2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Accent

Mr. Frezzo

TBD

Contact Sponsor

Room 107

Ascend-Richard Montgomery

Ms. Gallun

Rachael Gladden & Kat Evans

Tues., Wed., Thurs. at lunch

Room 310

Age Quod Agis (National English Honor Society)

Ms. Wilson

Anne Kim & Nancy Jin

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 257

Algorithms

Mr. Lum

Amy Chen & Hana Huie

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 163

American Sign Language Club

Mrs. Browne

Isabella Paternostro & Alex Lin

2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Room 254

Amnesty International

Mr. GrosfeldKatz

Margie Delao

Mondays at Lunch

Room 310

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description Accent is a co-ed a cappella group that will concentrate on popular music in tight harmonies so popular on college campuses today. It will complement our present all male and female groups. Rehearsals are held at various times. The mission of Ascend is to facilitate an atmosphere that allows students to be transformed and equipped so that they may walk out the great commission of Jesus according to the unique callings over their lives. We aim to create a community of authentic and meaningful relationships. We believe this will happen as we learn how to operate not only within the local church but also outside of the church, in the local community. We want art to be one of the facets that we use to connect with students. Age Quod Agis, the Richard Montgomery chapter of the National English Honor Society, strives to recognize students for their excellence in English language and literature. Also, Age Quod Agis is dedicated to providing cultural stimulation, fostering literacy, and encouraging interest in the English Language Arts. We aim to encourage girls to pursue their interests in the fields of computer science or technology. Every week, we will learn about fun and exciting CS topics like coding languages, tech news, algorithms, career paths, and much more! The American Sign Language Club strives for three goals: Raising awareness for sign language, teaching American sign language, and learning about deaf culture. With these goals we hope that everyone will have a fun learning experience with sign language. Students will discuss human rights violations around the world and how to stop them. Money will be raised and then donated to the organization Amnesty International.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Anime Club/Anime & Manga Club Art Club

Mr. McDermott

Shane Querubin

Thursday 2:40-3:30

Room 35

Mr. McDermott Mr. GrosfeldKatz

Jamal Middleton Helen Zhao

Thursdays 2:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 1st Monday of Month @ lunch

Room 35

Asian American Club

Ms. Chee

TBD

Astronomy Club

Mr. Martz

TBD

Autism Awareness Club

Ms. Stevens

Holly Shan

1st and 3rd Wednesdays at lunch Wednesdays at lunch Monday at lunch

Badminton

Ms. Wayerski

Jerry Peng

Tues/Thur at lunch

Banned Books Club

Mr. Dumas

Vlady Guttenberg

Wednesdays at lunch

Artists with Heart

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Room 217

Career Center Room 361 Room 2654

Description A place for anime and/or manga enthusiasts can just geek out and have fun together. We will watch, discuss and maybe even cosplay? We will accept creative ideas The Art Club offers an extra dose of creativity, art making, and community to any interested students. Students will provide childcare on the first Monday of every month for the Dwelling Place, and organization that provides subsidized housing and other services to disadvantaged families in Montgomery County. At each childcare session, we will focus on introducing kids to art and music in an engaging way. SSL hours will be granted. The Asian American Club provides an opportunity for all students to share their various Asian cultures with each other. The club fosters Asian pride while making friends and having fun at the same time. The Astronomy Club will discuss physics, astronomy, and special science events as they come up. We raise awareness about autism by doing autism-related volunteering opportunities such as the Montgomery Arc, PEP program, and Autism 5k run. We will be fundraising throughout the year, volunteering (SSL hours!), and planning how to raise awareness especially in April, which is Autism Awareness Month.

Small Gym Badminton club will offer a chance for both casual and more serious players to hone their skills and play with friends. We will participate in badminton skills practice, tournament play and also host an open bracket tournament. Room 246 Why limit Banned Books Week to one single week? Join us every week to discuss books that are now considered classics but were once considered anarchic—blasphemous—corrupt—unfit for public consumption.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Befriend Nature Club

Ms. O'Donoghue

Susanqi Jiang

Mondays at lunch

Room 342

Biology Club

Mr. Wright

Siddharth Mathew & Helen Luo

Monday/biweekly at lunch

Room 348

Book Club

Mr. Brown

Room 254

Books to Go

Mrs. Peyer

Cancer Awareness Club

Mr. Wright

Thulasi First Friday of the Kulassinghe & month during Sasini lunch Wickramatunga Caroline Wang Tuesdays at lunch & Nivi Kishore Grace Chi Selected Thursdays

Chemistry Club

Mr. Mallory

Christopher Zhang

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Contact Sponsor

Room 240

Description The goals of the Befriend Nature Club are to organize high school teens to help in the effort of saving endangered wild animals in need, raise awareness of the importance of wildlife diversity and the conservation of habitats such as the rainforests, and fight cruel animal practices like poaching through informational and volunteering events. The Biology Club aims to encourage interest in and exploration of all areas in the biological sciences at Richard Montgomery High School. The main activity will be preparation for competing in the USA Biology Olympiad. Students can come to the club with their own books and summarize what they’ve read and talk about what they liked or disliked in the books.

A service club that collects used books for donation to libraries, childresn’s centers, and schools. Room 348 The Cancer Awareness Club aims to mobilize students to aid in the battle against cancer by raising awareness of the dangers of cancer and its devastating effects on its victims and families, supporting cancer treatment research and charities, providing a source of hope for cancer patients, and inspiring others to act through education, volunteering, and community health outreach programs. Room 351 The Chemistry Club aims to promote interest in Chemistry in the Richard Montgomery High School student body. The two main club activities are participation in Chemathon (an annual Chemistry Competition held at the University of Maryland) and administration of the local Chemistry Olympiad Examination. Club meetings will be held in the Spring to coordinate registration for these two competitions.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Chess Club

Ms. Azuree

Chinese Culture Club

Ms. Poo

Cleft Support Club

Mrs. McDonald

Ethan Cheng

Coding Club

Mr. Lum

Comfort for K-9’s

Mr. Rogers

Jordan Peterson, Adrian Hidayat & Abel Del Pino Maddie Healy & Gaby Rose

Computer Team

Mr. Chase

Meeting Time Tuesdays at lunch TBD

Naveen Raman, William Liu, Andrew Mao, Thomas delVecchio, Elvin Liu

Meeting Location

Description

Room 345

Meet every Tuesday for a good old game of chess.

Room 238

The Chinese Culture Club is dedicated to exploring Chinese culture and language in a fun atmosphere. We celebrate holidays, hold contests (cooking, karaoke), participate in International Night and the Common Ground assembly, watch movies, and do service projects. All are welcome! This club is to raise public awareness of cleft lip and cleft palate children. We will be supporting several organizations, such as Smile Train to, support and help children and their families. The Coding Club offers an opportunity to work on coding projects cooperatively together with other students. We will program in Java, so we recommend prior knowledge such as currently taking CP2 or higher.

321

Tuesdays @ Lunch

Room 163

Every other Wednesday @ lunch

Room 18

Tuesdays during lunch

Room 319

Meeting and discussing ways to get involved at Montgomery County animal shelters by volunteering at events and helping out every couple of weekends. Our goal is to care for the homeless, abused, and neglected animals in our community. Come learn more about computer science and cyber security. We discuss computer science topics such as algorithms and data structures. We also participate in competitions like the UMD programming competition and the Metropolis cyber security competition.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Cookies for a Cause

Ms. Wilson

Nicole Cunningham & Seema Snitkovsky

TBD

TBD

Cornhole Club Dance Club

Mr. Willard Ms. Wayerski

TBD Yi-Hsuan Rei

Fridays at lunch Tuesdays & Thursdays at lunch

Room 357 Dance Studio

Darklux

Mr. Flake

Alyssa Achacoso

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 250

DECA

Ms. Alexander

Rachit Argawal & Devin Bajaj

Mondays

Room 140

Diverse Voices

Ms. Alexander and Mr. Beach

Summer Oh & Cam Aaron

Wed/Thur at lunch

Room 226 or Media Center

Description Cookies for a Cause is essentially a club dedicated to raising money to feed starving children. We’ll hold bake sales outside of school at least once a month and try to hold joint fundraising events with other clubs in order to raise awareness and money for multiple causes, or make it possible for clubs to pay for us to provide food for meetings/events. All money not used for necessary supplies will be donated to charity. Students meet during lunch to play games of cornhole. An opportunity for students who enjoy dancing to come together to share ideas, dance moves and choreography. Dance types include hop-hop, K-pop, break dance and more! All levels are welcome to join. Darklux is a strategy-led design organization dedicated to creating compelling visuals. We are a network of filmmakers, photographers, and 5reative that collaborate to present information that moves. Our mission is to create aesthetically-pleasing and meaningful photos and videos to support other school organizations and causes. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. Students compete in these areas of business at the regional, state, and international level developing valuable skills that will provide them an advantage in the business world. A club to promote and celebrate diversity within the RM community. We’ll meet at least twice a month to discuss current events, praise important diverse advocates, and arrange field trips to discover new ways to express ourselves. Whether it’s race, gender, LGBTQIA, religion or disability, we strive to raise awareness for all our differences, because being different is what makes us all unique.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Donation Club

Mr. Wijeratne

Dumbledore’s Army

Mr. Agnew

E.D.M. & DJ’ing Club

Mr. Schauer

Element 31

Ms. Azuree

E-Sports Club

English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition

Student Contact

Rosie Silvers

Meeting Time Monday & Thursday at lunch Thursdays at lunch

Meeting Location Media Center Room 258

Fridays at lunch

Room 234

Josh Levy & Kunal Harmalkar

Wednesday at lunch

Room 345

Ms. Starks

Jack Qian & David Nguyen

Mondays at lunch

Room 336

Mr. Agnew

TBD

Contact Sponsor

Contact Sponsor

Description To collect money for orphaned kids in other countries to buy their educational and living needs. Dumbledore’s Army is a Harry Potter appreciation club. The club will be active with debates on topics and disputes from the books, looking at literature and craft elements of the series, writing/reading fan fictions, making fandom related merchandise, etc., modeling quidditch games, and coming up with more Harry Potter activities as we go. Do you like electronic dance music and want to make your own? Or do you want to DJ at clubs or other festivals? Head over to room 234 and to E.D.M. and DJ’ing club. Tell them Kic sent you. At Element 31 we explore Molecular Gastronomy, a food science that focuses on the social, artistic, and technical aspects of food preparation. At meetings we may prepare recipes, and analyze why they work. Contact us at [email protected]! In this club, students who enjoy competitive video games can come together to discuss concepts and learn new strategies. There will be tournaments and charity games to promote e-sports and also help other people learn to love and play video games. This is a competition in which students choose a monologue from one of Shakespeare’s plays and perform it in front of a panel of judges. We meet only a couple of times each year (once as an information session and once for the actual competition) and we send the winner onto the regional competition in Washington, D.C. Questions? E-mail [email protected]

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Enigmatology Club

Mr. Koenig

Fine Lines

Ms. Clarkson Ms. HashamLiles

French Honor Society

Ms. Veltri

Forensics

Student Contact Natalia Stepanova

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Fridays at lunch

Room 263

Wednesdays 3:00-4:30

Room 252

Eileen Moudou, Binta Coulibaly & Maeve Givens

Contact Sponsor

Room 170

Ms. Kraus

Emily Yang & Raja Ramesh

TBD

Room 248

Game Design and Applied Programming Gamer’s Club

Dr. Starks

Andrew Berger

Thursday at lunch

Room 336

Mr. Lum

Jared Smith

Room 163

Generation Z

Mr. Stillman

Jessica Kang, Ellen Yao, & Cathleen Kong

Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 Contact Sponsor

Room 238

Description This club will explore the puzzling world of enigmatology with a focus on developing cruciverbalist skills (crossword puzzles) and nontraditional problem solving (logic puzzles). We’ll solve crosswords and become familiar with rock-star constructors like Brendan Emmett Quigley and the editors Will Shortz and Merl Reagle. The logic puzzles will leave you seeing the world in new ways. Fine Lines is Richard Montgomery’s student literary magazine. The club reviews submissions of student artwork, writing, photography, sculpture, film and music and publishes an award-winning volume of this work annually in spring. French Honor Society aims to promote interest in the study of French and encourage enthusiasm in French culture. Members will have the opportunity to develop their French skills as well as their understanding of French culture through activities such as: National French Week, Le Grand Concours (the National French Contest), the annual soccer tournament, and tutoring other French students. Forensics Club competes with students from all county high schools in areas of public speaking and literary interpretive presentations. There are three Saturday all day tournaments. Students who advance in the tournament will compete for awards on the final weekend. A club for all skill levels to learn how to create games. During meetings we will learn the history of games and how to develop games. This is a place for people who love playing competitive gaming or just to play casually and have fun. Generation Z provides tutoring to elementary school students at local public libraries.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Girls Learn International

Ms. Peyer

Emily Zhang & Jessica Lee

Wednesday at lunch

Room 240

Girl Up at RM

Ms. Fine

Shaina Evans

Wednesday at lunch

Room 242

Halls of RM

Ms. Gould

Thursdays at lunch

Room 37

Help the Homeless Hermandad Encuentros Culturales Homework Club

Mr. Trovillion

Jenny Chen, Chloe Dinman, Isabel Knudson & Samara Langsam Jisue Gonzales

Mon.-Fri.

Room 168

Ms. MartinAntonetti

Gabriela Huaman

Room 162

Mr. Stillman

TBD

Human Rights Club

Mrs. McDonald

Helen Zhao & Holly Shan

Last Thursday of each month at lunch Tuesdays at 2:20 to 4:00 p.m. Select Fridays

Room 163 Room 326

Description Girl’s Learn International is an organization to create a community to promote girls’ education. As a chapter, we will hold discussions relating to human rights, fund raise, and hold student advocacy events. There are also several opportunities, including, sending delegations to UN and National Young Feminist Leadership conferences. Girl Up is sponsored by the United Nations Foundation and our goal is to raise awareness and funds for girls around the world who need education, safety, access to healthcare and leadership training. At Richard Montgomery, we host fundraiser and activities to raise awareness for the empowerment of women across the glob. The Halls of RM (HORM) was inspired by the popular blog, Humans of New York. In such a diverse school, HORM hopes to give a voice to everyone in the RMHS community, so we can learn about each other and appreciate one another. Students utilize a variety of resources and opportunities to aide those individuals in need, especially the displaced and the homeless. Students in this club must be pursuing the Bilingual and Hispanic Studies Certificate. Students meet to organize community service and cultural activities. The Homework Club is a great place to get caught up on assignments, seek the help of a tutor, or work on projects. We will discuss most current human global issues and contribute to the programs that aim to resolve these problems. Initiatives during the school year may include fundraisers, book/clothing/supply drives, talks with civil rights lawyers, and more fun projects to raise awareness.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

iRest

Ms. Gilbert & Ms. LeBright

Sami Elmaani

Thursdays 11:30-noon

Room 26

Improv Club

Mrs. Peyer

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 240

Innovate

Mr. McDonald

Jennifer Flores, Noah Montemarano, & Mallory Simcox Zack Khan

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 313

Jewish Club of Richard Montgomery

Mr. GrosfeldKatz

Daniel Kipnis

TBD

Room 244

Junior Statesmen of America

Mr. Stillman

Sarah Flaherty

Mondays at lunch

Room 238

Key Club

Mr. Martz

TBD

Wednesdays at lunch

Room 361

Description Unwind and deeply relax at lunch. Rest and clear your mind and body of stress and worries. Increase your ability to focus and recharge for the rest of the day. Improv stands for improvisations: acting without a script! We will play fun theatre games and create scenes from 3 lines to infinitely long. All are welcome; no acting experience required.

Innovate promotes a culture of innovation and creativity and demonstrates the multifaceted nature of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is not just starting a business, but also creating solutions to problems that exist in today’s world. Through Innovate, we hold events where students have the opportunity to network with students who are passionate about entrepreneurship, learn valuable skills from successful entrepreneurs, and actually get involved through competitions. The Jewish Club of Richard Montgomery aims to entertain and teach members about the rich intricacies and variance of Jewish culture. We will focus more on Jewish literature, cuisine, arts, linguistics tradition, music, customs, and entertainment rather than religious beliefs and practices. The Junior Statesmen of America are dedicated to public discussion and debate of timely policy issues. We hold weekly thought talks and more formal debates. Members can also attend county and regional meetings. Key Club offers students an opportunity to engage in student service and community projects throughout the school and the Richard Montgomery community. Key Club is affiliated with Kiwanis International, an international organization dedicated to service.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Kids are Scientist Too

Mr. Goetz

Megha Kori

Fridays at lunch

Room 361

Knitting Club

Mr. Beach

Janetta Brundage

Room 210

Ladies with Character

Ms. Boyd

Alexis Lowe

Tuesdays at lunch Tuesday

League of Legends Let’s End the Stigma (LETS)

Mr. Dumas

Devin Frost

Friday at Lunch

Room 246

Mr. Turner

Connie Chen, Anna Wunsch

Mondays at lunch

Room 351

Literature Club

Mr. Trovillion

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 164

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Room 234

Description Kids are Scientists Too is a student-led non-profit organization dedicated to getting elementary school kids interested in science. Our members visit local elementary schools to lead weekly after school science clubs. These clubs cover topics such as gravity, evolution, vision, and include hands-on experiments. Other activities include writing science lesson plans, writing for the organization newsletter, and helping out at the annual science fair. We meet at lunch in room 210 and knit. All are welcome. Character building; responsibility; leadership; service to others; share strategies, academic interventions and support to improve performance; Discuss current topics/issues that impact/concern teens/young adults; Sponsor a Thanksgiving Drive to assist families in their time of temporary need in the community. Strong and positive/healthy friendships are built and encouraged to continue with other students and their families. We visit and spend time at Two women’s senior citizen homes during the holidays. Stop by to discuss strategy, set up teams for out-of-school play, and watch tournament matches! LETS is a club dedicated to fighting the stigma surrounding mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Through monthly seminars with students and parents, awareness advocacy efforts, and participation in TWLOHA’s Storytellers Project, LETS members will work toward educating their peers and promoting safe, positive behaviors including the respectful treatment of others. A club devoted to enjoying the classics, old and new, and discussing the themes and characters in essential literature.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Lonely Hearts Club Band

Mr. Frezzo

TBD

Contact Sponsor

Room 107

Magic Club

Mr. Lum

Jeremy Eppley

Room 163

Math Honor Society

Mr. Davis

Helen Yang

Wednesday at lunch Contact Sponsor

Math Team

Mr. Davis

TBD

Wednesdays after school

Room 314

Medical Careers Club

Ms. GhentPaolucci

TBD

Fridays at lunch

Room 346

Mock Trial Club

Mr. Taylor

Allison Nadler, Katie Jordan, Lexi Reed

Wednesdays at lunch

Room 216

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Room 314

Description The Lonely Hearts Club Band is a co-ed a capella group that will perform Beatles songs at various chorus concerts and coffeehouses. We will practice once a week during lunch in Mr. Frezzo’s room. This is a club for the game Magic: The Gathering. We will meet to play games of Magic and have fun. The Math Honor Society is a group of students committed to promoting math in the Richard Montgomery High School community. The society provides peer tutoring for all levels of math from Algebra I through Calculus during lunch. They also organize school-wide events designed to promote math awareness, including a celebration of Pi-Day on March 14th each year. The Math Team participates in math competitions against other schools in Montgomery County. These competitions occur on Wednesdays between September and February. On weeks when competitions are not scheduled, the team meets to work on practice questions and review questions from previous competitions. Major philosophical issues related to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy are explored through student to student dialogue. Do explore aspects of the medical field, including different disciplines, higher institutions, and host speakers in various areas of medicine. The Mock Trial Club will be a fun and interactive way to give students a better understanding of how the court system works. We will start the year off by learning the basic procedures of the court system, and then we will break off into teams for our own trial. This club will be a great way for students to show their passion for law!

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Model Congress Club

Mr. Mizrahi

Model UN Club

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description

Period 5 as needed

Room 336

The Model Congress Club attends conferences where students participate in a congressional simulation. Students are able to debate over topics they are passionate about and work together to pass meaningful legislation.

Mrs. Hodges

Raja Ramesh, Angha Lokhande, James Gordy & Dash Y-L Cynthia Song

Contact Sponsor

Room 158

My Two Cents

Mr. Vicari

Daniel Kipnis

TBD

Room 214

National Art Honor Society

Ms. Stanton

Cynthia Song

Every other Wednesday

Room 43

National Chinese Honor Society

Ms. Poo

Sergine Zeufack

First Wednesday at lunch

Room 161

The Model United Nations club participates in three conferences annually hosted by colleges & universities. Each Member is assigned a country and committee where s/he will debate current issues with students from around the world. Students will have the opportunity to improve their public speaking and debate skills at these conferences. My Two Cents is a venture founded in collaboration with LearnServe International out of a concern over the lack of personal finance and financial literacy education in public schools. We host after-school lessons and programs for local elementary-school students. NAHS seeks to promote the arts in both the community and the school, and empower students to expand their artistic vision and creativity. The NAHS also strives to recognize students for their excellence in the arts through scholarships, awards, and exhibitions, and provides opportunities to members for developing their artistic skills. National Chinese Honor Society is dedicated to promoting Chinese culture and encouraging students to engage in the Chinese community and study the Chinese language, as well as promoting the community through service. Students will have the ability to demonstrate leadership.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

National Honor Society

Mr. Schauer

Cathleen Kong & William Green

National Marrow Donor Program

Mrs. McDonald Ms. Stamets

Grace Cheung

One Acts

Mr. Rodney

ONE Campaign RMHS Chapter

Mr. Beach

Mattie Cardinale Max Moss

Origami Club

Mr. Davis

Hannah Horng & Sherril Han

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921 Lunch Room 321 We are affiliated with the National Marrow Donor Program, and our mission is to spread awareness about the great need for bone marrow donations that could potentially save the lives of thousands of people suffering from leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and other life threatening blood diseases. We’re focused on volunteering, organizing promotional events, and devoting our time and effort to advocating for the cause. Contact Sponsor Auditorium This club is a collection of student directed, cast, and produced One Act plays with a one night only performance. TBD Room 210 We 1) raise awareness of global poverty issues and what we can do about them, 2) advocate for better policies and investments in health, education, energy and other issues to help the world’s poorest, and 3) use social media, petitions, and tools from the ONE Campaign to work toward our goals. Mondays and Room 314 During club meetings we will be teaching students how to fold various Wednesdays at origami models. We will be meeting every week to learn new designs lunch and also to share an appreciation for the craft. Over the course of the year we may be holding fundraisers to donate money to charitable causes. Contact Sponsor

Room 229

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Pencil Pushers

Mr. Koenig

Mady Corrigan

Tuesdays at lunch

People of Empowerment

Mr. Coleman

Wednesdays at Lunch

Poetry Club (Spoken Word)

Ms. Smith

Donovan MorganBrown, Ja’Don Wilson Zander Phillips

Poetry Club (Written Word)

Ms. Smith

Ping Pong Club

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description

Room 261

Do you like writing, but not the stress of academic formal writing? The Pencil Pushers will offer a place to explore and express your ideas with no judgment. We will explore a different topic each week, share our writing with each other, and occasionally send our writing off for publication, awards, and charity work. To sit down with other students and address Africa’s history, ancient knowledge of Africa and their civilizations. Also to address problems going on with police brutality amongst African Americans in the US.

TBD

Room 261

Maryann Workman

Fridays at lunch

Room 261

Michael Ding

Queer Rights Club

Mr. GrosfeldKatz Ms. Azuree

Every other Monday-lunch Fridays at lunch

Dance Studio Room 345

Poetry Club is a place for poets of all skill levels to meet one another. The group will discuss/explore written and performance poetry, and help members craft their own voices. The main goal of the group is to grow the presence of poetry in our school community. We are a group of students who will meet to explore poetry writing. We will discuss poetry and members can share what they have written. We will also play word games as a way to explore language. We play ping pong every other Monday in the dance studio at lunch

Red Cross Club

Ms. Stevenson

Anna Lavrentieva

TBD at lunch

Room 219

Lisa Mena

The Queer Rights Club is a safe zone for LGBTQ and any other victims of bullying and a forum for LGBTQ discussion and education as well as a center for local and global LGBTQ activism at RMHS. Red Cross Club does humanitarian aid projects and volunteer work through the Red Cross. Things we’ve done in the past include sending cards to soldiers overseas, collecting funds for natural disasters, making cookies for families of children who are undergoing cancer treatment at NIH for the holidays, collecting school materials for less fortunate students at local elementary schools. We also assist SGA in the blood drive.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Red Paws

Mrs. Poo

Lily Zhang

Relay for Life

Mr. Bayer & Ms. Coon

Stuti Ganatra & Wednesday/once Alec Schlenoff a month

Room 244

Resonance Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society

Mr. Frezzo Ms. Robinson

TBD David Nguyen

Contact Sponsor Contact Sponsor

Room 107 Room 213

RM Film Production

Mr. Flake

TBD

Friday/Monday at lunch

Room 250

RM Hiking Club

Mrs. Contino

Alexa Perry

Lunch Time

Room 18

Meeting Time Once a month

Meeting Location Room 161

Description Red Paws is a club entirely dedicated to raising money for animal rescue organizations. From bake sales and dog washes, to collecting donations and selling candy, we are determined to donate as much money as we can to animal rescue organizations all over the world, in an effort to save, protect and spread the love for animals. Relay for Life is an event, like many others, through which students and staff raise money for cancer awareness and research. However, what makes this event so unique is the fun-filled, rewarding, overnight experience participants enjoy. We are currently looking to create a team at Richard Montgomery High School that can compete at a local event such as the Clarksburg one. We eventually hope to garner enough interest to hold the event at RM itself. Richard Montgomery High School’s all female a capella group. Rho Kappa is a national honors society dedicated to recognizing excellence amongst high school students in social studies. Through tutoring and other enrichment activities, Rho Kappa members assist other students in reaching their full potential in social studies coursework. The RM Film Production club will meet to try and improve the production skills of students. Students will make short videos with focus on editing, and cinematography techniques. The hope is to have a film festival by the end of the year to showcase student talent. Come with your friends on organized group hikes. We find beautiful parks and trails to explore. We will probably plan monthly hikes and meet once a month to discuss the details of our next hiking excursion.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

RM Jugglers

Mr. Chase

Paul Quesnel

RMHS Magic: The Gathering™ Trading Card Game Club RM Mental Health Alliance

Mr. Mallory

TBD

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Wednesdays and Thursdays at lunch

Room 319

Wednesdays at lunch (11:00)

Room 347

Ms. Gilbert

Kyle Zhu & Tadhg Larabee

Wednesday at lunch

TBD

Robotics

RM Technology Department

TBD

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at lunch

Room 333

Rocket Investments

Mr. McDonald

Ravi Kemburu

Thursday at lunch

Room 313

Description Like to juggle? Want to learn? Come join us on Wednesday or Thursday at lunch in Mr. Chase’s room (319). We guarantee you’ll learn to juggle in one lunch period! We also welcome all other manipulative arts—come and bring your diablo, devil stick, footbag, unicycle, boxes, or kendama. The RMHS Magic: The Gathering™ Trading Card Game Club plays the strategic card game of Magic: The Gathering™. It is a great place to test and improve your skills and abilities at the game in a calm, friendly, social environment. New and interested players are encouraged to join! To raise awareness and advocate for pressing mental health issues at Richard Montgomery. We hope to mobilize a grassroots effort to reform mental health policy all the way up to the county level, with your help! The Richard Montgomery High School Robotics team comprises of individuals from all four grade levels. This club provides members a hands on approach to robotics and teaches important lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship, and the engineering process. The team completes in the First Tech Challenge (FTC) each year. Rocket Investments is a club focused on the stock market. We run simulations and trade with real money. Don’t know anything about investments? Don’t worry, we’ll teach you. There are no fees associated with the club.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Rocket Music Collective

Ms. Coon

Kevin Pan & Ben Rosenberg

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Room 244

Rocket Music Collective Online

Ms. Lyons

Kevin Pan, Ben Rosenberg & John Lynch

Online, after school

TBD

Salt and Light Club

Mr. Redmon

Kaila Wallace

Tuesdays at lunch

Room 33

School Energy and Recycling Team SERT

Ms. Hermansdorfer

Summer Oh

Lunch and after school

Media Center

Science Club

Mrs. Stevens,

Medha Reddy & Grace Cheung

Thursdays at lunch

Room 342

Description Rocket Music Collection is a club that meets twice a week at lunch. It is meant for anyone who has a passion for music and is interested in sharing music with others. We have our own section in the Tide where we release rankings and recommendations from genres club members are interested in. In addition, we run a Soundcloud and Facebook page so we can constantly promote new songs. If you are interested in sharing some of your favorite songs with other people, this is the club for you. This club is a branch of Rocket Music Collective that focuses on the online journalistic aspect of music. We produce content that goes on Rocketmusiccollective.com. Those wishing to participate in music discussions only should just look for Rocket Music Collective. Salt and Light Club is designated to reflect the light of Jesus Christ into the lives of others. This is accomplished through prayer, studying the Bible, and connecting with the community with service projects. Our intention is to spread the love of God, empower students to walk in faith, and share the experiential truth of the Gospel. RM’s SERT has 3 main goals: to reduce waste, to innovate recycling, and to raise environmental awareness. Throughout the year, SERT participates in different eco-friendly activities and learns about new ways to protect our environment, which we then share with others through community events. Our hope is that by starting at RM, we can make MCPS even greener! Our motto is “unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Science Club promotes interest in science within Richard Montgomery High School students through organizing team based competitions (including Final Frontiers, Envirothon, Oceanic Sciences Bowl) and meetings involving fun, hands-on science activities. All students are welcome to join!

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Science National Honor Society

Mr. Willard

TBD

TBD

Room 357

Scrabble Club

Mr. Dumas

Hannah Woerhle

Wednesdays at lunch

Room 246

Senza Sordini

Mr. Perry

TBD

Room 108

Shakespeare Club

Mr. Agnew

Madeleine Cheng & Fonda Shen TBD

Contact Sponsor

Contact Sponsor

Social Pressure Book Club

Mr. Thomas

Lunch, TBD

Room 220

Song of Ice & Fire

Ms. Coon

2nd and 4th Thursday

Room 244

Zoe GoldenbergHart, Hannah Smith & Jack Gramlich Charlotte Beckford, Emily Nguyen, Mallory Simcox

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description The Science National Honor Society members promote science in our school and community. SNHS organizes events such as Mole Week to raise science awareness. SNHS also provides tutoring to any student who requests it. Scrabble is not only a great word game… it’s a great club! Whether you’re a newcomer or a veteran, we can find matches for you. Bring your lunch and stop by for a fun and relaxing period! An ensemble that rehearses and performs together at local nursing homes, hospitals, and other events with the purpose of spreading music and having fun. The Richard Montgomery High School Shakespeare Club is a performing theatre troupe that operates under the direction of two student leaders in producing an annual Shakespearean play. In previous years, we have performed at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Secondary School Shakespeare Festival, most recently with a production of “The Comedy of Errors”, bringing home 5 group awards for students and the school. The club’s mission is to foster an appreciation for Shakespearean classics and offer a creative and artistic outlet for students who seek it. We aim to make reading a priority for busy high school students who might not otherwise choose to spend as much of their limited free time reading. Through the small impetus of social pressure that this club offers, students will find themselves spending more and more time reading for pleasure. We read and discuss one book per month. We will be discussing the intricacies of the lore of Game of Thrones and making predictions about future episodes. We will also be playing fun Game of Thrones-related activities such as quizzes, debates, and board games.

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

“Sound.” a capella

Mr. Frezzo

Souper Kitchen

Ms. Azuree

Spanish National Honor Society

Ms. Solernou

Student Government Association

Mrs. Kellinger & Ms. Furr

Student Union Party (SUP)

Ms. Parks

Swing Dance Club

Mr. Rodney

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Description

Paul IhadjiMoudski & Conor Hollingsworth Dara Sontan & Jazzel Moore TBD

At lunch twice a week

Room 107

We are a co-ed a capella group. Our focus is to express pop, rock and soul music as entertainingly as we possibly can. We may even include some original material. We welcome musicians of all levels.

Thursdays at lunch Contact Sponsor

Room 345

Nathan Poland

Once a month

Auditorium

Charitable club that specializes in providing food to shelters in Montgomery County. The Spanish National Honor Society is for high school students enrolled in Spanish and it is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The purpose of the society is to recognize high achievement of high school students in the Spanish language and to promote a continuing interest in Hispanic studies. Members provide tutoring services and organize cultural and educational activities. The application may be found in the World Languages page of the Richard Montgomery High School website. The Student Government Association is compiled of 4 class officers per grade, the 5 school-wide officers, and the executive board. Together, these representative of the student body plan and hold events for the School and Community to partake in such as Mr. RM, Homecoming, Pep Rallies, Spirit Weeks, Walk for the Homeless, the Blood Drive, Pennies for Patients, and Prom. Elections for the following year’s officers are held every April so if you’re interested in leading your class and school, make sure to run for office! This would be a club about providing change for the school. This would include discussions and talking about issues students face and how we may address them.

Alex Abrosimor & Veeraj Majethia Kate Weishaar

Room 159

Thursdays at lunch

Room 214

Every other Thursday at lunch

Stage

Swing dancing!

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Synthetic Biology Club

Dr. Sparks

Teen for Baltimore

Ms. Chaney

Tails for Change

Ms. Stanton

Team America Rocketry Club

Student Contact Maxwell Frankfurter

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Thursdays at Lunch

Room 351

TBD

TBD

Lucie Henein

Tuesdays at Lunch

Room 43

Ms. Starks

Zachary Berkow

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Room 336

Testostertones

Mr. Frezzo

TBD

Contact Sponsor

Room 107

The Tide

Ms. Lyons & Ms. Vires

TBD

Lunch

Room 222

Tri-M

Mr. Frezzo

Kim Steininger & Leslie Schneider

Fridays twice a month

Room 107

Description Students interested in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry and genetic engineering as well as their real world applications participate in the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machines) competition. This is a club focused on service. The point of the club is to be a helping hand and uplift the Baltimore community. It’s for people that love to serve and want to make a difference. Tails for Change is a program designed to educate students on animal abuse and animal rights in order to effect changes that will improve the lives of animals. Team America Rocketry Club is a club that is dedicated to designing, building, and competing a rocket that will meet the necessary criteria for the Team America Rocketry Challenge. More info. can be found at: www.rocketcontest.org. Richard Montgomery High School’s all male a capella group is dedicated to awesomeness. We perform a capaella arrangements of contemporary pop and rock songs as well as classic barber shop songs. The Tide is Richard Montgomery High School’s student-run newspaper. Students are responsible for the writing, editing, and layout six issues each year. Tri-M is an international music honor society that is designed to recognize students for musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music. We also help to run school concerts, holding community events, and have fun!

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Tutti

Mr. Perry

TBD

TBD

Room 108

Ukulele Club

Mr. Kreske

Allison Kuentz

Monday @ lunch

Room 348

Ultimate Frisbee Club

Mr. Beach

Jack Gramlich & Zach Berkow

Fridays at lunch

The Track

Ultimate Sports Club

Mr. Flake

Wednesdays at Lunch

Room 250

UNICEF

Mrs. McDonald

Matthew Sherman, Hank Mcnamara & David Silverberg Jisue Gonzales

Walking Club

Mr. Koenig

Weightlifting Club

Mr. Eagleson

William McKinley

Mr. Vicari

Natalie Chartove & Rachel Lebedinsky Spencer Silverstein Jerry T. Wu

Meeting Time

Every 3rd Tuesday One time per month

Tuesday & Thursday @ 3:00 Fridays at lunch

Meeting Location

Room 321 Room 250

Weight Room Room 214

Description Students volunteer at middle school instrumental music programs to offer private music lessons to younger students who may not have the opportunity to take lessons. Tutoring sessions would be after school scheduled according to availability. All are welcome at The Ukulele Club! If you are intimidated by guitar or want to play an instrument but don’t know where to start, this is the place for you. If you have been playing ukulele or playing guitar since the third grade, then this is definitely a place for you too. Come and have a listen, or bring your own uke and jam with us and learn a few tunes. This is a casual club for playing Ultimate Frisbee. We meet every Friday at lunch on the track. If you’ve played Frisbee since before you could walk, come. If you’ve never touched a Frisbee before, also come. Get students active and have competitions between athletes looking for a competitive and fun environment. This club looks to acquire the best athletes from the school and allow them to compete with each other in a variety of sporting competitions, thus allowing our members to get a great experience meeting other athletes and trying out new sports. A club that educates, advocates, and fundraises to aide children that are in need throughout the world. This club will organize walks with friends to and around places in the DMV area: Great Falls, Billy Goat Trail, etc.

Students will lift after school in the weight room in order to try to reach peak physical shape. This club will discuss modern political issues from a right-leaning perspective. All viewpoints are welcome to come and share their

2016-2017 Richard Montgomery High School Student Clubs and Activities Updated June 22, 2016

Club/Activity Political Debate Club X-STEM

Young Film Makers Club

Staff Sponsor

Student Contact

Meeting Time

Meeting Location

Mr. Goetz

Grace Cheung

Monthly at lunch

Room 361

Mr. Breslaw

Gerald Garvey

Thursday @ lunch

Room 212

Description perspectives over complimentary refreshments including, but no limited to, chips and soda. X-STEM is partnered with the USA Science and Engineering Festival (held every other year in DC) to promote science by helping middle schools with sciences activities like the Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, and Science Fair. We will also be helping the Festival by participating in events and competitions sponsored by the Festival. Also, we will create an exhibit for the Festival starting in 2014. As a student at Richard Montgomery who is in love with film, I have a hard time finding something along the lines of working with others to brainstorm ideas, plan films and actually create films together as a whole. The benefit is that it can be in school and take away from the other academic or out of school activities and is a fun experience for people who are looking to get involved in film or just trying to find a group of people to do it with.