Leader:  Benjamin Cerda-Menchaca  - BTCerdaMenchaca@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Kammeyer

Leader:  Valerie Steigleder - VSteigleder@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Renate Cristiano

We teach the basics of architecture, learn about architecturally significant sites in our very own city, and may even have the opportunity to go on tours of sites and compete in architecture contests both statewide and nationally.

When: Friday Enrichments 130

Join: Show up! (Level 4)

Leader:  Rehan Mathew Koshy - rkoshy@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Paul Gilden

Leader:  Jade Park - jpark16@cps.edu, Asrushi Mehrotra, Natalie Zhu

Sponsor: Ms. Jacqueline Barge

Leader:  Kimberly Serrano - kserrano14@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Joseph Quinones

is a student-led chapter of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit BinaryHeart. Our purpose is twofold: to expand access to technology and to empower students through hands-on learning. We take surplus computers, refurbish and upgrade them, and donate them to students and organizations who lack access to reliable digital devices. Giving devices that would otherwise be discarded a new life and meaning. 

While we not only grow computer repairs skills, we also teach our participants how to program and work in a collaborative team setting, where these skills will be used to develop impactful community projects in the future, as well as holding fun challenges and opportunities to show how much you've learned!

When: Thursday Enrichments 

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader:  Mo Eneh - meneh1@cps.edu

Sponsor: Mr. Isaac Castelaz

Achievements: 

Social Media: Instagram - @binaryheartwp

CodeuCopia is a club at Walter Payton College Prep dedicated to bringing accessible and interactive computer science lessons to young minds. In many schools around Chicago, computer science classes are not prioritized, and students lack a platform to explore this multi-faceted subject. Having been there ourselves, we wanted to create a space where students could engage with coding and technology in a fun and supportive environment.

When: Friday Enrichments 218/324

Join: Show up! (Level 3)

Leader:  Ahana Gholkar - agholkar@cps.edu, Linnrue Wei - lnwei@cps.edu, Jonathan Alvarado - jjalvarado14@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. David Dvorak

Achievements: 50 + Students taught, 20 + hours of instruction.

https://codeucopia.github.io/, Visit our site!

We want to get better at programming together and work on interesting challenges.

When: Monday Enrichments 318

Join: Show up! (Level 1)

Leador:  Zachary Wong - zwong@cps.edu, Dou Lai - dklai@cps.edu, John Falciglia - jcfalciglia@cps.edu 

Sponser: Ms. Huma Haider

Leader: Eric Chen - echen15@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Bryon Espinoza

Leader: Alexander Dragoshanskiy - adragoshans@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Bryon Espinoza

Eccodrone is a club dedicated to creating drones and technology to help environmental conservations by the Eccodrone Nonprofit organization. Through a team of students, we train softwares and build drones that help with trash monitoring in parks and beaches. We train and test softwares and drones in parks and we work as a team to complete complex training tasks with our mentor, an IIT grad student who works in drones and aerospace engineering.

When: Friday Enrichments 218

Join: Application Process (Level 3)

• Google form and follow up interview

Leader:  Inika Bansal - ibansal@cps.edu, Miguel Mendez - mamendez20@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Quinones

Achievements: Partnership with the Chicago Parks Foundation.

Leader: Tristan Zhu - tzhu2@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Kevin James

Game Design and Development teaches how to interact with game engines, the first steps of designing games, and leading students through brainstorming their own games. Game Design and Development teaches students about a core design concept, leading members through the steps in Godot, a game engine, and leading them to create their own game concepts. Join the enrichment too if you want weekly game design sessions!

When: Wednesday Seminar 1, 134

Join: Show up! (Level 1)

Leader:  Ahana Gholkar - agholkar@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. DeAndre Barnes

Achievements: Wonderjam 4 second place winner, LameJam 23 place winner

Leader: Stephen Liang - sliang8@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Matthew Olson

Leader: Evelyn Brusznicki- EBrusznicki1@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mx. Kailen Lee

We compete in a NASA-affiliated model rocketry competition called TARC, where we build and launch real mid-powered model rockets! We also compete in R4S, a midwest high-powered rocketry competition where we design rocket payloads. Come to our enrichments or join the team if you want hands-on aerospace engineering experience!

When: Friday Enrichment 236

Join: Show Up! (Level 4)

President: Angelina Huang - ahuang22@cps.edu

Leaders: Preston Du - pdu2@cps.edu,  Sameer Pai - spai1@cps.edu

Sponsor: Mr. Alexander Delgado 

Achievements: 2-year TARC and R4S participant, on our path to qualify for nationals and SLI!

Social Media:  @wpcprocketry

Hack Club is a supportive and collaborative space where students from a wide range of skill levels can come together to explore and learn, experimenting with new things through our various coding and engineering workshops.

When: Tuesday Enrichments 

Join: Show up! (Level 1)

Leader:  Gwyneth He-Chen: gjhe-chen@cps.edu, Devu Rajeshkumar: drajeshkuma@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Sana Ansari

Leader: Alessandro Gameros- agamerosram@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Sofia Momchilov

Leader: Rhea Makkuni- RAMakkuni@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Sofia Momchilov

Leader: Bogdan Jones - bfjones1@cps.edu  

Sponsor: Mr. Scott Galson

Leader: Gwyneth He-Chen- gjhe-chen@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Sarah Greer

We want to get better at Math team is a great place to learn and do more math! It is also a welcoming environment to meet new people and work on difficult problems with them. Being on math team is a great way to explore things you've never thought about before, make new friends, and to participate in (and sometimes win) math competitions at the local, state, and even national level! together and work on interesting challenges.

When: 

• Days: Tuesday, Thursday

• Enrichments and Seminar 2

• Rooms: 212 (Freshmen), 210 (Sophomores), 216/218 (Juniors and Seniors)

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Sponsor: Mr. Caines, Mr. Galson, Mr. Espinoza, Mr. Kammeyer 

Achievements: In the 2023-24 school year, we came won first place in our three major competitions: CCML (CPS competition), NSML (League with suburban schools), and ICTM (State!). It was the first time in Payton history that we won state!

Mediclub is a space for students who are interested in pursuing a career in the medical field to engage in discussions, lectures, and activities pertaining to different medical fields such as suturing workshops, CPR training, and dissections as well as munch on snacks! Meets every other Friday.

When: Friday Enrichments 206

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader:  Alexis Keener (akeener@cps.edu) - Samantha Pilgrim (smpilgrim@cps.edu) 

Sponsor: Mr. Kevin James

Leader: Anderson Hughes - AHughes33@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Todd Bauer

Leader: Sophia Borgula - sborgula@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Mary Soeding

Leader: Waad Idriss - widriss@cps.edu

Sponsor: Ms. Allison Gillick

Leader: Leah Wu- lwu8@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Jamie Parlor

In NeuroMed Society, students will get a chance to hear lectures from guest speakers, including university professors and professionals, about all kinds of different medical topics, as well as participate in numerous activities, workshops, and shadowing opportunities. The club is open to all students, with no previous experience needed, and is partnered with Northwestern University's Brain Awareness Outreach to offer the best experience possible.  

When:  Every other Friday Enrichments 320

Join:  Show up! (Level 1)

Leaders: Kevser Basic - kbasic1@cps.edu, Kaavya Sumit - ksumit@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Mirelle Rivera

The Physics Team dedicates their time towards solving tough physics problems in mechanics, including in kinematics, statics, Newton’s laws, momentum and energy, oscillations, orbital mechanics, fluids, and elementary data analysis, preparing for the annual F=ma competition and Physics Bowl, both sponsored by AAPT. All members of differing experience collaborate during practice sessions to become better thinkers and problem-solvers!

When:  Every Friday Enrichments 204

Join:  Show up! (Level 4)

Leaders: Isabella Sun - isun@cps.edu

Sponsor: Mr. Priyank Srivastava

Programming With Python guides Payton students foundational elements of Python through 90 minute interactive lessons including games and exercises to solidify understanding. Slideshows are presented first introducing a topic, then thorough explanation of the concept and exercises. Students work on practice problems on their own and review previous concepts through a game.

When: Wednesday Seminar 2

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader:  Ahana Gholkar - agholkar@cps.edu, Maxwell Zhang - mzhang7@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mx. Kailen Lee

The RoboGrizzlies are Payton’s award-winning FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team. Each season, we design, build, and program a robot to tackle a brand-new engineering challenge. Along the way, members learn coding, CAD, mechanical design, outreach, and teamwork—all while competing at local and state competitions. Whether you’re interested in engineering, programming, or just want to try something new, robotics has a place for you.

We host tryouts in the beginning of every year. Make sure to sign up for BoY info sessions! Please do not join enrichments - they are team-only.

When: Monday & Friday Enrichment 132, after school, Seminar 2

Join: Application (Level 4)

Leader: Cynthia Chen - crchen@cps.edu - Bu Long - blong6@cps.edu - Sameer Pai - spai1@cps.edu

Sponsor: Mr. Matthew Olson

Achievements:

3x State Qualifier

24-25 1st Place Think Award @ Chicago League Tournament

23-24 Think Award @ Chicago League Tournament

23-24 Finalist Alliance @ Chicago League Tournament

23-24 1st Place Promote Award @ Illinois State Championship

22-23 Think Award @ Chicago League Tournament

22-23 Finalist Alliance @ Chicago League Tournament

22-23 3rd Place Promote Award @ Illinois State Championship

21-22 Motivate Award @ Chicago League Tournament

20-21 Collins Aerospace Innovate Award @ Chicago League Tournament

20-21 Ultimate Goal Woodie Flowers Award @ Chicago League Tournament

19-20 3rd Place Think Award Winner @ Chicago League Tournament

18-19 Judge’s Award Winner @ Chicago League Tournament

17-18 Rookie Team Award Winner @ Chicago League Tournament

Social Media:

Insta: wpcp.robotics

X: RoboGrizzlies

Youtube: Robogrizzlies

Leader: Leah Wu - lwu8@cps.edu

Sponsor: Ms. Kathleen Tysiak

Leader: Dimitri Gunawan - dgunawan@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Kevin James

The Physics Team dedicates their time towards solving tough physics problems in mechanics, including in kinematics, statics, Newton’s laws, momentum and energy, oscillations, orbital mechanics, fluids, and elementary data analysis, preparing for the annual F=ma competition. Though ranging in experience, members collaborate during practice sessions to become better thinkers and problem-solvers!

When: Monday, Tuesday Enrichments Auditorium

Join: Show up! (Level 4)

Leader: Maxwell Zhang - mzhang7@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Priyank Srivastava

SWE is an organization that empowers women and non-binary individuals to explore, succeed, and advance in the field of engineering. We engage in weekly hands-on experiments, projects, challenges to hone skills essential for engineering success, including problem solving, designing, and collaboration. Some past projects include building bottle rockets, making ice cream, and even programming a robot.

When: Thursday Enrichments 222

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader: Emily Cheng - eqcheng@cps.edu, Cyriana Lara - cslara1@cps.edu, Sam Bratley - sbratley@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Walter Kinderman

We meet to disassemble donated technology and retain the parts for further usage.

When: Seminar Wednesdays

Join: Show up! (Level 1)

President: Aryan Thapa-Chhetri - athapa-chhe@cps.edu

Achievements: We sawed open a printer.

Social Media: Instagram- @wpcp.econ 

Leader: Merrill Lee - MLee108@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Dr. Georgia Tolias

Leader: Rhea Makkuni, RAMakkuni@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Ms. Huma Haider

Leader: Linnrue Wei, lnwei@cps.edu

Sponsor: Mr. Aaron Weiss

We are here to support women excel in the STEM fields! We have hands-on lab learning, speakers, and group tutor/studying time for stem classes. 

When: Friday Enrichment, 324, Wednesday Seminar 2,  304

Join: Show Up (Level 1)

Presidents:  Mina Witkovsky (mwitkovsky@cps.edu)- Quinnie Ou (qou@cps.edu)

Leaders: Tatiana Salyga (tlsalyga@cps.edu)- Alina Zhao (amzhao@cps.edu)-Ema Cheng-Tanaka (echeng-tana@cps.edu)- Zilin Yu (zyu1@cps.edu)-Kimberly Shi (kshi1@cps.edu)

Sponsor: Ms. Sofia Momchilov

Social Media: Instagram- @wpcp.wistem

Leader: Ashna Sahni - asahni@cps.edu 

Sponsor: Mr. Valentin Torres