JH Clubs & Organizations

Communities in Schools (CIS) is a non-profit organization located within Pine Tree Junior High. CIS came to PTJH in 1997, and has helped hundreds of students improve academics, behavior, and attendance. The Mission of Communities In Schools is to help young people stay in school, successfully learn and prepare for life by coordinating the connection of needed community resources in the school setting.
By collaborating with educators, employers, government agencies, and community organizations, CIS provides youth in at-risk situations:

Supportive guidance and counseling
Health and human services coordination
Parent and family involvement
Pre-employment/employment training and services
Enrichment activities and experiences
Educational enhancement

Communities In Schools students have learned that education can be fun. In the past, students took part in the following activities : Working Women's Conference, Great American Smoke Out, Red Ribbon Week, Trim-A-Tree for Charity (food drive), Black History Month, Kick Butts Day (anti-tobacco campaign), peer to peer tutoring, scrapbooking, camping and fishing trips, career, health, nutrition, goal setting, and decision making presentations.

Our CIS Youth Services Coordinator is Ms Miranda Chism. To visit her website, Click here

FCCLA is one of the largest career and technology student organizations in the United States. Established in 1945, it encourages personal growth and leadership development in teens through family and consumer sciences.
Any student, through the twelfth grade, who is taking or has taken a course of family and consumer sciences can become a member.
Each year over 200,000 students join over 10,000 chapters in 53 state associations, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Students may participate in various projects related to the family, careers and community involvement. Sponsors are Linda Tenbrook and Sandy Williams.

FCCLA website: www.fcclainc.org/

Fellowship of Christian Athletes is the largest interdenominational, school-based, Christian sports organization in America. FCA's goal is to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches. FCA meets the first and third Fridays of each month. Athletes and coaches are welcome to come to Mrs. Sandy Williams' classroom (room 405) before school at 7:30 for free donuts and fellowship. Reading God's word and fellowshiping with others is a great way to start your day. Lessons are taught by Coach Williams and guest speakers. FCA sponsors are Sandy Williams and Robby Williams.

Students are eligible to be considered for NJHS after completing the first semester of their 8th grade year at Pine Tree Junior High School. Eligibility is based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. A minimum overall average of 93 is required. This average is calculated by averaging first semester of the eighth grade year and the fall and spring semester of the seventh grader year.
Students desiring to be selected for membership in NJHS should pay due attention to grades, become involved in school activities of choice, and take advantage of service opportunities. Early in the spring semester of a student's eighth grade year, students who qualify academically will be notified and given the opportunity to complete an application. This application will be used as a basis of evaluation for membership. Selection will actually be determined by the NJHS Faculty Advisory Counsel in February or early April. Students and parents will be notified of acceptance. The induction ceremony is generally held in late April.
Students who fail to qualify their eighth grade year may be considered again after the first semester of their ninth grade year. NJHS sponsor is Linda Nelson.

Student Council members have many fun and exciting activities planned for this year. Sponsors are Patricia Garner and Kelly Peterson.

PALS is a ninth grade service organization. The PALS goal is to encourage others and to meet some of the needs of Pine Tree students and their families. Applications for membership are taken in April. PALS selection is determined by a matrix system which includes teacher input forms, attendance/behavior forms, an essay, and an interview. Sixteen to eighteen students are selected to serve. The PALS activities include numerous on-campus activities, several elementary school visits, and various community service projects.

On the PTJH campus, PALS celebrate every Pine Tree Jr. High student's birthday with a treat, a song, or even a crown for the day! These treats are delivered during advisory. The PALS participate in Empathy Day at the junior high by assigning each member either a physical or emotional situation for the day. PALS also sponsor the "Coats for Kids" drive by collecting coats and jeans for families in the community. As a fundraiser, the PALS run the concession stand during the volleyball and basketall games to provide snacks and drinks for the fans and players, while earning money for their projects. During the month of December, money is raised for five to seven less fortunate families on our campus with the ever popular "Chain LINK Race". PALS members sell the chain links and the eighth and ninth grade advisory classes compete to see which class will have the longest chain. In the month of February, the PALS raise money for the Leukemia Foundation with a "Pennies for Pasta" drive.

Each PAL is assigned a student on the elementary campus to be their PALee. The PALS travel to the elementary school several times during the year to visit their "PALee." The PALS help their PALee with homework, help them write a book "All About Me!", read to them, work puzzles, and play games. This mentoring program forges friendship that last forever.

PALS sponsor is Karen Darby.

The Spanish Club promotes the Spanish language throughout the school through various activities and service projects. Spanish Club encourages a better understanding of the Spanish and Hispanic culture. Spanish Club sponsor is Jo Huckaby.

The 8th Grade Science Department would like to tell you about our Stargazer's Club. It is open to anyone interested in the stars! Our activities include identifying constellations, observing planets, stars, and nebulas through a telescope, and having a great time doing it! (One night, we thought we spotted a UFO, but it was only Saturn! Some students were disappointed that the earth was not going to be invaded by aliens.)

We have about four stargazing nights a year, usually corresponding with the 8th grade unit on space in April. Any parents and younger brothers and sisters are welcome. If there are cloudy skies or rain, the meeting will be rescheduled the following week. (Hint - if you walk outside and don't see any stars, it's cloudy!) Meetings are held in front of the band hall or behind the science wing at Pine Tree Jr. High School.

Stargazers sponsor is Karen Darby.