Delsea High School English Club
Mission of English Club: Promote reading and writing through a variety of events and activities. Students will be exposed to published authors and writing opportunities.
2009-10 Activities
Officers:
President: Shaun Snead Meeting Dates: Wednesday, Sept. 16
Vice President: Sakita Helms Thursday, Sept. 24
Secretary: Sarah Jowett Thursday, Oct. 8
Treasurer: Shelby Ramsey
Projects:
1. Matthew's Miles - May 26, 2010 Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Donated over $400 to American Brain Tumor Association
2. Pink Ribbon Day - Friday, October 23 Pink Day Student Photo Pink Day SGA and English Club Photo Pink Day Staff Photo Staff Photo 2
English Club worked with SGA, selling pink ribbons for students to wear on Friday, Oct. 23. All students were encouraged to wear pink. English Club also created posters to publicize breast cancer awareness. Entire student body raised over $1200 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
3. Teen Read Week Contest
4. Jeepers Creepers - Thursday, Oct. 29 English Club BCL DECA 1 DECA 2 Mrs. Salerno Jeepers 1 Jeepers 2 Jeepers 3 Jeepers 4 Jeepers 5 Jeepers 6 Jeepers 7 Jeepers 8 Sight Night Donation
Contests - Contests.htm
Letters About Literature - National reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and the affiliated state centers for the book. The task for readers is to, "Write a letter to an author explaining how his or her work somehow changed your view of the world of yourself." Deadline for letters is December 12, 2009 http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/
The Tapestry of Bronze (http://www.tapestryofbronze.com/OdeForm.html) is sponsoring a series of poetry contests to celebrate Greek and Roman mythology and the Olympian gods. The subject of the second contest is Hera (also known as Juno), the Queen of the Gods.
Seen and Heard Contest -
The
http://www.freedomproject.us/Education/SeenAndHeard/CallForEntries.aspx
Contest entries must be postmarked by February 5, 2010
2008-09 Activities
Officers
President - Shaun Snead Vice President - Kate Hodges Secretary Sam Salcedo Treasurer Allie Blech
Film Project website for school library facts, http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/statistics.html#united
Events
October 21 - Matthew's Miles Walkathon - HS Track, 2:30 - 4:30 PM Students in English Club, Student Government Association, Key Club, and Renaissance Club participated in a satellite Matthew's Miles Walkathon on Oct. 21 on the HS Track. The purpose of Matthew's Miles Walkathon is to raise brain tumor awareness in the general public and to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research in hope of finding a cure for this devastating illness. The students have participated in the walkathon for the past 6 years and have committed to helping the Passarella family with their walkathon project. This year's walkathon donated over $500 to the American Brain Tumor Association. For more information, visit the Matthew's Miles website. View pictures of this year's event. Group Photo Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Middle School Photos MS Photo 1 MS Photo 2 MS Photo 3
October 24 - Pink Ribbon Day (Promote Breast Cancer Awareness)
English Club worked with SGA, selling pink ribbons for students to wear on Friday, Oct. 24. English Club also created posters to publicize breast cancer awareness. Entire student body raised over $975 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Jeepers Creepers and Sight Night
Students participated in Jeepers Creepers helping the community children celebrate a safe "trick-or-treat" event. Photos of students. Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
Other Activities
English Club Members assist at Renaissance Pizza Party.
2007-08 Activities
September 24 - First Meeting - Introduce
officers and year's activities
October 11 - Meeting - discuss plans for Matthew's Miles Walkathon and Jeeper's Creepers
October 17 - Matthew's Miles Walkathon - HS
Track, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Students
from English Club, Key Club, Foreign Language and Gay/Straight Alliance participated in a
satellite Matthew's Miles Walkathon on Oct. 17 on the HS Track. The purpose of
Matthew's Miles Walkathon is to raise brain tumor awareness in the general public and to
raise money for pediatric brain tumor research in hope of finding a cure for this
devastating illness. Students raised over $1200 for the Children's Cancer
Foundation. The students have participated in the walkathon for the past 4
years and have committed to helping the Passarella family with their walkathon
project. For more information, visit the Matthew's Miles website. Donation Sheet Permission
Slip View pictures of walkathon.
Picture 1
Picture 2 Picture
3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6
Note and photo of students participating was also included on the International Brain Tumor Alliance website, http://www.theibta.org/index.php?page=more-completed-activities. Arrow down to the section on Matthew's Miles.
October 30 - Jeeper's Creepers
Students collected eyeglasses for
Sight Night
sponsored by the Lions Club. Students collected over 40 pairs of eyeglasses for
the Lions Club. In addition, students had a table at the annual Jeepers Creepers
event held at Delsea HS. Students gave out candy, bookmarks and coloring pages to
community children. View Harry Potter manning the
table.
December 5 - Holiday Storyhour Santa visited Delsea.
December 11 - Author Reception
Teen author, Damon Lomax was the featured speaker at this year's author reception. Damon shared selections from his book of poetry, When My Eyes Were Closed. He also spoke of the inspiration for his work and about his publishing experience. Photo from reception.
2006-07 Activities
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Matthew's Miles Walkathon - Students in English Club, Key Club and Gay / Straight Alliance Organization participated in a satellite Matthew's Miles Walkathon on Oct. 12 on the HS Track. The purpose of Matthew's Miles Walkathon is to raise brain tumor awareness in the general public and to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research in hope of finding a cure for this devastating illness. The students have participated in the walkathon for the past 4 years and have committed to helping the Passarella family with their walkathon project. For more information, visit the Matthew's Miles website. View pictures of this year's event. Picture 1 (group photo) Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5
Reviewed and Updated 10/31/2008
Mary Moyer, Media Specialist
Mary Moyer, Webmistress
Delsea Regional HS
Franklinville, NJ
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