Clubs

The goals for all Elementary School CHROME Clubs are:

  • To provide a support system for underrepresented minority and female students that encourages their natural ability to excel in science and mathematics;
  • To provide enhancing experiences for students, showing what jobs are performed by engineers, scientists, and mathematicians;
  • To provide role models for students;
  • To provide career education information;
  • To provide opportunities for students to develop speaking and writing skills;
  • To provide stimulating and fun mathematics and science activities that enhance classroom instruction; and
  • To provide a vehicle for students to share their interest in mathematics and science.

Participation and Continuance Requirements

  • Students should demonstrate a continuing interest in CHROME through cooperation and active participation in at least 75% of all CHROME activities, which may include, but are not limited to, regular meetings, field trips, summer camps, presentations, and study-tutoring sessions.
  • Students should be encouraged to make good grades, but the main focus at the elementary level is on continued interest in science and mathematics.
  • A student data form is needed each year for each student, including a parent or guardian’s signature in the permission block. This is very important to help the CHROME central office track each student’s progress through school and through the CHROME program until graduation.
  • While CHROME is an organization designed to benefit underrepresented minorities and females, it is NOT exclusionary; any student who is interested in a career in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology, and who wishes to join, may do so.

The goals of the middle and high school CHROME Clubs are:

  • To provide a support system for underrepresented minority and female students that encourages their participation in the fields of engineering, science, mathematics, and technology;
  • To ensure that students take appropriate courses and maintain grade point averages to prepare for entrance into mathematics, science, engineering, or technical fields;
  • To provide enhancing experiences for students in the fields of engineering, science, mathematics, and other technical areas;
  • To provide role models for students;
  • To provide a network of positive peers;
  • To provide information about careers;
  • To provide opportunities for students to develop speaking and writing skills;
  • To assist students in obtaining vocational experiences in these fields through internships; and
  • To assist students in obtaining financial assistance, if needed, to pursue their education beyond high school.

Participation and Continuance Requirements

  • Students should demonstrate a continuing interest in CHROME through cooperation and active participation in at least 75% of all CHROME activities, which may include, but are not limited to, regular meetings, field trips, summer camps, presentations, and study-tutoring sessions.
  • Middle and high school students must agree to enroll in upper level mathematics courses; Algebra I and II, Trigonometry, and Advanced Mathematics. It is recommended that students complete Calculus in high school, if available. Seventh and eighth graders should be encouraged to enroll in Pre-Algebra and Algebra.
  • Middle and high school students must agree to take science courses that provide a basic preparation for engineering and engineering-related careers: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, etc.
  • All students should be encouraged to maintain the highest possible grade point averages, and to achieve the highest possible PSAT and SAT scores.
  • A student data form is needed each year for each student, including a parent or guardian’s signature in the permission block. This is very important to help the CHROME central office track each student’s progress through school and through the CHROME program until graduation.
  • While CHROME is an organization designed to benefit underrepresented minorities and females, it is NOT exclusionary; any student who is interested in a career in science, mathematics, engineering, or technology, and who wishes to join, may do so.