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Elementary Activities
5th and 6th Grade Trip Club
The 5th and 6th Grade Trip Club consists of every 5th and 6th grader. The club raises money, plans, and goes on the 5th and 6th grade field trip each spring.
Award Club
Award club is designed to reward students in grades 3-6 for their academic achievements. The club fundraises in order to provide fun, engaging, and educational activities as a reward for students who earn honors and high honors on their quarterly report cards.
East Leadership Club
The Leadership Club is made up of 5th and 6th grade students who work together to make our school a better place. Student-led and full of school spirit, the club organizes events such as Random Acts of Kindness Week and the annual Talent and Art Show. Funds raised by the club are used to support school programs, like providing resources for elementary student helpers. Through planning and leading activities, members of the Leadership Club build teamwork, responsibility, and pride in their school community.
After School Program
The after school program runs from January to April at East Forest Elementary School. During the program, students stay after school for an hour and a half. They do their homework, get a snack, and take part in fun activities. Students work on leadership skills, take part in 4-H projects, and are physically active. All students receive full or partial transportation home if needed.
Book Club
The Book Club does several things every year. One of the most important is to promote reading. Students in the Book Club participate in an Annual Interscholastic Reading Competition held in the Fall of every year and spend the first part of the year reading and preparing for it. The remaining part of the year, the students plan and execute a fundraiser, recruit new members, and of course talk about their current reads.
Chess Club
Students in grades three through six met to play chess during the winter months. The club was organized by three elementary students. Participants were split into two divisions: Rooks and Pawns. Rooks were the more experienced players. Pawns were rookies or beginners. Pawns who demonstrated understanding of the game were able to transition to Rooks.
Honors Club
Students are West Forest in grades 3-6 are honored each 9 weeks for their good grades and hard work. The students receive awards for honors, high honors, perfect attendance, principal’s list, and many other awards that individuals have earned. The students that earn honors, high honors, or perfect attendance all year long, also earn a reward trip to Kennywood park. The students look forward to this trip all year long.
Junior-Senior High Activities
Varsity Club
The varsity club gives recognition to Varsity Athletes who have earned Varsity letters through their participation in the High School athletic program. The club promotes high standards of sportsmanship, academics, and fair play in all high school athletic activities. Members will also do community service because it is looked at highly when applying for future education, scholarships, and grants.
Drama Club
The East Forest Drama Club performs at one play each year. Drama club produces a wide variety of shows such as Snow White Lite, The Purloined Letter, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Just Another High School Play. We have taken field trips to see performances of Les Miserables, Peter and the Starcatchers, and Dracula.
FCCLA
FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) is a national career and technical student organization that integrates Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education with classroom learning. It aims to promote personal growth and leadership development by providing students with real-world skills in areas like communication, problem-solving, and financial literacy, preparing them for both careers and life within their families and communities.
For more information, please visit https://fcclainc.org or https://www.pafccla.org
Industry Club
The West Forest Industry Club is open to any student in grades seven through nine. The students study the eight industry clusters by means of utilizing https://onetonline.org and by having guest speakers. Additionally, we take field trips to tour local industries, some of which give the students a hands-on experience. At the end of the school year, we attend the Industry Club Expo. The West Forest Industry Club is funded by VTDC.
National Honor Society
The Harold Seigworth Chapter of the National Honor Society at West Forest High School recognizes and celebrates students who demonstrate excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. Membership requires students to maintain a minimum 92% grade point average while upholding the highest standards of integrity and responsibility.
Members of NHS actively contribute to both the school and community through group service projects and individual service initiatives, strengthening their commitment to helping others and making a positive impact. The chapter provides opportunities for students to develop leadership skills, grow as role models, and prepare for success beyond high school.
SADD
To provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, and other destructive decisions.
SADD serves students in grades 7-12.
Student Council
The elected members of student council help share students’ ideas, interests, and concerns with teachers and school principals. They also help raise funds for school-wide activities, including social events, community projects, helping people in need and school reform. West Forest High School student council organizes food drives, fundraisers, organizes Homecoming activities, and several dances.
Student Historians
The Student Historians is an extracurricular activity designed to enhance the existing curriculum in Social Studies in the Forest Area School District by exposing students to tangible historical landmarks important in the making and growth of the United States, and to expand the students cultural experience by first hand exposure to diversity which abounds throughout the United States by virtue of our immigrant heritage.
Firstly this is done by providing students with an opportunity to visit historic locations throughout the local area, Pennsylvania, and the United States; and secondly by educating visitors and parents about local, state, and national history and the places we have visited.
We are able to expand our knowledge and understanding of local, state, and American History through field trips to important historical sites, conducting research, preparing reports, and participating in fact finding scavenger hunts.
Our members learn much about our local, state, and national history.
Art Club
Mini-Relay for Life
Purpose: To annually hold a Mini-Relay for Life event with students during the school day. The mini-relay will show them what a relay is like and encourage them to attend their county one. Both students and faculty/staff will benefit from the club. It is the club mission to promote a healthy lifestyle and a hands-on way to show how to reduce the risk of being diagnosed with cancer someday.
