After School Academy
Academic Competitions
- American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
- DECA Competition
- Drone Competition Team (MS)
- Drone Competition Team (HS)
- HOSA - Future Health Professionals
- HOSA (MS)
- Math Counts
- Spelling Bee
- Technology Student Association (TSA)
- VEX Robotics - High School
- VEX Robotics - Middle School
- UIL Math (Number Sense)
American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
Sponsor/Advisor: Hakan Kabakci
Requirements: 8-11 Grade Students
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. Through classroom resources and friendly competition, the MAA AMC program helps America’s educators identify talent and foster a love of mathematics. The MAA AMC program positively impacts the analytical skills needed for future careers in an innovative society.
Contact: hkabakci@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
DECA Competition
Sponsor/Advisor: Crystal Lewis & Tanya Williams
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities to merge with the education classroom instructional program.
Contact: crystal.lewis@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Drone Competition Team (MS)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mustafa Guney & Sadrettin Celik
Requirements: All Grade Levels
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: HPS-wide Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!
Contact: mustafa.guney@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Drone Competition Team (HS)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mustafa Guney & Sadrettin Celik
Requirements: All Grade Levels
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: HPS-wide Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!
Contact: mustafa.guney@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
HOSA - Future Health Professionals
Sponsor/Advisor: Armando Martinez
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.
Contact: armando.martinez@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
HOSA (MS)
Sponsor/Advisor: Fuad Khan
Requirements: Middle School Student
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.
Contact: armando.martinez@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Math Counts
Sponsor/Advisor: Ilknur Erden
Requirements: 6-8 Grades Students Only. Having talent and passion for math and being ready for challenges. Master Score on Math STAAR.
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: The competition is divided into four stages: school, chapter, state, and national. The problems increase in difficulty between levels—perfect scores are relatively common at the school-level, while winners of the written round at the national-level do not often achieve a perfect score. Each school is allowed to register ten students, including a group of four designated as the school team.
Contact: ierden@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Spelling Bee
Sponsor/Advisor: Kathryn Backmann & Sana Darwish
Requirements: 6-8 Grades
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly.
Contact: kbeckmann@harmonytx.org
sdarwish@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Technology Student Association (TSA)
Sponsor/Advisor: Bazarkulova
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: All TSA competitions are correlated with national science, technology, engineering and mathematics and business standards. Expert judging by technology educators and industry representatives inspires the best from participants. Sample middle school events include Biotechnology Issues, Career Prep, Video Game Design, and Inventions and Innovations. High school events include Animatronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Dragster Design, Promotional Design, System Control Technology, Flight Endurance, Software Development, and Webmaster.
Contact: abazarkulova@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
VEX Robotics - High School
Sponsor/Advisor: Kadir Demirkiran
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records
Contact: kdemirkiran@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
VEX Robotics - Middle School
Sponsor/Advisor: Kirtpal Kaur
Requirements: 6-8 Grades Only
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records
Contact: kkaur@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
UIL Math (Number Sense)
Sponsor/Advisor: Henry Kiplimo
Requirements: High School
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose:
The University Interscholastic League, the main governing body for academic, athletic, and music competition among public schools in the U.S. state of Texas, sanctions many events for students in grades 2 to 12.
Contact: hkiplimo@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Athletics
- MS Girls Volleyball
- Middle School Girls Cross Country
- Middle School Boys Cross Country
- JV Girls Volleyball Team
- MS Pickleball
- Esports
- High School Boys Cross Country
- High School Girls Cross Country
- Varsity Boys Soccer Team
- MS Soccer Boys
- JV Boys Basketball
- JV Girls Basketball
- Varsity Boys Volleyball
- JV Girls Soccer
- Varsity Boys Flag Football
MS Girls Volleyball
Middle School Girls Cross Country
Sponsor/Advisor: Wendy Deleon & Amar Ahmic
Requirements: 6-8 Grades Girl Students Only. Students must pass the tryouts.
Purpose: Cross county is available for all students who have the desire to compete in the fall season.
Contact: wendy.deleon@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
Middle School Boys Cross Country
JV Girls Volleyball Team
Sponsor/Advisor: Catrice Henderson
Requirements: Grades 8-12. Girls only.
Please contact Ms. Henderson for more details.
Purpose: Volleyball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in fall season.
Contact: chenderson@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
MS Pickleball
Esports
High School Boys Cross Country
Sponsor/Advisor: Riley Parrish & Henry Kiplimo
Requirements: 9-12 Grades Boy Students Only. Students must pass the tryouts.
Purpose: Cross county is available for all students who have the desire to compete in the fall season.
Contact: rparrish@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
High School Girls Cross Country
Sponsor/Advisor: Armando Martinez
Requirements: 9-12 Grades Girl Students Only. Students must pass the tryouts.
Purpose: Cross county is available for all students who have the desire to compete in the fall season.
Contact: armando.martinez@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
Varsity Boys Soccer Team
MS Soccer Boys
JV Boys Basketball
Sponsor/Advisor: Kenyina Ledlow
Requirements: High School Boy Students. Students must pass all of their core subjects and pass the tryouts.
Purpose: Basketball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
Contact: kledlow@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
JV Girls Basketball
Sponsor/Advisor: Andrew Duncan
Requirements: High School Girls Only. Students must pass all of their core subjects and pass the tryouts.
Purpose: Basketball is available for all students who have the desire to compete in winter season.
Contact: aduncan@harmonytx.org
Club Fee: $50
Contact the sponsor for the registration.
Varsity Boys Volleyball
JV Girls Soccer
Varsity Boys Flag Football
Mentoring & Organizations
- HOSA
- HOSA (MS)
- Key Club
- CRLP - College Career Readiness Club (High School Boys)
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- NJHS
- Service Leadership Society
- Student Council
- CRLP (6 & 7 Grade Girls)
- CRLP (8th Grade Girls)
- CRLP (9th Grade Girls)
- CRLP (10th Grade Girls)
- CRLP (11th Grade Girls)
- CRLP (12th Grade Girls)
HOSA
Sponsor/Advisor: Armando Martinez & Uzma Kausar
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.
Contact: armando.martinez@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
HOSA (MS)
Sponsor/Advisor: Fuad Khan
Requirements: Middle School Student
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: HOSA offers 58 competitive events, ranging from skill-based to leadership and team-based. The event groups are as follows: Health science, health professions, leadership, and recognition events. Members compete at the regional, state, and international levels. Those who place in the top three positions at the state level are given the opportunity to compete at the international level.
Contact: fkhan@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Key Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Aysegul Ozdemir
Requirements: 10-12 Grades Only.
Students need to be willing to participate and engage in events. The student is responsible to participate in Key Club activities, meetings and events.
The Key Club member must attend at Clock in and out. The student is responsible to participate 6 mandatory volunteering events per semester.
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: Key Club aims to cooperate with school principals and teachers to provide high school students with invaluable experience in living and working together and to prepare them for useful citizenship. Our members develop initiative and leadership skills by serving their schools and communities.
Contact: aysegul.ozdemir@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP - College Career Readiness Club (High School Boys)
Sponsor/Advisor: Mustafa Guney & Hakan Kabakci
Requirements: High School Boys
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: mustafa.guney@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
National Honor Society (NHS)
Sponsor/Advisor: Avia Mcdonald & Teresa Epperson
Requirements: 10-12 Graders
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
Contact: amcdonald@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
NJHS
Sponsor/Advisor: Lisa Corazo & Catrice Henderson
Requirements: 7-9 Grades. By application only.
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
Contact: lcorazo@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Service Leadership Society
Sponsor/Advisor: Travis Cooper & Amar Ahmic
Requirements: 9-12 Grades Only
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose:
Service Leadership Society (SLS) is a club for students to explore meaningful public policy topics, conduct research, form opinions, and develop a “bill” to address the selected public policy issue. Throughout the bill design process, students will learn the intricacies of Texas’ legislative process including how a bill becomes law. During the spring semester, SLS clubs gather for a state conference to present bill drafts to their peers and have the opportunity to debate and vote on all bills.
Using the Capitol setting as a “living classroom,” the student-led, student-driven program promotes awareness to the political process, creates a more politically astute student body, and develops constructive solutions to issues that impact local communities while engaging stakeholders in government.
Throughout the year, participants meet weekly to sharpen their research skills, form arguments for and against a solution, and practice public speaking skills. SLS clubs also host elected officials and their staff to learn more about careers in public service and the legislative process.
Contact: tcooper@harmonytx.org & aahmic@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Student Council
Sponsor/Advisor: Justin Jones & Kathryn Beckmann
Requirements: High School Student
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: The purpose of the organization is to create a greater sense of responsibility within the student body; to strive for better student/faculty relationship; to promote unification of the student body and better representation of its ideas to the faculty and administration; to promote a positive attitude in the advancement of leadership and loyalty; to promote spirit in the school activities; as well as to uphold traditions and to set standards for generations of Harmony students to come. The objective of Student Council is to provide a service organization doing various activities within the community throughout the year, while developing student leaders. Membership dues are Priority.
Contact: justin.jones@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (6 & 7 Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: KIrtpal Kaur
Requirements: 6th and 7th grade girls
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: kkaur@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (8th Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: Uzma Kausar
Requirements: 8th grade girls
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: ukausar@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (9th Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: Nihal Senlik & Huaju Gao
Requirements: 9th grade girls
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: nsenlik@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (10th Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: Nihal Senlik & Huaju Gao
Requirements: 10th grade girls
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: nsenlik@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (11th Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: Aysegul Ozdemir & Fatma Kartal
Requirements: 11th grade girls
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: aysegul.ozdemir@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
CRLP (12th Grade Girls)
Sponsor/Advisor: Derya Karabulut & Fatma Kartal
Requirements: 12th grade girls
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop teamwork skills which are important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high school.
Contact: hkaracakarabulu@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Curricular Clubs
Accordion
- AP Chemistry Club
- Art Club
- Red Cross
- Creative Writing Club
- Math Club
- Soccer Boys Club
- STEM Club (Middle School)
- STEM Club (High School)
- Newspaper Club
- Science Club
AP Chemistry Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Derya Karabulut
Requirements: Only for AP Chemistry Students
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: This club is for preparation to AP exam, make more practice on the subject, ensure that students develop a deep understanding of all relevant material.
Contact: hkaracakarabulu@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Art Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Armando Castillo
Requirements: All grade levels
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.
Contact: armando.castillo@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Red Cross
Sponsor/Advisor: Derya Karabulut
Requirements: High School Students
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: Red Cross Clubs provide opportunities to address your community's greatest needs. You'll also be empowered with the knowledge and lifesaving skills to help prepare your school and community to respond to emergencies.
Contact: hkaracakarabulu@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Creative Writing Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Armando Castillo
Requirements: All grade levels
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.
Contact: armando.castillo@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Math Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Aysegul Ozdemir
Requirements: Alg II and upper-level students can join. Students have to have A for currently math course and overall, math GPA should be more that 3.00.
Meetings: Thursday
Purpose: Math Club provides an opportunity for students to challenge themselves in the area of mathematics. Students will experience fun and challenging math problems that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Contact: aysegul.ozdemir@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Soccer Boys Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Riley Parrish
Requirements: High school Boys
Meetings: Monday/Wed
Purpose: To provide opportunities for youth soccer players to experience a healthy, safe, and developmentally appropriate environment to learn, love and live the game of soccer.
Contact: rparrish@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
STEM Club (Middle School)
Sponsor/Advisor: Kirtpal Kaur
Requirements: Middle School Students
Meetings: Tuesday
Purpose: STEM Clubs are a great way to support the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people to have fun, be creative and expand subject knowledge and awareness of the role these subjects have in the world around them
Contact: kkaur@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
STEM Club (High School)
Sponsor/Advisor: Kadir Demirkiran
Requirements: 9-12 grade students who took the Intro to Engineering Class.
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: STEM Clubs are a great way to support the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people to have fun, be creative and expand subject knowledge and awareness of the role these subjects have in the world around them
Contact: kdemirkiran@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Newspaper Club
Sponsor/Advisor: Travis Cooper & Justin Jones
Requirements: All grade levels
Meetings: Monday
Purpose: A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also report on national or international news as well. Most student publications are either part of a curricular class or run as an extracurricular activity.
Contact: tcooper@harmonytx.org
Fee: $50
Science Club
