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2024-2025 Student Council
Clubs offered at Marcus High School are a perfect way to make friends, find a community with the same interests as you, and explore different career paths. With the plethora of clubs offered, there is so much to choose from, and a guarantee there is something for everyone.
DECA – Distributive Education Clubs of America
Instagram Handle: @decamarcus
Meeting dates: Visit S117 or follow the DECA instagram for more info
Club sponsor: Kendra Day
Overview: Interested in marketing? Business? Or strategy? DECA might be the place for you. DECA stands for: Distributive Education Clubs of America; DECA is a club provided at Marcus where students can learn more about marketing, business, entrepreneurship, and participate in fun competitions.
HOSA – Health Occupation Students of America
Instagram Handle: @marcushosa
Meeting dates: Follow the HOSA instagram for meeting dates, meetings are held in the library
Club sponsor: Denise Pustejovsky
Overview: HOSA is an organization that offers opportunities and careers for students interested in the health of the medical profession. Students are given leadership strategies, skilled competitions, and offer students academic contests or challenges.
Speech/Debate
Instagram Handle: @marcus.speechanddebate
Club sponsor: Candace Hightower
Meeting dates: If you aren’t in a speech or debate class, meetings are held in W129, follow the instagram for meeting info
Overview: Speech and debate isn’t just about arguing… It aLao includes critical thinking, Improv, and exciting challenges as ways to make friends and gain knowledge. Speech and debate also offer great opportunities and look good on college applications!
Student Council
Instagram Handle: @marcusstuco
Ms. Gina Karbs
Meeting dates: One wednesday out of the month in the library before school at 7:50 or after school at 3:45
Overview: If you’re looking for an easy way to make friends, then student council is the club for you! Stuco members participate in fun school activities like volunteering, participating in spirit days, helping out administrators and other local schools. Overall, student council is something fun to add to your college apps!
Step Team
Club Sponsors: Susan Vest, Lacey Beachum
Instagram Handle: @marcusrythmrevolution
Meeting dates: Step team tryouts are September 6th, but if you don’t make it, you can always join step team practices every Tuesday and Thursday in the dance room from 3:50-5pm
Overview: Do you enjoy dancing, performing, or want to get more involved in school? Marcus step team is perfect for you! Step team is a fun way to involve different cultures into dancing at marcus and we participate in fun challenges as well as performing at pep rally’s!
Circle of Friends
Instagram Handle: @marcuscof
Club Sponsor: Kate Rector
Meeting dates: Meetings are held in the library during all lunches
Overview: Circle of friends is a great club to join if you are interested in including everyone or want to make new friends. Students volunteer and hangout with other club members making friends with everyone! Introvert or extravert COF is perfect for you!
Language Clubs
Instagram Handle: Marcus spanish honor society, national ASL honor society
Meeting dates: Search and follow the instagram handle to get current meeting updates, visit the language teachers in upstairs W hall for more details
Overview: Passionate about learning a new language? Taking a language class? Any language club or honor society is perfect for you. Language clubs are a fun way to involve yourself more in learning about the language and culture of French, German, ASL, or Spanish!
Black History Club
Instagram Handle: @marcusblackhistoryclub
Meeting dates: Meetings are held every second and fourth wednesday of the month in room B211
Club sponsor: Sherri Sistrunk
Overview: Marcus black history club is great for exploring African American culture and heritage. If you are interested in learning more about black culture and history, want to go on fun trips, and travel with friends, black history club is the right club for you!
Asian Heritage Club
Instagram Handle: @themarcusasa
Meeting dates: upcoming meetings are posted on the instagram page
Overview: Asian heritage club is a great way to learn more about Asian culture, language, and heritage. Asa is the perfect place to make friends relating to you, or learning more about other cultures.
Food for Thought
Instagram Handle: @.food_for._thought._
Meeting dates: meeting updates are posted on the instagram page! Follow for more details
How to create your own club:
Starting your own club is a super fun way to find and build a community of students interested in the same things as you!
If you want to start your own club visit A106 and fill out the create club packet in the office.
*To view all clubs visit https://www.lisd.net/Domain/2816
Other club options:
Academic decathlon
Art Club
ASL honor society
Crochet club
Film appreciation club
International Thespian society
Junior world affairs council
S.A.F.E. club
Math Honor society
Texas association of future educators