EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Aca-Deca (Academic Decathlon)
The Academic Decathlon, or Aca_Deca as we call it at Clark Fork, is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten categories: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores. Winning teams advance through the local, regional, and state levels of competition. The State champions compete at the National finals.
At Clark Fork, Aca-Deca is taught as a class by Chandra Martz.
Like the decathlon athletic contest, the Academic Decathlon does not permit participants to specialize but rather the Academic Decathlon encourages academic versatility by requiring students to prepare for all ten events. The Academic Decathlon stresses educational opportunity and academic excellence.
The curricular theme for 2007-2008 will be The Civil War. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
Super Quiz: The Super Quiz Resource Guide will include readings on such topics as the causes of the war, critical battles and campaigns, the role of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's leadership, and Reconstruction.
Language and Literature: The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, one novel, and six shorter works. The featured novel will be The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
Art: The art curriculum topic will be nineteenth-century American art, and the curriculum will include the study of eighteen selected artworks.
Music: The music curriculum will focus on the music of the Civil War era. The curriculum will include a companion CD, featuring fourteen listening selections.
Science: The science curriculum will focus on the transmission, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. The Science Resource Guide will include a case study on disease and the Civil War.
Economics: The economics curriculum will focus on fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics and international trade and global economic development. The economics curriculum will also include a thematic section focused on slavery and the economics of the U.S. Civil War.
Math: The math curriculum will cover topics in the fields of general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus.
Athletics
Clark Fork is a 1-A Division 2 school in district 1 of the North Star Conference. The 1-A designation indicates a school with less that 160 students. All high school athletic activities are governed by the Idaho High School Athletic Association (IDHSAA).
Football: Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School offers an exemplary football program for junior high and varsity teams. Fielding a junior high team depends on the number of students interested in playing. In 2005 and 2007 Clark Fork's varsity team placed second in the North Star League. Football practice begins prior tot he start of school - around the second week of August. The football season officially ends with the State Championship game, which is generally held in the third week of November.
Volleyball: Girls' volleyball is offered as varsity, junior varsity, and junior high teams. Placement on the varsity team is determined by skill level. Junior varsity and junior high teams depend on the number of students interested in playing. Volleyball practice begins prior to the start of regular school, generally in the second week of August. The volleyball season officially ends with the State Championship game, generally held in the fourth week of October.
Basketball: Both girls' and boys' basketball is offered as varsity, junior varsity, and junior high teams.
The boys' basketball season generally begins around the second week of November and officially ends with the State Championship game, generally played during the last week of February or the first week of March.
The girls' basketball season begins around the fourth week of November and officially ends with the State Championship generally held during the third week of February.
Golf: The golf season begins the last week of February and officially ends with the State championship in the third week of May.
Track: Track begins the last week of February and ends in the third week of May.
Tennis: Tennis is offered to all high school students. The tennis season begins during the last week of February and ends officially with the State Championship around the third week of May. 2007-2008 marks the fifth year of our tennis program. In each of the preceding years, we have sent players to State.
Drama: Our drama department generally puts on two productions during the school year. This year's performances include "A Thing of Beauty," a one act play by Maurice Berzer and "American Idol", a skit written by CFHS students, which will be performed December 15th. After Spring Break the students will give their second performance of the season - "Hooray for Hollywood," by Tim Kelly.
