Activities
Pine Lake has a variety of activities to participate in both during the school day, and after school.
Interested in starting a Fun Friday Group?
All new clubs at Pine Lake start as Fun Friday groups. Pick up a Fun Friday Group packet from Lehua Debnar, Pine Lake's Bookkeeper.
CLUB FAIR!
Club Fair for students will be during Homeroom on September 19
ASB
ASB (Associated Student Body) oversees and supports extra-curricular activities at Pine Lake including: Athletics, Activities, Clubs, Junior Honor Society, Assemblies, Socials and other events.
ASB Funding
Clubs
- Adventure Club
- Earth Service Corps (Environmental) Club
- GSA
- Jazz Band
- Math Club
- The Pine Lake Times
- Robotics Club
- Speech & Debate Club
- Theatre Arts
Adventure Club
The Adventure Club for tabletop roleplaying games is starting up next week! We'll be learning and playing games like Pathfinder, Starfinder, Dungeons & Dragons and more. Spots are limited.
Meets: Every Tuesday from 2:45 to 4:15, Room 1216
Advisor: Robert Huss
Earth Service Corps (Environmental) Club
Be part of a team that helps the Earth and helps the PLMS campus.
Meets: Every Wednesday from 9 am -10 am, Room 1214 (starts 9/24/2025)
Advisor: Ken Abraham
GSA
GSA is a safe space for students to build community, as well as to educate and raise student and staff awareness about LGBTQIA+ history and people.
Meets: Thursdays during Homeroom in the Library.
Advisors: Angie Hardy, Anne Kiemle and Michelle Ensey
Jazz Band
Jazz Band meets on Friday's, afterschool from 2:50 - 3:50 p.m.
There are trimester and assembly performances, as well as a possible day trip to the Eastshore Jazz Band Festival in the winter. Students interested in joining, there are spots available for Electric Bass and Piano. If interested, please contact Mr. Casper
Math Club
Math Club Tryouts will be held Monday October 20 and Monday October 27, no other dates and times will be offered. These tryouts will begin at 2:45 p.m. just after school in the library. Once students finish the test for tryouts, they will be able to quietly leave and go home. On November 3, an announcement we will post at the school a list of students who make Math Club. All are welcome to come and try out. I hope to see lots of students there as we prepare for another great competitive and fun year.
Meets: December through April. Monday's from 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. in room 2204
Each week we try to learn and enjoy preparing for Math Competitions
Usually compete in the AMC 8 hosted at PLMS
Parent volunteers are needed! Please email Heather Schopen if interested. You must be cleared to Volunteer with ISD.
The Pine Lake Times
Our school’s newspaper. This is a club for students who are interested in practicing their writing skills and reporting on issues that are important in our school, our world, and our history.
Club activities include: Brainstorming about important issues, researching, interviewing students/teachers, writing newspaper articles. Some of these activities will be done during club meetings, but students will often work on articles in their personal time.
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of every month during Homeroom (first meeting October 22).
Advisor: Kaitlin Dempsey
Robotics Club
PLMS FTC 2025-26 Season Applications are now open!
Ready to join a team of future engineers and innovators? We have some spots available for this exciting season! Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of a competitive and collaborative robotics team. Apply now!
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Important points to note:
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Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per week.
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Timeline: October 2025 to January 2026.
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Weekly team meets: At least 2 group meetings per week
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Application process: Submit the form linked below by September 27. Only shortlisted students will be contacted for interview by Oct 10. After interview discussions, the FTC team will be finalized and shared by Oct 17.
Speech & Debate Club
This is a club for students who are interested in developing skills in giving speeches and debating.
Club activities include: Learn different speech/debate formats, practice different speech/debate formats, and optional participation in our school Speech and Debate Tournament. Speech and debate formats may include: Parli Debate (3 person teams), Trivium Debate (4 person teams), Lincoln Douglas Debate (one v. one), Impromptu Speeches and more. Students do NOT have to have taken the Speech and Debate elective(s).
Meets: Three Wednesday mornings per month from October to March. Meetings will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the commons. When our school tournament takes place in March, all competitive events will be held after school.
Advisor: Kaitlin Dempsey
Theatre Arts
COMPASS
COMPASS Leaders are 8th graders who are good role models for younger students and who have been successful at Pine Lake.
COMPASS Leaders’ communication skills, leadership potential, responsibility, and personality have helped them succeed at PLMS and the lessons they have learned should be shared to help others succeed. Being a COMPASS leader means you can have a tremendous influence on our new students and you will learn many valuable leadership skills in the process. Plus, COMPASS IS FUN!
Homework Lab
Homework Lab
Advisor: Kim Hand
When: Thursdays, 2:45 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Starts October 8
Where: Room 2207
Pine Lake is offering an Afterschool Homework Lab on Tuesday and Thursdays after school from 2:45 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. in Room 2207
Homework Lab is a chance for students to complete school tasks with the support of the staff that are facilitating the Lab.
A student would benefit from Homework Lab if:
- The student has been absent from school and needs help catching up on schoolwork.
- The student has tests to makeup or retake.
- The student needs a quiet space to finish homework.
- The student needs a place to work with a group on a class assignment.
- A teacher invites the student to attend Homework Lab.
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is a team competition where students compete in 23 events that test their knowledge across various scientific fields, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Similar to a team sport, Science Olympiad requires preparation, commitment, coaching, and practice throughout the year. Students are expected to attend after-school meetings to prepare for the competition, which takes place on a Saturday in the spring. Applications are due in September, and the team is formed in October.
Advisor: Lindsay De Borja
Science Olympiad Information Meeting on 9/11 in Mrs. De Borja's room - 1210!
The competition is in March and features over 24 exciting events—including study events, lab experiments, and engineering builds. Don’t miss the chance to learn new skills, work with a team, and have fun competing!