Post date: May 22, 2024
By Peter Wolff
With a mere three weeks remaining in the 2024 school year, 2025 appears to be in the minds of no one, which is as it should be. After all, summer vacation is something to be savored while it still lasts and should not be rushed. Yet, in the blink of an eye, the vacation will be gone, and school will return with all of its clubs, events, and more. Listed below are some clubs to consider joining next year.
Club Name: David's Dream and Believe Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Ms. Hartmann and Ms. Chencharik
Category: Community Service and Aiding Those with Cancer
“I really enjoy working with our SRHS and SRMS students. Our meetings always have a big turnout. We’ll take plain paper, colored markers, and pencils and create a get-well card. The students will probably never meet the patients they are making a card for, but there is an instant and lasting connection.”
Brief Description: Southern Regional High School’s David’s Dream and Believe Club is a fragment of a larger organization (the David’s Dream and Believe Charity Foundation), which aids those battling cancer. In the club, students make cards for those who are hospitalized, raise money for the person with cancer, and plan fundraising events to achieve such goals.
Club Name: French Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Madame Skodi
Category: Language Club
“The French Club is about discovering French culture by celebrating its traditions, sampling its food, and exploring various spots in New Jersey that feature French-themed activities.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s French Club is a club which delves into unique linguistic and cultural experiences through both unique cuisine and cultural sites. This provides students with fun and unique educational experiences not to be forgotten. Who knew learning a language could be so fun!!!
Club Name: German Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Frau Matthew
Category: Language Club
“The German Club is all about meeting new people through fun activities and familiarizing the club members with the traditional Germanic values that can be found in both the food and atmosphere. You do not have to speak German to join the club.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s German Club is a club which enables students to learn both the intricacies of the language and absorb some of the varying cultural traditions celebrated on the daily by German students. You do not have to be in the class to join the club. The more the merrier!!!
Club Name: Health and Science
Advisor(s) of the Club: Mrs. Landgraf and Nurse Bates
Category: Scientific Experiences, Cleaning Up Litter, and Community Service Opportunities
“The Health and Science Club was first founded through our ambition to provide our students with up-to-date scientific and medical knowledge they are most passionate about. Alongside this, we also attempt to serve the community through our work and offer service hours to those participating.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s Health and Science Club is a club in which students are enabled and encouraged to delve into fields of science and medicine that peak their interest. This task of education is approached through a beginning-of-year survey, which allows members to mold the club to their own strengths and passions, to which guest speakers will be invited to enable a networking path for the students to build off of. In addition to guest speakers, the club also meets to assemble care packages for students with cars (Medical kits to keep in their cars) and clean up the wooded area leading to the Wawa (Students are provided one service hour at the end of both mentioned activities).
Club Name: Intergenerational Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Mrs. Tamarato
Category: Senior Citizens Meet Ups, Board Games, Parties
“Food, Friendships and Fun. All core values of the Intergenerational council. Bridging the gap between generations, for generations.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s Intergenerational Council is a club in which students participate in board games, trivia events (with prizes), and fun, creative crafts found within small parties the club throws. At the parties, senior citizens and students meet and are able to chat, form close bonds, and play games. With fifty percent of the meetings being spent preparing for the party and the other fifty percent being allocated to hosting it (often from 2:12 to 5:00 PM), the club is mildly more demanding than others, but that is made up for in its entirety through the stories that are shared of both past lessons and future ambitions. The club is always welcome to newcomers, so be sure to stop by!!!
Club Name: Photography Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Ms. Ardoin
Category: Photography
“The photography club was started to educate students on the proper techniques of taking well-composed and developed photographs.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s Photography Club was first established to educate students in the proper techniques of professional-grade photography. In addition to knowledge, the club sets students up with the skills corresponding to photography they would need to use for their future professions. The photography club is more than just a club. It is also an investment that will pay off in the not so distant future!!!
Club Name: Rampage Club
Advisor(s) of the Club: Ms. Abbato and Mr. Derion
Category: Writing, School Newspaper
“Enjoy writing and making a difference? The Rampage is an outlet to hone your writing skills in a journalistic forum. The club has flexible hours, and you can write in your own time.”
Brief Description: The Southern Regional High School’s Rampage is a club in which students are encouraged to express their passion of writing through the outlet of the school newspaper. All work is completed by the students, for the students with any (School appropriate) topics being left up to the writer.
There is one important last side note. Each language has a corresponding club so if you are in a language not listed above as a club, there is one for each language class.
Get involved and most importantly have fun!!!
Learn more about clubs mentioned above and other activities here (Advisor emails attached too)