CLUBS AT PHS
SPORTS/OUTDOORS:
TRIATHLON CLUB:
President: Jordan Marcus, 17jordanma@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Gives students the opportunity to try out a sport that fuses three common sports (running, swimming and biking).
HIGH ADVENTURE CREW:
President: Nina Adarkar, 17ninaad@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Youth-led organization that gives students the chance to appreciate nature and do adventurous activities outdoors with other students.
JAZZERCISE:
President: Addie Christensen, 17adelynch@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To get a fun cardio workout through dance!
BREAKERS:
President: Princeton Liu, 17princetonli@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To provide a fun space for people to learn about break dancing, and rally the school.
ROCK CLIMBING ENTHUSIASTS CLUB:
President: Henry Heckman
Purpose: Solving puzzles with physical strength
CYCLING CLUB:
President: Nathan Horst 18nathanho@piedmont.k12.ca.us, piedmontbiking@gmail.com
Purpose: To get more people involved in all forms of biking and to raise awareness of it being a sport that girls and boys are able to compete in.
TECHNOLOGY:
TECHNOVATION/GIRLS WHO CODE:
Presidents: Shannon Yan and Skyler Liu, 17shannonya@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To encourage women in high school to pursue coding and help them build mobile apps to address community problems.
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CLUB:
President: Natasha Yskamp-Long
Purpose: NA
COMPUTER SANDBOXING CLUB:
President: Sam Kostroun
Purpose: NA
SERVICE:
KEY CLUB:
President: Angela Zhou, 17angelazh@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Key club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY SERVICE CREW:
President: Nina Adarkar, 17ninaad@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Youth-led group that strives to provide opportunities for high school students to give back to their community and develop leadership skills.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB:
President: Kelsey So, 17kelseyso@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To improve the PHS campus and do local community service involving the environment.
CARING FOR CAMBODIA:
President: Roy Connors 18roydenCo@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To raise awareness among the student body of the situation in Cambodia and to help educate and feed kids in Cambodia.
VENTURING OFFICERS ASSOCIATION:
President: Maya Guzdar 18mayagu@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Helps plan events and recruit for all of Piedmont’s venturing crews
FOOD/BEVERAGE:
BUBBLE TEA CLUB:
President: Alisha Lewis, 17alishale@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To foster a community of appreciation for all types of bubble tea.
TEA CLUB:
Presidents: Rebecca Glick and Sophie Gandesbery, 17rebeccagl@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Whether it’s hot or cold outside, tea club strives to provide a relaxing environment with tea and holiday-themed fun and treats.
WORLD AFFAIRS:
CULTURE CLUB:
President: Madison Wilson and Emily Rexrode, 17madisonwi@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To facilitate discussion about the world around us and how actions in other nations affect not only the United States, but the world as well.
MODEL UN:
President: Victoria Hou, 17victoriaho@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To try to foster awareness and interest in international relations, as well as encourage students to think about current problems from different perspectives.
VOICE COOPERATIVE (VOCO):
President: Maya Guzdar and Genevieve Raushenbush 18mayagu@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To bring diversity to Piedmont, but also explore the diversity within Piedmont through speakers, panels, and discussions.
SPEECH:
SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB: Veronica Wong, 17veronicawo@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To promote critical thinking, communication skills, and teamwork.
JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA: Mira Tellegen and Sylvia Rude, 18mirate@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To foster debate and discussion around a variety of topics and to prepare for national conventions.
TOGETHER WE SLAM CLUB: Krysia Olszewska, 17krystynaol@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: A club devoted to writing and sharing spoken word poems, as well as slamming them at open mic nights and competitions.
SOCIAL AWARENESS:
BEST BUDDIES: Claire Laymon, 17clairela@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To create a more inclusive environment within the school for students in the Special Education Program by fostering a relationship with home base classes.
FEMINISM CLUB: Natalie Stollman, 17nataliest@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To foster discussion and awareness around the topic of feminism at PHS and in the broader community.
GENDER SEXUALITY ALLIANCE: Daniel Weekes and Sophie Govert, 17danielwe@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To bring people together and be a positive, open environment for LGBT people and allies.
MEDIA:
PHOTOGRAPHY CREW:
President: Rose Eisenbach, 18roseei@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Venturing crew that gives students the opportunity to take photos and learn about photography.
FILM CREW
Presidents: Anna Campbell, 18annaca@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To create film content about the community and learn the language of film.
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB:
President: Vivian Anabel Eme, 18vivianan@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To provide a place where students can discuss photography, edit each other’s photos and create an online photography presence
BUSINESS:
BUSINESS CLUB:
Presidents: Anna Goldberg and Sarah Beasley, 18annago@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To bring speakers with business and entrepreneurship experience to PHS.
STOCK CLUB:
President: Jordan Marcus, 17jordanma@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To offer a casual environment where students can learn about the market through playing stock games and listening to outside speakers.
KIVA CLUB:
Presidents: Laila Adarkar and Clara Kochendoerfer, 19clarako@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To raise awareness and teach the student body about an organization, Kiva, which gives microloans to entrepreneurs in third-world countries.
MISC:
VIDEO GAME CLUB:
Presidents: Gabby Brown and Connor Tang, 18gabriellabr@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: A place where people can gather as a community and play video games.
POLICE EXPLORERS
President: John Jogopolis, 18johnjo@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Police Explorers gives high school students an opportunity to learn about all areas of police work while training with local police officers.
HORSE CLUB:
President: Margo Rosenbaum 18margoro@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: Teach students about horses and promote the passion
HARRY POTTER CLUB:
Presidents: Kate Broening and Genevieve Rashenbush, 18katebr@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: To get people excited about Harry Potter!
PHILOSOPHY CLUB:
President: Krysia Olszewska 17krystynaol@piedmont.k12.ca.us
Purpose: a club for learning about various philosophical concepts and discussing them to gain a deeper understanding of life.
