Academic

FILM CLUB

 

Moderator: Mr. Mark Laury

 

The purpose of the Film Club is to learn from each other how best to conceive/construct and execute a short film.

 

Members will:

• Make a film to show at Viraghpalooza.
• Learn techniques from students with experience.
• Participate in workshops given by peers.

Film club provides a format for students to use film for storytelling and self-expression. One practical benefit is the support and structure the club offers for the House Show videos.

Film Club meets monthly (schedule will be distributed by Mr. Laury).

 

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 6-12

JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE

Moderator: Dr. Matthew Crutchfield

The purpose of the Junior Classical League is to encourage an interest and an appreciations of the languages, literatures, and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of Classical antiquity.

We meet once a month during Esto Vir in room 409. We also plan extra-curricular events once a month or so. These events include attending Latin mass, going to Museums, and competing in Certamen (Latin and Greek Scholar Bowl) tournaments.

Eligibility Requriements:
Student in a Latin or Greek language class.

MATH COMPETITION CLUB

Moderator: Mr. Kevin Arendt

Participants will encounter challenging yet fun recreational math problems that they wouldn’t normally be exposed to in traditional math classes.

We meet once a week or so during esto vir during the first semester. Other than that, there is one off campus competition and one or two after school on campus throughout the year. Participation is voluntary.

Eligibility Requirements:
Student grades 6-12

MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKET CLUB

 

Moderator: Mr. Tim Pendleton and Mr. John Makarewicz

Rocket club is designed to introduce students to model rocketry. Students will meet once a week for several weeks to build a rocket. They will learn about the various components of a rocket and what they do. When their rocket is completed, they can enter their rocket into the custom paint contest and win a prize. There are two sessions per year, one in the fall and one in the winter and each concludes with a launch day where we shoot the rockets hundreds or thousands of feet into the air. It is an amazing event that draws attention from the whole campus.

Meeting schedule:
In the fall – during September/October. Once a week for 7 weeks
During the winter – January/February. Once a week for 7 weeks

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 6-8

MOCK TRIAL

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

Moderator: Mrs. Dawn Michel

OUTLOOKS LITERARY MAGAZINE

Moderators: Mrs. Cindy Bishop and Mrs. Julie Laury

The Outlooks Literary Magazine is open to any student in grades 6-12 who wants to submit creative writing and/or artwork. We only meet a few times during the year in Esto Vir. The magazine provides an outlet for our students’ creativity and it offers leadership for upperclassmen who help design and edit the magazine. Mrs. Laury handles the artwork submissions and I handle the writing. I recruit by sending out e-mails and talking with students.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Moderator: Mr. Mark Laury

Members of the Photography Club learn how to take better pictures, both digital and analog (darkroom), and have a community of similar students to support and encourage.

The objectives of the club are to:
Participate in moderator/student led discussions of technique.
Attend field trips and photo shoots.
Create online creative using Flickr.
Participate in a photo show at the end of the year.

The club provides an opportunity for those interested to improve and understand the challenges of taking good/successful photos. Members also support the "visual training" of the Visual Arts Dept. The club meets 2 times per month.

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 6-12

POTTER'S GUILD

ROBOTICS

Moderators: Mr. Joseph Gilfoil

Chaminade Robotic club has been in existence for two years. The club competes in the FTC league of the First Robotic organization.

Statement of intent: We currently have two FTC teams, our goal is to re-establish the Lego Robotics for the middle school and to organize a FRC team in the high school someday. We have decided to open the FTC teams to 8th graders next year which will call for us to add two more teams.

We practice three to five days a week (regular practice 3 days, competition prep 5 days).

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 9-12.

SCHOLAR BOWL

SPANISH CLUB

Moderator: Profe Rosario

Spanish Club focuses on cultural connections and activities related to Spanish/Hispanic/Latin culture in the STL area. We have been to a Flamenco show, eaten tapas, seen how Argentinian empanadas are prepared, celebrated the Dia de los Muertos, and the list goes on! Our aim is to spark interest in the language and culture through these events.

We do most of our communication through email, but will have the occasional meeting here and there. We gear towards having 1-2 events per month depending on what’s happening in the community. Most of our events have fallen on Fridays after school or on Saturdays.

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 9-12

SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY

 

Moderator: Profe Megan Rosario

 

Chaminade’s chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is known as the Bilbao Chapter. The aim of this organization is to:

• stimulate interest in the study of Spanish
• promote high standards of scholarship
• reward scholastic achievements
• create enthusiasm for and an understanding of Hispanic cultures
• promote international friendship
• provide service to others in need

Membership in the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is based on scholarship in the Spanish language courses as well as general scholarship. In order to become eligible for membership, students must:

 

• be in Grades 9-12
• enrolled in a level II Spanish course (or higher)
• maintain at least an “A” average in Spanish
• maintain at least a “B” average in all other subjects

Students must also commit to tutoring the underclassmen in Spanish 1-2 hours each semester from 7-8 p.m. via Google Meet. While it is not required, it is highly recommended that students participate in the Spanish Immersion Trip.

 

The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica has monthly mandatory meetings. The location is posted under the Spanish Honor Society course on Canvas to which all members have access.

 

There is an end-of-the-semester celebration each semester at an authentic Hispanic restaurant.

 

At graduation, members wear the distinctive red and gold honor cords, representing the colors of the Spanish flag.

YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT

Moderators: Ms. Hannah Bryant, Mr. Bob Murphy

Youth and Government (YAG) is a student-driven simulation of state government. Beginning in the fall of each year, students come together to choose their roles, register and prepare for the State Conference. At the State Conference, students create their version of state government under the guidelines of the Missouri Constitution. All participants in Missouri come together for this three-day event at the State Capitol. Legislators meet in committees and in the House and Senate chambers to debate legislation. Attorneys try their cases before student judges and engage in a trial competition. The entire event is covered by student media. Participants also engage in campaigns and elections for officers who will serve during the following year.

Meetings take place after school or before school weekly, from August-December.

Eligibility Requirements:
Student in grades 9-12