Clubs & Activities

Anchors is a peer to peer group that meets weekly during all three lunches.  Our primary focus is inclusion, tolerance, and diversity.  

Anchors is led by Nicole Murphy and Brandee Lamontagne

Intramurals are after school activities for all grades. Some of the IM's we have run in the past were makerspace, baking class, volleyball, art classes, and dodgeball. All intramurals have a fee to sign up. Intramurals are currently on hold this school year.

Intramurals are run through the Rochester Community Enrichment Program

The VH Mentors is a group of 7^th and 8^th graders who come recommended by their 6^th grade teachers.  The mentors are essential in making sure that the 6^th graders have a great transition from elementary to middle school.  They are assigned to a group of 10 or so 6^th graders that they stay in contact with throughout the year.  In a typical year, they meet during the week during homeroom to form relationships by talking and playing games.  Some of the fun things they’ve done with their 6^th graders include: leaving positive notes on their lockers, helping them on the first day of school with their lockers and schedule, meeting up with them before our holiday break to watch a movie and have milk/cookies, our Thriller dance-off done around Halloween, Halloween notes/treats delivered to their homerooms and so much more.

The Mentors are led by Nikki Edick and Amanda Frederick

Competitive robotics consists of building and programing a robot to compete in a game in competitions. Students will work on a team to strategize, problem solve, and collaborate. Students will work on teams coached by parents, we are transitioning to FTC Robotics.

Robotics is led by Jennifer Diemert

The Ski/Snowboard club is not just for Van Hoosen students, it’s for the entire family!  Click on the Van Hoosen Ski Club link to register your family, friends, neighbors, or anyone you want to enjoy your Friday nights with.  The sponsor arrives at 4pm, so come then, but stay as long as you want (or until Pine Knob closes).

The ski and snowboard club is led by Hanan Spencer

Student Council at VH is a very active group.  We have representatives for 6th grade, 7^th grade and 8^th grade.  In the spring, 15 leaders are elected to run student council. The activities run by stu co are after school dances, sucker sales, spirit week, pizza kit sales, door decorating, celebrating Veterans Day, staff breakfast, fun lunch time activities, Charity Week, Giving tree for Rochester Neighborhood house.

This is a wonderful way to be involved with the spirit of the building!

Student Council is led by Susie Kautz

The talent show is for students in all grades. Students audition for the show and selected students will attend rehearsals and the final talent show performance. 

The student informational meeting is Tuesday, November 9 in the cafeteria. Audition information and rehearsal dates will be shared at this meeting.

The talent show will take place on December 8, 2021.

The talent show is led by Melanie Jones and Lisa Mele

VH Today is Van Hoosen's morning news show. The news crew meets after school to create a show for the school. Students learn how to write a script, speak on-air, take on a variety of news crew roles, edit a show, and more. VH Today is for 7th and 8th grade students. Applications go out in the spring for the following year.

VH Today is led by Lisa Mele

Yearbook Club is a group of 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grade students who capture the memories of our school year.  Yearbook staff members promote and sell the yearbook, photograph all aspects of student life, design layouts, and write captions and stories to commemorate the school year.

The yearbook club is led by Chris Forster