Ambitious Ladies Mentoring Program
Success is in the eye of the beholder. The success you get out of life is determined by the amount of effort you put in.
Ambitious Ladies helps young minority females:
• Envision life goals
• Acknowledge and understand the necessary path to achieving goals, including hardships/obstacles
• Create opportunities for future success
• Overcome fear and build confidence in a male-dominated world
• Reach individual potential through expanding knowledge and awareness
Motto:
“Average is always lower than the best, so we aim to be the best”
Advisor: Alicia Crichton |
Arm Wrestling Club
Meets Wed by the weight room, on the senior side of the cafeteria
Advisor: Michael Selearis
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Bereavement
Meets Mondays 2:15 - 3:15
Advisors: Jennfer Sawyer, Yoselin Roman, Sandra Walker and Dina Pollock
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Best Buddies
This program gives you a chance to make a difference in somebody else's life by pairing you one-on-one with an intellectually disabled student to provide friendly support and social interaction once a week. Interested? Give your name and HR to your Senior Buddy.
Advisors: Ann Nuzzo, Pat Martucci, Elizabeth Fradiani
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Board Game Club
Chess (for strategy and planning), Scrabble (for spelling and vocab), Monopoly (for math and budgeting) and many other games. Out of all the skills that students will learn the most important is sportsmanship. Meets Thursdays 2-4pm in A313
Advisor: Charlene Woodland
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C.O.L.A.S.-- Coalition of Latin-American Students
Their primary funtion is to serve areas of need within their community; they also seek to promote diversity, generate ideas about helping the community--while having fun. Meetings will normally take place in B212 on Wednesdays after school and membership is open to all.
Advisor: Elizabeth Johnston
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Cooperative International Studies Program (CISP)
Take part in cross cultural presentations and activities. Learn how the rest of the world lives. Once or twice a month activities with students from 8 area schools. You can earn 1/4 credit, meets in rooms A201 & A204
Advisors: Mr. Meadows & Mr. DeNaples
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The Debate Team
It is a good opportunity to meet and interview people, have your opinions appear in print and learn how a newspaper works. Meets Friday afternoons right after school
Advisor: Mrs. Karen Robinson
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Definition
Dance group organized by Yulonada Zanders, practices on Mon, Tues and Wed after school
Advisors: Ms. Akimi Palitz and Ms. Victoria Lassek
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Drama Club
New club this year, but the details are not ironed out yet. Hopefully we will be doing a couple of small productions in collaboration with our music dept and the Comprehensive Art dept from downtown.
Advisor; Mrs. Samara Vaiuso
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Environment Club
If you are interested in learning about the environment that we all live in, or finding ways to protect it, join the Environment Club, meets Thurs 2-4 in room A313
Advisor: Ms. Woodland
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Evolutions at Peabody Museum
More information to follow
Advisor: Mr. Chris Willems
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French Honor Society
Advisor: Ms. Angeliki Giannopoulos
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Friends of Israel
Advisor: Dr. Levine
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Future Business Leaders of America
http://www.fbla-pbl.org
This is a nationwide organization that has been around a long time. You can learn about what it takes to succeed in the world of business, including the use of computers in business. You may also make connections which could be useful for a future in business. Meets Tues in A102 from 2:10 - 3:10
Advisor, Ms. Yanyac
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GLBTQ
Break down barriers to understanding and mutual acceptance by getting to know people of various sexual orientations.
Advisors: Yoselyn Roman and Jennifer Sawyer-Karnoff
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Latin National Honor Society
Advisor: Patricia Schread
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The Literacy Magazine
Advisor Mr. Robert Fee
Write original poems, short stories, essays, etc. and have them published in our own literacy magazine Crosswords
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Madagascar Project
Advisor: Chris Kafoglis
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Math Team
Advisors: John Isaacs and Danielle Upton
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Math Tutoring
Meets Tues, Wed, and Thurs in B206 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm
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Model UN
Visits 4 different Ivy league schools this year and participate in mock UN activities "representing a foreign country. A great way to learn about other countries' perspectives and meet students from all over the USA
Advisor: Brendan Quinn
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Mu Alpha Theta
the Wilbur Cross chapter of the national high school math honor society. Right now we have approximately 35 members. In the spring of each academic year, we accept applications from students who are 9th, 10th, or 11th graders who have completed at least Geometry, who have an average in each of their math classes of at least 85, and who demonstrate strong academic integrity. We meet the first Friday of every month in room V109 to plan events such as peer tutoring, participation in math competitions, Pi Day, initiation ceremonies, scholarship opportunities, social events, and general promotion of mathematics among our faculty and student body. Each spring we elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer for the following school year. Meets the 1st Friday of every month
Advisor: Noelle Shipley
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National Honor Society
Advisor: Ms. Angeliki Giannopoulos |
P.A.C.
Advisors: Tom O'Connor and Larry Conaway |
SAT Prep Classes
Meets in Rm.B205. Days-Tues. & Thurs.-2:15-4:15 and Sat.8:30-12:30.
Advisor: Patricia Schread
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Senior Class
Advisors: Nicole Pernal and Robert Fee
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Science Fair Club
Advisors: Chris Willems and Mary De Rome |
Student Council
Contribute your talents and energy to make the school a better place by joining the student government. Learn about politics and how the government works.
Advisor, Mr. Meadows |
Spanish Honor Society
Advisor: Sam Marquez
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The Proclamation (school newspaper)
It is a good opportunity to meet and interview people, have your opinions appear in print and learn how a newspaper works. Meets Friday afternoons right after school
Advisor: Mr. Jim Brochin, room A214
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Spectrum
A Gay and Straight Alliance, meets in V105 on Fridays
Advisor: Gloria Rodriguez
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Wilbur Cross Chorus
It is open to students who have a genuine desire to sing. We will be learning music from different eras and singing different genres of music. Meets Weds and Thurs from 2:15 - 3:15
Advsisor: Danielle Storey-Carson
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Wilbur Cross Spirit Squad
Advisor: Victoria Lassek
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Yearbook Class
A yearlong class. We create, fundraise for and sell the Crossroads Yearbook
Advisor: Samara Vaiuso
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Sport Teams
Football, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Lacrosse, Wrestling,
Cheerleading, Softball, Baseball, Cross Country, Baseball, Track - indoor and out
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