Student Activities 2018-2019
Overview of 2018-19 Over 75 clubs and organizations Added 13 new clubs this school year: National History Day Club Book Buddies Neighborhood Games Club Code Control Open Studio Art Club Entrepreneurship Club Student Self Defense Club FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Statistics Club Gemology Welcome Committee (official name TBD!) Le Club Francais Writing Club
Points of Pride for 2018-19 French Honor Society Interact Students have completed volunteer translation work for an international non-profit organization called The Grandmother Project (www.grandmotherproject.org) Interact Annual donut sales have enabled group to fund 2 Shelter Boxes (for catastrophic event response) in the last 3 years (each box costing $1,000) One “All-Hands-On-Deck” activity per month (Smile Bags, Code Blue Collection, Sandwiches for Homeless, Gingerbread Houses for Nursing Homes, Cookies for the Shelter, Baking Roxy Dog Cookies)
Points of Pride for 2018-19 National Art Honor Society 6 CBW murals last year; more to come this year (at least 3) 60 students applied to the Scholastic Art and Writing Content (TBD) NAHS won Honorable Mention at CB Cares Pumpkinfest Jillian Harvan won district Boomerang Award for Creative Activities NAHS planned a Kindness Initiative: painting inspirational quotes in C-hall Girls’ RR Cooking for the Homeless Prepare frozen meals (soups, muffins, holiday cookies, etc.) for the Hucks County Housing Group Pantry; officers deliver so that they can learn more about pantry and the people they support From BCHG Board of Directors: “Thank you for your generous donation of $237.36 for Pantry Partners (138 lb of food) received on December 27, 2018
Points of Pride for 2018-19 CB West Orchestra and small ensembles Performed for Bucks County IU Student Leadership Day at CB West Featured performers at Dr. Kopicki’s Celebration of our Schools and March Board Mtg Continue to perform before Bucks County Symphony Orchestra concerts. Ski and Board Club 110 members this season Extremely affordable way for students to participate in a very expensive winter sport Supported by teachers and parents who create positive relationships with students outside of school
Points of Pride for 2018-19 Entrepreneurship Club New club – created by 2 students who organize and run each meeting. Robust student-created website: https://sites.google.com/view/cb-west-entrepreneurship- club/home (competitions, lessons, resources, etc.) Guest speakers from local business owners about their own business ventures Entrepreneurship Competitions (Diamond Challenge at University of Delaware) Rise Against Hunger Club October 16, 2018 – participated in breaking the Guiness World Record for “Most People Assembling Hunger Relief Packages Simultaneously.” West students packaged nearly 1,000 meals in 5 minutes!