Writing

Bombic Sans (Slam Poetry)

Leader: Morgan Montoya - MMontoya21@cps.edu. Lucinda De Maio - lrdemaio@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Jamie Parlor, Ms. Allison Gillick

Books and Baked Goods

Members of the club vote on a book and meet weekly to discuss the book over the course of a quarter while tasting different baked goods.

When: Thursday Enrichments 324

Join: Show up! (Level 2)

Leader: June Lamb - jlamb3@cps.edu, Kaelyn McColl - kemccoll@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Howard

Boys with Books

Boys With Books is a student led club at Walter Payton aimed at promoting enjoyment of reading in young boys. We have been partnering with Salazar Elementary for the last year, reading to third, fourth, and fifth graders after seminar days.

When: Thursday, Once a month Enrichments 238

Join: Application Process, ask president (Level 2)

Leader: Connor Verigan - CTVerigan@cps.edu, Gabriel Moy - gmoy1@cps.edu

Sponser: Mr. Paul Gilden

Achievements: 2 Book Drives with Bernie’s book bank (over 1000 books collected)

Social Media: Instagram- @boyswithbooks

Helping Paws

Helping Paws is a club which works to address issues in our school and community through education and service. Together we will take part in service projects and group activities both in and out of school surrounding a variety of themes for the year.

When: Friday, every other Friday, Once a month Enrichments 118

Join: Show up (Level 3)

Leader: Giselle De Leon - gadeleon1@cps.edu, Ximena Gomez - xgomex8@cps.edu, Mia Mendez - mrebeccamen@cps.edu

Sponser: Mr. Matthew Olson

Achievements: Helping Paws hosted a Holiday Toy Drive where we donated new, unwrapped toys to the Toys for Tots organization, which gifts toys to less fortunate children in the United States. Created dog toys from old t-shirts that students brought in, which was donated to the Anti-Cruelty Society.

Social Media: Instagram- @wpcp.helpingpaws

Honey Jar Literature Journal

Leader: Payton Nicholoff - psnicholoff@cps.edu

Sponser: Mr. Seth Davis

Payton Art and Lit Magazine (PALM)

The Payton Art and Literature Magazine (PALM) features art and literature created by students within the Payton community (including PALM staff). Throughout the year, we publish digital zines with different themes that feature chosen artwork and literature, culminating in a printed final magazine at the end of the year. Staff editors vote on themes and curate the submissions that end up being featured. More information can be found at wpcp-palm.com!

When: Monday Enrichments

Join: Application Process (Level 3)

Fill out an application form to become a staff editor at the beginning of the school year.

Leader: Emily Cheng - eqcheng@cps.edu, Cyriana Lara - cslara1@cps.edu, Zofia Poczatek - zapoczatek@cps.edu, Kallie Wang - krwang@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Kerry Catlin

Payton News Network

Payton News Network is a student-led collaborative video news club that creates weekly broadcasts covering school events, student accomplishments, and opportunities. Members build skills in interviewing, camerawork, script writing, anchoring, using filming equipment, video editing, and more. The club also encourages open participation, featuring Payton students and faculty as guest anchors.

When: Thursday Enrichments 322 and Friday Enrichment 313

Join: Show up (Level 1)

Leader: Maxine Huang - mhuang30@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Sam Lee

Payton Paw Print

The Payton Paw Print is Walter Payton College Prep's school newspaper. It is a student publication that gives voice to the student body. We cover school news, current events, pop culture, and many other topics, and we teach our staff the importance of journalism through hands-on experience.

When: Monday, Thursday Enrichments 242

Join: Show up (Level 3)

Leader: Madeleine Spanbauer - mspanbauer@cps.edu, Sanaa Taqvi - sataqvi@cps.edu, Saron Alem - stalem@cps.edu, Alexa Gola - aigola@cps.edu, Steven Jiang, sjiang5@cps.edu, Macarena Ugalde-Bada, mugaldebada@cps.edu, Elena Whitford, ejwhitford@cps.edu, Kieran Blake, kblake4@cps.edu, Leah Galibois, lagalibois@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Stephanie Vargas

Achievement: Best Overall Publication - Illinois Journalism Education Awards

Best Hybrid Publication - Illinois Journalism Education Awards

Best Website - Illinois Journalism Education Awards

Overall Newspaper, Superior Achievement - Scholastic Press Association of Chicago

Payton Pen

We are a space where writers can practice their craft, hone their skills and connect over their shared love of writing.

When: Monday Enrichments 234

Join: Show up (Level 1)

Leader: Ivy Lefebvre - ijlefebvre@cps.edu, Addison Davis - amdavis35@cps.edu, Sora Schrank - sschrank@cps.edu, Aniyah Coleman - ancoleman8@cps.edu

Sponser: Dr. Gillick

Speech Club

Our goal is to: strengthen our speaking ability, build confidence, and learn how to communicate effectively. We do this through practicing speaking skills, playing games, and competing in regional speech tournaments through the National Speech and Debate Association

When: Tuesday Enrichments 220

Join: Show up (Level 4)

Leader: ijdoi@cps.edu, hedoi@cps.edu

Sponser: Mr. Sam Lee

Achievements: We compete in area tournaments and have placed in finals in the past.

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Leader: Bella Brown - bbrown98@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Tiffany Batiste-Gilmore

Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop is a student-run club that aims to help Payton students foster and grow their writing skills. We provide opportunities for writing tutoring, peer workshops, and writing in response to prompts. We also hope to provide resources to facilitate students' entrance into various writing competitions and submission of articles for publication in journals, in order to expand our school's language arts opportunities. Writing Workshop meets every Tuesday enrichment, and we bring snacks for google classroom members!

When: Tuesday Enrichments 305

Join: Show up (Level 2)

Leader: Ava Carlson - aecarlson2@cps.edu, Charlotte Walters - cmwalters1@cps.edu, Noam Cohen - nscohen@cps.edu, Olivia Groh - ogroh@cps.edu, Chloe Kahlil ckhalil@cps.edu

Sponser: Ms. Julie Ruich

Achievements: We are currently in the process of writing student submissions to upcoming competitions, but no pieces have either won or been published yet.

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