Clubs

Wake Up Club!
The Wake Up Club is a City of Phoenix Police Department sponsored club that meets after school and during intersession breaks. Wake Up strives to educate youth and the community about the consequences of youth violence and encourages positive solutions. Its goals are to promote alternatives to violence and aggressive confrontations, encourage young people to consider the consequences of their choices, and build adult, youth and community leader involvement in the solutions to violence. Wake Up meets once or twice a week after school for community volunteering, lessons on violence related issues, and rewards.

For more information contact:
Officer Fiori

After-school Jazz Band Program
Those students who have become advanced band students have the opportunity to join the Jazz band program held after-school in Ms. Lynott’s band room. Students are required to audition and their participation will be based on their in-class behavior as well as behavior and participation after school. The band plays a variety of concert music as well as some beginning jazz band pieces. This special band will meet two days a week after school.

For more information
Ms. Lynott

Surf and Chess
The Surf & Chess Club is celebrating its 16 th year! They meet on Wednesday’s after school for 1 ½ to 2 hours and play chess. While they play chess, they listen to “surf” music and also occasionally watch a gnarly surf movie! All of our moves are based on the surfing vernacular. To qualify as an official game, each player must shake their opponent’s hand and wish them good luck! At the end of the year, we have a “Tim Hogan Memorial Kahuna Klassic Chess Tournament”. Surf’s up Baby!

For more information
Mr. Burkhart

Student Council
Student council is comprised of 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade students who want to have a hand in being a role model for the students in our school. Student council not only helps out charities, such as collecting items for the homeless over the holidays, they also help out the students and sports teams within the school by sponsoring their activities. The Student Council meets once a week.

For more information
Ms. Garcia
Ms. Carlson

Teen Court (held during school hours)
Teen courts involve students in the sentencing of their peers. They are court settings in which the judge, jury, attorneys, clerk and bailiff are all students. The students are trained to try and hear cases, and determine appropriate constructive sentences for violations occurring at school or in the community.

For more information
Leticia Sanchez

Hip Hop Dance
Students learn the basics of hip hop dance and have the opportunity to perform in front of the school at pep rally’s and games. This is a new program taught by Ms. Desiree Valdez and has infinite possibilities! Ms. Valdez is a hip-hop dancer herself and brings her extensive knowledge to the students.

For more information
Mr. Durazo

Flag Football
T his program teaches students the fundamentals of football without the hazards of tackle football. Students will learn the correct terminology and field position as well as sportsmanship and other various qualities.

For more information
Mr. Woods

Girls Volleyball
PDS offers both JV and Varsity Girls Volleyball. Tryouts are open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders.

For more information
Ms. Kolstad

Boys Volleyball
PDS offers both JV and Varsity Boys Volleyball. Tryouts are open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders.

For more information
Mr. Hansen

Cross Country
The cross-country team is open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders. They train by running around the campus, the neighborhood and up/down the canal.

For more information
Mr. Gatica
Ms. Tuler

Girls Soccer
Girls soccer is open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade girls.

For more information
Mr. Herrera

Boys Soccer
Boys soccer is open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade boys.

For more information
Mr. Enders

Girls Basketball
Participation in Girls basketball allows students to learn about teamwork, sportsmanship and about a great game that can be played by anyone. The girls basketball program focuses attention on basic fundamental skills. Demonstrating good sportsmanship is always a must and an expectation for the girls participating in the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs.

For more information
Ms. Smith
Mr. Herrera

Boys Basketball
Basketball is part of our winter sports season. All 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade boys can tryout for the team!

For more information
Mr. Hansen

Wrestling Program
In the past few years, the PDS wrestling team has maintained a high level of success during their Wrestling season. The program is intense and is comprised of 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade students whose primary goal is to promote academic and life success.

For more information
Mr. Woods

Wrestlerettes
The wrestlerettes support PDS’s wrestling team by cheering for them at their wrestling match and competitions. They also lend their support in helping out the team with home and away tournaments.

For more information
Ms. Niffen

Cheerleading
The cheerleaders support PDS’s basketball team by cheering for them at all the games.

For more information
Ms. Armstrong

Track
The track and field team is composed of the best athletes from all of the other sports. From the fastest sprinters of the soccer team, to the strongest big men of the wrestling team, almost anyone can find a niche' on the track team. Track and field is a way for the strongest and fastest of Pueblo's athletes to test their ablities against the strongest and fastest of the rest of the conference. Everyone who tries out makes the team, but only the best will be able to compete in the meets.

For more information
Coach Gatica
Ms. Tuler

Baseball
Both our JV and Varsity teams are posed for great things this year! This sport is open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade boys who will learn about the basics of baseball, cooperation, what it’s like playing on a team, and good sportsmanship.

For more information
Mr. Newman
Mr. Enders

Softball
PDS’s softball team is open to 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grade girls.

For more information
Mr. Hansen
Ms. Garcia