National Junior Honors Society
The National Junior Honor Society is a club of 8th grade students who help out the community. Mrs. Helguera is the advisor for the club.
The National Junior Honor Society is a club of 8th grade students who help out the community while having fun. NJHS membership is offered each Spring to incoming 8th graders who have a cumulative 3.5 GPA for middle school. In addition, the students must also go through a rigorous application process which reviews a the students’ service, leadership, scholarship, character, and citizenship experience. The new members who are accepted to NJHS participate in an Induction Ceremony in May that also recognizes our graduating 8th graders.
During the school year, the students do many projects which benefit John Muir, the City of San Jose, as well as many other community organizations. In the first semester the students do a group community service project on the John Muir campus. During the second semester, each student is required to participate in a 25+ hour service learning project. Some of the past projects have included recycling, cleaning up parks & beaches, tutoring elementary students, working with children with disabilities, and assisting the elderly.
Ballroom Dancing
The Ballroom Dancing Club meets Thursdays with Ms. Li and Mrs. Conry in the Cafeteria
Instructors: Mr. and Mrs. Conry and Ms. Li
Meets: Thursdays in the Cafeteria
Time: 2:15 - 4:00 pm
Goals of the Ballroom Dancing Club:
• To understand the basic ballroom dance steps
• To gain confidence in dancing with another person
• To develop and learn basic routines
• To appreciate different genres of music
• To have fun on a Thursday afternoon!
The Basic steps that will be covered are:
• Cha-Cha
• Waltz
• Rumba
• Foxtrot
• Hustle
• Night Club 2-Step
• Swing (Single-step, Triple-step, East Coast, West Coast)
• Salsa, Merengue, and Tango
Comic Book Club
The Comic Book Club meets with Ms. Berumen Mondays in Room 302
Instructor: Ms. Berumen
Meets: Mondays in Room 3002
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
This club is for learning how to draw comic strips and characters. We draw in DC, Marvel and Manga style. Students will create their own strips to share with the rest of the group. We also read and share books with one another to try and learn other styles and characters.
Hiking Club
The Hiking Club meets Mondays with Mr. Nyhof and Mrs. Cash in Room 202.
Instructors: Mr. Nyhof and Mrs. Cash
Meets: Mondays in Room 202
Time: 2:10 - 3:10 pm
The hiking club will explore many of the different skills needed in the outdoors such as orienteering, animal track identification, fire safety, shelter building, the 10 essentials, plant/animal identification, and of course hiking safety. The club is scheduled to go on a hike every two weeks that we meet. On hiking days students will be gone until 4:30 or 4:45 pm. All of these hikes will take place in different trailheads and parks within reasonable driving distance. Parent volunteer drivers are always welcome.
Besides hiking, we learn survival skills, orienteering, plant and animal identification, and knot tying.
Hikes that are planned are to Quicksilver County Park, Castlerock State Park, and Alum Rock County Park.
Drama Club
The Drama Club meets Wednesdays with Ms. Womack in Room 510.
Instructor: Ms. Womack
Meets: Wednesdays in Room 510
Time: 2:15 - 3:00 pm
This club is for aspiring actors and actresses who want to learn about all aspects of theater.
We learn the following skills:
• Memorization
• Pantomime
• Vocal
• Improvisation
• Acting
• Technical Stage and Production Skills
Ms. Womack, the instructor, has taught drama for over 10 years and has an A.A. in Theater Arts.
Technology Club
The Technology club will begin SECOND SEMESTER!
The Technology Club will meet with Mr. Weir in Room 801.
Instructor: Mr. Weir
Meets: Thursdays in Room 801
Time: 2:10 - 3:30pm
This club is open to students of all grade levels that are interested in learning more about the use of computers and other technology. The students will learn about different technology hardware and software and apply their knowledge by creating exciting multimedia projects.
Students will have the opportunity to:
• use computers
• use digital still and movie cameras
• use scanners
• produce electronic presentations
• produce movies
• design web pages
• produce digital music
• create podcasts
• design and create comics
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