Announcement Team
Sponsor
– Mrs. Gray
Meetings are usually brief and held during the school day. Students are
expected to exemplify behaviors and grades of a 'scholar student'. They must
attend school regularly and attendance cannot be an issue. Students are given a calendar which details
their dates for their announcement duties.
Art Club
Sponsor – Mrs.
Nolte
The Art Club meets on Monday afternoons from
3:30-5:00. Art club is a 90 minute session in which students focus on
more advanced drawing and design skills. We complete a number of projects
in many media including, but not limited to, drawing, painting, ceramics,
collage, and mixed media. We hope to hold our own art show and art
auction later this winter as a fundraiser to help us pay for some spring
projects and a field trip to the Torpedo Factory.
Builders Club
Sponsors
– Mrs. Heffentreyer, Mrs. Butkiewicz.
This is a service
club affiliated with the Waldorf Kiwanis Club which will have projects
benefiting the school and the community, such as Boxtops for Education, coat
drives, book drives, etc. The club will begin meeting in October.
Watch for further details
Environmental Club
Sponsors - Mrs.
Zemlo
The Environment
Club will have its first meeting on Wednesday, September 26th after school
until 4:00 pm. After the initial meeting we will be meeting in the
mornings before school and during lunches. This club will be doing
activities for John Hanson and the community to help make our school and
community more environmental friendly. Students will be in charge of
coming with ideas to help keep our school’s environment clean and keep our
school population aware of environmental concerns. Please contact Mrs.
Zemlo at azemlo@ccboe.com
with any questions.
JHSG
(John Hanson Student Government Association).
Sponsor – Mr.
Brashears
We meet every other Wednesday from 3:15-4:30.
We also have meetings to go to and some extra field trips held on school days
and occasionally Saturday's. We have fundraisers so that we can get some extra
money and sometimes if we have more money we donate items to the school.
Ladies of Vision
Sponsor - Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Gray
Members are expected to
continue to show positive behaviors and academic growth. Meetings are usually
held during students' lunch period. Upcoming field trips and events will be
communicated to parents via letter/meeting.
MathCounts
Sponsors - Mrs.
Zemlo, Mrs. Francis
MathCounts is a
competitive math club that will be meeting twice a month on Mondays
right after school until 4:00. Competitions are once a month and will be
held on Thursdays from 4 to 5 at the Gwynn center. In March, there is a
state wide competition where the top 4 ‘mathletes’ at John Hanson will compete.
Please contact Mrs. Zemlo (azemlo@ccboe.com) or Mrs. Francis (tfrancis@ccboe.com)
with any questions.
Sponsor – Mr.
Kovala
Maryland MESA
(Math, Engineering, Science and Achievement) is a program designed to help
students who have a desire to pursue a career in Math, Engineering or
Science. We will spend the year learning scientific principles through hands-on
labs, projects, experiments, and demonstrations. The year culminates in a
five part competition against the other
National Junior
Honor Society (NJHS)
Sponsors - Ms.
DeMarco-Logue and Mrs. Francis
This club is
designed for students who have maintained a very high GPA from 6th grade
through 8th grade. Students will be expected to maintain a 3.4 GPA each
quarter to remain eligible. Students who do not maintain the required GPA
will be put on academic probation until the next quarter to show their
improvement.
Meetings are
scheduled for the first Monday of each month. The following days will be
the scheduled meetings for this school year. These meetings are subject
to change and notification will be sent home if changes are required.
October 1,
November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 3.
7th grade
inductions will be conducted in the spring.
If you have any
questions, please feel free to email either Ms. DeMarco-Logue at vdemarco-logue@ccboe.com
or Mrs. Francis at tfrancis@ccboe.com
Newspaper
Sponsor – Ms.
Vitanovec
Newspaper club is
an opportunity for students to practice their writing skills. Putting together a newspaper that everyone is
going to read is a great experience for any level of writer. Members write stories, poetry, news, as well
as comics and activities. The topics are
endless. Every member of the club has an
experience that will last a lifetime.
Yearbook
Sponsor – Ms.
Vitanovec
Yearbook club is
an opportunity for students to practice team work, organization, and meet
deadlines. Remembering the school year
is exciting, actually taking part in capturing those moments is priceless.
