Clubs @ JHS 2020-21

Advisor: Margaret Burns

Time: TBD

Description: Do you like to shop, take part in arts and crafts, lead projects, raise money, and positively impact your community? The A Lotta Love Club will use all of these skills and more throughout the year! Our mission is to assist the A Lotta Love organization with homeless shelter remodels, and spread awareness of homelessness in our community.

Advisor: Sara Bickers

Time: Once every two weeks on Friday, 2:45-3:15 pm!

Description: The purpose of the club is to donate resources to nonprofit local animal shelters that run on donations, we can donate food, toys, and there’s of course volunteer work when it’s safer to do so. We also became members a nonprofit organization called the Homeless Pet Club that we will be starting the club through, they help bring awareness and finding safe homes for pets that are having a harder time than others being adopted.

Advisor: Glenda Trowbridge-Dinyari

Time: TBD

Description: To share knowledge and conversation in American Sign Language. The club is open to student currently or previously enrolled in ASL classes and students who were not able to take the course due to limited space.

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Advisor: Glenda Trowbridge-Dinyari

Time: TBD

Description: This is the national honor society for American Sign Language supported by the American Sign Language Teacher's Association. This body monitors the graduation honor cords and community service hours required.

Advisor: Rebecca Stacy and Holly Mansfield

Meets: 2nd block, every other Friday beginning Sept. 4

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Description: Are you competitive and like to read? Or just like to read? Join BOB! This is a district sponsored club designed around reading books from a variety of genres then competing in Quiz-Bowl style matches at the state and district level each March.

Advisors: Kenya Blackwell and Terrance Blackwell

Meets: 1:00-2:30 PM, Fridays

Description: The purpose of the Black Student Union is to create cohesion among African American students, faculty and staff. This organization is not to exclude members of other races and ethnicities as all are welcome. This organization is, however, focused on encouraging African American students to integrate themselves into and around the campus, as well as project a positive perspective of African American culture.

Advisors: Kenya Blackwell

Meets: 2:30-3:30 PM. every other Friday starting Aug. 28

Description: This club is designed to give creative minds a way to organize their tasks and events through BUJO. We will meet every other week to sit down and plan with fellow members. Each meeting we will share spread and theme ideas among the group in order to encourage efficiency, creativity, and time management.

Advisor: Graham Brosnan

Meets: 10:15 - 11:15 AM, Starting August 28

Description: For students interested in learning about Chess or for experience players looking for a good match.

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Advisor: Lucas Wertz

Time: Fridays, 11:30-12:30

Description: The cinematography club is a place for students to work on their own films with others. Learning editing, camera, and story building skills to create their own work.

Advisor: Sara Huckbody

Time: TBD

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Advisor: Carly Coco

Meets: 1:00-2:30 PM , Fridays

Description: Empowering Asian youths to be proud of their heritage. Increasing engagement and activism by embracing diversity in Jordan High School. Dispelling stereotypes through education and conversation.

Advisor: Rebecca Stacy

Meets: Fridays, 1:00 - 1:40 PM Initially

Enabling students to learn the art of speech + debate as well as participate in speech + debate competitions that are district and state-wide .

Advisor: Shannon Potter

Meets: Wednesday, 4:00-5:30

Description: Dungeons and Dragons is a tabletop high fantasy roleplaying game, in which you create a character and go on various adventures.

Advisor: Sara Huckbody

Meets: Fridays 1:00-2:30

Description: A group that meets to learn, discuss and raise awareness of Environmental Issues. We work towards creating solutions for issues at the local level.

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Advisor: Gracelyn Howes

Meets: 10-11 AM Wednesdays

Description: Official Student-Run Newspaper of Jordan High School

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Advisors: Emmalea Couch

Meets: Fridays, 2:30-4:00 PM

Description: Follow Insta @JordanFCA_ for more info and our first meeting date

Student leaders: Cole W., Casey T., Sarah D., John O., Lauryn T., & JT L.

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Advisor: Kenya Blackwell

Meets: Fridays, 2:30-3:30 PM, Biweekly starting Sept. 4

Description: Students will watch a variety of films on their own time and then come together to analyze and discuss the many parts of the film and its components.

Advisors: Gracelyn Howes

Description: The Jordan Frisbee Golf (or frolf) Club, which has already attracted nearly two dozen members in its first day, is truly the first of its kind at our school. For those who are unfamiliar, disc (frisbee) golf is a sport where each participant starts from the same tee and attempts to land their disc in the hole in the least number of throws possible. Frolf can cater to those who may not feel athletic enough to play a traditional sport, or those simply looking for an excuse to get outside and stay active. Due to Covid-19, official club meetings will remain virtual, but anyone who wishes to join or learn more about the club may contact us via our instagram page @jordanfrolf or by connecting with our club's teacher advisor, Ms. Howes (Gracelyn_Howes@dpsnc.net).

Student Leaders: Leo Gartner, Bo Nuernberger, Nick Mountain

Meetings: TBD

Advisor: Kelsie Sommerfeld

Meets: 3rd Friday of every month, 1st block

Description: FFA is the premier youth organization preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

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Advisor: Elisa Marchione

Meets: 1:00 PM Fridays

Description: We’re a movement to advance girls’ skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders. When girls rise, we all rise. Girl Up guides and champions girls along their journey from leader to changemaker with specialized programming on global gender issues and in organizing, advocacy, fundraising, and communication.

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Advisor: Frank Kelly

Description: Do you like social justice and female empowerment? Or maybe STEM related fields like Coding, Fashion Design, Website Design, Dragster Design, Bio-Engineering and many others? Then join Girls Who Code/ / Technology Student Association (joined together this year)!

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Advisor: Alysha Finger

Meets: Fridays, Time TBD

Description: To build homes for those less fortunate and raise money for the Habitat for Humanity organization.

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Advisor: Erik Zakrezewski

Meets: Fridays, 2-3 PM

Description: International Club’s goal is to raise cultural awareness among peers, staff, faculty at Jordan High School by recognizing the diverse cultures in our community. As a club, we plan to explore the different types of foods, games, music and traditions as we hope to enhance one’s knowledge about cultural differences, like beliefs and values, with our events hosted by members of our club such as Cultural Night, in which not only the wide-ranging cultures at Jordan are celebrated, but also around the world.

Advisor: Holly Mansfield

Meets: 1st Block, Alternating Fridays

Description: JHS Anime Club is a safe space for anime fans to talk and fan over their favorite animes, games, or manga! We even welcome those who want to learn more about the genre and those who have no idea what anime even means. When we are able too, we do fundraise and take trips to local conventions! Feel free to join us any time, we'd be happy to have you .

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Advisor: James Jefferson

Advisor: Shannon Potter

Fridays, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Bring your lunch to drop in, hang out, and socialize on your day off from synchronous classes!

Advisor:Jody Upright

Meets: 2:00-2:45pm every other Wednesday

Description: Join Math Club to get study help for the math sections of the ACT and SAT, learn material that is on the SAT math subject tests, get math tutoring or be a math tutor, ask questions about math homework, participate in math competitions including the national AMC exam, and learn about cool, abstract math that we don’t learn about in school! Text “@jhsmathclu” to 81010 to join the Remind .

Advisor: TBD

Description: Model United Nations or MUN, is an educational stimulation in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. In a one fun weekend long conference at UNC Chapel Hill, JHS students will engage with other students (delegates) from all across the state. Students are assigned countries to represent as well as a topic that their committee will discuss and debate. Throughout the weekend, delegates come together and propose legislation taking the place of the country they represent. During the year leading up to the conference, we will meet 1-2 times a month to work on writing platform papers and speaking skills!

Advisor: Hannah Burke and Margaret Burns

Description: Exhibit tenants of scholarship, service, leadership, and character at Jordan and in the community.

Advisor: Antoinette Daye

Meets: 1st Fridays, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Description: To honor student achievement and leadership in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhance career opportunities for the NTHS membership.

Advisor: Wendy Davidson

Advisor: Lucas Wertz

Meets: 11:30 -12:30 Fridays.

Description: Give students who are not enrolled or are enrolled in photography courses more time l to do photography.

Advisor: Emmalea Couch & Alec Lowman

Meets: Fridays, first block

Description: My mission is to have an easygoing environment for students to be relaxed and comfortable enough to share their poetry with each other and to feel like they are not being judged. To get great feedback and criticism yet not feel attacked. If they don’t feel comfortable enough to share their own work they can bring in work from poets who they like that have stood out to them and they really like. My mission is to have my peers feel respected and appreciated when sharing their work or just while being at the meetings in general and to also enjoy the club, let loose and express their thoughts.

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Advisor: Kyle Francis

Meets: 1:00 PM Friday

Description: To challenge students minds while also having fun and giving them a place to relax.

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Advisor: Justin Finger

Meets: Fridays, 3 PM

Description: To run blood drives and to advocate for those in need.

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Advisor: Justin Finger

Remind group: @jhsrocke

Description: To plan, build, and compete high powered rockets in national competitions.

Description: Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) at Jordan will work to bring our school together as a community to create a safe space for all students. SAVE aims to cultivate student leaders across the nation to take an active role in increasing safety in schools, relationships, and communities. We will learn from each other how to create an inclusive school culture, and empower our peers to join in the fight against violence of any sort.

Advisor: Alysha Finger and Anne Sider

Meets: Fridays, TBD

Description: This club is for anyone interested in creating and running science experiments or participating in a high school science fair. Because of the current circumstances, the annual science fair is changing to a club! We will be creating experiments, running experiments, analyzing data, and creating presentations to showcase for the school and district at the end of the year.

Advisor: Anne Sider

Meets: Wednesdays, 3:00-3:45 PM

Description: Study/build for events in science, math, and engineering, compete in teams at tournaments, have fun learning new things and looking into different fields of science!! For more questions, feel free to email us @mastergafer@gmail.com, @ashashahcoltrane@gmail.com, and @melissaannemartin02@gmail.com

Advisor: Corinne Huber

Description: Passionate about helping your community? Like to collaborate on projects? Want to bring light to people that are not as privileged with good health? Have a talent you want to share with families in need of encouragement? Sounds like our club is a great space for you!

Meets: 2:00-3:00 PM, alternating Wednesdays

Advisor: Dominique Beaudry

Description: Providing students with opportunities to serve Jordan + the greater Durham community through projects.

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Advisor: Shannon Sudderth

Time: TBD

Description: The SHS is by invitation only. Members are eligible to apply for scholarships and travel grants. They are recognized at graduation after completing service hours using their Spanish. The SHS hosts tutoring sessions to support students taking Spanish and has hosted cultural festivities in the past. This year we will also offer a tertulia, or informal chat time in Spanish.

Advisor: Paige Holt

Meets: Fridays, 1-2:30

Email paige_holt@dpsnc.net for zoom link

Description: Spectrum Alliance is specifically focused on making the school inclusive for students of all LGBTQIA+ identities and their allies.

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Advisor: Shannon Potter

Meets: Fridays

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Description: To share interests in fantasy, science fiction, and other creative media.

Advisor: Madison Evans

Advisor: Madison Evans

Meets: Every other Friday at 2:30pm (starting 9/18)

Description: We're building a group of action-oriented young people to make climate change an urgent priority across America and take decisive action in supporting policies and individuals who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.

Advisor: Peyton Schafer

Description: Jordan's Ultimate Frisbee Team, playing a sport reminiscent of soccer and football with a frisbee, have achieved state championships in 1999 and 2017-18 as well as a 2018-19 State appearance. This makes the Dirty Birds a household name among teams in the southeast. The team is planning to start having virtual sessions in mid-September , It’s fun and relatively low-commitment compared to varsity sports, and it’s a great way to make friends!

Advisor: Samuel Bernhard

Meets: Alternate Fridays, Time TBD

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Advisor: Dominique Beaudry

Description: The Volunteer Club will facilitate opportunities for Jordan students to directly serve their communities, both the Jordan and broader Durham community. Members of the club will identify and plan different ways for students to serve and help others. Students that are looking for ways to get required volunteer hours to meet various requirements, as well as other students who are simply looking for a way to get involved in their communities are all welcome. As a new club, we are looking for members who are excited to bring their ideas and help build something that has lasting value at Jordan.

Advisors: Graham Brosnan

Meets: 1 PM, Alternating Fridays, Starts August 28

Description: Meet new friends! Get involved in a club that brings female students together to grow and share together around recreational running! Running in a non-competitive environment to build strength and endurance. Build friendships and confidence as you celebrate fitness and health.

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Advisor: Margaret Burns

Meets: Fridays, 1-2:30

Description: To support women in science classes and organization, and to encourage women to enter the science field.

Advisor: Erik Zakrzewski

Meets: Friday @ 12:30

Description: In writing practice, we strip down to the bones, using words to process worries, passion and stories inside us all. This group is organizing to unite anyone who's passionate, stressed, worried, alive, and looking for ways to express their truth. Writing is not just for a gifted few, it is a tool to share experiences that can be used for anyone with something real to say. It's for anyone who wants to try it.

Advisor: Glenda Trowbridge-Dinyari

Advisors: Brianna Tuscani, Gracelyn Howes, Shannon Potter

Meets: Fridays, 1-2:30

Meeting ID - 536 050 7461

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