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Club President(s): Claire Ko

Club President Email(s): [email protected]

Advisor: Jason Mize

Advisor Email: [email protected]

Room Number: 1210

Meeting Days: Every Wednesday

Description: As a chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA)—an international nonprofit

organization—IFH aims to create a safe environment for fans of assorted books, television

shows, and such to gather and discuss common interests. Also, by utilizing parallel situations in

fictional universes as metaphors, IFH uses a creative, engaging method to bring awareness and

understanding to injustice in modern society. IFH will motivate its members to participate in

projects of local, national, and worldwide scales to make lasting social changes in our

community and in our world.

Academic Decathlon



Advisor: Gabrielle Camacho


Room Number: 1208

Meeting Days: Every Tuesday

Description: Academic Decathlon competes in the Orange County Academic Decathlon

competition every year. This unique competition includes a total of 10 subjects: Art, Music,

Economics, Language and Literature, History, Mathematics, Science, Interview, Speech, and

Essay. The competition is separated into three GPA levels (unweighted): Honors: 3.754.00,

Scholastic: 3.003.74, Varsity: 2.99 and under. Participants will only compete with students of

the same GPA level. Also, students can compete both as a part of the nine member team (with

three students from each GPA levels) or individually. It is a great way to become more well-

rounded, obtain skills necessary for future careers, and have fun.

Alzheimers Awareness Club

Club President(s): Akash Seeramreddi, Monroe Erle

Club President Email(s): [email protected], [email protected]

Advisor: Cathleen Zeleski


Room Number: 1022

Meeting Days: Every Alternate Wednesday

Description: We are here to help advocate and promote awareness for the disease Alzheimers.

Not many people are able to advocate for their loved ones or themselves, and not much of the

youth are aware of how many people are affected by this. Our club's main goal is to spread

awareness about this situation, and also maybe do a few events like going to a old age

home/home with Alzheimers patients and help them out in any way we can and also have a few

fundraisers throughout the year.

Amnesty International

Club President(s): Samuel Adler

Club President Email(s): [email protected],[email protected]

Advisor: Mary DeLuca


Room Number: 901

Meeting Days: Every Friday

Description: Amnesty International is a human rights club with a primary focus centered on

raising awareness of human rights topics throughout Northwood High School. We hope to allow

others to understand the seriousness and prevalence of human rights violations across the

globe and encourage all to take action against them.

ASPCA

Club President(s): Britney Zhang


Advisor: Erik Emery


Room Number: 1005

Meeting Days: Every other Thursday

Description: ASPCA, which stands for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals, is dedicated towards advocating for animal rights and educating students on how to

correctly care for animals through discussions and firsthand experiences. During our meetings,

we discuss current events that pertain to the mistreatment of animals, have informational guest

speakers with expertise on animal affairs, attend volunteer events at local animal shelters and

rescues, and help them with different fundraising events. We hope to make a difference, in and

out of Northwood, with a variety of opportunities in which the students can be involved with. In

the end, we hope we will have provided you with more knowledge about what’s happening in

the world of politics for animals, how you can help, and gain more of an appreciation for our

pets.

Astronomy Club

Club President(s): Geetanshi Sharma


Advisor: Ms. Zeleski


Room Number: 1022

Meeting Days: First and Third Thursday of Every Month

Description: Astronomy Club is dedicated to educating Northwood students and the community

about the vast field of astronomy, as well as providing a meeting place for students desiring to

deepen and share their knowledge about outer space. During meetings we have presentations

regarding various astronomy related topics, guest speakers, discussions on the latest NASA

occurrences, fun astronomy games, volunteer opportunities, and much more! Astronomy Club

also holds annual Stargazing Nights and participates in many events such as the annual IPSF

STEAM Carnival, so be sure to come by room 1022 the first and third Thursday of every month

to get involved!

Barbell Brigade

Club President(s): Matthieu Weber


Advisor: Dean Toohey


Room Number: Weight room

Meeting Days: Thursday or Tuesday during tutorial

Description: We are a lifting centered fitness club. The majority of the meetings will be open

gym, and some meetings will have fitness guest speakers or technical sessions taught by Mr.

Toohey. Whether you're a beginner wanting to start going the gym, or an experienced athlete

looking for some extra training time, come in and have a good time!

Break the Silence

Club President(s): Richa Roy, Connie Lee


Advisor: Brendon Geck


Room Number: 1301

Meeting Days: Every Monday at lunch

Description: Break the Silence is a club that fundraises and strives to raise awareness for

domestic abuse and teen dating violence. There are many community service and volunteering

opportunities for club members.

CAD club

Club President(s): Andrew Jockelle


Advisor: Quigley


Room Number: MC1

Meeting Days: Even Thursday/Friday

Description: This club provides basic to advanced knowledge of computer aided design,

tutorials on using specialized design programs, and information on the industries that rely on

these computer programs. Although the main objective is to teach others the importance of

computer aided design, this club will also aim to inspire the creative abilities within its members.

California Scholarship Federation

Club President(s): T.C. Le Fever


Advisor: Mrs. Trank

Advisor Meeting: [email protected]

Room Number: 1025

Meeting Days: First Tuesday of every month

Description: California Scholarship Federation (CSF) is Northwood's only honors

society. We seek to promote academic excellence and community involvement in our student

body. CSF works closely with numerous charities in the Orange County area. Students have the

chance to receive a gold tassel and scholarship upon graduation if all requirements are met.

Chess Club

Club President(s): Jasper Moh, Aditya Ramanujan


Club Advisor: Mr. Sharpe

Club Advisor Email: [email protected]

Room Number: 1121

Meeting Days: Every Thursday at Lunch

Description: Chess Club is a club where a place where you can learn and play chess at

Northwood High School. During the course of the year, we will be teaching the basics of chess

and some important strategies that will enable novice players to succeed. At all meetings,

anyone is able to attend and play. Our mission is to host a safe and welcoming place for all

chess players, master or novice. Our goals this year include organizing various volunteering

opportunities and to participate in the Club Food Fairs.

Chinese Chess Club

Club President(s): Yongchao (Peter) Shi, Jordan Liao


Advisor: Brendan Geck


Room Number: 1203

Meeting Days: Every Thursday's Lunch

Description: Helping students who are passionate about Chinese Chess to learn strategy game

play, which will also be beneficial to Northwood High School by providing a platform to improve

students’ cognitive growth, ability to focus, and opportunity to have fun and relax.

ComedySportz

Club President(s): Sara Shaygan, Akash Seeramreddi

Club President Email(s): [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

Advisor: Danyelle Dunavold


Room Number: 605

Meeting Days: Monday & Friday of every week

Description: We are an improvisational-based group that works together as a team to create

funny, interesting scenes on the spot. We treat our meetings like practices in which all of the

team members practice their quick-thinking and teamwork skills, which we later apply in

matches that we hold in the theatre after school. Our mission is to bring laughter, fun, and joy to

all the audiences, and give our team members the opportunity to learn valuable life skills, such

as teamwork, quick-thinking, and good sportsmanship, through games and performances.

Comfort Zone Club

Club President(s): Michael Lee, Kevin Zhou


Advisor: Jung


Room Number: 1321

Meeting Days: Thursdays, Once every 2-3 weeks

Description: Comfort Zone Club fundraises and then donates to the organization Comfort Zone

Camp, which we stem from. Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit bereavement camp that

transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary

caregiver. The free camps include confidence building programs and age-based support groups

that break the emotional isolation grief often brings. Comfort Zone Club also helps publicize the

organization and send kids to volunteer for the camps.

Competitive Smash Bros. Club

Club President(s): Sidharth Subbarao


Advisor: Mrs.Wallen


Room Number: 911

Meeting Days: Tuesdays, weekly

Description: At the Competitive Smash Bros Club, the main goal is to provide an environment in

which the students of Northwood High school can relieve themselves from their everyday

stresses and play the Super Smash Bros video games together. The club focuses specifically

on Super Smash Bros. Melee and its competitive aspects. The club will also host tournaments

and fundraising events in which the proceeds will go towards an organization named Child's

Play, which helps children in hospitals or domestic violence shelters by providing toys and video

games to relieve their stress.

Computer Science

Club President(s): Eric Li


Advisor: Jaime


Room Number: 931

Meeting Days: Weekly Fridays

Description: Our mission is encourage participation in the field of computer science. We

welcome people from all backgrounds to join in order to get a taste of the field and to determine

if they would like to work in the industry in the future. Our goals are to promote computer

science literacy and to provide an environment for friendly competition and learning. We

participate in multiple hacking and programming competitions a year, both online and at local

schools.

Eat-International



Advisor: Mary DeLuca


Room Number: 901

Meeting Days: Every Thursday

Description: Eat-International’s purpose is to educate our members about the

culinary arts and introduce to them the diverse cultures all over the world through our common

interest, food. We have weekly food presentations that showcase talented members as they

bring in a dish corresponding to our themes of the month, the recipe, and the background

information about it to share with the rest of the club. We also often

support our community by providing our club members with fun volunteer opportunities at local

food banks.

Ecclesia

Club President(s): Timothy Kim, Sanha Yoon


Advisor: Erik Emery


Room Number: 1005


Description: We seek to unite the Christians on campus to provide a community where they can

worship Jesus. Our goal is to raise up passionate Christians who can be a light on this campus

and impact those around them with God's love.

Elderflower

Club President(s): Shalini Rao


Advisor: Lisa Schneider


Room Number: 936

Meeting Days: Every Other Monday

Description: Elderflower Club focuses on helping the elderly and the problems that arise as you

grow older. We also provide volunteer opportunities for many aspects of elder care and health.

We hope to raise awareness for issues regarding seniors and to increase youth participation in

these areas!

Empowered

Club President(s): Jennifer Yang, Jeremy Chien


Advisor: Mrs. Olivares


Room Number: 1003

Meeting Days: Every other Monday

Description: Empowered's mission is to help Northwood students meet new people and develop

communication skills to prepare for the real world through club-wide activities during meetings

and guest speakers. Empowered also coordinates with other clubs and helps members find

community service events.

Enchanté Couture

Club President(s): Sharon Chen


Advisor: Mrs. Katlen


Room Number: 1303

Meeting Days: Every even Tuesday during lunch

Description: Enchante Couture aims to provide a fun time for your fashionable interests by

engaging in various learning activities and community service based projects. Some of the

activities we will be doing include design T-shirts for homeless shelters, accessories making,

and presentations on fashion elements. Snacks will be provided during every meeting to fuel

your creativity. :) Come discover and foster who you are at Enchanté Couture

Engineering Club

Club President(s): Leon Shi


Advisor: Mr. Campbell


Room Number: 1222

Meeting Days: Every Tuesday During Lunch

Description: In Engineering Club, students can learn and experience the importance of

engineering and how they too can shape the world around them. We will have many lessons,

hands-on projects, and demonstrations that will teach the design process and how to actually

create a project. Some projects we will be involved with this year include rocket competitions, a

Rube Goldberg machine, and the UCI Energy Invitational car competition. Build meetings will be

after school or on weekends. Anyone is welcome to join us and work with our team to have fun

and learn something new.

Environmental Club

Club President(s): Jeremy Chien, Jasper Tsai


Advisor: Mrs. Olivares


Room Number: 1003


Description: We at the Environmental Club aim to grow a community of students dedicated

towards environmental preservation and awareness. Members learn about conservation and the

impact they as individuals have on the community through informative club meetings and

routine volunteering events (including beach and trail cleanups, native species restorations, and

more). We also plan club trips such as kayaking and hikes to appreciate nature's beauty.

eSports Club

Club President(s): Carlos Lee


Advisor: Ms. Wallen


Room Number: 911

Meeting Days: Every Wed.

Description: Provide a platform for students with an interest in general video games with a

competitive spirit. Alongside other schools in the district, the eSports Club will host events in

coordination with these schools as well as within the school.

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)

Club President(s): Tiffany Tsaur


Advisor: Mr. Paris


Room Number: 923

Meeting Days: Wednesday, bimonthly

Description: FBLA is a business club that allows Northwood students to pursue a career in the

different fields of business with competitive topics ranging from global business to marketing

and personal finance. Our goal is to educate students on the specifics of business for future

application, and hope to provide students with a chance to truly experience the technical side of

business before they graduate. Students should have the opportunity to explore the different

aspects of business so that it is easier for them to decide which interests them and which they

hope to study in the future; FBLA provides the environment necessary for these students to

embrace their dreams.

French Club

Club President: Zachary Labus

Club President Email: [email protected]

Advisor: Fabienne Champion


Room Number: 1123

Meeting Days: Every Wednesday @ lunch

Description: Every Wednesday we meet up in our french classroom where the board provides

snacks and the members work together to complete word searches, crosswords, or fun cultural

games such as Petanque. Throughout the course of the year, we hold several movie nights

where movies dubbed in french and played and students are given a bountiful array of food to

munch on. This to not only immerse students further into the langauge, but to provide receptive

practice. Our goals are to provide a fun environment where students are encouraged to practice

their french skills as well as develop strong intrapersonal bonds.

Gay-Straight Alliance

Club President(s): Jonathan Banh, Sydney Nathan

Club President Email(s): [email protected],[email protected]

Advisor: Greg Guy


Room Number: 1404

Meeting Days: Every Thursday at lunch

Description: Our club's mission is to provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ students to socialize,

advocate for human rights, and learn about LGBTQ+ related issues. Our current goals are to

collaborate with other human rights clubs on campus to stress the importance of understanding

intersectionality, and to continue our annual Pride Week here on campus. This was a new,

school-wide idea we implemented last year to have all Northwood students participate in

celebrating the diversity of students here on campus, particularly queer-identifying students.

We had difficulty publicizing this last year and we hope to improve the hype, organization and

popularity of this event.

Girls Who Code

Club President(s): Shweta Kumar


Advisor: Jaime


Room Number: 931

Meeting Days: Every other Tuesday and after school Fridays

Description: The mission of Girls Who Code is to empower girls from all backgrounds to close

this gap and explore the endless possibilities awaiting them through programming. This club will

include a curriculum given by the official Girls Who Code organization, numerous GWC

meetups, volunteer opportunities to teach others, and more.

Habitat for Humanity

Club President(s): Joe Shaw / Colin Pritts


Advisor: Ms. Camacho


Room Number: 1208

Meeting Days: Friday

Description: At Habitat for Humanity, we build and educate. We build because we believe that

everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. More than building

homes, we build communities, we build hope and we build the opportunity for families to help

themselves. Northwood High School - Habitat for Humanity is a chapter of the Habitat for

Humanity national organization.

Halo Dance Club

Club President(s): Crystal Leung


Advisor: Judy Sciapli


Room Number: Dance Room

Meeting Days: Thursday, every other week

Description: Halo Dance Club is based in Orange County, and we help people overcome autism

through dance. This year, we hope to create more events and benefit concerts to raise money

for the organization. We also hope to interact with other clubs on campus more by having

combined events.

Happy Hands

Club President(s): Matthew Drucker


Advisor: Michelle Petrillo


Room Number: 1123

Meeting Days: once every other week

Description: We are a club that fundraises and volunteers for/at Taft elementary in Santa Ana.

Taft is an elementary school for deaf children; they teach children and parents sign language for

easy communication, and we vow to help make their lives easier by helping provide equipment

and money for the children.

Hip Hop Club

Club President(s): Samory Chambers, Rex Sang


Advisor: Christina Engelerdt-Banagas


Room Number: 1010


Description: Even though we are a special interest club we plan to be active in the community

volunteering, donating to people in need and of course rapping at school functions, lunch and

eventually putting on our own performance.

Inklings

Club President(s): Kristina Kim


Advisor: Ms. Wallen


Room Number: 911

Meeting Days: Every monday at lunch

Description: Inklings is a creative writing club open to all who are interested in being part of a

community where members can share their work and ideas, receive feedback, and participate in

contests and competitions both in and out of school. Our goal is to provide a safe space for

fellow writers to meet, develop their interests and be exposed to a wide range of styles and

genres that they can explore and have fun with.

Interlude

Club Presdient(s): Nathan Ng


Advisor: Tavlarides


Room Number: 501

Meeting Day: Every other Thursday

Description: Interlude organizes free instrumental music lessons for elementary school students

taught by Northwood students. Our goal is to give all elementary students the opportunity to

follow their passion for music as well as help Northwood students develop their own music

knowledge.

International Thespian Society Troupe #6309

Club President(s): Katherine Paladichuk


Advisor: Danyelle Dunavold


Room Number: 605

Meeting Days: Thursday and Weekly

Description: The International Thespian Society is a coalition of actors and technical theatre

artists united under an oath, dedicated to the beliefs and teachings of thespians around the

world. We strive to advocate for theatre arts and create a safe space for theses artists on

campus.

Jamboree Housing Club

Club President(s): Steven Gong, Henry Wu


Advisor: Ms. Tran


Room Number: 903

Meeting Days: Every Other Friday

Description: Jamboree Housing Club's goal is to improve the lives of residents living in the

organization's affordable housing communities. Many residents have faced, or are facing

difficult times in their lives, and we provide support through various volunteer opportunities such

as tutoring for the youth, maintaining the properties, leading activities for the kids, and spending

time with the elderly. We work with our club members to continuously think of new ways to

enrich these communities.

JSA

Club President(s): Carah Hwang, Sally Kang


Advisor: Renner (while Adair is on maternity leave)


Room Number: 1322

Meeting Days: Wednesdays weekly

Description: The goal of JSA or Jr. State of America is to better prepare America's youth in civic

engagement and to fight apathy. We also hope to provide a healthy and comfortable outlet

where kids can share their views and opinions on a variety of social and political topics.

Key Club

Club President(s): Naomi Chia


Advisor: Terry Trank


Room Number: 1025

Meeting Days: Every Thursday

Description: We are a student led organization that teaches leadership through service

projects. Along with our partner, UNICEF, we serve to eliminate PTP from the face of earth. The

process of achieving these goals go along the lines of: volunteering at marathons, Katie

Wheeler, Coast keeper Beach Clean-ups, as well as numerous large events such as: Fall

Rally, DCON, and OTC/RTC (regional training conferences). Through these events we not only

offer 56 events per week to our members, but also communicate and promote the idea of

service and serving throughout our club and region.

Kids Who Care

Club President(s): Janice Lee, Nastaran Far


Advisor: Christina Engelerdt-Banagas


Room Number: 1010

Meeting Days: Every Tuesday Lunch

Description: We are a high school chapter based on the Kids Who Care Foundation, a nonprofit

organization founded in Orange County. The main purpose of the club is to cheer up terminally

or chronically ill children located in participating hospitals and Ronald McDonald Homes around

the world. However, we will focus primarily on those stationed around Orange County. We will

engage in volunteer programs established by the foundation. These include the construction of

‘Smile Packs’ which will contain books, games, DVDs, card quilts, gift cards, and puppets. We

will also volunteer within the Traveling Variety Shows, a series of shows exhibiting interesting

and engaging talents of volunteers held at hospitals and/or Ronald McDonald homes.Our

bottom line goal is to make every child feel ""special"" by ""brightening"" their days.

Kulture Klub

Club President(s): James Noh


Advisor: Mrs. Kirkpatrick


Room Number: 1426


Description: Northwood High School Kulture Klub is a club that aims to provide an

environment to ALL Northwood students who are interested in Korean culture where they can

experience a taste of Korean culture, including but not limited to, Korean food, Kpop, Kdrama,

Kmovies, and the Korean language. Join our Facebook group for more information and

updates about our club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/NHSKultureKlub/"

Liberty in North Korea

Club President(s): James Noh


Advisor: Mr. Plette


Room Number: 904

Meeting Days: Every Monday

Description: Northwood High School Liberty in North Korea is part of Liberty in North

Korea (LiNK), a grassroots nonprofit that aims to spread awareness of the North Korean human

rights issue and rescue North Korean refugees to freedom and safety! Join our Facebook group

or visit the Liberty in North Korea website for more information about our club and its mission

and goals! https://www.facebook.com/groups/LiNKNHS/ http://www.libertyinnorthkorea.org/"

Make-A-Wish

Club President(s): Jangwon Suh


Advisor: Mr. Dickson


Room Number: 1207


Description: Our club raises $5000 annually to fund a wish from a wishchild chosen by Make-

A-Wish OC and Inland Empire Chapter. The Make-A-Wish mission is to grant the wishes of

children with lifethreatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope,

strength, and joy.

Math Olympiad

Club President(s): Anne Gao


Advisor: Mr. DiAntonio


Room Number: 924

Meeting Days: Every Thursday at Lunch

Description: Math Olympiad seeks to connect students interested in math and to introduce

students to its potentially fun aspects through various activities, games, and contests. We host

and participate in the annual American Mathematics Contest (AMC 10/12) as well as other

regional competitions. Various community service opportunities are also offered.

Mock Trial

Club Presient(s): Amy Guo


Advisor: Mr. Simsovic


Room Number: Media Center

Meeting Days: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Description: Mock Trial provides an opportunity for students to engage in simulated trials

coordinated by the National Constitutional Rights Foundation at both a county and state level.

Mock Trial strives to promote public speaking and debate skills, legal research, knowledge of

legal procedures, and critical thinking. Through our meetings, we coordinate with a district

attorney who represents our team as an attorney coach to prepare and practice for

competitions.

Model United Nations

Club President(s): Helen Song


Advisor: Mr. Rubin


Room Number: 1101

Meeting Days: every Monday

Description: Model United Nations is Northwood's premier foreign policy club, focused on

discussing the world's most pressing issues in a competitive simulated United Nations

environment where students take on the role of delegates and represent over 190 nations in

committees on trade, humanitarian, and security issues. Participants hone their research, public

speaking, and negotiation skills and win awards while learning about their role as global citizens

in the 21st century.

MUSE (Musicians United for Service and Entertainment)

Club President(s): Emily Hu


Advisor: Mr. Erik Emery


Room Number: 1005

Meeting Days: Fridays, every week "MUSE (Musicians United for Service and Entertainment)

provides

Description: Northwood's musically talented students with a variety of opportunities to give back

to the community through the gift of music, such as performances at senior centers and on-

campus events. All students with a passion and appreciation for music, regardless of

performance experience, are welcome to join.

Muslim Student Association

Club President(s): Salma Hegab


Advisor: Mrs. DeLuca


Room Number: 901


Description: Our goals are to unite and strengthen the identities of Muslim-American students

and to counter stereotypes and prejudice while giving back to the community through service

and volunteer work.

Namaste Northwood

Club President(s): Kristen Prattipati


Advisor: Ms. Cullen


Room Number: 914

Meeting Days: Every other Wednesday

Description: Welcome to Northwood's very own Indian club, Namaste Northwood! Our purpose

is to try to spread Indian culture throughout campus and hold fun, vibrant events during the year

(like the much loved Holi event)! This year we are excited to be participating in the cultural show

with the other high schools in Irvine! Don't miss out on the food or the fun! We meet in Ms.

Cullen's room (914) every other Wednesday! All are welcome, Indian or not!

National History Day

Club President(s): Stuti Agrawal


Advisor: Deanna DelIille


Room Number: 1004

Meeting Days: Every Other Tuesdays

Description: National History Day is an academic competition focusing on history students in

grades 6-12.The entries are as follows: an individual or in a group in one of five categories-

Documentary, Exhibit, Paper, Performance or Website. Students then compete in a series of

contests (School, Regional, and State) to proceed to the National Contest.

The mission of National History Day is to provide students with opportunities to learn historical

content and develop research, thinking and communication skills through the study of history.

NHD is extremely fun and every student gets to learn a new aspect on a different time period in

history which they would not have searched up before.

National Organization for Women

Club President(s): Samantha Yuhan, Ryan Nhu

Club PResident Email(s): [email protected], [email protected]

Advisor: Sarah Besseling


Room Number: 1305


Description: The National Organization for Women club is all about gender equality! We strive to

bring our message of coexistence and empowerment to all corners of the Northwood campus.

Our meetings consist of discussions about current events related to gender inequality. We also

offer fundraising events such as our annual thrift sale for philanthropic organizations (e.g. Heifer

International, She's the First, Laura's House) that benefit women around the world. Come join

us to support the feminist fight for equality! :)

Northwood Board of Entertainment

Club President(s): Joshua Lee


Advisor: Mrs. Doan


Room Number: 921

Meeting Days: Wednesday Weekly

Description: To relieve the stress of academics through the healthy, fun competition of board

games, card games, and tabletop role playing games.

Northwood GameSIG

Club President(s): Robert Chang


Advisor: David Monge


Room Number: 922

Meeting Days: Every week on Mondays in his room during lunch.

Description: The Northwood GameSIG club's goal is to teach game design to both new and

experienced students and to provide a healthy environment in which members can collaborate

with one another to create unique games that express their ideas and creativity. We participate

in the annual IEEE GameSIG competition and after winning last year's Best High School Game

Award, have the knowledge and expertise to develop successful projects. No prior knowledge is

required and no specific skill set is needed. Whether you are interested in art, programming,

sound design, etc, there is always room for a new member.

OC Science Club

Club President(s): Elaine Chao


Advisor: Ms. Nguyen


Room Number: 902


Description: The goal of the OC Science Club is to spread an interest in Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics to the youth of Orange County. To do this, the club will host

events including, but not limited to, Science Fairs, Keynote Speakers, and Science Bowls.

Volunteering for OC Science events will allow students at Northwood High School to earn

volunteer hours and be eligible for the President's Volunteer Service Award.

Ocean Club

Club President(s): Troy Charbonnet, Jack Peabody


Advisor: Mr. Banks


Room Number: 1201

Meeting Days: First Friday of every month

Description: Ocean Club works in association with the Surf Rider Foundation in pursuance of

raising awareness for ocean conservation and beach safety. We also educate about

environmental issues affecting marine habitats, and we take action by participating in beach

clean ups and other awareness projects that positively impact the ocean environment.

Odyssey of the Mind

Club President(s): Annie Gao


Advisor: Ms. Jaime


Room Number: 931

Meeting Days: Every Wednesdays at Lunch

Description: Odyssey of the Mind participates in the annual Technology Student Association's

Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Competition, where we have

qualified for and placed at the national level every year since the club's founding. However, the

club's ultimate goal is to create and strengthen teamwork dynamics, often through quirkily

entertaining group activities, to build a tightly knit community of students passionate for learning

while having fun.

One Goal

Club President(s): Nathaniel Baek, Justin Lai


Advisor: Ms. Wang


Room Number: 1027

Meeting Days: Wednesday once a month

Description: Our club strives to use soccer to bring people together and bring joy through the

love of soccer. Soccer is a team sport that teaches many great life lessons and allows different

type of people no matter race, gender, or class to enjoy the sport together and hopefully create

friendships. We try to send soccer equipment and play soccer with people in need and earn the

money through fundraising events.

Operation Smile

Club President(s): Daniel Paik


Advisor: Sarah Besseling


Room Number: 1305

Meeting Days: Every Other Thursdays

Description: Operation Smile is dedicated to raise money for cleft-lip and cleft palate surgeries

for young children in third world countries. Our objective is to not only supplement the global

organization of Operation Smile through fundraising, but to also show students how large of an

effect their public service has on the lives of children in need. Membership in Operation Smile

will particularly emphasize Northwood’s core value of Compassion by displaying the rewarding

effects of their hard work through young children’s smiles.

Ping Pong Club

Club President(s): Annie Gao


Advisor: Mrs. Gutierrez


Room Number: GYM

Meeting Days: Every Monday at Lunch

Description: Ping Pong Club offers students a place to play ping pong, an underrepresented

sport, at school. Members learn table tennis technique and footwork while having fun in friendly

competitions.

Pink Ribbon Club

Club President(s): Naomi Chia


Advisor: Whitney Tavlarides


Room Number: 501


Description: The purpose of Pink Ribbon Club is to raise money for the Pink Ribbon

Club Foundation and other nonprofit organizations that support the fight against breast cancer.

We provide community service opportunities while educating the public about this topic.

Quiz Bowl Club

Club President(s): Kushagra Pandey


Advisor: Vicente


Room Number: 1421

Meeting Days: Tuesdays at lunch, Mondays afterschool

Description: Quiz Bowl Club participates in the Southern California Quiz Bowl League, and

ultimately the High School National Championship Tournament for Quiz Bowl. If you are

interested in history, literature, science, current events, mythology, or pop culture, come join us

on Tuesdays at room 1421! We will be participating in two main qualifying tournaments for

nationals (both at Irvine High), and we will have after school practice on Mondays to study for

these tournaments.

Red Cross

Club President(s): Rachel Hsieh


Advisor: Monge


Room Number: 922


Description: The American Red Cross aims to prevent and alleviate human suffering in

the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of

donors. Red Cross Club members will learn, practice, and exemplify humanitarian

values through mission related service projects such as blood drives, Home Fire Preparedness

Campaigns, Children's Safety Festival, Get Involved Forums for Teens, and other service

events/fundraisers hosted both on and off campus.

Road to Success

Club President(s): Krishna Ravi

Club pResident Email(s): [email protected]

Advisor: Mr. Wroe


Room Number: 1103

Meeting Days: Every other Friday at Lunch

Descriptions: Road To Success aims to help students achieve their academic goals at

Northwood. Students will be provided with excellent peer tutors that will work with the

Northwood Tutor Center. Students will also have access to volunteer opportunities,college

information, and guest speakers from various fields. Road To Success will also feature a

program called OC Outreach, where tutoring services will be offered to underprivileged children

across Southern California.

Roman Catholic Club

Club President(s): Hailey Villaflor, Jack Peabody


Advisor: Mrs. Banagas


Room Number: 1010


Description: Roman Catholic Club is a student run organization where we try to lead teens

closer to Christ through good works and charity in our community. Students will bond and join

together to volunteer and create a loving community to spread the word about Jesus Christ and

Catholicism. We as the Roman Catholic Club believe that every teenager deserves a chance to

have a relationship with Jesus Christ.

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)

Club President(s): Lindsay Doron

Club President Email(s): [email protected] , [email protected]

Advisor: Ann Doan


Room Number: 921


Description: SADD stands for students against destructive decisions. We aim to spread

awareness throughout the community of the effects of making destructive decisions such as to

drink and drive or to text and drive. We volunteer at events to spread awareness in the

community and hold meetings and activities on campus to spread awareness at Northwood. Our

goal is for students and the general public to understand the immense affect their actions can

have on themselves and others and to be mindful by thinking before acting.

Science Olympiad

Club President(s): Vincent Guo


Advisor: Ms. Rossetti/Mr. Monge


Room Number:1002

Meeting Days: Tentative Saturdays every other week

Description: Northwood's Science Olympiad team competes in the national Science

Olympiad competition on a yearly basis. We work together to study and prepare to compete with

other schools on events including Astronomy, Chem Lab, Robot Arm, Electric Vehicle,

Forensics, and more. Our team is one of the top teams in southern California. Prospective

members must take our entrance exam, which is held in May. While we cannot accept new

team members during the year, feel free to send us an email so that we have you on our email

list when the entrance exam date comes around again.

Secular Student Alliance

Club President(s): Samuel Adler


Advisor: Mr. Dickson


Room Number: 1207


Description: Northwood's Secular Student Alliance is a club for discussing science, ethics, and

philosophy. Our goal is to promote evidence based discussion among members while avoiding,

but not opposing, religion-based discussion.

She's the First

Club President(s): Kristen Prattipati


Advisor: Jennifer Petrosian


Room Number: 1203


Description: We plan to hold fundraisers throughout the year in order to sponsor, support, and

communicate with girls in other countries so that they can become the first females in their

families to graduate. We also hope tos pread awareness on the topic, as there are many girls

deprived of basic educational rights, or without access to quality education, across the globe.

Smash Badminton Club

Club President(s): Anita Shen, Michelle Lin


Advisor: Margie Gutierrez


Room Number: Gym


Description: Smash is a fun-filled club designed for badminton lovers of all levels to play the

sport freely, challenge others, and make new friends. Our club's goal is to introducing the

students of Northwood the lesser played sport and the culture behind it.

SMILE

Club President(s): Michael Bellas and Matt Liu


Advisor: Sandy Banks


Room Number: 1201

Meeting Days: first Thursday of the month

Description: SMILE's goal is to educate the schools population about the stigmas revolving

around mental health. We also strive to raise money for various mental health organizations:)

Stand Up For Kids

Club President(s): T.C. Le Fever


Advisor: Rubin


Room Number: 1101


Description: StandUp For Kids is a nonprofit organization that helps end the cycle of youth

homelessness in Orange County, and in a bigger scope, the United States. The majority of the

homeless street kids and at risk youth have either been rejected from their homes or have run

away, and have to face obstacles that most of us cannot comprehend. Therefore, our goal at

StandUp For Kids is to advocate for these youth and raise money to help provide them with the

necessities they need, such as meals, housing, and education.

Team Niko

Club President(s): Brandon Rex, Katelyn Rex


Advisor: Ms. Camacho


Room Number: 1208

Meeting Days: Wednesday Every Week

Description: Our club aims at raising awareness about childhood cancer. We also raise money

to create backpacks for recently diagnosed cancer patients.

Tech Talk

Club President(s): Leon Shi


Advisor: Ms. Katlen


Room Number: 1303

Meeting Days: Every Monday During Lunch

Description: Tech Talk is a club where students can learn, share, develop, and exhibit their

talents in the field of technology. We strive to teach students about the technological world

around them and foster innovation through demonstrations and discussions on new and

emerging technology. Students will be involved with programming and Raspberry Pi projects.

We will also teach them leadership and presentation skills to help them with the real world and

offer guest lectures and community service opportunities.

TED-Ed

Club President(s): Vincent Guo


Advisor: Harry Lee


Room Number: 932

Meeting Days: Friday, Monthly

Description: Northwood TED-Ed Club exists:

1. To stimulate and celebrate creative ideas put forth by students from all over the globe.

2. To connect students in conversation around the world.

3. To provide an online platform where student ideas can be featured.

(http://ed.ted.com/lessons)

4. To support students in developing presentation and public speakings skills so that their ideas

can be more easily seen, understood and shared.

5. To make an idea - developed and presented by a student - a valuable reference point on a

resume, in a college application or during a job interview.

6. To work with a generation of problem solvers, critical thinkers and innovators to make the

world a better place.

Teen CERT Club

Club President(s): Alissa Hsueh


Advisor: Ms.Shaikh


Room Number: 1028

Meeting Days: Second Tuesday of every month

Description: The club’s focus is to bring awareness to disaster preparedness at school and our

community through a Teen Community Emergency Response Team (Teen CERT) Program.

The CERT club will educate its members about disaster preparedness for hazards that may

impact their area and train them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light

search and rescue, emergency team organization, disaster medical operations, disaster

psychology and terrorism. In addition, the club will also take an active role in providing support

to the school’s emergency preparedness plan, such as emergency drills and overseeing its

emergency supplies as well as raising funds to secure the emergency supplies for NHS. We will

also be working closely and supporting the NHS PTSA emergency preparedness committee.

Voting Involvement Association (VIA)

Club President(s): Serena Yu, Dennis Ding, Earnest Wang


Advisor: Mr. Emery


Room Number: 1005

Meeting Days: every other Monday

Description: VIA (Voting Involvement Association) aims to educate and integrate students into

the process of voting and upcoming elections. Club members will be offered opportunities to

volunteer in various campaigning events as well as develop leadership skills by giving school-

wide information and club presentations.

Xposure

Club President(s): Serena Yu


Advisor: Mr. Vevia


Room Number: 1224

Meeting Days: every Thursday

Description: Xposure is Northwood's only photography club, come join us if you have

any interest in photography! We discuss various types of photography and give constructive

criticism on each other's photos. Also, we collaborate with several clubs and organizations to

offer numerous photo shoot opportunities throughout the year, both in school and out, like

Oakfest and the OC Small Paws adoption days.

Yoga Club

Club President(s): Summer Hartman, Kristen Chan


Advisor: Angie Olivares


Room Number: 1003


Description: In Yoga Club, we focus on not just helping our members become flexible, but

improve how they handle stress and treat their bodies. It is a club focused on the physical,

mental, and emotional health of our members and all of Northwood's student body.

Youth Action Team (YAT)

Club President(s): Sohini Halder, Rebecca Chen, Koby Park

Club President Email(s): [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

Advisor: Mr. Emery


Room Number: 1005

Meeting Days: Every Other Wednesday

Description: Youth Action Team works to creatively respond to the needs and interests of the

teens in our community. The City of Irvine High School Youth Action Team offers numerous

volunteer opportunities throughout the school year. YAT has volunteers projects working with

children, seniors, environment, animals, people with disabilities, special events, community

projects, and numerous local organizations and nonprofits.YAT also hosts music events,

prevention and wellness campaigns and fun social events throughout the year.

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