Clubs

Charlotte Lab School Clubs are designed to promote school pride, community involvement, and leadership opportunities as well as provide guidance and support to students through real-world partnerships and experiences.

Starting A Club

NEW CLUB PROPOSAL AND APPROVAL PROCESS

Check with the Director of Student Life to ensure your club idea is not already forming.
Fill out the Club Proposal Form and submit it to the Director of Student Life by Wednesday, October 4 for Semester 1 and Wednesday, January 3 for Semester 2.

You must have a Staff Advisor (you should talk with them about meeting dates and times)
You must have a minimum of 10 student signatures as starting members

Once you have completed and turned in your Club Proposal Form, it must be approved by the Student Life Coordinator and SGA.

You might be called to answer additional questions about your club during this process

All new clubs will be approved by:

Friday, October 13 for Semester 1
Friday, January 12 for Semester 2

Once your club has been approved, you will be expected to run a table at Student Life Rush Day to gain new members. All starting members and your staff advisor should meet once prior to this day to prepare.

CLUB REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

Must have a minimum of 8 members to form and maintain a club.
All clubs must have at least one staff advisor per 15 members. The advisor must attend all meetings.

If the advisor is not able to attend a scheduled meeting, then it is the responsibility of the advisor to find a staff member to cover. If a staff member is not available to cover, then the club meeting will be cancelled and must be rescheduled.

Each club must have elected officers- Minimum of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Each club should have Club By-Laws and Member Agreements that each participant must sign by the end of the second meeting.
Clubs should remain open to all interested students, except in cases in which academic requirements are in place (i.e. National Honor Society).
Each club should meet a minimum of eight times during the school year. Meeting dates, times, and locations should be submitted to theDirector of Student Life by the end of your second meeting.
An agenda and minutes from each meeting will be kept in a running Google Doc and shared with the staff advisor, SGA President, and Director of Student Life.
All clubs are expected to participate in at least one school/community event or project each year. Clubs may work with other clubs within an event/project.
All clubs must follow the rules and procedures of Charlotte Lab School.
All clubs must gain approval from the school accountant and the Director of Student Life prior to assigning any fees/dues or participating in a fundraiser.

Dues should only be collected if they are vital to club success (i.e. Rock Climbing memberships).
All money is to be received and handled by the staff advisor.

The Director of Student Life holds the right to suspend and/or terminate clubs that do not meet the minimum guidelines set forth in this document.

S.A.F.E. Club

S.A.F.E. (Student Alliance for Equality), is a student club that works to improve school climate for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. All students, regardless of their sexual identity, are welcome to join us. The goal of S.A.F.E. is to reduce anti-gay harassment and discrimination by educating the school about homophobia and LGBTQ+ issues, and encouraging a greater degree of understanding. This will make lab a safer place for everyone. This club welcomes all students!

Lab Bibliophiles

LeadHERship Club

Youth Advisory Board

Chess Club

Student Government

Labfama (Food & Mutual Aid)

Photography Club