After School Academy

Academic Competitions
Science Olympiad
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Lewis
Meetings: Thursday - 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 2nd-5th Grade
Description: Science Olympiad is an American team competition in which students compete in 23 events pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Over 7,800 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year.[1][2][3] U.S. territories do not compete; however, since 2012 high school teams from Japan have competed at the national tournament as unranked guests.
Drone Club
Advisor: Ms. Dunn
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 3rd-5th Grade (Applicaiton Only)
Description: HPS-wide/ Regional Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!
Code Monkey
Advisor: Ms. Hafez
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 1st-5th Grade
Description: CodeMonkey is a fun and educational game-based environment where kids learn to code without any prior experience. After completing CodeMonkey's award-winning coding courses, kids will be able to navigate through the programming world with a sense of confidence and accomplishment.
VEX Robotics
Advisor: Ms. White & Ms. Priego
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 2nd-5th Grade (Applicaiton Only)
Description: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records
Name That Book
Advisor: Ms. Knight
Day: Thursday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Description: Name That Book is a competition for upper elementary and intermediate school students celebrating the love of reading. Student teams compete to identify quotes from books of various genres in this exciting event!
Art Competition
Math Kangaroo
Advisor: Ms. Jungklaus
Day: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 2nd-5th Grade
Description: Perhaps you have heard of the annual mathematical competition Math Kangaroo USA. You probably know that it takes place every year on the third Thursday in March, in several places throughout the US, and that students all from grades 1 to 12 are invited participate.
Athletics
Mentoring & Organizations
Student Council
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Streblow & Ms. Fontanoza
Meetings: Thursday- 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th (Application Only)
Description: The purpose of the organization is to create a greater sense of responsibility within the student body; to strive for better student/faculty relationship; to promote unification of the student body and better representation of its ideas to the faculty and administration; to promote a positive attitude in the advancement of leadership and loyalty; to promote spirit in the school activities; as well as to uphold traditions and to set standards for generations of Harmony students to come. The objective of Student Council is to provide a service organization doing various activities within the community throughout the year, while developing student leaders. Membership dues are Priority.
Student Ambassadors
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Zara
Meetings: Tuesday- 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th (Application Only)
Description: The purpose of the organization is to create a greater sense of responsibility within the student body; to strive for better student/faculty relationship; to promote unification of the student body and better representation of its ideas to the faculty and administration; to promote a positive attitude in the advancement of leadership and loyalty; to promote spirit in the school activities; as well as to uphold traditions and to set standards for generations of Harmony students to come. The objective of Student Council is to provide a service organization doing various activities within the community throughout the year, while developing student leaders. Membership dues are Priority.
Curricular Clubs
Mad Science
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Roach
Meetings: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th Grade
Description: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Cooking
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Admad
Meetings: Monday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th Grade
Description: This club gives scholars the opportunity to explore basic cooking and food preparation skills in a fun, safe, and hands-on environment. Through simple recipes and interactive activities, scholars will build confidence, practice teamwork, learn about healthy eating, and develop important life skills such as following directions, measuring ingredients, and kitchen safety.
Arts & Crafts
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Jennings
Meetings: Monday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
E-Sports
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Harvison
Meetings: Thursday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: K-5th
Purpose: Gaming club is an opportunity for students to socialize and have fun together based on their hobby of playing video games. Students will have an opportunity to play multi and single player games, and spend time discussing gaming strategies and preferences.
Lego
Yoga/Fitness
Gardening
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Garnett
Meetings: Tuesday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 2nd-5th
Purpose: The Garden Club gives scholars the opportunity to plant, grow, and care for flowers, fruits, and vegetables while learning about nature. This club encourages teamwork, responsibility, and healthy habits through fun, hands-on gardening activities.
Board Games
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Ashcraft
Meetings: Thursday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 1st-5th
Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atomsphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.
Creative Writing
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Palma
Meetings: Monday
Time: 3:45-4:45 pm
Grade Level: 2nd-5th
Purpose: Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.
