Clubs & Extracurricular Activities
If you see a club you are interested in or would like to learn more about, email the moderator for meeting dates and information!
- Best Buddies
- Campus Ministry
- Chess Club
- CrossRoads (Music Ministry)
- Dance Company
- Film Club
- French Club
- Freshman Forum
- Italian Club
- Junior Classical League
- Liturgical Art & Environment
Best Buddies
Best Buddies is dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. For individuals within this community, Best Buddies helps them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communications skills, and feel valued by society.
Moderators:
Mrs. Alex Sarich & Mrs. Mary-Kate O'Mara
Campus Ministry
Through sacramental, spiritual, and social experiences, Campus Ministry empowers students to walk in Christ’s footsteps, strengthening our Catholic faith.
Moderators:
Mr. Hugh Huck
Mrs. Kathy Myrick
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Dr. Ian Robertson
Chess Club
CrossRoads (Music Ministry)
Dance Company
Our competitive and performance-based dance company consists of well-trained dancers with opportunities to continue their passion during and after school hours. Our students may sign up for elective courses in Dance Techniques and Choreography to strengthen their competitive edge. Dancers who remain in the Dance Company through their Senior year have the opportunity to be inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts.
Moderator:
Ms. Maria Virginio
Film Club
French Club
Freshman Forum
Beginning high school may sound daunting, so we have designed speeches and activities to orient Freshmen into their first year of high school.
Moderator:
Mrs. Kathie Hagood
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Mrs. Jeanne Mingarelli
Italian Club
Junior Classical League
Liturgical Art & Environment
- Interact
- Marching Band/Twirlers/Color Guard
- Photography
- Raider Review
- Raiders for Life
- Recycling Corps
- Silver Knights
- Table Tennis
- Veritas (Yearbook)
- Witnesses for Christ (Liturgical Ministry)
Interact
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
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Mr. Patrick O’Dea
Marching Band/Twirlers/Color Guard
The Marching Band, Twirlers, and Colorguard, a staple to our football games, possess the discipline needed to perform and to boost the crowd’s spirit as they help us show our STA pride.
Moderator:
Mr. Richard Bradford
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Ms. Lien Linero
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Photography
Raider Review
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
Raiders for Life
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
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Recycling Corps
Silver Knights
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
Mrs. Jeanne Mingarelli
Table Tennis
Veritas (Yearbook)
Witnesses for Christ (Liturgical Ministry)
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
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