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Brain Bee
Description: Students read over a couple months the book, “Brain Facts,” a 37 paged colorful description of the brain and all its connections to everyday life including sleep, pain, disease, motor movement, and human development. Students review a packet of questions that are taken directly from the book and students are preparing to attend the annual event held at the University of Pennsylvania on a Saturday morning early in February called Brain Bee. In a relaxed setting, students’ progress through a series of events that reflect their knowledge of the brain. There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and the winner advances to the national round, with an all-expense paid trip to Baltimore.
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Time Commitment: We meet after school one day a week from January through the beginning of February (optional).
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for detail.
Sponsor: Elaine McGoldrick
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Cheltenham Junior Classical League (Latin Club)
Description: The National Junior Classical League (NJCL) is an organization of junior and senior high school students sponsored by the American Classical League. Composed of local and state/provincial chapters across the United States, Canada, and Australia, it is the largest Classical organization in the world today with over 50,000 members. Its purpose is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of Classical antiquity.Eligibility Requirements:
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for addition information.
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Computer Science Honor Society
Description: Students will participate in community service within our school district at other schools, libraries, and nonprofits. Students will connect through meetings and Canvas regarding opportunities available for further computer science exploration, including but not limited to curriculum-related computer science topics and university outreach opportunities. The benefits would include greater access to curriculum resources beyond the classroom and increased presence and opportunity for younger students in our community.Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment: interest in computer science, willingness to support computer science in our community through service
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for details.
Sponsor: Sarah Putterman
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Constitution Scholars
Description: Constitution Scholars participate in the following activities during the school year: preparation for and trip to oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. Leadership development through a Bill of Rights program with Myers Elementary School. Academic seminars at the National Constitution Center. Constitutional Scholars is also the go to group from any unique Social Studies related activities that develop throughout the school year.Eligibility Requirements: Constitution Scholars is open to students in all grade levels.
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DECA
Description: This club will prepare students to compete with others in the US and across the region in business related topics.Eligibility Requirements: This is a student professional organization, open to all students in the business program.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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French Club
Description: The French Club is a club for anyone interested in the French culture or language. The aim of this organization is to stimulate interest in the study of French and to promote languages and culture. Through many different themes and activities, we will create a better understanding of Francophone culture and civilization, promote and perpetuate international friendship, and reward efforts toward furthering solidarity in the French-speaking world.
Eligibility Requirements: none
Time Commitment: none
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor.
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Future Problem Solving (FPS)
Description: FPS is an academic competition in which teams of students analyze real-world problems and prepare detailed action plans which contain realistic suggestions to solve some aspect of a problem. Topics we have studied include Debt in Developing Nations; Redistribution of Wealth; Access to Health Care; and Caring for the Elderly. Cheltenham High School has a track record of success at the state level and at the International Level as well. Teams that earn a place as finalists for the state competition continue to meet through mid-April.
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Time Commitment: Our season begins in October and continues through the end of March. State champion teams would continue to meet and study through the end of May, in preparation for attending the International Conference, which is always held at the end of the month.
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Gifts of Education Is Science (G.O.E.S)
Description: Broadening the horizons and experiences for future STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. Assisting in finding internships, camps, and other outside of school experiences for interested students. Work together to create positive community social events.Eligibility Requirements:
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more information.
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Latino Unidos
Description: There are approximately 54 million Latinos currently living in the United States. Those 54 million are made up of different cultures and customs, which are each individually beautiful. How many of us can truly say we are aware of these cultures and fully understand them? Latinos Unidos, strives to make sure that the understanding is achieved for both Latino’s as well as non-Latino’s'. It is our job as Latino's to help each other out and make sure that we can unite and work together to make ourselves known.
Eligibility Requirements: We welcome all interested in learning about our beautiful culture.
Time Commitment: none
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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National Honor Society
Description: NHS seeks to promote scholarship and excellence among the students of CHS. NHS members participate in community service projects collectively and individually. The NHS also provides a tutoring program for CHS students in need of extra help with academics. The NHS officers organize several activities for the NHS members over the course of the year in order to promote community service, intellectual stimulation and social interaction.Eligibility Requirements: In the fall of each year, sophomores and juniors who have GPAs of at least 3.4 are invited to apply for membership in the NHS. Applicants are evaluated based on their demonstration of Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Service.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for more details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)
Description: The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote interest in science among its members through the development of research projects and investigations.Eligibility Requirements: A desire to investigate science, determine a problems, solve a problems and compete against others
Time Commitment: Cintact the sponsor for more details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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Political Education & Action Club
Description: It will teach students ways to get involved in local and federal politics, while also giving them the opportunity to get involved and teach others about social justice issues.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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Reading Olympics
Descriptions: Throughout the school year, participating students collaborate with their teammates to read a total of 45 titles from the current Reading Olympics senior list. Individual students are not required to read all 45 books, but are expected to read a minimum of five books for the team. During the evening of the competition, each team (consisting of 8 to 12 students participates in three rounds of questions with teams from other school districts. Teams are never eliminated. Everyone wins.Eligibility Requirements: none
Time Commitment: Meetings are held once a month after school in the library. The competition is held at a school in Montgomery County sometime in late March or early April; transportation is provided.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor.
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Science Olympiad
Description: Science Olympiad is an opportunity for students to engage and extend their knowledge in a broad range of science fields such as Astronomy, Forensics, Fossils, and Microbiology. Students can choose which event or events from a list of twenty-three events they would like to participate in and they can choose to work with a partner. The culminating event of the Olympiad is held in March at Cabrini College.
Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment: Students meet on Thursday afternoons after school and they prepare in advance with school resources, materials provided by Science Olympiad, and support from teacher mentors.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for more details.
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Spanish Honor Society
Description: The purpose of this organization is to recognize high achievement in Spanish among its members, to promote community service, and to create a defined purpose for our society’s activities. One of our main goals is raising money to provide educational opportunities to the children of San Ramón, Nicaragua. Within our own school community, we provide one on one tutoring for Spanish students of all levels throughout the year. Our monthly group activities promote a continuity of interest in Hispanic studies and events while providing students with the opportunity to use their language skills with guests and each other.
Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment: Monthly Meetings
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for details.
Sponsor: Dana Brown
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Women In Science & Engineering (WISE)*
Description: It will create a strong community of women in STEAM in our school and increase the presence and awareness of women empowerment in STEAM. It will also encourage the women in our school to participate and engage more in STEAM.
Eligibility Requirements: open to all who are interestedTime Commitment: contact the sponsor.
Procedure for Joining: contact the sponsor.
Sponsor: Tanya Soboloff
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Panther Pep Band, Rumble Drumline & Color Guard
Description: CHS is proud to offer a variety of exciting, award-winning instrumental music opportunities to its students. They will perform at every football game, local parades and at competitions against other marching bands. Through participation in music, students develop creative and critical thinking skills, expand cultural horizons, build interpersonal skills and create lifelong friendships. The Music Department currently offers ten unique instrumental music ensembles, which hold themselves to the highest standards of musical excellence and have been recognized with numerous awards.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact sponsor for audition information.
Sponsor: Matthew Berntsen
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Color Guard
Description: Color guard is known as “the sport of the arts.” The guard is associated with the marching band to bring the music to life through visual performance. With the use of different size flags, sabers, rifles and a few other pieces of equipment, as well as a mix of ballet, jazz, modern and contemporary modern dance. Each year the show has a different theme and the guard represents that theme through costume and equipment.Eligibility Requirements:
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Fall Play
Description: Cheltenham High School's Fall Play is performed each November, We put on a full-scale production before Thanksgiving. Anyone who is interested in acting may audition for the play, and anyone interested in technical theater (lights, sound, sets, props, costumes, etc.) may volunteer to work behind the scenes.
Eligibility Requirements: Interested students are required to fill out an audition form (with parent signature) and audition to be cast in the show. Students who are interested in helping with the technical elements of the production need to fill out a form that is signed off by their parents.
Time Commitment: 3 days each week
Procedure for Joining: Contact sponsor for audition information.
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Film Fest
Description: Film Fest is a public event where CHS student filmmakers from ALL GRADES and ALL CLASSES are invited to submit a short ALL ORIGINAL video to be shown and reviewed by the audience. The winners of the event are chosen by the attendees of the Film Fest and prizes are awarded based on attendance and submission. The 2022 festival is on Friday, May 13.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact Mr. Carracappa for details and questions.
Sponsor: Craig Carracappa
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Jazz Big Band
Description: An advanced, audition-based ensemble that studies and performs a wide range of jazz music. The CHS Jazz Big Band has been recognized with numerous Outstanding and Superior festival ratings in the last few years, and participates regularly in the Cavalcade of Bands Jazz Festival circuit. In addition to the traditional high school big band format, the members of the jazz band also perform in small combos where they develop improvisational skills and learn a variety of jazz standards.
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Media Club
Description: Students direct, produce, announce, and tape various after-school sports games and musical productions.
Eligibility Requirements: CHS Student
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Musical Theatre
Description: Cheltenham Music Theatre produces a high-quality Broadway musical production every spring. The musical productions are points of pride for the Cheltenham community. We do excellent shows and have a great time!
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Time Commitment: Auditions and crew applications are open to all CHS students.
Procedure for Joining: Contact sponsor for audition information.
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National Art Honor Society
Description: The National Art Honor Society would provide a creative, inclusive, structured space for the artistic CHS students. This allows the artist to express their talent and passion in the art world.Eligibility Requirements: There are bylaws to be followed.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for more details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for details.
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Poetry Club
Description: The Poetry Slam is an annual event marking the beginning of National Poetry Month celebrated here at CHS. After several auditions, twelve students are selected to perform with three alternates. Contestants are met with to review, revise and write their poetry. Slam rehearsals are also scheduled to prepare for performance tips. The evening of the Poetry Slam is hosted by an emcee and consists of three rounds. All twelve contestants are heard by three judges and the audience. By the end of the third round, a first, second, and third place winner will be announced. All students and guests are invited. All proceeds benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand. The CHS poet laureate is the organizer of the event along with two sponsors. The Poetry Slam creates an opportunity for students in a public forum to positively voice and express their concerns whether political, emotional, or physical. Poetry affects everyone. Even those who do not perform are entertained by the talents of the diverse contestants. Cheltenham HS provides students an opportunity for creative expression, as well as, enhancing reading, writing and public speaking skills.
Eligibility Requirements: Enrolled student of CHS who is interested in examining and writing original poetry for enjoyment or performance.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for audition information.
Sponsor: Avril Somerville
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Sons of Pitch
Description: Sons of Pitch is CHS's student-run, male a cappella group. The ensemble, with approximately 16 members in grades 9-12, performs mainly contemporary pop and rock music. Student leaders run rehearsals, choose music, and organize the group.
Eligibility Requirements: Enrollment in a choir class is required for Sons of Pitch members.
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Procedure for Joining: Auditions take place in August.
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Touring Ensemble
Description: Touring Ensemble is Cheltenham High School’s show choir. The Ensemble debuts its revue-style show every fall, then performs the show for various local community groups throughout the school year.
Eligibility Requirements: Enrollment in a choir class is required for Ensemble members.
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Procedure for Joining: Auditions take place in early June.
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Up The Octave
Description: Up the Octave is CHS's student-run, female a cappella group. The ensemble, with approximately 16 members in grades 9-12, performs mainly contemporary pop and rock music. Student leaders run rehearsals, choose music, and organize the group.Eligibility Requirements: Enrollment in a choir class is required for Up the Octave members.
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Procedure for Joining: Auditions take place in August.
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Winter Guard
Description: Winter Guard is known as “the sport of the arts”. Winter guard is similar to the outdoor color guard without the marching band. The guard performs indoors throughout the winter season on a special floor mat that is placed on the gymnasium floor. The traditional music of the band is replaced by a recorded song that represents the theme of the show. Through the use of flags, sabers, rifles and other equipment along with many different types of dance the guard brings the music to life visually. The winter guard competes in local competitive arenas throughout their season.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for audition information.
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Asian Student Association (ASA)
* Approved for Virtual SettingDescription: For students interested in sharing and learning about Asian culture and students at CHS. Various events and activities are planned together for the club through the school year. ASA seeks to foster a deeper appreciation of our cultural heritage through meetings, games, and projects throughout the school year. We are open to non-Asians and encourage attendance and participation to all our events and activities.
Eligibility Requirements: ASA is open to anyone who has an interest in Asian culture and in learning about cultural backgrounds of others.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for more details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
Sponsor: Brian Hollis
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Black Male Leadership and Development Program
Description: BMLD actively recruits and places Black males into leadership roles to counteract negative stereotypes, and promote traditions of excellence.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for details.
Sponsor: Paul Bryant
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Black Scholars Program (BSP)
Description: In 2009, an initiative was started at Cheltenham High School to encourage students of color, particularly students of African descent in their endeavors toward academic excellence. Named the Black Scholars Program (BSP), the intentions of the club are to celebrate high achieving Black students, while offering support to them and providing programming to increase equity in higher level courses. BSP seeks to help close the achievement gap for Black students, by providing tutoring, shadow days, college prep activities, and culturally relevant educational activities for students to participate in.Eligibility Requirements: Students who meet the membership eligibility requirements of enrollment in a minimum of one AP or Honors course and an overall GPA of 3.0 are invited to join during our induction ceremony held each fall.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
Sponsor: Shalisha Smith
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Black Student Union (BSU)
Description: The Black Student Union is an organization that is committed to providing a voice for students of color in Cheltenham High School. We enrich our student lives by providing them with black history facts, engaging them in culturally relevant activities, and providing them with opportunities for community service projects. Students will be helped to develop personal skills and career awareness in order to make better life-long decisions and contributions to society.
Eligibility Requirements: CHS Student
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for details.
Sponsor: Arielle Brown
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Blood Drive Committee
Description: Students work with the American Red Cross. They recruit students age 17 and older to donate blood to the Red Cross. We have a winter (December) drive and a spring drive.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for all of the details.
Sponsor: Kimball Dunlap
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Cheltenham Jewish Student Union
Description: This club provides opportunities for students to learn about Judaism and to discuss topics related to Jewish identity. The club will provide opportunities for students to learn about antisemitism and will raise awareness about issues that impact minority populations.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsors for details.
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CHS Alliance
Description: Our GSA strives to assure that each member of our school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. We believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth. Since homophobia and heterosexism undermine a healthy school climate, we work to educate teachers, students and the public at large about the damaging effects these forces have on youth and adults alike. We recognize that forces such as racism and sexism have similarly adverse impacts on our community. CHS is seeking to redress all such inequities and enlighten students about the negative impact of bullying and harassment. The GSA seeks to develop a school climate where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community. The GSA sponsors the National Day of Silence, participates in community events, networks with neighboring HS GSA’s, organizes weekend “movie nights”, welcomes guest speakers, and is regularly invited to the annually “Just Prom” (an alternative and openly gay friendly prom) hosted by the Student Activities Center at Arcadia University.
Eligibility Requirements: We welcome as members any and all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or occupation, who are committed to seeing this philosophy realized at CHS.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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Key Club
Description: Key Club International is a high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. Key Club assists Kiwanis in carrying out its mission to serve the children of the world. Key Club members perform acts of service in their communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing and organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills by running meetings, planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district and international levels.
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.
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Mindfulness Club
Description: Many research studies show that practicing mindfulness positively affect stress levels, anxiety, working memory, and the ability to pay attention, all important to teenagers. We want to offer a space and time for students to decompress and deal with their feelings in a positive way.Eligibility Requirements: No Requirement
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for more detials.
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Panther Partners (FKA: Best Buddies)
Description: Panther Partners is a club that is devoted to pairing students with disabilities with students from general education classes to form one-to-one friendships. Students will participate in monthly meetings, develop exciting activities together and build meaningful relationships with each other which will help them thrive in an inclusive world.Eligibility Requirements:
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Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for more details.Sponsors: Phil Cohen or Yvonne Yeomans
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Philosophy Club
Description: Students will obtain new knowledge, new perspective, and new solipsistic anxieties & how that anxiety is a call to action.
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Reading Olympics
Description: Throughout the school year, participating students collaborate with their teammates to read a total of 45 titles from the current Reading Olympics senior list. Individual students are not required to read all 45 books, but are expected to read a minimum of five books for the team. Meetings are held once a month after school in the library. The competition is held at a school in Montgomery County sometime in late March or early April; transportation is provided. During the evening of the competition, each team (consisting of 8 to 12 students participates in three rounds of questions with teams from other school districts. Teams are never eliminated. Everyone wins.Eligibility Requirements: No requirements
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Relay For Life
Description: Carnival for a Cure is run by Relay for Life, which is sponsored through the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is a year-long team fundraiser to help raise money for cancer research and support services for cancer patients and their families. In May, Relay hosts a walk to celebrate those that have survived, support those currently fighting and to remember those that have passed. We walk around the track in teams to symbolize that we will not rest during our fight against cancer. Our theme is a Carnival, and the walk includes games, music and food, open for all members of the community to enjoy!Eligibility Requirements:
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Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Description: Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded to become a peer-to-peer education, prevention, and activism organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, and teen violence.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for more details.
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Students Demand Action
Description: We will raise awareness about gun legislation and violence. Allowing students to have a voice on these issues.
Eligibility Requirements: Must show a respect for fellow students and staff, no more than 2 failing grades in a major course
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
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Students for International Awareness
Description: Promotes discourse about events in our global community. The group holds, discusses or hosts speakers on these issues in order to spread awareness to the greater school community. Additionally, SIA sponsors Java for Justice, an open mic and coffee/baked goods sale that fundraisers for an international issue of that year. Group leaders participate in academic competitions including, Model UN, World Affairs Competitions and other forums.
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Time Commitment:Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
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Students For Israel
Description: Membership in this club will allow students to be exposed to the broader international world. It will bring students of like interest together to support Israel and build bridges with other groups to plan programs where overlapping interests can be supported.Eligibility Requirements:
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United Asians Speak
Description: With the various Asian students which attend Cheltenham High School, United Asians Speak plans on welcoming the future generation of Asian students to discuss the many concealed and unresolved issues in the Asian community, such as the racial oppression placed against the Asian community and the misrepresented matters regarding the community as a whole.
Eligibility Requirements: Must be a CHS student.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponosr for details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for details.
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Women's Student Union
Description: The Women's Student Union is a student-led organization that aims to educate the school community about gender-based issues. The WSU strives to involve the CHS student body in feminism through our many events, such as movie nights, speakers, discussions, and more.Eligibility Requirements: Open to everyone
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsor for details.
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Class of 2023
Description: Encourages students to engage in fundraising and assorted committees leading up to the Senior Prom.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
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Class of 2024
Description: Encourages students to engage in fundraising and assorted committees leading up to the Senior Prom.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
Sponsor: Angelique Cupit or Diana Jordan
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Class of 2025
Description: Encourages students to engage in fundraising and assorted committees leading up to the Senior Prom.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.Sponsors: Tom Cook or Candy Manning
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Class of 2026
Description: Encourages students to engage in fundraising and assorted committees leading up to the Senior Prom.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
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Student Council
Description: Student Council is the organization representing all CHS students. The Student Council includes homeroom representatives elected by each homeroom, as well as an Executive Board consisting of four school-wide elected officers, ten committee chairs, and the four class Presidents. Student Council runs several student activities, including the Back-to-School Dance, organizes charities including Thanksgiving baskets for needy local families, raises funds by selling food at CHS sports events, appropriates money to a variety of student organizations, and plays a key role as the voice of student opinion in various forums.
Eligibility Requirements: Application followed by Election and/or Interview
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsors.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsors.
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Ski & Snowboard Club
Description: Six evening trips to Blue Mountain spread throughout the ski season beginning in late December and ending in early March. For a fee, students ride one of three buses to the mountain leaving the high school at 3:00pm, ski for five hours and return to school at 11:15pm. As many trips as possible are scheduled for evenings before a non-school day (Fridays or Thursdays before an in-service day). We also have a parent trail should emergency trips be required. Blue Mountain is a full service mountain with restaurants and extensive facilities including 4 medical units around the mountain. The Ski and Snowboard Club has, for the last six years, also offered an additional cost trip to Killington, Vermont for those advanced and intermediate skiers and riders who want to take a weekend trip in February.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor.
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Ultimate Frisbee
Description: Ultimate Frisbee is a club that competes in Ultimate Frisbee tournaments throughout the region. Ultimate Frisbee is a fun game developed by Frisbee-tossers. The game plays a bit like soccer and each team's objective is to toss the Frisbee across the goal line.*The Ultimate Frisbee Team is not a school-sponsored sport.Eligibility Requirements:
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Unified Bocce
Description: Bocce is an Italian game. The basic principle of the sport is to roll a bocce ball closest to the target ball, which is called a palina. Bocce as a Special Olympics sport provides people with special needs the opportunity to have social contact, develop physically, and to gain self-confidence. Next to soccer and golf, bocce is the third most participated sport in the world.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsors with any questions.
Sponsors: Tabatha Bray-Gilbert or Phil Cohen
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Unified Cheer
Description: The Panther Paws was formed this year as a unified cheer team, which invites students of all ability levels to come and cheer for the various sports teams alongside their cheer peers. The cheer peers are students from CHS' cheer team.Eligibility Requirements:
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Unified Track Team
Description: Our athletes find joy, confidence and fulfillment -- on the playing field and in life. They also inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential. We showcase the skills and dignity of our athletes. We also bring together communities to see and take part in the transformative power of sports. The Special Olympics community works to spread compassion and acceptance in a way that can unite the world. Our goal is to awaken everyone -- and every community -- to each person’s common humanity. This vision of inclusion starts at the local level.Eligibility Requirements:
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsors for details.
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Blue & Gold
Description: A year-round school wide spirit competition that culminates with Blue & Gold Night in February.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsors for details.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Description: It will create a fun interactive environment for students, allowing them to be creative, develop storytelling, and meet new people.
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for details.
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Eastern Standard Theatre (EST)
Description: EST is the one and only student-run theatre club at Cheltenham High School. In the fall, EST student leaders organize and run the club. Students from all grades gather and participate in weekly improvisational games held on Tuesday afternoons after school. Auditions for the annual spring play (which is chosen by the leader/director) are held in December. Intense practice starts immediately, thereafter culminating in two evening performances in March. Students produce, direct, create, finance, and promote the entire performance.Eligibility Requirements:
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Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for details.
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Environmental Club
Description: The CHS Environmental Club addresses issues that impact environmental health and sustainability in the CHS community and around the world. Our goal is to engage CSD students, staff, and community members in behaviors and actions that promote responsible environmental stewardship. We encourage healthy living through education, outreach, and community service. Club activities include raising awareness, farming & gardening, nature-themed trips, and fundraising events.
Eligibility Requirements: Must have concern for the eniviornment.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for more details.
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Organic Farm Club
Description: Learning to create your own organic garden using sustainable techniques.
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Robotics Team
Description: The Robotics Team builds a five foot tall robot each year to perform specific tasks as designed by FIRST Robotics. This season includes the Kick-Off where all teams learn the rules of the new game and then they have six weeks to design, build and program the robot. Our team competes in two regional events and two to three off-season competitions throughout the school year. Students fill positions in design, chassis building, electronics, programming, manipulator building, and financial management and marketing.Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment: The team holds meetings once a week afterschool during the fall but has an intense season from the beginning of January through March.
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Video Club
Description: This club will help teenagers feel like they are in a safe environment after a long stressful day of school. Students will increase their self-esteem, while socializing and gaining team building skills.Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment:
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for details.
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Cheltonian: School Newspaper
Description: The Cheltenham High School Journalism and News Journalism classes, in conjunction with supporting editors, writers, and photographers, produce The Cheltonian. Student writers cover school, local, national, and international news of interest to fellow students. Staff writers complete the research, conduct interviews, write the articles and layout the paper using Adobe InDesign. Student editors complete the job by reviewing, revising, and exporting the files for print.
Eligibility Requirements:
Time Commitment:
Procedure for Joining: Please contact the sponsor for more details.
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Yearbook - "El Delator"
Description: The El Delator staff creates a comprehensive record of the year’s students, teachers, administrators, staff, sports, clubs, activities, and events. Members participate in choosing the cover design, cover material, theme, layout, and interior design. Additional focus is put on marketing and selling the yearbook to the student body. Successful members of the yearbook staff are creative, open-minded; detail oriented, and dedicated people. This is a year-round activity.
Eligibility Requirements: Student must have access to a computer.
Time Commitment: Contact the sponsor for details.
Procedure for Joining: Contact the sponsors for more details. 
