Clubs and Activities

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• A capella - Harmonaires

  Continuing the legacy of Hopkins oldest and only all male a capella group.

• A cappella - Triple Trio

  One of 2 of the all female a capella groups!

• Art Club

  Art Club hopes to give Hopkins students studio space and time outside of class time, to develop personal art projects. It also collaborates with other clubs to promote art-related activities on campus. 

• Asian-American Student Association (AASA)

  The purpose of the Asian-American Student Association is to provide students who identify as Asian-American (including Southeast Asian, South Asian, East Asian, Pacific Islander, and mixed Asian/Pacific heritage) at Hopkins with a space for discussion on relevant issues as well as a sense of community in order to promote a more inclusive environment.

• ASL Club

  Our mission is to educate the Hopkins community on sign language and deaf culture. We hope to help our club members be able to have at least a basic conversational knowledge of ASL in order to be able to communicate with the deaf or hard of hearing. 

• Astronomy Club

  The Astronomy Club is a space for anyone interested in astronomy to come together and talk about the cosmos: neutrons, black holes, galaxies, dark matter, and more. Apart from normal meetings during activities period, we also plan to organize special events such as: viewing nights where we gather on campus after dark to use the Hopkins telescope to look up at the stellar objects in our solar system, special guest speakers who can come and talk to us about their field of expertise and more. And above all, our goal is to have fun and talk about cool things!

• Ballroom Club

  Want to impress people? Bring your friends and come dance with us! Open to dancers of all levels, you will learn the basics for ballroom and social dances, from elegant waltz, energetic salsa, festive bachata, to fun 50s swing. Come once every two weeks to learn the dance, and then grab a few friends and join us at our after-school dance parties! From music to snack to dancing, you will have the best time ever. 

• Black Student Union

  The Black Student Union is a forum that doubles as an affinity space for black students, as well as an organization that aims to educate the greater Hopkins community on the history – struggles and successes – of the Black community.

• Chamber Music Club (CMC)

  The Chamber Music Club aims to foster students’ passion for music through regular practices and performing at various activities and events both in and out of Hopkins. Our goal is to provide opportunities for musicians of all backgrounds to share their love of music and enrich their environment.

• Chess Club

  Our mission is to spread the joy of playing chess. We want to teach people not only how to play, but also how to improve their skill. We intend to have intra-school and inter-school chess tournaments and hope to go to USCF-rated tournaments.

• Chinese Culture Club

  An affinity club that is meant to demonstrate Chinese culture and educate people on different aspects of Chinese Culture. Also to help plan the Lunar New Year Celebration that happens around Lunar New Year. 

• Civic Engagement Club

  We hope to provide students with voter registration opportunities and resources to participate in democracy at both local and national levels. We hope to accomplish this by promoting civic discourse and encouraging both Hopkins students and members of our surrounding community to be an educated voter base and supply the necessary voter registration resources.

• Climbing Club

  Our goal is to cultivate a community centered around rock climbing, fostering a love for sport while promoting physical fitness, teamwork, and personal growth. Through challenging climbs and supportive mentorship, we aim to inspire confidence, resilience, and a passion for this exciting sport.

• CompLing

  Our mission is to create a welcoming community centered around one common interest, linguistic puzzles, while preparing for the national exam (NACLO) in January.

• Creative Writing

  A club for those who want to write either fiction or nonfiction and for discussing recently read books. Creating an environment for students to share their work whether it's fiction or poetry and receive constructive criticism.

• Crochet Club

  A club to relax and chat while crocheting (or knitting) with friends during clubs period. Peers can work on crochet projects or simply learn how to crochet with others who are passionate about crafting.

• Current Events Club

  The Current Events Club would strive to discuss and break down current events in order to provide a better understanding of what is actually going on in our world. We would research, talk through headlines, and invite people who are very knowledgeable on the topic to teach us.

• Dance Crew

  Dance crew is a community where we come together to celebrate our passion for dance and rehearse for our many performances throughout the year!

• Daystar Literary and Arts Magazine

  Daystar is Hopkins School's literary and arts magazine, a century-long tradition of celebrating and publishing students' work. We are a student-run publication, producing magazines in the winter and late spring. We accept submissions of visual art, poetry, prose, and non-fiction throughout the year, from all student artists and writers. Notifications about deadlines for each publication will be shared with the whole school, and all Hopkins students are encouraged to submit work, attend a meeting, or participate in any Daystar events.

• Debate Club

  The Hopkins Debate club focuses on improving the critical thinking and public speaking skills of students through competitive debate. We will regularly go to competitions hosted by other schools, as well as host our own competition. Meetings will consist of debate lessons, practice debates, and tournament debriefs.

• Dreaming of Palestine

  The goals of this club are to educate Hopkins students on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and provide a safe space on campus that welcomes open dialogue. The majority of the discussion will be centered on the Palestinian perspective. 

• Dungeons & Dragons Club

  The D&D club facilitates games and discussions for both neophyte's and longtime-lovers of TTRPGs.

• Elm City Equity

  The mission of Elm City Equity is to educate our members and the wider Hopkins community about systemic injustices and inequalities within New Haven, including issues related to racial and socioeconomic disparities. By educating the community through a variety of informative literature, as well as subject matter experts such as guest speakers, we will effect positive change in both the Hopkins and New Haven communities. 

• Entrepreneurial Design Utilizing Computer Technology Club

  The Hopkins Entrepreneurial Design Utilizing Computer Technology Club will introduce its members to the entrepreneurial experience of working together to identify and design a new product, with the help of CAD equipment, and to explore the various aspects of launching operations of a start-up company.

• Ethics Bowl

  The Ethics Bowl Club aims to navigate contemporary issues relevant to our community through a moral lens while developing argumentative reasoning skills. We prepare for the annual National High School Ethics Bowl hosted by UNC Chapel Hill, where we discuss with other regional teams on matters of current affairs with ethical dilemmas.

• Feminism Coalition

  The Feminism Coalition’s mission is to discuss relevant topics regarding women’s civil rights and political issues. The goal is to educate about such topics, take action with fundraisers for nonprofits, and overall create a safe space for women to speak out about issues they observe daily involving objectification, sexism, and much more.

• Heart Disease Awareness Club

  The Heart Disease Awareness Club aims to raise awareness around heart disease and methods to maintain heart health. We also hope to provide students with a welcoming and fun space to discuss heart health and disease.

• Hip HOP

  Our goal is to foster new connections in the Hopkins community through a shared love of music and in particular Hip Hop.

• History Club

  We discuss topics ranging from the "surviving" Anastasia Romaov to trench warfare during the Battle of Petersburg in casual briefings around the table. We also participate in the National History Bowl, a history quiz bowl. Impress your friends if you like history.

• HopCodes

  Hop Codes is the place for new and experienced programmers alike! We aim to provide access to Computer-Science-related resources and facilitate opportunities to learn coding techniques and apply them to solving real-world problems. We will teach and learn together concepts and topics that go further than what is offered in the Hopkins curriculum.

• Hopkins Aviation Interest Club

  Our mission is to talk about events in the Aviation World, discuss how it effects us, and learn about different types of Aviation 

• Hopkins Botanic Archive

  A club with a mission to create an accessible and informative archive of the Hopkins campus plantlife through a process of identification, research, and documentation. Club meetings will reflect the aforementioned process and focus on going creating plant archives for one area of campus at a time.

• Hopkins Drama Association (HDA)

  HDA is the student umbrella organization for all Hopkins theater productions. Under the leadership of the theater department and theater directors, HDA performs shows and encourages artistic expression on campus. Aside from participation in faculty-directed shows, HDA organizes bonding activities and connects students to theater beyond the Hopkins community.

• Hopkins FBLA

  FBLA's mission is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. We plan to educate real-world financial and business skills, as well as potentially attend national events and conferences. 

• Hopkins History Club

  The mission of the Hopkins History Club is to cultivate students' critical thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and interdisciplinary learning through the exploration of significant historical events and figures. We aim to do this by providing opportunities for students to engage in competitive events such as the John Locke Essay Competition and National history Day; we also encourage students in learning about important historical events by watching movies as well as celebrating them. By fostering a passion for History and encouraging active participation in scholarly pursuits, we strive to empower students to become informed global citizens and lifelong learners. 

• Hopkins History Journal

  The Hopkins History Journal is a high school student-run, peer-reviewed history research journal that provides high schoolers with an opportunity to have their exceptional work published. The journal was originally started in 2022 to showcase some of the research papers required in many Hopkins history courses, with the broader aims of providing more humanities opportunities to high school students, generating enthusiasm for the study of history, and promoting the diffusion and discussion of historical ideas.

• Hopkins Hockey Club

  The mission of the Hopkins Hockey Club is to bring together students who share a love for ice hockey and desire to continue to keep hockey as part of their lives in light of Hopkins not offering ice hockey as a formal sport. 

• Hopkins Investment Competition Club

  The Hopkins Investment Competition Club is a student-run organization dedicated to fostering financial literacy and hands-on experience in the stock market through competitions and collaborative learning. We provide structured education in fundamental investing concepts, organize monthly guest speaker events with industry professionals, and support teams in various investment competitions, continuously refining our strategies to meet members' evolving needs and goals.

• Hopkins Law Review

  The Hopkins Law Review aims to provide students with a platform to share their opinions on recent as well as historical laws, developments in the creation of new laws, issues in the legal system and legal cases. Divided into subsections of the law, the Review publishes annual case notes online or in print in early spring.

• Hopkins Model Congress

  The goal of Hopkins Model Congress is to encourage civil discourse, civic engagement, and a passion for government through simulations of the United States Congress. Years ago, Model Congress Club was not renewed, depriving students of the opportunity to participate in this amazing activity. Three years ago, it was brought back to Hopkins. We believe Model Congress to be incredibly enriching and we want to share that experience with the current student body. During our activity meetings, interspersed throughout the year, we hope to foster an environment for civil discourse and open discussion regarding current events in a Model Congress format. For example, we could use the presentation style of Congress and apply it to actual policies and bills going through the real United States Congress. This will provide a novel and interesting form of debate for Hopkins students to enjoy. In the coming year, we hope to have a club full of lively discussion and innovations to improve our government and our community.

• Hopkins Model United Nations

  The mission of Hopkins' Model UN club is to prepare delegates for multiple conferences at select colleges across the region. We are committed to nourishing high school leaders in the realm of Model UN. 

• Hopkins Robotics

  The mission of the Hopkins Robotics program is to foster a passion for robotics for all who are interested through the Thirds training team and the Maroon and Grey competition teams.

• HopTV

  We are Hopkins’s own broadcasting club that does all things video media here. Our mission is to highlight stories of events and people on campus and share it to the community.

• HopWBiz

  The mission of the Hop Women in Business club is to educate and encourage women in various business practices, such as investment, advertising, finance, and business management. Through educational events and simulations, such as business workshops and a mock "Shark Tank," we aim to engage members of the Hopkins community and the greater New Haven area in learning about crucial business practices.

• Italian Culture Club

  The ICC's mission would be to educate the Hopkins community on italian customs and traditions. There are so many people on campus who are partially italian but do not know much about their own heritage. We think it is important for people to learn about who they are and how they can celebrate being italian.

• Jazz Improv Club

  To grow students' understanding and curiosity towards jazz and jazz musicians, giving them a platform to discuss and explore music.

• Jewish Culture Club

  The Jewish Culture Club's mission is to provide students with a community promoting the celebration of the Jewish culture and enabling discussions and learning about customs, traditions and practices involved with Judaism. Meetings will be held semi-regularly in which students can partake in discussions, activities, programs and events focusing on Jewish holidays, traditional Jewish food, and more. Non-Jewish and Jewish students are welcome to come learn, make connections, and build understanding to enrich the Hopkins community. 

• Kindness Club

  Our clubs main goal is to promote and increase acts of kindness around campus. 

• Korean Culture Club

  Our mission is to share and discuss Korean culture with interested Hopkins students, regardless of their own ethnicity. At meetings we have Korean snacks, traditional board games and activities, and we watch Korean shows.

• LEANonHER

  We will discuss the importance / benefits of women participation in corporations and small business, help highlight a sense of possibilities through various successful women speakers to learn from their challenges and successes, work to understand the basics of personal finance and business finances, promote the importance of financial independence among women, and acquire money-management skills from budgeting, saving and investing

• Marine Biology Club

  The Marine Biology Club aims to increase awareness and knowledge about marine environments among students. Through engaging activities and collaborative learning, we hope to cultivate a community that appreciates and respects marine life and ecosystems.

• Math Team

  Math Team aims to harness love for math and competitive spirit within the Hopkins community to create an environment of fun problem solving and teamwork.

• Media Club

  Media Club is a community that helps students engage in independent and collaborative research on the effects of social media, the Internet, and machine learning, AI, and LLMs on both the Hopkins and wider community. Media Club also aims to teach students how to market and use social media and machine learning effectively and for a meaningful cause.

• Mental Health Awareness Club

  Our clubs goal for the upcoming year is to create a safe space for students to not only expand their knowledge about mental health but also provide support to each other. We hope to collaborate with the school's psychologists and counselors to sponsor events throughout the year and advocate for the mental health of the students.

• Mental Health Awareness For Athletes

  In this club, my co head and I will speak with our members about our journeys as athletes and some of the struggles we have faced while trying to become the best possible athletes we can become. We will also teach and find new ways of overcoming these struggles which our club members can use during their athletic journey.

• Middle East North Africa group (MENA)

  Our mission is to create a club for all Hopkins students to learn about and celebrate Middle Eastern cultures. We will cultivate understanding, respect, and unity among people of all different backgrounds. We hope to organize events and speakers to educate the student body about Middle Eastern culture.

• Mock Trial

  Mock Trial is a club centered around learning the basics of civil and criminal law, the courtroom, and ethics

• Motorsports on the Hill

  Motorsports on the Hill explores past, present, and future F1 races to debate historical motorsport disputes and to make predictions for Qualifying and Race Day. We will discuss both the social and technical aspects of Formula 1 to expand our understanding and love for the international sport. 

• Multi Ethnic Student Association (MESA)

  The Multiethnic Student Association strives to serve as a safe affinity place for students with multiethnic and multicultural identities to unite, express themselves, and work with other Diversity related clubs to represent and bring about a more diverse, inclusive, and united Hopkins community. 

• Mythology Club

  The Mythology Club aims to explore and appreciate different pantheons by studying their myths and legends, and provide a space for mythology lovers in the Hopkins community to discuss and connect with one another.

• Origami Club

  To provide an open space for members of the Hopkins community interested in origami, regardless of experience.

• Peaches - Improv Club

  Peaches, Hopkins only improv group, seeks to give its members an opportunity to practice their improvisational acting skills, as well as chances to perform at events and to encourage members of the Hopkins community to try out improv.

• Peer Tutoring

  Hopkins Peer Tutoring is a service that helps match students with peers who have the ability to help them gain greater learning experience in a class. Peer Tutoring provides a relaxed and efficient way for students to seek the help they need in a subject, without the stress of formally meeting and talking to a teacher. The tutoring process entails the tutor meeting with their tutee once a week or every other week as they see fit to go over concepts that they struggle with. This is a rewarding experience; tutors and tutees develop friendships and connections with students they would never have known otherwise. Students can assist a student in all subjects except English (if you want help with English, visit the writing studio!). The main goal of Peer Tutoring is flexibility and comfortability, so tutors and tutees are thoughtfully matched through a database consisting of students’ schedules and free times. This year, all tutoring sessions will be virtual. 

• Physics Club

  The Physics Club aims to create a space where students who will or are taking any of the physics courses get a chance to apply their knowledge in competitions and help each other out with problems. 

• Ping Pong

  The Ping Pong Club meets every Wednesday to play ping pong inside the squash center. The goal is to make ping pong a more popular game at Hopkins. We want to make it easily accessible to all players, newer and more experienced. This will be done through instruction, or just giving people an area to play.

• Poetry Club

  The Hopkins Poetry Club is a welcoming space for students of all backgrounds and experience levels to explore, create, and appreciate the art of poetry. We believe that poetry is a powerful tool for self-expression, critical thinking, and fostering a sense of community.

• Public Speaking Club

  To bring a chapter of Toastmasters to Hopkins to help people with their public speaking skills and to introduce LAMDA’s public speaking program to Hopkins which will provide people with more experience in their public speaking.

• Puzzle Day Club

  To create an intellectually stimulating and fun puzzle event (inspired by Harvard Cx50 puzzle day) with the ultimate goal of bringing the Hopkins community together while raising funds for a charitable organization to be determined by the winning team.

• Quiz Bowl

  Our mission is to initiate and build upon a love for different disciplines, from science to mythology, in a fun Jeopardy-style environment.

• ReWoven

  ReWoven is dedicated to creatively transforming discarded plastics and fabrics into high-quality, eco-friendly merchandise.

• Rubik's Cube Club

  The mission of this club is to be a fun and productive place for anyone who is already passionate about cubing or simply wants to learn about the Rubik’s cube. The Rubik’s cube is a fascinating contraption as it combines analytical thinking and problem solving with motor skills. We hope to cultivate a competitive and fun environment where people can come together over an activity they are passionate about. 

• SAGA

  SAGA, also known as Sexuality and Gender Advocates, is an active safe space and information center for the LGBTQ+ community at Hopkins.

• SASA (South Asian Student Association)

  The South Asian Student Association/Alliance aims to emphasize the importance of creating a strong cultural community within a predominantly white institution. We encourage discussion of issues that directly impact the South-Asian community as well as appreciate cultural diversity through events and activities that celebrate this culture, extended to the entire Hopkins community. 

• Science Bowl

  Science Bowl is a jeopardy style fun quiz experience, where you use your scientific knowledge to answer questions. We participate in the annual, regional Science Bowl Competition at UConn, have fun meetings with friendly competitions and host school wide tournaments.

• Shakespeare in Action

  We hope to provide a place where students can have fun performing Shakespeare year round, whether that be through working on scenes with a partner or playing Shakespeare games as a group, instead of only during a specific month of the year when HDA might be doing a Shakespeare production. We will experiment with Shakespeare's plays through an actor's point of view, rather than focusing on analyzing the text, which everyone already does in English class!

• Siblings With Autism

  To get students who have siblings with autism together to talk about their experience an to know they are not alone, other people are experiencing the same thing.

• Society of Latinidad (SOL)

  SOL's mission is to provide an affinity space specifically for the Hispanic/Latinx students at Hopkins to discuss relevant issues and topics, as well as bringing light to the Hopkins community on Hispanic and Latino culture and history.

• Student Council

  To bridge the gap between students and faculty and to make Hopkins a better place for ourselves and for future generations.

• SURE - Students United for Racial Equality

  Students United for Racial Equity is a club dedicated to promoting topics surrounding race on the Hopkins campus. SURE strives to provide a safe space to learn and have discussions on racial inequities and issues. SURE also works with other affinity groups. At the end of the year SURE hosts an annual block party for a celebration of cultures at Hopkins. 

• Sustainable Creations Club

  Sustainable Creations Club is a club that strives to use every day recycled materials and create art to raise awareness of plastic waste by holding an auction displaying our work (using the profits to donate towards a related charity), that in hope would alter the way we all think about what we use and what we throw away. 

• SWENext

  Our club is a chapter of SWENext, an organization that provides females in STEM access to programs, mentors, and resources designed to develop leadership skills and self-confidence to join the STEM field. Our goal is to introduce Hopkins students to the large variety in the STEM field and encourage more people to pursue their interests in STEM through activities, presentations, fundraisers and discussions.

• The Bridge: Hopkins Card Club

  The Hopkins Card club will provide a regular space on campus for students to play recreational card games such as Poker, Euchre, Rummy, Hearts, and others. We will play weekly games as well as host tournaments. 

• The Razor - student newspaper

  The Razor is Hopkins' newspaper, committed to fact-based journalism written by students. The paper reports on Hopkins events and events in the wider world.
  
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• USABO (USA Biology Olympiad)

  We learn about different topics in biology to prepare for the USA Biology Olympiad exam in February!

• Yearbook - Per Annos

  We are the only club that makes a 200+ page hard cover book yearly! Come help document the 2021 school year - we are always looking for ideas for what to include in the yearbook, help taking photos, and students to work on laying out pages.

• Young Democratic Socialists

  We will be reading and debating socialist theories, beginning with Marx, and working through famous writings by socialists such as Rosa Luxemburg.

• Young Democrats

  Our mission is to create spaces on campus for civil political dialogue, and engage students with the political and legislative system locally and nationally. 

• Young Entrepreneurs Club

  The mission of the Young Entrepreneurs Club is to teach Hopkins students about what goes into a business and the process for starting their own. Students will explore their passion for entrepreneurship by sharing their business ideas and learning personal finance tips. All are welcome!

• Young Republicans

  The Young Republicans club is meant to foster a space on campus for conservative students and ideas. It will also encourage its members to engage in political discussion in alignment with Hopkins' mission and to participate in their communities through campaigning or volunteering.