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

twhite@brightenacademy.com 


Road Runners

A running club to promote fitness for all students, kindergarten through 8th grade. 

Sponsor:  Amy Farmer

School Liason:  Sandi Gore

sgore@brightenacademy.com 


Junior Beta Club

An academic service club for invited members in grades 5-8.

Sponsor:  Mandie Hardeman

mhardeman@brightenacademy.com 


Box Tops Club

Students work to organize, report and promote our school-wide fundraiser.

Sponsor: Lynn Dominey

dominey5@msn.com


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

sgore@brightenacademy.com


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)

troskaft@brightenacademy.com

Sponsor:  Suzanne Helms (4th-5th Grade Chapter Books)

shelms@brightenacademy.com

 

Sponsor:  Laura Rogers (6th-8th Grade Chapter Books)

lrogers@brightenacademy.com


Band

Students learn to play an instrument and complete performances.  Open to grades 4-8.

Sponsor:  Tajuan White

twhite@brightenacademy.com


Quiz Bowl

Students play rounds of quiz bowl and hope to compete in intra-county meets.  Open to grades 6-8.

Sponsor:  Dana Pace

dpace@brightenacademy.com


Student Council

Elected represetatives for students in 6th-8th grade discuss middle school issues and plan some middle school social events. 

Sponsor:  Laura Rogers

lrogers@brightenacademy.com

Sponsor:  Shawne Grogan

sgrogan@brightenacademy.com 


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

mgibbs30135@yahoo.com

 

Blazer Bots Competition


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

kanderson@brightenacademy.com


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

david@motivationalfitness.net

 

/home/GA0976489999/Brighten%20Academy%20Spring%20Fit%20Club.pdf 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

mschintz@yahoo.com


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

jhamlin@brightenacademy.com

Sponsor:  Rachel Garner

rgarner@brightenacademy.com 


Yoga Club

A Hatha Yoga Club with emphasis on posture, muscle toning, flexibility and quiet meditation.  Open to grades 6-8.

 

Sponsor:  Sandra Bricker

skb1062@bellsouth.net