Activities & Clubs
Middle School Sports & Activities
Basketball
Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science has it's first ever basketball team. The team, "Hollywood Knights", was formed early in October, 2008, under the combined efforts of Jared Ruffin, the HAAS Leadership teacher, and Coach Mila Chesney. The Middle School students in grades 6 to 8 that make up the team are required to maintain their good grades, have good school attendance, and cannot be a disciplinary problem.
The new "Hollywood Knights" team members are:
| Luigi Alush | Donovan Bell |
| Roland Desir | Mario Gil |
| Chris Haughton-Wesley | Logan Howard |
| Jamel Henderson | Kidane Kelati |
| Armanddo Marques | Joseph Martinez |
| Tuscanny Pierre | Luka Plahutnik |
| Nicole Quidilla |
Middle School Club Information
Ambassadors Club
This is a leadership development club that is focused on students' demonstration of skills studied in class. Students have the opportunity to organize and execute school fundraisers and extracurricular activities, serve as hosts and hostesses during special school events, support school spirit with activity leadership, support school and parents.
Anime Club
This club has students who are interested in the artistic creation of characters and story lines for their drawn anime characters. Students draw characters, write story lines, view anime movies and share their art with the rest of the group.
Book Club
The Book Club encourages students to develop a love of reading. Our members enjoy reading for pleasure and are seeking to develop a life-long habit of this fantastic hobby. Members have a deep appreciation for the written word and share that feeling with their peers---thus encouraging a school-wide movement of students who love to read.
Creative Writing Club
Members of the Creative Writing Club write and share poetry and short stories and learn new ideas for improving writing across all genres.
Games Around the World Club
The students learn how to play board-style games that originated in different parts of the world. Beside the entertainment value, the games reinforce analytical thinking, team building, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Improv Club
The purpose of this club is to give students the opportunity to express their creativity and spontaneity so they can expand their dramatic range through improvisational acting. Students participate in a variety of standard improv skits, activities, and games which are led and created by the members.
Medieval Club
This club researches the different types of entertainment, including medieval games, music and dance as well as finding out more about the daily lives of people who lived during the middle ages. Basic clothing is studied, created and worn and medieval food is prepared…and tasted, for a complete experience of the time.
Photography and Yearbook Club
This club is focused on taking good pictures of school activities, fellow classmates, field trips and more. At the end of the year, a slide show is created with all the middle school pictures and is shown to the students and parents as a way of concluding the school year and welcoming the summer.
Science Club
This club provides students with the opportunity to experience Science outside the textbook. They will be able to perform simple hands-on experiments that will take difficult concepts and apply them to real life situations.