After School Academy

Curricular Clubs
- Art (PK-1)
- Art (3-5)
- Book Club (2-5)
- Coding (K-2)
- Coding (3-5)
- LOTE Club
- Digital Graphics: Computer Art (2-5)
- STEM Club
- Performing Arts (3-5)
- Lego Club 1
- Robotics Club
- Leadership Club
- Fitness/Yoga Club
- Lego Club 2
Art (PK-1)
Requirements: PK-1st grade
Meetings: Tuesday
Grade Level: PK/Kinder
Purpose: Art Club is the perfect way to inspire your creative side by developing your painting skills, creating drawings, and learning about different artists. We will focus on an artist every month and learn about their unique styles. Then we will create our own art piece with that artist's style. Come join art club and create with us!
Art (3-5)
Sponsor/Advisor: Armstrong
Requirements: 3-5th Grade
Meetings: Monday
Grade Level: 3-5th Grade
Purpose: Art Club offers an inspiring space for students in grades 2–5 to explore their creativity through a variety of art mediums and techniques. From drawing and painting to sculpting, students will develop their artistic skills while discovering the joy of visual expression. Whether you're a budding artist or just love to create, Art Club is the perfect place to let your imagination soar. Come make art with us!
Book Club (2-5)
Sponsor/Advisor: Almanza
Requirements: 2nd-5th Grade
Meetings: Thursday
Grade Level: 2nd-5th Grade
Purpose: Join us as we explore the world of books with tone and expression! In this club, students will build confidence in reading aloud while enjoying a variety of exciting genres. Together, we’ll make reading fun, engaging, and full of expression!
Coding (K-2)
Coding (3-5)
LOTE Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Rossbach-Hesna
Requirements: 3-5
Meetings: Monday
Grade Level: 3-5
Purpose: The purpose of the LOTE Spanish Club is to help students develop their Spanish language skills and cultural awareness through engaging and interactive activities. Students will practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing while exploring the traditions, history, music, food, and celebrations of Spanish-speaking countries.
Digital Graphics: Computer Art (2-5)
STEM Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Masroor
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: The purpose of the STEM Club is to inspire students to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through creative and hands-on activities. The club provides opportunities for students to develop problem-solving, critical-thinking, teamwork, and innovation skills through experiments, projects, competitions, and challenges.
Performing Arts (3-5)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Nuckels
Requirements: 3-5
Meetings: Tuesday
Grade Level: 3-5
Purpose: Do you have an interest of being on stage? How about making things for the theater. Well this is the clube for you. We will be exploring the three main principles of theater (acting, singing, dancing). As well as the technical side such as set design, prop making and costume design.
Lego Club 1
Sponsor/Advisor: Adam
Requirements: 2-5
Meetings: Thursday
Grade Level: 2-5
Purpose: The purpose of the LEGO Club is to encourage students to use creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills through hands-on building activities and challenges. Students will design and construct LEGO projects while exploring basic concepts in engineering, mathematics, and design.
Robotics Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Freeman
Meetings: Thursday
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The purpose of the Robotics Club is to engage students in designing, building, and programming robots through hands-on projects and challenges. The club helps students develop skills in engineering, coding, problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork.
Leadership Club
Sponsor/Advisor:Henson
Meetings: Thursdays
The purpose of the Leadership Club is to help students develop leadership, communication, teamwork, and decision-making skills through meaningful activities and service projects. Students will have opportunities to take initiative, collaborate with others, organize events, and contribute positively to their school and community.
Fitness/Yoga Club
Sponsor: Kuyuk
Meeting; Tuesday
Fitness & Yoga Club – Purpose:
The purpose of the Fitness & Yoga Club is to promote healthy habits, physical fitness, flexibility, balance, and overall well-being. Students participate in age-appropriate fitness and yoga activities that encourage movement, focus, relaxation, self-confidence, and a positive attitude toward an active and healthy lifestyle.
Lego Club 2
Sponsor/Advisor: Horie
Requirements: 2-5
Meetings: Thursday
Grade Level: 2-5
Purpose: The purpose of the LEGO Club is to encourage students to use creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills through hands-on building activities and challenges. Students will design and construct LEGO projects while exploring basic concepts in engineering, mathematics, and design.
Academic Competitions
- Drone Team (4-5)
- Olympiad Team - Geography (4-5)
- UIL Creative Writing (2)
- UIL Music Memory (3-5)
- UIL Spelling (3-5) & Dictionary Skills (5)
- 3D printing contests
- UIL Competitions
- Science Fair Competitions
- UIL Competitions Ready Writing
Drone Team (4-5)
Olympiad Team - Geography (4-5)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mrs. Armstrong
Requirements: 4-5, Invitation Only
Meetings: Tuesdays
Grade Level: 4-5, Invitation Only
Purpose: The Geography Olympiad participants will compete in the annual International Geography Bee. Students will compete through an online qualifying exam that will test their knowledge of world geography. Students who qualify, will be able to move on to the Regionals level and try for Nationals.
UIL Creative Writing (2)
Sponsor/Advisor: Unlu
Requirements: 2nd Grade, Invitation Only
Meetings: Tuesday
Grade Level: 2nd Grade, Invitation Only
Purpose:
The contest is designed to promote creativity in an academic format and to encourage writing skills at an early grade level. Through preparation for the contest, students in second grade will be able to evaluate their own writing and the writing of others.
Contestants will be given a prompt with several captioned pictures. From these pictures, the students will create an original story based on their selections in 30 minutes. The stories must contain at least one of the pictured items, but it is not required that all items on the page be included.
Selected students from the campus level will participate in the District UIL Competition in March 2026.
UIL Music Memory (3-5)
Requirements: 3-5, Invitation Only
Meetings: Monday
Grade Level: 3-5, Invitation Only
Purpose: The focus of the music memory contest is an in-depth study of fine pieces of music literature taken from a wide spectrum of music genres to expose students to great composers, their lives and their music.
Selected students from the campus level will participate in the District UIL Competition in Spring 2025.
UIL Spelling (3-5) & Dictionary Skills (5)
Sponsor/Advisor: Elmore
Requirements: 3-5, Invitation Only
Meetings: Tuesday
Grade Level: 3-5, Invitation Only
Purpose: UIL spelling will give students exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. We will learn meanings, definitions, and root words while preparing to spell in the UIL spelling competition.
5th grade scholars will also have the opportunity to compete in the Dictionary Skills Competition. Thorough knowledge of the dictionary is a way to increase a student’s ability to find the information that is needed for class work as well as everyday living.
Selected students from the campus level will participate in the District UIL Competition in Spring 2025.
3D printing contests
Sponsor/Advisor: Emine
Meetings: Mondays
The purpose of 3D Printing Contests is to encourage students to combine creativity, engineering, and technology by designing and producing original 3D-printed projects. These contests provide opportunities for students to develop skills in 3D modeling, problem-solving, prototyping, and design thinking while turning their ideas into real-world objects.
UIL Competitions
Sponsor/Advisor: Haroon
Meetings: Mondays
The purpose of Storytelling Contests is to encourage students to express their creativity, ideas, and imagination through engaging stories. These contests help students strengthen their communication, public speaking, writing, and presentation skills while building confidence in sharing their ideas with an audience.
Science Fair Competitions
Sponsor: Ramzy
Meeting: Monday
Science Fair Club Purpose:
The purpose of the Science Fair Club is to encourage students to explore science through hands-on experiments, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and prepare projects for science fairs. The club promotes curiosity, creativity, teamwork, and confidence while making science fun and engaging.
UIL Competitions Ready Writing
Sponsor/Advosor: Elmore
Meetings: Thursday
UIL Ready Writing – Purpose:
The purpose of UIL Ready Writing is to strengthen students’ writing skills by helping them develop clear, well-organized, correct, interesting, and original compositions. Students practice analyzing prompts, expressing ideas effectively, and using critical thinking and creativity in their writing.
Athletics
Basketball Team
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Triplett
Requirements: 4-5, Boys & Girls
Days: Thursdays
Season Starts: November 2026
Grade Level: 4-5, Boys & Girls
Purpose: Get ready for an exciting season with our potential 4th-5th grade boys & girls competitive basketball team! We're seeking talented and dedicated players who are eager to improve their skills, work hard, and compete at a high level.
Soccer Team
Sponsor/Advisor: Coach Freeman
Requirements: 4-5
Days: Thuesdays
Season Starts: February 2027
Grade Level: 4-5
Purpose: Join the future 4th-5th grade co-ed soccer team! We're looking for energetic boys and girls ready to learn new skills, make friends, and have fun. Whether you're a soccer pro or just starting out, this team is all about teamwork, sportsmanship, and enjoying the game. Come be part of something exciting!
Basketball Team
Sponsor/Advisor: Mr. Triplett
Requirements: 3-5, Boys & Girls
Days: Tuesday
Season Starts: November 2026
Grade Level: 3-5, Boys & Girls
Purpose: Get ready for an exciting season with our potential 4th-5th grade boys & girls competitive basketball team! We're seeking talented and dedicated players who are eager to improve their skills, work hard, and compete at a high level.
