Conwell-Egan Catholic High School offers an array of extracurricular activities to make your high school years even more meaningful while promoting active leadership and cultivating friendships.
From freshman to senior year, our students participate in a myriad of activities, where the main purpose is to make you feel "at home" here at CEC. The teachers and community mentors who moderate our clubs put forth a great amount of time and effort to best serve the needs of the student body. If you happen to have an interest that is not represented by one of our many clubs or activities, please do not hesitate to speak with Mr. DiLeonardo in Student Life about finding a new club.
The following clubs are funded through our partnership with 21st CCLC:
Peace of Mind Club
Chess Club
Healthy Cooking Club
Mock Trial
Film Club
Creative Writing Club
Robotics
Multicultural Club
Debate/Forensics
Quiz Bowl Club
SAT Prep
Homework Zone
Tutoring
Academic Mentorship
Truancy & Cultural Guidance
The Writing Center
Goals: Peace of Mind Club is a great way to take an active role in helping others. Join us and help make your school a more positive environment.
Meetings: Weekly on Mondays at 2:30 p.m.
Membership: Open to all CEC students
Moderators: Mrs. Bray & Mrs. Powell
Goals: The Art Club members use their interest and talent in art to create artistic projects and crafts. The club also creates objects, installations, and mural paintings that benefit the school and the community.
Meetings: Monthly on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Activities: Members spend time doing artistic activities and creating art projects. They work individually and sometimes as a group. Themes are usually holiday or season based and are designed by club leaders.
Membership: Open to all CEC students
Moderator: Ms. Schiavone
Goals: To hone math skills and to build camaraderie between math students.
Meetings: Weekly on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Activities: We engage in math "meets" at CEC on the same days that other diocesan and private schools have meets at their home schools. We all work on the same set of problems provided by a central coordinator. CEC students also practice sets of problems provided by our moderator, Ms. Hanley, in anticipation of the next monthly topic. JV Mathletes do math in a relaxing atmosphere, with treats to eat, and always beat the timer!
Membership: Students in grades 9-10
Moderator: Mrs. Britland
Goals: To publish a yearbook that creates a memory of the school year, while providing a channel for the creative abilities of the students in the realm of writing, art, and photography.
Meetings: Tuesdays after school
Activities: Staff members publish an annual yearbook in May. This chronicles the school year via pictures and prose which features:
Membership: Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores are invited to apply for editorial and staff positions for the yearbook. Freshmen are invited to apply for staff positions.
Moderators: Mrs. Fischer & Mr. Schiavo
Goals: To provide students an opportunity to put their faith into action through service to their school and community; To bring students closer to God through service; Teach students how to work together effectively to build a better community in and out of school; Encourage members to accept their responsibilities as leaders and servers in the Church and community.
Meetings: Bi-weekly on Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m.
Activities: In school and out of school service projects
Membership: Members will be students who volunteer to be a part of the club; Students on behavior plans will be required to serve in this club for a specific amount of time as instructed by the Assistant Principal for Student Life.
Moderator: Mr. Goodman
Goals: The goal of the Conwell-Egan St. Katharine Drexel Chapter of the National Honor Society is to promote and develop each scholar's character and leadership skills while serving the school community.
Meetings: Monthly on Mondays at 2:20 p.m.
Activities/Requirements: Leadership is based on the student's participation in two or more community or school activities or election to an office. To meet service requirements, the student must have been active in three or more service projects in school and the community. Character is measured in terms of integrity, behavior, ethics, and cooperation with students, faculty, and community.
Membership: Meetings are held monthly after school on the first Monday of the month.
Moderator: Mrs. Hanley
Goals: The goal of the Student Government is to promote and strengthen cooperation between the student body and the school administration and faculty. Along with this goal, the Student Government members serve as the cohesive force of their respective classes, encouraging responsible membership from the Student Body, promoting discussion, and acting as communicators for Administration and students.
Meetings: Monthly on Mondays at 2:20 p.m.
Activities: Student Government members promote spirit year round. They also function as the official hosts and hostesses of the school for assemblies and other events such as Open House.
Membership: Students are elected by the student body.
Moderators: Mr. Kuchler & Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Goals: To give students the opportunity to showcase their talents and gifts by learning the fundamentals of theater and applying said fundamentals to put on professional-level theatrical productions.
Meetings: Mondays through Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.
Activities: Improvisation, skits, monologues, communication activities, study of plays and playwrights, theater activities, scene study, cinematography, directing, stage crew responsibilities, costuming, scenery, and more. Performance in a Haunted House and a Musical Production.
Membership: Membership is open to all students who are interested in exploring a variety of aspects of theater and having fun while doing so.
Moderators: Mr. Kuchler & Mrs. Schiavone