Valencia High School Clubs

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Club Name	Advisor (click name to email)	Description


Animal Care Team	Mrs. Fischer	The purpose of the Animal Care Team is to support animal shelters and to promote general awareness to the public of stray and abandoned animals. ACT educates others against animal cruelty and encourages pet adoption.


Anime Club	Mr. Perl	Anime Club welcomes everyone! We watch anime twice a week and will have four contests throughout the year. Members are also encouraged to bring in anime that they would like to be shown during club. We currently meet in Room 938 (Mr. Perl's room) on Tuesdays and Fridays, during lunch period. Look for VTV announcements concerning meetings. Click here to see the club's rules. Click here to go to anime club page.

Asian Culture Awareness Club	Mr. Klinger	The Asian Cultural Awareness club, also knwon as ACA, is a cultural club of Valencia High School. Their goal is to spread awareness about Asian Cultures to the people in the community. ACA is for students of all backgrounds who are interested in promoting increased awareness of the Asian culture.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)	Mr. Marcucilli	The ASPCA was founded in 1866 as the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. The Society was formed to alleviate the injustices animals faced then, and we continued to battle cruelty today. Whether it's saving a pet who has been accidentally poisoned, fighting to pass humane lawas, rescuing animals from abuse or sharing resources with shelters across the country, we work toward the day in which no animal will live in pain or fear. Come and join us in the fight to end animal cruelty.

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Beach Club	Mr. Crissman	The Beach Club welcomes anyone interested in maintaining and clearning our Southern California beaches, along with contributing to any beach associated activities.

Big Sisters and Brothers Association	Ms. Calnan	The purpose of this club is to set students as role models for Elementary school students and advise students with household issues and serve as a trusting older friend of high school experience.

Children's Book Guild	Ms. Blok	CBG is an organization designed to support students interested in careers involved with writing, illustrating, and publishing children's books. This club will create books, join competitions, and most importantly, help students grow.

Circle of Friends	Ms. Moscoe	The purpose of "Circle of Freinds" is to establish an environment of inclusion for young adults. In Circle of Friends, students with disabilities are supported by established groups of peers who are socially competent, offering many opportunities to form genuine freiendships that can last a lifetime. Circle of Friends builds an inclusive campus climate that welcomes and values all students.
CSF (California Scholastic Federation)	Mrs. Henry	CSF is a California honor society based on courses taken and grades received. Membership is renewed each semester. Students may apply for the first time in the spring of their freshman year, and each subsequent semester of high school in which they meet the qualifications. Dowload CSF Application now (pdf)


Darfur Now Club	Ms. Langdon	The purpose of Darfur Now is to raise money and awareness to end the genocide in darfur.
DECA	Mr. Mifflin	DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities to merge with education classroom instructional programs. DECA chapters attract sstudents who are interested in preparing for entrepreneurial, marketing or management careers. While DECA membership consists primarily of students in marketing programs, membership also extends to alumni and to professional in marketing education and in marketing teacher education. Working hand-in-hand with the education and business communities, DECA's goal is for its student members to develop a "career success kit" to carry into their busniess and personal lives after graduation.

Drama Club	Mr. Whelan	The Drama Club is an organization of students dedicated to theatrical arts. The club welcomes any student interested in joining. Students explore opportunities to perform, build sets, run props, manage lighting and sound, and participate in theater production promotions. The Drama Club sponsors two main stage plays and one Backstage Carbaret Variety Show each school year. Each month studetns also gather for a social activities to create friendships and lasting bonds.

Equestrian Club	Ms. Valentine	The equestrian Teams purpose is to compete as a member of the Interscholastic Equestrian League of Los Angeles; which aims to: support and develope athletes for regional and national competition in equestrian sports; to encourage a knowledge of horsemanship, to encourage teamwork in fair and friendly competition; to encourage the development of superior riding skills in young riders' and to take any and all actions that may be considered appropriate to accomplish the foregoing.
FBLA	Mr. Mifflin	Future Business Leaders of America is an organization of students learning about business and communication skills.
Fencing Club	Mr. Whelan	The Fencing Club is a group of enthusiastic individuals who gather once a week to engage in the fine art of fighting with swords. They spend their time learning both defensive and offensive techniques.

Future Filmmakers of America	Ms. Forbes	The purpose of this club is to invite students to explore all aspects of the film making process.
Future Images Club	Ms. Villalvazo	We work to instill pride in the students' roots and to promote cultural awareness, diversity, and tolerance. This is accomplished through our extensive community work, our speakers program, and our annual "Noche Latina" extravaganza in the VHS Theater. We also stress perseverance and persistence in education.

Gay-Straight Alliance	Mr. Nowak	The purpose of the Gay-Straight Alliance is to provide a safe and healthy environment for discussions involving, but not limited too, the LGBT community, health, relationships, personal issues as well as an opportunity for bonding experiences for similar persons.


IMPACT	Mr. Nowak	Club IMPACT (Increasing Multicultural Participation Among Creative Teens) is a student group taht focuses on multi-cultural awareness through numerous activities, community service, and fundraisers. We help to make well-rounded individuals who will make an impact in society. The club annually participates in Make a Difference Day, a day of community service involvement organized by the City of Santa Clarita.

Invisible Children of Uganda	Mrs. Margrave	ICU is a student-led club at VHS whose main goals are to bring awareness and to assist physically, financially, emotionally and spiritually to those in crisis in Northern Uganda, Africa where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and terrorized by the Lord's Resistance Army for more than 20 years. The ICU club meets Tuesdays at lunch in the ICU headquarters, Room 930. ICU Website Blog Official Charity Site Myspace page


Key Club	Mr. Inemer	Key Club is a volunteer club that helps in the community buy doing service projects.


Medical Research Front	Mr. Klinger	This club was formed in order to increase our understandings of medical and health issues, strengthen teamwork between partners / groups, and raise questions and find solutions for students who are interested in the medical field.
Model United Nations
My Alpha Theta	Mr. Wobrock	The purpose of this organization is to promote scholarship in, and enjoyment and understanding of, mathematics among high school students.
National Alliance of Mental Illness	Mr. Wobrock	This organization is being formed in order to spread awareness of mental illnesses. Its goal is to raise funds to donate to mental ilness services, participate in programs designed to increase awareness, and educate the student body of mental illnesses, their causes, and treatment options.
National Art Honor Society	Ms. Pharis	National Arts Honor Society's purpose is to bring students together interested in all forms of art. The club will participate in street painting, drawing and will volunteer to help benefit the community.

NHS (National Honor Society)	Mrs. Henry	NHS is a National honor society in which membership is based on an application that evaluates grades, cum. gpa, community involvement and character. Membership is granted one time and as long as the student remains in good standing by maintaining grades and service obligations they are recognized as a member for all of HS. Students may apply for the first time in the Fall of their Sophomore year. Applications are only accepted one time each year, in the fall. Dowload NHS Application now (pdf)

Optimist Club - SCV / Newhall	Jesus R. Toral	The Optimist Club at VHS is one of the first high school clubs of Optimist Club International. The international club's mission is to foster an optimistic way of life, through an network of OPtimists, dedicated to an ever-expanding service to kids, the community and the world. A major focus, as part of Optimist International, is to support the Childhood Cancer Campaign - "Providin the Care... Finding the Cure". Memebers of our club will be expected to participate in the hands on activities such as fundraisers, events for children, and community services.

Pacific American Volunteer Association	Mr. Stenzel
Pathfinders Christian Club	Mr. McKee	The Pathfinders Christian Club purpose is to provide a place for Christians to meet and reach out to others. A time of bible study and worship.


Psychology Club	Ms. Calnan	Psychology Club raises money for charitable causes that benefit the health and well being of the people and community.

Reaching Out Club	Ms. Fischer	The purpose of this clube is to help those less fortunate than us both locally and throughout the world. We offer support to victims of disasters and accidents by raising money and other necessities for them, and by letting them know that they aren' forgotten. Our main goal is to make difference in people's lives.

Science Olympiad Superstars (SOS)	Mrs. Peterson	The Purpose of this club is to apply scientific and mathematical knowledge to various fun and challenging tasks that go across the full science spectrum. To compete against other schools in various events from Herpetology to Ecology and Cell Biology. To promote science and learning and to mentor Junior High and Elementary school teams, as well as volunteer at environmental and science related community events.

Sports Medicine club
Students 4 Sustainability Society	Ms. Feeder	The S4S Club at VHS will demonstrate leadership in environmental activism by emphasizing the 4 R's: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink.

Step / HIp Hop Team	Mr. Killinger	This club is a performance group for people who have a passion for and background in hip-hop / step dancing.

Tempo Club	Mr. McKee	The purpose of Club Tempo is to spread the knowledge of foreign culture focused on music and arts, meet new people, and make new friends.

Tutor Club	Mr. Ferry	The Tutor Club works with struggling high school studnets to help them raise grades, expectations and standards, along with helping students prepare for college.

Videogame Club	Mr. Wobrock	The Videogame Club was formed in order to examine videogames as a new emergent form of art and its current impact in society in a ssocial setting where students can discuss and evaluate videogames on their own or with peers.