Enrichments Clubs / Activities

Volleyball Club
Advisor: Denise Alexander (dalexander@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/25/2023
Meeting Days: Mon
Meeting Time: 2:35 PM – 3:35PM
Grade Levels: 4^th – 6^th
Location: August Knodt
Room: 30
Registration End: 10/26/2023

Description: The proposed enrichment of this club is fundamental volleyball skills development such as receiving, setting, serving, and teamwork. Students will be able to come together once per week to work together in a safe setting with proper equipment (net and volleyball) and court space. It will be a chance also to introduce younger students who may be interested to this sport.

Bake Club
Advisor: Sabrina Gates (sgates@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/19/2023
Meeting Days: Tue/Thu
Meeting Time: 2:35 PM – 3:35PM
Grade Levels: K – 8^th
Room: 27
Registration End: 10/19/2023

Description: Baking to help with math and social/emotional skills.

DIY Crafts
Advisor: Renee Bales (rbales@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/07/2023
Meeting Days: Thu
Meeting Time: 2:45 PM – 4:45PM
Grade Levels: 4th-8th 
Location: French Camp
Room: L2
Registration End: 10/19/2023

Description: Teaching students how to make hands on DIY projects.

Friendship Crafts
Advisor: Christina Spurlin (rcspurlin@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/07/2023
Meeting Days: Thu
Meeting Time: 2:45 PM – 4:45PM
Grade Levels: 4th-8th 
Location: French Camp
Room: L2
Registration End: 9/21/2023

Description: Students engage with friends and other students while enjoying time making crafts. 

Gaming with Friends
Advisor: Jeanette Bell (Jbell@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/11/2023
Meeting Days: Mon/Fri
Meeting Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Grade Levels: 6th-8th 
Location: French Camp
Room: M-Wing
Registration End: 9/25/2023

Description: Play educational games with students

Chess Club
Advisor: Patricia Howard (phoward@musd.net)
Start Date:9/7/2023
Meeting Days: Tue/Thu
Meeting Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Grade Levels: 4^th – 8^th
Location: McParland (Main)
Room: 6
Registration End: 10/17/2023

Description: Encourage friendship, sportsmanship and competition using the game of chess.

Reading Club
Advisor: Emily Jacoby (ejacoby@musd.net)
Start Date:9/21/2023
Meeting Days: Thu
Meeting Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Grade Levels: 5^th – 8^th
Location: McParland (Main)
Room: 8
Registration End: 10/31/2023

Description: Students in the club and I will select a book to read for approximately 2-4 weeks. We’ll each read a certain number of pages weekly and meet every Thursday to discuss what we read. It will be a Book Club for students that enjoy reading, that enjoy sharing and discussing books, and/or for students that want to improve reading.

D20 Club

Advisor: Joshua Rash (Jrash@musd.net)
Start Date: 9/15/2023
Meeting Days: Fri
Meeting Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Grade Levels: 7^th – 8^th
Location: George Komure
Room: 27
Registration End: 9/29/2023

Description: The club will focus on collaborative and creative storytelling, imaginative play, social interaction, problem solving, and development of improv and communication skills. The setting will take place within an original fantasy world and introduce players to familiar and unique fantasy tropes. Each member that joins will be able to explore and interact with each other and the world and setting of the story through their own unique character under the supervised guidance of the Game Master, who will implement and follow the game mechanics and rules system of Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Ed.

Fashion Rush
Advisor: Gypsy Xiong (gxiong@musd.net) 
Start Date: 1/8/2024
Meeting Days: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu
Meeting Time: 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Grade Levels: 5th- 8th
Location: Joseph Widmer
Room: TBD
Registration End: 1/22/24

Description: Introduce students to sustainable and repurposed clothing. Students in this club will explore ways to practice sustainable fashion, where garments come from, how to create them, and how to repurpose them. I will teach them the mechanics of a sewing machine, and basic knowledge of sewing for beginners.

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Boys Volleyball Club
Advisor: Joseph Rasmussen (jmrasmussen@musd.net)
Start Date: 11/27/2023
Meeting Days: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu
Meeting Time: 3:15PM – 5:15PM
Grade Levels: 6th -8th 
Location: Lathrop
Room: Room 32/Gym
Registration End: 12/5/2023

Description: Students will learn and practice the fundamental skills of volleyball. Will be able to relate messages of activities around the school to further volleyball experience. Get the kids ready for the next level with knowledge and skills. 

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Lathrop Art Club
Advisor: Laura Dominguez (ldominguez@musd.net) 
Start Date: 11/30/2023
Meeting Days: Tue/ Thur
Meeting Time: 3:15PM – 4:15PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Lathrop
Room: 33
Registration End: 12/14/2023

Description: Art Club is specifically designed for 7th and 8th-grade students at Lathrop Elementary School. The goal of this club is to provide a creative outlet for students to explore various forms of art, foster a sense of community, and encourage self-expression in a supportive after-school environment.

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Volleyball Club
Advisor: Sharron Trevino (strevino@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/7/2023
Meeting Days: Thur
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 4:00PM
Grade Levels: 5th -8th 
Location: Neil Hafley
Room: Outdoor
Registration End: 09/29/2023

Description: Students will learn and practice the fundamental skills of volleyball. Will be able to relate messages of activities around the school to further volleyball experience. Get the kids ready for the next level with knowledge and skills. Have fundraisers by having camps and clinics.

Boys Volleyball Club
Advisor: Tara Maruyama (tmaruyama@musd.net)
Start Date: 11/27/2023
Meeting Days: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu
Meeting Time: 3:15PM – 5:15PM
Grade Levels: 5th -8th 
Location: Neil Hafley
Room: Outdoor
Registration End: 12/5/2023

Description: Students will learn and practice the fundamental skills of volleyball. Will be able to relate messages of activities around the school to further volleyball experience. Get the kids ready for the next level with knowledge and skills. 

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After-School Tutoring
Advisor: Summer Escobar (sescobar@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/7/2023
Meeting Days: Tue/Thur
Meeting Time: 2:20PM – 3:20PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Sequoia
Room: 33
Registration End: 10/06/2023

Description: The goal is to give the students the needed support and tools to succeed in their 7th/8th grade math class and raise their math MAP scores.

Logical Board Game Club
Advisor: Summer Escobar (sescobar@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/7/2023
Meeting Days: Mon
Meeting Time: 2:20PM – 3:20PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Sequoia
Room: 33
Registration End: 10/06/2023

Description: The goal is for students to have a safe space after school to be able to collaborate with one another and play strategic and logical board games. They would gain the skills of teamwork and how to think strategically and logically. These skills will then transfer to the classroom with being able to collaborate and help with their math skills.

Sweet Treat Decoration
Advisor: Abigail Rodriguez (arodriguez@musd.net) 
Start Date: 12/05/2023
Meeting Days: Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Grade Levels: 3rd- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Lounge
Registration End: 12/08/2023

Description: Students will be able to use different frosting tips to frost and decorate. They will also learn how to mix colors for frosting. Students will be able to decorate cookies, cupcakes and brownies all on their own and mix colors to achieve the color they want.

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Loom Knitting 101
Advisor: Jennifer Rivera-Lee (jriveralee@musd.net) 
Start Date: 12/04/2023
Meeting Days: Mon Tue Wed Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Grade Levels: 4th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Staff Lounge
Registration End: 12/15/2023

Description: Students will learn how to knit a cord with a loom and make a friendship bracelet. The goal is to teach students how to make a beanie using a knitting loom and to teach students to learn a craft that they can have fun making while using their creativity.

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Beginning Photography
Advisor: Chelsea Guarnero (cguarnero@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/6/2023
Meeting Days: Wed Thu
Meeting Time: 2:45PM – 3:45PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: TBD
Registration End: 09/28/2023

Description: Students will work on simple, point and shoot digital photography. Students will also work on basic editing and be creative.

Chess Club
Advisor: Danny Resendiz (dresendiz@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/5/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 3:00PM – 4:00PM
Grade Levels: 6th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: 3
Registration End: 09/24/2023

Description: Students will be introduced to chess, learn the basics, and appreciate this timeless game. Students will learn strategies and skills inherent in the game of chess that will inevitably translate those skills to their daily lives.

Crafting W/ Ms. Erika
Advisor: Erika Anaya (eanaya@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/28/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Grade Levels: 4th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Bilingual Aide Room
Registration End: 10/03/2023

Description: Students will participate in four different crafting activities that they can easily do and follow directions. The crafts can be used as gifts for family members or friends.

Cricut 101
Advisor: Ricci Patton (rpatton@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/18/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Grade Levels: 5th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: IMC
Registration End: 09/08/2023

Description: Students will learn how to use a Cricut and will have the opportunity items like cards, t-shirts, cups, etc.

Fashion Rush
Advisor: Gypsy Xiong (gxiong@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/05/2023
Meeting Days: Mon Tue Wed Thu
Meeting Time: 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Grade Levels: 4th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: TBD
Registration End: 10/06/2023

Description: Introduce students to sustainable and repurposed clothing. Students in this club will explore ways to practice sustainable fashion, where garments come from, how to create them, and how to repurpose them. I will teach them the mechanics of a sewing machine, and basic knowledge of sewing for beginners.

Flag Football Club
Advisor: Kara Nevis (kburton@musd.net) 
Start Date: 9/05/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 2:35PM – 3:35PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: 15
Registration End: 09/29/2023

Description: Students will meet to stretch and learn how to play flag football. Students will learn how to throw and catch a football correctly, use teamwork, and participate appropriately in a flag football game.

Gardening 101
Advisor: Mayra Fernandez (mfernandez@musd.net) 
Start Date: 10/16/2023
Meeting Days: Mon Tue Wed
Meeting Time: 2:30PM – 4:30PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Bilingual Room
Registration End: 10/13/2023

Description: Learn basic skills on planting seeds. Learning basic vocabulary words related to planting. How to take care of a plant. How gardening can be an enjoyable hobby and great source of oxygen for us and any living thing.

Holiday Decor 101
Advisor: Anna Benham (abenham@musd.net) 
Start Date: 10/16/2023
Meeting Days: Mon Tue Wed Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Grade Levels: 5th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Office or Staff Lounge
Registration End: 10/13/2023

Description: Students will be making crafts to accent a room for a holiday party or everyday decorating. Students will be using supplies that are easy to find either from their homes or local stores. Teaching students how they can make a craft as a gift or for decorating will not only bring out their artistic side but also learn how to create with materials they may already have in their homes. Learning how to make something new will help them become confident to share their new-found skills with others. Students will see what materials are needed along with ideal measurements.

Jr. High Art Club
Advisor: Tera Meranda (tmeranda@musd.net) 
Start Date: 09/18/2023
Meeting Days: Mon
Meeting Time: 2:30PM – 4:00PM
Grade Levels: 6th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: 11
Registration End: 11/04/2023

Description: Students will be tasked with a drawing or painting assignment and the materials to complete them. Some assignments are watercolor landscape, black and white distortion, (concentration on shadows and light effects), and chalk pastels (students' choice to practice blending and shading. It is a wonderful outlet for students to not only express themselves but de-stress. As well as opening different areas of interest to students and allowing students to show off their skills.

Paper Flower Crafting
Advisor: Monica Aceves (maceves@musd.net) 
Start Date: 09/18/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 5:30 PM
Grade Levels: 5th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: Bilingual Para Room
Registration End: 10/24/2023

Description: Students will have the chance to create a large-scale paper flower decoration set. The goal is to teach students that using something as simple as a couple sheets of cardstock paper and their imagination, they can create a beautiful paper flower decoration set.

Volleyball Club
Advisor: Bethany Hammond (bhammond@musd.net) 
Start Date: 09/05/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 2:35PM – 3:30PM
Grade Levels: 7th- 8th
Location: Shasta
Room: 16
Registration End: 10/05/2023

Description: The proposed enrichment of this club is fundamental volleyball skills development such as receiving, setting, serving, and teamwork. Students will be able to come together once per week to work together in a safe setting with proper equipment (net and volleyball) and court space. It will be a chance also to introduce younger students who may be interested to this sport.

YOU Matter-Kindness Club
Advisor: Julia Gibson (jugibson@musd.net) 
Start Date: 10/16/2023
Meeting Days: Tue Thu
Meeting Time: 3:30PM – 4:30PM
Grade Levels: Kindergarten
Location: Stella Brockman
Room: 8
Registration End: 09/28/2023

Description: Students will participate in acts of service- make cards, create floral arrangements, give them away to loved ones like, family, students, staff, or community members. The goal is to teach them that they matter and that their act of kindness- the thoughtful gift of a floral arrangement or card can help to uplift others and help them to know that they matter, too.

Viper Volleyball Club
Advisor: Kristopher Sanchez (krsanchez@musd.net) 
Start Date: 12/01/2023
Meeting Days: Fri
Meeting Time: 2:20PM – 3:20PM
Grade Levels: 6th- 8th
Location: Veritas
Room: Multipurpose Room
Registration End: 12/14/2023

Description: The club will have advanced spiking drills, passing, and serving drills for kids who already know the fundamentals of volleyball. The goal of the enrichment proposal is to give students who already have a firm grasp of volleyball fundamentals an opportunity to improve in advanced skills such as different tempo hits, overhand serves, and complicated sets.

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Ranch Robotics
Advisor: Clifford Borden (cborden@musd.net) 
Start Date: 12/11/2023
Meeting Days: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri
Meeting Time: 3:40PM – 5:40PM
Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Location: Weston Ranch High School
Room: 302
Registration End: 12/22/2023

Description: Students will design, build, program, and test robots for competition against each other and other schools. Students will have the opportunity to explore and enhance their skills, knowledge, and creativity by conceptualizing, designing, engineering, and programming robots, drones, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and solar vehicles.

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AP Exam Success- Weston Ranch High School 
Advisor: Stayce Baptista (sbaptista@musd.net) 
Start Date: 01/08/2024
Meeting Days: Mon/Tue/Wed
Meeting Time: 3:45PM – 4:45PM
Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Location: Weston Ranch High School
Room: 104
Registration End: 01/19/2024

Description: Students will review all of the AP Exams detail in depth and allow students to practice at their own pace to master skills they will need to pass the AP exams. There will be writing workshops and collaborative groups to improve writing skills required for the Free Response portion of the exam.

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