Collaborating in a student/teacher environment, the committee not only creates original works of art for each liturgy throughout the year but also transforms our gymnatorium into a sacred space for worship during mass.

MODERATOR:

MR. MICHAEL MCCORMACK

michael.mccormack@aquinas-sta.org

Every Monday, Interact offers students an opportunity to volunteer and to receive service hours at the Jack and Jill Children’s Center, an underprivileged day care center in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. By playing, reading, and engaging with the children, students mature into compassionate individuals with a heart for service.

Moderators:

Mrs. Marianne Jones

marianne.jones@aquinas-sta.org

Meeting bi-weekly, students develop an appreciation for photography through an exploration of refining composition and software techniques.

Moderator:

Mr. Brian McDonald

brian.mcdonald@aquinas-sta.org

Raider Review provides an opportunity to cultivate skills as a writer, editor, photographer, and videographer while members research stories, conduct interviews, compile content, compose articles, and design the page layouts that are featured on our newspaper’s site, www.raiderreview.org. Active club members may become eligible to apply for membership in the Quill & Scroll International Honor Society during their second year of club participation.

Moderator:

Mrs. Helena Asquini

Promoting the value of life from womb to the tomb, students partner with the Respect Life Office to sponsor service projects such as diaper drives and to participate in the Life Chain, March for Life, and 40 Days for Life.

Moderators:

Ms. Michaela Ecker

michaela.ecker@aquinas-sta.org

Our students prevent recyclable waste from contributing to our landfills by collecting items from recyclable containers in each classrooms. The Recycling Corps assigns students to specific classrooms to retrieve the material.

Moderator:

Mrs. Aimee Lowe

aimee.lowe@aquinas-sta.org

This prestigious award recognizes outstanding students leaders who have not only maintained good grades but also who have unselfishly applied their special knowledge and talents to contribute significant service to their schools and communities.

The application process is open to high school seniors. Winners will receive $2,000 and a round-trip airplane ticket from American Airlines.

Moderators:

Mrs. Karen Krugman

karen.krugman@aquinas-sta.org

Mrs. Jeanne Mingarelli

jeanne.mingarelli@aquinas-sta.org

While members have fun and meet new students, they learn the art of ping-pong in practice and challenging others.

Moderator:

Henry Salazar

henry.salazar@aquinas-sta.org

Yearbook, a club and an elective course during the year, affords marketable experience in print media publishing, as they work toward the creation, marketing, and sale of Veritas, the Saint Thomas Aquinas yearbook.

Moderator:

Mrs. Stacey Rosonow

stacey.rosonow@aquinas-sta.org

Witnesses for Christ, a liturgical ministry, allows students to profess their faith publicly by responding to Jesus’s call to serve in ministry to the spiritual and sacramental needs of the STA family.

Moderators:

Mr. Michael McCormack

michael.mccormack@aquinas-sta.org

Mrs. Kathy Myrick

kathleen.myrick@aquinas-sta.org