Activities - Palmer High School

Dungeons and Dragons Club

PHS D&D Club.

Meets Fridays, all school year. 2:15-5pm, in the lobby of Palmer High School.

The PHS D&D Club is open to ALL high school aged kids in the Valley. Homeschoolers Welcome.

Advisor: Keith.barkwood@matsuk12.us

Requirements for Members to be in “good standing”.

· Yearly Club paperwork, turned into office. (Paperwork available at SRO Office)

· $20 yearly dues paid to front office.

· Join Google Classroom code: p3s2env

Members in the D&D Club receive a set of dice, a t-shirt, and qualification to go on the class trip in late April. Members are also expected to help with Nerd Con AK. Nerd Con AK is the primary fundraising event for the Club. It is held at PHS the first Saturday in April each year. Proceeds go directly to offsetting the cost of the class trip.

The PHS D&D Club also has leadership opportunities for members. The Club elects the following Officer positions each year.

· President

· Vice President

· Treasurer

· Secretary

· Librarian

· Quartermaster

· Court Jester

First page of the PDF file: PHSDDClubBylaws_1

Esports

FFA Palmer

Welcome to the Palmer FFA!

Remind communication option: students and parents wanting updates and reminders can join Palmer FFA's remind with code @3a4g623ff texted to 81010.
Monthly newsletter: anyone who wants to receive the monthly Palmer FFA newsletter discussing upcoming events should email corinne.henderson@matsuk12.us requesting such.

Palmer FFA is a youth leadership organization. It allows students an opportunity to meet people around the state and country, develop leadership skills, get hands-on opportunities in various career fields, improve their public speaking, and much more! We are excited to work with amazing students in such an amazing organization.

To join FFA all you have to do is take an agriculture class at Palmer High School. Once enrolled in the class, you are automatically enrolled in FFA. We believe that FFA is intra-curricular meaning that agricultural education and FFA work together.

Check out the various agricultural classes we have to offer at Palmer High School and join us in Palmer FFA! Want to know more about what we do in Palmer FFA? Look at our annual calendar of events and see if any of them would be of interest to you.

Introduction to Agriculture

Learn about the business and science of producing food, fiber, and fuel. Enjoy hands on experiences learning about animals and plant production. Experience processing foods and learning about the local food economy.

Intro Animal Science

Intro Veterinary Science

Plant Science Pathway

Intro Plant Science

This class empowers you to understand the world of plants and use those skills for later classes. Collect wild seeds, propagate a succulent, and perform hands on experiments to understand plant growth.

Greenhouse Production

Experience business principles firsthand and run our famous Spring Plant Sale. Learn hydroponics, business planning, marketing, and tree grafting.

Forestry

What do you need to know to be a forester? We look at tree identification, tool identification, how to measure trees, board feet, forest fire management, parasites, career exploration, and much more!

Greenhouse Production

Forestry

Welding Classes

Palmer High provides various levels of welding classes. We provide the opportunity to learn a new skill, perfect different types of welding, learn the science/math/basics of welding, and even work toward certification.

Want to learn more about the classes? Contact the agriculture teachers:

Corinne Henderson: corinne.henderson@matsuk12.us

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Ice Fishing Club

PHS

ICE FISHING TEAM UPDATE (12/17/2024)
sean.niekamp@matsuk12.us
Google Classroom Code: elf2g3j
T-Shirt Sizes:
We are working on getting everyone on the PHS Ice Fishing Team a t-shirt for their participation.
Go to the team Google Classroom and input your shirt size on the spreadsheet.
Team Names:
On the Google Classroom, there is a spreadsheet with all team names and members. If your name
is not on the list, be sure to let Mr. Niekamp know so he can get your name and team on the list
(teams of two).
Club Meetings January in School:
● January 14th 2:20 - 3:00: Fishing gear collection and organization. Lesson on rigging up
a pole for fishing. Snacks and drinks will be provided by Mr. Niekamp.
● January 21st 2:20 - 3:00: Preparation for first tournament day (Jan 25th). Review
tournament rules, lake depths, areas to fish, what kind of baits to use, and go over the
plan for the day. Continue any gear prep as needed.
● January 28th (2:20 - 2:45): Tournament day results, general discussion, tell some fishing
stories, snacks and drinks will be provided.
Tournament Days 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (weather permitting):
● January 25th - Matanuska Lake
● February 8th - Finger Lake
● February 22nd - Big Lake
State Tournament TBD February 28th or March 1st on Big Lake

First page of the PDF file: PHSFISHINGTEAMRULESANDSAFETY_1

First page of the PDF file: PalmerHighSchoolClubIceFishingTeamPermissionForm1

International Club

N.Y.O

Native Youth Olympics (NYO) is a statewide athletic activity which influences young people to improve academic performance, strengthen overall health and well-being, and instills important values including leadership and respect - values that make strong communities and build tomorrow's leaders.

ALL students are welcome!

NYO is open to all cultural backgrounds.

This activity is not restricted to Alaskan Native/IEA qualified students.

No experience is necessary - come to learn new skills and compete in a supportive, collaborative environment!

Senior NYO is open to students in grades 7-12, and grade 6 students by invitation.

For additional information on this activity, you may visit the state website:

http://citci.org/event-programs/nyo-games/

For additional school team information, please contact Palmer High School front office.