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Activities
An important part of the high school experience is the participation with
fellow students and faculty members in activities of personal interest and
development. Chaminade offers a full range of sports and activities which
stimulate and develop interests of each student. Co-curricular activities
allow the student to pursue interests and talents related to the course of
study. Extra curricular activities give the student a chance to serve and to
pursue interests not directly related to his studies. Athletics, on both the
intramural and interscholastic levels, combine physical development and exercise
with competition and enjoyment.
ART CLUB The Art Club provides students of all divisions with the opportunity to work creatively in the field of art and hand crafts. The club provides individual instruction to its members in a variety of media and works as a group on various school wide projects. Further, the club assists the art program in a service capacity. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites AUDITORIUM SERVICE The Auditorium Service operates the lighting, sound and projection facilities of Darby Auditorium. It provides technical assistance for all assemblies, Masses, Prayer Services, divisional movies, concerts, and dramatic productions which occur in the auditorium or in other parts of the school. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites BAND The Band provides interested students with a variety of cocurricular and extracurricular musical activities. Band, in conjunction with the Chaminade Glee Club and the String Ensemble, gives two public performances each year at the Christmas and Spring Concerts. All members of the Band are required to take individual, weekly music lessons which are scheduled during regular school hours. The weekly thirty-minute lesson fee is $18.00 and is paid directly to the music teacher. Because of the dual purpose of the Band Department, personal proficiency in instrumental music and participation in a performing art, school and Regents credit may be earned by Band members. All members of the Band are required to participate in the annual New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) solo evaluation program. Band practices are held every school day as a regular part of the school schedule. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites BOOKSTORE STAFF The Bookstore Staff is an organization that is open to all students with the purpose of serving the school community. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites CATHOLIC LEAGUE Students who are members of the Catholic League seek to understand, enhance and protect the religious and civil rights of all people, especially Catholics. Discrimination because of religious beliefs can take many, subtle forms; these forms are identified, studied and combated. Many groups, such as the unborn, the handicapped, the aged, parents who select private schools for their children, and so on, have rights which are not always protected. The Catholic League defends these rights and pursues ways of allowing greater expression of these rights. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites CHESS CLUB The Chess Club is open to students interested in playing or learning the game. Members meet for games among themselves on an intramural basis. The Chess Team conducts matches and tournaments with other schools. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites COMMUNICATIONS CLUB Open to all divisions, the Communications Club provides members with practical experience in television broadcasting and public speaking. The club provides announcers for the televised morning announcements, broadcasts the afternoon announcements, and maintains the lobby bulletin board of coming events. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites CULINARY CLUB The Culinary Club provides the student body with the opportunity to learn the basics of kitchen skills and food preparation. Meetings are announced and generally occur twice a month. Students may attend meetings as time and kitchen space permit. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites DRAMA CLUB The Drama Club offers interested students an opportunity to develop in the creative theatre arts. These arts include acting, singing and dancing, stage management, set design, stage craft, costumes and make-up. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites EMMAUS APOSTOLIC PROGRAM The Emmaus Apostolic Program is a school wide effort which seeks to engage students in service to the Church, the school, and the community. The name is taken from a passage in the Gospel of St. Luke (24:13-35), in which two disciples meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus. The disciples recognize the Risen Christ after walking, talking and sharing a meal with Him. In the same way, Emmaus volunteers cone to a deeper relationship with Jesus and discover new ways to actively express their faith. Emmaus volunteers participate in a wide variety of projects. Planting, painting, visiting the elderly, and working with children are just a few of the many types of service which Emmaus volunteers perform. The Emmaus Apostolic Program also sponsors many spiritual programs for the students throughout the year. Evenings of recollection are held for each division, religious artwork is hung throughout the school, and students maintain the Emmaus portion of Chaminade's website. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites ETV SERVICE Members of this organization distribute television equipment throughout the school. They are responsible for the technical production of morning T.V. announcements and provide video tapings of educational programs for classroom use as well as tapings of various school functions and activities. Students are trained in the techniques of video production on industrial grade equipment. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites GENERAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION The object of the General Student Organization (GSO) is the participation of the student body with the faculty and parents in promoting the goal of the school: the formation of the Christian man in all areas of life -- religious, moral, intellectual, social, physical and emotional. To this end, the GSO organizes apostolic, recreational, intramural and social activities for the students. Through their activities, the members of the GSO render a service to their fellow students while they experience themselves the maturing demands of responsibility and commitment which help to develop reliability and competence. The GSO is organized by various committees. The GSO has three levels of committees: School wide Committees, Divisional Committees, and Homeroom Committees. The School wide Committees include a Dance, Apostolic, Finance, and Intramural Committee. Divisional and Homeroom Committees are organized by their respective moderators. All funds and budgets are under the supervision of the Finance Committee. This committee is appointed by the moderator of the committee. In order to encourage greater participation from the Student Body, the General Student Organization is organized on a volunteer basis. Membership on any committee is open to all students. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites GLEE CLUB The Glee Club is a cocurricular activity which is open to all students who are interested in choral music. Chief among the activities of the Glee Club are the Christmas and Spring Concerts which are produced in conjunction with the Band and String Ensemble In addition to the concerts, the Glee Club also sings during the Masses for the student body. Accordingly,both sacred and secular music are of interest to the Glee Club. The Glee Club participates fully in the activities of the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) and the Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA). Because Glee Club practices are held during the ninth period of each school day, members are free to participate in all after-school sports and activities. A few extended afternoon rehearsals are held prior to concert performances. The rehearsal dates are published in September along with a calendar of all mandatory Glee Club activities. Membership in the Glee Club is contingent upon interest, cooperation, and singing ability. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites HIKING CLUB The Hiking Club provides the student body with the opportunity to learn about nature firsthand by sponsoring bimonthly hikes on a variety of trails, mostly in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Most hikes are day hikes; some are camping experiences. The club is open to all divisions. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS Chaminade students commit themselves to three hours or more of service per week after school or on weekends. They assist the following departments: X-ray, accounting, admitting, physical therapy, pharmacy, and the emergency room. The majority of Chaminade's students participate in a program administered by the community hospital, which is within five blocks of the school. However, Chaminade also sponsors participation in volunteer programs in the students' local communities. Application is made to the program by students between fourteen and eighteen years of age. Once accepted, a student may work all four years of high school. Working papers are required in filling out an application for volunteer work. The hospital volunteer program is endowed in memory of Philip C. Kantz, Jr. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites LANGUAGE CLUBS The Language Clubs provide interested students with the opportunity of enriching themselves in the culture of the peoples who speak the languages that are offered at Chaminade. By means of films, slides, reports and other activities, material can be learned that frequently cannot be treated in class. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites LIBRARY SERVICE Opportunities are available for any student who wishes to join The Library Service. Under the librarian's direction, he is instructed in library science skills and is responsible for assignment designed to aid the smooth functioning of the library. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites LITERARY CLUB The Literary Club provides interested students with the opportunity of enriching themselves through reading the works of great authors. The club provides its members with open forum discussions concerning the literature that they have read. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites LITERARY MAGAZINE Skylight is the school literary magazine. This magazine features creative writing in such areas as poetry, short stories and essays along with photography and art. Publication of additional literary magazines (divisional literary magazines, etc.) must meet with the approval of the School Council. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites MATHEMATICS CLUB The Mathematics Club, Mu Sigma, is open to all students with an interest in mathematics. The purpose of the club is to stimulate an interest in mathematics and to challenge the student with problems and opportunities beyond those encountered in the classroom. The members of the club participate in various "Mathlete" competitions, especially those of the Nassau County Interscholastic Mathematics League and the Catholic High School Math League. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites NEWSPAPER Tarmac is the school newspaper, published by the students of Chaminade. The word Tarmac means an airport runway, an appropriate name for the newspaper of Chaminade students, who call themselves "Flyers." Membership on the Tarmac staff is open to all students interested in the various aspects of newspaper publishing, such as writing articles, selecting and cropping photos, layout design, and desktop publishing. The Tarmac is published in both schoolwide and divisional editions. The divisional editions reflect the particular interests and personalities of the divisions. Students who work on divisional editions gain valuable experience for use on the shoolwide edition. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Chaminade sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the opportunity to perform service to the local Church by instructing children in religious doctrine through the religious education programs of various parishes. Chaminade provides transportation and supervision for this instruction. Instruction in methodolgy and direction of class preparation are provided for these students instructors on a daily basis in th eperiod 09 Practicum. All students involved in parish religious education through Chamindae are scheduled for the Practicum. Sophomore and Junior members of the Practicum partipate annually in a retreat for teachers. Upon completion of the second year of the Practicum, members receive the Basic Theology Certificate by the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Worship. The Parish Religious Education Program is endowed in memory of Philip C. Kantz, Jr. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites PHOTO SERVICE The Photo Service is open to all students interested in learning and working at the art of photography; a student need not own a camera to become a member. Although the chief purpose of the service is to provide photographs for the school publications, a training program is also conducted each year for students who have no experience. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites INTRAMURAL OFFICIALS CLUB Members of the Intramural Officials Club assist the Intramural Program through effective refereeing of the various intramural events after school. Emphasis is placed on learning the rules of various sports by means of clinics and experience. The club is open to all students and awards are presented on the basis of the number of games in which a student has been a referee. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites SACRISTANS Members of the Sacristans, a volunteer service organization, are responsible for the liturgical appointments for all school Masses. The Sacristrans meet the day prior to each school Mass to arrange everything necessary for the celebration of the liturgy. On the day of the Mass, the Sacristans assist in vesting the celebrants, preparing the sacred vessels, and in cleaning after the celebration of the liturgy. The Sacristans are endowed in memory of Philip C. Kantz, Jr. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club has as its objectives the cultivation of an awareness of science, the familiarization of the student with scientific research, the encouragement of critical thinking, and the involvement of students in activities of a scientific, technological, or environmental nature. The Science Club's activities include meetings, lectures, videos, and field trips to places of scientific or technological interest. The club sponsors the annual Science Fair and the Chaminade Invitational Science Fair for seventh and eighth grade students in Catholic schools. The Science Olympiad Team is a subdivision of the Science Club which prepares selected students to compete in various science competitions during the year. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites SOCIAL STUDIES CLUB The Social Studies Club has for its object the investigation, discussion and debate of the major national and international issues of the day. This organization restricts its activities to the school proper and does not directly participate in the political life of the community. Once a trimester the Club sponsors a field trip to some area of historical interest. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB The Robert C. Wright Speech and Debate Club is an activity composed of students from all four divisions. Its purpose is to develop forensic ability in its members. To this end, the students compete in local, state, and national speech and debate leagues. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites STRING ENSEMBLE The String Ensemble is a co-curricular activity open to interested students. In conjunction with the Band and Glee Club, the String Ensemble gives two public performances each year at the Christmas and Spring Concerts. All members of the String Ensemble are required to take individual, weekly music lessons which are scheduled during regular school hours. The weekly thirty minute lesson fee is $18.00 and is paid directly to the music teacher. String Ensemble practices are held every school day as a regular part of the school schedule. All members of the String Ensemble are required to participate in the annual New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) solo evaluation program. Back To Top OR Back To Cocurricular Activites WOODWORKING CLUB The Woodworking Club enables students with an interest in the manual crafts to learn the basic skills of carpentry and cabinetmaking. Students assist on construction projects in the school and work on their own projects. Instruction is given in the use of both hands and power tools. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites YEARBOOK The Crimson and Gold, Chaminade's yearbook, is an artistic and literary work published specifically to memorialize a year in the history of the Chaminade High School family. Yearbook staff members participate in various aspects of production , including writing, photography, layout, and desktop publishing. Membership on the yearbook staff is open to all divisions. Each member of the student body automatically receives a copy of the yearbook. An advertising campaign is conducted at the beginning of the school year to finance the yearbook. Back To Top OR Back To Extracurricular Activites OTHER ACTIVITIES Other activities are initiated as need and interest arise. Usually, new activities are suggested by members of the student body. All such requests are forwarded to the Director of Student Services; the Activities Committee will give recommendations to the School Council who will either approve or disapprove of the request. Chaminade assumes no responsibility for activities not approved by the School Council. It is the policy of Chaminade High School not to conduct, approve, or to support ski trips or similar recreational trips. Students who organize private trips may not in any way involve the name or the property of Chaminade in any aspect of their private activity. Chaminade assumes no responsibility whatever for the quality, safety, or reputability of any such privately organized trip. The involvement of Chaminade High School in any such privately organized trip is a serious action, rendering the student liable to very serious disciplinary action. |
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