Clubs & Organizations

Katy Bennett and Melinda Evans; meets Wednesdays after school.

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination):

• Patricia Contreras - AVID Coordinator, 9th grade and 12^th grade AVID
• Anissa May  10^th and 11^th grade AVID

There are no regular meetings outside of AVID elective classes.

Applications will be accepted in the spring for the 24-25 school year. 

Emerging Leaders: 

Mesquite ISD Emerging Leaders, our student leadership initiative, started with our inaugural cohort in 2021-22.  With chapters at each of our six high schools. In the program’s first year, over 300 students participated in after-school meetings, service projects, community outreach, and school visits. Our students in 10^th – 12^th grades also have the opportunity to enroll in an elective course designed to advance their leadership development. 

Contact Lysandra Real for more information!

Jonathan Hart 

Students compete with other schools in the state in video games through the TexSEF league. Schedule depends on the game/team students are in:

• Monday 4:00-5:00 - Super Smash Bros. and Street Fighter
• Tuesday 4:00-6:00 - Overwatch, Fortnite, and MarioKart
• Wednesday 4:00-5:00 - Club Meeting/Free play
• Thursday 4:00-6:00 - Rocket League, Chess, Apex Legends, and Valorant

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

Contact Chanlynn Bane or Rachelle Throneberry for more information!

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)

There are many opportunities in JROTC for leadership, service to our school, community, and nation, scholastic achievement, and most of all - fun! More information about the JROTC program at West Mesquite High School can be found by visiting their external website WEST MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL JROTC.

For more information about the WMHS JROTC program, contact:

2. Law

National Honor Society (NHS)

Rebecca Lynch

Applications will be accepted at the end of the school year for the following year. 

No regularly scheduled meetings.

PAL (Peer Assistance and Leadership): Patricia Contreras - PAL Coordinator,

There are no regular meetings outside of PAL elective classes.

WMHS Girls Club is an organization that strives to encourage and empower our girls to embrace leadership, positive relationships, and service to our community and campus.

For more information contact: Chanlynn Bane

Student Council (STUCO)

• Stephanie Dodson

Student Council is an opportunity for students to find their voice as a leader while helping run different events on campus. Some activities include Homecoming pep rally, Homecoming crowning, dress-up days, organize the Halloween Bash, Blood Drives, Senior pep rally, fall conference, spring conference, state conference. We work alongside other councils within the district as well as other districts. 

Meetings every other Thursday in Room A209

• 9/28
• 10/19
• 10/26

Contact April Floyd for more information.

The Texas Association of Future Educators or TAFE (pronounced "taffy") is a co-curricular statewide non-profit (501 c3) student organization created to allow young men and women an opportunity to explore the teaching profession. The organization was created in 1984 to provide the best and brightest high school and middle school students in Texas with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions about pursuing careers in education.

Sponsors:

Jacqueline Gee

Yearbook

Contact Kristen Haywood for more information. 

Students must complete a year of journalism and/or photojournalism and have adviser approval to join. Applications open up in the spring.

•  *Exceptions regarding prerequisites are made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the adviser.