COMMUNITY

Christian Youth Outreach
Pamela Blake and Eric Machat

Class Advisor- Freshman
Joe Gonillo
The freshman class has planned several activities this year. Class officer elections occur early in the year, then we prepare for Homecoming in early October. Other activities have included dances, and a Valentine’s Day fund raising activity where we sold flowers and candy.

Class Advisor-Sophomore
Philip Crawford and Linda Cloutier-Namdar
The sophomore class will be planning activities for the school year. Our class officers are set as elections were held via email over the summer. We will be meeting often to we prepare for Homecoming and hope to be involved in school and community service during the school year.

Class Advisor- Junior
Justin Norris
The Junior Class involves itself in both social and service activities. Each semester members of the class perform both school and community services. Social activities include dances and fund raising which usually result in a good time as well. The most prominent class activity is the Junior Prom.

Class Advisor- Senior
Scott Pennington
The Senior Class activities this year will be centered around planning for graduation and all its related activities. The traditional activities of planning and making the homecoming float, school and community service projects will also be important class activities for senior to be involved in.

Cooking For A Cause
Marybeth Perilli

FROG Program-Freshman Orientation Guides
Emily Scott, Valerie Smith, Jon Moore, Siobhan Barber

GSTS – Gay Straight Transgender Alliance
Phillip Crawford and Jonathan Moore
GSA meets weekly to provide an environment of tolerance and respect for people of all gender orientations. This group supports individuals and each other. In addition there is outreach to educate and raise awareness on issues of intolerance within and beyond the high school.

Red Cross Club
Carol Lacy and Mark Brislin
This club focuses on community service and conducts an annual talent show that raises money for community efforts.

Peer Helpers
Emily Scott and Valerie Smith
Peer helpers are trained in basic counseling skills and then make themselves available to other students who may want or need a peer to listen. The premise is that students often talk to other students about their stresses and concerns before they will trust an adult.

VTLSP/SADD/OVX group
Steve Malgeri and Sally Kim
Vermont Teen Leadership Program/Students Against Destructive Decisions/Our Voices Xposed

CULTURE AND THE ARTS

Cabaret Night
Glory Reinstein and Josh Pauly

Digital Media Club
Tom Preska
(Morning BUZZ, Animation Club, EHSPN) AV production team makes movie magic! Team Members practice basic production skills from conception to completion for: television/video production, web mastering, cd authoring and audio for multimedia, digital photography, and animation.

Drama
Susan Palmer

Improv Team
Kym Breckenridge
Varsity Improv Team meets weekly to practice and hone comedy improvisation skills and strengthen character work. The team performs regularly at local middle and elementary schools, as well as special workshops with community organizations. Every year the team goes to Boston to perform at Boston’s leading professional comedy improvisation theater, ImprovBoston in Cambridge. They will also be performing at First Night this year.

Inclusion Fusion
Bonnie Destakasi 

Japanese Club
Yukari Dougherty
The Japanese Club is a fun environment where students can enjoy Japanese traditional and pop culture.

Kaleidoscope
Singers must be a member of the concert choir to audition for this group. This is an all-female group of approximately 24 girls. They sing a variety of music in three to four part harmony. They usually rehearse once per week after school for an hour and are often times asked to sing for a community group.

Multi-Cultural Club
Lee Ann Smith
The Multicultural Club is open to any student interested in learning about different cultures, increasing the awareness of multiculturalism within our school community, and celebrating the rich diversity of our world. Club members meet weekly to plan activities.

Music Ensembles
Josh Pauly
Jazz Band, Pep Band, Drumline

Pitch Pipes
Glory Reinstein
Singers must be a member of the concert choir to audition for this group. This is an all-male group of about 9-12 guys. They sing a variety of music including Barbershop and Doo-Wop music.

Poetry Out Loud
Bonnie Destakasi 

School Musical
Josh Pauly, Glory Reinstein 

Small Ensembles
Trish Cornett

EHS musicians who play small ensemble music for activities at school and in the community. EHS currently has ensembles for flute, clarinet, mixed woodwind, and brass, with percussion and saxophone ensembles in the development stage. All EHS band members are encouraged to join one of the small ensembles.

UVM Writing Contest
Jim Murphy
Sharpen your pencil and join us for the annual UVM Writing Contest. All writer’s join on one day in December to write on pre-designated topics. With papers identified only by a student number, all writers compete anonymously. Take the challenge and join one the finest traditions at Essex High School. 

Variety Show
Glory Reinstein, Josh Pauly

WAM – Writers, Authors and Musicians
Kate Amey
Students can participate in Writers, Artists and Musicians in two ways. First, students can come to our weekly meetings, where we review submissions for the yearly arts and literary magazine. Students can also submit pieces of original writing, artwork, and music to be considered for inclusion in the magazine. Submission information can be obtained at the submission boxes in the English office and the library or from the adviser. 

ENVIRONMENT

HOWLS -Helping Our Living Species
Liz Harrington

Envirothon
Mark Paul
The EHS Envirothon team is a group of 6 students who compete in an environmental science competition at the state level, and, if we win, at the North American level. Our team meets regularly to improve our knowledge in the four content areas: wildlife, aquatics, forestry and soils. In March, we receive a real life, “current issue” environmental problem to solve. The problem is elaborate and open ended. We work on a solution to the problem until the competition in mid to late May.

Environmental Group
Barbara Burnham
Founded in September 2008, the club has many feats to date which include:
-Trash On Lawn Day
-Fair Trade Cafe
-Kick the Bottle Campaign
-Recycle Bank Program
-Rain Garden
-Composting in the EHS cafeteria
-American Recycles Week
-Flick Off
-Solar Energy Promotion and many more
Club meetings are weekly, on Wednesday at 2:40 in room C204. New members are always welcome!
Mission:
The Essex High School Environmental Club’s general mission is to: instill a sense of environmental stewardship within our peers and community and to promote/educate waste reduction, reusing, recycling, composting, energy efficiency, and responsible us of available resources.

HONOR SOCIETIES

National Honor Society
Stacey Anthony and Jen McKenzie
The purpose of this organization is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character. After a nomination process, worthy students are selected for membership. National Honor Society

Spanish Honor Society
Beth O’Connor and Jill Prado
Spanish Honor Society

SCIENCE AND MATH

American Computer Science League
Steve Roberts
The American Computer Science League is an international organization that provides four programming / problem solving contests per year and an All-Star contest in late May for the top teams by region. Club members also participate in the USA Computing Olympiad, which runs practice rounds of programming problems leading up to the national competition in March. Top performers nationally go to a camp in Wisconsin to form the US team for the International Computing Olympiad.

Astronomy Club
Doug Horne
Scott Pennington
The Astronomy Club provides a forum for students interested in astronomy to cultivate their knowledge and passion for the subject. Activities include organizing “Astronomy Night For Kids” for the area’s elementary and middle school students several times a year, discussing new discoveries in astronomy, delving into astronomical topics of interest, and observing the night sky. In the Astronomy Club, “the sky is no longer the limit.”

Computer Club
Seth Moore
The computer club meets each week to play networked computer games. We play team based games that focus on the importance of working together and helping each other out to win the game. Students benefit from the structure of the club, the social interaction, and the emphasis on teamwork.

Math League
Arthur Pellerin
For all students interested in competitive math, Math League is the activity for you! The math league team competes against other schools in the area at five meets. Qualifying packets are handed out by Mr. Pellerin – “the font of all knowledge” beforehand to determine which students will attend that particular meet. There are five different categories to compete in – Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Advanced Math, and Team. Talk to Mr. Pellerin if you are interested in recieving qualifying packets.

Robotics
Joe Chase and Jim Dirmaier
The Robotics Club works towards regional and national competitions in the robotic field.

Scholar’s Bowl
Lea Ann Smith
This team competes with other high schools in a fast paced question game similar to the TV show “Jeopardy.” Practices are typically in the morning before school. Scholar’s Bowl

Student Government
Beth O’Connor and Laura Williams
An organization whose aims are to develop leadership skills, foster experiences in government, provide service for school and community, and to provide a collective voice for the students at EHS. Members are either elected or appointed as laid out in the Constitution, and represent all four classes. The democratically elected group represents the will of the student body when making school policy suggestions and creating and organizing various student activities. Student Government

Last updated: Jan 19 at 2:11 pm