AREAS OF INTEREST

GROUP NAME

STAFF SPONSOR

DESCRIPTION

Arts

The Fletcher's Meadow Jazz Band

Ms. A. Mighty

Performs traditional and contemporary jazz and meets once a week after school in Rm. 103

Fletcher's Singers

Mr. P. Llew-Williams, Ms. J. Chorostecki

This group practices and performs a variety of songs at special events and just for enjoyment.

FMSS Music Association

Ms. A. Mighty, Mr. P. Llew-Williams, Mr. D. Rollings

A group of FMSS music students who develop their leadership skills by organizing music socials and fundraisers.

The Fletcher's Meadow Concert Band

Mr. D. Rollings

The Fletcher's Meadow Concert Band performs around our community and at school functions.

Darkroom Club

Ms. S. Thorpe

Students learn traditional photography techniques with a focus on darkroom process including developing film and prints.

FMSS Dance Company

Ms. R. Stultz

The company generally meets 2-3 hours per week and has the opportunity to further explore their talent through performances and work with local professional dance artists.

Sears Drama Company

The Drama program at FMSS is an annual host for The Sears Ontario Drama Festival, which gives high school students the opportunity to work as actors, directors, playwrights, technicians and publicists.

Arts Council

Ms. K. Thomas, Mr. G. Mazzuca, Mr. T. Miller, Ms. C. Moon

Propelling and bringing forward Arts opportunities to the students of our school Community.  In addition to arts appreciation workshops, fundraising initiatives and arts advocacy the FMSS Arts Council acknowledges and awards a monthly "Rising Star" Award.

Mainstage Production

Ms. K. Thomas, Ms. C Moon

The Drama program in collaboration with each arts discipline of Dance, Music, Media, Visual Art and various school-wide departments including but not limited to Hospitality, Business, and Communications, showcase the creative talents of our students and staff on our MainStage each year.

Live @ the Studio

Ms. C. Moon

Provides a public yet intimate performance forum where dramatic works of students and guest artist(s) are showcased.  Students draw from course material for their performances.

Improv Team

Mr. T. Miller

All Art is about "creating something out of nothing".. but in Improv, you only have 5 seconds!!  The Improv Team gathers each week to hone our "spontaneous theatre skills" through games and interaction.  No experience is needed.

Technology

3D Animation

Mr. A. Balian

This new club will help students who want to learn more about the art of character animation for entertainment and technology careers.

Media/Tech Club

Ms. G. Fraschetti

We plan, produce, and edit movies and animated video for various school and non-school projects.

Fletcher's In Focus Film Festival

Ms. G. Fraschetti

A student film festival, featuring various works produced by students of Fletcher's Meadow.  The festival gives students an opportunity to screen their films to an audience and observe a reaction to their work.

Web Design Club

Mr. Harrison

Designing web pages for learning and pleasure.

SPA Club

Mme. J. Thibault

Students meet on Mondays to learn everything to do with hair from, hair cutting, hair colour, up-do's, and all up to date styles

Aesthetics Club

Mme. J. Thibault

Students meet Tuesdays to learn about facials, manicures, pedicures, facial wax, make-up, and more.

FMSS First Aid Team

Ms. H. Nightingale

Students meet every month for 30 minutes to review and plan events at which they will provide first aid.

Wood Working

Mr. P. Boeckh

Students design and build their own projects – electric guitars, skateboards, furniture and more.

Robotics

Mr. D. Younan

Students are invited to explore the design and construction of a robot to complete a challenge task.  The best ideas will be used for the Skills Canada competition.

Skills Ontario (Various Areas in Tech.)

Various Tech. Teachers

Skills Ontario teams will be formed to compete in a variety of Technology and Trades contests (tech design, robotics, carpentry, film & video, web design, 3D animation, etc.)

Reaching Out

FLASH (Fletcher's Leaders & Student Helpers)

Ms. A. Goveas, Mr. A. Dallimore, Ms. S Catalano

Fletcher's Student Council body, involved in organizing and leading most major projects and fundraising initiatives in the school.

Global Youth Issues Club

Mr. D. Younan, Mrs. Bent-Thomas, Ms. M. Carillo, Ms. K. Zammit, Ms. C. Twizere

The Global Youth Issues Club works to educate and involve our school and community about global issues affecting youth.

STEP – Student's Toward Environmental Protection

Mr. T. Berwick, Ms. K. Bevan

We meet to explore environmental issues and support school projects such as recycling, and community project like the EcoBuzz Conference with PEYA (Peel Environmental Youth Alliance).

Senior Scholars

Ms. C. Lande

Student-run editing program which enlists the help of talented student writers to help students in our school edit their work.  The program offers on-line, in-class and on-on-one editing assistance to any student in any course.

Leading Arrows

Mr. C. Mottram

This group of students work as leaders for the grade 8 transition school visits, the Fletcher's visit, orientation day in August and then a grade 9 homeroom program throughout the year.

Peer Mediators

Mr. B. Morgan, Mr. C. Mottram, Ms. G. Lujan, Ms. M. Yen, Ms. D. Mustafa, Mr. J. Desjardins, Ms. A. Yu, Mr. J. Shaw, Ms. J. Fyke

Students trained in conflict resolution skills act as peer mediators to help students in dispute, resolve their own conflicts.  The development of life skills through the process of peer mediation teaches students how to resolve conflict peacefully.

Peer Tutors

Ms. S. Woehrle

Peer tutors are a great team of students who volunteer their time during the multi periods, before and after school to help other students to improve their learning  in different courses.

F.A.A.ST. (Fletcher's Academic Achievement Students) Mentorship

One-on-one mentoring program to facilitate the transition from grade 8 to grade 9, promote positive student achievement and social interaction, and prepare students for a successful future.

Girl's Club

Ms. K. Thomas, Ms. S. Greaves, Ms. R. Stultz, Ms. A. Weclawska

The Girl's Club is a group for young ladies who want to make a change and difference in their school, community, and the world at large.

Faith & Culture

Cultural Club

Ms. R. Hashmi

We celebrate all cultural events such as Eid, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah and Christmas.  We share a variety of cultural foods and traditional presentations from all over the world.  We have a colourful evening "The Multi Cultural Assembly" in the month of March.

Christian Fellowship Club

MARIAMMA THOMAS & LORNA BENT-THOMAS

Christian Fellowship meets weekly for worship, for prayer, and to encourage each other to follow Jesus in our daily lives.

Other Activities

DECA

MARIAMMA THOMAS, SIOBOHN CATALANO, CARMEN BENNETT, SONU BARAYA

This is a marketing leadership club for high school students across North America.  Students participate in competitions at Regional, Provincial, and International levels.

Chess Club

Mr. M. Martisek

Small Group of Members enjoying and having fun while learning the game.

Equestrian Club

Ms. S. Schaffer

Members ride in Brampton every Tuesday afternoon for a couple of hours, includes jumping and courses.

Fletcher's Meadow Inspirational Young Achievers – "F.M.I.Y.A."

Ms. L. Bent-Thomas, Ms. C. Bennett, Ms. L. Cameron, Ms. J. Lewis, Ms. S. Paul, Ms. D. Allen, Ms. K. Harris

This club will provide an opportunity for young people to develop responsibility, initiative, cooperation and other characteristics which will encourage better citizenship.  In addition students will be given the opportunity to express their ability through varied media forms in preparation for Black History Month.

School Reach

Mr. J. Desjardins

We compete in games of knowledge and trivia.

Philosophy Club

Mr. J. Desjardins

A forum for students to ponder the secrets of life, the universe, and everything.

Prom Committee

Ms. K. Bevan, Ms. K. Delorey, Ms. S. Catalano

This group of students plans and organizes the major event of the year for our senior students.

Semi-Formal Committee

Ms. A Goveas, Ms. J. Ritchie

These students organize and plan the annual Semi-Formal Dance to raise money for a chosen charity.

History Lovers Club

The History Lovers Club is designed for students who enjoy reading, researching, writing, and documenting historical information in a fun-filled environment.  The Club will focus on various historical figures, films, movies, websites.

MED TECH Club

Ms. H. Nightingale

Members plan events to help the greater community engage in health and awareness and by-laws funded by grants.  Also the members learn the new language of medical terminology and participate in trips to hospitals, health care corporate companies, and community/university events.  Meetings on Thursdays (twice monthly)

ROTARY Club

Ms. H. Nightingale

Member engaging in activities to help the homeless and those who need help.  They help plan events to create a positive environment.  Meetings every Friday for 30 minutes to one hour.

Ultimate Frisbee Team

Mr. M. Irvine

Under development - stay tuned for more details.

Videogame Club

Mr. D. Kocher

Members play popular games on the Xbox 360 and build social and cooperative skills while having some fun.

Athletic Clubs

Archery Club - (Mr. D. Carter), Cheerleading Club - (Ms. J. Ritchie & Ms. D. Mustafa), Boys Hockey Club - (Mr. R. Collings), Girls Hockey Club - (Ms. K. Gouveia), SLAAM and Fitness Club - (Mr. J Graham & Mr. B Morgan), Badminton Club - (Mr. G. Whisen & Ms. Rachel Ng), Soccer Club - (Ms. G Lujan), Weight Training Club - (Mr. M. Irvine)

Athletic Teams

Cross-Country Team - (Mr. M. Poole & Ms. A Weclawska), Jr. Girls Basketball - (Mr. G. Lawrence & Mr. T. Berwick), Sr. Girls Basketball - (Mr. B. Morgan & Ms. S. Tielli-Mitchell), Girls Flag Football (Ms. K. Gouveia & Mr. J. Burns), Jr. Boys Volleyball - (Mr. J. Hazzard & Mr. S. Robinson), Senior Boys Volleyball - (Mr. E. Aube & Ms. Michelle Lackie), Table Tennis - (Mr. D Wang, Mr. A Braimoh, Mr. A. Braimoh, & Ms. R. Kaloshi), Swimming - (Ms. S. Tielli-Mitchell, Ms. H. Nightingale, Ms. A. Goveas & Ms. R. Meehan), Bantam Boys Basketball - (Mr. T. Berwick & Mr. B. Morgan), Junior Boys Basketball - (Mr. S. Robinson & Mr. J. Burns), Senior Boys Basketball - (Mr. J. Graham, Mr. M. Poole, Ms. D. Krebs & Mr. A. Bawden),  Junior Girls Volleyball - (Ms. A. Yu, Mr. J. Desjardins & Ms. Shallen Paul), Senior Girls Volleyball - (Ms. H. Boychuk & Ms. M. Lackie), Badminton Team - (Mr. G. Whisen, & Ms. R. Ng), Junior Boys Soccer - (Mr. M. Croft), Senior Boys Soccer - (Ms. G. Lujan, & Mr. J. Tobon), Junior Girls Soccer - (Ms. A. Yu & Mr. J. Desjardins), Senior Girls Soccer - (Mr. B. Morgan & Mr. C. Mottram), Girls Slo-pitch - (Ms. H Boychuk, Ms. Sandra Woehrle, & Mr. J. Shaw), Boys Baseball - (Mr. D. Kocher), Boys Rugby - (Mr. A. Dallimore, & Mr. M. Miller), Jr. Boys Cricket (Mr. J. Hazzard, Sr. Boys Cricket - (Mr. J. Hazzard)