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Clubs and Events

A list of clubs offered this semseter at VAVA. Please contact the teacher sponsoring the club for more info.

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Unity Club: 
Unity Club is a place of respect, community, and pride for LGBTQ+ members of VAVA HS.  We strongly encourage the friends and allies of LGBTQ+ students to join us!  In Unity Club we share experiences, find community, examine current events, discuss identity in all its forms, explore peaceful activism, and explore issues of gender and racial justice.  All voices are welcome in the spirit of healthy and respectful dialogue.  This is a safe and confidential space.
     Sponsor: Ms. Maltzahn and Ms. Reynard
     Meets: Weekly on Friday

Outdoors and Hiking Club: The Outdoor Hiking Club will meet biweekly.
We meet virtual most weeks but will have in person hikes throughout the year.
We discuss the outdoors, share stories about trips and animals.
We share pictures of our time outdoors.
This is our club site with pictures from last years hikes.
https://sites.google.com/view/vavaoutdoorclub/home
     Sponsor: Ms. Bowden and Ms. Ullman
     Meets: Biweekly Fridays  In person hikes will vary.

Science Club: 
The Virginia Virtual Academy Science Club is an interactive community designed to help students broaden their understanding of science, work collaboratively with peers, build communication skills, learn from a variety of professional scientists, and participate in fun student-centered activities.  We will meet bi-weekly on the first and third Friday of the month, and we encourage budding scientists of all grade levels and skill levels to join!  We can’t wait to see you! 
     Sponsors: Ms. Owens and Ms. Cook
     Meets: Bi-weekly Fridays from 12:00-1:00pm

Garden Club: 
The garden club will meet once a month throughout the fall and winter months and then meet biweekly in the spring.  You do not have to have a large space or yard to garden, you can grow food anywhere!  We plan to share with you our passion of self-sustainment, growing our own organic food, and our love of flowers.  
     Sponsors: Lance Ayers and Brianna Ayers
     Meets: Bi-Weekly Spring Semester from 11:00 am-12:00pm

Sports Club:
Are you interested in sports? This club is all about sports. We will talk football, baseball, basketball, tennis, track & field, you name it. Would you want to participate in a march madness bracket or maybe a fantasy basketball or baseball league? We look forward to having you in the club once a month for the entire school year. Maybe a little more when March Madness rolls around. I look forward to having you there with us.   Oh yeah, you might have to hear me talk about Track & Field on a daily basis or the Georgia Bulldogs!
     Sponsor: Mr. Bradbury and Mr. Parkhurst
     Meets: Fridays at 12:00pm

Math Club: 
Math Club is a year long club that meets every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. It is for anyone who likes to talk about math, or laugh about math! We share jokes, socialize, and this year, we will be looking for opportunities to compete in virtual math competitions! Whether you consider yourself “good” at math or not, this is a great opportunity to get to know your peers outside of the classroom.
     Sponsor: Ms. Konings
     Meets: Bi-Weekly on Fridays at 11:00 am

Book Club:
​Do you love books? Are you often looking for people to discuss literature with? Lots of people love to read, but it can be hard to find someone to discuss the book you're reading.  Join the VAVA Book Club to talk about books based on an agreed-upon reading list.  We will meet monthly to give members time to read each book.  The VAVA Book Club is a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends with others who love to get lost in a good book.  !
     Sponsor: Ms. Fultz and Ms. Parkhurst
     Meets: Monthly Fridays at 11:00

Photography Club:
Do you enjoy photographs?  Perhaps taking them, sharing, and talking about them?  No fancy camera is needed as most cell phones have cameras on them already!  We will share ideas for composition, such as depth of field and the rule of thirds, but the Photography Club will be led by students with direction from Ms. Smith and Ms. Walker while we explore the art of photography. We will meet every other Friday at 11am.
     Sponsor: Ms. Smith and Ms. Walker
     Meets Bi-weekly Fridays at 11:00 AM

New this Spring- 9-5 Club:
This will be a workplace readiness/career club. Students will provide opportunities to share career hopes and explore necessary paths to achieve those goals. Guest Speakers will be invited to share their experiences as well. 
     Sponsor: Ms. Stidham, Ms. Bradshaw, Ms. Warren
     Meets Bi-Weekly on Fridays

Running Club: 
Have you ever wanted to train for a 5k, a 10k, or a half marathon, but didn’t know where to start!?  Do you need help getting motivated?  Do you need ideas on how to train or how to get faster?  If so, then running club is for you!  We will meet the first and third Friday of every month for 30 minutes from 11:00 – 11:30 to talk about how to get started, training plans, injury prevention, and set goals and intentions.  There will be friendly competition and prizes, as well as tracking personal bests and improvement!  Whether you have never run before in your life or you are an avid runner, we welcome you!  Advisors are Mrs. Fagan and Mrs. Haas.  This will be a year long club.
     Sponsor: Mrs. Fagan
     Meets Bi- weekly on Fridays at 11:00 AM

New this Spring- Adventurer's Club:
 The Adventurer's club is a place to network with other gamers, storytellers, and fans of Virtual table top games like Dungeons and Dragons, pathfinder and others. In this club we will help students to organize game times, operate Virtual table tops and tell good stories.
     Sponsors: Mr. Marshall and Mr. Ray
     Meets Bi-weekly on Fridays at 11:00 AM

Baking and Books Club: Love Books? Enjoy Baking? Join us in the Baking and Books Club. Meet monthly, alternate each month between baking and book discussions. Club members vote on both the recipes and books. No experience required.
     Sponsor: Ms. De Mik and Ms. Facterman
     Meet every Friday once a month at 11:00 AM

Cooking Club: 
Meet weekly with friends to learn new dishes to cook. Recipe and shopping list will be sent out each week. 
     Sponsor: Ms. Myers and Ms. Cox
     Meets every Friday at 11:00 AM.

New this Spring- Drama Club: 
This club will focus on the art of acting and the theater and films. Students will not only learn about acting but also the business of the theater. This is a new club to VAVA HS so agendas will be open as the club progresses. Here is a brief video descriptor: https://youtu.be/sUW4EU8U5f0
     Sponsor: Ms. Bintz and Ms. Dallmeyer
     Meets: Bi-weekly on Fridays

Art and Music Club:
Students will be given a new theme every month which will be shared in the announcements. Everyone Friday, students will have a live forum from 10-1 to research, share and appreciate works made by them and others that inspire them. Students will be able to up-vote the strongest works. The last Friday of the month, we will have a live session to share the upvotes responses, socialize and converse as artists.
     Sponsor: Ms. Murphy, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Maurer
     Meets all year on Fridays. 10:00 AM

History Club: 
Interested in digging deep into history, finding fascinating facts about the past, and discovering how they have impacted our modern-day life? Do you wish to sharpen your researching skills? Consider joining the VAVA History Club!
In this club, members are free to:
  • Discuss historical events
  • Debate about historical what ifs
  • Create slideshow presentations to share with their peers or in newsletters
  • The history club is also looking to participate in virtual and live field trips across Virginia

We will meet at 11am every other Friday starting October 7th

Sponsor: Ms. Freed and Ms. Stevens

Meets: Bi-Weekly on Friday from 11:00am -12:00pm
 
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