The following clubs have activities on the Petal High School campus:
Student Council
Beta Club
Spanish Club
Spanish Honors Society
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Interact
Robotics
Skills USA
Big Brother/Big Sister
Future Business Leaders of America
Mu Alpha Theta
Health Occupations Students of America
Bible Club
National Honor Society (NHS)
FCCLA
Pro Life
Movement Club
REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDING NON-ACADEMIC CLUB OFFICE OR CLASS OFFICE
Students nominated for any office must be approved by the administration. To be elected any position such as class officer or club officer at Petal High School, the candidates must meet the following requirements:
-
They must have attended Petal High School for a minimum of 9 weeks prior to the election.
-
They must be passing in each subject the semester prior to the election, exhibit good qualities of citizenship, and display overall satisfactory conduct as determined by the majority of the students teachers plus the administration.
-
They must be approved by the individual club membership and sponsor
-
No student may hold more than two club or class offices and only one of these may be a presidency.
Academic clubs will have their own requirements and standards for membership and club office.
PICTURES
When clubs or groups sponsor activities where pictures are taken, it is the responsibility of the photographer to deliver the pictures to the individuals who have pictures made. The school will not be responsible for the delivery of pictures (i.e., prom, school dances, graduation, etc.) All clubs or groups will use the school’s contracted photographer for all group and individual pictures.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Each grade, in grades nine (9) through eleven (11), will have seven (7) representatives for each grade. One of these seven (7) representatives in each grade must be a minority representative. In the event that there is no minority candidates in a specific grade, that grade will only elect six (6) representatives. The current year’s eleventh grade representatives will automatically become the twelfth grade representatives. In addition to these representatives, two additional twelfth grade representatives will be elected. Candidates for these positions will be chosen by a committee composed of Student Council officers and advisors. All Student Council members are subject to the above stated qualifications and they must have passed all subjects the previous year.
The candidates for Student Council president are selected by the officers and advisors of the Student Council. These are selected according to years of service, willingness to work, leadership ability. In turn the candidates, which are usually two, must campaign and then be elected by all the members of the coming year’s student body. The rest of the officers for the Student Council are nominated by the prior officers and advisors and are voted on by the Student Council members for the previous and new year.
BETA CLUB
The National Beta Club is a non-secret scholarship and leadership club for high school students. Its purposes are to (1) encourage effort, (2) reward merit, (3) promote those actions and qualities which make for good citizenship in the school community, and (4) encourage and assist students to continue their education after high school graduation.
To be eligible to become a member of the Petal High School Beta Club, a student must:
-
Be in the 10th, 11th, 12th grade
-
Be recommended by a teacher
-
Must have maintained a “B” average for each previous high school year and have satisfactory conduct.
-
Must have a “90” or better average for each regular course or “86” or better average for an AP course and satisfactory conduct for the semester prior to being considered for membership in the Beta Club. Students will be evaluated for membership at the end of the 1st semester of each year.
-
In order to remain a member of the Beta Club, a student must maintain a “B” average in each class and have satisfactory conduct.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The object of the Petal High School Chapter of the National Honor Society is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in students. Candidates eligible for election to this chapter must be members of the sophomore, junior or senior class and a student of Petal High School for a period of one semester. These students shall have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (out of 4.0; unweighted grade point average). The final selection of member to this chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council. The selection of active members shall be held once a year during the first semester of the school year.
MU ALPHA THETA
Active members are high school students who have completed four semesters of college preparatory mathematics and in addition have completed or are enrolled in the fifth semester mathematics course providing their mathematical work and their general high school work was done with distinction (on the ABCDF grade scale, this shall mean at least a “B” average). Some chapters impose attendance requirements if one is to remain an active member of the local chapter.
Candidates for membership shall have spent at least one semester in Petal High School unless they were members in good standing of a Mu Alpha Theta Chapter in another school. Selection of members shall be by the Admission Committee composed of the sponsor and the officers of the chapter. Invitations are given in the mid-spring of the year.
Share with your friends: |