High School Clubs
Note: High School Clubs at WESS
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Club Name |
Weekday, Time, Room, and Teacher |
Description |
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Asian Student Union |
Tuesday 3-4PM 218 Karman |
Asian Student Union brings together students from across Asia's many cultures, along with allies who want to learn and celebrate with us. We're a welcoming community where everyone can share their heritage, explore new traditions, and feel at home. Join us for events like Lunar New Year, AAPI Heritage Month, and more. |
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ASPIRA |
TBD |
ASPIRA is a leadership and college access program that mainly targets Hispanics and Latinos. There are lots of opportunities for students to participate in community service, develop leadership skills, and find a community. |
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Jewish Student Union |
Wednesday 3-4PM 316 Ali Cohen |
JSU (Jewish student union) is intended to serve as a safe space for Jewish people or people interested in the religion to express themselves and further support their religious community. We celebrate events throughout the year, Jewish holidays, and enrich students on Judaism! |
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Feminists United |
Date TBD Room 304 Nikki |
Organized drives for women homeless shelters, gathered students from WESS to walk in marches for a variety of issues such as breast cancer, and gave members short presentations on unsung women in history. |
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Gender & Sexuality Alliance |
Friday 3-4PM 201 Rachel |
The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is an affinity group for LGBTQ+ students in middle and high school at WESS. We spend time together, make friends, learn about our history, and support one another. We will also go on trips to queer events and places, like The (LGBTQ+) Center downtown. |
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People of Color Club |
Wednesday 3-4PM B05 Monique |
The People of Color (POC) Club is an affinity club that seeks to serve as a safe space for students of all backgrounds to express and appreciate the cultures of themselves and their peers. Throughout the year, we lead multiple schoolwide initiatives to appreciate our peers' cultures and plan an annual field trip to a hot pot restaurant to celebrate Lunar New Year. Again, we welcome all students to our club with open arms and encourage all to join! |
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Balkan Club |
Tuesday 3-4PM 312 Fred |
The Balkan Club would bring together students who are from the Balkans, and students who are interested in learning about the region. During my time at WESS, I have realized there are a large amount of students from this region, especially students who are first generation . In addition to this being an affinity group, it is also really important for first-generation students to have a support group/system. What better place to acquire this than from peers who understand their struggles and hardships? This is why it is really important for WESS to have this club, and I would really appreciate being given the chance to set up a safe space where we could learn about each other's cultures, and bond about our shared heritage. |
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Black Student Union |
Monday 3-4PM 105 Wayne |
BSU is a club created by Black students for Black students to create a safe space to talk to each other, learn more about our community, network, and teach people outside of the club a little bit more about Black culture. We hold events for BSU members as well as events open to the whole school. |
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Muslim Student Union |
Monday 3-4PM Room 201 Adrianna |
We want to create a safe space for Muslims to have a community and have fun! |
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Business Consortium |
Thursday 3-4PM 332 (&323 if necessary) |
This club is a consortium of business, finance & entrepreneurship focused clubs, including Finance Club, Business & Entrepreneurship, DECA, Investing Club, and Technology in Entrepreneurship (Cat Tank), and Real Estate Club |
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Cat Tank |
Monday 3-4PM 323 Parent Advisor |
Last Year, Cat Tank built a software platform that helps schools raise money via selling consumer insights to local businesses, by giving surveys to students. This year, our plan is to launch the business and raise money to fund programs at WESS |
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Community Service Consortium |
Tuesday 3-4PM 321 Ali |
The Green Team is a club that focuses on activities relating to environmental issues. Some of the projects we do include letter writing campaigns, poster campaigns for NYC school climate action days, and reviving the green wall in the WESS lobby, a new project we took on last year. Community Service Club gives back to the community by volunteering places and putting together fundraisers, helping community businesses, as well as helping the WESS community. The Animal Wellness Club would support the well-being of animals in our community. Members can earn community service hours by volunteering at local animal shelters, organizing bake sales, and raising funds to help animals in need. We will also work directly with shelters, assisting with daily tasks and promoting animal welfare initiatives .The WESS Campaign Against Hunger club will support people in need by providing them with food. We will hold events like sandwich-making events to bring to community fridges, volunteering at soup kitchens, and of course, running the annual candy grams fundraiser! Just making one sandwich or coming to one event can give someone an entire meal, so please be sure to join so you can make a difference!! |
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Healthcare Club Consortium |
TBD |
Create an engaging and diverse Healthcare Industry club covering topics that are key to fostering interest in healthcare and medical careers. Ideas range from guest speakers to hands-on workshops like CPR and first aid training to discussions on medical ethics and community health projects. / FHP is for students who are curious about a future healthcare career. It is a place where students can explore what healthcare means to them and have an open space to learn and ask questions about healthcare and what a career in this field could look like for them. It is meant to be a safe space for people who love medicine and want to be part of the future healthcare workforce. / Psychology Club is open to anyone who is interested in understanding human behavior, the mind, and mental health. We will explore real psychology topics through activities, discussions, experiments, and even guest speakers. Members will learn how psychology applies to everyday life, relationships, and real-world situations, while also building critical and interpretive skills. No pre-existing knowledge is needed for this club! All students are welcome to join. |
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Law & Justice / Politics Club |
Friday 3-4PM 311 & 312 Tess |
The Politics Club is THE place for students interested in politics, economics, ethics, philosophy, etc. We welcome all political perspectives to our discussions and debates, where you will grow as a political thinker and an arguer. We foster an environment where people listen to the perspectives of those who disagree with them. We are one of the largest clubs at WESS and host a large umbrella of members who are all interested in discussing politics. As a Politics Club member you will also have access to our exclusive in-person speaker events; last year we hosted Curtis Sliwa, the President of Manhattan, and a Pulitzer Prize winning foreign policy expert. This year we look forward to hosting 2 congressmen, a prominent activist, and others. |
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Sports Management & Athletic Careers |
Thursday 3-4PM 318 |
In this club, we will explore the sports industry and the different jobs and career options available in the industry. The NCSA Club helps students learn about college recruiting and opportunities to play sports in college. Even if you do not want to play sports in college you can learn how changes in college sports affect your future college or favorite teams. We will also have NCSA employees speak about their work. |
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Film, Art, & Photography Club |
Tuesday 3-4PM 304 (Art Room) Nikki |
Over the course of the year, we will be making at least 1 short film, for which members may act in, write, shoot, edit, light, produce, etc. Members are not required to have any skill related to these as they will be taught. We will start the year by thinking up ideas, separating into different roles, and writing the script. We will then go into production, where a director will be chosen, as well as the rest of production related roles. We will then do post-production. If we have enough time, we will do it again! We expect to have enough time for at least 2 short films, one very short (<2 minutes), and one more medium length production (5-10 minutes) / From beginners to advanced photographers, Photography Club helps everyone improve. Each meeting, we will have a short lesson on that meeting's topic (composition, editing, zines, etc.). We will then either practice that topic, help each other with editing/constructive feedback, or go on a planned photo-walk together. Students will be able to borrow DSLR cameras from photo club for photo-walks. |
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Math & Science Olympiad |
Monday 3-4PM 218 |
Science Olympiad is a STEM-based club in which we will explore a variety of topics within the STEM world. As part of Science Olympiad, you will explore chemistry, engineering, biology, earth and space sciences, and whatever else interests you in the world of science. We also plan to compete in Science Olympiad competitions, where we'll participate in a variety of events, from building machines to performing labs. / Math Club is a community for students who love tackling advanced mathematical challenges. We dive deep into high-level problem solving, focusing on complex, competition-style questions like those found in the Math Olympiad. / We meet weekly to practice /Olympiad problems and are potentially entering NYCIML this year (a math competition league). / Math tutoring club is an opportunity for students to come to a supportive environment to strengthen their math skills and have fun. Members can receive assistance from peer tutors or our club advisor, whether it's homework help, studying for tests and quizzes, or going over challenging topics. If you are interested in being a tutor, let one of our leaders know and you may receive community service hours! |
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Table Game Club (Table Tennis & Chess) |
Thursday 3-4PM 226 Ross |
Table Tennis for Beginners, Club for chess players of all levels to get together and play! regular tournaments hosted, snacks available. |
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Model United Nations |
Monday 3-4PM 312 Ross |
Model UN is a debate based club where instead of just regular debate, you are performing on behalf of a country or person. It is meant to mimic the style of the real United Nations with specified areas of expertise and committees. In the school club, we do mock conferences to practice our speech skills and the rules of a real conference. To prepare for a conference, the committee leaders present different issues where you research and write on that country or person's perspective on how to solve that problem. At real conferences against other schools, you work as that assigned country or person alongside other delegates to come to a resolution about the problem at hand. |
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Debate Team |
Wednesday 3-4PM 305 Turk |
a supportive team that participates in regional debates. Open to all skill levels, great for strengthening argumentative skills. Improves public speaking and confidence alongside other passionate students. |
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The WESS Gazette |
Wednesday 3-4PM 306 Tom |
The WESS Gazette is WESS’ student newsroom. Reporters learn the fundamentals of journalism and then get to choose what they cover: from WESS news to events in the city to sports to opinion. Students can also choose what roles to work in whether interested in writing, photography, social media, filming, or more! Then get to see your work published online at https://www.wessgazette.org/ or in an issue of the physical paper! |
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Climbing Club |
Jason Room N/A |
we climb together and crush! |
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Robotics |
Monday, Thursday B07 Evan |
WESS FRC robotics is a competition team similar to a sports team. Collaborate with peers to build, design and program a robot to eventually bring to competitions around the New York area. We meet from 2-5 days a week. |
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WESS Players |
Rehearsals November- March Black Box Sean Tom |
WESS Players is WESS' very own drama department that begins in early winter and culminates into a staged performance for the student body and their families. This year WESS Players will be doing a production of 'The Play That Goes Wrong', the story follows a murder mystery produced by a university drama society where they encounter dangerous mishaps and hijinks ensue. WESS Players is the perfect place for anyone with an interest or passion for acting, stage hand, costume design, set design or any realm of theatre!!! |
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Best Buddies |
Monday 3-4PM 321 Ali |
Best buddies is WESS’s chapter for the non-profit organization supporting kids and peers with IDD. Our mission is to connect students with those who have IDD (intellectual and developmental diss abilities) and foster connection. |
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Talk Show Club |
Wednesday 3-4PM 226 Jesse |
In Talk Show Club you along side others help produce a talk show! We have many roles you can participate in, including: Writer, Editor, Producer, and other smaller jobs for production and post production! Talk Show Club will be making its second season this year! We are striving for 5 episodes including a live episode and we’d love to have you on the team!!! |