Whether it was your first day walking up the chapel steps just a short time ago or you know Nazareth so well you could walk your roster with your eyes shut, it may be hard to find information on all the clubs and activities you may be interested in. So I’m here to give you a comprehensive grouped list of all the clubs at Nazareth along with some quick info on what some of them are and who to contact. Enjoy and get involved!

The Arts

*Note some of these may require an audition and/or reassessments.

Instrumental

• Orchestra: Open to all instruments
  • Mr. Zagorski
• Jazz Band:
  • Mr. Beck
• Chamber Ensemble
  • Mr. Zagorski
• Guitar Ensemble: Open to guitar players of all levels
  • Ms. Lafferty
• String Ensemble
• Ms. Mello

Vocal

• Chorus: open to all singers
  • Ms. Chmelko
• Chorale
  • Ms. Chmelko
• Pandamonium – a cappella pop choir
  • Ms. Chmelko
• K-Pop Club – kpop music meaning and, Korean culture and alphabet – “in this club, we share a love for music, this is our hobby, happiness, and part of our life. We encourage students to dance, sing and enjoy kpop music.”
  • Tiffany Li
  • Mr. Hall

Performing Arts

• Drama club
  • Mrs. Graveley
• Dance Club
  • Mrs. Graveley

Visual

• Art Club
  • Mrs. Shaw
• Photography Club
  • Keely Gallagher & Olivia Fennel
  • Mr. Marchese

Awareness, Service, and Religion

• Athletes Helping Athletes – connecting special needs students with student athletes
  • MiKayla McDonnell, Kerry O’Connor
  • Mrs. Greenwald
• Bible Journaling
  • Ashley Jesionowski
  • Ms. Donnelly
• Cancer Awareness Club
  • Tiffany Li
  • Mrs. Durkin
• Community Service Corp (CSC)
  • Ms. Donnelly
• KAIROS
  • Ms. Donnelly
• Kindness Club
  • Mr. Wissmann
• Life Club
  • Ms. Donnelly
• NAZ-A-THON
  • MiKayla McDonnell
  • Mrs. Sylvester
• PACE – Panda Animal Conservation Education
  • Ms. Heston
• Panda Pals – Nazareth student ambassadors
  • Ms. Derassouyan
• Pandas STAND UP – raising awareness of Teenage Dating Violence; created in Honors of Morgan McCaffery ’20; “Morgan’s Light”
  • Mikayla McDonell, Kayla Kinniry, Megan Barlow
  • Mrs. MacKay
• Paws for a Cause
  • Molly Taggart
• PIP Club – Panda Irish Pride – Irish culture, St. Lucy’s Day
  • Mary Grace O’Malley, Timoney Lamplugh
  • Mrs. Shaw
• Presidential Ambassadors
  • Mrs. Evans
• Rosary Club
  • Ms. Donnelly

Business and Speech

• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Mr. Christian
• Forensics
  • Doc. Roche
• Naz News
  • Caleigh Bristow, Sierra Roche
  • Mr. Palumbo, Mr. DeCeasar
• Mock Trial
  • Mr. Christian
• Student Council
  • Libby Corbett
  • Mr. Baxter

Honors Societies

• Art Honors Society
  • Mrs. Shaw
• French Honors Society
  • Mrs. Durkin
• Italian Honor Society
  • Mrs. Murray
• Latin Honors Society
  • Mr. Sokolowski
• Mu Alpha Theta – Math Honors Society
  • Mrs. Greenewald & Mrs. Sylvester
• National Honor Society
  • Mr. Marchese
• Science National Honors Society
  • Mrs. McDonald & Ms. Wieczezynski
• Spanish Honors Society
  • Mrs. O’Leary
• Tri-M Music Honors Society
  • President: Ainslee Santa Croce
  • Ms. Chmelko

Just for Fun

• Bowling
  • Mr. Turner, Mr. Palumbo, Mr. Severino
• Cooking Club
  • Mrs. Konnovitch
• Lord of the Rings Club – unofficial, but hoping to generate some interest
  • Sophia DiPrimeo
  • Mr. Sokolowski, Mr. Wissmann
• Sewing Club
  • Mrs. Konnovitch

Languages

• American Sign Language Club
  • Mr. Baxter
• French Club
  • Amanda Webb & Tiffany Li
  • Mrs. Durkin
• Italian Club
  • Mrs. Murray
• Latin Club
  • Gianna Brock
  • Mr. Sokolowski
• Spanish Club
  • Mr. Baxter

STEM

• Chem Club
  • Mrs. Quinn
  • Danielle Juliano
• Mathletes
  • JV: Mrs. Greenwald & Mrs. Sylvester
  • V: Ms. Ennis
• Robotics
  • Tiffany Li and Gianna Brock
  • Mrs. McDonald
• Rocketry – aerospace engineering
  • Isha Mankar, Korianna Rosenthal, Nicole Rozanski
  • Mr. Severino
• TE@M – Technology, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Hanna Rogers – Technology
  • Jillian Rayca – Engineering
  • Alyssa Devine – Medicine
  • Ms. Doulbaum

Innovation Center
*Note that the Innovation Center is home to many more activities, and students should contact Mr. Severino for more information. Also, there is more information about our activities on the Nazareth Academy Innovation Center website, which is accessible through our Nazareth Academy website

• Rocketry
• Game-making
• 3-D Printing and Design
• Laser-cutting
• Cricut vinyl cutting
• Urban Planning and City Design
• Highlights Magazine
• Adobe Arts
• Games and Simulation
• Aerospace Sciences
• Arduino Electronics
• Crafting
• Filmmaking and Animation

Writing & Literature

• Frontiers (STREAM Magazine)
  • Sophia DiPrimeo
  • Mr. Severino
• Harry Potter Literary Club
  • Gianna Brock, Tiffany Li
  • Mrs. McDonald
• Highlights Literary Magazine
  • Mr. Severino
• The Marygold – Yearbook
  • Mr. Clark
• Newspaper
  • Carly Krieger
  • Mr. Marchese

This article originally appeared in the October 2020 edition of The Nazareth, Volume XCIII, No. 1.