Club Council

Amity Student Government gives a strong voice to our student body! Each AHS Class has a Class Council-- Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors can get in touch with their Class Representatives to discuss pertinent issues. Please refer to the ARHS Student Government webpage for more information. In addition, our student government meets on a monthly basis to discuss school-wide issues at hand.

Principal's Committee, our Student Rep. to the Board of Education, Chartwell's Dining Rep., Tools for Schools Rep. and more are selected/ organized by Student Government.

• Advisor: Mr. Downhour
• Student Leadership: Caroline Chen '21 (President), Wendy Zhang '21 (Vice President), Melita Collins '21 (Treasurer), Emma Beloin '22 (Secretary), Samantha Hass '21 (Technology Coordinator)
• Meeting Dates: Our full student government meets on the 1st Monday of each month.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Non-student representatives are more than welcome to both class and full-body meetings. While non-members are unable to vote, they can definitely participate! Please just inform our advisor and student leadership if you plan on attending a meeting. Thank you!

To explore the cultures of various countries around the world. We will discuss many different languages, music, dance, and perspectives.

• Advisor: Mrs. Mirci
• Student Leadership: Melita Collins '21 (President) and Lourdes Mollica '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: Monday at 2:30 PM
• Instagram account: @amitycultureclub

The Amity Debate Team competes at tournaments all year round at the local, state, national, and international level. Students who participate will learn the principles of formal and informal debate and have the opportunity to compete in debate competitions if they choose. If you are interested in public speaking, defending your position, or thinking about philosophy and logic, this is the right place to be!

• Advisor: Mr. Shamp and Mr. Billehus
• Student Leadership: Robert Farbman ‘22 (Captain), Arnav Paliwal ‘21 (Captain), Wendy Zhang ‘21 (Captain)
• Meeting Dates: Every Thursdays 2:30 p.m.
• Instagram account: @amity_debate_team

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management into young teens before progressing into real world business

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Kevin Zhou '23 (President) and Colby O’Connor '22 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Instagram Account: amity_deca

The purpose of this club is to promote diversity and showcase minority groups at Amity.

Advisor: Mrs. Romero

Student Leadership: Kobi Spence '21 and Ania Washington '21

Exploring Justice provides students opportunities to examine causes of injustice and efforts to address these problems locally and nationally. Amity students will often join with other New Haven area high school students for events at Yale University and other locations. Students will also have opportunities to participate in community service activities, workshops, field trips and other justice-related activities.

• Advisor: Mr. Clifford
• Presidents: TBD
• Meeting Dates: TBD

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) FBLA-PBL is one of the nation’s largest student-run organizations with thousands of High School Chapters like Amity’s that follow’s FBLA’s mission of inspiring and preparing students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. We focus on developing business and leadership skills, promoting community involvement, and also competition in business related events.

• Advisors: TBD
• Student Leadership: Peter Savelyev '21 (President) and Weiss Yuan '21 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays 1:30 PM 

Our goal is to create a sense of community between the Independent party at Amity. In creating this community we plan on making a calm, safe, and judgement free environment, in which students can voice their political opinions that include both sides of the spectrum. 

• Advisors: Mr. Cofrancesco 
• Student Leadership: Amir Jarad (President), Deven Majumdar (Vice President), and Brian C. Fournier (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: Thursdays at 2 PM
• Instagram Account: @Amityindependents

JSA is a nonpartisan political debate organization. In JSA, students have a chance to voice their opinions and share these ideas with students. There are weekly club meetings and conventions with JSA members across the Northeast. If you’re ready to broaden your political horizons and make some lifelong friends, JSA is for you!

• Advisor: Mr. Norton
• Student Leadership: Peter Savelyev '21 (President) and  Tina Burland '22 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: Meet every Wednesday at 3pm

To prepare and inspire students to think outside-of-the-box on real world issues and create the future innovators of our world through the use of competitions, think-tank style learning, guest lecturers, and personal entrepreneurial projects. We hope that students will be able to take with them life long skills in innovation and creations, the ability to be successful in any sector of the workforce, and be able to work well with their peers.

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Upola Zaman '22 (President)
• Meeting Dates: Friday 3:30 to 4:30 pm
• Instagram Account: @Amity_Make_Your_Mark

An educational simulation of the United Nations. Through conferences with other high schools, students conduct research on a certain issue and on their country, negotiate with other ‘countries’ through public speaking, and come up with solutions that are acceptable to a majority of other representatives.

• Advisor: Jennifer Brechlin
• Student Leadership: Jenny Liu '21 (President) and Jonathan Wang '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

Amity’s branch of NASAGV serves to unify students who are passionate about advocating for gun safety. In this club, we collaboratively learn effective ways to use our voices because when the people come together, we are powerful.  We want to keep the conversation going and also act on the issue. It is a bipartisan student-led movement that will help students find their voices in this matter and let them be heard.

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Ian Glassman '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Instagram account: @amity_nasagv

PLAHD’s mission is to create — through education, support, social action, and advocacy — a more accepting environment for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. PLAHD encourages acceptance and understanding within the diverse population of our school, promotes pride in our community, educates the school community, and creates a safe environment for Amity High School’s LGBTQ+ community.

• Advisor: Ms. Kimball
• Student Leadership: TBD
• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays at12:55-1:30

The Amity Republican Club is a venue for Conservatives, Libertarians, Independents, and Republicans can congregate to debate, get involved in community service, engage in student leadership, and volunteer for the Connecticut Republican Party and local Republican town Committees. We are open to all who want to join for important community speakers, merged meetings with other clubs, and lots of fun activities including activism.

• Advisor: Mrs. Roessler
• Student Leadership: Peter Savelyev '21 (Presdient) and Alessandro Rivera '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Instagram Account: Amity Republican Club

This club debates different sport topics with a variety of different sports ranging through different sport topics.

• Advisor: Mr. Notholt
• Student Leadership: Amir Jarad (Co-president), Ryan Lima (Co-president), and Varun Prabhu (Co-President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Instagram account: @Amir.Jarad

Amity’s Peer Mentorship Program! Through a referral process, students can be paired with a mentor (either in the same grade or older) to develop the social, emotional, and academic skills that they need to have a fun and successful school year! For 2020, all mentor-mentee meetings will be held virtually to ensure member safety. To get information about becoming a mentor, or if you would like a mentor, please email amityconnections@amityregion5.org!

• Advisors: Nicole DeNara and Jenna DeRosa
• Student Leadership: Katherine Sim ‘23 (Underclassmen VP), Dana Jossick ‘21 (Upperclassmen VP), and Jade Krukar ‘22 (Secretary)
• Meeting Dates: Varies

The Amity Leo Club is a volunteer organization that’s a youth version of the Lions Club. We hold and participate in a variety of volunteer activities. In the past, we’ve organized food drives, held Unified dances, volunteered with kids, and worked with Habitat for Humanities. All meetings that help us organize volunteer events count towards community service hours.

• Advisor: Mrs. Nork
• Student Leadership: Gabriella Urbana '21 (President), Ivy Zheng '22 (President), Andy Kim '21 (Secretary), Eveleen Jiang '22 (Treasurer), and Lily Johnson '21 (Public Relations)
• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays at 3:15
• Instagram account: @amityleoclub

Amity Girl Up seeks to promote gender equality, advocate for female empowerment, and inform the community about gender issues in today's world.

• Advisor: Ms. Browett
• Student Leadership: TBD
• Meeting Dates: TBD

To bring insight to our students & community of what Relay for Life is and it’s importance. We spearhead student participation in an annual Relay for Life event.

• Advisor: Mrs. Lafo
• Student Leadership: Summer Schaaf '19 and Billy McKeon '19
• Meeting Dates: We meet on a monthly basis in the AHS Cafeteria. Our meeting schedule is tentative and finalized by student leadership-- please contact us for more information.

We would love your help!

Amity Welcome Committee (AWC) seeks help new students acclimate to the high school and provide them with tours so they are more comfortable on their first day, and provide a leadership and community-building opportunity for its committee members

• Advisor: Mr. Allard
• Student Leadership: Natasha VonBeeden '21
• Meeting Dates: TBD

The Amity Environmental Club promotes being mindful of one's personal environmental impact and Amity's collective impact. We will be taking on initiatives based on what the club wants to do, which could include volunteer work, awareness campaigns, Earth Day presentations, documentary screenings, and more.

• Advisor: Ms. Morrison
• Student Leadership: Allison Su (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

The purpose of this club is to reach out to and enhance the lives of senior citizens. This club will also offer important opportunities for social interaction between our members and the seniors. We believe that intergenerational interaction can make one gain a new perspective on life. If the members of our club take the time to sit down and connect with the residents they can really make a difference in their lives. We plan to visit an elderly center and spend time with the residents. For example, we could share stories, organize a game night (bingo), help them with technology, draw/paint, or dance. The mission of the Generation 2 Generation Club is to create connections and relationships with the elderly

Advisor: Ms. Capiello

Meeting Dates: Every other Thursday from 2:30 to 3:15

To help international students adjust to the school environment and become part of our community through games, communication, discussion about school and culture, and other similar activities.

• Advisor: Ms. Campbell
• Student Leadership: Gabrielle Wincherhern '22 (President) and Xiuhao "Alan" Yang  (President)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays, 2:30 pm

37% of homes in Connecticut are at risk of experiencing homelessness. New Beginnings is a club designed to help a women's shelter in New Haven called New Reach. New Reach takes in thousands of women and their families to help them create a stable lifestyle. Since they take in so many people that shelter needs volunteers for making baskets to cooking food. We hope that you want to join and make a difference.

• Advisor: Ms. Norris

• Student Leadership: Eesha Acharya '21 (President) and Claudia Lihar '21 (Vice President)

• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays afterschool

The mission of Paws and Claws is to support local animal shelters, through caring and providing for homeless animals. We plan on doing fundraising and animal supply drives as a way to support the animals in these shelters. Through meetings, we will explore more was to provide any assistance to the shelters and rescue organizations.

• Advisor: Ms. Wuerth
• Student Leadership: Madison Marcus '22 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Instagram Account: @ahspawsandclaws

SADD (Students against Destructive Decisions) works to educate students about the dangers of drinking and driving and substance abuse. Many events are hosted throughout the year such as Red Ribbon Week and “Grim Reaper Day”. The goal of SADD is to inform students at Amity and the community about the dangers of drinking and driving. 

The Amity UMTTR Club is a branch of the nationwide UMTTR organization that works to raise awareness for good mental health and positive community atmospheres. UMTTR’s purpose is to spread positivity through small acts of kindness, and create awareness about suicide prevention.

• Advisors: Ms. Waterman
• Student Leadership: Olivia Greco '21 (President), Ava Gross '22 (Vice President), and Daniela Abreu '22 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesday after school
• Instagram Account: @umttrct

Link Crew is the freshman orientation program at Amity High School. In addition to activities on the first day of school, Link Crew Leaders work in the freshman Spartan Seminars throughout the year in order to integrate the ninth grade and get them excited about Amity! If you are interested in being a Link Crew Leader, you can apply at the end of your sophomore or junior year.

• Advisors: Ms. Bonaldo, Ms. Boyns, Ms. Carfiello, Mr. DeMeo, Ms. Kimball

The Teen Teaching Program gives students who are interested in teaching an opportunity to learn about the teaching field. We partner with a local school and take trips there once a month. Students are assigned a classroom, grades K-8, and act as teachers' aids in that class. These kids look forward to seeing us each month, and watching their faces light up when we walk into the school is a feeling like no other!

• Advisors: Mr. Iverson and Mrs. Shane
• Student Leadership: Oren Aviad '21 (President) and Katie Schatz '21 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: N/A
• Instagram Account:  amityteenteaching

Fostering a spirit of inclusion throughout Amity High school by leading activities (and lots of zoom events!) that are open to all students in Amity, including those who are a part of the special education department. We will learn about and discuss what it means to have a disability and how we can be as welcoming and accepting as possible towards students with disabilities.

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Sydney Cohen '21 (Co-president), Payton Bakis '22 (Co-president), and Julia Hogan '22(Co-president)
• Meeting Dates: Thursdays at 2:30 pm (usually every other week!)
• Instagram account: @amitytogetherclub

The Butterfly Foundation Club/World Spine Outreach is a club that supports an organization of surgeons who go to developing countries to operate on kids with severe spinal deformities. The organization also works to educate the local surgeons on how to perform these surgeries. The kids are severely underprivileged and the team always needs more supplies and such. Although the annual mission trip in February cannot happen this year due to COVID, we would be able to help with fundraising, exposure to the issue, etc.

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Aadya Wijesekera '23 (President) Adithi Wijesekera '22 (Vice President)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays 2:15-2:45ish
• Instagram Account: arhs_worldspineoutreach

The United States Academic Decathlon is a 10-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. It is the premiere scholastic competition for high school students! We prepare for an annual ten event competition that revolves around a theme, ranging from subjects like Art and Science and subjectives like Interview and Essay. In this club, you'll learn a lot and have fun along the way! Academic Decathlon gives students the opportunity to widen their horizons and delve deeper into their own interests.

• Advisors: Mrs. Roessler and Mr. Ranani
• Student Leadership: Allison Su '21 (President) and Weiss Yuan '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: First Wednesday of every month at 2:30 pm with additional Subject Committee meetings

Students in the Amity Envirothon will compete in the CT Envirothon against other teams from around the state. The winning team will advance to the national North American Envirothon competition. Aside from exposing students to topics such as aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and current issues happening in the state, the club will help to prepare students for the event. The goal of the club is to help students become more eco-conscious and have fun in doing so.

• Advisor: Mrs. Nork
• Student Leadership:  Maggie Liu ‘22 (Captain) and Liliana Restrepo '22 (Captain)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

In math team, we explore different subjects of math and use them in competitions. The fun part about the math team is that the way we use math is different from school as it is more focused on problem solving. Math team competes monthly in the local math league and spends the rest of its meetings preparing for these competitions. Our math team is a great way to strengthen your math abilities and explore your love for mathematics!

• Advisor: Mrs. Romero
• Student Leadership: Arnav Paliwal '21 and Peter Scully '21
• Meeting Dates: We meet after-school on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30

ARHS Astronomy provides curious people a place to learn the origins of the physical universe, comprehend celestial phenomena, and uncover the properties that hold our universe together.

• Advisor: Ms. Hamilton
• Student Leadership: Ian Glassman 21' (President) 
• Meeting Dates: Wednesday at 2:55 - 3:30
• Instagram account: @arhsastronomy

All things programming at Amity!

Club members will also prepare and study for the programming and computer science skills required to compete in the annual FBLA Program, Quinnipiac University High School Computer Programming Competition, and the National Lockheed Martin Code Quest Competition.

• Advisor: Mr. Fuller
• Student Leadership: Joshua Feuerstein '21 (Captain)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

We meet to learn and apply programming skills to apps and projects. (Software and Hardware) We work in two different languages. (Python and Arduino) Other languages are welcome at the club because it only adds more to our group projects! We teach with example programs for those who are beginners.

• Advisor: Mrs. P
• Student Leadship: Edgar Babajanyan '23 (Co-Leader) and Anthony Sharonov '23 (Co-Leader)
• Meeting Dates: 1:30 PM every Monday for every week.

Email the leaders at babajanyaned23@amityschools.org or at sharonovan23@amityschools.org if you are interested!

HOSA: Future Health Professionals is an organization that hosts competitions with various events related to either medical fields/careers or leadership skills; as a club, we'll be going to multiple conferences over the course of the school year, culminating in the International Leadership Conference (ILC) at the end of the year. HOSA is a fantastic opportunity to network with and connect to industry leaders as well as like-minded peers, and by joining HOSA, you will also be gaining access to scholarships and new opportunities.

• Advisor: TBD
• Student Leadership: Annie Liu '23 (President) and Melinda Lu '23 (President)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays 3 PM
• Instagram Account: @amity.hosa

Infinite Possibilities is a club where encourage young girls in STEM by doing labs, activities, and worksheets with them. Plan and do lessons for elementary school aged girls to foster a love for the STEM field.

• Advisors: Mrs. Decessare
• Student Leadership:  Gabriella Urbano '21 
• Meeting Dates: We meet once a month; timing varies!

The Marine Biology Club welcomes all students with an interest in the ocean and marine life. Our goal is to promote an understanding of ocean systems and the impacts human activities have on marine life and marine resources. Club members will determine club activities, which could include field trips (virtual this year), Earth Day presentations, and fundraisers. A trip to the National Marine Fisheries Service is planned each year.

• Advisor: Mrs. Cournoyer
• Student Leadership: Allison Su '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

We prepare for the National Science Bowl competition, a Jeopardy-style buzzer competition with questions about Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, and Earth Science, and Astronomy.

• Advisor: Mrs. Best 
• Student Leadership: Arnav Paliwal '21 & Peter Scully '21
• Meeting Dates: Tuesday from 2:30-3:30 on Discord (link: https://discord.gg/XVxWH2)
• Instagram account: @amitysciencebowl

Students in the Science Olympiad club will be individually competing in several monthly STEM related test based competitions under My Science Olympiad. Events will be all virtual under a test based format. Students will have a chance to win several prizes, medals, or be featured on the scoreboard depending on how well they place. Our club will help prepare members for these events while giving exposure to a wide variety of exciting disciplines of STEM. 

• Advisor: N/A
• Student Leadership: Maggie Liu ‘22 (Captain), Eveleen Jiang ‘22 (Captain), Keerthi Kongani ‘21 (Captain)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

We learn about different types of viruses, diseases, medicine, and other topics pertaining to the Medical Field collaboratively. 

• Advisor: Mrs. Cappiello
• Student Leader: Aaron Babajanyan '23 (President)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesday at 2:30 PM

Calliope is a collection of the creative writing and artwork of Amity’s students. The staff selects works, which include original poetry, short stories, drawings or photographs. The annual issue is published and distributed in the spring.

• Advisor: Ms. Kimball
• Student Leadership: Sam Epstein and Gill Nugent
• Meeting Dates: Once a month

Embers, Amity’s yearbook, is designed and published annually by a student staff, which is selected through an application and interview process. This team is comprised of an editorial board, copy writers, designers, and photographers who work daily—as their schedules allow—to complete a new edition of Embers from cover to cover. The staff also sells ads to fund the book’s production each year.

• Advisors: Mr. Clark and Mrs. Hulse
• Student Leadership: Bethany Qian '21 (Editor-in-Chief), Jade Krukar '22 (Editor), Julia Scuccuglia '21(Editor), Natasha VonBeeden '21(Editor), Kayla Johnson '21 (Business Manager)
• Meeting Dates: Fridays at 2:30
• Website: amityembers.com
• Instagram account: @amityembers

We are Amity's school newspaper! We print once a month, and and cover five sections: News, Opinions, Features, Arts, and Sports, which allows the writers and staff to bring news and ideas to the Amity community.

• Advisor: Mrs. Clark
• Student Leadership: Caroline Chen '21 (News and Opinions), Zachary Garfinkle '22 (Arts and Sports), and Allison Su '21 (Features)
• Meeting Dates: Please reach out to an Editor-in-Chief for more information about getting involved! Writing for the newspaper is truly so valuable.
• Website: The Amity Trident School Newspaper
• Instagram account: @amitytrident

National Chinese Honor Society at Amity works to promote Chinese language (中文) and culture (文化). The Honor Society connects with the middle school Chinese departments, too, in effort to have full-district communication. Honor Society members are encouraged to serve in the community by spreading their awareness and passion for the language. An example of this is members volunteering to assist in a Chinese I, II, III, or IV class during one of their free periods.

Juniors who study Chinese at Amity will receive more information about NCHS. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to one of the co-presidents or our teacher advisor!

• Advisor: Xia Lao Shi (Feng Xia)
• Instagram account: amitynchs

P.S: Check out the decorated bulletin board in the World Language Hallway for some really awesome Chinese culture pictures and more!

This association works to stimulate interest in the study of foreign Language, to promote higher standards of scholarship, to reward high scholastic attainments, to create enthusiasm for an understanding of world cultures and to reward efforts toward furthering solidarity in the global community. Students who are enrolled in an 11th or 12th grade foreign language class and meet eligibility requirements in scholarship, leadership and service are invited to participate.

• Advisors: Ms. Caron

The Latin Honor Society works to promote Latin and the study of ancient cultures throughout Amity. The Honor Society does community service related projects throughout the year in order to help others who are passionate about Latin. Recently, members took a field trip to the Bethany Middle School to show the current eighth graders how great Latin is!

• Advisor: Miss Hamilton

Students in this organization are selected for membership by the art faculty for demonstrating consistent art scholarship, motivation and outstanding character. The candidate must have been enrolled in an art class for as least one semester. The group works to promote art in the school and community by sponsoring exhibitions and art services.

• Advisor: Ms. Zamachaj

We are the Amity chapter of the nationwide NEHS organization, for students who appreciate and excel in English.

Advisors: Ms. Kimball, Ms. Clark, and Ms. Kane

Mu Alpha Theta is dedicated to inspiring lively interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school students. Members have displayed enormous interest and phenomenal aptitude in the study of mathematics and endorsed the utility and power of the subject inside and outside of the classroom.

• Advisor: Mrs. Romero

National Honors Society is a community service organization. Members provide services to Amity and the community with activities such as the Red Cross Blood Drive, School Supply Drives, tours to incoming students, and other service projects depending on the year.

Students with a 3.5 GPA are eligible to apply for membership in the National Honor Society. The Faculty Council selects students showing exemplary scholarship, leadership, service and character.

• Advisors: Shannon Martin and Matthew Stanley
• Instagram Account: @amitynhs

The purpose of this organization is to encourage participation in and recognition of scientific and intellectual thought.  Key outcomes include advancing students’ knowledge of classical and modern science, promoting communication with the scientific community, and encouraging aid to the civic community with its comprehension of science.  Our Amity chapter requires member participation in STEM related community service and, in turn, encourages a dedication to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that benefits all mankind.  Eligible seniors are sent an application in September and are notified about acceptance in early October. Throughout their senior year, members attend general meetings and participate in science outreach opportunities.

• Advisor: Mrs. Piscitelli

The Spanish Honor Society, La Amistad, works to promote the study of Spanish and the cultures of Spanish speaking countries. The Honor Society runs events throughout the year including Toy Drives and Food Drives to raise money to support the Fairhaven School in addition to going to the school frequently to help out in classes. La Amistad also runs a really great Salsa Night every year. Be on the lookout for more information about that!

• Advisor: Mr. Silva, Ms. Potter, and Ms. Regan

Amity Creative Theater (ACT) spreads a love for theater arts and performance and a general appreciation for theater. ACT is one of the biggest clubs at AHS and has to do with all things theater! Anywhere from monthly cabarets to student run productions, ACT is sure one successful club! 

• Advisors: Mr. Kennedy and Mrs. Rizzoti
• Student Leadership: Grace Blanchard '21 (President), Rhian Alsgaard '21 (Vice President), Zola Kneeland '22 (Publicity Secretary), and McKenna Maxwell '22 (Membership Secretary) 
• Meeting Dates: Contact Club Leadership for More Information!
• Instagram account: amitycreativetheater_

If you would like to join, please contact our ACT Membership Secretary. We look forward to working with you soon!

To recruit new members into the technical aspect of Art. We will provide information training and hands on experience needed to succeed backstage during future performances.

• Advisor: Mr. Kennedy
• Student Leadership: Cassidy Smith '23  (President)
• Meeting Dates: Brady Center, once a month

Unified Theater creates more inclusive communities through youth leadership and the performing arts. Students of all abilities, backgrounds, interests, and experiences come together as individuals and equals to write, direct and produce their own theater performance.

Advisor(s): Ms. Wuerth, Ms. Bonaldo

Meeting time: Fri., 2:30, Black Box Theater

Looking forward to see ya there! Please consider joining us.

The costume club is dedicated to teaching sewing and crafting skills, and giving people an opportunity to work on sewing projects and interact with people with similar interests, and prepare people for costume crew for the spring musical.

• Advisor: Mrs. Chevan
• Student Leadership: TBD
• Meeting Dates: TBD

Have you ever wanted your words to move mountains, divert rivers, or disrupt the very laws of reality itself? Here at the Creative Writing Society, you may not be able to do the above…..but …you can make yourself known. Let this school know about your creativity, your innovation, and your strength in writing. Now join us, fellow harbinger of the lost words of a post-modern civilization. Pick up your pen and let your emotions and your legacy be recorded in the pages of history. The stars will align to illuminate the dawn of a new age--your age. Welcome, to the Creative Writing Society.

• Advisor: Ms. Martin
• Student Leadership: Kevin Zheng and Abigail Slanski
• Meeting Dates: We meet 2:30-3:30 on Wednesdays in room 150 (though this may change towards the second half of the year)

We try to make digital art projects with other artists. We also chill and relax sometimes.

• Advisor: Courtney Morrison
• Student Leadership: Yujin Kim '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: 3:30-4:30 p.m. every Monday

To Play Music every Friday in between classes to inspire positivity in the hallway & create a friendly, less stressful environment

• Advisor: Ms. Morrison
• Student Leadership: Jason Dittmann and Olivea Kosh
• Meeting Dates: Rm. 286, 2:20 pm., 1x mos.

Jazz Band meets to practice and rehearse for school concerts and performances.

• Advisor: Mr. Dolan
• Student Leadership: TBA
• Meeting Dates: Tues./Thurs., 6:45-7:30 a.m., Rm. 381

Rhythmix is Amity's only acapella group! We are an auditioned group of passionate musicians, and we aim to enhance the music department through song using only our voices.

• Advisor: Mrs. Rizzotti
• Student Leadership: Annie Driscoll '21 (President) and Bethany Qian '21 (President)
• Meeting Time: TBD
• Instagram Account: @amityrhythmix

One Book/One Amity involves all departments at the high school, all staff and faculty, as well as students grades 9-12 and their families. It revolves around the annual reading of one shared title! All staff and each Amity family receive a copy of the book as a gift to read over the summer months. 

OB/OA members helps to select the title and plan related activities, presentations, speakers, and discussions around the book.

Advisor: Please see Mrs. Chevan (Julie.Chevan@reg5.k12.ct.us) with any questions!

Meeting Dates: The committee generally meets on the second and last Wednesdays of every month.

Once a month the club gets together and discusses a book- what we loved and hated- and then choose a book for next month!

• Advisor: Mrs. Bonaldo
• Student Leadership: Alex Marinescu '21 (President) and Brigitte Gagnon '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: Last Tuesday of each month

A school based program of Special Olympics® that combines athletes with and without intellectual disability on sports teams for training and competition. Students may participate in one or more of the following sports; soccer (fall), basketball (winter), volleyball (spring). The teams compete in several tournaments each season. The Unified Sports Program helps foster an inclusive school community where the values of tolerance, patience and sensitivity are cornerstones.

• Advisor: Ms. Grace
• Meeting Dates: Twice a week, 2:20 -3:00

Our club's mission is to teach people the beauty and strategy of the game of chess. In addition, we provide an environment for players, both casual and competitive, to hone their skills and improve.

• Advisor: Mr. Laliberte
• Student Leadership: Christian Chen '21 (Captain)
• Meeting Dates: Wednesdays

To compete in sanctioned E-sports.

Advisor: Mr. DeRosa

Student Leadership: Micheal Decesare

Meeting Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:30

Providing film education to students, and using industry standard equipment to create short films.

• Advisor: Mr. Iverson
• Student Leadership: Wil Gambardella '21 (President
• Meeting Dates: TBD
• Google Classroom Code: 3abcz35

A club for the continued pursuit of Latin education. It will further explore Latin/Roman culture through a variety of media such as film, cuisine and art.

• Advisor: Miss Hamilton
• Student Leadership: Andy Kim '21 (President) and Charlotte DelVecchio '21 (President)
• Meeting Dates: TBD

Our club meets to discuss, teach, learn and play Table Top games, such as Magic the Gathering, D&D, etc. All levels of experience with games are welcome! We want to foster a community where we can explore fantasy worlds and flex our creativity.

• Advisors: Mrs. Pascale and Mr. D'Averso
• Student Leadership: Ava DiVincenzo 21’ (President) and Olivia Cheng 22’ (Secretary)
• Meeting Dates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school

With Art through Fashion, students and teachers can express their fashionable style or personalized items through an online blog. Members customize personal items and have a sense of acceptance. 

If you love to perform and compete, this is the place to be! You will learn to dance & spin with flags, rifles, and sabers. First time members are always welcome!

Watch and discuss foreign films. Gain a new perspective on cultures and themes all over the world.

The purpose of this club will be to explore different philosophical concepts and ideas from around the world. Opinions of topics will be discussion as well as comparisons of beliefs to gain a larger and more concrete understanding of the world and how we think. 

This club will allow Amity students to explore and express themselves via comedic improve and interact with a wide variety of peers in a low-pressure environment and without the massive time commitment of a dramatic production.

The purpose of the Photography Club is to express creativity in young adults through art.

Race Prep is tearing down a vehicle to inventory every part and then refurbish, restore or replace it. The purpose is to understand all automotive systems along with diagnostics and repair. Teaches students how to take apart, clean, and restore parts to prepare a vehicle for off road racing.

The purpose of the Retro Gaming Club is to learn and respect the history of video games and their importance in society.

The Ultimate Frisbee Club's purpose is to spread the love of the sport of Ultimate Frisbee. The club will teach both the basics and advanced strategies. The atmosphere is laid back but competitive.

UNICEF is an organization that works in around 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential from childhood through adolescence. We will hold fundraisers and other ideas throughout the year.

To promote the study of architecture through a group project involving architectural planning and design.

To inform the student populace about the gravity of mental health, and bullying, and how it impacts them (and those around them). We aim to spread positivity through different projects and spread education about causes and symptoms of these issues.

With technology and robotics becoming an increasingly important part of modern society, this club seeks to educate those with or without knowledge of robotics. This club plans to compete and will hold a hands on approach to understanding the functions of robots.

To provide students of Amity High School with an engaging foosball experience

This club explores the strategies behind popular card games, including Rat a tat Cat, Egyptian Ratscrew, Spit, Presidents, Kemps, Garbage, Uno, and Spoons. After learning how the games work and exploring winning strategies, the club will hold tournaments at the end of the season.

To make amity a more colorful place filled with art and music. We will teach other students how to play instruments (guitar bass, piano, drums etc). We will sometimes hold music sharing sessions, each student comes with a song in mind to play on the speakers for the whole club to hear. They can even showed us what they learned. It could also benefit the students if they have trouble performing in front of people.