Activites, Clubs and Programs
School Year 2007-2008
Name of Activity |
Sponsor |
brief description |
Meeting Dates/Times |
| Art Club | sara.frank@reg5.k12.ct.us |
Students will work together to plan and paint murals for the school building. If you love to paint on the walls, then this is the club for you! A trip to Yale Art Gallery in the Spring is planned for active members. | Meets Thursdays after school until late bus around 4:00 p.m. |
| Book of the Month Club | gail.huitt@reg5.k12.ct.us eileen.kazdan@reg5.k12.ct.us |
Students will read a chosen book. They will have the opportunity to interact and have lively discussion around the text. | Will meet once a month starting in November. No December meetings. |
| Chamber Singers | brennan.orie@ reg5.k12.ct.us | Small advanced singing ensemble. Members are chosen by audition. Limited to 16-24 members. | Thursday after school until late bus |
| Charmettes | brennan.orie@reg5.k12.ct.us | Highly selective singing group -Members are chosen by audition. Limited to 4-6 members | TBA |
| Computer Crafts Club | carolyn.stanley@reg5.k12.ct.us | Students will use the computers for creative projects. They can have their pictures taken and digitally manipulate them, search the web for craft ideas and then make them (ex. bookmarks, magnets, etc.). They will have the opportunity to experiment with such programs as PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, DreamWeaver, FireWorks, SketchUp, Google Earth, and a number of others. | Thursdays after school until late bus |
| Guitar Club | brennan.orie@reg5.k12.c5.us | Students will formally learn famous guitar pieces throughout the history of pop/rock. Through these pieces they will learn the basics of lead and rhythm guitar. | Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. |
| Jazz Band | robert.fragione@reg5.k12.ct.us | Open to all Band, Chorus, and String students. Auditions are required. | Begins in late October |
| Leo Club | marika.wissink@reg5.k12.ct.us | A Community Service Organization affiliated with the Lions Club of Bethany | 2nd and 4th Thursdays after school until 3:15 p.m. |
| Newspaper | tammy.saisa@reg5.k12.ct.us | Students will produce a school newspaper | every Thursday after school |
| Role-playing Games Club | tom.snyder@reg5.k12.ct.us | Magic the Gathering, D&D - all students invited to participate | meets in West Cafe Tuesdays after school until late bus |
| Running/Cross Country Club | erica.gamble@reg5.k12.ct.us | We do warm-up exercises and then hit the back roads of Bethany to do some cross-country running of about two miles. No experience necessary! The running club begins in mid to late September, and we run until mid-November. | Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 3:45 p.m. |
| Spartan Sports Talk | michael.cofrancesco@reg5.k12.ct.us | A chance for students to discuss local, national, and world sporting events and issues | Every Tuesday after schoo until late busses unless otherwise noted |
| Student Council | kathy.habersang@reg5.k12.ct.us erica.gamble@reg5.k12.ct.us |
Student Governing Body | 1st Tuesday of the month |
| Ultimate Frisbee -Intramurals | tom.snyder @reg5.k12.ct.us | All interested students who want to run, jump, catch - this is a team sport that all are welcome to play | Thursdays after school - times to be posted |
| Woodshop/Woodworking | peter.fuller@reg5.k12.ct.us | 14 student limit - Participants will first be instructed on general shop and power tool safety. Project work will consist of individualized items that can be brought home by the student (birdhouses, feeders, games, puzzles, CD/DVD racks, etc.) or larger projects that will be donated to the school (picnic tables, benches, etc.) All students will be required to sign injury waiver sheets before admittance. Additional funding may be required for materials and supplies when producing items donated to the school. | Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until late bus. |
| Yearbook | tom.norton@reg5.k12.ct.us | production and distribution of "Reflections", the Amity-Bethany Yearbook | listen for announcements |