Activities > AHS Student Organizations

The following student organizations are available for AHS students.

Art Club ~ Building Sponsor ~ Cheerleaders ~ Director of Activities ~ FCCLA ~ FFA ~ Key Club ~ Le Club ~
National Forensics League and Thespians ~ National Honor Society ~ Rodeo Club ~ Science Club ~
Student Council ~ Vocal Department

Art Club - Golden Images Art Club

Sponsor: Mr. McClure

Building Sponsor

Sponsor: Mr. Gale

Cheerleaders

Sponsor: Mrs. April Graves

Director of Activities

Sponsor: Mr. Parkhurst

FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)

Sponsor: Mrs. Ann Shirley

FCCLA is a National Career and Technical Student Organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.

Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month

Official FCCLA website: www.fcclainc.org

FFA (Future Farmers of America)

Instructors: Mr. Nation and Mr. Lastly

Mission:
The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Point System:
An FFA member is awarded points for every event or voluntary work that they attend. The points that will be awarded go toward your total number points to attend the Oklahoma FFA Convention at the end of the year. To attend the convention you must have at least 23 points.
Total number of points needed to attend the convention. - 23 pts
Total number of points awarded for a single, monthly meeting. - 3 pts
Total number of points awarded for a stock show. - 1pt
Total number of points awarded for a livestock judging competition. - 1pt
Total number of points awarded for volunteer work. (Serving at auctions, concession stands, etc...) - 1pt
Total number of points awarded for activities. (Food For American, Trash Pickup, Coloring Books, etc...) - 1 pt

FFA Official Dress:
Males: Black pants, white collar shirt, FFA tie, black shoes, black socks, FFA jacket.
Females: Black skirt (knee length), white collar shirt, FFA tie, black shoes (closed toe), black hose, FFA jacket.

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Key Club - "Caring - Our Way of Life"

Sponsor: Mr. Gregory

Alva High School Key Club meets every first and third Thursday of the month.

What is Key Club?
If you are a high school student and want to help others, serve your school, and make your community a better place in which to live, then Key Club is your kind of organization.

Key Clubs are for young men and women who want to assure positive futures for themselves and others. Key Clubbers work together in a team effort to fulfill the needs of their schools and communities through volunteer service. More importantly, Key Clubbers know the satisfaction of accomplishment. They know the service they perform will have a lasting effect on those they help, their world and themselves.

What can Key Club do? The possibilities are endless - just look around you. What are the needs of your school? What are its problems? Is the need for drug awareness being met? Is vandalism a problem? Are teachers taken for granted? Are tutors or peer counselors in short supply? Do classrooms need redecorating or minor repair? Is school spirit on the decline? What are the needs of your community? What about the needy? Does your community center, abuse center, or facility for the handicapped need volunteer help on the weekends? What about the needs of your community's forgotten elderly?

Key Clubs are sponsored by Kiwanis Clubs. Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization whose members have the desire to become personally involved in making their communities better places in which to live. The Kiwanians in your community recognize that young people today want to take an active part in solving problems and meeting the needs of their world - whether that world is as small as a classroom or as large as an entire community.

Objectives of the Organization

To develop initiative and leadership.
To provide experience in living and working together.
To serve the school and community.
To cooperate with the school principal.
To prepare for useful citizenship.
To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarships, sportsmanship, and social contacts.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service, and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.
To accept and promote the following ideals.
To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

Official website: www.keyclub.org

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Le Club

Sponsor: Mrs. Stout

National Forensics League (NFL) and Thespians

Coach: Mr. Bradt

Students competing in the National Forensic League attend competitions. Competitions as practice tournaments, PDQ (Pre-District Qualifying Tournaments), or official OHSSL (Ohio High School Speech League) or NFL (National Forensic League) competitions. In each category, contestants are divided into sections containing four to seven contestants. The number of contestants varies due to availability of judges and total number of entries. After every contestant has presented his/her piece, the judge ranks the contestant. The judge gives the top contestant a "1," the second best a "2," and continues until each contestant has a rank in order of the quality of performance. In order to become a member of the National Forensic League, contestants must earn 25 points. Beyond that, they earn various degrees according to their number of points.
25 points - N.F.L. membership and Degree of Merit
75 points - Degree of Honor
150 points - Degree of Excellence
250 points - Degree of Distinction
500 points - Degree of Special Distinction

Website: http://davegustafson.com/speech/points.htm

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National Honor Society

Sponsor: Ms. Major

Rodeo Club

Sponsor: Mrs. Pfleider

Science Club

Sponsor: Mrs. Manning

Student Council

Sponsors: Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Manning

Talking Locker: Students at Alva High School are encouraged to make suggestions or concerns pertaining to the school. They may submit any ideas in locker #1, beside "The Bug." The creator Brandt Sterlling. The locker is kept locked and is emptied once a week by a student council representative.

Coffee Time: Coffee time is designed for principal, Mr. Parkhurst, to visit with Alva High School students and parents about issues involving the school. If you are interested in having coffee time with Mr. Parkhurst please notify a student council representative to schedule a time.

Meetings: Every Tuesday at noon (11:55-12:30) in Old High school Cafeteria

Executive Meetings: Every Monday at noon (11:55-12:30) in Old High school Cafeteria

Elections: Any student in any grade may be elected to be a student representative. This includes Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. The students from each class elect 6 representatives. Any student who attends BASIC is automatically a student rep. Finally, the president and vice-president is elected by the entire highschool student body. The other executive offices are elected by members of student council. President and Vice-President is elected at the end of each year for the following year's term. Elections for student representatives or other executive offices are held at the beginning of each school year.

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Vocal Department

Sponsor: Mrs. Cummings

High school vocal meets every Monday through Friday for two hours per day. Electric Gold Show Choir meets every Monday through Friday. Orange Crush Girls Show Choir meets every Monday night.

The goal of these vocal organizations is to continue their winning traditions, and give more opportunities to students to become more involved in the HS vocal program.

High School Vocal: High school vocal is offered two hours per day to all students interested in singing and competing at the District and State levels. The Alva HS mens, womens, and mixed choirs have brought home 15 State Sweepstakes in the past 19 years. The choirs are also known for their reputation of being outstanding sight-readers and have consistently received Superior ratings at all their contests.

Electric Gold Show Choir: Electric Gold is an auditioned group of singer/dancers who compete throughout the state and nation. They also perform in the Alva community for various clubs and organizations.

Orange Crush: Orange Crush girls show choir meets on Monday nights for one hour each week. They are an auditioned group of girls selected from freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.

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