Electives
Academic Essentials: Scholars get homework help and learn academic strategies that support learning in the classroom.
Visual Art: This club is designed for scholars
to explore and develop their creative and
artistic skills while exploring different
mediums/aspects of art and design. Finished
works of art will be highlighted during the
year and part of our larger culminating art
gallery exhibition.
Robotics / Programming:
A club designed to introduce scholars to the fascinating and
technical world of robotics by connecting the
world of science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) concepts used in modern
manufacturing. Scholars will program robots
through the use of software and will learn
and build leadership skills, communication
skills and teamwork.
Girl Scouts: The five essential skills girls learn
through the cookie program are goal setting,
money management, people skills, decision
making, and business ethics. Girl Scouts
contributes to girls' academic success by
helping them develop important leadership
skills, such as resourceful problem solving
and challenge seeking. Additional activities in
Girl Scouts include activities outdoors and
community service projects. Girls learn to
become leaders, while building courage,
confidence and character.
Cub Scouting (co-ed): Cub Scouts is
structured around earning badges and
badges activities are centered around earning
badges that are specific to each school grade
level. Each badge represents a rank. Based
on different topics such as hiking, nature,
science, citizenship, first aid, sports, and
more, adventures are earned as a Cub Scout
advances toward their badge of rank. Once
an adventure is completed, a Cub Scout
receives recognition in the form of an
adventure loop or adventure pin.
Dream Starters: is a creative arts-based
program, offered through Brandon House
Cultural and Performing Arts Center, that
exposes students to arts-infused learning
experiences to improve writing, reading
comprehension, verbal expression, science,
and math. Activities in Dream Starters
include Talent/Fashion Shows, Music Production
Projects, Theatrical Stage Plays, Literary Arts
competitions, Arts-Based Field Trips, and
Hispanic/Black History Events.
Scripps Spelling Bee Team: this club fosters
a love of words and competition! Our team is
multi age and competes at the school level,
city level and beyond! We also participate in
the official Bee’s Bookshelf Book Club to
promote a love of reading and exploration in
the wonderful world of words.
Science Club: A meeting of scientific minds
to explore how things work in physical and
life science realms. This club gives students a
basic framework to be ready to be a future
Science Olympiad.
Athletics
Basketball (co-ed) / Intramural Team:
a fall sport open to both boys and girls. Generally,
the season runs from November to March.
Physical activity helps to improve motor
coordination, flexibility, and endurance at all
age levels. It also encourages speed, agility,
and strength. These skills are shown to
positively affect promoting a healthy body
weight and encouraging more physical
activity, which can enhance cardiorespiratory
fitness and self-esteem.
*uniform fees may
apply.
Volleyball:
a fall sport open to both boys and
girls. Generally, the season runs from
September to November. . Physical activity
helps to improve motor coordination,
flexibility, hand -eye coordination and
endurance at all age levels. It also encourages
speed, agility, and strength. These skills are
shown to positively affect promoting a
healthy body weight and encouraging more
physical activity, which can enhance
cardiorespiratory fitness and self-esteem.
*uniform fees may apply.
Track (boys and girls): a spring sport.
Generally, the season runs from January to
April. This sport builds and encourages
speed, agility, and strength and healthy
competitive spirit.
*uniform fees may apply.
Soccer (boys and girls): this spring sport has
both a girls’ and boys’ team. Tryouts are
generally held in March and athletes will play
until May. Teams play competitively against
other league teams.
*uniform fees may apply.
Cheer: This co-ed team combines elements
of dance and gymnastics with shouting
slogans to encourage our teams and elevate
our crowd! Team tryouts occur in the fall
each year.
*uniform fees may apply.
