Clubs/Activities

CLUB: Battle of the Books
DESCRIPTION: Do you like to read? Do you thrive on competition? Join Battle of the Books! This club will meet from December to our competition in April. Please attend weekly practice. We will hold a campus competition to see which team knows the most about the books. The winning team will receive a prize!
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: Computer Lab A-124
STARTING DATE: December through April
SPONSOR: Ms. B-F & Ms. Heronema

CLUB: Bluebonnet Book Club
DESCRIPTION: Read up to four Bluebonnet award nominated books! You do not need to purchase the book to participate. You may join any time before the start of each book. You may register for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 books. 
WHEN: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays from 8:00-8:25 am. (We will begin the book at 8:05 am, so there's no need to drop off early.)
WHERE: Computer Lab A-124
STARTING DATE: 

• #1: Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
• #2: A Game of Noctis: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025
• #3: Stuntboy: In-Between Time: Early December
• #4: Invisible Isabel: Early January

SPONSOR: Ms. B-F, Librarian

Register here.

CLUB: Book of the Month
DESCRIPTION: Read the book of the month on your own. You may check out the book from AMI Library, the public library, or purchase your own from Amazon, Half Price Books or your favorite local book store!
A once-a-month, after-school Book Discussion Group
Read the book. Join us to celebrate! 
WHEN: Final Tuesday of the Month (Except Nov. & Dec.)from 4:15-5:00 pm
WHERE: Computer Lab A-124
MEETINGS: 
* Wrath of the Rain God (Legendarios) by Karla Arenas Valenti - Tuesday, Sept. 30th
* The Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland (Tales from Cabin 23) - Tuesday, Oct. 28th
* Nimbus by Jan Eldredge - Tuesday, Nov. 18th
* Doña Quixote by Rey Terciero (Graphic Novel) - Tuesday, Dec. 16th
* Hannah Sharpe: Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashijan - Tuesday, Jan. 27th
* The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser - Tuesday, Feb. 24th

NOTES: Sign up for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 titles
SPONSOR: Ms. B-F, Librarian

Register here.

CLUB: Coding Club
SELECTION PROCESS: Complete the permission form adn turn into the office. Space is very limited. 
WHEN: Select Thursdays from 4:15-5 pm
START DATE: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025
WHERE: A-124 Computer Lab next to Library
WHAT TO BRING: Charged Chromebook
SPONSOR: Dr. T-Y, Principal

CLUB: Hope Squad
SELECTION PROCESS: Students are nominated for this club, so there is not an application to join. 
WHEN: During school
WHERE: AMI Library Makerspace
SPONSOR: Mrs. Higgins, Counselor

CLUB: LIT Club (Librarians in Training)
DESCRIPTION: Learn what it takes to be a librarian. Help take care of our beautiful library space & books. Assist our librarian Ms. B-F with librarian tasks. 
WHEN: Fridays from 8:00-8:25 am. (Returning LIT Club members may come on Mondays as well.)
WHERE: AMI Library
STARTING DATE: 6th graders who were in LIT Club the previous year may continue in the program. New 6th graders will be recruited in the fall. 5th graders will be recruited in the spring. 
SPONSOR: Ms. B-F, Librarian

CLUB: Literary Book Explorers
DESCRIPTION: Read a book by an author born outside the USA for a global connection! You do not need to purchase the book to participate. 
WHEN: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays from 8:00-8:25 am. (We will begin the book at 8:05 am, so there's no need to drop off early.)
WHERE: Computer Lab A-124
STARTING DATE: March through end of the book
HOW TO REGISTER: Register online. Coming in February.
SPONSOR: Ms. B-F, Librarian

CLUB: Piece-Makers Quilting Club
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to embroider, quilt, and sew
WHEN: Tuesdays from 4:15-5 pm in B-220
STARTING DATE: September
HOW TO REGISTER: Get a form from the front office. Limited to the first 24 to sign up. 
SPONSOR: Mrs. Zeller

CLUB: Whiz Quiz
DESCRIPTION: Whiz Quiz is a trivia competition club (sort of like jeopardy) that requires student and parent responsibility, good citizenship/ behaviors, and academic excellence.
WHEN: Practices will be held weekly on Tuesdays from 4:15-5 pm
Competitions will be after school hours (usually 5-6 pm) on Tuesdays beginning in January and continuing through March or April. The competitions follow an oral question/answer format.
WHERE: STEM Academy
SELECTION CRITERIA: Students who return the application on time will be given a qualifying assessment of questions used in previous competitions during our first Whiz Quiz Practice. If there are more than 25 interested learners, top scorers from the qualifying test may be selected to participate. Students chosen to participate will start regular practice the following week.
SPONSOR: Mrs. Wall-Lopez

CLUB: Alma Martinez Student Council
DESCRIPTION: To bring about closer cooperation between the faculty and the student body as representatives of the student body; to cooperate with the administration with problems concerning the school and the student body; to promote, encourage, and display a desire for good citizenship based on democratic processes; to create and maintain school interest, school spirit, and loyalty; to provide a forum for student concerns.
WHEN: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month before school from 8:00-8:25 am
WHERE: Room A-139 (Mrs. Williams' classroom in the comprehensive 5th grade hallway)
STARTING DATE: Select 6th graders will be invited to return. Applications will go out for new 5th and 6th graders at the end of the 2nd 9-weeks. 
SPONSOR: Mrs. R. Williams