Clubs and Activities

This group is a healthcare advocacy club with the purpose to raise funds and awareness about healthcare inequalities around the world.

Read and discuss books about activism, feminism, diversity, social issues, how to take action and many more.

To promote accessibility and acceptance for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and those who are mentally challenged through the world of dance.

Students raise awareness and educate people about the debilitating disease of Alzheimer’s. They also get GHS involved in fundraisers and events to cure Alzheimer’s.

A way for youth volunteers to gain leadership skills, meet new people and make a diference in their community while having fun with friends.

Our goal is to expand people's knowledge about our world cultures and expose them to traditions and people that they have not heard of. This will allow them to be more accepting of people different than themselves and will give them an appreciation for their own cultural heritage as well as the cultural heritage of others in the world.

Students work in teams and create projects in a mock animation studio.

Students come together to learn about and create art.

To enrich the artistic and relative growth in the community.

This association’s mission is to promote and maintain the diversity of the Hispanic/Latin-American culture there is at GHS and to encourage cultural diversity.

Members meet to debate, express and explore their passion for astronomy.

Our club will study and analyze the movement of automobiles throughout the highways and roads around Greenwich. We will find the best locations for electrical charging stations for cars and propose to different market executives where they should place their new stations. We will also promote clean energy for cars

To create a space where GHS badminton enthusiasts can gather, and share/express their love for the sport.

To support research to find a cure for vanishing white matter disease.

This club’s mission is to build friendships throughout GHS and help incoming freshmen girls have a community that helps with school navigation and other problems they may have.

The Biology Club will strive to unite students interested in biology, and serve as a place to discuss and review current events in biology.

A way for students to explore their love of reading through new literature and discussion.

This club spreads awareness of the financial difficulties of boys in our community and recruits volunteers to help GPS boys in need.

Our mission is to create awareness about the risk and presence of cancer in our community as well as provide assistance and support for those who have been or are currently affected by cancer.

This club’s mission is to offer the joy of a birthday celebration to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity. The club meets to assign members a date, time and location to provide a homemade birthday cake and hold a celebration for individuals who might not otherwise have one.

To unite students that may have otherwise never talked to each other through the game of chess.

To educate and inspire the students of Greenwich High School through demonstration and hands-on activities to help them better understand the field of medicine and its counterparts.

A program that fosters positive friendships between students with and without disabilities at GHS. This club meets with students during lunch block.

Students work with Community Centers Inc. to help overcome educational, social, and economic barriers that people in the community face.

Students work in various positions to create the GHS yearbook, Compass. Compass maintains its own webpage and is an after school activity. Students use InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and iPhoto.

To teach and discuss ethical issues involved in computer science, how that affects us, and possible solutions as technology advances.

The Con Law Clubs aims to further educate students about the United States court system and recent decisions and events in the world of constitutional law. Members will engage in discussions and debates, watch related videos, and do fun activities to learn more about the constitution and court system. We will also have news quizzes and special events with guest speakers.

To create a competitive and welcoming environment that unites people together for the sole purpose of playing corn hole.

To make accessories and other crafts and give/donate them to nurses, the elderly and the community overall.

To introduce members to various cryptocurrencies and show the impact of cryptocurrency in our society.

To be a source of increased and inclusive presence of multiple cultures in the high school in a more charitable manner.

Students participate in a safe and welcoming environment to discuss and learn about current events.

In this club students learn about Cyber security and compete in the AFA Cyber Patriot League.

Students play Dungeons & Dragons after school together, adventuring within their imaginations and introducing students to “Table Top Role Playing”.

Students are given the opportunity to learn new skills and practice debating. Students practice mock debates at their weekly meetings; they are separated into groups and given current topics to argue. They also compete against other schools in the Connecticut Debate Association on Saturdays, 5-8 times per year.

DECA is to enhance the co-curricular education of students with interests in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. This club helps students develop skills and competence for marketing careers, build self esteem, experience leadership and practice community involvement.

Students work together to promote diversity throughout GHS and to help create events designed to honor the GHS diversity pledge.

To support local hospice and palliative care patients. We primarily do so through planning and fulfilling the dreams of local hospice patients.

This club is to bring awareness to the presence and severity of eating disorders at GHS and to help restore positive body image among adolescents. The students want to create a safe environment to discuss the issue of eating disorders and raise money for the Eating Disorder Foundation.

Economics Club provides a place for students to learn and develop a passion for economics while preparing for national competitions.

A group of students dedicated to environmental protection and conservation in our community and beyond. Our purpose is to educate and empower students in environmental studies through active participation and action.

This club provides students with a friendly-competitive environment for playing video games and E-Sports.

Through engaging students of all ages in discussion about body image, we strive to create a more body positive community in Greenwich.

A club where students can pursue their interests in fashion and connect with others who have similar interests. Members will be involved in discussions regarding current trends, designers, and new lines, along with participating in a wide variety of fahsion projects.

A club where we can build strong and insightful discussions on film and cinema, build friendships and more sophisticated opinions on film, movies, and cinema.

Help encourage high school students to read for enjoyment, not solely for academic purposes.

A collaborative space to learn and share aspects and techniques used in fimmaking and storytelling; a club where you can connect with people who have similar interests.

To promote a safe environment for people to experience fishing.

To bring people together of all levels in the gym to support each other in reaching fitness goals, navigating the equipment, and building gym confidence. This all works towards a healthier and fit student population.

The Flute Choir Club will provide opportunities to passionate flutists to perform throughout the community in a fun, organized and educational way.

Club members collect previously owned, “gently” worn formal clothing from students, staff, and local businesses during the fall. Dresses, suits, tuxedos etc. that are collected are donated at an event during the months leading up to the spring proms.

Students join the fight to eradicate human trafficking and slavery locally and throughout the world.

GAINS connects girls with a passion for STEM subjects to support, encourage, teach and inspire one another.

GAINS connects girls with a passion for STEM subjects to support, encourage, teach and inspire one another.

Students will come together to raise awareness of the potential dangers and risks of gambling. The idea is that knowledge is power. Club members will come together once a month (either virtually or in person) to come up with different ways to raise awareness of the dangers of gambling, whether through flyers, bookmarks, kahoots, or other forms of communication. Approximately 4-5% of youth ages 12-17, meet one or more criteria of having a gambling problem. We will define to students what is considered "gambling" and work to educate the student body of dangers.

A group of students dedicated to reducing homophobia, creating an atmosphere of acceptance, and fostering a safe environment for people of all sexual orientations. Membership is open to all genders and sexualities. This club sponsors films and events that heighten awareness within the GHS community.

A group of students dedicated to reducing homophobia, creating an atmosphere of acceptance, and fostering a safe environment for people of all sexual orientations. Membership is open to all genders and sexualities. This club sponsors films and events that heighten awareness within the GHS community.

Students participate in cultural experiences outside of school and provide service to the GHS community through volunteer tutoring in German.

To observe and learn about the birds on the GHS campus and to learn the basics of ornithology.

To provide a system where students can donate their clothes for them to be given to people in need when they have interviews, jobs, internships, and more.

GHS Entrepreneurs is an innovative and creative way to express new ideas of products or services to the community. Students will have the chance to learn the key aspects of any entrepreneurial venture, (ie risks, sustainability), and using such knowledge, have the opportunity to design and sell their original product or service.

To focus on bringing awareness to the flaws of the U.S. criminal justice system through discussing current events and looking outside at organizations and influences. We also hope to engage the rest of the GHS Community through fundraisers and various activities.

To plan and implement 3-4 outdoor hiking activities that allow the group to explore nature, learn about trail safety, and have fun!

Quiz Bowl is a trivia based club that participates in team tournaments.

To allow students interested in broadcast, production or marketing, to get a feel for a possible career. This is also a great way to bring students together.

To help our communities be safer and more prosperous mentally and economically through our resources at GHS.

The Greenwich High School Girls Empowerment Club empowers girls to develop a strong sense of self worth and physical and emotional wellbeing, as well as connecting them with educational opportunities through mentoring and strong support systems. We have a strong focus on helping the community through local book drives and keynote speakers. In addition, the club works with many global charities which fight gender inequality through education, specifically for girls who will be the first generation in their family to receive an education.

This club is to expose girls to the world of computer programming and to even out gender imbalance in the field of computer science.

The mission of the Greenwich Police Explorers is to get today’s youth to simulate law enforcement operations and to promote ethical behavior, self-confidence and responsibility. Students have discussions with and interact with local law enforcement.

This program is run by the Greenwich Emergency Medical Service for high school students ages 14 to 18. The Post’s core principles are: Community, Education, Peer Mentoring, Service, Experience, and Leadership. The mission of this program is to empower each member to achieve their goals while doing so in a fun and structured peer environment. Members have the opportunity to become certified as an EMS provider and practice medicine in real life emergencies. If interested in becoming a member, please apply at https://www.gemsexplorerpost911.org/new-member-application

Students work with Greenwich United Way to initiate solutions and implement programs that have a lasting and positive impact.

This group of GHS students serves as an advisory board to the Greenwich Library staff to provide feedback and support for young adult programming, services, and material selection. This team also works to create and facilitate new community service oriented events at the Library.

This club works to create awareness that more than half of the people in the world live at the poverty level and that no human being should live in substandard housing. In past years, students have built houses in Bridgeport and Westchester.

Students work to raise awareness and resources for animal shelters and rescue groups. This club’s main activities include educational events, donation drives, animal-related outreach and activism to help animals.

This club is made up of students with and without disabilities who get together for socially appropriate activities such as: going out for pizza, or the movies, and having parties. Club members also volunteer at other local organizations that relate to people with disabilities.

The Healthy Habit Hangout strives to promote a healthy lifestyle in GHS through education and action. We hope to educate students on physical and mental health-related matters in a relaxed, judgement free environment with an emphasis on movement and doing what is right for your body.

Students cook and serve the homeless at the Pacific House Shelter in Stamford, CT. At meetings they discuss cooking and serving dates, fundraising and other ways to help out!

To help fight childhood hunger by supporting organizations in our local community.

To create pieces of art (whether drawing, poetry, creating writing, singing, painting, acting, etc.) for people in the hospital.

Students come together to discuss, learn, and share ideas and beliefs involved in the Christian faith.

This group’s goal is to bring chamber music to GHS and then to the community through performing voluntarily.

To provide stress relief and midfulness through knitting, crocheting and embroidering.

The Meditation and Mindfulness Club seeks to promote individual and social well-being through the practice of techniques designed to enhance attention, awareness, and compassion.

Students come together to promote a better understanding of the US Congress through competitive simulation. Students prepare for participation at Model Congress conferences.

Model United Nations, or MUN, is a complex environment featuring various aspects of debate, socialization, writing ability, and speaking both in public and in conversation. All this is wrapped up in a competition based on both modern and historical international geopolitics and economics. The club can be contacted at ghsmun@gmail.com with any questions.

The Moot Court Club aspires to create an engaging atmosphere of education on law through mock cases, research on procedural matters, and mock trials.

Students are able to explore and discuss their love for history and pop culture outside of the classroom as a means of being more aware of their community.

This club makes sustainable and eco-friendly beauty products to create a greener community in the product department and teach others the benefits of eco-friendly products.

Students raise awareness for local organization Neighbor to Neighbor, as well as, collect items such as food and clothing for them.

To spread awareness about Type 1 Diabetes.

Students come together to perform music throughout the Greenwich community in nursing homes, adult day care centers, homeless shelters, and more. Community service hours are given for performances.

To create an environment where a varitey of topics may be calmly and thoughtfully debated.

This club exposes students to different perspectives of life through photos. They educate students about the artistry of photography and admire famous photographer’s works.

The Physiology and Anatomy Club will strive to educate students interested in learning how the human body functions and will create a community of students who share passions in healthcare.

To enable Greenwich High School creatives to share their artistic endeavors with the students and teachers of GHS.

To provide an uncompetitive, fitness and social experience for our members through table tennis.

GHS students make a weekly, semester-long commitment to tutor younger students at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich.

This group seeks to educate people on the importance of reproductive freedom and support/protect reproductive rights.

All students, experienced and inexperienced, who have an interest in coding are welcome to join the Programming Club. Students will learn more about the applications of computer science and gain experience with several programming languages.

In the book club we strive to create a positive and encouraging environment to share ideas and opinions about mystery books. The club will be a group of people who share a love for mystery and wish to discuss it further with others.

We aim to raise awareness for disadvantaged families throughout our community by promoting GHS student involvement in community service projects, fundraisers, clothes drives, and more.

Students work together on various robotics projects and possibly enter into robotics competitions. This group applies science and math skills to real life scenarios.

Steven Sudell was an amazing inspiration to all with his fight against brain cancer.  Creating rocks to inspire people was one of his missions.  Sadly, he passed away in 2018 but his vision lives on through creating more rock gardens.

This youth inspired program promotes the idea of making the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment.

We seek to help the elderly in these difficult times by providing a time of fun and relief through a multitude of activities. Connecting seniors with GHS teens proves to be an opportunity of growth for both parties. Seniors can look to us as a way to feel what it is like to be young again while enjoying quality time with quality people. As students we can learn from the senior from their lifetime experiences.

To give high school students an opprtunity to give back to the community by fostering an interest in science research among middle schoolers.

Students practice questions and study relative subjects to create, prepare, and assemble a team for science competitions.

To encapsulate and eternize the precious lives of the elderly.

To build a strong community of students who are passionate about expanding their knowledge on the history and future of social justice as well as the importance of advocacy and equality.

This club is to promote understanding and appreciation of cultures and traditions from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and other South Asian nations.

Students present modern South Korean Pop Culture to GHS through seminars and interactive activities.

To create a club that allows students from all grades to gather together and make new friends while enjoying a fun game.

Enjoy sports from the business point of view while educating students in the business of sports.

Develop a journalistic and analytical approach towards sports through forms of media such as articles and evidence based presentations.

Stage Crew is in charge of building, painting, lighting and sound for ALL the live theatrical events at GHS. Once the show is up and running, the stage crew / run crew is involved with all the scene changes within the production.
 

  To raise awareness for the Stamford Nature Center and get more students volunteering at the farm.

To spread light and gratitude to communities in times of crisis.

The stock market provides the opportunity to invest your money where you believe growth is occurring. Members should learn how to properly understand the growth and decline in our economy today.

The Student Policy Initiative seeks to represent the interests of GHS students in the policy decisions that affect them the most. Their goal is to show students the power of their voice, particularly in local issues, and promote persuasive and oratory skills.

GHS students seek to educate about the current gun epidemic and encourage gun reform.

Students seek to establish a pro life culture among the youth of the GHS community by educating their peers on life and actively promoting the right to live for all. They also organize drives for necessities of mothers, families, and children in need.

To bring awareness to how much waste there is in the form of clothing and textiles and how we can recycle or upcycle garments and materials so as to have more earth friendly sustainable wardrobes.

To educate the GHS community about the entrepreneurial world, focusing primarily on the tech sector.

See Theater Arts Page on the GHS website

The Beak is Greenwich High School’s bi-monthly printed and online newspaper. Students write articles, layout issues, take pictures, and help edit peer's work. The Beak informs the school on current events and announcements as well as upcoming events.

To expose GHS students to the world of journalism through podcasting and teach the value of asking important questions.

The Poetry Club cultivates an inclusive community that encourages students to expand their knowledge of poetry and express themselves through the medium of the written and spoken word. We will learn about different forms of poetry and students will journal during each meeting, all while encouraging a safe, mutually respectful, and culturally aware environment.

To have art students make portraits of children in third world countries (using reference photos) which will then be delivered to the children.

To bring awareness about what tics are to GHS students and staff, as well as to provide a safe space for those with tics to meet others with the same experiences.

YNet is a youth lead activism group established in 1996 that is backed by the domestic abuse services of the YWCA of Greenwich. Their mission is to spread awareness about teen dating violence, domestic abuse, healthy and unhealthy relationships. Follow them on instagram @ynetgreenwich.

The Young Democrats Club of Greenwich High School seeks to engage students in politics and the political process while promoting democratic values. Students will be exposed to the world of local and national politics while gaining an understanding of the importance of their voice in their community.

The Young Independents Club offers students an opportunity to process, qualify, and discuss political events in an impartial and inclusive atmosphere.  Politics represent our personal beliefs, morals, and ideals, and people tend to view their ideology as a part of their identity. Discussing politics requires understanding and compromise rather than intimidation.  We recognize this precise notion and strive to offer non-affiliated individuals the chance to appreciate politics without the pressure of conforming to a certain set of beliefs.

This club is dedicated to promoting Republican Party values at GHS and in the Greenwich community. During election season, students volunteer for the Greenwich Republican Town Committee and Connecticut Republican Party. Throughout the rest of the school year, the club holds discussions and debate style meetings on current political issues.

The goal of this club is to draw more women into the business world, a predominantly male industry.