January Clubs: 1st - 31st

By Adrianna Rivera

Staff Writer

Future Teachers of America:

Future Teachers’ of America is a club for anyone who is interested in becoming a teaching instructor after they graduate.
This month’s meeting answered some questions, such as: ‘How do I become a teacher?’, how to become a certified teacher, and how to find your first teaching job. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 6th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Anthony Neely.

Anime Club:

Anime club is a club that discusses different types of anime movies, TV shows, and sometimes the manga source material.
This clubs meeting is going to talk about Durarara and Spice and Wolf. To view the recording or to attend this month’s club meeting live, go to January 21th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Christina Bokunewicz.

Creative Writing Club:

Creative Writing Club allows students to share writing samples which, in turn, inspire each other.
This month’s club meeting will be to share writing samples, do writing warm-ups, and viewing a brief overview of a literary component. To view the recording or to attend this month’s club meeting live, go to January 22nd in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact April Skelly.

iGlobe Newspaper:

The iGlobe newspaper is, you guessed it, a newspaper written by k-12 students for k-12 students. Articles include, but are not limited to, iGlobe Spotlight, Creativity 101, and Global Snapshot.
Every meeting of the iGlobe newspaper is to discuss the status of the iGlobe newspaper. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 8th or 15th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Kristi Hartmann.

Yoga Club:

Yoga club comes together every month to discuss successes and challenges since the last meeting and focus on new yoga poses.
This month’s meeting was about yoga positions that can jump-start your day. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 16th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Monica O’Donnell.

Mu Alpha Theta:

Mu Alpha Theta is a club about math and sometimes delving into physics and economics.
This club’s meeting discussed the Aurora Borealis, the Coliseum, the math behind Pixar movies, and math mistakes in movies and TV. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 13th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Natalie Dybala.

Explorer’s Club:

Explorer’s club travels across the globe (not to be confused with virtual field trips) and talks about how different things are done in different places. They also do crossword puzzles, and if that doesn’t win you over, I don’t know what will.
This month’s club meeting was about New Year traditions done around the world. Some of the countries include, but are not limited to, Russia, Japan, and China. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 13th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Diana Silva.

Food Club

Food club is a club that discusses, you guessed it, food. Each meeting is about a different food and focuses on its history, the different variety's, and how it’s made as well as it’s ingredients.
This month’s meeting was about sensory details. The club talked about how you use each of your senses while eating different types of food. They used descriptive adjectives such as flaky and chalky to analyze certain foods. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 5th in the class connect tab.
This club has a set date: the first Monday of every month at 11:00 am (Central).
For any questions or concerns please contact Jennifer Matuza.

Model UN

Model UN is a club that discusses conflicts and solutions to modern day problems happening around the world today. Each country is composed of two people and they work as a team.
This month’s meeting was about combating deforestation. Each country gave a speech on what their country would do to help the situation. And also, this month was about chairperson elections- congratulations Liana and Tyler! To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 7th in the class connect tab.
This club has a set date: the first Wednesday of every month at 12:00 pm (Central).
For any questions or concerns please contact Jessica Dawson.

Student Council

Student Council is a club that focuses on the well-being of the school.
This month’s meeting was to encourage students to sign up to be Student Council officers and representatives. Anyone who is a full-time International Academy student can apply, even if they’ve missed every meeting so far. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to December 2nd in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Jeremiah Hassler and Colleen Oates-Robesch.

Arabic Club

The Arabic Cultural Club focuses on the Arabic language and cultures of Arabic-speaking countries.
This month’s club meeting discussed Arab food. It also touched on how to say certain foods in the Arabic language. You can also listen and repeat certain words such as I like/don’t like, carrots, and tomatoes. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 13th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Mona Helmy.

French Club

French Club discusses French culture, history, and the language.
This month’s club meeting is about French Canada. It talks about how the French culture was integrated into Canada. To view the recording or to attend this month’s club meeting live, go to January 20th in the class connect tab.
This club has a set date: the third Tuesday of every month at 4:00 pm (Central).
For any questions or concerns please contact Rhonda Collins.

German Clubs

German Club discusses German culture, history, and the language.
This club’s meeting was about German New Years and Three Kings Day. It touched on the different New Year’s traditions, such as melting lead with a spoon and watching certain movies. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 5th in the class connect tab.
This club has a set date: the first Monday of every month at 12:00 pm (Central).
For any questions or concerns please contact Maria Bailey and Emily Shearer

Spanish Club

Spanish club talks about different topics (i.e. food, sports) in different Spanish areas and regions (i.e. Spain, Mexico).
This month’s club meeting was about Spanish sports. The three main sports talked about were baseball, futbol (soccer), and bull fighting. To view the recording of this month’s club meeting, go to January 8th in the class connect tab.
For any questions or concerns please contact Rebecca Marquardt.

Thank you!

Thank you for reading the newspaper.
Thank you for reading this article.
Thank you for supporting our school’s clubs.
Thank you for showing interest in a club, watching a recording of one, or joining one because of the information given above.