Clubs and Organizations
ART CLUB
Description:We meet to work on personal projects. Students may want to learn more about a technique medium or style, or they may just want extra time to experiment. This group has made trips to the Dallas Art Museum, the Asian Cultural Center and throws a great Christmas Party! It’s a place to socialize and share ideas about art in our world.
Grade Levels: 9-12, 8th with approval
Sponsor: Lynn McClain
Competitions: Art created in the club is often entered in school and city competitions.
Annual dues or fees: None
Meets: Thursday afternoons from 4:15-5:15
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Description: Students learn about the business world and have an opportunity to build their leadership skills through their active involvement. Students have an opportunity to travel to area, state, regional and national conferences.
Grade Levels: 9th-12th
Sponsor: Daniel Blier
Annual dues: $20 (local, state and national dues)
Meets: Every Tuesday from 4:20 p.m. -5:15 p.m. in room 205.2
GERMAN CLUB
Description: The students have an opportunity to learn German and are introduced to the culture of all German-speaking countries, especially Germany.This is a great way to get introduced to another language and help support ourstudents as IB learners.
Grade Levels: 9th – 12th
Sponsor: Adisa Ganic
Annual dues or fees - None
Meets: Every Tuesday from 4:25
PM – 5:15 PM in the Library.
GLU (God LeadsUs)
Description: This club welcomes everyone and existsfor students to openly share their faith in Jesus Christ. During weekly meetings, students lead and participate in Biblical devotionals, host guestspeakers, have faith-based discussions, watch movies, etc. The students thoroughly enjoy this open time of fellowship, prayer and encouragement.
Grade Levels: 6-12
Led by: Andrew Robles, Zoe Pratt, Megan Vargas, Elesea Paz
Sponsor: Lydia Apolinar
Meets: Fridays 4:15-5:15 in Room 206.2
No current fees and no affiliations.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
Description: Model United Nations is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body; which catapults students into the world of diplomacy and negotiation. In Model UN, students step into the world of diplomacy and negotiation. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors of UN member states, from Afghanistan to Zimbabweto debate current issues on the organization's vast agenda. The students,better known as "delegates" in Model UN, prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts,and navigate the UN's rules of procedure-all in the interest of mobilizing" international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect almost every country on Earth. This is an excellent opportunity to build skills inleadership, interpersonal communication, conflict-resolution, research,writing, public speaking, and negotiation. The program also helps scholars develop their IB learner profile and lends itself well to the global-mindedness mission of IB.
Grade Levels: 8-12
Led by: Erick Garcia & Troy Jenkins
Sponsor: Dario Ganic
STUDENT COUNCIL
Description: Campus student governing organization. Represents voice of the students to the administration, plans homecoming activities, charity and service projects, awareness projects, awards assemblies, and other school-wide student activities. This is an exellent opportunity to enhance leadership skills.
Grade Levels: 9 – 12
Sponsor: Chelsee Cox
Annual dues or fees - None
Meets: Weekly meetings in 101.2 determined by officers and advisor.
VIOLIN CLUB
Description: Would you like to learn to play the violin with your primary school friends? Join the Peak Musical All-Stars.
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Sponsor:
Annual Dues or fees: Free, sponsored by Fine Arts Chamber Players.
Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
YEARBOOK
Description: Scholars work alongside each other toproduce the Yearbook for the Primary and Secondary schools. Scholarphotographers capture stunning images of school events and scholar life. Staffwriters work to document Peak’s stories. Editors and page designers craftunique layouts. This year, the fourth edition of the Yearbook will be publishedas the Yearbook team works to create tradition and set culture. As a yearlongwork in progress, the Yearbook team works long hours to ensure a qualityproduct is produced.
Grade Level: 9-12
Editor-in-Chief: Griselda Rocha
Sponsor: Brandon Springer
Annual Dues or Fees: Free
Meets: Mondays 4:15 – 6:00
YOUTH & GOVERNMENT
Description: Youth & Government is a national program of the YMCA that involves thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized model-government programs. Students from every corner of the U.S. have the opportunity to immerse themselves in experiential civic engagement and to, quite literally, practice democracy. This is an excellent opportunity to build skills in leadership, interpersonal communication, conflict-resolution, research, writing, public speaking, and negotation. It's an excellent opportunity for our scholars to learn by doing and understand the workings of our state democratic government.
Grade Levels: 8-12
Sponsor: Brandon Springer
Competitions:Dallas YMCA District Conference and Texas State Conference
Annual dues or fees: $250 for conference registration (scholarship and fundraising available).
Meets: Seasonally throughout the year to prepare for competitions - heavily in the fall semester.
