Clubs & Activities

Faculty Sponsor: Bryant Baggett

During club meetings, students will experiment with different art mediums.  The Art Club is for those students who enjoy art and fellowship with others who share a passion for art.

Faculty Sponsors: Michael Padalino, Peyton Grantham, Thomas Brinyark

The mission of Bear Buds is to convene students from the general education classrooms with students in the self-contained classrooms in order to form lasting friendships, create a better understanding of special education, and promote acceptance of all students.  The Bear Buds organization will promote and encourage all students at Robertsdale High School to be accepting, tolerant, and aware of the needs and abilities of students with special needs.

Requirements:  Students who wish to join the organization should see Mr. Padalino for an application.

Faculty Sponsor: Andrew Wood

The mission of the club is to learn more about chess and to form friendships through playing chess.

Faculty Sponsor: Brad Middleton

During club meetings, students discuss and debate comic books, movies, and characters.

Faculty Sponsors: Amanda Givens and Lesleigh Lowery

The RHS Diamond Dolls is a select group of young women who devote countless hours to Golden Bear baseball.  The Diamond Dolls is an on-campus organization that works with the baseball team to promote the RHS baseball program, to help raise funds for the program, to work concessions, and to support the players.  Diamond Dolls serve as hostesses and cheer on the Golden Bears during home baseball games.  These young ladies must be in good academic standing, and they must conduct themselves with the utmost courtesy, honor, and respect, especially to all of the adults with whom they will be working.

Requirements: Please see Ms. Givens to apply.  All applicants must provide a community leader recommendation and a teacher recommendation, maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, have no major discipline issues, and maintain excellent school attendance.

Along with meeting during Club Days, the Diamond Dolls meet on Mondays after school starting in January.

Faculty Sponsors: Alicia Benton and Tricia Beck

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a Career and Technical Student Organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum.  FCCLA members have been making a difference in families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues.  Through participation in competitive events, involvment in community service, and attending leadership conferences, members develop real world skills, explore career pathways and become college and career ready.

Requirements: A student must be enrolled in a Family and Consumer Science course in order to join FCCLA.

Faculty Sponsors: Dakota Bodree, Peter Bezeredi, Milton Sutton, Tracie Rothe

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is a Christ-centered, Bible-based ministry for young people.  Along with meeting during Club Day, FCA meets in the media center at 7:15 AM on every other Wednesday.

Future Business Leaders of America

Faculty Sponsors: Stacey Weakley and Jennifer Hanson

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a non-profit education association that prepares students for careers in business and business-related fields.  FBLA members attend the Junior Leadership Development Conference, participate in community service projects, and hold fundraisers.  Near the end of the school year, members will compete in the county, state, and national FBLA competitions.

Requirements: Students be currently taking or have taken a business course at RHS.

Along with meeting on Club Day, FBLA also meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:20 AM.

Faculty Sponsors: Jeff Kelley and John Manning

Future Farmers of America (FFA) makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.  Events attended by FFA members include the Joint Leadership Development Conference, National FFA Convention, State FFA convention, and numerous contests.

Requirements: Students must currently be taking or have taken an agricultural class.

Along with meeting during Club Day, FFA also meets prior to school at 7:00 AM on select days in Room 615.

Faculty Sponsors: Kaytee Jones and Rachel Kinard

The RHS Future Teachers of Alabama (FTA) helps a student explore teaching as a career option, provides the students with a realistic understanding of teaching, and encourages students from diverse backgrounds to think more about the field of education.  Students take part in teacher shadowing days, fundraisers, and a state conference.

Faculty Sponsor: Beth Haber

Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) works to build a support network for LGBQT youth who may be experiencing bullying or isolation.

Heavy Metal Appreciation Club

Faculty Sponsor: Kirk Lawson

The Heavy Metal Appreciation Club is for those students who are hard rock/heavy metal fans.  Students have a forum to discuss their thoughts and opinions on the music that they love.  Each club meeting has one or two opinion questions that are discussed.

Improv Club

Faculty Sponsor: Charles Aguilar

Improvisation, or improv, is a form of live theatre in which the plot, characters, and dialogue of a game, scene, or story are made up in the moment.  Often improvisers will take a suggestion from the audience or draw on some other source of inspiration to get started.  Improv is spontaneous, entertaining, and fun.

Faculty Sponsors: Jennifer Hanson, Anita Salinas, Alicia Grantham

We promote caring and service as a way of life.  Key Club is a student-led, high school organization.  Our members make the world a better place through service.  In doing so, we grow as individuals and as leaders by answering the call to lead, summoning the courage to engage, and developing the heart to serve.  RHS Key Club annual events include the Eastern Shore Kiwanis Gumbo Cook Off in October as well as their golf tournament in May.  We also have fundraising events every year to help pay for our weekend District Convention in Birmingham.

Any student may join Key Club.  The annual dues are $15.  We typically meet on the 1st or 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:15 AM.

Knitting Club

Faculty Sponsor: Michelle Perry

The club is for new and experienced knitters.  Students wishing to join the club should bring 9-10mm knitting needles and bright or light color yarn to Ms. Perry's classroom on Club Day.

Pinterest Club

Faculty Sponsor: Karen Carnley

The Pinterest Club is a place to allow our minds to relax and encourage creativity.  We do make and take projects, collaborative activities, and relationship building.

Pitch Benders Music Club

Faculty Sponsor: Claudia Bankester

Pitch Benders Music Club offers students the opportunity to play music together during Club Day.  All instruments are welcome, but the majority of students are playing piano or guitar.

Planet Bear

Faculty Sponsors: James Fortune, Brittany Eames, Anita Salinas

Planet Bear is an environmental club at RHS.  The mission of the club is to implement lifelong environmental sustainable habits with students in developing countries as well as create and cultivate next generational environmental science careers.

Throughout the year, Planet Bear completes campus, community, and international environmental awareness projects.  The club also takes field trips to local environmental science locations.  Students will complete quarterly projects with real-world applications.  Activities include watershed managedment, marine debris clean-up, and sea turtle conservation.  The motto for the club is "Think global, act local."

Scholars' Bowl

Faculty Sponsor: Beth Haber

Scholars' Bowl is an academic competition that allows students to test their trivia knowledge on arts, sciences, music, literature, and more.  Scholars' Bowl meets on Wednesdays from 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM in Ms. Haber's classroom.

Skeet Shooting Team

Faculty Sponsor: John Manning

Students are trained in safety and techniques relating to skeet shooting.  Students have the opportunity to compete against other high school students.

The team meets twice a week at the Styx River Shooting Center for practice.  There are also opportunities for students to compete.

The Student Government Association (SGA) represents the student body of Robertsdale High School.  Students within the organization help to plan events and activities for the student body while also serving as a voice for the students.  SGA plans Homecoming Week activities.  Membership is open to all students.

SGA Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Misty Gonzalez, mgonzalez@bcbe.org, Ms. Roma Kerby, rkerby@bcbe.org, and Ms. Ashley Spivey, aspivey@bcbe.org