Clubs and Activities

The Chinese Club is open to all students interested in Chinese culture or language. Our focus is to promote awareness of Mandarin and Chinese culture through holiday celebrations, activities and language learning – some examples might include sharing Chinese foods, celebrating holidays, learning Chinese calligraphy or tai chi, or discovering new areas of Chinese culture of particular interest to club members. We plan to meet once or twice a month; announcements and emails will be sent before each meeting.

The SJC French Club is open to all students interested in French or Francophone culture. Our mission is to offer activities that promote awareness of French and French-speaking cultures in a fun, friendly environment. We meet one to two times a month in room 119. Emails are sent out prior to meetings and announcements are made on the SJC news. Some meetings are organizational, where we generate ideas for activities. Typically, each year we show French or French-speaking movies after school, or we meet at movie theaters to see French or French-speaking movies. In addition, we have cheese-tasting parties, crepe parties or, on occasion, we meet at French cafés or restaurants. We plan holiday parties to celebrate traditional French feast days. We also use French Club meetings to generate interest in the French trip, which takes place every other year during spring break. In the past, students who have gone on previous trips have shared pictures, insights and personal experiences during French Club meetings. Membership is strictly voluntary and anyone is invited to attend our meetings.

The purpose of this team is to encourage and engage intellectual curiosity in our students across a broad range of topics. We hope to promote St. John's commitment to academic excellence and to have fun! Once a week, we gather as a team and have intramural competitions that focus on practicable trivia competition skills such as buzzer speed, attention to detail, patience and teamwork. We also discuss fundraising opportunities and prepare logistically for upcoming tournaments, televised and non-televised. Additionally, It's Academic hosts school-wide Quizbowls, during which students may team up with the faculty and staff for some friendly competition! All students are welcome to join.

St. John’s Robotics Team competes in the U.S. First Regional Robotics Competition against other national and international teams. The Robotics Team meets weekly throughout the fall and daily in January and February to facilitate the design and construction of their team’s competitive robot. Most of the meetings are held in the Robotics room at the end of the 300 hallway. Any student with a passion for building, tinkering or programming should look into the team's opportunities. SJC Robotics also has a direct correlation to engineering careers for students who would like to study that field.

Membership in the Spanish Club is open to all students interested in gaining knowledge about the Spanish and Hispanic cultures. The main focus is to celebrate, enjoy and learn through activities centered on areas of special interest to the members. These might include salsa-dancing lessons, cooking/preparing various cultural foods (and of course eating them afterward), watching cultural films and celebrating Latino holidays or events, as well as sharing personal experiences and memorabilia from travel and other cultural opportunities. Meetings usually take place once or twice a month, and announcements about meetings, outings or other opportunities come through emails sent out ahead of time to all club members.

Each student will learn the concepts of treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The student will observe and learn how to care for and wrap certain skin wounds and athletic injuries for the student-athletes. The student will also conduct and help the injured athletes with their physical rehabilitation by supervising them and showing them how to perform their exercises. Students may volunteer as much time as they would like, but do not have to report every day. If the student is interested in the field of medicine, this is a good learning opportunity.

Ski Club is open to all students. It is a way for students to go skiing/snow boarding throughout the winter. There are six Friday trips that begin in January, after winter break. The bus leaves at 3:15 pm from the back parking lot and returns to school around midnight. We alternate between Ski Liberty and Whitetail each week. Due to transportation, participation is on a first come, first served basis with 52 available spots per trip.

The purpose of this group is to enhance school spirit and support our athletes in competition. Meetings occur prior to athletic events in attempts to plan the best way to show spirit and support. While members of this group are responsible for organizing and planning these athletic support activities, the most important duty is to remind every student of St John’s that they are the backbone of the Booster Club. Follow on Twitter: @SJC_BOOST

The purpose of this group is to facilitate and improve recycling efforts while educating the student body about environmental concerns at St. John's. We hope to implement environmentally friendly practices at SJC. The students meet daily during homeroom (room 421) and hold general meetings once a month after school. The students in this program are responsible for a school-wide recycling program that occurs three times a week during homeroom. During the monthly meetings, students hold discussions on other possible ways to "green" the school, plan for Earth Week in April and discuss service opportunities (park clean-ups, etc.). To become a member of this group, you must attend the monthly meetings. If you would like to be part of the recycling program, you must apply at the end of the year. All grade levels are welcome!

Lasallian Youth is open to all students. It offers the student a variety of opportunities to minister to the economically poor through direct service and education in the spirit of St. John Baptist de La Salle. Members of Lasallian Youth assist in building a faith-filled community at St. John’s. Activities include collecting items for food and clothing drives, mission collections and tutoring grade school students at the San Miguel School in Washington, DC. This group also assists other school clubs, teams and faculty groups plan and participate in service projects. 

Prayer and meditation are important to everyday life. The purpose of this group is to alleviate stress and help promote a healthier life both spiritually and mentally. Every two weeks, on Mondays, we gather 10 minutes after dismissal for a half-hour in the chapel. We invite faculty members to come and share passages from the Bible or their experience of meditation. This gives students a deeper understanding of the Bible and meditation, and it is a great way to start the week. There is no formal sign-up procedure; students are invited to join in whenever they have spare time. All are welcome!