Clubs and Organizations
Clubs and Organizations
| Active Minds | Brain | |
| Afghan Youth Assosciation | Safari | |
| Arab Student Union | Smithson | |
| Art Club | Lewis | The Art Club serves our school and community and has fun as we do it. It is open to all students, but members must attend at least six meetings per year. No application. Join in the fall. |
| Asian Culture Club | Tique | |
| Astronomy | Fritts | |
| Badminton | Shabbir | |
| Beta | Cyrier | Nationally recognized honor society of 11th and 12th graders with a cumulative 3.7 GPA. Characteristics to be considered for Beta include good character, honesty and integrity. |
| Black Student Union | S. Morgan | |
| Cancer Kids First | Tzavellas | |
| Chess Club | Gao | To promote, teach and enjoy playing chess as an activity that strengthens mental processing and teaches many skills applicable to daily living. |
| Chinese Club | Gao | Open to all students interested in Chinese culture. Mission is to serve as a gateway for students to get involved in the Chinese community and culture, and to provide assistance and service to students through annual cultural and social events. |
| Computer Science Honor Society | Lee | The CSHS club is committed to encouraging students’ enthusiasm for computer science, honoring academic excellence and promoting service. Society members and advisors commit to and embody three core values: equity, service and excellence. We offer tutoring services, organize various events and make computer science more accessible to others through outreach programs. |
| Cookbook Club | Marchioli | |
| Cultivating Clubs | Armstrong | |
| Dance | VandeRiet | |
| Deactivate: Anti Social Media Club | Finch | |
| DECA | Davis | DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high school and colleges around the globe. Open to students enrolled in Marketing courses. |
| Drama Shoestring Players | Dyer | Promotes an interest and understanding of theatre through being involved in all aspects of performance, production, fundraising and publicity. Open to all J.R. Tucker students interested in drama, performing, producing or directing theatre. (Meets first Wednesday of each month.) |
| Educators Rising | Agee | Provides high school students with opportunities to explore teaching as a career option. Helps students gain a realistic understanding of the nature of education and the role of the teacher. |
| Environmental Sustainability | Johnson | |
| Equity Ambassadors | Masroor/Roane | The Equity Ambassadors program is designed to create a safe place for students across the school division to discuss current issues affecting our school communities while providing them with knowledge and leadership skills to assist them as they work to promote equity and diversity (inclusivity) efforts in their school community. J.R. Tucker is a perfect example of a diverse school where we hope to continue expanding equity to our varied school community. |
| FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) | Lee / M. Davis / Mahan | Future Business Leaders of America develops leadership skills and promotes teamwork and understanding of the business world and Computer Science within a cocurricular environment. No requirements. |
| FCCLA | Agee / McEwen | Family, Career & Community Leaders of America addresses important personal, work and social issues through family and consumer sciences education. |
| Fellowship (FCS) | Bader/Mills | An interdenominational club for all students with an emphasis on biblical learning, worship, fellowship and service. |
| Financial Freedom & Young Investors | Mahan/Armstrong | |
| Fishing Club | Mistler | |
| Forensics Science | Swanson | |
| Future Medical Leaders Club | Tique | The club helps high school students stay motivated to continue pursuing their aspiration of working in any aspect of the medical fields. We provide fun and engaging activities to students to open their minds to possible career opportunities in the medical field. |
| Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) | Finch | The organization encourages acceptance and tolerance within the diverse population of our school and creates a safe environment for all students of J.R. Tucker High School. |
| Girls Who Code | Lee | Attention young ladies at Tucker! Join a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where girls learn to see themselves as computer scientists. Work in teams to design a computer science impact project that solves real-world problems that girls care about. Computer science is one of the fastest growing career fields. Computer science majors increased by 95% from 2011 to 2015. Despite its fast growth, the industry is leaving women behind. GWC was established to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Members of GWC, whether they intend to major in CS or not, work together to make an impact. Although this club is mainly directly toward girls, boys are welcome. |
| Hack Club | Elmubarak | |
| Henrico Innovation Challenge | Lee | |
| HER Education Required | Smithson | |
| Hispanic Student Union (HSU) | Steele/Hester | |
| HOSA | Sikora/Collins/Winston | |
| Interact Club | VandeRiet | Interact is a Rotary International-sponsored service club that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in fun, meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills and making new friends. Anyone interested in service hours and meeting like-minded people is welcome to join. |
| Jazz Band | Frank | |
| Jewish Student Union | Sikora | |
| K Pop | Davidson | |
| Key Club | Tina Hutcheson | Key Club is a co-ed service club for all high school students. It is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. Must apply by Oct. 28. |
| Literacy Society | Shabbir | |
| MDJunior | Smithson | |
| Model U.N. | Model U.N. is an educational simulation where students learn about democracy. | |
| Music Appreciation | Knapik | |
| Muslim Student Association (MSA) | Masroor | The association aims to promote awareness about Islamic cultures and history. Open to all Muslim and non-Muslim students |
| National Art Honor Society | Slinkman | |
| National Business Honor Society | ||
| National English Honor Society | Baumgartner / Irving-Rooney | |
| National French Honor Society - (Société Honoraire de Français) | Lewis | The society promotes the French language and culture throughout the school and community, while acting as exemplary honor students. Students must be enrolled in French III or above, be at least a sophomore, have an “A” average in French classes and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. (meets second Wednesday of each month.) |
| National Honor Society | NHS is an honor society for students who have an GPA of 3.7 or above, are members of five different school activities, sports or clubs, and are model students. Students will receive an invitation to apply during their junior and senior years. The mission is to promote recognition for students who reflect outstanding accomplishment in areas of scholarship, character, leadership and service. (Meets every other Thursday.) | |
| National Math Hoor Society - Mu Alpha Theta | Hahn | Our students are dedicated to inspiring a keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school. Juniors and seniors are eligible to apply if they have a 3.7 cumulative average in their math courses and are enrolled in a post-Algebra 2 honors math course. Applications are due in November. (Meets second Wednesday of each month.) |
| National Science Honor Society NHS | Tzavellas | Our students have a love of the scientific process, are in good academic and disciplinary standing, have an overall weighted GPA of 3.5 and a weighted science GPA of 3.8 for all science courses taken in high school. Limited to current juniors and seniors. |
| National Spanish Honor Society | Rodriguez | The Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese. It is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Sophomores and higher grade levels may apply if they are enrolled in Spanish 3 or above, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have an “A” average in their high school study of Spanish. |
| Operation Smile | Operation Smile | |
| Psychology Club | Smithson | |
| Red Cross Club | Swanson | The group studies the Red Cross and involves students (where possible) with emergency assistance. |
| Robotics | ||
| Saffron Scholars | Masroor | |
| SCA | Starr | The SCA promotes and advances the best interest of the student body. It is responsible for promoting student participation in clubs and organizations and for promoting unity, communication and understanding among students, faculty and the administration. All students are members. |
| Stitchery | Mills | |
| Student Book Club | Marchioli | |
| The Gavel - Newspaper | Baumgartner | The Gavel is the school newspaper. Its purpose is to inform and entertain the school community and promote responsible journalism among the Gavel staff. Members must apply and have teacher recommendations. |
| The Hearing - Literary Magazine | Baumgartner | The Hearing publishes original student art, photography and literature. Each piece of work undergoes an extensive critique process to display the best works possible. All staff members produce a layout and take part in the entire publishing and design process. Open to everyone. |
| The Hope Initiative | Tique | |
| The Look | Bader | |
| Thespian Honor Society | Dyer | This honor society admits only the most dedicated theatre students. Its mission is to promote an interest and understanding of theatre within the school and in the community, while incorporating all knowledge of theater to create drama. Must be involved in drama outside of class and have a minimum of 100+ hours to be considered. |
| TSA (Tecnology Student Association) | Penton | |
| UNICEF | Masroor | |
| Women In Buisness | Davis | |
| Y-Street Club | Agee | Y-Street is the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s award-winning volunteer initiative for high school students. Y-Street is making a real, lasting impact through policy change in schools and communities. The club offers leadership and volunteer experience, college applications, points and rewards. |
| Young Lifters | Elmubarak | |
| Young Democrats | Morgan | |
| Young Republicans | TBD | |
| Youth for Innocence | Yan |