WIS students viewing stands at the Club Fair. The Club Fair is an opportunity for students to get to know and sign up for clubs (Isabella Duchovny/International Dateline).
Best Buddies
Club leaders: Eleanor Hawkins ‘23 and Marjorie Rohan-Dobson ‘23
“Best Buddies is an organization that promotes inclusivity of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” - Eleanor Hawkins '23
Future Medical Professionals
Club leaders: Eleanor Hawkins ‘23 and Marjorie Rohan-Dobson ‘23
“This is a great club for those interested in medicine.” - Marjorie Rohan-Dobson '23
From left to right, juniors Luana Dos Santos, Natalia Martina, Kathy Lee and Ariana Campo at the LSU club stand (Isabella Duchovny/International Dateline).
Latine Student Union (LSU)
Club leaders: Luana Dos Santos ‘23, Ariana Campo ‘23, Kathy Lee ‘23, Carolina Payeras '22 and Natalia Martina ‘23
“We’re a lot of fun, we have a lot of opportunities to get to know students from other schools, and we go on field trips!” - Luana Dos Santos '23
Oxfam
Club leaders: Lauren Brownell ‘23, Luana Dos Santos ‘23, Natalia Martina ‘23 and Bianca Pattison ‘23
“We promote sustainable solutions to poverty.” - Bianca Pattison '23
Las Olas
Club leaders: Luana Dos Santos ‘23 and Natalia Martina ‘23
This club focuses on "social equity, language learning and community building."
Merch Madness
Leaders: Ana Diaz-Young ‘22 and Michelle Hobdari ‘22
“Other leaders can reach out to us to get club merch.” - Ana Diaz-Young '22
From left to right, top to bottom, seniors Ana Diaz-Young and Michelle Hobdari and sophomore Solveig Unteroberdoerster at the Merch Madness stand. Unteroberdoerster is signing up to be part of the club (Isabella Duchovny/International Dateline).
Club leaders: Lauren Brownell ‘23, Matias Cerisola ‘22, Eve Hawkins ‘22 and Maya Lopez ‘22
“#1 broadcasting show at WIS.” - Matias Cerisola '22
Club leaders: Matteo Caloia ‘22 and Patrick Bousquet ‘22
“ACLU wants you.” - Matteo Caloia '22
Black Student Union (BSU)
Club leaders: Eliana Aemro Selassie ‘23, Rufus Leeth III ‘22 and Yannick Tanyi ‘22
“BSU does it best.” - Eliana Aemro Selassie '23
Book Club
Club leaders: Ruthie Barrosse ‘23, Nora Galizia ‘23 and Alessandro Ricci ‘23
“Read what you want.” - Nora Galizia '23
Creative Music Club
Club leader: Naomi Breuer ‘24
“This club involves collaborating and trying new things with people who love music.” - Naomi Breuer '24
Creative Writing Club
Club leaders: AJ Hunwicks ‘24 and Martina Tognato Guaqueta ‘24
“Let your creativity flow.” - AJ Hunwicks '24
Devils&Dreamers
Club leaders: Elise Naftulin ‘22 and Alejandra Soto Rebhan ‘22
“WIS' arts magazine!” - Alejandra Soto Rebhan ‘22
Engineering the Future
Club leaders: Alexander Danielyan ‘22, Patrick Anthony ‘22 and Jonah Simpkins '22
"Engineer, don’t fear.” - Vicky Bauer '22
French Culture Club
Club leaders: Natalie Sanchez ‘22 and Yannick Tanyi ‘22
“The idea is to learn more about French culture as a whole.” - Natalie Sanchez '22
Feed the Homeless Youth DC
Club leader: Pauline Nichols ‘22 and Mila Martin '22
“Everyone deserves to eat.” - Pauline Nichols '22
Generation We
Club leaders: Julia Dell’Ariccia ‘22 and Olivia Matuscheck ‘22
“It’s a club focused on environmental, political and social issues. Our aim is to teach the WIS community about them in engaging ways so that the student body can also engage with and learn about them.” - Julia Dell’Ariccia '22
.Girl Up!
Club leaders: Yasmine Oueijan ‘22 and Sara Oueijan ‘23
“Girl Up! is an organization to fight against gender inequality.” - Yasmine Oueijan '22
International Dateline
Club leaders: Beka Tatham ‘22 and Rose Boehm ‘22
“Better than the Washington Post.” - Rauf Hurcan '22
It's Academic
Club leaders: Maia Nehme ‘23 and Finn Porter ‘23
“Whatever your area of expertise is, it's important to our trivia team.” - Maia Nehme '23
Math Club
Club leader: Aurel Ersek ‘22
“Solve the problem.” - Aurel Ersek '22
From left to right, juniors Braden Kiang and Madeline Robbins standing at the Mental Health Club stand (Isabella Duchovny/International Dateline).
Mental Health Club
Club leaders: Braden Kiang ‘23 and Madeline Robbins ‘23
“Since WIS is such a rigorous academic school everyone needs a support system… a place to discuss openly the things that are bothering them.” - Madeline Robbins '23
Model United Nations (MUN)
Club leaders: Ander Petri-Hidalgo ‘22, Rose Boehm ‘22 and Beka Tatham ‘22
“It’s a great way to meet people within the school and around the country.” - Sebastian Illing '23
From left to right, junior Sebastian Illing and senior Rauf Hurcan posing for a picture at the MUN stand (Isabella Duchovny/International Dateline).
Photography Club
Club leaders: Mila Martin ‘22 and Claire Svihra ‘22
“It’s a great way to capture moments at WIS and make sure they’re documented.” - Mila Martin '22
Physics Club
Club leader: Chloe Hallaert '24
Physics Club is partaking in the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge and hopes to compete in April in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ping Pong Club
Club leader: Tristan Martin ‘23
“It's lots of fun.” - Tristan Martin '23
Politics Club
Club leader: Nikola Zec ‘23
“We discuss current events and debate them.” - Nikola Zec '23
From left to right, seniors Sara Auer and Alejandra Rebhan posing for a photo at the Pride Club stand (Martina Tognato Guaqueta/International Dateline).
Pride Club
Club leaders: Sara Auer ‘22, Alejandra Rebhan ‘22, Leila Hunwicks '22 and Elise Naftulin ‘22
“Be gay, do crime.” - Sara Auer '22
Reading Partners
Club leaders: Lydia May ‘22 and Rani Kumar ‘22
“It's a super fulfilling experience and a great way to stay involved with the community.” - Lydia May '22
Students Standing
Club leaders: Carolina Payeras ‘22 and Derin Ogutcu ‘22
This club provides students with the opportunity to tutor Colombian high school students in English virtually.
Unicef Club
Club leaders: Joost Almekinders ‘23 and Juan Deverines Perez-Garcia ‘23
Mock Trial
Club leader: Saul Meyer-Fong ‘22
"Looks good, feels good, not boring–it's mock trial" - Amara Mickle '24
From left to right, sophomores Amara Mickle and Lulu Brandt, and senior Saul Meyer-Fong posing for a picture at the Mock Trial Club stand (Martina Tognato Guaqueta/International Dateline).
Feel free to check out other WIS clubs not included in the article, such as the Alzheimer’s Club, the Architecture Club, the Art Open Studio Club, the Chess Club, the Covert Crisis Awareness Club, the Film Club, the Space Club, the Squash Club and the WIS Speech & Debate team.
Overall, the Clubs Fair was a success and presented a diverse number of clubs. School spirit was strong as WIS transitions back to in-person learning.