Extracurricular Clubs
Brighten Academy offers a variety of enrichment opportunities for students through our club programs. For more information on a particular club, please contact the club sponsor.
Pop Choir
A club which provides students the opportunity to express themselves vocally through modern popular music. Open to grades 3-8.
Sponsor: Tajuan White
A running club to promote fitness for all students, kindergarten through 8th grade.
Sponsor: Amy Farmer
School Liason: Sandi Gore
Junior Beta Club
An academic service club for invited members in grades 5-8.
Sponsor: Mandie Hardeman
Students work to organize, report and promote our school-wide fundraiser.
Sponsor: Lynn Dominey
Musical Theatre
A club where students explore drama, dance and music in a musical theatre format. Open to grades 1-8.
Sponsor: Terri Partain
School Liason: Sandi Gore
Reading Bowl
Students will read picture or chapter books to compete in a county-wide competition. Open to grades 3-8.
Sponsor: Tonya Roskaft (3rd-4th Grade Picture Books)
Sponsor: Suzanne Helms (4th-5th Grade Chapter Books)
Sponsor: Laura Rogers (6th-8th Grade Chapter Books)
Band
Students learn to play an instrument and complete performances. Open to grades 4-8.
Sponsor: Tajuan White
Quiz Bowl
Students play rounds of quiz bowl and hope to compete in intra-county meets. Open to grades 6-8.
Sponsor: Dana Pace
Student Council
Elected represetatives for students in 6th-8th grade discuss middle school issues and plan some middle school social events.
Sponsor: Laura Rogers
Sponsor: Shawne Grogan
Blazer Bots
FIRST Lego League Team (Lego Robotics). Members of this team will be part of an FLL registered team given the mission to complete this year's challenge. Check our students at last year's competition by clicking on the link below. This club is currently full, but we are accepting names for the wait list.
Sponsor: Melanie Gibbs
School Store
Students learn the basics of running a business while they work to sell school supplies to the students. Open to grades 3-5. This is a fundraiser for the school.
Sponsor: Kristin Anderson
FitKidz
A fitness club for student who want to run faster, play fun games, get stronger, do really cool exercises and have loads of fun. Open to grades 3-8.
Sponsor: David Jenkins, Motivational Fitness
Brighten Academy Spring Fit Club.pdf
Girl Scouts
A girl-lead program that teaches girls about the world and how they can make a difference. Open to grades K-8.
Sponsor: Michele Schintzius
Creative Writing Club
A club for serious writers who would like to explore different styles of creative writing. Open to grades 4-8.
Sponsor: Jennifer Hamlin
Sponsor: Rachel Garner
Yoga Club
A Hatha Yoga Club with emphasis on posture, muscle toning, flexibility and quiet meditation. Open to grades 6-8.
Sponsor: Sandra Bricker
