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Future
Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
The goals of
FBLA are to develop business and civic leadership. Students in grades
9-12 who are currently enrolled in business or
business-related fields, including Accounting, Applied Business
Procedures, Computer Applications, American
Business, Business Law, Keyboarding and Computer Classes, and students
who were FBLA members last year are
eligible to join. Activities are held for professional development,
civic, service, social and financial purposes. NOTE: The FBLA
chapter includes Watertown High School and Lake Area Multi-District
students.
Advisor: Kathy
Johnson
Future Farmers
of America (FFA)
The primary
aim of the FFA organization is the development of agricultural
leadership, cooperation and citizenship. We develop
competent and assertive leadership, strengthen the confidence of
agriculture students in themselves and their work and
promote the intelligent choice of an agricultural career. All students
who are enrolled in the AG Education course at Lake
Area Multi-District are eligible and encouraged to join. The
membership is for one year at a time, up to four years.
Through active participation in the FFA, students learn by doing. They
take part in and run our FFA meetings, speak to other
groups and in contests, participate in judging contests and earn
awards at the local, state and national level.
Advisor: Jason
Frerichs
Key Club
Key Club is an
organization that provides service to the Watertown community. Some
projects include helping Habitat For Humanity,
serving the banquet at the Salvation Army and Adopt-A-Highway. Key
Club is a branch of the local Kiwanis Club. Key Club
offers a chance to give back to the community with fiends and fun.
Advisor:
Jeannie Hansen
Peer Helpers
Caring for Self… Caring for Others…
Caring for School… Caring for Community! Peer Helpers are a group of
students from grades 9-12 and a faculty advisor who have gone through
extensive training to learn how to help their fellow students be
successful. Peer Helper training teaches the basic helping skill
which allows the Peer Helper to deal with a wide variety of issues
facing students such as school and academic concerns, eating
disorders, substance abuse, depression, suicide, physical and sexual
abuse, peer pressure, family issues, and so on. Peer Helpers are
involved in activities that support their own mental wellness as well
as to educate others in healthy lifestyles, and to help students
through times of need. Peer Helpers support their school and
community through a wide variety of projects and activities designed
to accentuate the positive qualities of their fellow citizens. The
Peer Helpers, as their name says, are here to help everyone work
through to solve their problems, regardless of how big or small the
problem may be. Remember, if you need help with a problem… the
Peer Helpers are here for you!
Advisor:
Julie Gonsor
Science Club
Science Club
is open to any student in grades 9-12 who has an interest in science
above and beyond the classroom setting. The
club meets twice a month to pursue various science-related topics
including hands-on activities and lecture type
presentations. Special activities and lecture type presentations.
Special activities planned for the year include the highway
clean-up, attending the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College,
participating in the South Dakota Science
Olympiad competition, and a possible field trip in the spring.
Advisor: Brent Konvalin
Tuckabatchie
(TUCKS)
TUCKS is an
organization for junior and senior women. Its purpose is to recognize
academic excellence and provide service for
our school and community. To be a member of TUCKS, juniors must have a
GPA of 3.25 and seniors a 3.0.
Formal Dress Guidelines
Advisor: Joan
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