Mission: The Mission of art club to explore art activities and media that we do not explore in class. This club is designed to enhance your art skills and help you explore more art forms. Art club is designed for those who are passionate about art and want to learn to become a better artist.
Faculty: Ms. Callahan
Planned activities: This year in art club we will be exploring weaving, tie dyeing, printmaking, drawing, painting, clay building and wheel throwing.
Day and time of meeting: Art club meets on Friday mornings at 7:20.
Art club is open to only 4th and 5th grade.
All members will be asked to apply in order to be considered. All members will be selected by Ms. Callahan.
Purpose / Mission: The purpose of the Alford Chorus is to provide enriching musical experiences outside of the general music classroom that will allow students to work collaboratively toward performances. Our mission is to create an environment which allows students to grow as musicians, build relationships with each other and become lifelong supporters of the arts.
Faculty Advisor: Mr. DeWitt
Activities: Members of the Alford Chorus will spend time rehearsing challenging music to prepare for performance. We will practice a variety of vocal music, incorporating music for barred instruments (xylophones) and other percussion instruments as well.
Meeting Dates / Days: The Alford Chorus meets on Wednesday mornings from 7:30 – 8:15.
Participants: 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade may participate in this club
Mission/Purpose: The J.A. Alford Elementary School Drama Club is designed to provide 4th and 5th grade students with an exciting opportunity to explore the performing arts, develop creativity and self-confidence, strengthen communication and teamwork skills, and experience the joy of performing for an audience. Through rehearsals and live performances, students will learn the value of commitment, collaboration, and creative expression.
We are excited about this opportunity to give our students a place to shine, discover their talents, and build lasting memories through the performing arts!
Club Description: First Ladies of Alford equips young girls with the tools to
become confident, resilient leaders. By focusing on self-empowerment,
entrepreneurship, academic excellence, and social-emotional growth, the
program prepares students for success both in upper elementary school and
beyond.
Club Sponsors: Mrs. Buckholts and Ms. Lewis
Planned Activities:
● Empowerment Wednesday
● Retreat Friday
● Skate Night
● Doll Drive
● Women That Matter to Me Brunch
● Women's Empowerment
Who: 3rd-5th Grade Girls
When: One Wednesday of each month from 7:30-8:20 A.M. & One Friday of each
month from 3:30-5:00 P.M.
Affiliations: None
Cost: $35
FIRST has a set of Core Values that are Discovery, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, Teamwork and Fun.
We will be researching how to make a more sustainable future and completing the challenge mat while programming the robot. Students will also learn how to code a robot and how to get it to complete the missions that are assigned. The club will meet on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 until the competition.
Purpose / Mission: The purpose of the Garden Club is to provide education, resources, and community networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening and environmental responsibility.
Activities: Students in Garden Club will engage in planting and sowing seeds, building garden props, growing your own salad, painting landscape rocks, building a beneficial bee house or bird feeder, and learning about beneficial insects
Meeting Dates / Days: Wednesday Mornings from the first week of Fall - Thanksgiving break and March - April.
Participants: Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade may join the Garden Club.
Purpose / Mission: The purpose of the Alford Modern band club is to provide enriching musical experiences outside of the general music classroom that will allow students to work with instruments and musical styles from the popular music of the 1950’s through the present. Our mission is to create an environment which allows students to grow as musicians, build relationships with each other and become lifelong supporters of the arts.
Faculty Advisor: Mr. DeWitt
Activities: Members of the Alford Modern Band Club will learn the basics of how to play Guitar, Bass, Keyboards and Drums using music from the last 70 years of popular music.
Meeting Dates / Days: The Alford Modern Band Club meets on Friday mornings from 7:30 – 8:15. We will begin meeting on September 26th. This club will continue to meet until the end of April.
Participants: 5th Grade students may participate in this club
Purpose / Mission: The purpose of the Alford Orff Ensemble is to provide enriching musical experiences by playing instruments and moving to music which will allow students to work collaboratively toward performances. Our mission is to create an environment which allows students to grow as musicians, build relationships between each other and become lifelong supporters of the arts.
Faculty Advisor: Mr. DeWitt
Activities: Members of the Alford Orff Ensemble will spend time rehearsing challenging music to prepare for performance. We will practice a variety of instrumental music and movement to prepare music for our winter and spring performances.
Meeting Dates / Days: The Alford Orff Ensemble meets on Monday mornings from 7:30 – 8:15 beginning September 15.
Participants: 4th and 5th Grade may participate in this club.
Mission/purpose: The Gwinnett Readers Rally is a quiz bowl style competition for students in 4th and 5th grade. Students read books from a predetermined list and answer questions about those books. Each Gwinnett County school may send one team of up to 10 players to the Readers Rally.
Descriptions of planned activities: Students read books from a predetermined list and practice to be able to answer questions relating to the content of those books.
The mission of Intramural SportsClub: To motivate all students to become physically active and excited about living a healthy lifestyle. To provide students with opportunities to be physically active. To accomplish this, students will participate in different activities, games, and learn/play different team sports. Students will learn and use rules, sportsmanship, strategies, techniques, teamwork, and vocabulary.
Faculty Sponsors: Coach Hicks and Coach Williams
Planned activities: Soccer, Basketball, Tag Games, etc.
Dates: Mondays from 7:30-8:20
For the safety of all students, students should not be dropped off before 7:30 AM. Please use the car rider line to drop students off at the gym for Sports Club, not the front office. Please make sure that all students remain in their cars until 7:30 AM. Coach Hicks and Coach Williams will open the gym doors for entry at 7:30 AM on club mornings.
The Alford Titans Sports Club is open to students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.
Sponsor: Eric Hicks, PE Teacher & Don Williams, Health Teacher
Vision: Alford Titan Leaders (ATL) is an inclusive student leadership and performing arts program that empowers students of all abilities to believe in themselves, experience genuine belonging, and become confident leaders within their school and community.
Founded in 2022 by Ms. Limesha Wright, ATL brings students with and without disabilities together through step, dance, leadership, teamwork, and performance.
ATL goes beyond performance. Students develop leadership, confidence, communication, discipline, responsibility, collaboration, and school pride while reinforcing Alford’s PBIS expectations and vision of building the bridge from empathy to excellence.
At ATL, every student has an opportunity to contribute, belong, and lead. And when it’s time to hit the floor, we still know how to Tear It Up!
Faculty Advisor & Founder: Ms. Limesha Wright
Participants: K–5, Coed
Meetings: Wednesdays, 3:20–4:30 PM | Gym Pick-Up: Car Rider Lane at 4:30PM
