Maverick Clubs and Organizations
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African Student Association
African Student Association
ASA is an educational organization which exists to foster a community of people interested in the education and promotion of Africa and its culture.
Goals:
- Educate the community about Africa through programs, events, and general meetings.
- Promote African culture using various means.
- Create a community among people at SMU interested in learning about Africa.
Sponsor: Diana Smith dianacsmith@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:Second Wednesday of every month
Meeting Times: 2:45
Room 1202
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AP Ambassadors
Advanced Placement Ambassadors
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.
AP Ambassadors is a service organization that consists of AP students that represent the Katy ISD Advanced Placement program by serving the district and community at various academic and extracurricular events. Membership in the organization is a privilege and students are expected to maintain their AP enrollment. These students are often called on to volunteer at events that require them to work with students, parents, teachers and administrators. Therefore, students are held to very high expectations.
MRHS SHH Information
Sponsors: Jaclyn Henriquez jaclynchenriquez@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Every Thursday of the month
Meeting Times: 2:45
Room 2609
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Asian Students & Involved Association
Asian Students & Involved Association
Welcome to ASIA (Asian Student Involvement Association)! ASIA is a student-led organization that provides a space for Asian students and students interested in Asian culture to socialize, collaborate, and participate in leadership and volunteer opportunities. ASIA also provides quality opportunities for academic and extracurricular experiences and promotes student involvement in university clubs, organizations, events, and activities.
MRHS ASIA Information
Sponsors: Darren Bunte DarrenABunte@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Once a month
Meeting Times: Focus
Room 1625
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ASL Club
American Sign Language Club
We are an active club at Morton Ranch that promotes understanding and awareness of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
MRHS ASL Club Information
Sponsors: Nancy Piper nancykpiper@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Meeting Times: Focus / 2:45
Room 1257
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ASL Honor Society
ASL Honor Society
The ASLHS recognizes the outstanding achievements of students studying ASL, and we encourage the use of the language along with lifelong learning and language enjoyment. ASL teachers at any level are eligible to establish ASLHS chapters on campus, whether they teach at a high school, community college, college, university, or Deaf schools. Additionally, all ASL students can participate in our programs.
ASL Honor Scoiety:
- Awarding Honor Cords and Medals Based On Academic Achievement
- Encouraging Service Learning Projects That Benefit the ASL Community
- Awarding the Only National Scholarships to Students Majoring or Minoring In ASL, Deaf Studies, Deaf Education, and Interpreter Education. We also offer college scholarships for Deaf students pursuing general degrees.
ASL Honor Society Information
Sponsors: Nancy Piper nancykpiper@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:Every 2nd Tuesday of every month
Meeting Times: Focus/2:45
Room: 1257
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Best Buddies
Mission
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Who We Serve
The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.
Programs
Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs empower the special abilities of people with IDD by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.
MRHS Best Buddies Information
Sponsors: Danielle Barr daniellekbarr@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Thursdays or Fridays
Meeting Time: Focus
Room: LGI
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Environmental Awareness Association
Sponsor: Jennifer Greenland jenniferlgreenland@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:First Tuesday/Thursday of every month
Meeting Times:
Room: 1608
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FBLA
Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA)
Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA) is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization in the world. Each year, FBLA helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business.MISSIONFBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.
MRHS FBLA Information
Sponsors: Karla Foit karlaafoit@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:
Meeting Time:
Room: 2514
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FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education in public and private schools through grade 12. FCCLA offers intra-curricular resources and opportunities for students to pursue careers that support families. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
Today, more than 199,000 student members are active in over 4,900 chapters across 46 states, the District of Columbia, the American Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The work of FCCLA helps students and teachers focus on a variety of youth concerns, including parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, sustainability, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career preparation in four specific career pathways. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life—planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication—necessary in the home and workplace.
MRHS FCCLA Information
Sponsors: Courtney Bathe courtneylbathe@katyisd.org
Kathy Bassila kathykbassila@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Twice a month
Meeting Time:
Room: 1324
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HOSA
HOSA
HOSA (formerly known as the Health Occupations Students of America) is a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services and several federal and state agencies. HOSA’s mission is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community, through education, collaboration, and experience. HOSA actively promotes career opportunities in the health industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA’s goal is to encourage all health science instructors and students to affiliate and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, middle school, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health science education and biomedical science programs or who have interests in pursuing careers in health professions. HOSA is 100% health care!
Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has grown steadily, reaching over 260,000 members through 54 chartered HOSA Associations, American Samoa, Canada, China, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
MRHS HOSA Information
Sponsors: Melanie Jackson melanieljackson@katyisd.org
Elizabeth Shelley elizabethvshelley@katyisd.org
Daniel Denzler danieladenzler@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: 2nd Thursday of every month
Meeting Time: 2:45
Room: 2511
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Japanese Culture Club
Japanese Culture Club
Club members learn about current cultural trends and also the history of Japan. Members do many activities, which include making origami, playing interactive video games that were made in Japan and reading Anime books and comics.
MRHS Japanese Culture Club Info:
Sponsor: Tomoko Baker TomokoBaker@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Every other Wednesday
Meeting Times: 3:00-5:00
Room 1242
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Japanese National Honor Society
Japanese National Honor Society
The Japanese National Honor Society Pre-College Chapter (JNHS) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in Japanese study by working with teachers and administrators to develop and maintain high standards of Japanese language education and promoting cultural activities.
Academic criteria for student induction in JNHS are as follows:
- the student has completed the first term of his/her second-year Japanese language course in middle/junior high or a senior high school;
- the student has maintained a 3.5 GPA in Japanese courses and an overall 3.0 GPA.
MRHS JNHS Information
Sponsor: Tomoko Baker TomokoBaker@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:
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Room 1242
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Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta, the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society, was formed in 1957 at the University of Oklahoma. We are dedicated to inspiring a keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students. Currently, more than 100,000 students are Mu Alpha Theta members at more than 2,420 schools in the United States and in 23 foreign countries.
Mu Alpha Theta:
- Provides a method for schools to recognize and encourage students who enjoy and excel in mathematics.
- Organizes a national convention for students and teachers to participate in math-related events and interact with others from across the country.
- Rewards outstanding extracurricular achievement by offering special awards, scholarships, and grants to students and their faculty advisers.
MRHS Mu Alpha Theta Information
Sponsors: Kevin Rhoden kevinrhoden@katyisd.org
Susan Hoyt SusanEHoyt@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates:Every 3rd Wednesday of the month
Meeting Times: 2:45-3:30
Room: 2265, LGI
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Muslim Student Association
Muslim Student Association
MissionServe Muslim students and alumni and facilitate their efforts to establish, develop, and maintain professionally-supported chapters of Muslim Student Associations. Emphasis is placed on the spiritual, religious, and social, civic growth and well-being of students.
Vision
All Muslim students have a safe space in which to build a closer relationship with God and their community.
History
Established in January 1963, the Muslim Students Association of the U.S. & Canada (MSA National) continues to serve Muslim students during their college and university careers by facilitating their efforts to establish, maintain and develop local MSA chapters.
MSA National was first established on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a conference of Muslim students from around the U.S. and Canada, MSA National has been a uniting forum for Muslim students from diverse backgrounds over 50 years. It continues its mission of meeting the needs of Muslim youth on campus with the zeal and energy of the Muslim students, but requires the support of the larger community.
Sponsors: Amna Farhan amnafarhan@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Thursdays, once a month
Meeting Time:
Room: 2201
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National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society (NHS) elevates a school’s commitment to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. These four pillars have been associated with membership in the organization since its inception in 1921. Learn more about these four pillars of membership here.
Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in NHS activities. NHS chapters are found in all 50 states, US Territories, Canada, and around the world. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
As such, NHS chapters and students are in schools that care not only about student achievement, but also community engagement.
NHS students and their peers volunteer in their communities at the highest rates and make connecting with and serving within the community a priority. The average chapter contributes:
- 1,000 hours of school/community service
- $26,000 in charitable donations
- 1,000 pounds of food to local, state, and national causes
- 100 pints of blood
MRHS NHS Information
Sponsor Becky Steen maryrsteen@katyisd.org
Meeting Date: First Wednesday of every month
Meeting Times: 6:45 am OR 2:45 pm
Room: LGI
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Science National Honor Society
Science National Honor Society
America has been honoring brilliant students through honor societies since 1921. Educators began to notice the need for subject specific honor societies in America’s high schools in the 1980's. Since then, new honor societies have sprung up to recognize and encourage students in such areas as English, Art, French, and Spanish. Until now, there has been no national honor society for Science. In this era of rapidly changing technologies and scientific advancement, it is time to encourage and recognize high school students in the Sciences.
SNHS is a prominent scientific organization that will engender a new group of young thinkers who will be the future of industry, research, and scientific exploration for America.
MRHS SNHS Information
Sponsors: Pamela Pfile pameladpfile@katyisd.org
Suchitra Deo suchitramdeo@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: Second Wednesday of every month
Meeting Times: 2:45 - 3:15
Room: 1609
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Spanish Club
BIENVENIDOS! Welcome to the Spanish Club!
Spanish clubs enable students to learn about the Spanish language, culture, and history outside the classroom. Their purpose is to further the members' love of the Spanish language and introduce them to different aspects of the Hispanic culture through food, arts, and entertainment.
Promotes Diversity and Global Awareness!
Spanish club teaches their students about different ways of life all around the globe. An added benefit of this is that kids also learn to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds better. By joining the Spanish club, students can celebrate Hispanic holidays, learn about different customs, and experience Spanish-speaking countries' food, music, and art.A Spanish club enables children to learn Spanish outside the classroom—from field trips to dance lessons. There are hundreds of exciting activities that Spanish clubs participate in every year.
MRHS Club Information
Sponsors: Carlos H Orrego carloshorregoramirez@katyisd.org
Rosa Rios RosaMRios@KATYISD.ORG
Meeting Dates: Wednesdays, once a month
Meeting Times: 2:45 - 3:30
Room: 1203
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Spanish National Honor Society
Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH)
The SHH is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
The SHH was formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953. The name was changed to Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica in 1959. At present there are over 3,500 national and international chapters of the SHH.
The mission of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is to recognize high school achievement in Spanish and Portuguese and to promote interest in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies.MRHS SHH Information
Sponsors: Kirsten McLaughlin kirstenfmclaughlin@katyisd.org
Meeting Dates: once a month
Meeting Times: Focus
Room: 1204