West Briar Clubs
Non-Competitive
The
Anime Club is a subject of Japanese cartoons in which expands
upon several items of Japanese culture, history, and recreational
references. Club activities include:
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Learning Japanese
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Watching Anime
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Drawing
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Cosplay – dressing as your favorite character from
an anime or video game
Sponsor: Gretchen Irey (girey@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays, in the
Library, 4:00 – 4:45.
Briar Buddies is a group of
students dedicated to creating one-to-one friendships with the students in West
Briar’s special needs classes. Briar Buddies provides a unique opportunity for
students to build friendships that foster better self-esteem for all the
students involved.
Sponsors: Stephanie
Howerton (showerto@houstonisd.org ),
Kathleen Yamada (kyamada@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: 7th and 8th graders
meet during advisory periods in room A132.
Break Monsters Club promotes the study of break dance, b-boy,
and freestyle techniques, as well as memory skills, strength, and endurance.
Sponsor: Sydney
Pritchett (spritchett8@gmail.com)
Meeting: 6th,
7th, and 8th graders meet every Wednesday, 4:00-5:00.
Chess and Scrabble Club builds language and strategy skills in a quiet
and relaxed atmosphere. The Club
welcomes all students, regardless of experience, who are interested in learning
the games and playing with peers.
Sponsor: Rudolf Schwarzkopf (rschwarz@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: 6th, 7th and 8th grades meet Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 in room D100.
Christians on Campus helps students
gain a deeper understanding of Christ through mutual prayer and fellowship.
Sponsor: Mr.
Lacy (dlacy@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: D103,
Thursday, at 7:50 a.m.
Drama Club instructs
students on the process of being in a play through acting, advertising,
technical aspects, costuming, building and developing scenery and assisting at
directing. Past accomplishments of the
group include winning the UIL One Act Play competition, Best Actor, Actress and
Technical Team for a socially conscience play on terminal illness. Additionally, the group was honored to be
invited to participate in acting workshops at the Alley Theatre. Current drama students
only.
Sponsor: Dr. Sal Maneen (smaneen@houstonisd.org)
Meetings: 6th, 7th and 8th graders meet Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 in room A127.
Girl Scouts This school based
troop follows the girl scout mission to build girls of
courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place.
Sponsor: Ms.
Williams (lstewar8@houstonisd.org)
and Ms. Kathleen Yamada (kyamada@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: D200,
4:00-5:00, TBA
Knitting Club Learn the basics
of knitting. Projects will include a potholder
and a scarf.
Sponsor: Ms. Hawkins (ahawkin5@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: Fridays, 4:00-5:00, F200
National Junior Honor Society is one of the nation's top organizations to recognize outstanding middle
school students. Five main purposes
outlined in the NJHS constitution: “To create enthusiasm for scholarship, to
stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop worthy
school and community citizenship, and to develop character in the students of
secondary schools.” Members must
maintain an 89 or above overall average in addition to participating in
community volunteer opportunities. Many
NJHS students join the National Honor Society in high school, thus qualifying
them for college scholarships.
Sponsors: Anne Hawkins (ahawkin5@houstonisd.org), Kristin Lowe
(klowe@houstonisd.org)
Meetings: 7th and 8th graders meet on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 4:30.
Not At Home Work Club Provides students
an opportunity to finish their homework at school under the supervision and
with the assistance of a certified teacher.
Sponsor: Mr.
Lacy (dlacy@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: D103,
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:00-4:45
Student Government is a service organization run by the student
members. Although the club is
responsible for many fun events, the primary goal is to develop student
leadership in schools and provide service to the school and community. Student government annually collects canned
food and clothing for local centers to donate to families in need in addition
to helping classroom libraries at West Briar by managing a book drive.
Sponsor: Gabriel
Lopez
Meetings: Student
government members are elected by the student body and meet during advisory.
Yearbook The yearbook team
is chosen in May through an application process. This team works yearlong on choosing a new
theme, hone skills as photographers and journalists to produce a book yet
better than its predecessor.
Sponsor: Rudolf Schwarzkopf (rschwarz@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: D100
& computer lab, Thursday, 4:00-5:00
Yoga Stretching Provides students
with an opportunity to start the day to gain greater balance and improve their
physical health.
Sponsor: Nurse
Butcher (kbutcher@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: Small
gym,Tuesday and Thursday 7:45-8:15
West Briar Academic Teams
Math Counts(Number Sense) is a national organization dedicated to the inspiration
of excellence, confidence and curiosity in middle school students through fun
and challenging math programs. With the
leadership of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Math Counts is
providing today’s students with the foundation for success in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics careers.
Sponsors: Gary
Lauderdale (glauderd@houstonisd.org)
Chris Inman (cinman@houstonisd.org)
Meetings: This
is a 6th-8th grade class that meets in room F207, first
period, and attends competitions . 6th -8th grade students not enrolled in the class, meet Friday mornings at 7:30 in B207
in Mr. Inman’s classroom.
Name That Book is a highly
competitive event sponsored by HISD’s Library Services Department each
spring. Students who participate read
books from the
Sponsor: Gretchen Irey (girey@houstonisd.org) , Barbara League, Lynden Haley
Meetings: 6th, 7th and 8th grade students meet on
Tuesdays and Thursdays during advisory period in the library beginning in
October.
Odyssey of the Mind is an
international educational program that provides creative problem-solving
opportunities. Team members apply their
creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to
presenting their own interpretation of literary classics via a short stage
production. They then bring their
solutions to competition on the local, state and World level. Parents are needed to coach the teams.
Teacher Liaison: Dr. Sal Maneen (smaneen@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: 6th, 7th and 8th graders are invited to
join. Parents should contact Dr. Maneen
with team member’s names.
Science Olympiad is a science
based competitive team. It is dedicated
to improving the quality of science education and increasing student interest
in science. The goals are achieved by
participating in Science Olympiad tournaments and non-competitive events,
incorporating the activities into classroom curriculum, and teacher
training. In our first year we placed in
three events at the regional competition.
Sponsors: Chris Sanchez (csanch15@houstonisd.org ), Stacy Vaughn (scain@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: 6th, 7th and 8th graders will meet on
Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 in room F108.
Scholastic Writing is a competitive
writing group where students create original works such as short stories, personal
essays, memoirs or poetry. This is a UIL
competitive team.
Sponsor: Stephan Wyatt (swyatt@houstonisd.org )
Meetings: 7th and 8th graders will meet during advisory
period and Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 in room F102.