Service and Activism

The Wootton Chapter of Amnesty International aims to involve students passionate for activism to advocate for human rights. Through educating students about human rights conflicts and taking action by writing short letters to political prisoners, we hope to collectively make a difference in society and fight for justice worldwide - with the ultimate goal of liberating the prisoners.

Sponsor: Ms. Pierce

To bring awareness and Bravely End Anemia Together.

Sponsor: Ms. Bauer

Better by Tomorrow seeks to address the social issues that arose from the modernization of the world, including food overproduction, decrease in Social Security benefits for the elderly. With the modernization of the world, more and more often we forget that although quality of life overall has gone up, there are always issues that will appear. For example, we have done our best in terms of producing food in order to ensure that many people don't go hungry but we don't hear as much about the food waste that grocery stores have each and every year. Another example would be production of clothes and fast fashion. It's good that we have the means to manufacture clothes in a fast and efficient manner but we forget about the thousands of dollars of clothes we throw away after a few days of use. 

Sponsor: Ms. Jones

Many people in the Wootton community have been or know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. Our club will raise money for awareness of this awful disease by selling adorable bracelets.

Sponsor: Mr. Yanity

Breast Cancer Buddies is a non-profit organization to support newly diagnosed women with breast cancer and pairs them with survivors, to help them on their journey to recovery. This club will support that mission by organizing social events for women currently in treatment and their families, as well as organizing fundraisers to fund meaningful programs. 

Sponsor: Ms. Krawczel

This club work with FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) to provide for their goals and contribute to people with allergies. Next year, we will do allergy friendly food drives, work to raise support for FARE, and other initiatives to support the food allergy community. FARE’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies, and to provide them hope through the promise of new treatments. As a club, we will piggyback on the larger organization's goals and bring it locally to Wootton.

Sponsor: Ms. Ruderman

Our mission is to reduce food insecurity in and around our community through education, outreach, volunteering and so much more!

Sponsor: Ms. Felterman

We want to help people get better educated career wise.

Sponsor: Mr. Bauer

Our club will fundraiser and create registries to be able to buy toys and put together boxes/containers of toys and activities for pediatric cancer patients in the hospital. These boxes will help the children and families of our community know that others are thinking of them and want to help. The toys and activities in the boxes will hopefully be able to give the patients time fillers and stimulating activities during their hospital stay. 

Sponsor: Ms. McDonnell-McKenna

Key Club is an international student-led organization that provides members opportunities to participate in volunteer services, build character, and develop leadership.

Sponsor: Ms. Bauer

We will educate our peers at Wootton about the dangers of pollution and how they are effecting the Earth. We will also do trash pickups every 2 months in polluted areas around Potomac, Rockville, and Bethesda. This club will benefit the Wootton community because global warming is a problem right now and will be in the future we are the future so we must be educated in how to stop it. Our mission is not just about cleaning up, it is about creating a culture that promotes cleaning up after ourselves.

Sponsor: Mr. Forsberg

Letters To Congress will provide members with the opportunity to discuss prevalent issues in our community and push for actual change by writing letters to local Congressmen. Students will be able to voice their opinions to the leaders of the nation and build critical skills.

Sponsor: Ms. Evans

We coordinate volunteer events with dogs and cats, and host fundraisers raising money and donations for dogs and cats in need. Students at Wootton will be able to earn SSL hours while helping shelter animals. 

Sponsor: Ms. Moomau

We aim to provide science experiment and lab opportunities to middle schools with underfunded science programs. These acts of services from the Wootton community will count for SSL hour opportunities, give them teaching experience, and allow them the opportunity to help middle school students set the foundations to their future in STEM.

Sponsor: Ms. Polster

Our mission is to reach out to underprivileged schools in our area and inform them of various pathways they can take to better their futures, as well as further their educations. We will work as a club to close the opportunity gap and allow students in areas with less resources to be given the same information and resources we are given in a more opportune environment. By traveling to various Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in Montgomery County, we will directly make changes not just within Wootton but throughout MCPS. 

Sponsor: Ms. Vance

The Red Cross Club strives to foster positive change in the Wootton community by taking it upon ourselves to do what we can. We will aid in hosting two blood drives during the school year. A few other projects will be undertaken (e.g. raising funds for the Measles and Rubella Initiative through the Vaccinate a Village project), decided by the members themselves, in line with the Red Cross's missions. Our club hopes to empower the Wootton community by providing opportunities to take substantial steps toward both the local and international betterment of the world.

Sponsor: Mr. Benya

Our mission is to come together as teenagers to make a difference in the community through charitable work. 

Sponsor: Ms. Moomau

Our club would be representing the Small Things Matter organization at our school. It is a non-profit organization that donates food, materials, and arts and crafts, to people in need. This club would benefit the Wootton community because students can learn how to help others in need by making supplies, participating in fundraisers, and donating food and otherwise materials. It is important to help the people in our community and through small things matter, Wootton students can develop these skills.

Sponsor: Ms. Kocani

Our clubs mission is to provide care packages for those in the army. We hope to inform our club members on the importance of providing for those who serve us and plan events to fundraise and donate to organizations that send our care packages out and work towards the same goal. 

Sponsor: Ms. Hosking

Women In Leadership will celebrate women in leadership positions and examine the paths they took to get there. It’s meant to educate others of the obstacles females face in accomplishing leadership positions and also educate all students in how to overcome the obstacles. We can empower each other by learning about feminist issues and fighting for women empowerment.This club is meant to educate and inspire! 

Sponsor: Ms. Hosking

We are a club dedicated to demonstrating and promoting the importance of community-oriented goodwill and altruism via volunteering. We believe that devoting one's time and energy to a cause for the greater good is a uniquely fulfilling, life-changing experience that everyone should be able to enjoy; to this end, we work to ensure that convenient, easily accessible, legitimate volunteering opportunities are available to all who are interested. We carefully search for and curate volunteer opportunities involving a wide variety of subjects and activities so that students can spend less time researching what to do and more time actually doing! 

Sponsor: Ms. Foeckler