Clubs

Clubs are excellent opportunities for students to explore their interests, grow their talents and skills, and form new friendships. Nearly every single student at JSerra (99% of the student body) is a member of at least one club.

A club is defined as a student-initiated, maintained, driven and inclusive group that continuously and consistently aligns itself with the Christ-centered goals, vision and purpose of JSerra.

Clubs may choose to affiliate with a larger, national non-profit organization but the larger organization must fall within the same regimented scope as stated above. Clubs must have a minimum of 10 consistent student members and must apply or re-apply for active status each school year.

Types of Clubs

Service clubs focus on the welfare of a group/community through health, education, etc. Any JSerra faculty or staff member may be a moderator of a service club.
Certain clubs based on their categorization will be eligible for Christian Service hours.
Extra-curricular clubs are geared towards enhancing academic courses offered on campus through a direct tie to the curriculum (e.g., French Club). Clubs that apply for this classification must have a moderator that is a teacher of that subject matter.
Social clubs are focused on increasing student body spirit and providing social outlets. These clubs can meet and conduct club business on campus. Any JSerra faculty or staff member may be a moderator of a social club.
Competitive clubs offer multiple opportunities to compete and participate in events throughout the year but are not affiliated with JSerra Athletics. (Usually entails a fee for the competition.)

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Explore our lists of clubs by type!

Competitive Clubs

Club	Moderator	President	Co-President	Description
Biology Olympiad Club	Dr. Betty Cappelletti	Solange Youssef		Members will register and compete in the annual biology competition for high school students in the United States, the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO). This will allow students to compete in the local exam for a chance to move onto nationals, and the International Biology Olympiad (IBO).
Cyber Security Club	Dr. Jan Kilduff	Adam Tong		Participate in cybersecurity competitions including Cyber Patriots and pico CTF.
eSports Club	Matthew Welch	Jack Ji	Kaden Brown	To focus on competitive esports gaming to develop team building, communication, and leadership skills. Our goal is to give students a sense of community and connectedness to JSerra, earn recognition from recruiters to get scholarships, and expose students to career opportunities within esports (e.g., coaching, streaming/shoutcasting, media, game development, event production).
History Bowl	Laura Kennedy	Jeremy Siegl		Foster a love of history and participate in the National History Bee.
Math Olympiad	Katherine Lee	Anthony Milora		Challenge students mathematically and prepare for math contests such as the AMC and OCC Math Meet.
Physics Competition Club	Dana Darling	Sam Gou		Compete in various physics competitions beyond the normal scope of class curriculum.
Robotics Club	Dr. Sam Lardy	Zhiheng (Cecilia) Hu		Provide students with robot construction project experience. Cultivating students' teamwork awareness, increasing students' competition experience, and exercising students' hands-on ability.
Sailing Club	Wendy Adam	Charlie Walsh		To instill a love of being on the water while developing seamanship and skills for the lifetime sport of sailing. Any JSerra student who enjoys the ocean, would like to learn to sail, or enjoys being on a competitive team should take advantage of this unique high school opportunity. All students are welcome to join our co-ed team at the start of each semester.

EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS

Club	Moderator	President	Description
3D Printing Club	Dr. Jan Kilduff	George Joseph		Provide JSerra students with access to 3D printers as a way to pursue their passion in engineering.
DECA Club	Ron Galonsky	Bruce Huynh	Hailey Klein	Encourage Business Magnet students to explore various fields and develop innovative leaders and entrepreneurs prepared to compete in state-wide and international competition.
Future Generation of Health Care Club	Blase Maffia	Ava Kabiri		Educate students about the various medical pathways by introducing them to multiple doctors of different specialties.
Lions Finance Club	Ron Galonsky	Alejandro Villamizar	Alex Liquori	Students will participate in fantasy investing challenges, while growing in knowledge of finance, money management, and real-world business events.
Media Minds	Sebastian D'Ambrosio	Isabella Ibarra	Cam Bibeau	Provide an opportunity for people with a like-minded interest in media to collaborate and share their creative talents. We would do this through photography, video sports media, and broadcasting. Through this collaboration, we can all learn and grow at a faster pace collectively, than we would individually.
Novel Idea	Carol DeBoisblanc	Abby Hauke	Mason Taylor	Expand creative boundaries though the writing, sharing, and analysis of creative narrative.
Rocketry Club	Dr. Jan Kilduff	Charlie Walsh		Explore the concepts surrounding aerospace and rockets in order to collaborate to make interesting concepts of both aircraft and rockets.
Speech and Debate Club	John Saginaw	Jacob Pacheco		Cultivate critical thinking, effective communication, and respectful discourse among members while competing in debates on a wide range of topics.
Stop Drowning Now	Ron Galonsky	Elle Treska		Raise awareness for water safety and the importance of knowing how to swim.
The Writers' Block	Jonathan Telles	Audrey Tantiprasut	Mason Taylor	A deep dive into the literary genre of poetry through both analysis and writing, to foster a community of shared appreciation for literature.

Service Clubs

Club	Moderator	President	Co-President	Description
Adaptive Athletics	Keith Orahood	Brady Schaefgen	Elliana Castro	Serve kids with disabilities while giving them an opportunity to learn and play tennis.
Best Buddies	Sebastian D'Ambrosio	Bianca Butler		Bring awareness and friendship to the I.D.D. community while supporting the Best Buddies mission.
Blue Star Families	Josh Paulsen	Katitlyn Letien	Sienna Lawton	Support families in the military by connecting them with resources, support networks, and community events to enhance their well-being and help them thrive.
Book Drive Service Club	Jonathan Telles	Maddie Weston	Bianca Butler	Donate unused books to shelters for children and adults in need.
Building a Miracle (BAM)	Laura Kennedy	Addison Barlow		Build houses in Tijuana for impoverished families and supply them with necessities to live.
FAM Club (Together in Christ)	Courtney McColl	Safiya Flores		Support the Family Assistance Ministries organization in helping people in need such as the homeless and the hungry.
Families4Families	Jonathan Telles	Christine Walker	Nicoletta Walker	Host food drives to help and to feed the hungry and less fortunite.
Forever Free	Claudia Mendez	Julia McDonough		Spread awareness and education on human trafficking.
Friends of the Friendship Shelter	Bradford Smith	Aidan Jarasunas	Chiara Manta	Support the Friendship Shelter, a non-profit homeless services agency dedicated to ending homelessness in South Orange County one person at a time. Friendship shelter provides outreach, shelter, housing navigation, financial assistance, and permanent housing with supportive services. The club would fundraise to buy supplies for the shelter and participate in its Guest Chef program.
Gear 2 Give club	Randall Justman	Evan Brady	Robbie Watson	Spread the mission of Gear2Give to JSerra, which is to help provide sports equipment to underserved communities and children in need.
Girl Up	Lori Austin	Ava Kabiri	Brynn Garcia	Raise money for young girls in developing countries to receive an education. This allows them to receive schooling and not be forced into marriage at a young age.
Gold Rush Cure Foundation	Jessica Summers	Ella Taber		Gold Rush seeks to bring hope and encouragement to children fighting cancer through personalized cards, bracelets, and gifts.
Help a Hero Club	Cherie Atighetchi	Aerin Fraize	Kylie Fraize	Serve our community in any way we can by volunteering, participating, and contributing to community service events through organizations such as Operation Help a Hero at Camp Pendleton.
Helping Hands	Georgina Stone	Abby Bryan	Raegan Haynes	Donate, support, and bring joy to senior citizens through the organization Sunrise.
Innocence Project Club	Pat Ahle, John Saginaw	Angus Boundy	Darren Chi	Educate the school community and raise money for the Innocence Project.
Kenya Club	Laura Kennedy	Aurora Moore	Maya Stroupe	Provide donations to an alumni-founded organization called FaithAid in Kenya. FaithAid provides food, shelter, and medical care for families in need. MustardSeed House houses families whose children need medical attention at the children's hospital in Bomet, a city in Northern Kenya. Participating club members have multiple opportunities throughout the year to earn Christian Service Hours during our events. These include writing cards to residents of MustardSeed House, packaging beanies from our school-wide drive, and participating in our annual bake sale to fundraise for food and housing.
Kids Around the World	Claudia Mendez	Caitlin Hux		Raise money in order to host events to pack meals for kids in underdeveloped countries.
Kirsten Hibbard Environmentality Club	Jordan Colombo	Kaylah Tasser	Brooke Balck	Benefit the JSerra community through environmental services, including a school-wide recycling program that helps raise money for the local Ecology Center.
Kure it for Cancer	Matt Tuszynski	Boston Richardson		Fundraise money to donate directly to Kure-it! for Cancer foundation.
Laura's House	Mikaela Adams	Reese Katkin	Katie Guinosso	Support Laura's House by raising awareness about domestic violence, organizing fundraising events, and collecting donations to provide essential resources for women and children seeking shelter and healing.
Make-A-Wish Club	Dr. Betty Cappelletti	Kaylah Tasser	Emily Zimmerman	Help raise money for kids suffering with different illnesses to grant them their wish that they have chosen to be granted.
Medical Emergencies	Dr. Betty Cappelletti	Bruce Huynh	Solange Youssef	Educate students and teach life saving skills for various medical emergencies.
Miracle for Kids	John Saginaw	Isabella Mashour	Polly Kolenic	To help families with critically-ill children fight bankruptcy, homelessness, hunger, and depression.
Morgan's Message	Amy Hemphill	Kate Berkus	Addison Berg	Eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community. We want to spread Morgan's story to equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics.
Pacific Marine Mammal Club	Dr. Sam Lardy	Hudson Haggard	Wyatt Boyd	Bring awareness of the PMMC and educate on its mission.
PCRF Club	Randall Justman	Dylan Varenchik		Bring awareness of the importance of Pediatric cancer research and provide volunteer opportunities to the JSerra student body.
Peru Club	Laura Kennedy	Payton Netherton		Aid in fundraising and support the Santisimo Sacramento Parish in Piura, Peru.
Play it Forward	Claudia Mendez	Vivienne Devir	Evelyn Devir	Collect pre-owned sports equipment to be donated to schools in our community in need. Once items have been collected, they will be sanitized to improve the quality.
Pro-Life Club	Russ Abdulla	Luke Kheriaty	Josie Andersen	Promote a culture of life at JSerra and support institutions outside of JSerra that protect life at all stages.
Red Cross Club	Lori Austin	Ava Kabiri		Support and lend aid to the Red Cross organization.
Seakeepers Society	Sarah Swaykus	Tayla Rizzone		Collaborate with Fish for Life to teach classes to kids on ocean preservation, volunteer to sail with disabled kids, and clean our beaches.
Special Olympics	Pat Reidy	Zachary Bredek		Volunteer at Special Olympics events and support the athletes.
Surfrider	Russ Carvalho	Kian Alton		Protect our coastlines and educate others of ongoing coastal issues.
Teens Leading STEM (TLS)	AJ Brown	Kaleah Baird		Provide education outreach in exchange for service hours and partner with JSerra Engineering Magnet.
The Water Drop Club	Randall Justman	Shangjia (Sharlene) Li		Raise awareness of the importance of recycling waste water in order to reduce fresh water usage, a scarce supply in the global environment.
Think Pink	Sarah Swaykus	Allison Kraiss	Katie Knauft	Raise money for breast cancer foundations.
Thousand Smiles of Mexico Club	Lilia Camarena	Lucas Aga, Ella Wood, Bella Smith		Provide dental service to underprivileged children in Ensenada, Mexico.
Wells of Life	Phillip James	Gianna Carlile	Karina Cabral	Raise money for the funding of building and restoring water wells in rural Uganda.
Worthy Women	Ron Misiow	Natalia Gitibin		Educate the public and members on domestic abuse and hold fundraisers to donate to organizations that help victims of abuse.
YANA Cancer Comfort	Lilia Camarena	Elliana Castro		Provide comfort care packages to cancer patients.

Social Clubs

Club	Moderator	President	Description
Artificial Intelligence Club	Tony Roberts	William Kante		Keep JSerra students up to date with the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence.
Chinese Culture Club	Jun Li	Qingwen (Tia) Tian		Engage students in Chinese culture through things such as mahjong, Chinese card games, Tai-chi, chess, calligraphy, and tea and snacks to build friendship and community.
Dungeons and Dragons Club	Michele Bowren	William Kante	Sam Gou	To teach cooperation, critical thinking, and mathematical reasoning through the ultimate role-playing game.
French Club	Cherie Atighetchi	Mason Breneman	Maya Stroupe	Dedicated to celebrating the culture, food, fashion, music, language, and history of the gem of Europe, the nation of France. Each reunion is assigned to a new theme ranging from subjects of history, celebrities, and French culture stereotypes. We celebrate the rich culture by practicing speaking French, salon-type philosophical discussions, academic review of historical events, appreciation for French music, and Just-Dance. Each meeting includes an array of refreshments and treats for members, including (a la Francaise) pastries, tea, cookies, and cakes.
Pickleball Club	Rich Meyer	Joshua Vu		Learn the sport of pickleball and meet new people.
Movie Club	Dr. Jan Kilduff	Santiago Jimenez	Alexander Gibson	Bring the community closer by providing a space for students to unwind and enjoy a shared cinematic experience.
Peer Pals	Sr. Maria Reginald	Sienna Eiserman	Lucca Luttz	Establish peer relations and mentorship between upperclassmen and younger freshmen girls.
Self-Defense Club	Lori Austin	Madison Huynh	Sydney Huynh	To empower others by educating the mind and body through self-defense in a safe environment. To help others be able to defend themselves and build confidence, while also establishing a supportive community with positive role models.
Ski and Snowboard Club	Hallie Lorimer	Gavin Goodrich		Help students who have wanted to learn to ski or snowboard but haven't had the time. We want students to find a new passion and enjoy the snow.
GameCraft Club	Josh Paulsen	Nile Jones	Audrey Tantiprasut	Collaborative club where video game developers and enthusiasts can come together to make games and have fun.
The Just About Music (JaM) Club	Travis King	Evelyn Natzke		We will listen to a variety of rock music together while discussing the song, album, or artist.
Transfer Lions Club	Denise Pascoe	Solange Youssef		To provide JSerra transfers with a smooth transition into the school community.
Wall Street Lions	Louie Dioso	Anthony Milora		Learn how to do stock trade setups to better understand the financial market.
Wit and Lit (The Book Club)	Carol DeBoisblanc	Natalie Garrison	Bruce Huynh	Gather book lovers into an environment that encourages discussions about our thoughts and feelings while reading.
Young Americans for Freedom	Ron Misiow	Lucas Ortiz		Increase the number of young Americans who understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedoms, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.

Student Federations

Student federations are teacher-led and require students to apply and meet minimum requirements to remain members (e.g., California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society) or participate as mentors (e.g., Transfer Lions Club). Explore our student federations below:

"Clubs are a premiere opportunity for students to find fellowship in a shared interest and friendship through shared experiences."

~ Zach Eckert, Vice Principal of Student Formation and Leadership