After School Academy
Academic Competitions
- VEX Robotics
- FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics
- HOSA
- Drone Team
- Math Counts
- American Mathematics Competition
- DECA
- Electric Car Competitions
- Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)
- 3D printing contests
- Science Fair Competitions
- Science Olympiad
- Math Olympiad (MOEMS)
VEX Robotics
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Ertugrul Cengiz
Email: ecengiz@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th. There will be separate middle school and high school.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records.
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Ertugrul Cengiz
Email: ecengiz@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-8th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: FIRST LEGO League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together. Our three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.
HOSA
Sponsor/Advisor: Dr. Roberta Thimbriel
Email: rthimbriel@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.
Drone Team
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Joshua Gandara and Ms. Rebecca Tims
Email: jgandara@harmonytx.org, rtims@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 9th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: HPS-wide/ Regional Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!
Math Counts
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined.
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-8th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The competition is divided into four stages: school, chapter, state, and national. The problems increase in difficulty between levels—perfect scores are relatively common at the school-level, while winners of the written round at the national-level do not often achieve a perfect score. Each school is allowed to register ten students, including a group of four designated as the school team.
American Mathematics Competition
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Gulcin Cengiz
Email: gcengiz@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. Through classroom resources and friendly competition, the MAA AMC program helps America’s educators identify talent and foster a love of mathematics. The MAA AMC program positively impacts the analytical skills needed for future careers in an innovative society.
DECA
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Victor Rodriguez and Ms. Chelsea Kuhrt
Email: victor.rodriguez@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to grades 9th-12th.
Meetings: Tuesdays
Purpose: DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities to merge with the education classroom instructional program.
Electric Car Competitions
Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined, Engineering Teacher.
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is an annual American model rocketry competition for students in grades six to 12 sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association and the National Association of Rocketry
3D printing contests
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined, Engineering Teacher.
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 9th-12th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: A variety of processes, equipment, and materials are used in the production of a three-dimensional object via additive manufacturing. 3D printing is also known as additive manufacturing, therefore the numerous available 3D printing process tend to be additive in nature with a few key differences in the technologies and the materials used in this process.
Science Fair Competitions
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined, STEM Teachers
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Most countries have regional science fairs in which interested students can freely participate. Winners of these regional fairs send students to national fairs such as ISEF[5] and CWSF. National science fairs typically send winners to international fairs such as ISEF (which is a national and an international science fair) and EUCYS.
Science Olympiad
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined, STEM Teachers
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-12th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Science Olympiad is an American team competition in which students compete in 23 events pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Over 7,800 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year.[1][2][3] U.S. territories do not compete; however, since 2012 high school teams from Japan have competed at the national tournament as unranked guests.
Math Olympiad (MOEMS)
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined, STEM Teachers
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to grades 6th-8th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a worldwide math competition, organized by a not for profit foundation with the same name. It is held yearly from November through March with one test administered each month. Tests are given at individual schools and results are sent to MOEMS for scoring. Schools, home schools and institutions may participate in the contest. [1] Two dozen other nations also participate in the competition. There are two divisions, Elementary and Middle School. Elementary level problems are for grades 4-6 and Middle School level problems are for grades 7-8, though 4-6 graders may participate in Middle School problems. Hundreds of thousands of students participate annually in MOEMS events.
Athletics
- High School Volleyball - Boys
- High School Volleyball - Girls
- High School Basketball - Boys
- High School Basketball - Girls
- High School Soccer - Boys
- High School Soccer - Girls
- Middle School Soccer - Boys
- Middle School Volleyball - Girls
- Middle School Basketball - Boys
- Middle School Basketball - Girls
- E-Sports
High School Volleyball - Boys
High School Volleyball - Girls
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Kenna Dies and Ms. Jayla Wicker
Email: kdies@harmonytx.org , jwicker@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: Monday through Friday.
Purpose: Volleyball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.
High School Basketball - Boys
High School Basketball - Girls
High School Soccer - Boys
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Awal Mohammed and Mr. Roman Taganov
Email: amohammed@harmonytx.org , rtaganov@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: To be determined later in the semester.
Purpose: Soccer is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
High School Soccer - Girls
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Jayla Wicker and Ms. Kristine Hernandez
Email: jwicker@harmonytx.org , kristine.hernandez@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: To be determined later in the semester.
Purpose: Soccer is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
Middle School Soccer - Boys
Middle School Volleyball - Girls
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Jennet Taganova and Ms. Kristine Hernandez
Email: jtaganova@harmonytx.org , kristine.hernandez@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: To be determined later in the semester.
Purpose: Volleyball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.
Middle School Basketball - Boys
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Estefani Silverio
Email: esilverio@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: To be determined later in the semester.
Purpose: Basketball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
Middle School Basketball - Girls
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Kenna Dies and Ms. Kristine Hernandez
Email: kristine.hernandez@harmonytx.org , kdies@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must make tryouts.
Meetings: To be determined later in the semester.
Purpose: Basketball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
E-Sports
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Andres Morales (High School), Mr. Jon Peterson (Middle School)
Email: andresj.morales@harmonytx.org, jon.peterson@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing.
Meetings: Varies by coach. Please contact coaches.
Purpose: Esports are available for all students who have the desire to compete in Fall/winter/spring season.
Mentoring & Organizations
- Service Leadership Society
- National Honor Society
- National Junior Honor Society
- College Readiness & Leadership Program
- Spanish Honor Society
Service Leadership Society
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Rebecca Tims
Email: rtims@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in High School.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose:
Service Leadership Society (SLS) is a club for students to explore meaningful public policy topics, conduct research, form opinions, and develop a “bill” to address the selected public policy issue. Throughout the bill design process, students will learn the intricacies of Texas’ legislative process including how a bill becomes law. During the year, SLS clubs gather for a state conference to present bill drafts to their peers and have the opportunity to debate and vote on all bills.
Using the Capitol setting as a “living classroom,” the student led, student driven program promotes awareness to the political process, creates a more politically astute student body, and develops constructive solutions to issues that impact local communities while engaging stakeholders in government. Throughout the year, participants meet weekly to sharpen their research skills, form arguments for and against a solution, and practice public speaking skills. SLS clubs also host elected officials and their staff to learn more about careers in public service and the legislative process. SLS is open to all 9-12 grade students.
National Honor Society
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Angelica Garcia
Email: agarcia@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Invite only. 10th-12th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
National Junior Honor Society
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined
Email:
To be determined
Requirements: Invite only. 6th-8th
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
College Readiness & Leadership Program
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Kuhrt, Mr. Yavuz, Dr. Thimbriel, Mr. Palencia, Ms. Wick, Ms. Anwar
Email: victor.rodriguez@harmonytx.org , ckuhrt@harmonytx.org, yali@harmonytx.org, rthimbriel@harmonytx.org, jpalenciavargas@harmonytx.org, kwick@harmonytx.org, sanwar@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Students must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Invite only.
Meetings: Once a week, minimum of 1 hour. Half of the time will be allotted to academics and the other to character building activities.
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop team work skills which is important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high-school.
Spanish Honor Society
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Elizabeth Alaniz, Ms. Jennifer Gomez
Email: ealaniz@harmonytx.org, jennifer.gomez@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Invite only.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The SHH was formally organized as the Spanish National Honor Society in 1953. The name was changed to Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica in 1959. At present there are more than 2,900 national and international chapters of the SHH. The mission of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is to recognize high school achievement in Spanish and Portuguese and to promote interest in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies. All accredited secondary schools are eligible to charter a chapter.
Curricular Clubs
- Middle School ESports Club 1
- LOTE Club
- Middle School School ESports Club 2
- Yearbook & Student Newsletter
- AP Prep Club
- Board Game Club (Rubik's)
- Digital Media Art Club
- Arts + Crafts Club 1
- Arts + Crafts Club 2
- Performing Art Club
- Public Speaking
- Gardening Club
- SAT Prep Club - ELA & Math
- Board Game Club (Chess)
Middle School ESports Club 1
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Jon Peterson
Email: jon.peterson@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-8th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Gaming club is an opportunity for students to socialize and have fun together based on their hobby of playing video games. Students will have an opportunity to play multi and single player games, and spend time discussing gaming strategies and preferences.
LOTE Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Burcu Simsek Ugur
Email: burcu.simsek@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: This club aim to provide platform to students for the development of Communication Skills, to enhance students' language knowledge other than English, to help them to gain language skills through different activities.
Middle School School ESports Club 2
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Andres Morales
Email: andresj.morales@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-8th.
Meetings: To be determined
Purpose: Gaming club is an opportunity for students to socialize and have fun together based on their hobby of playing video games. Students will have an opportunity to play multi and single player games, and spend time discussing gaming strategies and preferences.
Yearbook & Student Newsletter
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Victor Rodriguez
Email: victor.rodriguez@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 8th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also report on national or international news as well. Most student publications are either part of a curricular class or run as an extracurricular activity.
AP Prep Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Mrs. Gulcin Cengiz
Email: gcengiz@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Must also be enrolled in at least 1 AP course.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: This club is for preparation to AP exam, make more practice on the subject, ensure that students develop a deep understanding of all relevant material
Board Game Club (Rubik's)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Andres Morales
Email: andresj.morales@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-8th.
Meetings: To be determined
Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atmosphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.
Digital Media Art Club
Arts + Crafts Club 1
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Sandhya Rajput
Email: srajput@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Arts + Crafts Club 2
Sponsor/Advisor: Ms. Jayla Wicker
Email: jwicker@harmonytx.org
Requirements: Open to students 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined.
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Performing Art Club
Public Speaking
Gardening Club
SAT Prep Club - ELA & Math
Board Game Club (Chess)
Sponsor/Advisor: To be determined.
Email: To be determined.
Requirements: Open to students 6th-12th.
Meetings: To be determined
Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atmosphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.