Plano West Philosophy On Clubs and Activities:

At Plano West, we feel that part of the public school experience is for each student to have a group of students and activities that support the academic portion of the school.  We at Plano West value and encourage students to be part of school organizations and clubs.  If a student has an interest in an area they currently do not see an organization or club, we invite them to start a new club.  Below is information about the types of clubs we have at Plano West and how to start a new one.

There are three types of clubs for students at Plano West. 

• Curricular Clubs, which are linked to a specific curricular content and have a requirement to participate in the class the club/ organization is associated with.  These clubs stay current each year.
• Voluntary Clubs:
  • Co-Curricular Clubs:  These are clubs that are associated with a class; however, they are not required of the student to participate.
    • These clubs have to be approved each year, but the sponsor takes care of the paperwork.
    • Before students are allowed to participate in the club, they must obtain permission from their parents on the form below to join and take part in the club activities. 
  • Non-Curricular Clubs, which are student-initiated and driven. 
    • These clubs start over each year due to they are driven by the interests of our current student body.
    • Before students are allowed to participate in the club, they must obtain permission from their parents on the form below to be join and take part in the club activities. 

Timelines for starting a club:

Clubs are only allowed to form during the first nine weeks and during the first two weeks of the second semester. Students are allowed to join active non curricular clubs at any point during the school year once they have obtained permission from their parents.

Steps to Starting a Club:

1. When students have an interest in starting a club, the first step is to identify a sponsor who will sponsor the club.
2. The student will then begin the paperwork to start a non curricular club.
3. Once the student initiates the club paperwork, the request goes through several levels of approval. 
4. Upon final approval, Mr. Cruz will email the sponsor and student, indicating the club is approved and they can start meeting.
5. Clubs cannot begin meeting until all paperwork is approved.  An email will be sent to the sponsor and student when the club is official and can start meeting.
6. Students are not allowed to come to the meeting without obtaining permission from their parent by getting the parent permission form filled out.

**Clubs for each new school year cannot begin forming until the first day of school!**

Link for students to start non-curricular clubs:

Non-Curricular Club Link

Link for parent permission to be part of club:

Parent Permission Form

 Students, please be advised that you must use your PISD-issued email when starting a club.

If you have any questions about the process, please speak with your prospective sponsor or Michael Cruz.