ART CLUB

Art club meets once a week after school and is open to all students, regardless of previous art experience. There are no fees, and all materials are provided. Students must arrange their own transportation home. This self-directed club allows students to explore a variety of media of their choice, including ceramics, watercolor, acrylic, painting, weaving, drawing, sculpture, and jewelry.

Advisor - Katie Heagen, kheagen@kingslocal.net

DRAMA CLUB/THEATER

The junior high drama club produces two shows each year, one is a musical and one is dinner theater which is strictly acting. Auditions for the musical usually occur in early October and rehearsals start right away. Students involved in the musical typically have rehearsal 2 or 3 times a week after school to learn all the songs, dances, and staging involved. Some weeks may have more or less rehearsals just depending on the student's role in the show. The performance of the musical typically happens the last weekend of January. Dinner Theatre is an opportunity for the students to focus on strictly their acting techniques without worrying about singing and dancing. This performance happens during 4th quarter and involves the junior high students being paired with high school acting coaches to teach their scenes, this performance opportunity rehearses on Wednesday afternoons starting in April and the show is performed on one evening typically at the beginning of May.

Advisor - Scott Hayward, shayward@kingslocal.net

FIRECRACKERS

The Firecrackers are a performance jump rope team made up of talented 4th-8th graders from the Kings Local School District in Ohio. They perform at venues across the country. Some notable past performances have been at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Presidential Inauguration and an appearance on the David Letterman Show. There are annual try-outs for this team.

Coach - Shaun Hamilton, shamilton@kingslocal.net

JAZZ BAND

The Kings Junior High Jazz Band is an extracurricular activity that meets after school on Friday. The participants also will have one more rehearsal each week in a small section. The auditions for this ensemble are held in the month of October and any seventh or eighth grade student is welcome to audition.

Advisor - Joe Polen, jpolen@kingslocal.net

KNIGHT NEWS

Knight News is a group of KJH students who film, edit, and create videos for the school. We meet at various times and days so we can accommodate busy schedules. If you are good at editing videos or like to be on camera, this group may be for you.

Advisor - John Karabinus, jkarabinus@kingslocal.net

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Science Olympiad is a 3-season (mid-October to March) academic team for self-motivated students with an interest and talent in science. Students prepare for and compete against other area schools in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) events. Events may be knowledge-based, or design/build. Events cover a wide range of science skills, processes, and disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, technology, earth science, and mathematics. The program is jointly sponsored by The Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Education. Science Olympiad meets 1-2 times per week after school, and requires transportation home. Some events may require building and prep to be completed outside of the school meetings. The regional competition for Science Olympiad is the first Saturday in March (usually at Xavier University), with potential to advance.

Advisor - Vonda Fruhwirth, vfruhwirth@kingslocal.net

SKI CLUB

Kings High School and Kings Junior High Ski & Board Club travels to Perfect North Slopes on three consecutive Wednesdays starting in January. Trip details are communicated through the Facebook page and email. Fees are required for the bus.

Advisor - Seph Webster, jwebster@kingslocal.net

Sources of strength

Sources of Strength is a positive, student-led club that helps kids support each other.  Students are nominated to participate in Sources of Strength. We meet twice a month to have fun, share ideas, and work together on creative campaigns that spread messages of hope, help, and strength around our school. Students work together to design and launch messages and activities that highlight strengths, encourage peers to connect with trusted adults, and use healthy coping skills.

Advisors - Megan Apple, mapple@kingslocal.net , Brooke Brunner, bbrunner@kingslocal.net ,

Katie Gould, kgould@kingslocal.net , Erin Hackman, ehackman@kingslocal.net , and Patricia Vollmer, 

pvollmer@kingslocal.net

STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM

The KJH Student Leadership Team is a group of motivated 7th and 8th grade students who work together to plan events, build school spirit, and make KJH a more fun and welcoming place.  Members collaborate, share ideas, and take on leadership roles while developing skills in teamwork, communication, and responsibility.  It's a year-long commitment for students who want to have a voice, make a difference, and positive impact their school community.  Applications are available in September.

Advisors - Autumn Adams, aadams@kingslocal.net and Amber Hawk, ahawk@kingslocal.net

TEA

TEA meets weekly at Kings High School, and is open to KHS and KJH students. The Equality Alliance is a GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) providing an accepting and social environment to LGBTQ students and their allies. Our goal is to educate and inform people on matters within the LGBTQ community and advocate for those who don’t have a voice. By supporting each other and the student body at large, we create a more positive school climate with an alliance between LGBTQ students and friends and family members.

Advisor - Jill Pratt, jpratt@kingslocal.net

WINTER GUARD

The Kings Junior High Winter Guard is an extracurricular activity that meets two days a week after school.  Members must be seventh and eighth grade students at Kings Junior High.  Their season begins in November focusing on learning their competition show.  Competition season begins at the end of January and lasts until early April.  Being a member of the Winter Guard will teach students skills in flags, rifles, and dance.  There are no auditions.  The requirements for membership are to be responsible, maintain academic eligibility, attend rehearsals, and be willing to try your best.

Advisor - Brian McDonough, bmcdonough@kingslocal.net

WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS CLUB

If you enjoy writing or drawing, come check out Writers and Illustrators Club! Writers and Illustrators Club allows 7th and 8th graders a time and space in which to develop their creative writing and drawing skills either individually or collaboratively, depending on their level of comfort. Students may bring existing pieces to work on, or they may create something new. Each session begins with a writing/drawing warm-up showcasing different idea-generation strategies, but the majority of time is the students’ own. Writers and Illustrators Club meets once weekly after school for a September/October session in the fall and a March/April session in the spring.

Advisor - Val Casto, vcasto@kingslocal.net

YEARBOOK

Yearbook meets after school weekly. Students must arrange some mode of transportation home. We need photographers, editors, sales, and copy people. No experience is necessary. Meetings are informal and may not meet every week. Yearbooks are distributed the last week of school in May.

Advisor - TBD