| Extracurricular Activities:
Bridge Builders
The Bridge Builders organization is a
leadership and civic action program for high school students. The
foundation is built upon leadership, civic responsibility, and
service to others. Membership benefits would include:
development of communication and listening skills, public speaking,
critical thinking, trust, and further development of social skills.
Membership is an opportunity for an experience that will enable
ordinary people to do extraordinary things in their lives.
Chess Club
The chess club at Fayette Academy is an organization that promotes
the fun, intellectual stimulation, and interest provided by the game
of chess. If you are an avid player, a novice player, or want to
learn to play, this club is the place for you.
Ecology Club
The ecology club was formed to identify and meet the needs of our
outdoor classroom. Students sponsor a fall and spring community
event and support the “Plant a Row for the Hungry” community service
program. Students have voted to participate in the "Envirothon" in
the spring which is a team competition held on four disciplines:
energy, wildlife, soil and forestry. We meet weekly in the garden for lunch. This group of young
people is actively involved in learning more about the
interconnectivity of all life in our community. Field trips are
scheduled to provide these students an opportunity to participate in
on-site learning about nature across our great state.
History Club
This club was designed for students who have an interest in
exploring history outside of the classroom. Topics for
exploration are student generated. We will invite people with
different areas of expertise to speak to the club. This group
will strive to further an appreciation for the study of history by
bringing interested students together in fellowship, increase
interaction among students and faculty, and sponsoring field trips
and other activities.
National Art Honor Society
In 1978, the NAHS program specifically for high school students
grades 10 - 12, for the purpose of inspiring and recognizing those
students who have shown an outstanding ability in art. The
NAHS also strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of
their highest potential in art areas, and to bring art education to
the attention of the school and community.
In 1989, the NAEA introduced the NJAHS as a separate organization
from the NAHS. (When a student completes the junior
membership, he/she must start anew and be nominated to the NAHS).
This program specifically for students in grades 7 - 9 was designed
to help generate interest in art programs at the secondary levels
and inspire and recognize the younger art student. The NJAHS
students will become members of a distinguished group of art
students.
Here are some reasons why our school is joining the NAHS/NJAHS:
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You become part of a professional organization:
The National Art Education Association.
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Your students become members of a distinguished
group of over 29,000 art students.
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Your NAHS sponsor, as an NAEA member, would be
eligible for four grant programs.
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Your NAHS Students would be eligible for the
Rising Star Secondary Recognition Award.
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An NAHS Senior would be eligible to receive the
Charles M. Robertson Memorial Scholarship - a special four-year
scholarship to Pratt's School of Art and Design in New York.
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Your school art program would be eligible to
apply for the NAEA Standards Award.
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Your NAHS/NJAHS sponsor would be eligible to
attend NAEA's annual convention, co-sponsored academies and
institutes held throughout the country. They would also
receive a variety of professional publications that could be a
valuable resource in the classroom as well as to your professional
library.
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NAHS News is published twice a year and is
received by students as well as sponsors. We encourage
students to submit articles and art work for publications in the
News.
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Participation in the NAHS/NJAHS, is a mark of
accomplishment in the school and community and well recognized by
the institutions when your students apply for entry into a college
or university.
Spanish Club
The Spanish Club seeks to unite Spanish-speaking students of
all levels in order to learn more about the Spanish language and
culture. We are scheduling a number of events throughout this
semester in order to accomplish this goal. “Favor de traer tus
ideas buenas a las reuniones” Student Council
The Fayette Academy Student Council is committed to promoting
academic excellence, acting as a representative student government
that fosters communication, supports student interests, coordinates
activities and provides student with opportunities to participate in
their school. Wordsmith Club
Wordsmith Club is a club designed for those students who are
interested in writing. Wordsmith is also an annual writing
competition for grades seven through twelve of private, parochial,
and public schools. Members of the club will work towards the
competition and develop a school newspaper.
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