| Name |
Adviser Name |
Description |
Webpage |
Meets |
Prerequisite |
| Art Club |
Katie Stuart |
open to all students interested in art. Students work on individual and/or group projects in an open studio setting. |
# |
x |
None |
| Blue Wave News/Video Production Club |
Ivan Crowther, Sean Otterspoor |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Buddy System |
Stephanie Nelson |
open to all students. A peer companionship club. |
# |
x |
None |
| buildOn (Building with Books) |
Keith Keeler |
(previously called Building With Books) open to all students. Activities include community service projects, interschool visitations and fund-raisers designed to help people in developing countries build schools. |
# |
x |
None |
| Chess Club (Darien’s Advancement in Non-Competitive Chess, or D.A.N.C.) |
Tom Zawacki |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Composers Club |
Christopher Andrade, Carolyn Whinnem |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Computer Club |
Patty Brooks |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Current (Literary Magazine) |
Jessica Ginsburg |
open to all students who are interested in working on the staff and /or submitting poetry, art work, short stories or essays. |
http://dhscurrent.wordpress.com/ |
x |
None |
| Dance Team |
Jenna D’Agostino, Lynn Brown |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Darianus (yearbook) |
Steve Leete, Patty Brooks |
seniors hold the major staff positions, but all students are encouraged to join the staff. Underclassmen work on sections for their respective grades and work up to being section editors. Photographers from all grades are always welcome. |
# |
x |
None |
| Darien Animal Welfare Group (D.A.W.G.) |
Stacey Wilkins |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Debate Team |
Ann Sather |
open to all students. Prepares and competes in interscholastic and regional contests. |
# |
x |
None |
| Dodgeball Club |
Eric Woelker |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Drama (Theatre 308) |
Nancy Herman, Alex Speiser |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Ecocitizens(Environmental Awareness) |
Juan Carlos Arango, Elissa Scudder |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Film Club |
Matt Pavia |
open to all students. Watch and critique films. |
# |
x |
None |
| Foreign Language Club |
Juan Carlos Arango, Barbara Schmidt, Robbi Riordan |
Open to all students who wish to join a club dedicated to providing enrichment of laguages. |
# |
x |
None |
| Free Thinkers Club |
Alex Speiser |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Future Problem Solvers |
Shirley Taylor |
open to students in grades 9-12. Students will work through a series of problem solving tasks in preparation for competition with other teams from Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as national competition. |
# |
x |
None |
| Garden Club |
Susan Ruegger |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Gay/Straight Alliance |
Doug Paulsen, Susan Mason |
to provide a student forum for enacting the expectations of the DHS mission statement, to create a safe, welcoming and accepting school environment for all youth, regardless of sexual orientation, and to work against discrimination based on sexual orientation. |
# |
x |
None |
| Guitar Club |
Matt Pavia |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Invisible Children & Y.O.U. |
Eric Woelker |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| JETS |
Dan Record |
promotes interest in engineering, science, mathematics and technology, and is dedicated to providing real-world engineering and problem-solving experience to high school students. |
# |
x |
None |
| Kids Giving Back (KGB) |
Sean Otterspoor |
encourages and promotes volunteerism in the school community. Members of the KGB participate in a variety of community service activities both in school and in the surrounding towns. Activities include Saturday Habitat for Humanity Workdays. |
# |
x |
None |
| Math Team |
Bonita Messman, Jackie Seaman |
open to all students in grades 9-12. The team meets weekly. It participates in Fairfield County competitions on a monthly basis. Additional competitions are a possibility. |
# |
x |
None |
| Model UN |
Bill Devlin |
Open to all students, the club focuses on discussing international affairs. Each year the club attends a conference at the United Nations in NYC. |
# |
x |
None |
| Muggle Quidditch Club |
Sean Otterspoor |
The Darien High School Muggle Quidditch Club looks to bring the sport of Quidditch (as based off of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter) to DHS while providing the general student body with wholesome, athletic, magical fun. All muggles in grades 9-12 can participate. Enough teams will be created to accommodate demand. A team must consist of at least one (1) keeper, one (1) seeker, two (2) beaters, and three (3) chasers. Alternates are encouraged. No pure bloods, or death eaters are allowed. Practices will be called by team captains, and games will be organized by the commissioner. |
# |
x |
None |
| “Names” Program (Human Rights) |
Jennifer Ladd, Lynn Brown |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| NEIRAD (School Newspaper) |
Stacey Wilkins, Sybil O’Hare. Sean Otterspoor |
Editorial and reporting staff are enrolled in Journalism, but any student may submit articles or viewpoints for consideration. Photographers and those interested in Web design are also needed. |
http://www.neirad.org/ |
x |
None |
| Photography Club |
TBA |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Sailing Club (Fall) |
Britt Hall |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Saint Luke’s Lifeworks |
TBA |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Ski & Snowboarding Club |
Chris Buckley, Jeromy Nelson |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Stage Crew |
Lee Strecker |
Open to all students. Involved in building, rigging, lighting the stage for Theatre 308's two major productions a year. |
http://www.darienps.org/308/ |
x |
None |
| Student Life |
Donna Russo |
open to all students interested in working on committees to support dances, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, DIVE Day and other student assisted events. |
# |
x |
None |
| Student Political Action Committee (SPAC) |
TBA |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Support Our Soldiers |
Pam Zago |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Technology (Robotics) Club |
Lee Strecker, Richard Reynolds |
open to all students. Students will have experiences with robotics, electronics, aviation, and have the opportunity to participate in technology competitions. Meets informally 2 –3 times a week. |
# |
x |
None |
| Teen PeaceWorks |
Jennifer Ladd |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Theatre 308 (DHS chapter of National Thespians) |
Nancy Herman |
open to all students. Involved in producing at least two major productions a year. First production is usually in November. Try-out schedule is announced. |
http://www.darienps.org/308/ |
x |
None |
| Ultimate Frisbee |
TBA |
x |
# |
x |
None |
| Weekend Alternatives |
Anthony Sweeney |
club dedicated to finding drug and alcohol free activities for students. |
# |
x |
None |
| Band |
Carolyn Whinnem |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Community Council |
Chris Buckley & Jeromy Nelson |
open to all students and staff. Leadership and voting representatives are elected by the DHS students and faculty each spring. Meetings are held once a month. The executive committee meets weekly. |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Connecticut Challenge |
Dan Record |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Men’s A Cappella/Women’s A Cappella |
Christopher Andrade |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| National Honor Society |
Sean Otterspoor |
Junior (and Senior) students are selected on the basis of grade point average and faculty ratings, and reflect outstanding scholarship, leadership, character and service. Members of the NHS provide service as tutors, guides at school functions, and fund-raising for scholarships. (See special section of the handbook on National Honor Society selection process.) |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Nutmeg Express |
Christopher Andrade |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Orchestra (Pop Strings) |
Jane Minnis |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Tri-M Advisory |
TBA |
Modern Music Masters (Tri-M) is a national honorary music society dedicated to improving solo and small group performance. Membership is by invitation. |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Tudor Singers |
Christopher Andrade |
audition required |
# |
x |
Yes |
| Rugby |
Russ Caruso |
held at another venue/ may have a fee |
# |
x |
Fee |
| Squash (Fall & Spring Club) (Winter – Varsity Sport) |
Margie Hauer |
held at another venue/ may have a fee |
# |
x |
Fee |
