DESCRIPTION FOR CLUBS & SOCIETIES
El Club Español
The Spanish Club offers activities for students who are learning, wish to learn or have an interest in Spanish. It is a language club that functions to enhance students’ appreciation of Spanish, whilst building an awareness of Hispanic culture. The Spanish Club further seeks to facilitate and create opportunities for participants to interact using the language. The club aims to provide a plethora of cultural and language experiences through virtual and vicarious immersion into the Hispanic World.
Ya sea en vivo o en línea, El Club Español es el sitio ideal para aprender, divertirse,
intercambiarse e interactuar con otros en un idioma global. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!
Whether live or online, the Spanish Club is the ideal place to learn, have fun, exchange and interact with others in a global language. All are welcome!!
Eloquent Expressions Club
The aim and objective of this club is to allow students to express themselves through various art forms such as; music, poetry, speeches and other forms. The club also aims to build and develop leadership skills in students.
Our motto states: “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” Aristotle
Learn the art of excellence through eloquence.
The Art Club
Motto: “Skilfully promoting creativity”
The focus of the Art and Craft Club is to develop within students the freedom of
expression in Art form. At the Art club, our members are given opportunity to practice and sharpen their individual skills, develop their confidence, and enhance their imagination.
Come unleash your creativity!
The Building & Engineering Club
Our club has an open invitation to all students who are a part of the Holmwood family, from grade seven (7) to sixth (6th) form, especially those students who have the aptitude for designing or have an interest in the creative arts.
Aims/Objectives
- Create novelty items from recycled materials
- Repurpose items that would have become useless or being disposed of.
- Finding sustainable ways of designing and creating products
- Creating entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals
- Developing Green ambassadors/heroes
Do you enjoy designing? Do you wish to unleash your creativity in a meaningful way? The Building Club awaits!!
The Computer S.W.A.T Club
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The mission of Holmwood Technical High School Computer SWAT Club is to aid and encourage the development of computer related skills and offer each club member the opportunity to learn, grow or improve his/herself and take pride in his/her accomplishments.
Our motto: Creating art and beauty with a computer.
We look forward to sharing and discovering with you!
The Dance Club
Dancing is a fun, physical activity that students of all ages can enjoy doing throughout their lives. Learning to dance benefits the cognitive and
psychomotor development and contributes to the affective domain of learning.
Dance Club’s Goal is to promote:
- A platform of self-expression and creativity
- Positive peer relationships, as we work on partnership and teamwork
- Effective communication with a partner and utilize social graces
- Positive ways to interact with peers, especially the opposite sex.
Come dance with us!
Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people. It gives young people, mainly high school students, an opportunity to participate in fun and meaningful service projects. Interact clubs perform at least two projects a year, with one servicing the community and the other furthering international understanding. Interact Club is self-supporting and self-governing, thus encouraging the development of leadership skills.
Through Interact service activities, members learn the importance of:
- Leadership skills and personal integrity
- Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
- Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
- Advancing international understanding and goodwill
Service above self!
The Inter-School Christian Fellowship
Inter-School Christian Fellowship (ISCF) or Inter-Scholastic Christian Fellowship is a Christian youth ministry that works with students within high schools. ISCF groups are often voluntarily led by senior students and usually have the support and guidance of an older mentor, youth pastor, or a patron teacher.
The club welcomes both Christians and non-Christians. Looking forward to seeing you.
The Jamaica Moves Club
The Jamaica moves club emphasizes physical exercise, healthy eating habits and other activities geared towards reducing stress. Being a member of this club boasts several benefits, namely; the maintenance of a sharp mind and a strong and healthy body as well as the elimination and or reduction of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, cancer, and heart disease.
Our mantra is: “Love yu body, treat yu body right.”
Come join in the fun as we move towards a healthier lifestyle!
The Lab
Sponsor: Mr. Conroy Donaldson
Mantra: “Be intelligent, Be Inspired, Be Creative”
The Lab is a Digital Media Club at Holmwood Technical High School geared towards providing students with the opportunity to share and hone their multimedia skills. Members of The Lab use numerous types of technologies (software & equipment) to create multimedia projects.
Some of the areas that students may be exposed to includes:
- Photography (Including photo editing and photo retouching)
- Videography (Including Storyboarding and video editing)
- Graphic Design
- Webpage Design
If you have a love for photography, videography or designing, The Lab is where you need to be. Like Albert Einstein said, “Creativity is Intelligence having Fun.” Be intelligent, Be Inspired, Be Creative.
The Junior Optimist Club aims to develop and promote optimism as a way of life. This is accomplished by utilizing the beliefs of the Optimist Creed. That is; to promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs; to inspire respect for the law; to promote patriotism and work for international accord and friendship among all people; to aid and encourage the development of youth, in the belief that the giving of oneself in service to others will advance the well-being of humankind, community life and the world.
Join us as we impact our world positively through service!
The Red Cross Society is an International Movement formed out of the need to bring humanitarian
relief to soldiers who were wounded. The Jamaica Red Cross Society has members from one end of the Island to the other and is known and respected as an organization that cares for the sick and suffering, poor, needy, handicapped and disabled individuals.
Red Cross Youth is a program in which the youths can develop solid friendships while learning to develop a sense of responsibility. It has no Political or Religious affiliation. It serves ALL mankind.
Come be a part of this voluntary movement that gives service to others and in turn gives a sense of accomplishment to those who have committed themselves to helping others.