Clubs & Activitites

Mission Statement: Amaranth is a creative and literary arts jouornal to highlight student, faculty, and staff art, photography, and  creative writing. Published each spring, it is student edited and designed.

Moderator: Mrs. Broderick, ebroderick@sjcadets.org and Mrs. Conetta, lconetta@sjcadets.org.

Meeting Times & Location: 1st & 3rd Fridays each month at 2:20pm in Room 209. 

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Mission Statement: An artist's portfolio is an edited collection of their best artwork intended to showcase an artist's style or method of work. Art portfolio club focuses on developing student portfolios  to illustrate the versatility of each students' talents by showing different samples of current work.

Moderator: Ms Richter, crichter@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location:  2nd Friday each month at 2:15pm in the Art Room. 

Mission Statement: There are over 100 students who participate in the Drama Club's season each year. Participation includes the performers, technical crew, stage managers, a student board who runs many of the aspects of production, tickets sales, ushering, and so much more. Drama Club is an incredibly inclusive cross-section of the SJHS population, from honors students to CEP, student council reps to athletes: every group on campus is represented. Two productions are mounted each season, with a straight drama or comedy in the fall and a more whimsical musical in the spring.

Moderators: Mrs Cardillo, kcardillo@sjcadets.org, 

Meeting Times & Location: Daily at 2:30pm in OK1/Auditorium.

For Upcoming Productions and Tickets, visit sjcadets.org/dramaclub.

Mission: Open to all students with a background in instrumental music, the jazz band will meet weekly in preparation for the winter and spring concerts.

Moderator: Mr Kavulich, mkavulich@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: See google classroom for weekly schedule. Auditorium. 

Mission Statement: The Writing Resource Center at St Joseph High School is a student-centered learning, resource, and study environment for students to obtain and seek help concerning writing expository essays, creative assignments, and research/term papers for their classes.  This program endorses writing across the curriculum, and student-trained tutors are available for tutoring sessions after school. During a session, peer tutors and teachers engage in conversation with student-writers, focusing on ideas, organization, development, argument, synthesis, and writers’ concerns.  In serving as an audience, the Writing Resource Center staff fosters active learning, skill-set growth, and writing confidence while simultaneously providing support during any stage of the writing process: idea generation, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, or revision.  

Moderators: Ms Lowell, tlowell@sjcadets.org, Ms Fasano, jfasano@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times:

• Monday, 2:15-3:00 PM; Tuesday, 2:15-3:00 PM

Online tutoring must be submitted in Word format, before 7pm on Tuesdays to sjwritingcenter@gmail.com.  

Mission Statement: The French Club meets several times a month in order to promote the study and understanding of Italian culture, music, art, food, etc.  French Club activities include: visiting centers of French culture, attending operas and plays, and making trips to museums and restaurants. The purpose of the club is to encourage students to be active members in the community so as to support the understanding of diverse cultures and languages.

Moderator: Mr Etse, keste@sjcadets.org

Mission Statement: The Italian Club meets several times a month in order to promote the study and understanding of Italian culture, music, art, food, etc.  Italian Club activities include: visiting centers of Italian culture, attending operas and plays, making trips to museums and restaurant, and playing bocce! The purpose of the club is to encourage students to be active members in the community so as to support the understanding of diverse cultures and languages.

Moderator: Mrs DiCostanzo, sdicostanzo@sjcadets.org

Mission Statement: The Spanish Club meets throughout the year. All students interested in the richness of the Spanish and Latin American cultures are welcome. Spanish Club activities include Mardi Gras, Fiestas celebrating the culture and cuisine of the Spanish speaking world, a cultural field trip, and other activities. ¡Ven y celebra con nosotros! Come and celebrate with us!

Moderators: Mrs Carvalho-Sullivan, jcsullivan@sjcadets.org, Mrs Rivera, orivera@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month at 2:20pm in Room 110. 

Mission Statement: It is the mission of the St Joseph High School Audio/Visual Arts Club to introduce students to the technical and performance aspects of broadcast media through hands-on experience. The club also provides valuable services to the school in the form of sound system operation for school functions and assistance as is needed for SJTV. The AV Club facilitates fun opportunities for students to share their creative talents with the entire SJ community.

Moderators: Mr Forde, tforde@sjcadets.org, Mrs Carvalho-Sullivan, jcsullivan@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Locations:  Tuesdays at 2:30pm in the TV Studio

• Moderator: Ms Fasano, jfasano@sjcadets.org and Ms Lowell, tlowell@sjcadets.org
   
• Club Meetings: Mondays at 2:15pm in Room 208.
   
• Description: The Film and Literature Club offers students the opportunity to explore pieces of classic and modern literature through film. They will also be exposed to creating their own movie trailers, creative short movies, and awareness PSAs. Students will be able to recreate classic works and discover new “film making” techniques throughout the year.

  Each month, there will be a different “theme”. The theme will be projected and students will have a chance to create a masterpiece of their own, or search out examples of these themes to share within the group. This will give students the chance to mingle and establish collaborative work within the group and continue to instill the value of compassion, understanding, cooperation, and faith.

  Moderators will lay out guidelines regarding the expectations of the created projects so as to ensure there is nothing inappropriate or too insensitive.

  The club aims to uphold the atmosphere of a safe place to share works of their creative process, and also it provides a dwelling for students to share, debate, and cooperate with others in expressing their options and ideas on the literature and theme being presented.

Mission Statement: Following Columbia University School of Journalism’s ideas, concepts and format, the Spectrum continues to be one of New England’s award winning premier high school medalist yearbooks. Although the staff (writers, editors, photographers, and business managers) is made up of mostly juniors and seniors, freshmen and sophomores fill 40% of the staff needs.

Be part of the team that produces one of the best high school yearbooks in New England. Meets 2-3 times a week. To be actively involved in the editorial process, students must commit to making the yearbook a primary activity. In the process, the students learn valuable skills such as digital photography, desktop publishing, copy editing, creative design, and management.

Moderators: Ms Richter, crichter@sjcadets.org, Mrs Lisa Russell

The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is the nation's leading professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business. NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society.

St Joseph High School is the Victor Hugo Chapter of the French National Honor Society. Students must maintain a minimum of a 90 average for 6 consecutive quarters in order to be inducted and then maintain that average along with an overall B average over their involvement. Students become eligible in January of junior year, in level III or above, and are available as peer tutors for students in lower levels should help be requested.

The Italian National Honor Society, or La Società Onoraria Italica, meets several times throughout the year in order to promote the study of Italian language and culture. Members of the society have been recognized for their excellence/achievement in Italian courses throughout sophomore, junior and senior year. In addition, the purpose of the society is to encourage students to be active members in the community so as to support the understanding of diverse cultures and languages.

NCHS (National Chinese Honor Society)

Mission Statement:

The Mencius Scholar Chapter of the National Chinese Honor Society at St. Joseph High School seeks to recognize the most diligent, kind-hearted, and committed students in the Chinese program. Under the leadership of the moderator, the organization is committed to offer Chinese after school programs to elementary schools in the community, as well as tutoring other students in the Chinese program. The NCHS also works to promote the school’s Mandarin Chinese program among the school community throughout the year.

Mencius Scholar Chapter is a member of

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools

Eligibility is open to any eleventh or twelfth grade student who has a scholastic weighted career average of 90, and has been enrolled in the school for at least one semester. Other evaluated criteria for membership are leadership, service, and character. Once accepted into the Society, it is expected that all criteria for membership be maintained throughout the student’s high school career.

Moderators:  Ms Piatak mpiatak@sjcadets.org & Mr Dempsey, mdempsey@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: Every other Thursday at 2:20pm in the Auditorium. 

We are the Iboamerican Chapter of the Spanish National Honor Society. Students must maintain a minimum of a 90 average for 6 consecutive quarters in order to be initiated and then maintain that average over their involvement. Scholarships for travel and study are offered by the National Organization as well as the possibility to be published in the National Organizations publication called Albericias.

• Club Name: Coding Club
   
• Moderator: Mrs Berry, rberry@sjcadets.org
   
• Club Meetings: TBA
   
• Description: Coding club is designed to teach members basics in computer programming. Skill levels vary from beginner to advanced. Our goal is to have fun solving problems while we develop skills and compete in coding competitions.

The e-Sports club is a new gathering hub for the competitive Rocket League and League of Legends teams that our school has recently created. These teams will be practicing and competing against other local high school teams through the duration of the e-Sports seasons, with our eyes set on the goal of bringing home a new trophy to St Joseph!

Moderator: Mr Mirable, mmirable@sjcadets.org

Coordinated through the Science Department, Science Competition is an annual event that is open to all students. Should any student wish to participate, they should speak with the Science Department Chair - Mr. Walsh, dwalsh@sjcadets.org. 

Mission Statement: St Joseph High School supports Camp Sunshine by volunteering as Counselors during a summer session. Camp Sunshine is nestled alongside the shores of beautiful Sebago Lake. It provides respite, support, joy and hope to children with life-threatening illnesses and their immediate families through various stages of a child’s illness. The year-round program is free of charge to all families, and includes 24-hour onsite medical and psychosocial support. Bereavement groups are also offered for families who have lost a child to an illness.

Moderator: Mrs Piatak, cpiatak@sjcadets.org

Mission Statement: Campus Ministry is an integral part of our spiritual life program as we strive to put the Gospel into action in our lives. Mother Teresa once said that "the fruit of prayer is service," so our Campus Ministry program seeks to combine what our students study with how they live, helping to form the young person for lifelong discipleship. In the process, students grow stronger in the faith themselves, and powerfully witness to it among their peers.

Moderator: Mr Smith, jsmith@sjcadets.org

Mission Statement: The mission of the St. Joseph High School Letters with Love Club is to invite students to appreciate the art of  letter writing.This is achieved through participation in the Feroleto Center Pen Pal program. Participants  are involved in community service projects and meet with their penpals during the year.

Moderator: Mrs Sorrentino, bsorrentino@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month at 2:50pm in Room 105. 

Mission: Music Ministry involves those who sing and play an instrument to play at school Masses and other services, such as Stations of the Cross and the Christmas service. All who love music are welcome to participate! Keep an eye out for meetings, which can depend on other meetings that interrupt our typical Wednesday meeting.

Moderator: Mr Weiss, tweiss@sjcadets.org. 

Meeting Times & Location: Wednesdays at 2:30pm (other days based on need before Mass) in Room 302. 

Please Note: This Club Will Not Take Place During the 2020-21 School Year

Mission Statement: The goal of the St Joseph Interact Club is to strengthen the community by raising awareness of pertinent racial, social, and political issues. We hope to address these issues and cultural diversity between international students and their experience in school.  Interact club puts community service and international student integration at the forefront.

Moderators: Mrs Anderson, manderson@sjcadets.org, Mr Delancy, mdelancy@sjcadets.org

Meeting Time & Location: Tuesdays at 2:15pm in OK3.

Kids Initiating Nice Deeds

Mission Statement:
To build self-esteem and school morale by showing students he or she really can make a difference by being kind to others and being kind to yourself.

Goals:

• To promote a sense of kindness and mindfulness in school, community, and at home.
• To foster a sense of unity within our school community
• To inspire all students to be positive role-models for others
• To instill healthy habits and lifestyles by promoting self-care, meditation, nutrition, good decision making, etc.

Moderators: Mrs Seperack, KSeperack@sjcadets.org & Mrs Schiels, LSchiels@sjcadets.org

Student President: Adele Whitlock and Rosie Simms
 

Meeting Times: Second and Fourth Tuesday of Every Month

Mission Statement: The Multicultural Club’s mission is to make the St Joseph High School community aware of interracial, intergenerational, and intersectional overlapping and independent systems of discrimination and disadvantage within interconnected social categorizations of race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group.  The Multicultural Club is a socially-inclusive organization with the intent of embracing multiculturalism and diversity, while eliminating racism, prejudice, and intolerance on all levels.

Moderators: Ms Lowell, tlowell@sjcadets.org, Mrs Rivera, orivera@sjcadets.org, Ms Aldana, caldana@sjcadets.org

Meeting Time & Location:  1st and 3rd Thursdays at 2:15pm in Room 310. 

Mission Statement: The Women’s Studies Club’s is an interdisciplinary club at St. Joseph High School where the members seek to connect our work as academics with the social and political world outside the school, that is, to educate our student body about social inequalities that result from sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and ethnocentrism, as well as to link knowledge, research, teaching, and activism.  The student club members’ mission is to seek to empower each other through a feminist critique of social, cultural, and institutional structures that enables them to think more critically about their own lives and that inspires them to work as active citizens for social justice.

Moderators: Ms Lowell, tlowell@sjcadets.org, Ms Spano, jspano@sjcadets.org

Meeting Time & Location: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 2:15pm in Room 310. 

Mission: Freshman Guides serve as peer representatives for 7th and 8th grade students as they explore their high school options during shadows days. Excellence in the classroom, leadership at school and in the community, and a strong commitment to providing positive mentoring are qualities that are required of St Joseph High School Freshman Guides. Freshman Guide applications are available through the office of Admission in August 2019.

Moderator: Ms Oberle, aoberle@sjcadets.org. 

Meeting Times & Location: Freshman Guide training is in September

FBLA-PBL inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences.

Moderator: Mrs Piatak, cpiatak@sjcadets.org

Information coming soon!

Mission: Applications for the 2019-2020 school year (for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) will be available through the Office of Admission in March 2020. 

Moderator: Ms Oberle, aoberle@sjcadets.org.

Meeting Times & Location:  Wednesdays at 2:15pm in the Student Commons or Auditorium. 

Student Council is an organization of students and faculty moderators that work for the general welfare of the school by promoting school morale, spirit and cooperation between the student body, the faculty and administration.

*Student Council meets every Monday, 2:15pm-2:45pm with Class Advisors.
 

Class Advisors:

• Senior Advisor,  Mrs Piatak
• Junior Advisor,  Dr Marino
• Sophomore Advisor,  Mr Pappa
• Freshman Advisors,  Mr Semplice, Mr Kavulich

Preamble (from the St Joseph High School Student Council Constitution):

We, the students of St Joseph High School, fully aware of our responsibility to God, our Country, and St Joseph High School, in order to provide for student welfare, to encourage the necessary cooperation and understanding between the students, faculty, and the administration, in accordance with the powers delegated to us by the Administration of St Joseph High School do hereby ordain,and establish this constitution for the Student Council of St Joseph High School.

Purposes of the Student Council are (Article II):

• To serve as a Student Government, by advising the administration of the school in matters directly or indirectly related to the welfare of students of the school community as a whole and to provide a forum for student expression.
• To establish greater unity in the school by encouraging cooperation and understanding between the student body, the faculty and the administration.
• To promote the general welfare of the school, safeguard its reputation and preserve its tradition. to develop attitudes of, and practices in, good citizenship and Christianity.
• To improve school morale and spirit
• To establish and provide orderly direction for school activities.

Student Council Events Include:

• Assisting the Freshman on the first day of school
• School Dances
• Donation of food to the needy
• Junior Ring Reception
• Advent Tree Lighting
• Walk-a-Thon
• Homecoming Assembly and Luncheon
• Halloween Costume Contest
• Faculty Appreciation Day
• Senior Picnic
• Student Council Elections
• Class Trips
• Decorating the school for Christmas
• Student Council Induction Ceremony
• Spirit Week Activities
• Field Day
• Open House
• Catholic Schools Week
• Baccalaureate Mass
• Graduation Events

Mission Statement: The St Joe's Chess Club brings together students who would like to share an interest in chess with each other. The club promotes increased knowledge and understanding of the game of chess as a hobby, an art, and as an intellectual sport. Skill levels range from beginners to advanced, competitive-minded players. The Chess Club is open to any student, regardless of his or her experience or playing ability.

Moderator: Mr Gaccione, vgaccione@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: Tuesdays at 2:30pm in Room 204. 

Please Note: This Club Will Not Take Place During the 2020-21 School Year

Misson: Cultural Cuisine Club strives to promote a complex understanding of different cultures, which is accomplished through exposure to dishes and activities proposed by students that relate to specific nationalities or ethnicities.

Additional Information coming soon!

Mission Statement: The Debate Team at St Joseph seeks to foster the intellectual and critical thinking skills in each student.  Through weekly meetings and monthly competitions, the team will debate multiple social and political issues from different perspectives, which will acquaint them with the complex world of the 21st century.

Moderator: Mr Tyrell, jtyrell@sjcadets.org

Meetings: Every Thursday at 2:15pm in OK3

Please Note: This Club Will Not Take Place During the 2020-21 School Year

Mission:  The club mainly focuses on two Frisbee activities in general: Ultimate Frisbee and Disc Golf.  Ultimate Frisbee is an excellent team sport that involves running around, passing and catching the Frisbee to teammates.  Disc Golf is a new popular craze, similar to golf there is a target and players count how many throws (strokes) it takes them to hit the target.  The lowest score being the winning score. 

Moderator: Mr Delancy, mdelancy@sjcadets.org

Club President: Vincent Pavese '22

Meeting Times:  First and Third Thursdays at 2:30pm on the Convent Field.

Mission Statement: The Guitar Club is open to students who play guitar and would like the opportunity to discuss popular music and learn how to play various songs with the input of other club members. This is also an outlet for the sharing of talents and an opportunity for self- expression.

Moderators: Mr Brunner, pbrunner@sjcadets.org, Mr Weiss, tweiss@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: Fridays at 2:20pm in Room 201. 

Mission Statement: The mission of the St. Joseph High School Irish Club is to invite all students to explore and to celebrate the language, recipes, history and culture of Ireland. It focuses on community service projects, educational  field trips, and representing the SJ community in the Bridgeport St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Moderator: Mrs Sorrentino, bsorrentino@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month at 2:20pm in Room 105. 

Mission Statement: The Jeopardy Club is intended for all students interested in a mental challenge. Questions are designed for high school knowledge and just like the television show, the first one to buzz in will be the first one allowed to respond.

Moderator: Mr Mamrus, hmamrus@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times: Every Tuesday at 2:30pm in Room 211. 

Mission Statement: The math team is open to all students who love math and are interested in challenging their math ability! There will be competitions once a month in Williton.

Moderator: Ms Stevens, kstevens@sjcadets.org, Mrs. Berry, rberry@sjcadets.org, and  Ms Mostowy, amostowy@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: Mondays & Wednesdays at 2:15pm in Room 109. 

Please Note: This Club Will Not Take Place During the 2020-21 School Year

Mission Statement: The Philosophy Club is a community of inquiry whose members seek to live up to Socrates’ claim that, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Each week we discuss a question, article, or text of philosophical importance. Why are we here? Do we have free will? Why is there something rather than nothing? Come ready to discuss these and other of life’s most important questions with other seekers. All SJ students and faculty are welcome!

Moderator: Mr Nayden, rnayden@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times & Location: Fridays at 2:15pm in Room 314. 

Please Note: This Club Will Not Take Place During the 2020-21 School Year

Mission Statement: St Joseph Ping Pong Club is to create a fun, friendly and enjoyable environment that is conducive to learning the way table tennis is played, while fostering the development of its fundamental skills.

Moderator: Mr Delancy, mdelancy@sjcadets.org

Meeting Times:  Second and Fourth Thursdays at 2:30pm in the Convent (C3)

Mission Statement: Learn for to trade stocks, invest, and how to value a company!

Moderator: Mr Brunner, pbrunner@sjcadets.org

Meeting Time & Location: Wednesdays at 2:20pm in Room 308.