Clubs & Organizations
View the clubs and organizations offered at our school
We believe that participation in the student activities program enriches and expands the regular academic program. In addition, it provides a way to have fun and be with friends. From interscholastic sports to music, drama, and debate, activities enrich a student’s high school experience. The many activities at West Springfield High School reflect the interests and talents of the student body and offer opportunities to the new and old student to make new friends, learn self-discipline, build self-confidence, and develop skills to handle competitive situations. All activities are sponsored by a faculty member dedicated to the program.
Some special points to remember:
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Notices of club meetings are typically made on the morning announcements and on the activity calendar on the WSHS webpage. Activities of any organization must be approved by the Director of Student Activities.
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The following list of student activities is presented as a guide to the extracurricular program at West Springfield High School. It is as current as possible, but some clubs and organizations may be inactive or have different sponsors or meeting places. Students should contact the sponsor(s) listed for a given organization for more specific information regarding their events and activities.
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Please check with the Assistant Director of Student Activities for clubs, Mrs. Jonsson, if you wish to start an organization. The first step is to email your idea to Mrs. Jonsson at @email and Cc the faculty member that will be the sponsor. You will receive an email response with all of the required forms for starting a new club. All of the new club application documents must be typed, with the exception of the student interest form, so they should be returned when complete in a reply email.
Activity Calendar
Student Publications
Honor Societies
American Sign Language Honor Society
- Sponsor: Heather Kendrick
- Sponsor Email: hhkendrick@fcps.edu
Computer Science Honor Society
- Sponsor: Tom Troast
- Sponsor Email: tetroast@fcps.edu
English Honor Society
- Sponsor: Meghan Konigsberg
- Sponsor Email: mlkonigsberg@fcps.edu
French Honor Society
- Sponsor: Dr. Renee Carr, Maria Papathanassiou
- Sponsor Emails: rcarr@fcps.edu, mpapathanass@fcps.edu
German Honor Society
- Sponsors: Claudia Naworol, Daniel Noble
- Sponsor Emails: cknaworol@fcps.edu, dqnoble@fcps.edu
History Honor Society
- Sponsors: Tori Schnoor, Brad Swain
- Sponsor Emails: veschnoor@fcps.edu, btswain@fcps.edu
International Thespian Society
- Sponsor: Maeve Nash
- Sponsor Email: mnash@fcps.edu
Math Honor Society
- Sponsors: Ashley Karraro, Vivien Coleman
- Sponsor Emails: afkarraro@fcps.edu, vccoleman@fcps.edu
National Honor Society
- Sponsor(s): Elizabeth Wahl, Melissa Morgan
- Sponsor Emails: ewahl@fcps.edu, mmorgan2@fcps.edu
Science Honor Society
- Sponsor: Mariah Eisman
- Sponsor Email: mleisman@fcps.edu
Spanish Honor Society
- Sponsors: Emily Halstead, Michelle Caldwell
- Sponsor Emails: ethalstead@fcps.edu, mcaldwellwei@fcps.edu
Tri M Music Honor Society
- Sponsor: Jennifer Herrera
- Sponsor Email: jlherrera@fcps.edu
Quill and Scroll Journalism Honor Society
- Sponsors: Beth Leone, Melissa Morgan
- Sponsor Emails: leleone@fcps.edu, mmorgan2@fcps.edu
Academic and Co-Curricular Organizations
Academic Teams
Scholastic Bowl
- Sponsor: Stephanie Shimp
- Sponsor Email: sashimp@fcps.edu
Academic Subject Clubs
American Sign Language Club
- Sponsor: Heather Kendrick
- Sponsor Email: hhkendrick@fcps.edu
Science Olympiad
- Sponsors: Ann McCook, Julie Wagner
- Sponsor Emails: almcook@fcps.edu, jmwagner@fcps.edu
Co-Curricular Organizations
College Partnership Program
- Sponsors: Tisa Frederick, Jana Biever, Nora Covert, Kimberly Greene-Herbert, Mirella Saldana
- Sponsor Emails: tsfrederick@fcps.edu, jmbiever@fcps.edu, nkcovert@fcps.edu, kfgreeneherb@fcps.edu, mssaldanamor@fcps.edu
DECA
- Sponsors: Sam Jonsson, Deborah Martin, Cynthia Joyce
- Sponsor Emails: smjonsson@fcps.edu, damartin1@fcps.edu, cbjoyce@fcps.edu
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Sponsor: Blake Whetzel
- Sponsor Email: wbwhetzel@fcps.edu
Technology Student Association (TSA)
- Sponsors: J.T. Alukonis, Josh Masley
- Sponsor Email: jaalukonis@fcps.edu, jsmasley@fcps.edu
Peer Tutoring
- Sponsor: Melissa Morgan
- Sponsor Email: mmorgan2@fcps.edu
Performing Groups
Band
- Sponsor: Eric Hoang
- Sponsor Email: emhoang@fcps.edu
Chorus
- Sponsor: Dustin Brandt
- Sponsor Email: dtbrandt@fcps.edu
Color Guard
- Sponsor: Eric Hoang
- Sponsor Email: emhoang@fcps.edu
Dance
- Sponsor: Tara Perez
- Sponsor Email: teperez@fcps.edu
Drum Line
- Sponsor: Eric Hoang
- Sponsor Email: emhoang@fcps.edu
Guitar
- Sponsor: Keith Owens
- Sponsor Email: kmowens@fcps.edu
Jazz Band
- Sponsor: Eric Hoang
- Sponsor Email: emhoang@fcps.edu
Orchestra
- Sponsor: Jennifer Herrera
- Sponsor Email: jlherrera@fcps.edu
Theatre
- Sponsor: Maeve Nash
- Sponsor Email: mnash@fcps.edu
Service Clubs
Girl UP
- Sponsor: Tisa Frederick
- Sponsor Email: tsfrederick@fcps.edu
Interact Club
- Sponsors: Amy Berglund, Becky Cousins
- Sponsor Emails: aeberglund@fcps.edu, rmcousins@fcps.edu
Key Club
- Sponsor: J.T. Alukonis
- Sponsor Email: jaalukonis@fcps.edu
Military Ambassadors
- Sponsor: Jeff Toomer
- Sponsor Email: jktoomer@fcps.edu
Spartans for Refugees
- Sponsors: Nicole O'Farrell, Tori Schnoor
- Sponsor Emails: ntofarrell@fcps.edu, veschnoor@fcps.edu
Spartans for War Victims
- Sponsor: Desiree DiMauro
- Sponsor Email: ddimauro@fcps.edu
Student Ambassadors Club
- Sponsor(s): Roselyn Abrigo, Brian Emejuru, Rachel Lee
- Sponsor Emails: rpabrigo@fcps.edu, bemejuru@fcps.edu, rhlee4@fcps.edu
UNICEF
- Sponsor: Stephanie Shimp
- Sponsor Email: sashimp@fcps.edu
Special Interest Clubs
American Sign Language Club
- Sponsor: Heather Kendrick
- Sponsor Email: hhkendrick@fcps.edu
Amnesty International
- Sponsor: Melissa Morgan
- Sponsor Email: mmorgan2@fcps.edu
Anime Club
- Sponsor: Kevin Jones
- Sponsor Email: kdjones@fcps.edu
Asian American Student Association
- Sponsors: Kaitlin Owczarski, Chris Peck
- Sponsor Emails: kmowczarski@fcps.edu, capeck@fcps.edu
Black Student Union
- Sponsors: Tisa Frederick, Brian Emejuru
- Sponsor Emails: tsfrederick@fcps.edu, bemejuru@fcps.edu
Book Club
- Sponsor: Heather Hicks
- Sponsor Email: hmhicks@fcps.edu
Buddies Club
- Sponsors: Madi McKenna, Lindsay Warren
- Sponsor Emails: mamckenna@fcps.edu, lnwarren@fcps.edu
Chess Club
- Sponsor: Ying Smith
- Sponsor Email: ylsmith@fcps.edu, crbrown1@fcps.edu
Crew
- Sponsor: Mark Hemphill
- Sponsor Email: mfhemphill@fcps.edu
Debate*
- Sponsor: Michael Dutcher
- Sponsor Email: mwdutcher@fcps.edu
Environmental Club
- Sponsors: Desiree DiMauro, Austin Hollar, Heidi Averette
- Sponsor Emails: ddimauro@fcps.edu, ahollar@fcps.edu, hsaverette@fcps.edu
Ethiopian and Eritrean Club
- Sponsor: Tisa Frederick
- Sponsor Email: tsfrederick@fcps.edu
Feline Friends
- Sponsor: Breanna Brown
- Sponsor Email: bnbrown1@fcps.edu
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Sponsors: Becky Barnes, Beth Rouse, Rachel Pieper
- Sponsor Emails: rmbarnes@fcps.edu, earouse@fcps.edu, rapieper@fcps.edu
Forensics*
- Sponsor: Marie Bakke
- Sponsor Email: mabakke@fcps.edu
Gamer's Lounge
- Sponsor: Chris Peck
- Sponsor Email: capeck@fcps.edu
Gardening Club
- Sponsor: Stephani Keen
- Sponsor Email: skeen@fcps.edu
Gender and Sexuality Alliance
- Sponsors: Kevin Deliee, Madeleine Deliee
- Sponsor Emails: ksdeliee@fcps.edu, mdeliee@fcps.edu
Hispanic Student Association
- Sponsors: Mary Emerson, Jen Churchill
- Sponsor Emails: maemerson@fcps.edu, jchurchill@fcps.edu
Mock Trial
- Sponsor: Elizabeth Jackson-Pettine
- Sponsor Email: ejacksonpett@fcps.edu
Model UN
- Sponsor: Stephanie Shimp
- Sponsor Email: sashimp@fcps.edu
Muslim Student Association
- Sponsors: Rozina Niknam, Austin Hollar
- Sponsor Emails: rniknam@fcps.edu, ahollar@fcps.edu
Native American Student Association
- Sponsor: Stephanie Shimp
- Sponsor Email: sashimp@fcps.edu
Rifle Club*
- Sponsor: Valerie Thrasher
- Sponsor Email: vthrasher@fcps.edu
Robotics Club
- Sponsor: Elward Crianza
- Sponsor Email: emcrianza@fcps.edu
Science Research Club
- Sponsors: Desiree DiMauro, Heidi Averette
- Sponsor Emails: ddimauro@fcps.edu, hsaverette@fcps.edu
Sources of Strength
- Sponsors: Roselyn Abrigo, Rachel Lee, Vonetta Waits-Sanders
- Sponsor Emails: rpabrigo@fcps.edu, rhlee4@fcps.edu, vdwaitssande@fcps.edu
Spartan Surgeons
- Sponsor: Deborah Swantek
- Sponsor Email: daswantek@fcps.edu
Spikeball (Interest Only)
- Sponsor: Josh Masley
- Sponsor Email: jsmasley@fcps.edu
Step Team
- Sponsor: Tisa Frederick
- Sponsor Email: tsfrederick@fcps.edu
Women in STEM
- Sponsor: Sue Piskor
- Sponsor Email: smpiskor@fcps.edu
Young Democrats
- Sponsor: Kevin Deliee, Madeleine Deliee
- Sponsor Email: ksdeliee@fcps.edu, mdeliee@fcps.edu
Class and Student Government Organizations
Class of 2022 (Seniors)
- Sponsors: Madi McKenna, Emily Halstead
- Sponsor Emails: mamckenna@fcps.edu, ethalstead@fcps.edu
Class of 2023 (Juniors)
- Sponsors: Elizabeth Wahl, Ben Fiacco
- Sponsor Emails: ewahl@fcps.edu, bafiacco@fcps.edu
Class of 2024 (Sophomores)
- Sponsors: Amy Berglund, Brianna Salvato
- Sponsor Emails: aeberglund@fcps.edu, blsalvato@fcps.edu
Class of 2025 (Freshmen)
- Sponsors: Shannon Rapoza, Tina Nham
- Sponsor Emails: serapoza@fcps.edu, tnham@fcps.edu
Student Government Association
- Sponsors: Sam Jonsson, JT Alukonis
- Sponsor Emails: smjonsson@fcps.edu, jaalukonis@fcps.edu
Publications
The Olympian (Yearbook)
- Sponsor: Melissa Morgan
- Sponsor Email: mmorgan2@fcps.edu
The Oracle (Newspaper)
- Sponsor: Beth Leone
- Sponsor Email: leleone@fcps.edu
Symposium (Literary and Art Magazine)
- Sponsor: Alexa Whitlock
- Sponsor Email: arwhitlock@fcps.edu
Inactive Clubs
These clubs are currently inactive, but have a staff member that is willing to sponsor the club if there is student interest. Please contact the sponsor(s) if you would like to reactivate the club.
Students for Health Science
- Sponsor: Katie Tinsley
- Sponsor Email: katinsley@fcps.edu
Teens Care About Cancer
- Sponsor: Nicole O'Farrell
- Sponsor Email: ntofarrell@fcps.edu
These clubs are currently inactive, and DO NOT have a sponsor. Students interested in reactivating one of these clubs will need to find a faculty sponsor before proceeding. Please contact Mrs. Jonsson (smjonsson@fcps.edu) with any questions about reactivating a club.
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Future Doctors of America
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Jewish Student Union
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Poetry/W.R.I.T.E
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Spartans Against Human Trafficking
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Spartans Demand Action
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Stress Less