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Student Government

Senior High Student Council

Meeting Day: Wednesday  Time: 3:15  Room:224  Advisor: Ehrlich

 The Senior High Student Council is an elected body that serves as a liaison between students and the administration.  In addition, the Senior High Student Council is responsible for coordinating many after school and extra-curricular events including Pep Rally, King and Queen Contest, Homecoming Day Celebration, Battle of the Grades, Class Acts, Talent Show, food drive and other charitable events.Open to Grades: 10th - 12th Grade
 

NOTE: All Senior High Student Council officers and 10th-12th grade council officers must attend Senior High Student Council meetings. Other interested students in grades 10-12 are welcome.

Junior High Student Council

Meeting Day: Monday  Time: 3:15  Room: 118  Advisor: Barbera
The Junior High Student Council is an elected body that serves as a liaison between junior high students and the administration. In addition, the Junior High Student Council coordinates the 7^th grade

Barbeque, Halloween Happening, Junior High Dance, Junior High Sports Afternoon, and other events with the Senior High Student Council. Open to Grades: 7th - 9th Grade
 

NOTE: All Junior High Student Council officers and 7th-9th grade council officers must attend Junior High Student Council meetings. Other interested students in grades 7-9 are welcome. 

Grade Councils 

General Description - Under the supervision of a faculty advisor, yearly elections for grade officers are held. Grade council officers and council members are responsible for planning activities, social events, fundraisers and community service projects.  Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Class Dues

To help offset the expense of class activities and events, each student is asked to pay dues. The dues structure is as follows:

7th Grade $3.00   8th Grade $4.00   9th Grade $5.00   10th Grade $6.00   11th Grade $7.00
12th Grade $8.00

7th Grade Council - Class of 2016

Meeting Day: Thursday  Time: 3:15   Room: TBA   Advisor: Milazzo

General Statement of Purpose - Community service, fund-raising and social activities for the grade including the Junior High Sports Challenge, Junior High Dance, and the Intergenerational Dinner.
8th Grade Council - Class of 2015

Meeting Day:   Time:    Room: Guidance Office   Advisors: Carbone/Bloeth

General Statement of Purpose - Community service, fund-raising and social activities for the grade including the t-shirt sale, Junior High Sports Challenge, Junior High Dance, and the Intergenerational Dinner.

9th Grade Council - Class of 2014

Meeting Day:   Time:    Room:    Advisor: Paul

General Statement of Purpose - Community service, fund-raising and social activities for the grade including the organization of the Cookie Dough Sale, Junior High Sports Challenge, Junior High Dance, and the Intergenerational Dinner.

10th Grade Council - Class of 2013

Meeting Day: Monday Time: 3:15   Room:  205  Advisors: Lopez/West

General Statement of Purpose - Fund-raising, community service and social activities for the grade including the 10^th grade fundraiser. 

11th Grade Council - Class of 2012

Meeting Day: Friday  Time: 2:45   Room: 218  Advisors: Baker/Oliver

General Statement of Purpose  Fund-raising, community service, and social activities for the grade including the Snack Shack and the Junior Dinner Dance.

12th Grade Council - Class of 2011

Meeting Day:  Tuesday Time: 3:15   Room: 321  Advisors: Schroeder/Apollo

 General Statement of Purpose - Fund-raising, community service, and social activities for the grade including the Homecoming Dance, Valentine’s Day Flower Sale, Prom and MS Walk. 

 Honor Societies

Career and Technical Education Honor Society

Meeting Day:   Time:   Room:   Advisors: Coppeto/Kehoe

CTE Honor Society is a service and honorary organization for students with exemplary achievement in Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Technology Education.  Activities include special projects which help meet the needs of the North High community and field trips exploring careers in related fields. Open to Grades: 10th - 12th Grade, by invitation only 

LOTE Honor Society

Meeting Day:  Friday Time: 3:15 Room: 205 Advisor: Lopez

LOTE Honor Society is a service organization which helps meet the needs of the North High community.  Activities include tutoring students who need extra help in language.

Open to Grades: 10th – 12th Grade, by invitation only

Math Honor Society

 Meeting Day: Monday  Time: 3:15 Room:  119 Advisor: Scanlon
Math Honor Society is a service organization which helps meet the needs of the North High community.  Activities include tutoring students who needs extra help in math.

Open to Grades: 11th – 12thGrade, by invitation only

National Honor Society

Meeting Day: Wednesday as needed  Time: 3pm  Room: Library   Advisor: Hirsch
The National Honor Society is one of the nation’s premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school students.  Applications are provided to juniors and seniors with a minimum 90% cumulative average. Selections are made by a faculty evaluation committee where leadership, character and service are considered and evaluated through a review of each student’s documented service and extracurricular activities. Once inducted, students must adhere to the NHS principles, attend periodic meetings, participate in a community service project, and offer assistance at school activities/fundraisers upon request.

 Open to Grades: 11th - 12th Grade, by invitation only

National Junior Honor Society

Meeting Day: Monday  Time: 3:15   Room: 121 Advisor: Goldstein

The National Junior Honor Society is a prestigious organization that offers membership to students who have demonstrated academic, extracurricular and moral excellence.  Students are selected for induction in the spring of the eighth or ninth grade. 

Open to Grades: 8th - 9th Grade, by invitation only

Science Honor Society

Meeting Day: 2nd & 4th Monday T ime: 3:15  Room: 221  Advisor: Alessi
Science Honor Society is a service organization which helps meet the needs of the North High community.  Activities include tutoring students who need extra help in science, judging the junior high research science fair, and participation in charity fundraisers.

Open to Grades: 10th - 12th Grade, by invitation only

Tri-M Music Honor Society

Meeting Day:    T ime:    Room:   Advisor: Hayden
Tri-M is an honorary organization for students who excel in music.

Open to Grades: 11th – 2th Grade, by invitation only

Service Clubs

Ecology Club

Meeting Day: Monday  Time: 3:15 Room: 225   Advisor: Restuccio
To involve students in an awareness of environmental issues and projects for the betterment of the environment. Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Interact Club

Meeting Day: Thursday Time: 3:20  Room: 235 Advisors: Apollo/O'Donohue

The Interact Club is an outgrowth of the Valley Stream Rotary Club.  Students will work for needy causes, providing service on a local, national and global level.

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Kids on the Block
Meeting Day:  Time:   Advisor:

This organization helps students develop personal leadership skills, experience the satisfaction of helping and working with others, develop employability skills, understand themselves and their relationships with others, gain new friends, gain recognition for accomplishments, and explore career opportunities. Open to Grades: 9th - 12th Grade, by application only

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)

Meeting Day:  Tuesday Time: 3:15 Room: 314 Advisors: Gordon/Small
Students Against Destructive Decisions works towards raising the awareness of the school community and the community-at-large about the issues of drinking and driving, drug and alcohol use, poor decision-making and issues impacting adolescents. Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Student Peer Organization (SPO)

Meeting Day:   Time:  Room:    Advisor: Ehrlich
The Student Peer Organization is a select group of juniors and seniors that fosters positive relationships between older and younger students within our school and assists our incoming seventh graders through their first year in a high school setting.  Members are trained in problem solving techniques, decision-making activities and skills for group leadership.

Open to Grades: 11th - 12th Grade, application and interview process

Students To Oppose Prejudice (STOP)

Meeting Day:   Time:   Advisors: Modzelewski/Darougar
The goal of this club is to help students understand their rights and the rights of others and to help them develop concern for the well-being and dignity of all.  Club activities are planned by North students to help us all appreciate the diversity of our school and community.

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

World of Difference

Meeting Day:   Time:  Room:   Advisor: Daddino
A World of Difference is an organization whose goal is to explore and recognize the value of diversity and to combat racism and all forms of prejudice. Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Student Publications

North Star (Student Magazine)

Meeting Day: Friday  Time: 2:50  Room: 326  Advisors: Swinton/Hirsch

NorthStar, Valley Stream North's student news magazine, provides students with opportunities to contribute to all components of the production and publication process.  Staff writers contribute articles and/or photos related to areas of interest such news, entertainment , editorial, feature and sports for inclusion in magazine.  Editors coordinate the publication of each issue through their participation in weekly meetings, writing and editing of articles, laying out the magazine utilizing publishing software, as well as  distributing the publication.  Editors are responsible for layout approximately four times per school year.

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Polaris (Student Literary Magazine)

Meeting Day: Spring Semester  Time: 3:15  Room: 239  Advisors: Mansfield/Hirsch
Club members collect and submit original creative writing and art pieces from the student body then make selections and engage in editing, layout and thematic design of the publication.
Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Yearbook (The Chariot)

Meeting Day: Monday-Friday Time: 3:15-6pm Room: 200 Advisor: Orgel
To produce an interesting and exciting yearbook
Open to Grades: 10th - 12th Grade

Fine/Performing Arts

Art Club

Meeting Day:   Time:   Room   Advisor:  

Involve students in both individual and school-wide art projects.

Open to Grades: 7th – 12th Grade

Breakfast Club String Ensemble

Meeting Day:  Time: Room:   Advisor: Hayden

A select string instrument ensemble which carries out multiple performances throughout the year both in school and in the community during and after school hours.

Open to Grade: 9th – 12th Grades by audition only

Drama Troupe

Meeting Day: Monday -Friday Time: As required Room: Cafetorium  Advisor: Moniaci
To involve students in the production of plays on stage and behind the scenes.
Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Jazz Ensemble – Junior High

Meeting Day:  Room: Band Room   Advisor: Morris

Introduction to Jazz ensemble literature and improvisation.

Open to Grades: 7th - 8th Grade

Jazz Ensemble – Senior High

Meeting Day:  Time: Room:    Advisor: Kerr

Introduction to Jazz ensemble literature and improvisation.

Open to Grades: 9th – 12th Grade

Theater Management

Meeting Day:    Time:   Room:   Advisor: Little
To involve students in the backstage activities (lighting, sound, etc.)  required for school productions.
Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Women's Choir

Meeting Day:  Tuesday/Thursday  Time: 7:15 am Room: 215  Advisor: Thorn

Women's Choir is a select vocal ensemble for 9th-12th grade girls who are members of 9-10 Chorus or Senior High Chorus.  Auditions for the group are held at the beginning of each school year.  Rehearsals are every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7:15 AM to 7:40 AM.  Performances include school concerts, various school and public events, and field trips to local community centers.

Open to Grades: 9th - 12th Grade, girls in chorus, audition required

Co-Curricular Clubs

 ESL Academy

Meeting Day:  Time:   Room:   Advisors: Lynn/DiMaio

The ESL Academy provides ESL students with additional support in the content area subjects.  Activities include after school tutoring for students and night-time meetings for parents and students to highlight important scholastic information Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Homework Center 'Success'

Meeting Day:  Time:   Room:  Advisors: Pariti/Peterson

The "Success" Homework Center is designed to assist junior high students who are struggling academically.  The tutors provide homework assistance and serve as mentors.

Open to Grades: 10th - 12th Grade, candidates screened and interviewed by advisors

Physics Club

Meeting Day: Monday  Time: 3:15  Room: 312  Advisor: Kultunov

Solve problems and participate in demo projects in the field of physics.

Open to Grades: 11th - 12th Grade

Special Interest Clubs

Book Club – Junior High

Meeting Day: TBA  Time:  3:15 Room: 200  Advisor: Orgel

Encourage reading and discussion of current, new literature geared

specifically for the young adult reader.

Open to Grades: 7th - 8th Grade

Book Club – Senior High

Meeting Day: TBA  Time: 3:15   Room: 200 Advisor: Orgel

Encourage reading and discussion of student chosen literature.

Open to Grade: 9th – 12th Grades

Engineering Club - SH/JH

Meeting Day: Thursday  Time: 3:20   Room: 122/102  Advisor: Rieger

This club explores various engineering fields, such as electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering.  The students will be involved in building electrical circuits for alarms, lights, etc. on the electronics lab, building and programming Lego's Mind Storm robots, and other projects.

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Future Business Leaders of America - FBLA

Meeting Day:  Time:    Room:   Advisor: Tagliaferro

FBLA is the largest business education student organization in the world.  Students will learn more about business careers, get firsthand experience with business people, practice effective money management, learn the value of community responsibility and participate in competitive events.

Open to Grades: 9th - 12th Grade

It's Academic

Meeting Day:   Time:    Room:   Advisors: Picillo/Kramer
Prepare for competition with other schools in subject matter from school subjects to trivia.

Open to Grades: 9th - 12th Grade

Mathletes - Junior High

Meeting Day: Tuesday  Time:  3:15  Room: 117  Advisor: Andriano
This club will prepare students to compete with students throughout Nassau County.  They will be provided with challenging, thought-provoking questions that will allow them to increase their knowledge of mathematics.Open to Grades: 7th - 9th Grade

Mathletes - Senior High

Meeting Day:  Tuesday Time:  3:20  Room:  122  Advisor: Rieger
Work on math problems to prepare students for interschool competition throughout Nassau County.

Open to Grades: 9th - 12th Grade

Video Club

 Meeting Day:   Time:    Room:  Advisors: Jara/Paolillo

To create and film Spartan Update.

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Athletic Clubs

Cheerleaders  - Varsity
Develop qualities of leadership, discipline and group participation.  Provide students with competitive experiences in cheerleading. Open to Grades: 11th - 12th Grade

Cheerleaders - Junior Varsity
Develop qualities of leadership, discipline and group participation.  Provide students with competitive experiences in cheerleading. Open to Grades: 9th - 10th Grade

Cheerleaders - Junior High
Develop qualities of leadership, discipline and group participation.  Provide students with competitive experiences in cheerleading. Open to Grades: 7th - 8th Grade

Rangerettes – Kickline - Varsity/Junior Varsity

Meeting Day:    Time:   Room:   Advisor:
Develop skills and qualities of leadership, discipline, and group participation through kickline practice and interschool competitions. Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Table Tennis Club

Meeting Day: Thursday  Time:  3:30-5:30pm  Room: Cafetorium  Advisor: Fischer
To play and participate in school tournaments (optional).

Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade

Varsity Athletic Society (VAS)

Meeting Day: First Tuesday of the month  Time: 6:30pm   Room: 245  Advisor: Jara
Organizes events such as the Blood Drive and Varsity Awards Dinner.

Open to Grades: Varsity Team Members

Weight Lifting

Meeting Day: separate SH and JH days posted on weight room door 

Time: 3:15   Room: Weight Room  Advisor: Daddino, Gilchrist, Sanfilippo
Develop good health through exercise.
Open to Grades: 7th - 12th Grade