Academic Decathlon
Ms. R. Brown
roxannebrown@nisd.net
The Academic Decathlon is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Litaerature, Math, Music, Scienc, Social Scienc, and Speech.
African American Involvement Club
K. Johnson
kristinajohnson@nisd.net
The African American Involvement Club has renamed themselves Nia, which is Swahili for purpose and one of the principals of Kwanza. Nia members are students committed to learning and celebrating ALL cultures. We promote unity, friendship and strive to create all around leaders who excel academically, socially and creatively. A small faction of the group participates in the step team. You do not have to be a stepper to be a member of the club. In partnership with Communities in School, Nia members have adopted MEAD Elementary in a Pen Pal video exchange. Students meet on 1st Thursday of the month.
Asian Circle is a social and community service oriented club open to all ethnic backgrounds. We meet socially every other Tuesday for Asian food, games, and tutoring. Our biggest community service project is Angel Tree at Christmas time.
Athletics
Coach Alexander, Coach Ager
lloydalexander@nisd.net
anneager@nisd.net
Parents Booster Club Site (not school sponsored) http://clarkathleticbooster.com
Band
Mr. C. Kuentz
charleskuentz@nisd.net
Parents Booster Club Site (not school sponsored)
http://cougarband.org
The Chess Club is for both recreational and competitive chess. The club meets on weekly for fun play. We also compete in monthly competitions with other high schools for medals and trophies. The club meets on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 AM in the Living Room
Choir
Mr. J. Hare
jameshare@nisd.net
The Vocal Music Department at Clark High School is made up of over 200 students enrolled in 7 performing ensembles. The choirs are the Tenor-Bass, Treble, Advanced Treble, Chorale Men, Chorale Women, Concert Chorale and the Small Vocal Ensemble. Enrollment in the Tenor-Bass and the Treble Choirs is open to all students. Admission to the advanced ensembles is determined by audition. The Concert Season includes 4 major concerts, a "Pop Show," a musical theater production, bi-annual out of state trips and opportunities to compete for TMEA/UIL regional and state honors.
CLART (Art Club)
Mr. M. Peavy
williampeavy@nisd.net
clart (the Clark art club) meets tri-weekly, after school in room A004. The philosophy of clart (sic) is to extend and expand learning about the fine and cultural arts beyond the classroom through direct involvement with the San Antonio arts community. Through clart, students will engage, explore, experiment, and serve.
Clark Student Ambassadors (CSA's)
Mrs. H. Garcia
heathergarcia@nisd.net
Students work on a daily basis in connection class, mentoring freshmen. This group of students is also responsible for organizing Fish Camp for incoming freshmen in the summer. Students meet during late start to plan and four days a week during the freshmen connection class. You must be at least a sophomore to apply
Class of 2010
Mrs. Sensiba, Ms. Shaw, &
K. Pumphrey
Class of 2011
Ms. Wright-Sahabi & Mr. P. Gutierrez
Class of 2012
Mrs. L. Fetzer
Class of 2013
Mr. J Gonzales and Ms. K Dill
DECA II
Ms. Cavanaugh
marycavanaugh@nisd.net
DECA is a co-curricular organization that is taught along with Marketing Education. This organization helps to develops leadership skills; successful business careers, and serve the community as well. Students enrolled in the Marketing Coop program are eligible to become members.
FHF (Friends Having Fun) is an organization that was created to establish friendships between students with special needs and their non-disabled peers. Our goal is to help facilitate appropriate social situations and opportunities for all students while promoting awareness of various disabilities. Clark HS was the first school to incorporate such an organization (which began in 1995) and has since been duplicated on most NISD HS campuses. Come be a part of the most rewarding club on campus. Meetings are held every other Thursday of the month during the lunch periods in room A028. Please see Mrs. Pumphrey or Mr. Jesse with any questions.
French Club
Ms. J. Taylor
judinetaylor@nisd.net
The objective of the French club is to give students who are interested in the French Language and in the cultures of the French-speaking world an opportunity to meet with other like-minded students. The officers and the sponsor organize activities such as French Movie Night, trips to any operas which are related to French culture, gatherings to make French dishes, and trips to local museums.
French Honor Society
Mrs. J. Taylor
German Club
Mrs. M. Torres
mariontorres@nisd.net
German Club is open to all students at Clark. We meet once a month (usually on the first Tuesday) after school from 4:15 - 5:15. We celebrate German Heritage, explore German culture and teach survival German to Non-Native speakers. All Club activities are let by German Club officers and the Club sponsor. To join - simply fill out an application available in A 107 from Mrs. Torres.
Guitar Club
Mr. B. Jones williamjones@nisd.net
Mr. D. Work david-awork@nisd.net
The Guitar Club meets on Wednesdays after school in room C228. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, you are welcome to our informal weekly jam sessions. Beginners can learn to play, advanced players can improve their skills. We are also planning some 'open mic' performance opportunities.
HOPE
Mr. P. Ryan
Industrial Arts Engineering Club
Mr. G. Peters
gordonpeters@nisd.net
The Engineering club has is entering its fourth year at Clark. During the fall of each year members compete in a SABEST sponsored Robotics contest. Students engage in a six week long contest against 29 other area High Schools. Teams must give power point presentations, produce a table display, and turn in a complete 30 page notebook. Then after all other is completed they operate four channel radio robot controlled made from materials furnished by San Antonio Best ( Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) Usually 7 rounds ---- First place --- $50,000.00 scholarship to St. Mary's University second place a $40,000.00 ( for a graduating senior ) If we can place in the top four then Clark can qualify for state . During the second semester Engineering students compete in SKILL USA in cabinet making, carpentry, and home building construction. REGIONAL ,STATE AND POSSIBLE NATIONAL Level with ribbon--- trophy's , cash awards and scholarships .
Interact is a community service club and is the high school brainchild of Rotary International, one of the largest community service organizations in the world. Interact's mission is to create opportunities that facilitate truth, fairness, goodwill, and friendship within the community. The Tom C. Clark chapter of Interact works closely with Oak Hills Rotary to provide aid to the San Antonio community like the Ronald McDonald House, Manor Care, Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, Elf Louise, and more. The club meets the second Wednesday of the month in room A226 and it provides refreshments and some snacks. Membership is $6.00 for freshmen and others is $7.00. This year, members volunteer 3 or more hours per month and is usually on Saturdays and we will be traveling as a group by reserved school bus to and from school. The sponsors either myself and/or Ms. Mabrito will be with the group. Members are required to get a signed parent and medical release form to participate in the activities.
JROTC
Maj. Shackleford, Sgt. Ruiz, Sgt. Teddlie
Junior Classical League/Latin Club
Mr. W. Lee
williamlee@nisd.net
Membership in JCL / Latin Club is open to all students enrolled in Latin or students who are interested in the study of Greco-Roman civilizations. There’s a $10.00 membership fee, which covers the dues for the State and National organizations (for more information please see www.tsjcl.org for the State organization and www.njcl.org for the National organization). The Latin Club plans fun, monthly socials for its members to build camaraderie. In addition, members participate in various competitions at the local, regional, state, and national levels. At the end of the year, the Latin Club hosts an Awards Banquet to honor all the achievements and accolades earned by its members.
Members of Latin Club who have maintained at least a 90 average for each of the first five grading cycles during the school year are eligible to be inducted into the NLHS. The induction ceremony is held in conjunction with the Latin Club Awards Banquet.
LULAC
Ms. Guzman and Mrs. L. Smalls
Metal Heads M. Garza
marlizagarza@nisd.net
In the club we are going to talk about today and yesterday’s rock music. We would like to get to know other people that have the same interests in music. In our meetings we are going to talk about which bands are the best from different aspects.
Mu
Alpha Theta
Ms. A Thoms
National Honor Society
Mr. Bill Cool billcool@nisd.net
Mrs. Debbi Sochia
debbisochia@nisd.net
National Forensic League, Speech
Team
Mrs. Zuniga
cassandrazuniga@nisd.net
Speech and debate activities can earn students scholarships for higher education. Many colleges and universities have competitive speech teams that compete nationally. Students who are involved in competitive speech and debate activities have a better chance of getting into prestigious colleges and universities. Additionally, you can earn your speech requirement for graduation through the speech and debate courses. Debaters and interpers make better students, and learning can be fun!
New Global Citizens
Mrs. C. Johnson
National Latin Honor Society
Mr. W. Lee
williamlee@nisd.net
Members of Latin Club who have maintained at least a 90 average for each of the first five grading cycles during the school year are eligible to be inducted into the NLHS. The induction ceremony is held in conjunction with the Latin Club Awards Banquet
Clark High School offers 4 performing orchestras. Entry is by audition only. Please see the orchestra website for detailed information:
Clark Orchestra Website: (not school sponsored)
http://cougarorchestra.org
Science Fair Club
Ms. D. Sochia
Science Bowl
S. Wright-Sahabi
shannonwright-sahabi@nisd.net
This is a quiz-bowl (Jeopardy-like) competition in February that asks science questions from all branches of science and math. The commitment is limited (December through February) and if we win the regional competition, we can go on to Washington D.C., all expenses paid. Requirements: enrollment in a science course and solid knowledge of math or science.
Scrabble Club
Mrs. L. Fetzer
Spanish Honor Society
Mrs. M. Brandenburg
mariabrandenburg@nisd.net
The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953, the name was changed in 1959. At present there are over 2,000 national and international chapters.
The purpose of the society is to recognize high achievement of high school students in the Spanish language and to promote a continuing interest in Hispanic studies.
At Clark, students are engaged in activities that involve the students in leadership activities, public service to the Clark and surrounding communit
Spanish Club
Ms. L. Bartell, Ms. N. Caballos
Student
Council
Ms. James, Mr. B Stone
Speak Out Loud
Ms. S. Garcia
Student Venture
Ms. D. Sochia
Texas Association of Future Educators
Mrs. A. Bryan
Thespians/Drama Club
Mr. Licon
franciscolicon@nisd.net
Drama/Thespian Club is open to all students at Clark High. It is an organization that promotes, and supports the growth of students interested in Theatre. We have a group of officers that are elected by the members each year. During the school year, the club organizes meetings (usually 1st Wed. of every month), and events for the membership. The members are encouraged to participate in production duties, such as publicity, ushering, clean up or strike, etc., for the Theatre productions.
VICA-Auto Technology
Mr. Flores
kennethflores@nisd.net
Our skills USA group is a group of students that compete at a district and state level against other schools. We build projects and perform hands on testing. Its a great opportunity to test their skills
Video Game Club
Mr. P. Gutierrez, M. Guerrero
phillipgutierrez@nisd.net
maryguerrero@nisd.net
The video game club is a social after school network of students that play collectable cards, role playing and/or video games. We meet Fridays from 4:15 till 6 pm in room A016.
VICA-Metals
Mr. Halloran
markhalloran@nisd.net
The name of our Metal Trades Club is SkillsUSA chapter number 1995. In this club our student has an opportunity to compete in hands on welding and fabricating contest, and group projects. Where we as a group plan and design a particular project and construct It . The student is required to document all work each has completed in the construction process and finalize this documentation in a large organized notebook. We have our District meet in February and our State meet in March. This a leadership club that enables the student to practice skills they have been taught in shop and intern gives them a chance to match their skills with other schools across the state of Texas. We teach team work, pride in work completed, and the dignity in a job well done.
With the welding and fabricating skills our students gain they are able to use in the workforce where many find employment or further their education through post secondary technical schools.
