
Extracurriculars
Melinda Valdez
Every Morning before school
HNN is the morning Hurricane News Network. 4th & 5th grade students host a morning news “show” where they broadcast live from the news room. They share upcoming events, important announcements, and host daily guests to lead the pledges. Students are responsible for writing the script, directing, setting up the computer and iPad to broadcast, and anchoring the news.
Antonio Garza and Rebecca Martinez
Wednesday's at 3:15 in Garza's Class E104
FIRST LEGO League guides youth through STEM learning and exploration at an early age. From Discover, to Explore, and then to Challenge, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting robotics competition while building habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.
Darrell Villarreal & Andres Cantu
Before and After School
Safety Patrols are school student volunteers from upper grade levels. The Patrols direct children and help them be safe from traffic hazards. Patrols also serve as role models for younger students and serve in leadership roles by helping facilitate school activities (field day, bike rodeo, turkey bowl, etc.)
Nhadia Guzman, Kerie Bledsoe, Demetris McGhee
Wed. 3:30-4:30
Students design a car using materials given to include a solar panel and battery pack.
Finished cars are raced at a district wide event.
Lindsay Salazar & Carmen Salazar
Fall: Tuesday's and Wednesday's, 3:30-4:30 in the Science Lab; Spring: Tuesday's and Thursday's, 3:30-4:30 in the Science Lab
STEAM Team is an after-school program for 3rd grade students. It is an engineering program where students work in small groups to design, test, redesign, retest, and eventually create a working Rube Goldberg machine that performs a simple task. Students use science knowledge, creativity, and grit to work through each challenge.
Nhadia Guzman, Neri Montoya
T, Th 3:30-4:30, Science lab
STEM Sisters is home to a diverse group, committed to an intersectional approach for empowering girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields.
Nhadia Guzman, Neri Montoya
T/TH 3:30-4:30 E101
Students participate in EiE curriculum exploring and engineering using the engineer design process.