TVHS Activities

Purpose:

We create a space for students interested in film and making movies and animation and music videos and all content visual. AV club gives students experience and resources to help them to create visual media for the school and the community and themselves. 

Meetings & Activities:

AV Club meets once per week before school, during flex, after school, and sometimes during the evenings and on weekends. They have meetings, plan trips, video performances and events, and participate in contests. 

Advisor:

Patty Bowen

Purpose:

To learn and compete in matches versus other Berks County Schools. 

Meetings & Activities:

Academic Challenge meets once per month after school to practice and compete. 

Advisors:

Sara Peek & Glenn Moyer

Purpose:

Giving kids an extra outlet to create art and hang around with like minded peers. This club is run by student officers with the teachers guidance. 

Meetings & Activities:
Art Club is available for students to come every Wednesday after school, but there is a mandatory meeting for all art club members once a month (the first Wednesday of the month). Art Club meets weekly but also has a trip once a year. 

Advisor:

Addy McKerns

Purpose:

The purpose of this club is to unite fellow believers and enjoy a time of fellowship, fun, and a short teaching. The group is formed by students from all different youth groups in the local community, so we take the time to go through the different events happening in our area throughout the year. 

Meetings & Activities:

The Awakening meets once per week. 

Advisor:

Melissa Koehler

Purpose:

To offer Gifted as well as other interested students an opportunity to play chess together after school.  We also offer time during the school day during flex to discuss chess strategies.  We are working towards offering other strategy based games during this time. 

Meetings & Activities:

Chess Club meets once per week. They meet Thursday's after school in the Library until 3:30pm. 

Advisors:

Casey Hoffman & Patty Bowen

Purpose:

In the Twin Valley Choral Program, our mission is to cultivate a safe and supportive community while fostering personal growth, enhancing musicality, and sharing our love for music. 

Concert Choir is for any student in Twin Valley High School that wants to sing in a group setting. Singers of all skill levels are welcome and wanted here. We will teach you everything you need to know to be successful. Please join us! 

Select Chorus is Twin Valley's premier choral ensemble that performs at events throughout the community and surrounding areas. This is an auditioned ensemble. Students must be enrolled in Concert Choir to audition. 

Twin Valley Treble Tones is a treble choir that meets during the second semester and performs in the Spring Pops Concert. We perform a variety of music which includes collegiate a cappella music. Twin Valley Treble Tones is for any student at TVHS that is interested in singing music that is written in the soprano and alto ranges. All singing skill levels are welcome and encouraged to join. 

TVHS Drop the Bass is a bass choir that meets during the second semester and performs in the Spring Pops Concert. We perform a variety of music which includes barbershop and collegiate a cappella music. Our alumni song is a beautiful arrangement of the song, "Danny Boy" by Jamey Ray. TVHS Drop the Bass is for any student at TVHS that is interested in singing music that is written in the tenor and bass ranges. All singing skill levels are welcome and encouraged to join. Please join us for Drop the Bass! 

Meetings & Activities:

Other than during class, chorus meets before and after school for rehearsals, to plan trips, fundraisers and performances. 

Advisor:

Christina Breidinger

Purpose:

To teach students the skills needed to be an effective debater and public speaker. 

Meetings & Activities

The Debate Club meets once per week, before and after school. 

Advisor:

Charles Newlin

Purpose:

Design Club creates designs for Twin Valley events. Design club provides students after school time to work on their designs. 

Meetings & Activities:

The Design Club meets once per month with leadership and once per week for students in the club. They work on visual communications. 

Advisor:

Mike Vanemon

Purpose:

E-Sports is a way for students interested in competitive video gaming to work collaboratively with teammates, participate in leadership opportunities, and to compete with other schools throughout Pennsylvania.

E-Sports is a growing field. Some colleges offer E-Sports scholarships, much like scholarships for athletes in other sports. Twin Valley's current E-Sports teams are for Rocket League, Overwatch 2, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, with enough interest, other teams can also be created.  

Meetings & Activities:

E-Sports meets once a week after school for competitions. 

Advisor:

Kelly Sweinhart

Purpose:

To honor and recognize students who earned an A or higher in French 2-AP and who have taken French until their senior year.

We enjoy teaching others about the Francophone world. Each year, we try going out together as a group to a French restaurant. 

Meetings & Activities:

French Honors Society meets once per month to plan trips and learn more about the French culture. 

Advisor:

Melissa Koehler

Purpose:
The goals of Twin Valley German Klub are to provide an opportunity for members to promote an appreciation for German culture, language and lifestyles, to converse and improve their German, and to participate in culturally enriching activities ranging from music to theater, to foods and politics.  

Membership is open to all students in grades 9-12.  Students are not required to speak German or take German classes to become members. 

Meetings & Activities:

The German Klub meets once per month after school. They have meetings, trips, fundraisers and other events. 

Advisor:

Herr Christian Murray

Purpose:

Provide extracurricular opportunities to students interested in historical study and preservation. 

"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history"  George Orwell  

Meetings & Activities:

History Club meets once per month. They sometimes meet before school, after school, evenings or weekends. In addition to their meetings, they plan trips. 

Advisor:

Christopher J. Aulenbach 

Purpose:

Mentor students that will be working in the medical field upon graduating from high school. 

Meetings & Activities:

HOSA meets once a week after school. They plan trips, fundraisers, competitions and other events in the health care field. 

Advisor:

Marylou Kelly

Purpose:

To provide leadership opportunities for students, engage in service for both school and living community 

Meetings & Activities:

Leo Club meets once per month, but has events multiple times per week and sometimes on weekends. They also meet on Flex Fridays and in small committee meetings during the day some weeks. They participate in meetings, trips, fundraisers and other events. 

Advisor:
Sandra Crook

Purpose:

To bring students together from all backgrounds and foster leadership skills in young adults 

Meetings & Activities:
LINK meetings depend on the time of year and the week. They meet multiple times per week, before and after school, evenings and on weekends. They also go to a retreat twice a year but train the lesders every week for 4 weeks prior to the trip. They also plan a variety of trips, fundraisers and events throughout the year. 

Advisors:

Kim Barndt, Liz Siegfried, Brandon Hertzler 

Purpose:

The Twin Valley 'Raider' Marching Band is comprised of band members from grades 9-12 and performs at all Twin Valley High School football games, fall and spring parades, community events, and in local area competitive band festivals.



Summer rehearsals begin in June and culminate in Band Camp during the first week of August. During the rest of the fall season, the band rehearses during the week on Tuesday & Thursday evenings, as well as on festival/competition days.  

In the 2023 and 2024 competitive seasons, Twin Valley Marching Band has placed ‘second’ in Cavalcade of Band’s Championships, winning awards for ‘High Music’ and High Overall Effect.  

Meetings & Activities:
Marching Band meets multiple times per week after school and in the evening. They participate in practices, trips, do fundraisers, performances, competitions and events!

Advisor:

Rob Bennett 

Purpose:

To bring together people under one united cause: to conquer Pediatric Cancer. Each year the clubs members raise money through fundraisers which are carefully planned. All the money that is raised is donated straight to Four Diamonds which helps pay off medical bills for children fighting cancer! Mini-THON is essentially a model of Penn States THON, where we raise awareness and funds to conquer childhood Cancer!

Meetings & Activities:

Mini-THON general membership meetings occur once a week before school. Mini-THON officers typically meet more often. There are many fundraisers held throughout the year such as babysitting nights, Gold Out, Mini-Mini-THON, Color Run, Movie Nights, etc... all leading up to the "big event": Mini-THON.

Advisor:

Lance Chappelle

Purpose:

Mission Possible aims to bring joy to children in local hospitals.  Our purpose is to raise funds to purchase gifts for baskets to deliver on a monthly basis to a hospital in Berks or Chester Counties. We welcome any and all students in grades 9-12 who would like to help spread joy to children in local hospitals.  We also welcome donations for our baskets and supplies as we are a club that runs 100% on fundraisers and donations to support our mission. 

Meetings & Activities

Mission Possible meets once per week before school and sometimes evenings and on weekends. They participate in meetings, trips and hold fundraisers

Advisor:

Michele Roby

String Ensemble- to give string students the opportunity to both practice and perform in a small group, chamber setting. They meet once per week to practice and participate in performances. 

String Quartet is comprised of the principal players from the violin, viola, and cello sections of the orchestra. It's purpose is to give string section leaders the opportunity to play advanced and challenging string repertoire in a small setting. They meet once per week to practice, perform and do community events. 

Advisor:

Tonna Dieter

Purpose:

Peer tutoring allows students that need help in classes to be tutored by their fellow classmates and students throughout the school. 

Meetings & Activities:

Tutoring is available in room 113 M, W, F from 2:30-3pm and T, Th from 2:30-3:30pm. If you are interested in going to tutoring, please fill out the following google form. https://forms.gle/nGTAUPTsq9t4rRde6 

Advisors:
Sara Peek & Jeff Bateman

Purpose:

Each year this group is in charge of choosing the theme for that year's Prom. We meet throughout the year to fundraise and plan the Prom. Students help choose: the decorations, the invitations, the royalty, the photobooth, and the song list. 

Meetings & Activities:
The Prom Committee meets once per month to plan Prom. 

Advisors:

Sara Peek and Melissa Koehler

Purpose:

We aspire to educate our students, teachers, and alumni on indigenous history in order to provide a better atmosphere of respect and appreciation.  Our primary goal is to have the Twin Valley School District discontinue and eventually remove, all indigenous imagery and references.  Twin Valley's Raider mascot and imagery is historically inaccurate and culturally insensitive.

Meetings & Activities:

Officers meet once a month before school and all other members meet during flex. 

Advisors:

K. Ellis/M. Mannix

Purpose:

The senior class leadership meets to plan fundraising and events for the senior class during their senior year. 

Meetings & Activities:

The senior class leadership meets once a month after school and sometimes during flex. They have meetings, go on trips and hold fundraisers that all go towards the senior class. 

Advisor:

Jessie Sanders

Purpose:

Sips of the Valley is intended to be a place where students and teachers can decompress after a long day/week with some warm beverages and friendly discussions.  Students are welcome to bring their own beverages or a specific tea that they prefer, but there will be hot water, tea and hot chocolate provided. 

Meetings & Activities:

Sips of the Valley meets once per week after school. 

Advisors:

Kiersten Leitner & Rebecca Breidegam 

Purpose:

The TVHS Ski and Snowboard Club enables students to pursue the lifetime physical activity of skiing and snowboarding.  The club travels to Blue Mountain on Friday evenings throughout the winter season.  In addition, the club offers the opportunity to travel to Vermont once per season. 

Meetings:

Ski Club meets once per week after school. They travel to Blue Mountain on Fridays and also go on a Vermont trip once per year. 

Advisors:

Ryan Waltermyer and Thomas McEneaney

Purpose:

To promote the Spanish language and cultures throughout the Twin Valley community and beyond. 

Meetings & Activities:
Spanish Honors Society meets once a month, or sometimes once a week when planning an event, after school to plan trips, events and discuss Spanish culture. 

Advisor:
Lauren Lewis

Purpose:

The Tri-M Music Honor Society is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), which focuses on creating future leaders in music education and music advocacy.

Tri-M is the only music honor society for junior/middle school and high school students in United States. Our high school chapter welcomes students in grades 9-12. 

Meetings & Activities:
Tri-M meets once per month. Officers of Tri-M meet seperate from membership and have additional meetings as needed. During meetings, they discuss fundraisers, events and musical education. 

Advisor:

Tonna Dieter

Purpose:

Students will be serving as positive role models to younger students in the district. Students visit the elementary schools once per quarter to teach and interact with students. There are clear expectations and responsibilities to be a TVHS Hero, and students must apply at the start of the school year. 

Meetings & Activities:

Student go to the elementary schools to visit the students once per quarter. TVHS Heroes meet once a month to discuss plans and events for the elementary school visits. Mandatory meetings occur during flex to prepare for the upcoming trip to the elementary school. 

Advisors:

Nikki Perini, Gerald Ott, Mike Miller, Natalie Guiseppe, Kiersten Leitner, and Rebecca Breidegam 

Purpose:

Recognize those who are varsity athletes and provide opportunities to those athletes that help them in what their needs are. 

Meetings & Activities:

Varsity Club meets once per month. They have meetings, fundraisers and tips including the Reading Royals and Philadelphia Phillies. 

Advisors:

Sara Peek and Zak Kruger

Purpose:

Creative Design and Completion of the Twin Valley High School Yearbook- The Vallian. 

Meetings & Activities

Yearbook meets once per month after school. 

Advisor:

Jessie Sanders

Twin Valley High School Musical presents: 

The Pajama Game

Performance Dates: April 4th, 5th, and 6th at 7 pm and Sunday April 7th at 2 pm

Our Purse Bingo will be on Saturday April 6th at 2 pm!