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Coached by an attorney, Glenelg’s team competes locally and nationally in multiple categories, from individual and partner debate styles to public speaking. Other initiatives include volunteer-coaching FQMS debate students and bringing in lawyers and speech champions for feedback.
Coached by an attorney, Glenelg’s debate team competes locally and nationally in multiple categories, from individual and partner debate styles to public speaking. Other initiatives include volunteer-coaching FQMS debate students and bringing in lawyers and speech champions for feedback.
DEBATE EVENTS: Lincoln Douglas: solo event. Debate modern issues from a moral standpoint Public Forum: partner event. Debate a broad range of contemporary topics PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS: Original Oratory: solo event. Write, memorize, and perform a ten-minute speech on anything Declamation: solo event. Memorize and perform a speech (not written by yourself) on anything Extemporaneous Speaking: solo event. Write, memorize, and perform a speech on domestic and international issues under time constraints on competition day. Website: https://debateglenegly.weebly.com/ Instagram: @glenelgdebate Meeting Date and Time: Mondays, 2:15-3 Meeting Place: Room 201 Debate Student Contacts: Elizabath Bai Speech Student Contacts: Elizabeth Bai Faculty advisor: Leila Chawkat ([email protected]) The Glenelg Democrats Club meets every other Thursday at 2:15 in room 147. We are a chapter of the national High School Democrats organization, and we aim to provide a platform for student involvement in Democratic politics. We help students organize, stay informed, and participate in electing Democratic candidates to local, state, and national office, while advocating for issues that matter to them most.
In the past, our club has hosted guest speakers including Board of Education candidates and the Maryland State Senator from our district. We participated in phone banking for the 2020 elections, and this past fall we hosted a postcard writing event for the off-year election in Virginia. We continue to promote other volunteer opportunities to our members to help everyone get involved in our community. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of political affiliation. Reach out to us on Instagram @glenelgdems! Come make friends and make music! We will play songs together, and sing if interested. Anyone is welcome, from pros to people who have never played!
Meetings: Every other Wednesday in Ms. Sharp’s room, 304, 2:15-3pm Meeting Dates and Times: Every other Thursday 2:15-3pm Meeting Place: Mrs. Sharp's room - possible location change if needed Student Contact: Anshuta Beeram Faculty Advisor: Kassidy Sharp ([email protected]) Our main stage productions here at Glenelg! We typically do a play in the fall (first week of December) and a musical in the spring (first week of March). If you are interested in a role or being in the ensemble, audition information will be available outside the theatre room, 304, in September and December and on the scrolling announcements. If you are interested in being a part of stage crew for the productions, sign up information will be available outside the theatre room too! Ask Ms. Sharp for any and all info!
Meeting Dates and Times: TBD based on productions Meeting Place: Theatre Room, Auditorium, Dance Room, Choir Room Student Contact: TBD Faculty Advisor: Kassidy Sharp ([email protected]) Glenelg's team competes locally, and you can select from many opportunities--from public speaking to a variety of team debate styles. The team is coached by a local attorney. https://ghsspeechanddebate.weebly.com
Meeting Date and Time: M, T, W, Th, F 2:15-3:00 Meeting Place: Room 201 Student Contact: Megan Ball, Amy Hwang, Ocarina Lin and Emily Sun Faculty advisor: Leila Chawkat ([email protected]) Slide from Club Fair
Members celebrate Hispanic holidays, make crafts, watch movies, participate in community service activities, develop leadership skills and promote Spanish and Hispanic cultures. Meeting Date and Time: Wednesdays, 2:15-2:45 Meeting Place: Room 231 Student Contact: TBD Faculty advisor: Denise Frank ([email protected]) SIS works as a cross county student group that organizes the Science in Society Conference offered free to county students in the winter of each school year. This year's conference is scheduled for January 5th here at GHS
Meeting Date and Time: TBD Meeting Place: Virtual Student Contact: Ocaraina Lin Faculty advisor: Jennifer Shepard ([email protected]) and John Ballentine ([email protected]) SAGA promotes tolerance and acceptance throughout the school community and provides a safe, non-judgmental space as a support network for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Straight youth who share a common vision of social equality.
Meeting Date and Time: Tuesdays, 2:15-3 Meeting Place: Room 215 Student Contact: Faculty advisor: John Ballentine ([email protected]), Patricia Feinstein ([email protected]), and Rachel Litvin ([email protected]) The Red Cross Club is centered around community service and helps complete tasks for the Red Cross. We participate in activities such as fundraising, blood drives, donations, etc.
Meeting Date and Time: Thursdays, 2:15-3:15 Meeting Place: Room 135 Student Contact: Abhi Srigirirajua Faculty advisor: Leila Chawkat ([email protected]) Students work in teams to experience firsthand the process of preparing a case for trial and then trying the case against other high school teams. It allows for public speaking experience along with seeing first hand how court cases work.
Meeting Date and Time: TBD Meeting Place: Room 148 Student Contact: Faculty advisor: Feven Nugusse ([email protected]) Participating in the Math Team allows students to become engaged in higher-level critical thinking and problem solving. Practices are Wednesdays after school, and there are county-wide competitions once a month on Wednesdays.
Meeting Date and Time: Wednesdays, 2:15-3:00 Meeting Place: Media Lab 129 Student Contact: Iris Xu Faculty advisor: Rachel Linder ([email protected]) A drop-in space for makers of any kind - technology, arts, and more.
Meeting Date and Time: Any non-instructional time when the library is open to students. Student Contact: Faculty advisor: Aimee Hocker ([email protected]) Latin Club welcomes all students who enjoy socializing, playing games, and learning about the influences of ancient Greek and Roman societies on the modern world.
Meeting Date and Time: 3rd Thursday of the Month, 2:15-3:00 Meeting Place: Room 103 Student Contact: TBD Faculty advisor: Melinda Cunningham ([email protected]) An internationally recognized organization, the Key Club is sponsored by Kiwanis Leadership. Leadership opportunities exist in various roles, and students are encouraged to organize outside activities and invite fellow members to participate. https://sites.google.com/view/glenelgkeyclub/home
Meeting Date and Time: 2nd Tuesday each month at 2:15 Meeting Place: Cafeteria Student Contact: Emily Robinson Faculty advisors: Carol Doermann ([email protected]); Josh Mize ([email protected]) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BStZpQR10gTrPLZ-BMyQUimlY7RUItL9TwxiJMnI2Ps/edit?usp=sharing
It’s Academic Team is a club that competes in trivia competitions. Every year the club competes on the TV show It’s Academic which airs on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. on CBS WJZ channel 13. Meeting Date and Time: Friday's, 2:15pm Meeting Place: Room 219 Student Contact: Charoltte Kutz, Kira Ronaghan, and Elizabeth Bai Faculty advisor: Kendall Morton ([email protected]) Slide from Club Fair
HOSA's goals are to enrich its members in medicine and health care knowledge, to compete in HOSA competitions in a variety of fields and levels, and to help its members find their interest and prepare them for a profession in health science. https://glenelghosa.wixsite.com/website Meeting Date and Time: Mondays, 2:15-3:15 Meeting Place: Room 135 Student Contact: Dhruvi Patel and Amalie Ludwig Faculty advisor: Leila Chawkat ([email protected]) The club will discuss the fashion industry and the similarities and differences between designers. The club plans to produce a fashion show.
Meeting Date and Time: Thursdays from 2:15-2:45 Meeting Place: Room 104 Student Contact: MaryLou DuBeau, Jennifer Park, Samantha Winters, Caroline Melhuish Faculty Advisor: [email protected] "It’s hard to understand antiracism without understanding what it means to be racist" (Ibram Kendi). This group strives to be a brave space where we can explore and process events of the past and the present with a lens of racial equity.
Meeting Date and Time: Thursdays, 2:15-3; third Thursday of each month virtual from 4-5PM Meeting Place: 221 (Dr. Shepard's room) Student Contact: Faculty advisors: Jenn Shepard ([email protected]), Dawn Currie-Scott ([email protected]), Marcy Burkom ([email protected]) The Girl Up Club focuses on empowering girls to use their voices--to stand up for themselves and for girls around the world; and to show our community that girls matter. In addition to this, the Girl Up club will also focus on raising funds to support the United Nations in their work supporting girls around the world.
Meeting Date and Time: TBD Meeting Place: Room 104 Student Contact: Lauren Paik Faculty advisor: Karina DeSande ([email protected]) This club will focus on certain financial topics that high schoolers need to know before getting jobs/careers or entering college.
Meeting Date and Time: Every second Friday of the month starting October at 2:20pm-3:00pm Meeting Place: Mrs. Jandu’s room #216 Student Contact: Dhruvi Patel, Tanisha Bhandary Faculty advisor: Herjit Jandu ([email protected]) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a business club for young minds to explore the array of fields that lie within business. Whether it’s web design or entrepreneurship, FBLA caters to the interests of various students. Glenelg’s FBLA meets twice a month, every other Thursday from 2:15 to 3:00 after school.
FBLA’s meetings consist of discussing future competitions, meeting guest speakers from the business world, and working in committees to strengthen the collaboration and impacts of our club. Each year, FBLA attends three competitions: regionals, state, and nationals. Last year, multiple members placed in the state competition and moved on to nationals. This year, over 20 people placed in regionals and ready for states! The sponsor of Glenelg’s FBLA club, Kathryn Delaney, has uplifted our members towards success using her previous experience in business and culinary. The executive board of FBLA, the officers, Harshia Bhagat, David Liu, Gaurav Sharma, Veronica Benedict, Rukmini Gadam, and Ethan Sexton are all dedicated to spreading the creativity and problem-solving that comes with business. FBLA is dedicated to helping students align their interests with a competitive category and future career choice! The eSports Club is a group that brings together students in our community to compete against each other and ultimately against other students across the county.
Meeting Date and Time: 2nd Thursday of each month at 2:15 Meeting Place: Rm 139 Student Contact: Amitav Kohli's, [email protected]. Faculty advisor: Haley Castelli ([email protected]) The DnD Club is a group where we bring together diverse players to create and to adventure in a world formulated by the Dungeon Master. We hope to exude cooperation, critical thinking, and logical skills in order to traverse puzzles and realistic scenarios through the course of these games.
Meeting Date and Time: Wednesdays 2:15-3:30 Meeting Place: Room 215 Student Contact: John Roesler Faculty advisor: John Ballentine ([email protected]) Looking for a compelling and compatible career! Join others in their search for their best future career path!
Meeting Dates and Time: Every other Wednesday from 2:15p to 3:00p. Please email Mr. Morton for next meeting date. Meeting Place: Room 219 Student Leadership: Nadia Lessing Faculty advisor: Kendall Morton ([email protected] |