Beyond the Classroom

In Upper School, class trips and clubs provide students an opportunity to engage in activities beyond the classroom that are both fun and meaningful. As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, it is critical for our students to become more culturally aware, well-traveled, and globally-minded. Interregional and international travel experiences are often life-changing, and offer students and teachers new perspectives not only of the world around them, but also of themselves. Each year the CDS faculty plans a selection of exceptional travel and learning experiences for students in grade 9 - 12.

Click on an image below to read more about our Patriots on the Road.

9th Grade Pathfinders

Service Trips

10th Grade Boston

Quebec

Upper School Clubs

CDS ascribes to the requirements of the International Baccalaureate programmes for students to be involved in extra curricular activities. This requirement takes seriously the importance of life outside the world of scholarship and provides a valuable counterbalance to academic studies.

Student clubs are formed as a result of student interest and initiative. Most clubs meet weekly and while some are sustained over the years, others vary based on student interest. Anyone wishing to initiate a club must secure a faculty advisor and approval from either the Student Advisory Board or Student Council (depending on the nature and meeting time). All clubs have a faculty sponsor, but the responsibility of organizing and planning meetings and activities lies with the student leader(s).

There are four categories of clubs in the high school:

Governing Boards promote the concerns interests, needs, and welfare of the student body.
Honor Societies recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers,
General Clubs are faculty sponsored programs that are open to all students.
Breaking Ground Clubs meet once a week and provide students the opportunity to take the initiative to create clubs and interest groups to explore their passions.

Governing Boards

Student Athletic Board (SAB)
2022-2023 Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Coach Debosky & Coach Marshall
Function: Help lead several aspects of the athletics program.
Membership: Invited by the coaches and recommended by faculty.

S.L.A.P.T. - Student Leadership Action Planning Team
2022-2023 Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors:
Function: To bring our community together through specific actions designed to deepen trust, empathy, and understanding of one another.
Membership: Recommended by faculty and interviewed by governing board.

Student Government
2022-2023 Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Alpert
Function: Govern the student body and run school activities.
Membership: Elected by the student body; March/April

Honor Societies

International Thespian Society
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. McEvoy
Function: Honors student achievement in theatre
Membership: Must be member of Thespian Troupe #7235 and meet national guidelines

Kiwanis International Key Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Anthony-Birge
Function: The purpose of the club is to give volunteer opportunities to high school students. The goal of this year is to create one service opportunities each month that students can contribute towards.

Mu Alpha Theta - Math Honor Society
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Sardone
Function: Recognize students who excel in math and tutor underclassmen
Membership: Invited based on standing in math; March/April

National Beta Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Hollingsworth
Function: Promote the ideals of academic achievement, character, leadership and service among students.
Membership: Open to anyone.

National Business Honor Society
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Montague/Mr. Hayes/Ms. McCartney
Function:
Membership: Any high school junior or senior who has completed or is currently enrolled in his/her third business course and has a 3.0 (overall) and 3.5 (business course) GPA

National Honor Society
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Santiago
Function: Recognize students who excel in academics, character, leadership, and service
Membership: Invited based on the national guideline; February

Pi Kappa Delta - National Speech & Debate Honor Society
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Jannereth
Function: To recognize excellence in public speaking, performance, and debate
Membership: Invited based on national guidelines

Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Contreras/Ms. McCartney
Function:
Membership:

Société Honoraire de Français - French Honor Society
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Mme. Olson
Function: Recognize students who excel in French and spread the culture
Membership: Invited based on standing in French; April

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica - Spanish Honor Society
Student Leaders: Paisley G., Anjali P.
Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Garcia/Prof. Medina
Function: Recognize students who excel in Spanish and spread the culture
Membership: Invited based on standing in Spanish; March

Tri-M^® Music Honor Society
Student Leaders: TC L., Sofia L.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Mayo
Function: Recognizes exceptional music students that meet the music, academic, leadership, and character criteria
Membership: Invited based on national guidelines

General Clubs

Acteens
Student Leader: Charissa W.
Faculty Sponsor:
Function: Acteens Plus is designed for girls 9th - 12th grade. The Christian mentorship program focuses on Confidence, Courage, Creativity, Character, Excellence, Vision, and Faith. We will be exploring ways we can better the world with a focus on community service including disaster relief and helping those in need.

American Sign Language Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. McEvoy
Function: To learn about and spread awareness about American Sign Language.

American Red Cross Club (ARCC)
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Oetinger
Function: The purpose of the American Red Cross Club is to spread awareness to the community and try and help stop human suffering. This will contribute to the mission of CDS as CDS is all about caring and in this club we want to help the world, and show we care.

Art Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. McEvoy
Function: The purpose of the club is to create a stress free environment where people can come together. This contributes to the mission of CDS because the club will create a positive, friendly environment where students can come together and help each other make crafts.

CDS Ambassadors
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Schweitzer & the Admissions team
Function: The mission of the CDS Ambassadors is to showcase student passion for CDS with others within and outside our community while exhibiting the IB learner profile traits.

Chemistry Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Sippy

CDS Vex Robotics Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Alan, Mr. Breitigam, Ms. Esch
Function: Learn basic mechanical, electrical & software engineering functions as students design, prototype and build a final competitive robot for league tournaments in the (FIRST Technology Challenge - FTC) program.
Membership: Open to students in grades 7 - 12

Dance Committee
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Glover
Function: Help create, plan, and oversee school dances.

E-Sports
Student Leader: Aayush P.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Hayes/Mr. Breitigam
Function: To introduce students to and train in Esports

Future Business Leaders of America
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Montague and Ms. O'Neill
Function: FBLA helps high school students prepare for careers in business through academic competitions, leadership development, and educational programs.

Gender-Sexualities Alliance (GSA)
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. O'Neill
Function: The Gender-Sexuality Alliance provides a safe space to discuss LGBTQ+ topics, confront issues each of our members face about their identity, and become activists. The GSA helps develop self-advocacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills that contribute to Carrollwood Day School’s mission by providing a space for debate, free thought, and resolution about LGBTQ+ issues, encouraging our members to apply solutions suggested in GSA to the problems they are experiencing or may experience later on in life, and giving our members ways to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and themselves.

Guiding Little Patriots
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: TBD
Function: Providing math and English enrichment to CDS 3rd and 4th graders.

History Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. O'Neill

HOSA - Future Health Professionals
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Vaswani-Sippy
Function: HOSA teaches students about different aspects of the medical field and opens a more global awareness of what the healthcare industry looks like.

Human Rights Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Firestone
Function: To help our local community through various initiatives and donations.

Indian Culture Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Sippy
Function:

Model UN
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Contreras

Nature Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Zager

NHD History Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. McCartney
Function: Our club's purpose is to share historical knowledge and embrace students passions for history in all its forms.

La Conexión (Spanish Club)
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Garcia
Function: Spread awareness about the Spanish culture and assist SHS.

Speech & Debate
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsors: Mr. Jannereth
Function: Competes locally and nationally in speech and debate events

Talon Media
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Ragan
Function: Create broadcasts for the student body and develop technical skills.

Thespians, Troupe 7235
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. McEvoy
Function: Learn and practice theater skills; engage in Thespian competition.

Breaking Ground Clubs

Archery
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Coach Jones
Function: Learn and teach archery skills

Art Appreciation
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Firestone
Function: The club will gather artists of all kinds; painters, photographers, writers, and sculptures, and provide them with an open space to simply create outside of class time, while still being in the company of peers. They will have access to the full array of materials and supplies in an art room that would otherwise not be available in their homes. In addition to these open studios, we will be striving to create either a print or digital collection of student artwork to showcase. Students can join for the open studio times, or to participate in the creation of our art collection magazine, or even to simply be there to provide feedback. Students do not have to be a member to submit art to our art collection magazine, its open to anyone!

Badminton
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor:
Function: The purpose of the club is to allow people to play the sport that they enjoy in the gym, aka Badminton. Last year a survey was taken asking which gym sport was most favored and badminton came second to basketball.

CDS Fashion Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Firestone
Function: The purpose of the club is to allow CDS students more outlets to express themselves through fashion, not only by helping them develop and achieve their style but also by helping them shop and budget in a smart and responsible way.

CDS Vex Robotics Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Alan, Mr. Breitigam, Ms. Esch
Function: To act as the breaking ground portion of the CDS Vex Robotics Club

Chess Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Winseman
Function: Purpose of the club is to play and teach chess, and will contribute to the CDS mission by teaching a game known internationally and allows students to have an entrepreneurial mindset by forming strategies and making decisions.

E-Sports
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Hayes
Function: To introduce students to and train in e-sports

Friendship Bracelet Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor:
Function: The purpose of our club is to allow CDS student more outlets to express themselves through fashion, not only by helping them develop and achieve their style but also by helping them shop and budget in a smart and responsible way.

Futsol Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Stanley
Function: Play indoor soccer and express love for the game of soccer with friends. Allow members to become better players and practice sportsmanship for the game.

Grill Club
Student Leader:
Faculty Sponsor:
Function: Connect through learning food preparation skills, cooking, and clean up.

Movie Film Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Ms. Alpert
Function: The purpose of this club is to inform students in film and show a different glimpse of people's lives and perspectives.

Red Reign
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Mr. DeHate
Function: Bringing spirit into all aspects of the CDS community including athletics, the arts, and academic events

Social Enterprise Club
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Montague
Function: The SEC will teach students to work together as one and create a business each year that is for-profit but will also help and give back to the community. CDS cares about creative minds and thinkers, entrepreneurship, and caring for our community.

Strategic Board Games & Dungeons and Dragons
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Whitaker
Function:

Young Life
Student Leaders:
Faculty Sponsors: D. Earle
Function: Lead a bible study for students of all backgrounds and help them embrace Christianity in a healthy and safe way and create a community of Christian students.

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