Journalism/Newspaper If you like to write, enjoy graphic design, or love using sophisticated software, a position on the staff of The Shield, Glenelg's student newspaper, might be right for you. Journalism II students hold Editor positions such as Op/Ed, Entertainment, News, Features, and Sports. Journalism III and IV Editors can apply for Editor- in- Chief or Assistant Editor- in- Chief. These students manage and publish the paper, overseeing all content and layout. Journalism offers exciting opportunities for many different leadership roles. Math Team! Wednesdays 2:15-3:00 in Room 212 Faculty Advisors: Candace Nunemaker Club Description: Participating on the Math Team allows students to engage in friendly interaction with other students from Glenelg High School, as well as the other high schools in Howard County. The students become engaged in higher- level critical thinking and problem solving skills, while at the same time helping Glenelg High School in competition against neighboring schools in the county. All students are welcome to join, as there is no mathematical prerequisite for membership. Mathematical topics covered will range from Algebra 1/Data Analysis through Trigonometry (contrary to popular belief, Calculus is not required!). The team meets every Wednesday for practices. During practices, students complete problems from past mathematics competitions and refine their problem solving skills. About one Wednesday per month through March, the students are bused to a neighboring high school where they compete against students from across the county. Meet questions consist of individual and team rounds. Note: Only the top 5 scorers count towards the school's final score. Practices tend to last until 3:00, while we return from the meets around 5:30. FEA: Future Educators Association The purpose of the club is to learn more about teaching and other related professions in the education field. Members participate in monthly meetings that will occur on Wednesdays during Flex Time. Members will also help with various community events and fundraisers, including the Battle of the Books. Members will also be provided the opportunity to attend conferences to learn more about the education profession. Club Advisor: Michelle Oland Active Minds
Active Minds is a national organization that "empowers students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help- seeking." Active Minds at Glenelg High School seeks to open up the conversation about mental health as well as bullying. Students organize and run events in order to educate and promote self- advocacy and positive mental health. Club Advisors: Ms. Moira Baylog, Mr. Chris Mathews Computer Club The Computer Club prepares its members for several programming and computer competitions, such as the University of Maryland High School Programming Contest and the American Computer Science League (ACSL) contests. The computer club members practice solving problems from previous competitions. In addition, the members explore data structures and algorithms beyond the scope of the computer science courses offered at Glenelg High School to prepare to achieve at the highest levels in the computing competitions. These activities also enable the students to better prepare themselves for college- level computer science courses. Leadership opportunities include the clubs president, vice- president, secretary, and treasurer. The Computer Club meets in Room 173 one afternoon from 2:15 p.m. until 3:15p.m. The day of the week for the meeting will be determined in the fall. Club Advisor: Holly Eckard, Computer Science Teacher Student Government Association Executive Board The Glenelg High School Student Government Association is a fun way to get involved in events at Glenelg as well as the community. The Executive Board meets weekly to discuss and plan activities. We participate in an SGA conference in Ocean City, MD which provides great leadership and networking opportunities. The highlight however, is the planning and executing the Glenelg HS Homecoming theme, parade and dance. It s Academic It s Academic is a club that competes in trivia competitions, similar to the Jeopardy game show. Every year we compete on the TV game show called It s Academic which airs on channel 13 WJZ on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. We also have other tournaments in which we compete 5-6 times a year. Students with quick buzzer fingers and interested in any kind of trivia will enjoy this club. We are always looking for more good leaders. We currently meet Thursdays, at 2:15 p.m., in 222.
BLACK STUDENT UNION The Black Student Union (BSU) follow the 6 P s of Excellence from the Black Student Achievement Program: Proud, Prompt, Persistent, Productive, Polite, Prepared The Black Student Union Club is a group of multicultural students gathering together to learn more about their history, culture, heritage, and we promote diversity. Some of the activities include Homecoming Parade, Black History Fair, BSU Parent Pot Luck, Fundraisers. We me meet during Flex Time. Ms. Pat Thorne- Advisor pthorne@hcpss.org Mrs. Jennifer Mong- Staff Support jennifer_mong@hcpss.org Mrs. Diayle Davis- Staff Support diayle_davis@hcpss.org Activities: Homecoming Parade, Black History Fair, BSU Parent Pot Luck, Fundraisers The Geo Club The Geo club (Glenelg Earth Organization) works in tandem with the custodians to take care of the school's recycling. Geo members collect recycling twice a week. We also meet to discuss ideas dealing with green initiatives and ways to improve Glenelg's carbon footprint. We have had guess speakers come in to talk about energy usage and recycling from the "cradle to the grave". We also have an adopt- a- high way campaign and have adopted part of Burntwoods Road in front of the high school. National Spanish Honor Society The purpose of the Society is to recognize high achievement in Spanish by students of secondary schools and to promote continuity of interest in Hispanic studies. The society is classified as a national and international academic honor in the study of high school Spanish and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Inc. (AATSP). The Executive Board consists of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Article II. Section 1. Qualifications of Membership To be eligible for the Society, students must meet all of the following criteria. a. Student must be actively enrolled in a Spanish class. b. Students must be enrolled in their 3 rd year of Spanish. c. Student must have A /4.00 average in all High School Spanish classes. d. Student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in their High School academic classes. e. Student must have never failed a class due to attendance.
French Club: The objective of the French Club of Glenelg High School is to offer exposure to the French- speaking world and its cultures. Its purpose is to be educational and fun for its members. It helps students look beyond the doors of our own school and be open to diversity coming into our lives. The possible leadership positions available through French Club are President, Vice- President, Secretary, and Treasurer. In the past, French Club has met approximately once a month. Sponsor: Mlle Torbert French Honor Society: The French Honor Society of Glenelg High School aims to stimulate interest in the study of French, to promote high standards of scholarship, to reward scholastic achievements, to create enthusiasm for and an understanding of francophone culture and civilization, to promote and perpetuate international friendship, and to reward efforts toward furthering solidarity in the French- speaking world. The possible leadership positions available through French Club are President and Vice- President. Sponsor: Mlle Torbert AP Scholars AP Scholars is an organization dedicated to supporting students who are achieving a challenging path of coursework through high school by completing a minimum of 6 AP courses and 6 AP exams. Officer opportunities include council members, historian, treasurer, communications, vice president, and president. AP Experience is an organization designed to encourage and support students to accomplish an impressive series of AP classes during their high school career, accomplishing at least 2-5 AP courses and exams. Students who achieve more than 5 are encouraged to enroll in the AP Scholars program. Officer opportunities include council members, communications, vice president, and president. Quill & Scroll Quill & Scroll is the honor society for yearbook, journalism, and television students. The television, journalism, and yearbook teachers set their own requirements to accomplish, but generally to be considered for membership, students must contribute significantly to the organization and maintain at least a "B" average. Officers are selected from the editorial staff of the three organizations. FCA FCA is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a club at Glenelg that currently meets on Monday's afterschool and Wednesdays during Flex- time in Ms. Bortz's room (239). The Glenelg Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is an organization that promotes
community service, fellowship, and physical activity. Community service is one of the main goals of our FCA organization because that is a way we can help others in God s name. In addition to community service projects we look for opportunities to foster fellowship within the group members and reach out to other students in the Glenelg student body. We don't currently have any official "officers" but generally have 1 or 2 students that tend to take the lead and work in conjuction with teacher sponsors, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Bortz, to coordinate activities. All are welcome, come check us out!!! Concert Choir Concert Choir is an enrolled course open to all students regardless of previous vocal experience. This is a large group of students, both male and female. Students perform music of all musical styles throughout various times in the year and travel in the spring for competitions. This multi award winning ensemble provides a solid musical outlet as well as giving the students involved a large network of friends and colleagues of all ages. Those interested should see Mr. Rawlings for more info. Key Club Key Club is a internationally recognized service organization that is sponsored by Kiwanis. Leadership opportunities exist not only as club leaders, president, vice- president, etc, but each fundraising and service project has its own organizer that leads the project. We also encourage members to organize outside activities and invite fellow members to participate. Writer's Circle A community of creative writers who have fun, write, and workshop their original work. We strive to grow as writers, both in skill and appreciation of others' talents. We meet on Fridays at 2:15 in Ms. Haines' room (155). Anime Club Anime fans watch Anime films and series, and discuss related topics. We meet on Thursdays at 2:15 in Ms. Haines' room (155). German National Honor Society Delta Epsilon Phi (ΔΕΦ) is a National Honor Society for High School Students of German. It recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of learners of German. Our goal is to promote the study of German language and awareness of German culture. We are open to all students who take German (must be in German 2 to apply).
We have leadership opportunities through our executive board. There are four positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Spanish Club Are you interested in exploring Spanish and Hispanic culture and cuisine? Then join the Spanish Club. Members celebrate Hispanic holidays, make crafts, watch movies and participate in community service activities. We meet every Wednesday at 2:15 in room 163. Students simultaneously have the opportunity to develop leadership skills and promote Spanish and Hispanic cultures. Interact Club Interact Club meets during Flex times and occasionally after school. Rotory Club Clarksville is the co sponsor. Scholarships are available for college to those who apply in Jr. year. We join activities sponsored by Rotory Club and other Interact clubs around Howard County. Japanese Cultural Club Members meet after school on Tuesdays and learn Japanese language and culture. We Cooked Japanese food, made origami, and practiced Japanese calligraphy. We also went to the Japanese Street Festival in DC. GHS Student Book Club The purpose of the GHS Student Book Club is to promote a wide reading of books and for members to share their reactions and other reading recommendations within a community of readers. Ms. Currie- Scott selects several of the Black Eyed Susan nominees to begin the year, and then students present works they have read or heard about to the group to consider. Selections are chosen by majority vote. Meetings are usually the last Friday of the month at 2:15 in the library, and Ms. Currie- Scott always serves lots of snacks! Members contribute to an online wiki, talk about the book just read, and present their recommendations at the meetings. Ms. Currie- Scott gathers the books from several libraries and distributes these to students. At the end of the year, the Howard County Public Library gives a special presentation on books exclusively to our book club, in order to give members lots of titles to preview for their summer reading. At the end of 2013, we have 19 members who actively participated and read with us, even though some cannot come to many of the meetings due to schedule conflicts. We have readers from every grade, and we are always looking for others to join our group and to share with us! TECH CLUB
We are the working members of the theater. We set- up/build the sets for the plays, musicals, dance concerts, and music concerts. We learn how to operate, program, and set- up lights and sound for all events including the main shows and assemblies through out the year. We also, if available work as the backstage crew during the main concert events. JUNIOR DANCE COMPANY & DANCE COMPANY These are auditioned GT classes taken during the school day. We learn a variety of dance styles like ballet, modern, hip hop, jazz, tap, etc. The emphasis is performance, thus we travel to many colleges and festivals throughout the year to perform and take master dance classes. We also study how to create our own choreography and produce our own work that we fully produce with costumes, make- up, lights, and sound on the main stage. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR DANCE ARTS Those students who earn enough points through participation in dance classes and performances both at GHS and else where are inducted into the society. Students are then awarded recognition from the state and national affiliates operating the society. Students are able to graduate with honors wearing blue and white cords. It is also a highly prestigious honor that is recommended to be placed on college and scholarship applications DECA/FBLA Members have the opportunity to develop skills in leadership to become contributing members of society