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Sponsor |
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Description |
Mrs. Roach |
Room S7 after school |
Academic Decathlon is an academic competition open to all students. Students study 10 different areas: Essay writing, speech and interview giving, science, economics, art, music, language, and literature, mathematics, and social studies. The theme changes each year. Students study all year to prepare for the state competition held in early March of each year. It is expected that students study outside of this allocated group meeting time in order to adequately prepare for competition. | |
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Ms. Auer
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Room 18 on Mondays
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The Guild was created for students who enjoy Japanese anime or manga.
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Bank Within East (BWE) |
Ms. Keller |
Before school; lunch |
East High School boasts the only student-operated and managed bank in Alaska. Bank Within East (BWE), located in the Commons, is a satellite of Wells Fargo. This in-school bank is open before school and during lunch. Staff members and students with Wells Fargo accounts can make deposits and withdrawals (up to $100) at the BWE. The BWE also opens accounts, accepts mortgage payments, and makes change for all students. The BWE is managed by students in he Introduction to Marketing Class. |
Ms. Faith |
Library |
If you love to read and talk about books, then you'd enjoy participating in the Battle of the Books at East. The group meets in the library on a weekly or bi-weekly basis from September to early February. Interested students are invited to read from a specific list of 12 to 15 books. This list changes from year to year. Teams of three are formed and students then compete in January for the privilege of representing East at the ASD Battle of the Books in early February.
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Beta Club |
Ms. McDonald |
Tuesdays at Lunch NW3 |
The National Beta Club is a student-centered organization that continually develops and nurtures individuals by providing opportunities and experiences that enables them to demonstrate the ideals of character, achievement, service, and leadership in a global community. The objective is to encourage and assist students in continuing their education after high school. |
| Chess Club | Ms. Faith | Fridays at lunch in the library. | Students who enjoy playing chess are invited to come to the library during lunch on Fridays to play chess. Students at all skill levels are welcome. U.S. Chess Federation rules will be observed. |
Ms. Bailey |
Friday at lunch, room 112 |
Our club is based on the FISH model, which stands for Focus, Inspiration, Share, and Hook. Each week we focus on a different component of the model. Top find out more, come and join us for fun and fellowship each Friday in room 34. | |
Ms. Strickland and Ms. Scott |
Room 85 |
The purpose of this group is to take care of all senior activities in which the senior class involves itself -- Homecoming, Preference, Senior Prom, Senior Fun Day, etc. | |
Close Up |
Close Up is a non-profit academic program that allows students to spend a week in Washington, D.C. The students witness and participate in the operation of their nation's government. Students who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors with an open mind and a willingness to participate are all welcome to attend. The trip generally is in the late spring, giving students some time for raising the necessary funds to attend.
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Ms. Reed |
Dance Room Daily -- 6th period and after school |
Dance Contempo is a progressive company at East for students who love to perform dance. Its purpose is to promote happiness and well-being through dance, and to further the skills of the members in the performing arts. Dancers meet daily during 6th hour. Rehearsals continue after school as scheduled and are supplemented by guest artists. Contempo performs in the community and also gives a full length dance concert at the end of the school year. | |
DDF (Debate, Drama, and Forensics |
Mr. Dobler |
After School Monday through Thursday |
Members of the East High School DDF team compete in acting and public speaking events against other Anchorage schools. There are fourteen different Drama, Debate, and Forensics events: from Solo Acting to Cross-examination debate. Because DDF is a competitive academic event, some college scholarships are available to students who compete successfully in high school, and students have the opportunity to earn a letter. It's also great fun! |
| Disc Golf | Mr. Stamm | Thursday in Commons after School | |
Drama Club |
Ms.Neimeyer |
Theater |
The purpose of the club is to support theater at East High. We meet every Friday in Room 41, and we often meet in the theater after school when rehearsing for productions. |
Echo |
Ms. Kelly |
Wednesdays and Fridays at lunch in room 36 |
The Echo (school newspaper) designs, produces, and maintains the school's newspaper. We focus on events happening in, and relating to, students and staff at East High School. We are a fairly new publication, and we are always in need of dedicated students willing to work to make a professional product that all of EHS can be proud of. |
Elitnaurivk Within East (EWE) |
Ms. Baptiste |
EWE provides a program for over 300 Alaskan Native and Native American Indian students at East High School. It is a school-within-a-school suplementing the traditional curriculum, offering alternative classes for Native students. | |
Ms. Gadsden |
Mondays during lunch in S3 |
A club for gay, lesbian, transgender, questioning, bisexual, or straight students. We provide a forum for sexual orientation issues to be discussed. We also work on campaigns to bring sexual orientation issues to the awareness of the greater community. | |
Mrs. Kelly; Mrs. Liland |
Room 44 Lunch Tuesday |
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Japanese Club |
Mr. Smoldon |
NW12 at lunch on Wednesdays |
Gives students an opportunity to learn more about Japanese language and culture outside of the traditional classroom setting. The activities of the club tract the interests of the students involved from year to year. Past activities have included: watching anime, reading manga, making and eating Japanese food, and folding origami. |
Ms. Mitchell |
NW2 at lunch Wednesdays |
Key Club is a really cool club that's inspirational and rewarding and an absolute blast to be a part of. We are a service organization with forty-plus members and a sponsoring organization -- the University Kiwanis. Not only do we serve our community, but we also place major emphasis on having fun! In life, there's your every day club, then there's Key club: the largest high school service organization in the world. | |
| Model United Nations | Mr. Robinson | Room 23 | East High has a very active MUN program with 54 students participating in the 2003, 64 students in 2004, and 72 students participating in the 2005 simulation. East has broken and holds the record for number of delegates and brought home 13 of the possible 30 awards the past three years. |
Mu Alpha Theta |
Ms. Combs |
NW9 every other Monday during lunch |
Mu Alpha Theta is a fancy name for East's math club. We are part of a national mathematics honors association and we welcome all students who are interested in math and sciences. We organize school competitions and math celebrations, as well as help our peers with their math problems. |
Native Culture Club |
Ms. Baptiste |
Room 57 Thursdays during lunch |
Discuss Native Culture and to promote pride and cultural awareness. |
| Native Youth Olympics | Mr. Bellamy | Upper gym, mat room, weight room | Native Youth Olympics is a competition where students compete in strength and endurance events as well as jumping events. NYO is open to any student from the 7 th grade to the 12 th grade. We have students from middle school who practice and compete with us in the Anchorage Preliminaries. NY0 promote physical fitness, competition and sportsmanship. |
PATAC |
Ms. Gaither |
CRR after school |
PATAC stands for Positive Action Through Asset Committee and works with students in choosing service projects that assists in enhancing asset awareness. We work to choose projects that offer all involved the opportunity to expand and grow in a variety of ways.
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Ms. Brown |
NE1 Tuesday during lunch |
Partners Club provides an opportunity for students with and without disabilities to get to know each other through sports and social activities. Students work on developing the skills of acceptance and understanding. Sports: Bowling, Basketball, Snowboarding/Skiing, and Track and Field. Social Activiites: Dances, movies, pizza parties. | |
Programming Guild |
Ms. Slattery |
Room 65 Fridays at lunch |
Teaching all students to learn how to program games and other things. We start with some basics of programming. |
Ms. Jesse |
Room NW6 Wednesdays during lunch |
The ProStart club is a Career Technology Student Organization. We meet to plan competitions and fine tune our culinary and management skills. There are 25 members this year and we compete about once a month against each other and in april we participate in a statewide competition. Winners are awarded scholarships. We have chef mentors from the community who work with us. | |
| Rare-T | Ms. DeHoux | Room 38 twice monthly | Our club tries to give students educational information on HIVAIDS prevention to fight the pandemic of AIDS. Students benefit by having the correct information about AIDS and from learning to be leaders and present this information to other students. We have overnight training camps, East High training days, District meetings, and presentations here at East, at middle schools, and at the Youth Correctional Facilities. |
Mr. Oxley |
Room 101 Fridays at lunch |
A recycling club which works to help recycle paper at East, and help raise student awareness about living on a healthy planet. | |
Science Club |
Ms. Roach |
S7 Wednesday at lunch |
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Mr. Thompson |
Fridays during lunch in room 45 |
The goal of the East High Snowboarding Club is to provide students an outlet to meet fellow snowboarders, hone their snowboarding skills, and participate in a variety of on-hill activities. |
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Student Government |
Ms. Strickland |
6:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays |
Seeks to promote positive leadership, develop school spirit, and promote East High School participation in a variety of community service programs. |
| SWS Student Advisory | Tuesdays during lunch in S7 | ||
| Thespians | Ms. Harrison | Two plays per year. Practice after school in theater many days prior to play. | Are you the class clown? Do you often quote passages from assorted movies and plays for no apparent reason? Do you enjoy re-wiring the light system within your home because you have nothing else better to do? then we want you! Actors and technical helpers alike are being recruited right now by the East High Thespian Club. Having recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at our school, this group of students is involved inall of the theatrical productions produced at East on every level. |
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Tri-M Honor Music Club |
Ms. David |
Every Thursday at lunch |
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Mr. Stamm |
Wednesdays after school: Room 102 or the Commons |
The Ultimate Frisbee Club practices fundamentals from 2:30 to 3:15, and then plays a scrimmage. Students are to bring a light and a dark shirt to be able to divide into teams. This club meets in the fall until the snow falls and in the spring when the ground is dry. |