Clubs

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

LUTHER BURBANK CHAPTER

The Luther Burbank Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society has a long and distinguished history. It was first established in 1950 when Burbank Middle School was a Junior High School. After a period of inactivity, it was re-activated in 2010 and has been active ever since. Students undergo a selection process which we explain below, and the person who is responsible for ensuring the Society's tenets are followed is the Teacher Adviser. Our Faculty Adviser is Ms. Dulce Mancillas, and she is aided in her work by a committee of volunteer teachers from all our academies.

Mission Statement:

The purpose of this organization shall be to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character, and to encourage citizenship in the students of secondary schools.

Requirements for Membership:

Section 1. To be eligible for membership, the candidate must be a member of those classes (second semester sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, or ninth grade) designated as eligible in the chapter bylaws. (Ninth graders in a 9-12 school may be inducted into either NJHS or NHS, and that school operate a chapter of NJHS as per these guidelines and those of the National Honor Society.) Candidates must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester. 

Section 2. The national minimum standard for scholarship shall be a cumulative scholastic average of at least 85 percent, B, or 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent standard of excellence. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

Section 3. The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by a majority vote of the Faculty Council. Prior to notification of any candidates, the chapter adviser shall review with the principal the results of the Faculty Council’s deliberations.

Section 4. A description of the selection procedure shall be published in an official school publication that is widely available in a timely fashion to all students and parents of the school. The selection procedure shall be determined by the Faculty Council and shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of NJHS.

Section 5. NASSP shall not review the judgment of the Faculty Council regarding selection of individual members to local chapters. 

Activities:

Section 1. Each chapter shall determine one or more service projects for each year.

 Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these projects.

 Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics: Fulfill a need within the school or community; have the support of the administration and the faculty; be appropriate and educationally defensible; be well planned, organized, and executed.

 Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for choosing and participating in an individual service project that reflects his or her particular talents and interests. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute.

Section 5. Each chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive manner. 

Chapter Adviser: Jossi Sanchez

Chapter Co-Adviser: Amanda Vasquez

Faculty Advisers: Meghan Grout, Joan Fretz, Amanda Alcorn, and Lucero Rodarte

 ART CLUB 

The members of the Art Club are dedicated to making our school beautiful by painting murals and inspiring messages on our walls.  Any Burbnk MS student may join the Art Club, regardless if the student is taking Art class or not. 

The Art Club meets on Thursdays after school until 5:05 pm in Room E108.  

If you would like to join us, please see the art teacher, Ms. Ferrara, for more information.

BALLET FOLKLORICO- LAS AGUILAS DE ORO 

Founded in 1987, Burbank’s after school "Las Aguilas de Oro" Folkloric group has become a community tradition. The group includes students from all programs grades 6 thru 8. It allows any student who enjoys music to participate in healthy exercise in a safe and supervised environment where self-esteem and self-confidence are promoted. Every year, for more than 30 years, the dance group puts on a spectacular Cinco de Mayo program for the Burbank community that includes dance, song, and short skits. In addition, the group performs throughout the year for different community events.

Through the years, many families in the Burbank community have had all of their children perform with the group in some capacity (dancers, stagehands, props, etc.) at one time or another. Some have returned to help instruct the group after they have graduated from high school. Others are now parents and now their children are participating in the group. ……And the tradition continues…..

The Ballet Folklórico begins meeting in October. If you would like to participate, please see Dr. Velasquez in room B205.

BURBANK MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS

Robotics at Burbank Middle School is both a club and an elective. It is open to all grade levels- 6, 7, and 8. There are two course sections of robotics where you can learn to build and program robots using Legos during the day. You can also join our FIRST Lego League team and participate in the FLL tournaments. Our robotics students also participate in additional programming and robotics tournaments throughout the year. 

The Robotics Team, Eaglebots, meets every week on Mondays from 4:05 pm to 5:00 pm in room G106.

If you would like to join our dynamic Robotics team, please see Dr. Vitela in room G106 or email her at Alexandra.Vitela@houstonisd.org.

    

Burbank's Band meets after school twice a week to practice and perfect their execution under our Band Director, Mr. Wilford Glenn. The band is expected to perform in each of Burbank's activities, be it a Family Night, the Homecoming Game, or Be a Middle School Student for a Day. The band also puts together two annual concerts, the Winter and the Spring Concerts, where they perform an array of songs for our parents, students, and the community. 

Members of the Concert Band and Orchestra need to be enrolled in band during the school year.

Karate KickStart Kids
Sponsor: Master Mark Beel

The overall mission of KICKSTART KIDS is to change and save children’s lives. Resiliency is enhanced through the values and philosophies taught through the Martial Arts.

Burbank Middle School was chosen in 1992 to be one of the four schools to participate in a martial arts program. KICKSTART KIDS started as the Kick Drugs Out of America program as a way for students to stay out of gangs and to stay off drugs. Burbank's KICKSTART KIDS currently has an enrollment of 182 students. We continue to offer students a way for them to be a part of a T.E.A.M. Our students are offered martial arts at almost no cost.

Students who wish to participate in a special portion of the KICKSTART KIDS TEAM may join the Burbank Demonstration TEAM. This team meets every week to practice together for special presentations. This team has performed at many events on campus as well as events off campus. The students who participate in this team are required to maintain passing grades and must have excellent behavior. These students are held to a higher standard than many others. We are proud to have earned the title of KickStart Kids School of the Year awarded to us in 2015 and again in 2018 during the UFAF World Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Burbank's Demo Team has won the KickStart State Championship from 2017-2019 and the KSK Martial Arts Mania from 2016-2019! 

If you would like to form part of our outstanding Karate team, please see Master Beel in the Karate room, B120.