After School Academy

Academic Competitions
American mathematics competition (AMC)
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Laura Rye
Requirements:
- Invite only
- based on MAPS &/or STAAR scores for eligibility
Meeting Day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: The MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. Through classroom resources and friendly competition, the MAA AMC program helps America’s educators identify talent and foster a love of mathematics. The MAA AMC program positively impacts the analytical skills needed for future careers in an innovative society. We will also be practicing and competing in Math Kangaroo and UIL.
About Math Kangaroo Competition:
Perhaps you have heard of the annual mathematical competition Math Kangaroo USA. You probably know that it takes place every year on the third Thursday in March, in several places throughout the US, and that students all from grades 1 to 12 are invited to participate.
About UIL Competition:
Students begin taking math in elementary school and continue taking it in high school. Learning to complete math problems quickly is a valuable skill in all facets of life including engineering, accounting, completing a tax return and even grocery shopping. This contest includes problems covering, but not limited to: numeration systems, arithmetic operations involving whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals, exponents, order of operations, probability, statistics, number theory, simple interest, measurements and conversions. Geometry and algebra problems may be included as appropriate for the grade level.
Challenge 24/Math Competition Club K-2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Krystol Madison
Requirements:
- The student has a passing grade in all courses.
- Full Attendance ( preferred).
- For K-2nd grade
- Invite only
Price: $50 for the year
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Purpose: Challenge 24/Math Competition
The Challenge 24 Math Competition Club prepares elementary students for tournament-style head-to-head matches using the popular 24 Game. Students enhance their mental math, speed, and critical thinking by manipulating four numbers using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to hit a target of 24.
While program specifics vary by campus, the club operates with the following core details based on similar competition models:
- Objective: Master quick-computation skills and pattern recognition through practice decks to out-solve opponents.
- Target Audience: Typically organized for students in grades K–5 (or grades 3–5 depending on the specific track), welcoming all skill levels before advancing to local or district tournaments.
- Activities: Sessions focus on strategy learning, in-house practice, and timed drills to build composure in high-pressure contest environments.
Challenge 24/Math Competition Club 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Kristin Galbreath
Requirements:
- The student has a passing grade in all courses.
- Full Attendance ( preferred).
- For 3rd - 5th grade
- Invite only
- based on MAPS &/or STAAR scores for eligibility
Price: $50 for the year
Meeting day: Mondays
Purpose: Challenge 24/Math Competition
The Challenge 24 Math Competition Club prepares elementary students for tournament-style head-to-head matches using the popular 24 Game. Students enhance their mental math, speed, and critical thinking by manipulating four numbers using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to hit a target of 24.
While program specifics vary by campus, the club operates with the following core details based on similar competition models:
- Objective: Master quick-computation skills and pattern recognition through practice decks to out-solve opponents.
- Target Audience: Typically organized for students in grades K–5 (or grades 3–5 depending on the specific track), welcoming all skill levels before advancing to local or district tournaments.
- Activities: Sessions focus on strategy learning, in-house practice, and timed drills to build composure in high-pressure contest environments.
CodeMonkey Competition (Challenge Builder or Code Rush) K-2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mr. Robert Cooper
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For K-2nd grades
Price: $50.00 for the year
Meetings: Tuesdays
Purpose: CodeMonkey is a fun and educational game-based environment where kids learn to code without any prior experience. After completing CodeMonkey's award-winning coding courses, kids will be able to navigate through the programming world with a sense of confidence and accomplishment.
CodeMonkey Competition (Challenge Builder or Code Rush) 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 3rd-5th grades
Price: $50.00 for the year
Meetings:
Purpose: CodeMonkey is a fun and educational game-based environment where kids learn to code without any prior experience. After completing CodeMonkey's award-winning coding courses, kids will be able to navigate through the programming world with a sense of confidence and accomplishment.
Junior First LEGO League (FLL) Robotics
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For K-2nd grade.
4. Invite only
Meeting day: Thursdays
Price: $50.00 per semester
Purpose: FIRST LEGO League Explore (FLLE) (formerly known as FIRST Lego League Jr.) is a non-competitive robotics program designed for children ages six to ten. It is one of the programs established by FIRST
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 3rd-5th grade.
4. Invite only
Meeting day: Thursdays
Price: $50.00 per semester
Purpose: FIRST LEGO League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.
Our three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics
Junior solar sprint 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Shanna Garcia
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. Invite only
Meeting day: Mondays
Price: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) is a competitive program for 5th- to 8th-grade students to create a small solar-powered vehicle. JSS competitions are sponsored by the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP), and administered by the Technology Student Association (TSA). Objectives of JSS are to create the fastest, most interesting, or best crafted vehicle.[1] Skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are fostered when designing and constructing the vehicles, as well as principles of alternative fuels, engineering design, and aerodynamics.
Math Counts
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Amber Marshall
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 5th grade only
4. Eligibility requirements to participate; teacher will contact you to confirm once you register.
5. Invite only
- based on MAPS &/or STAAR scores for eligibility
Meeting Day: Mondays
Price: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: The Math Counts program is a nationally recognized competitive mathematics program for students. It is designed to help students develop their problem-solving skills, mathematical knowledge, and critical thinking abilities.
Math Olympiad (MOEMS)
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Laura Rye
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 4th & 5th grades.
4. Eligibility requirements to participate; teacher will contact you to confirm once you register.
5. Invite only
based on MAPS &/or STAAR scores for eligibility
Meeting Day: Thursdays
Price: $25.00 per semester
Purpose: Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a worldwide math competition, organized by a not for profit foundation with the same name. It is held yearly from November through March with one test administered each month. Tests are given at individual schools and results are sent to MOEMS for scoring. Schools, home schools and institutions may participate in the contest. [1] Two dozen other nations also participate in the competition. There are two divisions, Elementary and Middle School. Elementary level problems are for grades 4-6 and Middle School level problems are for grades 7-8, though 4-6 graders may participate in Middle School problems. Hundreds of thousands of students participate annually in MOEMS events.
Name That Book K-2 grade
Sponsor/Advisor
Mrs. Amber Sharpton
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance (preferred).
3. For K - 2nd grades only. Eligibility requirements to participate; teacher will contact you to confirm once you register.
4. Invite only
Price: $25.00 for the year
Meeting day: Mondays
Purpose: Name That Book is a competition for upper elementary and intermediate school students celebrating the love of reading. Student teams compete to identify quotes from books of various genres in this exciting event!
Name That Book 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mr. Eric Stephens
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 3rd- 5th grades
Price: $25.00 for the year
Meeting day: Mondays
Purpose: Name That Book is a competition for upper elementary and intermediate school students celebrating the love of reading. Student teams compete to identify quotes from books of various genres in this exciting event!
Spelling Bee 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 3rd-5th grades
Price: $50 for the year
Meeting day: Mondays
Purpose: A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly.
VEX ROBOTICS
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Krystal Landry and Ashley Carter
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 3rd-5th grades.
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Price: $50.00 for the school year
Purpose: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records.
Apply for Clubs below:
Complete application and process payment
Notes:
*Please ensure to add your students name on application.
*Choose a club meeting on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday. Students are limited to one program registration per day.
*Student will be added to the roster after payment.
*Please note that clubs are only refundable if the club is at full capacity or club has been cancelled.
Curricular Clubs
American Sign Language (ASL) Club
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
For grades 3rd - 5th
Meeting Day: Mondays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: The purpose of ASL Club is to promote unity, diversity, and cultural awareness of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, their language
Arts & Crafts Club PK-2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Kathleen Payne
For grades PreK - 2nd grade
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Arts & Crafts Club 3rd-5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
For grades 3rd - 5th grades
Meeting day: Thursday
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Arts & Crafts (Crochet Club)
Sponsor/Advisor:
Coach Angela Luce
Requirements:
For grades 4th & 5th grades
Meeting day: Mondays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic
talents of students.
Board game club PreK-2
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Rhealiza Quimora
CLASS IS FULL!
For grades PreK-2nd
Meeting Day: Mondays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atmosphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.
Board game club-Chess only
Sponsor/Advisor:
Coach Anthony
Requirements:
For grades 3rd- 5th
Meeting Day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atmosphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.
Book Club PK-2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
For grades PK-2nd grades
Meeting day: Mondays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Book discussion club, a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read. Literature circle, a group of students who meet in a classroom to discuss a book or books that they have read.
Cooking Club
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Michele Long
Requirements:
For grades 2nd-5th
Meeting day: Thursdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: This club teaches kids how to follow a recipe. Students will learn to measure, cut, chop, and prepare meals. They learn how to save money at the grocery store and how to shop.
Creative Writing 4th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Dawn Altemose
Requirements:
For grades 4th grade only
Meeting Day: Thursdays
Charge: $25.00 for the year
Purpose: Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.
Fitness/Yoga Club
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Jawanna Lamb
Requirements:
For grades PreK -2nd grade
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: This club gives students the opportunity to improve their overall health and wellness by participating in fitness/yoga games, strength training and cardiovascular activities.. Students will learn a variety of ways to reach individual wellness goals.
Gardening Club
Sponsor/Advisor:
Requirements:
For grades K-5th
Meeting day: Thursday
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: A garden club is an organized group of people with a shared interest in gardening, gardens, and plants.
Leadership club 4th & 5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ashley Carter and Kayla Coleman
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For 4th & 5th grade.
4. Invite only
Meeting day: Mondays
Price: $50.00 for the year
Purpose:
This is a group of students organized for the purpose of developing youth as leaders and fostering a culture of service.
Math K - 2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Heidi Del Rosario
Requirements:
For grades K-2nd grade
Meeting Day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: Math Club provides an opportunity for students to challenge themselves in the area of mathematics. Students will experience fun and challenging math problems that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Music Club K-2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Kathryn Moss
Requirements:
For grades K-2nd grade
Meeting day: Thursdays
Charge: $50.00 per semester
Purpose: Public Speaking - Improve your communication and build leadership skills. Learn the tools you need to stand in front of a crowd and speak confidently.
Music Club 3rd- 5th grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Kathryn Moss
Requirements:
For grades 3rd- 5th grade
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Charge: $50.00 per semester
Purpose: Public Speaking - Improve your communication and build leadership skills. Learn the tools you need to stand in front of a crowd and speak confidently.
Spelling Bee K- 2nd grade
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. Julie David
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses.
2. Full Attendance ( preferred).
3. For K-2nd grades
Price: $50 for the year
Meeting day: Mondays
Purpose: A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly.
STEM CLUB
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Gina Juarez
Requirements:
For grades 3rd - 5th grade
Invitation only
Meeting day: Thursdays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: STEM Clubs are a great way to support the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people to have fun, be creative and expand subject knowledge and awareness of the role these subjects have in the world around them.
yearbook/newsletter club
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Kurstyn Lewis
Requirements:
For grades 3rd - 5th grade
Invite only
Meeting day: Mondays
Charge: $50.00 for the year
Purpose: A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also report on national or international news as well. Most student publications are either part of a curricular class or run as an extracurricular activity.
Apply for Clubs below:
Complete application and process payment
*Please ensure to add your students name on application.
*Student will be added to the roster after payment.
Note: Please note that clubs are only refundable if the club is at full capacity or club has been cancelled.
Mentoring & Organizations
National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS)
Sponsor/Advisor:
Ms. Melissa Freer
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses
2. Full Attendance ( preferred)
3. For 4th & 5th grade
4. Meet eligibility requirements
5. Invite only
Meeting day: Tuesdays
Price: $25 per semester
Purpose: The National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) was established in 2008 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). NEHS recognizes students in both public and nonpublic elementary schools for their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated personal responsibility. Through NEHS, students provide meaningful service to the school and community and develop essential leadership skills. NEHS supports these purposes by strengthening the lives of our nation’s e0lementary students and the schools in which they are enrolled.
Student Council
Sponsor/Advisor:
Mrs. J. Rubin
Requirements:
1. The student has a passing grade in all courses
2. Full Attendance ( preferred)
3. For 4th & 5th grade
4. Invite only
Meeting day: Mondays
Price: $25 per semester
Purpose: The purpose of the organization is to create a greater sense of responsibility within the student body; to strive for better student/faculty relationship; to promote unification of the student body and better representation of its ideas to the faculty and administration; to promote a positive attitude in the advancement of leadership and loyalty; to promote spirit in the school activities; as well as to uphold traditions and to set standards for generations of Harmony students to come. The objective of Student Council is to provide a service organization doing various activities within the community throughout the year, while developing student leaders. Membership dues are Priority.
Apply for Clubs below:
Complete application and process payment
*Please ensure to add your students name on application. *Student will be added to the roster after payment.
Note: Please note that clubs are only refundable if the club is at full capacity or club has been cancelled.
Spanish Club
FREE!
STUDY HALL
Monday- Thursday 3:25- 4:00 p.m.
Friday 1:05 - 1:45 p.m.

Complete application
*Please ensure to add your students name on application. *Student will be added to the roster after application is submitted.
*Limited amount of space 20 students per day.
