Clubs

Art Club Kasia Adams

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: October – May

In Art Club with Miss Adams, you will have the chance to create super cool projects and to explore your creative potential! Sign up for Art Club to enjoy creating fantastic art with your friends and with Miss Adams! If you love art, then this is the club for you!

Battle of the Books 

1st/2nd

Nicole Weiner

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Shannon Harrigan

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Grades: 1st – 2nd 

Meeting Date/Time: Thursdays 7:45 – 8:25

Club Dates: TBD

Read selected books, and work on developing questions about the books we read. Compete at school, grade cluster to qualify for district battle. 

Battle of the Books 

3rd/4th

Renee Whittenhall

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Grades: 3rd – 4th

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesday Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: October – April

Students will read 12 books and prepare to compete against other SD54 schools.

Battle of the Books

5th/6th

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Board Games with Bucky TerrieAnn Jones
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Grades: 3rd-4th fall/5th-6th spring

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesday Lunch 11:15-12:00

Club Dates: October-April

Students will have access to a variety of board games to play in small groups.  Bucky, Hanover Highland’s therapy dog, will be there to join the fun with the groups. 

Channel 1451 Chelsea Wood

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Grades: 5th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Mon, Thurs, & Fri 7:45 – 8:25

Club Dates: September – May

Students will write, record and edit daily announcements to be aired for Hanover staff and students. 

Cheer/

Dance Club

Amanda Kaiz

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursday’s 3:00-4:00

Club Dates: 5th-6th October-December & 3rd-4th January-March

The Cheer/Dance Club Cheer is designed to give 3rd-6th grade students the opportunity to learn dances, cheers, chants, and team building activities.  Students will learn the basics of cheerleading and dance and perform for other students, staff, and/or family members.

Choir Robert Rooney

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesdays 7:45 – 8:25

Club Dates: September – May

Student choral ensemble that studies and performs a wide variety of musical repertoire. Students will perform in a concert at the end of the year.

Club FUN! Sylvia Borzym

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Grades: Kinder – 2nd

Meeting Date/Time: Select Thursdays  3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: October – May

Club FUN! is exactly what it sounds like- an hour of FUN! During the club, students have the opportunity to play a variety of board games, create crafts, play cooperative games, color, play outside, and the best part- make new friends! 

Coding Ed VanDeSampel

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Grades: 4th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursdays Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: November – March

We code, learn to code and play around.

Coloring Club Rachel Rosone

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Laura Jaeger

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesday Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: November – December

Students from general education and instructional classes will play movie based trivia games while they eat and then color together to create artwork displays for the school during recess time.

Craft Club Shannon Harrigan

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Tami Pierce

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Grades: 1st – 4th and IC

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: Full Year

Give students items to make crafts with.  

D.E.A.R Club

( 3rd Grade)

Margie Anderson

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Laura Masters

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Grades: 3rd

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: September – November

Ever wish you could find a good book and just have time to read and enjoy it?  Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Masters will help you find those books and fun ways to read them!  This club will not have reading responses, annotations, or homework, just time to read and see how books can be exciting and funny and make you want to hide your book under the covers so you can keep reading to see what happens next!

D.E.A.R Club

(1st Grade)

Margie Anderson

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Chelsea Wood

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Grades: 1st

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: January – March

Ever wish you could find a good book and just have time to read and enjoy it?  Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Wood will help you find those books and fun ways to read them!  This club will not have reading responses, annotations, or homework, just time to read and see how books can be exciting and funny and make you want to hide your book under the covers so you can keep reading to see what happens next!

Environmental Club Ed VanDeSampel

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Grades: 4th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Mondays Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: September – May

Save the world – one day at a time! We put on fundraisers, take care of the current gardens [flower, veggie, fruit] in place, provide plant giveaways…moving into next year, we’ll brainstorm how we further, can make a GREEN impact on our building and community. 

GEMS Club Chelsea Wood

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Grades: 4th-6th

Meeting Date/Time: Monday 3:00-4:00

Club Dates:February-April

GEMs stands for Girls Engineering Math and Science. This STEAM club will have students asking questions and investigating their answers. We’ll design experiments and work on solving problems important to us. 

Hanover Hounds Book Club Sylvia Borzym

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Grades: 2nd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays  3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: October – May

Hanover Hounds Book Club is a club that encourages students to find joy in reading! Therapy dogs and their handlers from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy are invited to our clubs where they read with our students individually and in small groups. Students are encouraged to read books that they find interesting and fun! Our therapy dogs are the best listeners! 

Husky Handwriting Club Andrea Kachakova

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Jessica Schorp

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Grades: 1st – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Mondays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: October – March

The Husky Handwriting club will focus on practicing and improving handwriting skills. We will practice letter formation and sentence building for primary learners and will work to develop cursive handwriting for intermediate learners. 

Latin Dance Rachael Sosa

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Jessica Esparza

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesdays Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: October – March

Description: Learn various dance styles from around Latin America

Math Olympiads Ed VanDeSampel

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Grades: 4th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Fridays Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: October – April

We do math. We compete. We talk and try to think outside the box. It is not a “regular math” sort of club, but one that allows us to think differently.  We hopefully have fun. 

Origami Club Christa Meraz

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursday Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates: November-December

Each week, students will learn a new kind of origami that we construct together and they can take home.  

Polish Club Agnes Pawlowski

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Grades: Kinder – 2nd

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesdays Lunch (12:15 – 1:00)

Club Dates: November – March

We will celebrate Polish culture, language and traditions. Students will learn about the geography, history and culture of Poland.

Rocketry Club Rachael Hofmann

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Grades: 5th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Mondays 7:45 – 8:25

Club Dates: February – May

Learn about the science behind rockets, while building your own rocket that will be launched along with other district schools at Olympic Park.

Sewing Club Margie Anderson

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Kasia Adams

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Grades: 2nd – 3rd 

Meeting Date/Time: Monday 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: October – March

Do you like to craft and make things?  Come learn how to sew on plastic canvas and create your own projects as you visit with friends and help each other in your projects!  Students who participated last year are welcome to come again and keep learning more sewing techniques!

Shoe Tying Club Nicole Weiner

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Grades: 1st – 2nd

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesdays 7:55 – 8:25

Club Dates: TBD

Will work on the skills and learn how to tie shoes. 

Soccer Club Haya Khourshid

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Erin Peck

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Grades: 3rd – 4th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: March – May

Are you interested in learning more soccer skills? If you are join soccer club! Students ranging in soccer level are invited to learn more about soccer. They will have the opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills!

Spanish Game Club (5th/6th) Rachael Sosa

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Grades: 5th & 6th Grade Dual Language Students

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 11:15-12:00

Club Dates: March-May

Dual Students will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and games designed to enhance their Spanish language.   

Spread the Love Club Emily Waple

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Lindsay Harrison

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Daria Nalborczyk

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Maggie Grady

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Grades: Kinder – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Mondays 7:45 – 8:25

Club Dates: October – May

Students will build positive connections across grade levels and throughout the school. We will learn how to spread love, and show kindness to ourselves, our peers/teachers, and community. 

Strategy Game Club Ed VanDeSampel

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Grades: 4th – 5th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursdays 7:55 – 8:25

Club Dates: October – March

We will learn and play various board or card games, talk strategy and have some fun. 

Talent Show Robert Rooney

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Keri Foley

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Grades: 3rd – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: TBD 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: Jan/Feb

Students will plan, practice, and perform a talent for our school Talent Show.

The Hanover Times Amanda Kaiz

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Grades: 4th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursday’s at Lunch (11:15 – 12:00)

Club Dates:  October-May

Students will create monthly newspaper-like articles for staff and/or students’ bathroom stalls.  The ‘Hanover Times’ will include fun facts, news about other clubs/events, student artwork, jokes, and fun about teachers and staff members.

Typing Club

(3rd/4th)

Keri Foley

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Grades: 3rd – 4th

Meeting Date/Time: Thursdays 11:15 – 12:00

Club Dates: January-March

Students will learn correct typing skills through direct instruction and game-based opportunities.

Typing Club

(5th/6th)

Christa Meraz

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Grades: 5th – 6th

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 11:15 – 12:00

Club Dates: January-March

Students will learn correct typing skills through direct instruction and game-based opportunities.

Unified Sports Bocce Club Laura Jaeger

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Katie Bowling

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Rachel Rosone

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Grades: 3rd – 5th

Meeting Date/Time: Wednesdays 11:15 – 12:00

Club Dates: September – October

Blended (students from general education and SOAR classrooms) club playing Bocce Ball together.

Unified Sports Club – Bowling

(Primary)

Sarah Duda

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Nicole Weiner

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Grades: K-1

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 11:15 – 12:00

Club Dates: January – March

Primary students of all abilities will meet at lunch to learn to play bowling.  This club will teach and work on skills as well as playing games of bowling.   

Unimaginary Friends Stitching Club Laura Masters

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*We need students who are available to attend the D54 STEAM Showcase night on May 13, 2025 at district office. We need you there to teach the families how to make these friends.

Grades: 4th

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00

Club Dates: March – May

Calling all 4th graders to join Mrs. Masters in learning how to stitch Unimaginary Friends from felt, yarn, stuffing, and plastic needles. In this club we will pre-make some unimaginary friends as examples for families to see at our SD54 STEAM showcase night on May 13, 2025. We will also learn how to demonstrate our fun activity and then walk other D54 families through the process of making one themselves.

Yearbook Renee Whittenhall

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Linda Kowalski

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Grades: 4th – 6th 

Meeting Date/Time: Friday 11:15 – 12:00

Club Dates: October – April

Students will take photos and design the school yearbook.