Extracurricular Activities -- Arts
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Club - For fans of Japanese & American animation
Sponsor: Mr. Kim
Expectations:Meetings every other Tuesday after school
Cost:
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Art Club
-- To promote fine arts at WHS
Sponsor: Ms. Kane
Expectations: 1 monthly meeting after school
Cost: $10
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up, pay dues
Background Req.: None (need not be enrolled in an art class)
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Color Guard
-- Integral unit of Marching Band: spin flags, rifles, & dance
to enhance visual part of marching show. Guard Letter available
Sponsor: Mark Hoskins, Anthony Higdon, Ann Bailey; Band Booster Club
Expectations: Practice 3-4 times per week; Friday football games;
accompany Marching Band on all activities
Cost: Approx. $400 includes Band Camp & all marching costs; additional
if a trip year; fundraisers defray costs
When: Summer Band Camp & practices (mandatory) ; fall season;
potential trip in fall or spring
How to join: Clinic & tryouts in April
Background Req.: None (need not be a band member)
Parent Involvement.: Not required but needed: attend monthly Booster
Club meetings, chaperone, fundraisers, move equipment, aid all activities
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Drama Club
-- Promote all things theatrical: acting, tech theater, etc. Drama
Letter available.
Sponsor: Wendy Gilstrap, Frank Pruet
Expectations: Monthly meetings after school, activities
Cost: $15 dues plus Tshirt
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up, pay dues
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: Not required but appreciated -- chaperones, drivers,
technical
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Dance
Team -- To foster sisterhood, promote school spirit,
and entertain
Sponsor: TBA
Expectations: TBA
Cost:
When: Entire year
How to join:
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: Not required but appreciated -- chaperones, drivers,
technical
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Guitar Club -- Opportunity to share opinions, skills,
music
Sponsor: Andy Spinks & Scott Tallant
Expectations: 1 meeting per week after school; performances optional
Cost: None
When: Entire year
How to join: Attend meetings (Time & Location TBA, listen for
announcements)
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: Provide transportation home for your child after
meetings
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Indoor
Drumline -- Produce indoor moving drill show of percussion
and visuals. Contributes to Band/Guard Letter.
Sponsor: Mark Hoskins, Anthony Higdon; Band Booster Club
Expectations: Practice 3-4 times per week; weekend competitions
Cost: $30 PAS membership fee; varied costs for uniform & trips;
Marching Band & other fund raisers defray costs
When: Practices begin at end of marching competition (Oct-Nov); approx.
3 competitions in fall
How to join: See band teacher, drumline instructor
Background Req.: Team composed of Marching Band members
Recommendation: Band teacher, drumline instructor
Parent Involvement.: Not required but needed: chaperone, fundraisers,
move equipment, aid all activities
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International
Thespian Society -- National honor society to recognize
exceptional drama students. Drama Letter available.
Sponsor: Wendy Gilstrap, Frank Pruet
Expectations: Conference in February
Cost: $21 dues (this is a lifetime, once-only dues)
When: Entire year
How to join: No application; Induction at end-of-year Drama Banquet
Background Req.: 10 Thespian "points" (hours working on drama productions:
10 hours=1 point, 3 tech points minimum); Honor Thespians 60 "points"
(Seal on diploma and honor cords at graduation)
Parent Involvement.: Not required but appreciated -- chaperones, drivers,
banquet organization
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Jazz Band
-- Rehearse and perform classic and modern jazz music and improvisation
techniques. Contributes to Band Letter.
Sponsor: Mark Hoskins, Anthony Higdon; Band Booster Club
Expectations: Practice once per week, some extra rehearsals, District
festival and concerts in spring
Cost: Uniform (tshirt)
When: Practices begin March, performances in spring
How to join: See band teacher
Background Req.: Proficiency in instrument; instruments accepted as
needed by selected music
Recommendation: Band teacher
Parent Involvement.: Transportation help
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Marching
Band -- Produce moving drill shows at all fall football
games; play at pep rallies, parades; competitions; trips. Band Letter
available.
Sponsor: Mark Hoskins, Anthony Higdon
Band Booster Club: Steve Edelstein, Wayne Roberts
Expectations: Practice 3 times per week; Friday football games; Saturday
competitions
Cost: Approx. $475 for Camps and additional costs (est. $300) for
the season
When: Summer Band Camp & practices (mandatory) ; fall season;
potential trip in fall or spring
How to join: Sign up, deposit in spring; Leadership positions have
auditions in spring
Background Req.: Must play an instrument or have been in band at another
school; enrollment in band class
Parent Involvement.: Not required but needed: attend monthly Booster
Club meetings, chaperone, fundraisers, move equipment, aid all activities
Website: http://www.wildcatpride.org/
independent site
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National
Art Honor Society -- National organization that recognizes
exceptional student artists
Sponsor: Colleen Casey
Expectations: 1 monthly meeting; sponsor Spring Art Show
Cost: $20
When: Entire year
How to join: Application
Background Req.: 1 credit completed in art class; minimum 3.0 overall
GPA
Teacher recommendation required: Art teacher
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Oculus:
Photography Club -- To promote photography
Sponsor: Ms. Casey
Expectations: 1 monthly meeting after school; Photo show, Darkroom
day
Cost:
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Origami
& Asian Culture -- Awareness & appreciation
of Asian Culture
Sponsor: Dr. Okwoche, Ms. Wicker
Expectations: 2 monthly meetings after school
Cost:
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Step
Team -- To serve the school through spirit,
movement, and spoken word
Sponsor: Wenona Young
Expectations: Weekly meetings; Perform at Pep rallies, basketball
halftime, competitions
Cost:
When: Entire year
How to join: Sign up
Background Req.: None
Parent Involvement.: None required
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Winter Guard --
Produce indoor show of flags, rifles, and dance.
Sponsor:
Ann Bailey
Expectations: Practice approx. 3-4 times per week; weekend competitions
(some overnight)
Cost: Approx. $450 additional cost if out of state competitions are
attended (SCGC *Southeastern Color Guard Circuit*, WGI
*Winter Guard International*) and extra overnight expenses occur
When: November
through April
How to join: Clinic and tryouts held in early November
Background Req.: None
but prior dance experience (ballet) is helpful; (need not be a band member)
Parent Involvement.: chaperone practices, driving to/from competitions,
some overnight chaperoning, helping with equipment and floor at competitions
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