After School Academy 24-25

Harmony School of Excellence-Laredo students working on robotics project

During the first week of school, students will be able to visit club rooms and the sponsors to learn more about the club.

Club attendance will officially begin during the second week of school. Students must be paid in full in order to attend and participate in the club/sport/organization.

All Harmony After School Activities will begin at 4:00pm and run until 5:00pm. Sports teams may practice longer than 5:00pm.

All students must submit club payment through RevTrak to participate in sports and clubs.

Students are advised to sign up for one club per day.

Academic Competitions

Health Occupations Students of America - HOSA

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Santos (osantos@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Mondays | Room #216

Grade Level: High School students

Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.

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Cyber Defense Competition

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Ulgul (a ulgul@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Wednesdays | Room #101

Grade Level: Middle & High School Students

Purpose: CyberPatriot is a national youth cyber education program created in the United States to help direct students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The program was created by the Air Force Association (AFA). It features the annual National Youth Cyber Defense Competition for high school and middle school students. It is similar to its collegiate counterpart, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), especially at the CyberPatriot National Finals Competition.

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HPS Drone Competition

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Montejo (rmontejo@harmonytx.org), Mr. Ulgul (aulgul@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Thursdays | Room #101

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: HPS-wide Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!

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Math Counts

Sponsor/Advisor: Mrs. Rehman (frehman@harmonytx.org), Mr. Shin (jshin@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Mondays | Room #108

Grade Level: Middle School boys & girls

Purpose: The competition is divided into four stages: school, chapter, state, and national. The problems increase in difficulty between levels—perfect scores are relatively common at the school-level, while winners of the written round at the national-level do not often achieve a perfect score. Each school is allowed to register ten students, including a group of four designated as the school team.

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VEX Robotics

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Montejo (rmontejo@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Thursdays | Room #102

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records

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Sports/Athletics

Flag Football (Middle School)

Flag Football (High School)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Padron (mpadron@harmonytx.org), Mr. Bekele (nbekele@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00 -- Registration Closed

Meetings: Mondays | Room #Cafeteria (Games start in September)

Grade Level: High School boys & girls (Co-ed)

Purpose: Flag Football is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.

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E-Sports (Middle School)

E-Sports (High School)

Volleyball (Middle School)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Shin (jshin@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00, Girls Only -- Registration Closed

Meetings: Tuesdays | Room #108

Middle School Girls Volleyball tryouts will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and Friday, August 16, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. For more information, stop by Mr. Shin’s room 108.

Grade Level: Middle School Girls

Purpose: Volleyball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.

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Volleyball (High School)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Montero (fmontero@harmonytx.org), Ms. Santos (gsantos@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00, Girls Only -- Registration Closed

Meetings: Mondays | Room #229 (Games start in September)

High school girls Volleyball tryouts will be on Monday August 19 from 5pm to 6:30pm in the HSA Gym. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Montero in room 229.

Grade Level: High School Girls

Purpose: Volleyball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.

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Basketball (Middle School Boys)

Basketball (High School Boys)

Basketball (High School Girls)

Basketball (Middle School Girls)

Soccer (Middle School Boys)

Soccer (High School Boys)

Soccer (High School Girls)

Mentoring & Organizations

Service Leadership Society - SLS

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Stults (jstults@harmonytx.org),

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Mondays | Room #139

Grade Level: High School

Purpose: Service Leadership Society (SLS) is a club for students to explore meaningful public policy topics, conduct research, form opinions, and develop a “bill” to address the selected public policy issue. Throughout the bill design process, students will learn the intricacies of Texas’ legislative process including how a bill becomes law. During the spring semester, SLS clubs gather for a state conference to present bill drafts to their peers and have the opportunity to debate and vote on all bills. Using the Capitol setting as a “living classroom,” the student led, student driven program promotes awareness to the political process, creates a more politically astute student body, and develops constructive solutions to issues that impact local communities while engaging stakeholders in government. Throughout the year, participants meet weekly to sharpen their research skills, form arguments for and against a solution, and practice public speaking skills. SLS clubs also host elected officials and their staff to learn more about careers in public service and the legislative process.

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CRLP (Boys)

Sponsor/Advisor: Multiple Sponsors, Students will be selected by Sponsor

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Varies by Sponsor| Room #Varies by Sponsor

Grade Level: Middle & High School boys

Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop team work skills which is important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high-school.

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CRLP (Girls)

Sponsor/Advisor: Multiple Sponsors, Students will be selected by Sponsor

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Varies by Sponsor| Room #Varies by Sponsor

Grade Level: Middle & High School girls

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Curricular Clubs

Art Club (Drawing)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Matney (jmatney@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Mondays | Room #109

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.

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Art Club (2 & 3 Dimensional)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Matney (jmatney@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Tuesdays | Room #109

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

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Arts & Crafts - Painting

Board Games (Chess)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Shin (jshin@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Tuesdays | Room #108

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: Chess club combines educational and social activities. Members come to play, to learn, to teach, and to get together with friends and make new ones. The players speak a common language and one that is often not understood in other areas of a person’s life. The rivalries are friendly; the friendships are competitive. The club can offer a wide variety of activities. There can be speed chess or rated games, or both. Club activities can include simultaneous exhibitions, lectures, and even formal classes taught by chess Masters and Experts.

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Board Games (Dungeons & Dragons)

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Robertson, (Probertson@harmonytx.org), Mr. Roberts (zroberts@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Tuesdays | Room #125

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atmosphere to gather and play the classic game of Dungeons & Dragons.

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Coding Club

Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Roberts (zroberts@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Thursdays | Room #238

Grade Level: Middle & High School students

Purpose: The Coding Club provides participating students an opportunity to learn the basics of computer programming in a team setting. The club's main focus is on creating applications, websites, games, stem/steam workshops, and other projects.

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Cooking Club

Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Henson (rhenson@harmonytx.org), Mr. Celik (mcelik@harmonytx.org)

Requirements: Pay club fee of $50.00

Meetings: Thursdays | Room #221

Grade Level: Middle School students

Purpose: To provide an environment for students to collaborate, socialize, be creative, learn cooking skills, have fun, and inspire others to pursue their Culinary Dreams. Further, the goals of this club are not only to cook these meals as a community of students but also to help spread knowledge about food through teaching and exploring the different aspects of the Culinary Arts; bring awareness, and dedicate our time to food justice and sustainability, advocating for the right to healthy, wholesome, nutritious, and fresh food.

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