction ceremony at the end of their seventh grade. This club meets on Mondays 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Sponsors - Ms. Legg and Ms. Gillies NIGHTHAWK POST A relaxed but fun writing club for students who want to grow their writing skills, spread the latest RHMS news, and join a creative little family. Meetings are Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm in room 241. This club will run quarters 3 and 4. Please register for each quarter on MySchoolBucks. Sponsor - Ms. Williamson ROBOTICS Robotics Team involves collaborating in a group to engineer and build a Robot using Lego Mind Storms. Students will learn and program their Robot to carry out tasks autonomously. Robotics will be meeting in the library on Thursdays from 3:00-4:30 pm. Please see Mr. Randolph or Ms. Tempel for information on registering for this club. Sponsors - Mr. Randolph and Ms. Amy Tempel STUDENT COUNCIL The purpose of the student council will be to give students an opportunity to develop leadership skills by organizing and carrying out school activities, but this student council's focus will be service projects - both at RHMS and for the community. In addition to planning events that contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the student council is the voice of the student body. The club will meet Wednesday's before school 6:45- 7:15 during first quarter. Sponsor - Ms. Majetich UNIFIED SPORTS Unified sports pairs students with disabilities with their general education peers to enjoy sports together. Sponsored by Special Olympics: we offer unified soccer, basketball and track at the middle school level. They will play against other middle school students. Games are after school. Please make sure to get paperwork from Ms. Pate and fill out the participation form on our website. Sponsors - Ms. Pate and Ms. Fraley | ||
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