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List of 2025-2026 MHS Extracurricular Activities
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The Karaoke Club is a club designed for students who love to sing. This club provides an opportunity for students to enjoy musical instruction and experiences without the stress associated with formal instruction or assessment. A Cappella groups rely solely on their voices and body tones as the instruments of musical expression. This club is perfect for individuals who are innovative and interested in creating shared musical experiences.
Advisors: Ms. Jordan & Ms. Zaniewski
The Art Club works on art projects, plans artsy fundraisers, tries to beautify the school community through visual arts, holds art discussions, and invites guest speakers to share their creative knowledge. All ability levels are welcome!
Advisor: Ms. Sokolowski
A club focused on providing free, volunteer-based tutoring to Junior School and High School ELL students. Club members will meet weekly at the High school or Junior School for conversation time and/or tutoring. Meetings will occur during the lunch/support time.
Co-advisors: Ms. Hartle & Ms. Blier
Chess Club is an informal gathering of those who like, even love, to play chess. It is an opportunity to hone your skills in friendly matches. We hold tournaments twice a year for anyone interested. Whether you are new to chess or have competed in tournaments, you are welcome.
Advisor: Mr. Carusone
CONNECTIONS CLUB
CONNECTIONS CLUB
The Connection Club seeks to create spaces for students with academic and social differences to interact and build friendship. We host a small group lunch once a week as well as occasional support block activities. There are also peer mentoring opportunities. Our goal is to promote a school atmosphere where students of all kinds are seen and celebrated.
Advisor: Ms. Disarno
Debate Club is a casual group who enjoy having educational and research based debates. The group develops their own topics and debates. All are welcome to join.
Advisor: Ms. Holzer
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA activities provide authentic, experiential learning methods to prepare members for college and careers. DECA members put their knowledge into action through rigorous project-based activities that require creative solutions with practical outcomes. DECA provides partnerships with businesses at local and broader levels provide DECA members realistic insight into industry and promote meaningful, relevant learning. It promotes competition, a spark of competition drives DECA members to excel and improve their performance.
Advisor: Ms. Rankel
Diversity Council is a group that meets to discuss issues surrounding diversity both in schools and society. When able the group looks to attend events, create events, and provide educational opportunities to MHS when applicable.
Advisor: Mr. Ellrott
Do you have what it takes to be the Dodger? Interest in attending school functions? Raising school spirit? Pumping up a crowd? In an anonymous and fun costume? You could be the next Dodger! Or you could be his new handler. The Dodger Mascot Club works to raise school spirit and learn how to be a school mascot!!
Advisor: Ms. Zaniewski
Dodger Media Online is the official newspaper of MHS; it is published online throughout the school year by the editors of DMO. Staff writers and members of the broadcast journalism class contribute to the content. Broadcast Journalism is open to 10th, 11th and 12th grade students.
The students who work on the newspaper are managed by three editors, who are chosen by the faculty advisor, and an editorial staff. The club meets every other Thursday in E38.
Advisor: Ms. DiTuro
The MHS Fall Drama is a collaboration between students, staff, and the Madison community to produce a dramatic production each November! Casting takes place each September, typically within the first two weeks of school. Interested students should look for information posted on the Music & Arts bulletin boards outside the Auditorium at the intersection of A and B halls.
The show is usually produced the weekend before Thanksgiving in November. Students are expected to behave professionally while participating. Please see the expectations for participation guidelines on the Fall Drama website for more details.
Our Stage Crew is VITAL to the success of the show. Auditioned but didn't receive a part? Not interested in acting, but still want to participate? Please join stage crew!
Advisor: Mr. Spence
The purpose of the GSA is to promote and encourage acceptance of all people, including those of diverse sexual orientation and gender expression. We strive to raise awareness of issues that are faced by Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Questioning students and our straight allies.
At MHS, we promote a environment where safety, inclusivity, and diversity are valued.
Glyphs, the literary-arts magazine of MHS, is produced by the members of the club. Membership is open to all students of MHS. All students, members and non-members, are encouraged to submit original poems, short stories, photographs, and artwork to be evaluated by the staff for publication. The advisor appoints the editor and the editorial board. A large staff of volunteers gains experience in the creative process of compiling a magazine. All students are eligible for participation.
Advisor: Ms. Nellins
Operation Smile strives to raise money to aide children who are born with cleft pallets. Our work benefits children all over the world; it helps pay the doctors who perform these life changing surgeries.
Advisor: Ms. Catalano
Harvard Model Congress is the largest congressional simulation conference in the world, providing high school students from across the United States and abroad with an opportunity to experience American government firsthand.
Selected students will be assigned a role within the House, the Senate or Special Committees, and will travel to Boston, Massachusetts in representation of their assigned role.
Advisor: Mr. Bernich
The Healthy Living / Yoga Club welcomes anyone interested in learning how to live a healthier, more stress-free life. Club participants are welcomed to join in a short, accessible yoga practice at the start of every meeting. The club also welcomes discussions regarding current health news, food decisions, mental health, mindfulness, and exercise. We have brought in nutritionists, conducted food experiments, and dabbled with mindfulness and meditation. This club is a great escape from the stresses of life! All are welcome!
The Interact Club is a Rotary International sponsored community service organization that engages in a wide range of student service projects. Our goal is to at least organize fundraisers for one Local Project and one international charity. To achieve our goals students organize fundraisers such as bake sales, carwash, and other independent activities. For local projects, students organize different types of drives including bottled water drives, clothing drives, toiletries drives, and food drives.
Advisor: Ms. Rawding
Madison Ave is a try out only Jazz Ensemble designed for the intermediate to advanced musician. The primary focus for this group is to learn all the different styles of Jazz Music. Emphasis will be placed on improvisation, individual solos, and interpretation of Jazz Technique. The group performs at all Band concerts, Dessert and Jazz, competitions, and many community events
Advisor: Mr. Batsch
JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA (JSA)
JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA (JSA)
If you are concerned and interested in politics and government, foreign affairs, the law and education, then JSA is the club for you. The mission of the Junior State of America and the Junior Statesmen Foundation (JSA) is to strengthen American democracy by educating and preparing high school students for life-long involvement and responsible leadership in a democratic society. Students cultivate democratic leadership skills, challenge one another to think critically, advocate their own opinions, develop respect for opposing views and learn to rise above self-interest to promote the public good.
Advisor: Ms. Catalano
The Key Club is a Kiwanis sponsored service club. Key Club is an international student-led organization that provides its members opportunities to provide service, build character, and develop leadership. The Key Club vision is to develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
Advisor: Ms. Gabel
The Marching Dodgers are a musical ensemble that performs at football games, parades, and marching band competitions. All students are encouraged to participate with no previous musical experience needed. The Marching Dodgers also incorporate elements of Dance, Choreography and Theatrics though the use of our Color Guard Program.
Advisor: Mr. Batsch
Madison High School’s Visual Arts department is proud to have a chapter of the National Art Honor Society. A goal of NAHS is to recognize students who have shown an outstanding ability and commitment to visual arts. Students are eligible for consideration as juniors and seniors. Qualified students must have completed (or currently be enrolled in) 4 fine arts classes, with at least one being an advanced course. Candidates must have an A- or higher average in all art courses and a B average overall. In addition to scholarship, members must complete at least 8 hours of art related community service. An art exhibit and induction will be held in the spring to celebrate these artists and their accomplishments. Members will be expected to attend meetings and participate in NAHS sponsored activities.
Advisor: Mrs. Sokolowski
Election to the National Honor Society (NHS) is based on four criteria: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Juniors and seniors with a 4.0 weighted GPA or 3.75 unweighted GPA are eligible for consideration. The MHS chapter strives to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to encourage the development of character, to promote leadership, and to stimulate a desire to render service to the MHS community. NHS members are required to complete a minimum of 15 hours of volunteer service Freshman year and 20 hours Sophomore year plus documentation of service hours must be submitted to faculty advisors by the end of the school year in order to maintain membership in the NHS.
Advisors: Ms. Fastiggi & Mr. Cecala
The mission of the Peer Group Connection (PGC) program at MHS is twofold: to guide freshmen through a challenging period of transition and to help upperclassmen develop and use leadership skills. As freshmen enter a new environment, PGC strives to ease them through this process. Small group meetings foster relationships between ninth graders and upperclassmen and provide strategies for positive decision making. PGC opens communication between different grade levels resulting in a support network for the freshmen. This experience helps them develop self-confidence and a positive self-image. One key element of the program involves providing alternatives to negative behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, through PGC sponsored events and small group discussions. Equally important is the opportunity for upperclassmen to develop the skills necessary to be effective leaders for the program, as well as in the future. Overall, PGC bridges the gap between middle school and high school and improves the overall climate of MHS. All freshmen will participate in PGC during their Physical Education classes. Students interested in serving as PGC leaders can apply in the spring of their sophomore year.
Advisors: Ms. Gentile & Ms. Russo
This is a beginning level club that will introduce the fundamental skills in photography mechanics while exploring the possibility of the photograph as visual language. Students will share and discuss their own photographs as well as professional works that push boundaries. Students will be given opportunities to attend and enter local exhibits. Our club mission is to utilize our photographers' eyes to enhance our school community. We intend to do so by collaborating with important groups such as the PGC, teaming up with Ms. Bratton and photographing MHS happenings for the yearbook, and helping to enhance the look of our hallways and showcases with beautiful imagery. Lastly, photography club members will be part of district shoots at each school providing photographs for the new website. All are welcome!
Advisor: Ms. Berry
This STEM club challenges students with engineering design projects for various competitions. The Physics Engineering Design Team is open to all MHS students who are interested in creative problem solving, designing and constructing projects within prescribed constraints and participating in engineering competitions. Four events the team participates in are the Picatinny Arsenal Pumpkin Sling Floating Arm Trebuchet Competition, Transoptions.org Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competition, NJAAPT Physics Olympics Event and Morris Knolls STEM Competition.
Advisor: Mr. Carusone
The Ping Pong Club is open to any student interested in playing ping pong. The club holds one to two tournaments per school year and meets regularly after school.
Advisor: Mr. Murphy
Project Aware is an environmental awareness, education and action organization.
This student led group meets weekly to formulate, plan and implement environmental projects. Eco-friendly transportation, conservation, recycling, water quality issues and alternative energy sources are among some of the topics addressed. All students are welcome.
Advisor: Ms. Rawding
The Red Cross Club is committed to hosting one to two blood drives per year. The blood drives provide essential blood products for emergencies as well as for use in routine hospital procedures. Members will hold a number of fundraisers to support purchasing CPR mannequins and supplies for training, worldwide immunization for measles, and providing disaster relief. We will attend educational classes to learn more about disaster relief and CPR/First Aid. Finally, the club will hold a day of service project by holding educational classes at the Madison Schools.
Advisor: Ms. Fastiggi
Madison Robotics is a dedicated and creative group of students who use engineering and computer programming to construct robots that compete in statewide and national competitions. They meet weekly to design and build, learning valuable engineering, construction, programming and team skills in the process. Madison Robotics has achieved significant success and recognition in its time at MHS, and it will continue to do so with the work of its motivated team members.
Advisors: Mr. Fennell & Mr. Garrera
The MHS Jazz Chorus, otherwise known as "Mad Jazz", is a select ensemble that is auditioned each September. This group is comprised of the top singer/musicians at MHS and performs at several community functions throughout the year.
Advisor: Ms. Jordan
Shakesperience is a club at MHS that relishes Shakespeare - in reading, in viewing, and in performance. Our club also participates in Poetry Out Loud (POL), a nationwide competition of memorization and recitation. POL begins in MHS English classes, where students read and rehearse POL poetry. In our school-wide competition, the winners are chosen to represent MHS in regional, state, and national competition. All interested students are welcome at our meetings! Huzzah!
Advisor: Mr. Oswin
Interested in hitting the slopes! Ski Club is a group open for skiiers and snowboarders of all levels. It is a fun and inclusive group. We will be taking 5 trips to Blue Mountain, Winter 2026. There is a fee to attend the events. There is no meeting component to this club. Join the Ski Club Google Classroom to sign up and be ready to hit the slopes!
Advisor: Mr. Murphy
The Madison High School Sports Medicine Club is designed not only for students who are interested in pursuing a career in athletic training but those who want to get involved with a behind-the-scenes role within Dodger Athletics. The Madison High School Sports Medicine Club will provide students with various learning opportunities, including first-hand experience in the medical field. The club will also teach responsibility, teamwork, planning, and establish schedules and work ethic.
Advisor: Mr. Moore
The Madison High School Spring Musical is an opportunity for students to participate in all areas of musical theater which includes singing, acting, dancing, playing an instrument in the pit or behind the scenes positions like stage management, lighting, sound, hair and makeup or set construction/ painting. Auditions are late in November and the production takes place early March. Stage crew meets weekly starting in January.
Advisor: Mr. Spence
The role of Student Government is to oversee all activities of the school and of each class. This includes fundraising and coordinating senior year activities, pep rallys, Homecoming, holiday events, etc. Each class will be represented by four elected positions. Elections will take place in the Spring and go into effect the following year. Each class will have an additional position appointed based on merit and commitment throughout the school year.
Advisors: Mr. Batsch, Mr. Cecala, Mr. Coviello, Ms. DeTrolio, Ms. DiTuro, Ms. Rosella, and Ms. Winner
MDTV creates student generated programming that is shared via our online platforms. Everything from game shows to short films to sporting events and concerts, MDTV students can be seen at MHS events capturing what it means to be a Dodger and sharing it with the community at large.
Advisor: Mr. Coviello
The MHS Gaming Club seeks to bring students who enjoy playing video games casually and competitively together to provide them a safe place to get to know other students and develop their skills in a competitive high school esports league. The club also seeks to give students opportunities to compete for scholarship and prize money in local and national gaming tournaments and connect students with other opportunities in the world of esports. Beyond this, any student interested in gaming casually can use the club to connect with other students who play the same games and develop friendships around gaming with their peers.
Advisor: Mr. Carusone
Modern winter guard is a competitive, performance-based activity which incorporates choreographed staging, dance, and manipulation of equipment such as flags, prop rifles, and sabers. Winter guard performances and contests are held indoors, usually in a gymnasium or an indoor arena.
Advisor: Ms. Sullivan
Raising awareness of gender issues, celebrating current female leaders in a variety of fields, fundraising money for local women's organizations and supporting and inspiring young women to seize leadership positions themselves.
Advisor: Ms. Villarino
Members are devoted to the appreciation of the language and cultures of the various foreign languages studied MHS through the use of music, dance, film, food, and field trips. The club brings cultural awareness to the school community by the celebration of various cultural holidays. This club also serves as a support for the International Gala sponsored by the World Language department every year.
Advisor: Ms. Berardo
Students are eligible for consideration into MHS World Language Societies when they become juniors. Qualified students must be have completed Honors Level 4 and be currently in Honors Level 5. Candidates must have an A- or higher in the language the marking period of induction, and an A- in each preceding year of language study. All students eligible for the Society must have an overall B- or higher average for all other classes. In addition to scholarship, membership shall be based on leadership in language activities and interests, either in a group or as an individual. World Language Honor Society members participate in tutoring services. Members are also eligible for awards, scholarships, publications of their work, and participation in National Language Exams.
Advisor: Ms. Berardo
The Alembic, MHS’s yearbook, is both a permanent record of school events and a memory book for students. It is designed, created, and published by a staff of approximately 26 students each year. Each spring, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are welcome to apply to be in the class, and are selected by the faculty advisor and the Editors-in-Chief. Students who are not selected for the class are also welcome to do freelance photography and writing for the yearbook, and are encouraged to apply the following year.
Advisor: Ms. Bratton
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973 593 3117 ext. 3123
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