Extracurricular Activities


2006 Yearbook Staff, winner of all 13 awards at the Annual SISPA Awards, including Yearbook of the Year which has been awarded to Shawe Memorial every year since 1993.

Academic Olympics - This team is in the making and will launch it's first competitive season in the fall of 2008.

Cathedral High School in Indianapolis hosts the competition. Participating junior high schools have 4 to 6 members who compete against members of another school team in responding to questions in the following subjects:
social studies science English
mathematics spelling music
sports religion current events

 

Academic Success Program - This r ecognizes and awards students for their accomplishments and improvement in academics. Grade point averages, attendance and behavior records, along with input from teachers and the school counselor help determine which students will be recognized. Last year some students received "Casual Dress" certificates allowing them to be out of dress code, a pizza lunch, ice cream sundaes, and a sub sandwich lunch. The guidance department and the Parent Teacher Association support this program.

Coordinator: Lisa Gray, Assistant Dean of Studies

Class Officers: Elections are held each year for student government and class officers. These students organize activities and represent their class in decision-making. In addition, the officers learn leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Advisors: Mrs. Aline Schafer (Seniors), Mrs. Carole Williams (Juniors), Ms. Jennifer Nigg (Sophomores), Mrs. Andie Martin (Freshman)

Ecology Club - The main goal is to show concern for our environment, animals, and community by caring for them with positive actions. The members will decide on activities with guidance from the advisor. Some ideas include working on the outdoor classroom area, recycling, planting trees and garden areas, volunteer clean up, raising awareness about pollution, and arranging a local picnic or hike. This club is open to all students in grades 7-12.

Advisor: Miss Elizabeth Applegate

National Honor Society is a nationally-sponsored organization for students in grades 10, 11, and 12. Membership in the Society is based upon five areas: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, Service and Citizenship. To be considered for membership in the NHS, students must meet specific requirements. 1) High school career GPA of 3.50, 2) Must have completed at least 4 semesters of high school at Shawe Memorial (unless transferring from another chapter), 3) Never have been suspended or expelled from school (in-school suspensions included), and 4) No civil record of arrest for felony or misdemeanor. Students are also evaluated in all five areas listed above and admitted to the society upon approval from a faculty committee.

Advisor: Mr. Steve Hesse

National Junior Honor Society is a nationally-sponsored organization for students in grades 7, 8, and 9. Membership in the Society is based upon five areas as well: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, Service and Citizenship. To be considered for membership in the NHS students must meet specific requirements. 1) Junior high school career GPA of 3.33, 2) Must complete at least 1 semester at Shawe, 3) Never have been suspended or expelled from school (in-school suspensions included), and 4) No civil record of arrest for felony or misdemeanor. Students are also evaluated in all five areas listed above and admitted to the society upon approval from a faculty committee.

Advisor: Mrs. Teresa Torline

Peer Mediation Program - This is a violence prevention program as well as an effective and sensible way to deal with everyday conflicts at secondary schools. Student Mediators are selected after an application process. Select students and faculty members participate in "Conflict Mediation Training" conducted by the CRU Institute and then carry out the program during the school year. Program components include ways to deal with conflict, the mediation process, listening skills, feelings and "I" messages, diversity and conflict, medication techniques, dealing with difficult situations, and being your own mediator.

Program Coordinator: Lisa Gray

LANGAUGE CLUBS

Spanish Club. The purpose of Spanish Club is to increase student appreciation and understanding of the Spanish culture and language. The goals include extending the students' conversational skills outside of the classroom by exposing them to other Spanish-speaking individuals, providing fun educational experiences such as Mexican restaurants, fiestas, dancing, music, and plays, as well as organizing and fundraising for a bi-annual trip to Spain.

Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Evans

French Club. The French Club has been a part of Shawe Memorial for a long number of years.  Students who are enrolled in Junior High French, or French I, II, III or IV are automatically members of this organization.  Officers and members organize annual fundraisers for a scholarship to a departing senior and to raise funds for the bi-annual trip to France over Spring Break.

Advisor: Mrs. Aline Schafer

Student Council is made up of 2 students from each grade level plus officers. The Student Council strives to listen to the students' wants and needs and try to meet as many of them as possible. The council does this by establishing student activities such as Fast Food Fridays, Student Forums, Diversity Week, and Shawe Games among several others. Student Council tries to help the students by improving the environment around them. The council also strives to be good role models and leaders for their peers and underclassmen throughout the school.

Advisor: Mrs. Jane Riehle

The Yearbook is produced by the journalism class.. It takes over $20,000 to publish the annual hard back book. Students learn how to create a budget and stick to it, call companies to sell ads, do billing, write copy, take pictures, brainstorm ideas, and most of all - work as a team. Contests are held with appropriate rewards, mainly food. Students in grades 9-12 may participate. There will be a few fundraisers, but selling advertising will raise most monies. In 2001, the Shawe yearbook was selected as a Hoosier Star winner, #1 in all yearbook entries from schools of 800 or less in the state of Indiana. Any parents wishing to support the yearbook staff may purchase a $25 patron ad.

Advisor: Mrs. Carole Williams