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4Clubs
and Activities
Drama Club
Roberta Esposito, advisor
The High
School Drama Club is an organization dedicated to providing
students with an opportunity to shine both on and off the stage.
This organization was created in 2003 and continues to grow each
year. The Spotlight Performers present a theatrical production
each Spring. Students participate in all aspects of theater,
including acting, singing, stage crew, lighting, costuming,
makeup, set design and production. Student performers are chosen
by audition in October. Rehearsals begin in December, and the
show is presented in March.
Past Productions
2008- "The Music Man"
2007- "Grease"
2006- “Annie”
2005- Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella"
2004- "100 Years of Broadway"
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FBLA
Gloria Kimball,
Advisor
What is FBLA?
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is the largest student organization in the world with over 250, 000 members. There are chapters in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Department of Defense Dependent Schools of Europe and also in the Virgin Islands. This organization is designed to help students develop their leadership skills through business education.
Why should I join FBLA?
There are many reasons why you should join FBLA:
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It looks great on college applications
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You can enter into competitions on the local, state and national levels
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It is fun!
Every conference is designed so that the members can have fun. We hold dances and travel around the country. We get to meet a lot of new people from all of the places we go. But there is a lot more to FBLA than having fun. We do community service and hold large-scale competitions. FBLA members learn skills that will prove invaluable throughout their lives.
Who can participate?
Any student who has taken at least one business course in grades 7-12 can participate in FBLA.
How do I join FBLA?
It is very easy to join FBLA. All you have to do is talk to your teachers in the Business Education Department or speak with FBLA advisor Gloria Kimball.
FBLA news
update
Thanks to all who participated in our recent Alzeimer’s
Association Memory Walk ’06 either through pledges or the purchase
of Forget-Me-Not paper flowers. FBLA Members Christina Doak, Grant
Egelston, Kayla Lawrence, Uwa Oduwa, Kayla St. Andrews, and
Advisor Gloria Kimball persevered in the cold and rainy weather
conditions on Sunday, April 23. We received $74 from the
Forget-Me-Not paper flowers and $149 in pledges for a total
donation of $223.
Our total Dress-Down Day collections for the FF Little League sign
amounted to $100.05, short of our $150 commitment. A check for
$100 is in the process of being forwarded to the FF Little League
organization.
Throughout the month of May, FBLA members are selling March of
Dimes Beanie Bears for $5 each. Members also participated in the
March of Dimes Walk held at FMCC on Sunday, May 7. Totals have not
yet been finalized.
On Saturday, May 13, FBLA will also be participating in the FFCS
Cystic Fibrosis Walk. FBLA Members Audrey and Grant Egelston’s two
little second cousins are afflicted with this disease. FBLA
members are currently selling CF Awareness Ribbons for $1 (created
by Christina Doak) and CF Great Strides paper reminders to be
displayed in the duplicating hallway.
FBLA members Christina Doak, Kayla Lawrence, Nikki Peeler, and
Grant Egelston assisted with the Town of Mohawk pancake breakfasts
on February 12 and March 12. On Sunday, May 14, FBLA members will
be assisting the Fonda Reformed Church with the Community Outreach
NOAH dinner located in Johnstown.
Please see one of the following FBLA Members if interested in
making a donation or purchasing merchandise to benefit the March
of Dimes or Cystic Fibrosis:
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Christina
Doak
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Karen
Dufel
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Audrey
Egelston
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Grant
Egelston
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Katie
Guisti
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Kayla
Lawrence
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Uwa Oduwa
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Nikki
Garney Peeler
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Kayla St.
Andrews
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Kelly
Wallace
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Gloria
Kimball
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Game Club
Austin Hogan, Advisor
Game Club meets Monday Nights from 6-8pm (or Tuesday Night when there is no school on Monday)
The Game Club is open to all High School students in good academic standing. We offer an atmosphere of friendly competition in a variety of different games from Chess to Computer games to miniature wargames. Our motto is, "It's like sports for your brain!"
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Key Club
Sally Ochampaugh, Advisor
The Fonda-Fultonville Kiwanis Club sponsors the high school Key
Club and the middle school Builder’s Club. The Kiwanis Club does
community service work with a primary focus on youth and the
elderly.
Learn more about the Fonda-Fultonville Key Club at the official Key Club site at:
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Library Club
Nikki Hathaway,
Advisor
The purpose of the Library Club is to teach the students job related library skills, to foster lifelong learning, and to enhance problem-solving techniques. All students at the high school are invited to join the
Library Club.
Meetings are held in the high school media center and are called on an "as needed" basis. All members, however, must donate 4
periods a month to work in one of the three school media centers.
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Spanish
Club
Elizabeth Spraker, Advisor
The Spanish Club is open to all students interested in learning this foreign language, while also developing an appreciation of Hispanic cultures. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month. Previous activities have included trips to an amusement park for students who obtained an average of 80 percent or above, trips to Garcias Mexican Restaurant in Albany and even a trip to Spain.
We are a service organization, so your membership in the Spanish Club can be used to meet criteria for National Honor Society.
For more information, please contact , Spanish teacher in Room 41.
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Sports and Entertainment Marketing
(class offered)
Gloria Kimball,
Teacher
Sports and Entertainment and Hospitality Marketing will provide students with a step-by-step journey through the world of marketing. Students will learn the basic functions of marketing and how those functions are applied to sports, entertainment and hospitality. The basic foundations of marketing will be covered
including marketing-information management, financing, pricing, promotion, product/service management, distribution and selling. Internet (cyber) marketing will be incorporated into this class through the utilization of pro team web sites, celebrity fan clubs and hotel marketing online.
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Student Government
Linda
Petterson, Advisor
Mission
Mission Statement—"The mission of the
student government is to develop school spirit and
camaraderie among students, encourage and practice good
school citizenship, provide character building programs and
experiences for students and to promote a positive
environment for the entire high school community."
Fonda-Fultonville’s Student Government conducts a variety of fund-raisers of its own as well as keeps track of all other district fund-raisers.
The Student Government purchased all of the student agendas that students received in the beginning of the school year.
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Ventures in Entrepreneurship (class offered)
Gloria Kimball,
Teacher
ViE (Ventures in Entrepreneurship) is a full year, interdisciplinary class which combines Business, Social Studies, Art, Home and Careers and Career Guidance all in one. It is designed to explore skills and dispositions needed to be successful in self-employment. In this exploration, the students will participate in an Otis Spunkmeyer Bakery operation as a vehicle to develop skills and understand the risks and benefits taken by the entrepreneur. Other topics include ways to become an entrepreneur, franchise operations, marketing plans, financial plans and management plans. As a culmination of the class, students will use the Otis Spunkmeyer model and the NYIE BizTech computer program to develop their own business plans for a kind of venture of interest to them.
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Yearbook
(class offered)
Barbara Clover, Teacher and Advisor
The following classes are part of the technology curriculum are also part of the yearbook program. Students have the choice to make it a half year, one year or two year program, depending on how many classes they choose to take.
Journalism (1 credit)
This course provides an opportunity for high school students to explore the areas of journalism, commercial production systems, business communications and desktop publishing. Units of instruction in these courses include:
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The mass media in a democratic society
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The journalist in a democratic society
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The high school journalist and school media
Yearbook
Production includes editorial positions and staff.
Students will learn how to:
Yearbook production offers students a wide variety of valuable experiences in layout design, photography, business communication, record keeping and copy writing. The unit will begin as a formal instruction in the complete production of the yearbook, progressing into an in-class workshop where actual production of the book will be carried out. Because of the scope of this project, some after school time will be required.
Communications Systems (1/2 Credit)
Communications Systems is an introductory course utilizing various methods of relaying information. Communications Systems is the first half of a year-long process. In this course, students will focus on the organization and production of the high school yearbook. Students will develop interpersonal and business communication skills required to create the yearbook. Students will develop the yearbook using real-world computer technology and digital photography.
Production Systems (1/2 Credit)
Production Systems provides the second
half of the year-long high school yearbook production
experience. Students will be responsible for the
creation, development and production of the yearbook. We
will focus on the preparation, proofing and final
selection of all yearbook components.
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