Activities

*Activities*	*Sponsors*
Academic Team	Mr Prince
Competitions: Five to seven exciting competitions against 14 – 16 other Brevard County high schools (public & private) every other Monday night at ESF starting around September 15th. More exact schedule to come . . . . From these matches, the top 6 kids in the county are chosen to attend the state competition (sanctioned by FHSAA) in April 2009 @ Disney World. Last year, of the 6 kids chosen to represent Brevard at the state tournament, 3 were from CBHS. Academic Team Competition Dates All competitions are on Monday nights, 6:30pm – 8:15pm, at ESF in Viera.
Angler's Club	Mrs. Galanopoulos
Welcome to the Minutemen Angler’s Club! Through the angler’s club students learn about many aspects of fishing. Guest speakers, such as marine biologists from the Florida Fish & Wildlife, local experts and many other resources visit on meeting days. Students plan fishing trips and enjoy creating memories. Students have the opportunity to share their personal fishing stories and photographs with club members. The club meets every other week on Thursdays in building 14 room 110.
Art Club	Mrs Walker and Mrs Propper

Beta Club	Mrs Savage

Builders Club	Mr Scott and Mrs Elliott

Business Ethics	Mrs Savage

Chess Club	Mr Prince
- Chess Club (2nd & 4th Mondays), Portable F


DECA	Mr Moore

Debate Team

JROTC - Color Guard - Drill Team - Honor Guard - Rifle Team	LTC Cox
Parents and students!!!! Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding elective??? One that will improve your leadership skills, confidence, and self-esteem while also preparing you for college or that job after school. If so, then you should seriously consider the JROTC program. This class has helped me to build my confidence and character. More importantly, it gave me a friendly push when I needed it and a pat on the back when I deserved it! In fact, most of what I have learned here can not be found in a text book. I have obtained real skills that will help me for jobs in the future or in getting in to that special college. Plus, JROTC looks good on my resume and college application. That’s always a plus! In this class I’m certain there is something for everyone! We have many teams to select from as well. The highly motivated cadet might choose to participate in the Color Guard, Honor Guard, or Drill team. If you have a keen eye or if you are just a good shooter then there is the Rifle Team. Highly conditioned athletes might opt to join the Raider Team which will challenge the upper limits of physical conditioning. The JROTC class work is challenging, diverse, and a lot of fun as well. For example, cadets find finds map reading, CPR, and first aid training enjoyable and it is part of the reason they join. No two days are ever alike and our week generally follows this schedule: Monday: Drill and Ceremonies (marching) Tuesday: Academics Wednesday: Uniform Day Thursday: Academics Friday: PT (physical training) There are also MANY activities that take place throughout the year such as: Battalion Picnic Iron woman/man competition Military Ball Organization Day Dance Exercise/Hip Hop with Mrs. Cruz Summer Camp So if you want to join me in a class that challenges you both mentally and physically, and a class that help builds you to become successful in the future, than join me in JROTC! Our mission is to help motivate young people to be better citizens and there is NO emphasis on joining a military service after high school. Come join the JROTC challenge!!!!	First Sergeant Cruz
Environmental Club

Fellowship of Christian Athletes	Mr Hall

Future Business Leaders Website	Ms Friedlander
- FBLA is the Future Business Leaders of America Club and the club advisor is Mrs. Terri Friedlander of the Business Department. Students involved in FBLA maintain a role in the largest school club across the United States. Members have fun while learning about careers and local job opportunities and also get involved in community service. Students compete with other FBLA students on a local, state and National level and can even attend the FBLA Florida Leadership conference in April in Orlando. Scholarships are offered to FBLA members and FBLA membership is highly regarded on college applications. Important Dates 2009-10 Dates: Meetings are held on the first and third Thursday mornings at 8AM in room 4-121 (Mrs. Friedlander’s Business Lab.) Dues are paid once a year of $15 First Meeting will be Thursday, August 20 at 8AM Next meeting will be Thursday, September 3 at 8AM and so on Officer Elections – Thursday, September 17 at 8AM FBLA Fall Rally- field trip for all to Merritt Island HS - Friday, Oct 30 (permission slips required) FBLA Holiday Party, Thursday, December 17 January 2010 – State Testing Date to be announced February and March – Community Service Dates April 5-8, 2010 – Orlando – FBLA State Leadership Conference Come and enjoy breakfast with FBLA. Learn about leadership and have fun.	Academy of International Business
Future Problem Solvers	Mrs Wickett

Senior Drama and Junior Drama	Mr Buck
The Cocoa Beach High School Drama club welcomes every grade to get involved in drama and our school plays, competitions and classes. There is much more to drama then just performing, we appreciate anyone who would like to build sets, paint, work lighting and sound, make-up and hair, costumes and many other aspects of theater. The high school drama club will be meeting Friday, August 29^th at 3:30 in the drama room. Auditions for the first show of the year, “Wait Until Dark”, will be Tuesday, September 2^nd at 3:30 in the drama room. Audition dates for our other shows are still undecided but this year the drama department will also be putting on “The Foreigner” and an undecided spring musical. High School students interested in competitions should audition for the one-act play “Shut and Bar the Door”. Auditions are Wednesday, October 29^th and competition will be on the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th of January. Students interested in Individual Event (I.E.) District competition should attend the drama meeting on August 29^th for information. Middle school drama will be putting on the production “Don’t Rock the Boat” and should listen to announcements for auditions dates and performances. The drama department encourages every student to become a member of the Cocoa Beach High School Drama Club!
French Club	Mrs Lefever
- Bonjour, we meet every other Tuesday to prepare for 3 days in Orlando French State Competition.
Future Educators of America	Mrs Wells
- FEA is for students that have an interest in possibly going into education as a career. We offer a Tutoring for students when FEA members are available. FEA does community involvement-as an example providing Tutoring in the elementary schools in the community for FCAT preparation. There are fund raising activities to provide supplies that may be needed during the Tutoring sessions or any other activity that FEA may involved with throughout the year. The meetings are announced on an as needed basis.
Japanese Club	Patrick Kile

Jazz Band	Mr Brooker

Journalism and New Journalism Club	MsVanDenBoogaard
The journalism classes produce student-written and designed newspapers about school activities, sports, and other issues pertaining to teen life. The high school paper, “The Bayonet,” is published by Florida Today three or four times a year. Our middle school students produce “The Minutemen News” two or three times a year. Students not in the journalism classes can contribute to the papers through the Journalism club, which meets on Mondays after school. Advertisements in “The Bayonet” reach nearly 1500 students and faculty, primarily households in the Cocoa Beach - Cape Canaveral – Patrick AFB community. Advertising rates for “The Bayonet” vary from $35 for a business card-size ad for one issue, to $425 for a full-page ad in four issues. Local businesses wishing to advertise in “The Bayonet” are invited to contact newspaper adviser Diana van den Boogaard at 783-1776 ext 5523, or vandenboogaard.diana@brevardschools.org
TV Production	Ms VanDenBoogaard
The TV classes produce a daily Minutemen News announcement show that features sports victories, practices, classroom and club activities, science research winners, IB events, pep rallies, elections, whatever goes on at the Beach. Students complete several activities throughout the year, from videotaping the football games to producing the senior video yearbook video. Videos for 2005, 2007 and 2009 are available for sale. Contact Ms. van den Boogaard at 783-1776 ext 5523, or vandenboogaard@brevardschools.org. Two years ago seventh grade Language Arts teacher Jane Elliott asked family and friends of her late father to contribute to our Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School TV Department in his memory. Over $1,000 has been received. Mr. Elliott passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2007. He is survived by his wife Sarah, who many will recall as the media specialist at Cocoa Beach for 17 years, before she retired in 1987. John Elliott had a passion for the television medium and was a pioneer in TV and aerospace. He built one of the first color television sets, complete with a round screen. Mr. Elliott was extremely interested in how television production is taught in public schools, and he wanted to see that schools have current equipment. Donations may be sent to the TV Production department at the school, 1500 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931.
Key Club	Mrs Wickett

Teenagers Against Animal Cruelty	Ms. Anthony
TAAC club is doing a green fundraiser through the Eco-Phones program. These are the items that we can recycle: Cell phones (NO ACCESSORIES such as chargers, etc.) Ink jet printer cartridges (NO LASER JET CARTRIDGES; ink jet are the small ones) iPods (APPLE ONLY; no generic mp3 players) Laptop and notebooks computers (NO DESKTOP COMPUTERS); (NO ACCESSORIES such as chargers, etc.) Digital cameras (NO ACCESSORIES such as chargers, etc.) I would appreciate you letting your students and friends know about this, but please make them aware of the limitations of what we can take to recycle. Feel free to contact me with any questions!
Model Student Senate	Mrs Wickett

Mu Alpha Theta	Mrs.Savage

National Honor Society	Ms. Von Appen
The Cocoa Beach High School National Honor Society seeks to create enthusiasm for SCHOLARSHIP, stimulate a desire to render SERVICE, promote worthy LEADERSHIP, and encourage the development of CHARACTER in students. The blue pendants are worn by NHS members and represent their commitment to the four cardinal principles they have pledged to uphold and their successful completion of all the requirements placed upon them by membership. Honor Society members combine service learning and fun by adopting a shoreline for a monthly beach cleanup, co-sponsoring the Homecoming Tailgate Party and many other worthy projects throughout the school year. Selection to membership is based on the four criteria of scholarship, leadership, service and character. Students must be nominated by a faculty member and must have an un-weighted cumulative average of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale to be considered. Faculty members rate students who qualify scholastically with a checklist that covers leadership, service and character. The NHS faculty council (a group of teachers appointed by the principal) uses these checklists to select qualified students. It is important to note that students may not apply for membership in the National Honor Society. Membership is an honor bestowed upon a select group of student by the faculty council on behalf of the school faculty. All members are required to maintain a scholastic average of 3.5 or above each semester. They must complete ten hours of community service (of their choice), and participate in chapter service and fundraising projects. Membership in National Honor Society is an honor and once dismissed, a student cannot regain membership. The National Honor Society is an organization which was established in 1921 to recognize and foster academic achievement while developing the characteristics of character, service and leadership which are essential to citizens in a democracy. The Promethean Chapter at Cocoa Beach High was established in 1964.
National Junior Honor Society	Mrs Pisani

Odyssey of the Mind	Mr. Hodge

Robotics	Mrs.Passmore
- The Robotics team name is The PINK Team and the team's website is www.thepinkteam.org This year’s robotics team is underway. The team is open to students in grades 9 – 12 and a variety of positions are available. If you didn’t make the team meeting, please contact Mrs. Passmore (surfnski@digital.net) to get information. Cut off date for new members is September 13^th.
Science Research Club	Mrs Duys

Surf Club	Mrs (Junk) Grossman
- This group meets twice a month at different surf spots in Cocoa Beach and gets students together to go surfing. First aid and life saving skills will be taught, and when it’s flat we’ll watch surf movies 2008-09 - The Surf Club will meet every other Wednesday at 16th Street in Cocoa Beach, from 4pm until 5:30pm. Aloha!! We’ll have great surf on Wednesday for our surf club meeting on October 3^rd, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Make sure you have the paperwork signed (the survey, the parent release, and the insurance form) if you want to participate.
Student Government	Ms. Fernandez
The first SGA meeting of the 2008-09 school year, for all officers, will be on Wednesday, August 19th @ 3:45 PM in Rm 15-104. Also, if you are interested in becoming a Senator for the 2009-10 school year, please stop by Rm 15-104 to pick up a Senator Application Form. All Senator Applications must be completed and submitted to Ms. Fernandez in 15-104 by Wednesday, August 19th. · 2009 Homecoming Dance is on Saturday, September 19^th from 7-11 PM. The theme this year is:
Middle School Student Government	Ms Speicher

SADD	Mrs Dean
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a nationally affiliated club for high school students. SADD’s mission is to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions. At Cocoa Beach, SADD is an inclusive, not an exclusive, organization. We meet monthly, on the 3^rd Wednesday of each month in the media center at 3:30. Each month, members work on theme (Red Ribbon Week, Anti-Smoking programs, Responsible Driving, Prom Promise, etc.) related activities and projects to “get the message out” to the entire school. SADD students are involved in not just the school’s activities but participate in District, state and national programs. Five students attended the national conference in Boston last summer and we plan to attend again this year. Mrs. Dean serves as the sponsor and can be contacted at deanl@brevard.k12.fl.us. The Cocoa Beach SADD motto is: The power of you … changing many Be EMPOWERED.
Junior Class

Senior Class	Mrs O’Hare

Spanish Club	Ms. Gimeno
Congratulations to the Spanish Club for their terrific results at the Florida State Spanish Competition. In a total of 17 presentations, our students won 14 Sobresaliente (the highest score) and 3 Superior (the second highest). Also, Congratulations to Neiman Principio and T.J. Anderson who both won Scholarships in a competitive written exam at the Conference. ¡BRAVO! ¡VIVA COCOA BEACH! Ms. Gimeno
Spanish Honor Society	Mrs. Bray

Yearbook	Mrs. O’Hare

Beach Walk

The Cocoa Beach Alumni Association is administering this fantastic fund-raising project for CBJSHS sports, students, clubs and the CBAA Educational Foundation. We have LOTS of room for bricks—so order yours - and add yourself to this “CBHS Walk of Fame”.

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