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Art Club
Art Club
By: Alex T.
By: Alex T.
The art club is the perfect spot for creative types; it allows you the ability to express all forms of art including, but not limited to, doodling, painting, music, and 3-D forms like clay and crafts. The art club is extremely open to new ideas, and if you have any suggestions for new kinds of art (that's school appropriate) we're most likely to allow it. This creative club is also great as an outlet for being social as our members are very open with group projects and new people joining. If you're interested, sign up sheets are outside of Mrs. Engel's room and is held in the art room on most Thursdays. If you can't show up on some days, just give Mrs. Engel a heads up as we are extremely flexible with the schedule.
Chess Club
Chess Club
By: Munya N.
By: Munya N.
Photos by: Paige B. and En Z.
Photos by: Paige B. and En Z.
Setup, turns, pawn movement, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, and special move: castling. Chess! Read on to find out about the hidden factors of chess. If you are someone who thinks chess is a boring game, this article could help convince you to change your mind.
Setup, turns, pawn movement, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, and special move: castling. Chess! Read on to find out about the hidden factors of chess. If you are someone who thinks chess is a boring game, this article could help convince you to change your mind.
To begin with, chess is a game where you develop the skill of problem-solving. Chess is a complicated game, so you need to use lots of problem solving techniques to figure out your next move. Naturally, you start using this skill with your daily life tasks. Solving problems would just be a regular lifestyle for you.
In a chess game you plan every step, you can't make a move without planning any of your steps. This also teaches you a good life skill, especially if you are someone who is very unorganized.
Patience is also a well-known skill in chess. To guarantee your win in this hard game, you need to have LOTS of patience. As I was interviewing the students who signed up, I noticed that the answers were all similar: "Chess is fun, but it takes a lot of focus and patience." Walking around the room, I saw everyone staring at the chess board thinking of what step they should take next. Being focused and patient are important factors in chess and the students who practice these skills every time they play have a greater chance of using those two factors in their life.
Also, as I was interviewing the students I found this response interesting: "The more I practice in chess, the more knowledge I would have in everything else around me." I found this intriguing because this really shows that chess is more than just a game. The skills that are used in chess are mostly used in the outside world too.
Now that I have provided you with some knowledge about chess, do you have a different overview of it? Would you consider trying this mindful activity?
Now that I have provided you with some knowledge about chess, do you have a different overview of it? Would you consider trying this mindful activity?
Fair fight
Setting up the war
Focused
Ready to battle
Our Very Own Stellar Keller Newsletter Club
Our Very Own Stellar Keller Newsletter Club
By: Aaliya A.
By: Aaliya A.
Our junior high newsletter club is basically an outlet to show off some different skills our students have with writing, web design, editing, and photography. Our club is very flexible. It's quite simple in fact, if you have an idea, share it with us. Anything can be added here as we are ALWAYS welcoming new ideas! One special thing about us too is we accept anonymous submissions. So if you want to write something, send it our way to one of the emails below so we can post it. If you are interested in joining or have any new ideas in how to advance our newsletter, please email us as well. If you would like more information about our club, please contact Mrs. Younkin or Mrs. Engel.
Emails:
- joriyounkin@sd54.org
- jenniferengel@sd54.org
- 156931@g.sd54.org (Munya N., editor of the club)
- 138305@g.sd54.org (Suzanne W., editor of the club)
Some of our 2019 - 2020 newsletter club members
Viki P. working hard at her articles
Students working towards the deadline
Creative crafts
Understanding Club Unify
Understanding Club Unify
By: Sarah S.
By: Sarah S.
The word unify means to make or become united, uniform, or whole. Club Unify really conveys this word's meaning. In this club, students from the program that honors autism get to collaborate with other students through various activities. When I visited, the students were creating Halloween crafts with white balloons and markers to resemble ghosts. This organization is very special because these kinds of experiences help students understand other people’s perspective and recognize how they have many amazing qualities too. According to Very Well Health’s website, kids with autism are truthful and rarely lie. They also live in the moment, are very passionate, and rarely judge others. To figure out what motivated these students to step into the doors of Club Unify, we asked them this question. One student said, “I went to Club Unify because my sister went into special education and it opened up things to do with the kids.” - Regan K.
The word unify means to make or become united, uniform, or whole. Club Unify really conveys this word's meaning. In this club, students from the program that honors autism get to collaborate with other students through various activities. When I visited, the students were creating Halloween crafts with white balloons and markers to resemble ghosts. This organization is very special because these kinds of experiences help students understand other people’s perspective and recognize how they have many amazing qualities too. According to Very Well Health’s website, kids with autism are truthful and rarely lie. They also live in the moment, are very passionate, and rarely judge others. To figure out what motivated these students to step into the doors of Club Unify, we asked them this question. One student said, “I went to Club Unify because my sister went into special education and it opened up things to do with the kids.” - Regan K.
Even though people who have autism can have challenges in some areas, they are no different from us and I think that it’s a spectacular experience to be able to realize this kind of concept. When I walked into the doors of Club Unify, there were students encouraging one another, being helpful, giving good advice, and assisting each other. Students were being mindful of others who may not be capable of some things. It really revealed a big theme of teamwork. Just looking at these students changed my overall perspective of everyone’s capabilities. I really noticed how each student has hardships and life isn’t perfect, but can have numerous unique aspects regardless of who they are. I hope collaborating with these kinds of students will change your view of others as well.
Even though people who have autism can have challenges in some areas, they are no different from us and I think that it’s a spectacular experience to be able to realize this kind of concept. When I walked into the doors of Club Unify, there were students encouraging one another, being helpful, giving good advice, and assisting each other. Students were being mindful of others who may not be capable of some things. It really revealed a big theme of teamwork. Just looking at these students changed my overall perspective of everyone’s capabilities. I really noticed how each student has hardships and life isn’t perfect, but can have numerous unique aspects regardless of who they are. I hope collaborating with these kinds of students will change your view of others as well.
Creating group artwork
Students show their creative side
Club Unify, a place to hang and be yourself
Independent project time
FUSE Club
FUSE Club
By: Suzanne W.
Photos by: Suzanne W. and En Z.
FUSE Club is a fun extracurricular destination where students can participate in many enjoyable activities. For example, some of the enticing projects are spaghetti structures, dream home, and an opportunity where you get to build your own controller for a mini game. The most cheering part about this club is that it is a “join when you can” club, which means that if you don’t come to all of the meetings, that is completely ok. If you are reconsidering joining FUSE Club, speak with Ms. Hundley and you can get a permission slip. We meet on Mondays and Thursdays in the STEM room from 2:15 to 3:50 p.m.
Student built their own game
The very own 3D machine making one of the creations
A student working hard on their own game
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