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1 | Oceanside High School Clubs 2023-2024 | |||||||
2 | CLUB | ADVISOR | DESCRIPTION | DAY(S) | TIME | ROOM | REMIND CODE | GOOGLE CODE |
3 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE CLUB | Roslyne Johnson | The African American Culture Club provides a safe space for students to discuss and explore aspects of African history and culture. We will dive into the past in an attempt to understand current events. Additionally, we will conduct fundraisers and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to various related causes. Meetings will be held weekly. Membership is open to all students. | Thursday | 2:45-3:30 | S205 | ||
4 | ART CLUB | Maria Anisanel | Art Club offers a place for students to express creative visions. Students are allowed to work on individual projects that appeal to them. | Monday | 2:45-4:00 | S123 | ||
5 | ASIAN CULTURE CLUB | Nirmala Ramsaran | Asian Cultural Club (ACC) is devoted to promoting multicultural connectivity with Asian culture, identity, social life, and issues. It provides a supporting space for Asian students to foster understanding and friendship between Asians, Asian-Americans, and students of all cultural backgrounds through engaging in the arts. The ACC focuses on all the countries of Asia, thus highlighting a broad range of topics and emphasizing multiple components of this vast region. | Tuesdays | 2:35-3:35 | S214 | h4ahgf | |
6 | AUTO CLUB | Peter Orlando & John LaCascia | Come learn how to use your hands, turn a wrench, get dirty, problem solve. We will learn the basics of automotive engine theory and maintenace, looking at everything from lawn mower engines to jetskis to full size trucks and more. | Tuesdays | 2:35-3:35 | S130 | ||
7 | BEST BUDDIES | Andrew Landers, Laura Garelick, & Megan Librizzi | Best Buddies is dedicated to establishing opportunities for one-to-one and small-group friendships, as well as integrated socialization and recreational activities for individuals with intellectual and developmental differences and their high school peers. | Tuesdays | 2:35 - 3:30 | Cafeteria | @23bbuddies | |
8 | BIG BUDDIES | Roslyne Johnson | High School students serve as positive role models for ESL students at School #5. Volunteers help new Americans learn about their new country. | Tuesday | 2:45 - 4:00 | Faculty Cafe | ||
9 | BOOK CLUB | Janet Schuellein | The OHS Student Book Club meets twice each month. Once a month we discuss our current book selection, and use the other meeting as a check in. We make sure students have access to the chosen book and see where we all are in our reading for the month. At our first meeting, students will make choices regarding meeting dates/times and as to how books will be chosen. Students will make suggestions and the group will vote to determine our book choices. We encourage members to consider selections that bring different voices to our reading. Students are encouraged to join this club to engage in conversation with other readers and/or to become readers as we offer a positive, inclusive, inspiring and dynamic experience for all members. | Thursdays | 14:35 | n-127 | @g77b4ac | |
10 | CANCER AWARENESS | Lisa Mehr | Dedicated to raising awareness, funding for a cure, and showing our support and love for our heroes every step of the way. We won't stop until there's a better world without cancer. | Wednesdays (except on faculty meeting days) | 2:45 | S224 | ||
11 | C.A.R.E CLUB | Vincent Simonetti | The purpose of the C.A.R.E. club is to promote awareness of environmental issues and to take responsibility for the opportunities that each of us can make in our daily lives to make a positive change. Any student with environmental concerns or a passion for "going green" is welcome to join our club. | Tuesday | 2:45 PM | N216 | ||
12 | CLUB X | Lisa Mehr | Club X offers the opportunity to travel to NYC to attend cultural events such as theatre, opera, ballet concerts and museums. Each trip includes dinner at a different ethnic restaurant. | Once per month | 2:45 | S224 | ||
13 | CRIME TIME/TRUE CRIME CLUB | Zoe Caponegro | Crime Time/True Crime club gives students the opportunity to engage with each other about the world's favorite activity; solving mysteries! We will discuss cases as a group, looking closely at evidence and clues to try and come up with original theories. We will watch or listen to shows/podcasts/documentaries that explain mysterious or infamous crimes and then have group discussions. Students will learn about how the investigation process works and how to analyze evidence using forensic skills, as well as learn about criminal defense and perform mock trials. All are welcome to join! | Tuesdays | 2:45 | S231 | ||
14 | DECA | Sheila Crews | DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. At DECA, we focus on laying the groundwork for the next generation to be academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible,and experienced leaders. | Wednesdays (except on faculty meeting days) | 2:45 PM for the general club and 7:20 AM for Officers. | S204 | ||
15 | DYNASTY (OHS STEP TEAM) | Roslyne Johnson | The OHS Step Team will give students an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of stepping. Participants can expect to learn the history of step, stepping routines and combinations and, with regular practice, they will showcase their skills during a live performance. Due to the nature of stepping, try outs will be held in order to form a team. | Mondays & Tuesdays | 2:45 - 4:00 | Faculty Cafe | ||
16 | E-SPORTS CLUB | Kimberly Epps | Oceanside High School will participate in the High School Esports League (HSEL). The HSEL offers scholarships to help students pay for college. Nowadays, colleges offer esports programs for students, which creates a new viable path to college for those who may never have considered obtaining a higher education. | |||||
17 | EMPOWHERMENT CLUB | Marissa Evola | EmpowHERment club allows all students the opportunity to learn about the impactful work of past and present members of society. This club is open to all grades. Together, we will work to celebrate different voices in our school community and worldwide! Come join us as we learn to empower ourselves- and others- through meaningful work. | Wednesdays | 2:45 | S137 | @empowher7 | |
18 | ETHICS BOWL | Victoria Liguori | Ethics Bowl allows students to engage in philosophical discussions regarding varied topics including current events, high school life, music, politics, business, and much more. Interested students may also opt to participate in the Long Island High School Ethics Bowl where different schools' teams compete and collaborate to evaluate multiple perspectives for given scenarios. | Thursdays | 2:45 | S118 | @ethiczz | |
19 | FASHION CLUB | Julianne Kur | Fashion club will be a place within our school and community to teach about the artistic expression of fashion whether through styling, design, sewing or pattern making. Club will fundraise through clothing drivesand partake in up cycling clothes through clothing drives. | Bi-Weekly Wednesdays | 2:45 AM | S216 | ||
20 | FRESHMAN CLASS/BATTLE | Marissa Evola | Battle of the Classes is an ongoing event that begins in September and ends in January. Each grade competes against each other in a series of activities and events that include hallway decoration for our annual homecoming game, the creation of a float that is paraded around on Homecoming day, various fundraising efforts, European Handball, the Turkey shoot (where we collect food and deliver it to those in need during Thanksgiving), sports, dance performances, etc.. The final event, Battle, is an evening competition (on a saturday night in January) where each grade battles each other through dance performances and sporting activities. | A - D text @osd2027A-D to 81010
E - L text @osd2027E-L to 81010 M - Q text @osd2027M-Q to 81010 R - Z text @osd2027R-Z to 81010 | ||||
21 | GAME DESIGN PROGRAMMING | Brandon Crofts | Game Design Programming is a club that invites students of all talents, disciplines, and interests to the table! The purpose of Game Design Programming Club is to educate its members on how to successfully create a video game, including its music/art production, storyline development, and programming. No prior knowledge necessary, and all are welcome! | Tuesdays | 2:45 | N210 | ||
22 | GAY/STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA) | Andrea Levine | Gay/Straight Alliance advocates for tolerance of all groups; providing a bridge to facilitate positive interactions and understanding amongst our school community, and beyond; we aim to have fun while doing so. | |||||
23 | HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH PROGRAM (H.O.P.) | Zoe Caponegro | HOP is a humanitarian based club in which we will focus on crises around the world and learn about it. We focus on informing/educating others on these crises and what we can do to aid the people and areas affected. We will also do our best in spreading the word on how to help, which would include fundraisers, drives, etc. that we hold. | Thursdays | 2:45 | S231 | ||
24 | JUNIOR CLASS/BATTLE | Alexandra Vollaro | Battle of the Classes is an ongoing event that begins in September and ends in January. Each grade competes against each other in a series of activities and events that include hallway decoration for our annual homecoming game, the creation of a float that is paraded around on Homecoming day, various fundraising efforts, European Handball, the Turkey shoot (where we collect food and deliver it to those in need during Thanksgiving), sports, dance performances, etc.. The final event, Battle, is an evening competition (on a saturday night in January) where each grade battles each other through dance performances and sporting activities. | A - D text @osd2025A-D to 81010
E - L text @osd2025E-L to 81010 M - Q text @osd2025M-Q to 81010 R - Z text @osd2025R-Z to 81010 | ||||
25 | KEY CLUB | Jeremy Zylbert | Key Club is an international service leadership organization for high school students whose community service efforts help to develop students' initiative, leadership ability, and good citizenship practices. | Mondays | 2:45 | Cafeteria | Last names A-M: @a2mkeyclub and Last Names N-Z: @n2zkeyclub | |
26 | LATINO CULTURE CLUB | Rocio Saborido | The Latino Culture Club provides all students, including those from Latino descent, an opportunity to learn, share, and experience the diversity within the Latino culture. Students also have a forum to identify and resolve any issues that concern them. The LCC encourages community service and giving back to our community. | |||||
27 | LAW CLUB/MOCK TRIAL | Victoria Liguori | Members compete in mock and moot trials at other schools & at the Supreme Court in Mineola. | Mondays | 2:50 | N212 | @lawclub7 | |
28 | LIFE FIT | Nicole McCann & Brian Gilbert | Life Fit Club is an athletic group of special needs students and other OHS students that exercise together and play basketball and soccer games with Challenger teams from other schools throughout Nassau county. We participate in a special March Madness basketball game and compete for the enjoyment of the game and to enrich social skills and school/community involvement. Sportsmanship is what our team is all about. Fundraising is involved for the Life Fit club and a rallying end season game with a pizza party is fun for all. | |||||
29 | LITERARY MAGAZINE | Bonnie Hennessy | The Literary Magazine is a club for students interested in creative writing as well as the process of producing a literary magazine. On the writing side, students will engage in creative writing activities, share and critique their work. In relation to production, students will engage in activities related to selecting and editing written works as well as art submissions, creating a theme for the magazine, organizing the art and writing. They will learn photoshop in order to put the magazine together. | Mondays | 2:45 AM | S206 | ||
30 | MATHLETES | James Smith | In Mathletes we promote an appreciation for mathematics and engage problems of an atypical nature. We have competitions with other schools and we practice for these competitions and the Nassau Math Tournament. | |||||
31 | MODEL CONGRESS (SCOPE) | Jason Manning & Michael DeMarco | Model Congress is an opportunity for students to engage with American government through roleplay simulation of the United States Congress. This allows students to develop a better understanding of government function and become more informed about current political issues. We organize a variety of congressional committees that cover pressing issues, and special committees that allows for more in-depth discussion of fictiopnal issues. OMC host a conference in January along with attending many conference at neighboring High Schools in the area. There are awards at ever conference along with games, prizes, dances, and social activities that allows members to meet groupd of peers from other high schools. | Wednesday | 2:45 | S137 | ||
32 | OCEANSIDE ATHLETIC PRIDE | Ken Dwyer & Jason Manning | To raise school spirit at OHS. Raise money for athletic programs through the Circle of Pride dinner. | Wednesday | 7:15 AM | S137 | ||
33 | PATRIOTS CLUB | Todd Nussen & Jason Manning | To acknowledge, honor and remember current and former US military personnel who were a part of OHS and the community. To spread and encourage patriotism among the students and/or community members. | Tuesdays or Thursdays | 2:45 PM | S137 | ||
34 | ROBOTICS | Brandon Crofts & Peter Orlando | Students will build a 130lb robot for competition. The club teams professionals and students to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is a life changing, career molding experience. | Monday | 2:45 | S130 | ||
35 | SCHOOL STORE/WORK CLUB | Stephanie Matina | Work club will help students connect with opportunities in today’s workforce. Members will learn how to write resumes, prepare for job interviews and find local internship and job opportunities. Members will also learn business skills through the use of the school store (Sailor Central). | |||||
36 | SCIENCE OLYMPIAD | Matthew Barone | To prepare and compete in the regional Science Olympiad Tournament. Consists of over 20 STEM related events, from experimental design to robotics. | Wednesday | 2:45 | S229 | ||
37 | SENIOR CLASS/BATTLE | Jennifer McCabe | Battle of the Classes is an ongoing event that begins in September and ends in January. Each grade competes against each other in a series of activities and events that include hallway decoration for our annual homecoming game, the creation of a float that is paraded around on Homecoming day, various fundraising efforts, European Handball, the Turkey shoot (where we collect food and deliver it to those in need during Thanksgiving), sports, dance performances, etc.. The final event, Battle, is an evening competition (on a saturday night in January) where each grade battles each other through dance performances and sporting activities. | A - D text @2024a-d to 81010
E - Le text @2024e-le to 81010 Li - Q text @2024li-q to 81010 R - Z text @2024r-z to 81010 | ||||
38 | SIDER PRESS | Joe Perri | The Sider Press Club produces the high school’s newspaper. Toward this end, we cover school, local, national events and issues. There is a core of editors supported by staff writiers, artists, and photographers. Involvement in the paper provides students with real-world journalistic skills and experience. | |||||
39 | SOPHOMORE CLASS/BATTLE | Jennifer Frasca & Isabella Portoghese-Nordin | Battle of the Classes is an ongoing event that begins in September and ends in January. Each grade competes against each other in a series of activities and events that include hallway decoration for our annual homecoming game, the creation of a float that is paraded around on Homecoming day, various fundraising efforts, European Handball, the Turkey shoot (where we collect food and deliver it to those in need during Thanksgiving), sports, dance performances, etc.. The final event, Battle, is an evening competition (on a saturday night in January) where each grade battles each other through dance performances and sporting activities. | A - D text @osd2026A-D to 81010
E - L text @osd2026E-L to 81010 M - Q text @osd2026M-Q to 81010 R - Z text @osd2026R-Z to 81010 | ||||
40 | SOURCES OF STRENGTH | Al Lyson & Josephine Prestigiacomo | Our club promotes positive mental health awareness through various campaigns and school wide activies. | Tuesdays | 2:45-3:15 | N230 | ||
41 | SPORTNIGHT BLUE | Jennifer Frasca | Teams of girls who compete against each other in song, dance, athletic skill and artwork. Encourages sportsmanship and leadership. | |||||
42 | SPORTNIGHT WHITE | Isabella Portoghese-Nordin | Teams of girls who compete against each other in song, dance, athletic skill and artwork. Encourages sportsmanship and leadership. | |||||
43 | STUDENT GOVERNMENT | Lisa Comuniello | Student government is a club which gives students an opportunity to develop leadership by organizing and carrying out school activities and service projects. In addition to planning events that contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the student council is the voice of the student body. Elections are held in May/June for the 2024-2025 school year. | Thursdays | 7:15 | |||
44 | TALAT | Helen Dixon | Take a look at teaching (TALAT) is an opportunity to cultivate the development and interest of students who wish to enter the field of education. | Thursday | 2:35 | S221 | tbd | |
45 | WORLD INTEREST CLUB (W.I.C) | Karen Kosakoff & Gavin Kalner | Model U.N. Club - Students participate in model UN competitions hosted by universities in the northeast. We also do fundraisers for local, national and/or global causes of students' choosing annually. | Tuesdays | 2:40 | S 119 | 2ef36g | |
46 | YEARBOOK (SPINDRIFT) | Jennifer Frasca & Joe Perri | Spindrift is a class that students take so that they can be part of the production team for the senior yearbook. | |||||
47 | YOUNG INVESTORS CLUB | Michelle Cinelli & Erica Dzwlewicz | This club explores and applies the concepts used among current business investors. Students will have the ability to trade real stocks through the use of an online platform, which depicts real time automated business stock quotes. | Tuesdays | 2:45 | N209 | ||
48 | YOUTH COUNCIL | Sara Dowler & Jaclyn Sileo | This club works with Oceanside SAFE (Substance Abuse Free Environment) to change the culture related to mental health and addiction. Our mission is to educate community, provide knowledge about resources available, and increase student awareness. | Thursdays | 2:35 | S210 | ||
49 | Honor Societies 2023-2024 | |||||||
50 | NATIONAL BUSINESS HONOR SOCIETY | Michelle Cinelli & Erica Dzwlewicz | ||||||
51 | COMPUTER SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY | Brandon Crofts | The purpose of this organization is to encourage students’ enthusiasm for computer science, to honor academic excellence, and to promote service. Society members and advisors commit to and embody three core values: equity, service, and excellence. | TBD | 2:45 | N210 | ||
52 | MU ALPHA THETA (MATH HONOR SOCIETY) | Sherryl Garry & James Smith | The purpose of this organization is to recognize student achievment in Mathematics and to encourage community service and to promote mathematics. | |||||
53 | NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY | Danielle Casquarelli | ||||||
54 | NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY | Michelle Rinaldi & Michael Comuniello | The National Honor Society is one of the nation's premier organizations established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students must maintain at minimum, an unweighted 90 cumulative average by their second semester junior year and have earned 5 service credits at this time. Once inducted into NHS, students must volunteer 25 service hours during their senior year under the direction of the advisors. | |||||
55 | NATIONAL TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY | Nicole Haglund | The purpose of Tri-M is to inspire and recognize those students who have shown an outstanding ability in music and bring music education to the attention of their school and community. Tri-M Music Honor Society stands for Modern, Music Masters and offers students more opportunites in leadership and performance in the area of music. Our inductees have worked diligently to achieve the honor of being inducted and have been carefully selected on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership and service. | Thursdays (once a month) | 2:45 - 3:45pm | S107 | @trimoce | |
56 | RHO KAPPA (NATIONAL S.S. HONOR SOCIETY) | Laura Trongard & Lori Patton | Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society is a national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies. Rho Kappa provides national recognition and opportunities for exploration in social studies. The following is a list of criteria that all Rho Kappa members must meet: Have attended Oceanside High School for at least one semester Completed 9th and 10th grade social studies core classes with an unweighted average of 85 or above Completed or currently enrolled in at least one social studies elective course An overall GPA of 85 or above Letter of recommendation Have participated in activities that demonstrate civic engagement in their school or community service | |||||
57 | SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY | Vincent Simonetti | The purpose of this organization shall be to encourage participation in and recognition of scientific and intellectual thought. It is to advance the students’ knowledge of classical and modern science, to communicate with the scientific community, and to aid the civic community with its comprehension of science. It is to encourage students to participate in community service and, in turn, encourage a dedication to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that benefits all mankind. | Thursday | 2:45 | Cafeteria | ||
58 | STUDENT ATLHLETES IN SERVICE TO OTHERS (SASO) | Tom Lehman, Brian Barbaccia & Frank Luisi | This leadership group is composed of scholar-athletes, all of whom have a 90 GPA or higher, who participate in at least one varsity sport. This outstanding group has helped organize and run our life-fit “challenger” basketball games and will be helping host a life skills kickball game in which we will have three other schools participate. | |||||
59 | SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY | Vincent Simonetti | The purpose of this organization shall be to encourage participation in and recognition of scientific and intellectual thought. It is to advance the students’ knowledge of classical and modern science, to communicate with the scientific community, and to aid the civic community with its comprehension of science. It is to encourage students to participate in community service and, in turn, encourage a dedication to the pursuit of scientific knowledge that benefits all mankind. | Thursday | 2:45 | Cafeteria | ||
60 | STUDENT ATLHLETES IN SERVICE TO OTHERS (SASO) | Tom Lehman, Brian Barbaccia & Frank Luisi | This leadership group is composed of scholar-athletes, all of whom have a 90 GPA or higher, who participate in at least one varsity sport. This outstanding group has helped organize and run our life-fit “challenger” basketball games and will be helping host a life skills kickball game in which we will have three other schools participate. | |||||
61 | THESPIAN TROUPE | Laura Gallo & Michelle Taplin | Thespian Troupe #132 is a theatre honor society. To get inducted, students must complete 100 hours of theatre service. Those hours can be obtained through being in the school shows, working backstage, ushering shows, building and painting the sets, costumes, makeup and hair crew, prop crew, and sound and lighting crew. The induction ceremony is in end of May/early June every year. Points carry over to the next year if 100 hours is not met by the ceremony. | S105 | @thesp411 | |||
62 | WORLD LANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETY | Patricia Valeriano & Bridgett Amthor | ||||||