Note: Active clubs/teams/activities and meetings change regularly - students and parents are advised to review Daily Announcements on a routines basis for the most up to date information about current opportunities.
FPSA Clubs and Teams for 2019/2020
(As of Sept 13, 2019)
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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WEB Crew
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Ms. Ovens, Mr. Savard, Ms. Kuiper, Mr. Herringtonn
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TBD
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TBD
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Club description: WEB Crew is Where Everyone Belongs. If you want to get involved with the existing WEB crew to help out with leadership and spirit activities around the school, please chat with one of the teachers to express your interest. You can also tell your WEB leader you are interested and they will keep you informed about upcoming opportunities!
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Art Club
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Ms. Abercrombie and Ms. Kuiper
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125/128
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Colder months, first break?
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Club description:
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Board Games
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Mr. Mason
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204
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Tuesdays 10:55 -11:35
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Club description: Bring your lunch to Room 204 and join other students to play a favourite board game.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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BOOM!
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Mr. Thomas
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218-219
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TBD
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Club description: BOOM is a percussion group. We play rhythms from West-Africa, Brazil and Cuba. BOOM! plays at the school and in the community throughout the year.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Cardboard Boats
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Ms. McGuinness
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D&T Room
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To be announced (October or November)
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Club description: Build boats out of cardboard that will be tested for speed and strength. City wide event in January.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Climate Action
Club
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Ms. Ovens
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Student Services
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TBD
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Club description: Bring your snack and join us in thinking and acting about and acting on our interactions with our environment.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Community Helpers
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Mr. Herrington
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301
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Wednesday’s 1:35-2:15 (starting the first week of November)
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Club description:
Community Helpers, in partnership with Growing Futures, is a social enterprise that links FPSA students with Thyme and Again Catering and the Parkdale Food Centre. As a member of our social enterprise, you will use innovative growing systems to produce, market, and sell basil oil to the local food service industry. 30% of our profits go directly to the Parkdale Food Centre, helping combat hunger within our community. Come learn about business and community development with the Community Helpers every Wednesday (staring the first week in November) from 1:35 - 2:15 in room 301.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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D&T Club
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Ms. McGuinness
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D&T Room
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To be announced (October or November)
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Club description: Designing and building a variety of working models. This leads to a City wide competition.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Design District
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Ms. Morgan
Mr. Thomas
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Library Design District
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Thursdays at 1:35
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Club description: All students are welcome to come and learn about the amazing equipment we have in our Design District - 3D printers, Vinyl cutter, Laser cutter, robots etc...We will decide as a group the direction/focus we would like to take for each month.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Mr. Montplaisir
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Room 221
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Monday Morning or Lunch (TBD)
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Club description: A table role-playing and story-telling game in which each player has a character who will embark upon imaginary adventures in fantasy settings.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Elections Club
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Mr. Herrington
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301
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Wednesday’s 1:35 - 2:15
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Club description: This club will investigate how to run a successful Student Vote program. We will host an All Candidates Town Hall and run a voting day for all FPSA students. Members of this club will act as MCs at our election events, read local candidate profiles at the Town Hall, act as returning officers and polling clerks on our vote day, and count FPSA ballots following our Student Vote on Thursday, October 17. If you want to be part of, or learn more about, our democratic system, this club is for you!
See you on Wednesday at lunch!
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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French Help!
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Mme Takoff
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224
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Fridays lunch (1:35 - 2:15)
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Club description: Bring your lunch, or come after you eat in the cafeteria for help with your French projects, or to finish your unfinished work.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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GSA at FPSA
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Ms Forsyth and Ms. Davis
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TBD
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TBD
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A gay-straight alliance where all students are welcome.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Harry Potter Club
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Ms. Polowin and
Ms. Tayler
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Room 205 (206?)
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Thursday Lunch (12:55 pm-1:35pm)
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Club description: The main goal is to make friends and create a community of Harry Potter readers.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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International Lunch & Culture Club
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Mme Takoff
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Room 224
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Tuesday morning break or Thursday lunch break (TBD)
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Club description: Do you love the food and language of another place? Do you want to share that, or get to know knew food and places? One Wednesday will be the planning day, and then the second meeting will be the eating and sharing! Listen to the announcements for start date. (We will start this month with Japan!)
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Kids Lit Quiz Team
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Mr. Farley
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Library Conference Room
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Wednesday 1:35 Starting Sept. 18 through January
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Club description: Love to READ and enjoy TRIVIA related to books? We will share book recommendations, quiz each other, and prepare for the Kids Lit Quiz competition with other schools...
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Math Club
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Mr. Mason
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204
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Tuesdays 10:55 -11:35
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Club description: We will be doing a variety of Math puzzles, challenges, problems, games and whatever I find to challenge your mathematical brain.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Student Leaders Club
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Ms. Ovens
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Student Services
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TBD
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Club description: Responsible,organized, and global-minded students plan and run fundraisers in support of a variety of school, local and global causes. Get involved in as many or as few as you would like. New members are always welcome.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Upcycle sewing and craft club
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Mme. Takoff and Mr. Thomas
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218/219
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TBD (Tuesday second break?)
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Club description: Do you want to take your favourite old clothes and make something new instead of sending it to the landfill? Come and learn some tricks or share your ideas…. and remember sewing is not just for girls!
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Wrestling Club
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Mr. Vyse
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Small gym
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Time TBD
October to March
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Club description: Learn the basics of Olympic sport, opportunity to watch Ottawa and OFSAA championships
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Girls’ volleyball
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Ms. Kouretas and Ms. Kuiper
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Gym
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November/December
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Club description: Learn v-ball skills and tryout to be part of a school team (2 teams). Teams participate in both friendly regional and board tournaments.
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Club Name
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Staff Leader
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Location
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Date and Time
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Ultimate Frisbee
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Ms. Kouretas
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Outside/Gym
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September/October
April/May
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Club description: Learn/play the game of Ultimate Frisbee. Tournament both in the fall (Sept. 26th) and in the spring.
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