Junior+Clubs

__**What junior clubs are offered in HAYSCISD and other schools?**__

At Lehman High School
 * 1. Hays Community Youth Council**

Participating Schools: @http://www.tshaonline.org/education/jh/chapter_list.html
 * 2. Junior Historians of Texas** @http://www.tshaonline.org/education/jh/index.htmlThe Junior Historians of Texas is an extracurricular program for students in grades four through twelve sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association. The oldest of our education programs, Junior Historians was founded in 1939 by Walter Prescott Webb, the respected Texas historian who wanted students to get involved in the actual "doing of history".

On high school campuses across the country, there are students concerned with what is happening around them -- students who are interested in politics and government, foreign affairs, the law, and education. The Junior State of America (JSA) was created by and for these students. Since its inception in 1934, more than 500,000 student members have become active, informed citizens through the Junior State. At Lehman High School (contact L LEWIS)
 * 3. Junior Statesmen of America @http://www.jsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=60**

member: Canyon Ridge Middle School, Leander ISD
 * 4. Junior Thespians @http://www.edta.org/membership/join/jt.aspx

5. Kiwanis** @http://www.kiwanis.org/Kiwanis, through guidance and example, works to develop future generations of leaders. Every day, Kiwanians are revitalizing neighborhoods, organizing youth-sports programs, tutoring, building playgrounds, and performing countless other projects to help children and communities. Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It's a student-led organization that teaches leadership through serving others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Local Key Clubs http://www.kiwanis.org/FindaClub/tabid/84/Default.aspx K-Kids provides the opportunity to develop self-esteem, leadership skills, morals and standards, and respect for others. This program involves elementary students, their parents, teachers, and Kiwanians in developing a character education opportunity as well as exposure to the concepts of community service and service learning. Members learn that their opinions and ideas count and that they can be productive members of society. They form sound personal values and experience satisfaction in knowing they did something to help improve the world around them. K-Kids members learn to work together as a group and yet be strong individually.
 * **Key Club (for high school students) **@http://slp.kiwanis.org/KeyClub/home.aspx
 * **Builders Club** (for middle school students) @http://slp.kiwanis.org/BuildersClub/aboutus/AboutUS.aspx
 * **Kiwanis Kids** (for elementary students) @http://slp.kiwanis.org/KKids/home.aspx


 * 6. Leo Club** http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/about-lions/index.php Leo clubs are sponsored by Lions clubs to inspire volunteerism and leadership in young people ages 12 and up
 * Already established at Hays (contact: DAVID BOWE ) and Lehman (contact: GRACE BRAUCHLE)

7. NJROTC Lehman (contact Berry/Farrar), Hays (contact Hamil)

8. **Texas Association of Future Educators** @http://www.tafeonline.org/ T.A.F.E. is a statewide organization that offers students the opportunity to explore the teaching profession. We accomplish this by creating and supporting various activities, workshops, contests, scholarships and summer camps. At Lehman (contact HOKE) We also have this at Hays (contact Karen Mitchell)

9. **Texas Future Dance Educators Association** @http://www.tdea.org/ At Stonypoint High School in RoundRock ISD

10. **Young Democrats of America** @http://www.yda.org/ At many schools in Austin ISD, Leander ISD, Cedar Park ISD, Georgetown ISD,etc.

Any interested students can participate. These organizations are extracurricular clubs that need a sponsor (usually a staff member) in order to be established. For most of these organizations, members pay dues to the main organization in order to be recognized as an official chapter. There are often conferences to go to, or opportunities to participate in activities with other chapters.
 * __Who can participate?__**