Northpoint Clubs
This student run club meets weekly during lunch to discuss, share, and critique works created by students in Anime Club.
Faculty Advisor: E’lynn Colaianni
The last Friday of every month students meet at Northpoint at 6:00 a.m. and travel the short distance to the Salvation Army to serve breakfast to the homeless, elderly, and other populations of need. Students will return before the beginning of the school day and would benefit from having their food handlers card.
Faculty Advisor: Alex Edelmann
The Class Ambassadors at Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy lead a variety of activities that relate to the social (and sometimes financial) well-being of their class and the good of the school in general. They, along with the other elected officers in the school (Student Council Officers, Crew Representatives), are the student leaders and have the responsibility of representing their community to the school board, interested visitors, and the community at large. Meets once a month at varying times depending on need.
Faculty Advisor: Mrs. Saint-Amour
Change the World Club was started by two NELA students, Maya Rain and Lindsey Adams (Class of 2010), with the goal of making our local society better. Activities have included participating in Earth Day, assisting individual community members with tasks that are relevant to their lives, and supporting positive youth events at places such as the Catalyst.
Advisor: Angeline Pittenger
The Chess Team practices from January to April. There is also an Individual Tournament held at Northpoint in April. Practices are on Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Faculty Advisor: Randee Dermer
The Northpoint EL Academy History Club is open to all students who like history and are interested in exploring history through various means such as research, guest speakers, and even field trips. Optional games include: 1776, Diplomacy: The Exciting Game of International Intrigue, and Carcassonne. Topics are chosen through a democratic process. We meet every Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.
Faculty Advisor: Alex Edelmann
The Honors Program expands on Northpoint's commitment to provide a rigorous, college preparatory education that encourages students to demonstrate intellectual and character growth, and that gives all students the widest range of options for their futures. The Honors Program values real world experiences that expose young people to the excitement and complexity of the community beyond school walls, and beyond the school curriculum. Students in the Honors Program must be wiling to commit to completing curriculum projects, performing community service, and attending and engaging in Thursday afternoon seminars. The Honors Program is available to sophomore and junior students this year.
Faculty Advisors: Sidney Shepherd, Melissa Wagoner
Meets: Thursdays twice per month, 3:15-4:00 (sometimes longer when we host expert speakers)
See Honors Advisors for applications and more information.
Interact (International Action) is Rotary International's service club for young people. Interact club provides support and guidance to students who want to make a difference in the world. This club will provide opportunities for students who are leaders, connect with the greater world and serve people in their community and internationally. This club will carry out two community service projects each year, including one that furthers international understanding and goodwill. This year we will be focusing on Guatemala for the May intensive; fundraising and opportunities for service once we are there. Interactors also donate relief supplies to victims of natural disasters, organizing fundraisers to purchase books for needy schools, and volunteering their time and energy within the community. Interact clubs are self-governing and financially independent, making it possible to choose and carry out service projects that students care about. We meet on Tuesday from 3:30-4:30.
Faculty Advisor: Alison WZych
The math team is open to students who enjoy mathematics and are interested in competing with other schools. Team members compete in an annual scheduled meet. The club meets and/or completes packets of math problems twice a month in preparation for the completion.
Faculty Advisor: Andy Smith
Northpoint’s Outdoor Adventure Team offers the NELA community wild adventure and fitness. This outing club meets once a month after school to plan trips and work on fundraising. There are monthly adventure trips that include great things like canoeing, snowboarding, hiking, kayaking and rock climbing classes.
Coach: Nancy Reid-McKee
Faculty Advisor: Brendan Haggerty
The Prom Committee meets once a week, on Tuesdays during lunch, to plan for the prom. The upperclassmen committee members plan and execute fundraisers such as candy-grams and Crew Save-your-Change competitions. The members have already worked hard to secure a classy location for the prom at the Hassayampa Inn on Gurley Street. The festivities begin for an evening of elegance on April 11th. Pictures in the Garden begin at 5:00 p.m.
Faculty Advisors: E’lynn Colaianni and Alex Edelmann
Student Council, also known as Community Council, is our chosen student government at Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy. Elected and nominated student officers are representative of all grade levels and afford an outlet for student voice. The Council works to raise community spirit with events such as Dress-Down Day, Duct Tape your Principal to the Wall Day, Bake Sales, a Red Cross Blood Drive, and Dinner out with Alive at 25. Student Council meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3:15 p.m.
Faculty Advisor: Randee Dermer
The Store is working to become a totally student run enterprise in NELA’s front lobby. Students will learn the ins and outs of operating, promoting, and merchandising school apparel, school supplies, and fund-raising specials. Meeting are held once a month on Thursdays.
Faculty Advisors: Randee Dermer and Shannon Porto
Yearbook staff members are involved in every aspect of putting together the yearbook for publication, including interviewing students, covering school stories through photographs, layout and design, proofreading, and fundraising. If you like writing about real people and real events, if you enjoy taking pictures, if you’d like to design a book to be read and appreciated by a large portion of our community, then the Northpoint Yearbook may be for you. Unlike most of the clubs and activities listed here, Yearbook is actually a year-long course. Yearbook is always seeking creative, enthusiastic people for its staff. Members are given the rare opportunity to document their High School experience with words and pictures. Our goal: to capture the diversity of student life at NELA!
Advisor: Judy Turley