Semiahmoo Clubs 2019 - 2020

CLUB SPONSOR/TEACHER LOCATION DAY TIME INFORMATION

Adobe Club Mr. Xiaw Portable 4 Monday Lunch To help students master the skill and ability involved in the utilizing of software such as Photoshop or Illustrator. Skills will help students with academic assignments and beyond high school.

Art Club Mr. Rader Room 214 Thursday 3:15-4:15 A space for students to express themselves through art, receive feedback and learn.

Aviators Club Mr. Snead Room 215 Tuesday After School Get more students interested in aviation and miniature models. Hands-on opportunities to construct several small projects.

Bandex Club Mr. Lowe and Ms. Skepasts

Band room Wednesday 3:15 to 4:15 To help improve the band program and the Semiahmoo music society. Exclusive to Band members.

Book Club Ms. Grant Room 208 Thursday Lunch To bring book lovers together to meet other like-minder people who enjoy reading and discussing book related things.

Business Club Ms. Dhillon Library until Portable 11 is available

Tuesdays Bi-Weekly

After School To allow students of all ages to participate in making an online passive-income source. The club encourages high school students to find legal and creative ways to fund their future assets, liabilities and investments.

Canadian Cancer Youth Society

Mr. Salzmann Room 125D Tuesday Lunch Each cancer awareness month, executives will present fun trivia to the members. The members will later be encouraged to inform the public about the type of cancer through fundraisers and creative activities.

Chess Club Mr. Clunas Room 110 Tuesday Lunch To bring together chess enthusiasts at all levels who would

Colour of Campus Mr. Rader Room 114 Every third Tuesday of the month

Lunch Our main project is to create calendars to fund school programs. This will also provide great opportunity for students to show their talents.

Computer Science Club

Mr. Halabi Room 233 Monday After School To explore different important aspects of computer science. We will focus on machine learning, and include some theories as well.

Craft Club Ms. Gihm Room 118 Wednesday Lunch To give an opportunity to students to have fun at lunch time and help build student’s creativity. Allows students to meet others with the same interests.

Creative Writing Club

Ms. Hutchins/Ms. Simpkin

Portable 7 Wednesday Lunch To engage in writing games and exercises in a fun environment. Advise writers of contests and writing opportunities in the community.

Debate Club Mr. Larsen 125c Tuesday After School To foster a healthy learning environment where students grades 8-12 can practice their public speaking, argumentation, critical thinking, and teamwork skills through debate practised at school and outside tournaments.

DECA Mr. McCallum Portable 4 TBD TBD To spread the skills and knowledge of entrepreneurships which encompass all aspects of 21st century living.

Drama Club Ms. Gibbs Drama Room Monday & Wednesday

After School Club for all students who love acting on stage, on camera and anywhere else. Students interested in tech and costume design also welcome.

Earthworks Ms. Harrison Room 225

Tuesday Lunch To foster an appreciation for environmental stewardship. To raise awareness and enlist support for the sustainability of environmental issues in the community and around the world.

Engspire Association

Ms. Schrader Room 101 Wednesday Lunch To support ELL students in learning English and fitting into the society through the sharing of the inspirational experience of each other.

Fashion Design Club

Ms. Rogers Room 105 Thursday Lunch To analyze the latest trends and fashion shows and discuss fashion inspirations. Teach students how to make fashion illustrations and general fashion design.

First Aid Club Mr. Strauss IB Conference Room

Tuesday First of every Month

The club will help organize events for first aid as well as help with first aid during athletic events and support the Health & Safety team during evacuation drills.

Garden Club Mr. Larkin Room 125B Thursday Lunch To spread knowledge of horticulture and gardening and offer hands-on experience.

Girls Gab Ms. Roope Room 10 Tuesday Lunch To foster kindness and giving through community activities and fieldtrips while building friendships and self -esteem.

Glee Club Ms. Gibbs Room 135 Thursday Lunch To bring students and encourage ones potential in the arts. A place to sing and play instruments.

Globalizers Club

Ms. Grant Ms. Gray

Ms. Schrader Mr. Coleborn

Room 208 Monday (Addt’l event meetings)

Lunch

Students working together to make a difference locally and globally through fundraising and lending a helping hand. Changing the community’s mindset from “Me to We” by raising awareness through education and action. Provides a platform for leadership, friendship & personal growth

Grad Council Mr. Sabarre Room 221 Varies Varies Members participate in the organisation of Grade 12 events: Grad BBQ, Winterfest, Fashion Show, Grad Dinner/Dance.

GSA – Gay Straight Alliance

Ms. Nelson Room 108 Friday Lunch To create a safe place for LGBTQIA+ students and supporters. To also raise awareness about the LGBTQIA+ community and the issues LGBTQIA+ youth face.

IB Support Club Mr. Halabi Room 223 Every Tuesday until the end of October The first Tuesday of every month

Lunch To provide support and knowledge of resources to IB students in grade 11 while allowing senior IB students to gain volunteer experiences.

Improv Club Ms. Reed Room 135 Tuesday and Thursday

Tues- Lunch Thurs- After

School

To practice the art of improvisation in teams with the purpose of entering the Canadian Improv Games competition.

Innovation Club Mr. Winkler Room 223 Monday Lunch To build a platform for students to share their ideas of innovation and put it into action.

Jack. Org Ms. Jamieson Counselling

Office Every Second Thursday

Lunch To increase awareness of mental health issues and promote de-stigmatization.

K-Pop Dance Club Mr. Larkin Weight Room Tuesday To help students engage in dancing and performing. This club involves fun activities where students can make new friends with the same interests.

Kids Help Phone Ms. Ellis Room 110 Fridays Lunch To reach out to Kids Help Phone organization and obtain flyers, posters, etc. to hand out around school and organize non-profit events/activities to create a good school environment.

Listening Club Mr. Lowe/Mrs. Skepasts Small Band Room

Tuesday and other days TBA

Lunch Provide lectures for students interested in learning more about musicians, compositions, genres and music. A place for free discussion and bonding around music.

Math Challengers Mr. J. Lee Room 112 Tuesday & Friday

Lunch To introduce challenging math questions used in contests and invite those who wish to thrive in math to learn different concepts apart from school curriculum. To learn various math concepts and push/”challenge” learning new concepts.

Med-Hopeful Society

Mr. H. Kim Room 110 Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month

Lunch To provide club members with information and opportunities for possible jobs and volunteer positions in the medical field. The club will also create fundraisers to support those in need of medical assistance.

Model United Nations

Mr. Kenny Room 212 Monday After School To expose students to opportunities to attend conferences around the Lower Mainland while developing their public speaking, critical thinking, writing, teamwork and networking skills.

National Clothing Club

Ms. Gallagher Room 107 A Friday Lunch This club will introduce the traditional clothing of different nations and discuss the historical background of the clothing and the rules that need to be followed when wearing them.

Outdoor Club Ms. Barber Room 211 Once a month

Ask Ms Barber To provide outdoor experiences in a safe and supervised setting and promote lifelong activity.

Ping Pong Club Ms. Mazurkewich Cafeteria Friday After School To give students a chance to learn how to play or improve their Ping Pong skills in a fun, social environment.

Programming Club Mr. Yeung 219 Wednesday After School To help passionate students improve their programming skills and to bring together students with similar passions.

Robotics Club

Mr. Salzmann/Ms. Peterson

Room 215, Room 125D

Thursday (Oct-Dec) Monday (Jan-Mar)

3:00-4:00

Lunch

To foster an environment for students to experience STEM. The club will provide opportunities to participate in robotics competitions such as FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and VEX Robotics Competition.

Science Club Mr. Sabarre/Mr. Young Room 221 Wednesday Lunch To enhance students’ appreciation of science in the world. Club members will be given opportunities to attend science /engineering/robotics competitions as well as opportunities to introduce elementary school students to “fun” science.

Semiahmoo Drone Club

Ms. Simpkin Room 125D Wednesday 3:00-4:00 To teach techniques on drone photography, and incorporate flying drones. Members will also learn how to photo shop and edit footage taken by the drones.

Semiahmoo Press Mrs. Snead Portable 9 Thursday Lunch For students passionate about reading and writing. Students can publicize and share their work with their peers through multiple mediums.

Semi Perform/Speak &

Publish

Mr.Kim Room 110 Wednesday After School Express yourself! Email us at editspeakpublish@gmail.com if you want to share your work (writing, singing, dancing, etc.) in front of a friendly audience or if you would like to have your work posted on our Instagram, Facebook and website for all to see.

Senior Math Club Mr. Clunas Mr. Kim

Room 110/113

Wednesday 3:00-4:00 To further explore deeper Math related techniques and develop understanding. Members will be more prepared for Math contests.

Sew, Let’s Share Mrs. Rogers Room 105 Wednesday 3:00 – 4:00 This club offers students the opportunity to learn a skill such as knitting or sewing to produce items such as toques, scarves, quilts or sun dresses for those in need.

SPCA Club Ms. Lai Portable 3 Tuesday Lunch Spread awareness about animal cruelty focussing on domestic animals with less-than-ideal homes and living conditions.

South Asian Events Club

Mr. Aujla Room 126 Every Second Friday

Lunch This club will run events throughout the school year on Punjabi festivals such as Vaisakhi, Diwali, etc.

Science

Technology

Engineering

Mathematics

Ms. Rogers Room 105 Monday Lunch A safe place for every member to hare ideas and learn about the world of S.T.E.M. Exposure to S.T.E.M. will provide students with volunteer opportunities and future career option.

S.T.E.M. Outreach Program

Ms. Harrison Room 225 Thursday Lunch To provide kids with STEM education and experiences that will encourage and inspire them for lifelong exploration of STEM. Events will be held outside of Semi (volunteering at local elementary schools). This will not conflict with STEM club since this is service oriented.

Study Circle Mr. Kim Room 110 Friday 2:00-3:00 The purpose is to build a platform for tutoring events by connecting the students who are willing to help to those who need help.

Thinking Sprout Society

Mr. Aujla Room 126 Wednesday Lunch This club has a goal of raising awareness and funds to help impoverished students in developing countries receive education.

United Ummah Mr. McCallum Room 104 Friday After School A place that welcomes student who have an interest in the Islamic faith to get together and meet other students.

Visual Journal Club

Ms. Gihm Room 118 Thursday Lunch To evoke student’s interests in writing journals, diaries and plans for the future with the process of decorating their agendas.

Volunteer Club Mr. El Halabi Room 233 Thursday Lunch To provide students with volunteer opportunities, both in school and outside of school

Writing Club Ms. Grant Room 208 Wednesday Lunch To bring students together who enjoy writing. We encourage creativity, fun and improvement through writing activities, sharing, workshops, and writing contests. Students of all capabilities and interests are welcome.

Yearbook Club Ms. Ross Room 106 Friday Lunch To allow students to participate in the creation of the school yearbook.

3D Print Club Mr. Box Room 125B Monday 3:00-4:30 To teach members the basics of programs for design and 3D print and to set up meeting times for members to work on individual/group projects.