Current Clubs at Central

Central High School has a vast array of student run clubs and you are welcome to join at anytime.

2024-2025 School Year: Clubs will begin meeting by the end of September. Clubs do not begin the first week of school.

Club NameMeeting dayMeeting Time (start and end)Meeting LocationClub Sponsor Name
Advocates For Literacy (AFL)Every other Tuesdays3:30 -4:30141A. Glenn
African American Student Union (AASU)Wednesdays.3:15-5:00.Spain Conference CenterTiara Dwight
Afrocentric MagazineThursday3:15 - 4:00 pm209Mr. Palazzolo
America Sign Lauguage (ASL)Mondays3:15pm- 4:00pmRoom 008Ms. Keefe
American Students of Asian Origin (ASAO)once a month every monday3:15 - 4:00 pmMs. G's roomMarianne Gruzwalski
Apsara Khmer Association (AKA)Every other Thursday3:15-4:00rm 323Mr. Franchetti
Art ClubWednesdays3:15-4:00Room 003Heather Durkee
Art With HeartMonday3:15-4:30Room 3Michael Franchetti
Asian Pacific Islander Union (APIU)Every other Mondays3:15-4:00Room 202 or 209Mr.P and Mr.Hung
Astronomy ClubTuesday3:15 pm - 4:00 pmRoom 233Mr. Nadel
Baking ClubTuesdays3:15 - 3:50#403Olubunmi Ojo
Belly Dancing AssociationWednesday3:15-4:30123Paul Grow
Bengali Student AssociationTuesdays3:15 - 4:00301Ms. Somi Reddy
Biomedicine@CentralTuesday3:15 - 4:00Room 244Dr. De Gourville
Black Men UnitedFriday8:10-8:53 , 3:04 - 5:00212Kristen Peeples
Black Student CouncilThursday3:15-5TBDAngela Washington
Book ClubWednesday3:10-4:15109Ms. Yakov
Books & CoffeeEvery other Thursdays3:15-4:15Rm 124Ms. Ciobanu
Botanical Garden ClubThursday3:15pm-4:00pmroom 227Aleksandra E Sawicki
Bracelets for Breast CancerMondays3:10 - 4:10Room 98Ms. Torres
C.A.M.P. (Central's Awesome Mentorship Program)Monday8:15-8:50Freshman Advisories/Spain Conference CenterMs. Whittle
CalligraphyThursdays0.135416667127Chrissis
Caribbeans in ActionEvery other Tuesday3:15-4:30327Woodward
Central CaresEvery other Wednesday.3:15-4:00TBDMeghan Manley
Central CaresEvery other Wednesday.3:10 - 4:30Club initially meets in 327 and travels with sponsor to the Greater Olney Library.Sridevi Somireddy
Central ChessTuesdays and Thursdays3:15pm to 5:00pmRoom 229Mr. Copeland
Central Cleaning ClubTuesdays3:10 - 4:10Rm 141Ms. Glenn
Central Debate TeamTuesdays, Wednesdays3:15-4:15 on Tues, 3:15-5:15 on Weds211Lisa Sheldon-Matje
Central SpotlightWednesday & Thursday3:10-4:15204 & 248Mark Smith, Feven Yared
Central Ultimate FrisbeeMonday, Thursday Friday3:30-5:30Cherashore Park (851 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141)Mr walker
Central Voter Engagement TeamTuesday3:10-3:45307Mr. Quinn
Central-THONMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday (based on sponsor availability for the week)3:15-4:30PM308Ms. Brooks
Chinese Pop Culture Association (CPCA)Tuesdays and Thursdays3:15-4:30250 or cafeteria (for dance practices)Xiangli Bai
Christian clubWednesday3:15-4:00 pmRoom 084Ms.Flowers
CHS 4utismbiweekly Mondays3:15pm - 4:00pm245Richard De Gourville
Costume Design ClubEvery Tuesday3:15-4:20 PMroom 003Heather Durkee
Crafty CreationThursdays biweekly3:04 - 4 pm206Ms. Ciggs
Creative Writing Clubevery other Friday3:10-4:10 PM107Ms. Heywood
Crimson Dames (Majorette Team)Monday, Wednesday, Thursday3:15 - 5:00Dance GymMs. Sharp
Crochet CafeThursday3:15 - 4:15room 101Erica Catlin
Cultural Fusion Club (CFC)Wednesday3:10 - 4:00Room 203.Meghan Manley
DECAThursday3:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Room 124Mr. Grow
Disabled Advocacy AllianceThursday3:10-4:00room 233Ryan Nadel
Doodle DummiesMondays3:15-4:00PMrm 306Ms. Date
Drama SocietyMonday3:15 - 4:00rm 305Mr.Burns
Ethics Bowl ClubFridays3:15-4:15pmRoom 124Ms. Ciobanu
Feeding PhillyMondays3:15- 4:00106Ms. Peeples
FIBA (Finance, Investment, Business Adminstration Club)Tuesday3:10 to max 4:30Room 231Alex Humes
Filipino Intercultural Association (F.I.C.A)Every other Thursday3:10 - 4:00Room 206Ms. Ciggs
Financial LiteracyEvery other Tuesdays3:10-4:00p.m97Mr. Martin
Fitness ClubTuesday3:15-4:00AlcoveMs.Bergeron
Free verse poetry clubMonday3:15-4:00309Mrs. Woodward
FuSSO At CentralFriday3:15-4:00Room 124Ms. Ciobanu
Future Forwardevery other Wednesday3:15-4Room 227Ms. Sawicki
Future Nurses at CentralThursday3:10-4 (at latest)Room #304Mr. Shiekh
Game CentralMonday, Thursday3:10 - 4:45Room 123Paul Grow
GEMS (Girls Empowering Minds in STEM)Wednesdays3:15 to 5:15 PMRoom 141 as of right nowAmanda Glenn
Graphic Novel ClubMondays3:15 PM - 4:15 PMRoom 8Andrea Keefe
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)Wednesday3:10-4:00327Benjamin Blazer
Helping HandsTuesday3:15-4#97Mr. Martin
HLUWednesdays Bi-weekly3:15-4:15Room 226Mr. Perez
Indian Pakistani Cultural Organization (IPCO)Thursday3:10 - 4:00Room 232Herolin Simmons
Indonesian Cultural Association (ICA)Wednesday3:15-4:00102Mr. Wenger
Jewish Student Union (JSU)Thursdays, but we might have other days for meetings if Thursday is not a school day or if something else doesn’t allow us to meet.3:15-4:00/4:30Room 207Mr.Horwits
Karaoke45932Every other thursday123Mr. Grow
Key ClubTuesday and Wednesday (occasionally)3:10 -4:30room: 123 ( subject to availability)Mr. Grow
Knights of Harmony A CappellaTuesdays3:15 PM - 4:00 PMRoom 323Mrs. Gruzwalski
Korean Student AssociationVaries.3:00-4:30pmMr. P's room, 209Nicholas Palazzolo
Learning Opportunities at Logan (LOL)Tuesday morningweekly meetings: 8:15-8:50, after-school activities: 3:30-4:30room 251Ms. Recio
Letters For DestinyEvery other thursdays3:15-4:00Rm 227Aleksandra Sawicki
LGBTQ+ ClubEvery Tusday3:10-4:15Room 406Mr. Winegrad, and Mr Fowler
Life 101Weekly, alternating between Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays3:15-4pmRm 122(Unless announced in advance), ideally we'd have the spain conference center for guest speakers.Mrs. Matje and Mr. Grow
Martial Arts ClubWednesday3:15-4:30324Benjamin Blazer
Math ClubThursdays3:15-4:3095Mr. Ovetsky
Mathematicians in the MakingMonday and Wednesday4:15-5Rm 217Kyree Frazier
Medicine4YouthWednesday3:10 to 4:00Room: 246Dr. Leslie Abend
Memory LaneMondays3:04 PM - 4:00 PMSpain Conference CenterMr. Bevenour
MENAS (Middle Eastern North African Society)Every other Tuesday3:10- 4:00306Sophia Date
Mock TrialMondays and Thursdays45721Room 141Mr. Zhang
Model United NationsMonday, Wednesday3:10, 4:15Monday: 230, Wednesday: 123Monday: Mr. Satlow, Wednesday: Mr. Grow
Music Performing Arts ClubMonday or Thursday3:10-4:15323Michael Franchetti
Muslim Student AssociationThursdays or Tuesday (TBD)3:10 -- 4:00Rm: 119Ms. Bergeron
National Art Honor SocietyWednesdays3:15 - 4:15 PMRoom 8Andrea Keefe
Non-Competitive BadmintonTuesday3:10 PM-4:15 PMRoom#41Kyree Frazier
Otaku CentralFridays3:15-4:30Rm. 226Mr. Perez
OutreachThursday3:15 PM - 4:00 PMRm. 102Ms. Manley
Paws In HandFriday3:15-4:00Room 206Mr. Neuman
Pep SquadMonday, Tuesday & Thursday3:15 to 5:15Pep Hall (Hall of Fame)Tiara Dwight-Divon
Philly's Origami ProjectMonday3:10 pm - 4:00 pmRoom: 306Sophia Date
Physics ClubTuesdays3:15-4:4595Boris Ovetsky
Politics CentralEvery Thursday3:15-4:00Rm. 111Robert Seetoo
Posted Note ProjectBi-Weekly on Wednesdays3:05-4:05206Andrea Ciggs
Psychology ClubTuesday3:15 pm - 4:00 pm232Simmons
Red Cross ClubTuesdays3:15-3:45Room 227Aleksandra Sawicki
Rest and RebuildThursday3:15pm-4:00pmRm. 127Pamela Chrissis
RoboLancersMonday, Wednesday, Friday, SaturdayMonday 6:00-8:30, Wednesday and Friday 3:15-5:30GXMichael Johnson
Salsa @ CentralThursday3:15-4:30141Dr. Degourville
SAT Prep ClubThursday3:15-4:15Room 141Amanda Glenn
Science OlympiadTuesdays3:04-4:30RM 402Mr. Fitzgerald
Set The Scene at CentralWednesday or Thursday (TBD)3PM - 5:00PMmiddle hallway, first floor; TBDPaul Grow
Sistas UnitedThursdays3:15-4tbdMs. Wardlaw
SoCA (Students of Color Association)Tuesdays and ThursdaysFor our tutoring program - (8:10am-8:53am), for our club meetings - (3:15pm - 4pm)Mr. P's Room (Rm 207)Mr. Palazzolo
Student Environmental Action SocietyMondays, Starting 9/303:10-4:10pmRoom 97Sean Martin
Table Top Game ClubWednesday3:10-4:15Room 406Mr. Fowler
The CollectiveTuesday and Friday3:30 - 5:30 but in the beginning we will only meet from 3:30 —4:30251Ms.Recio
The MirrorBi-weekly Thursdays3:15-4:0003 (Mr. Bevenour's room)Jay Bevenour
THE Psychology ClubTuesdays3:15-3:45Room 232Herolin Simmons
Traditions of East Asia (T.E.A.)Every other Tuesday3:15-4:00TBDMs. Chengyi Wen
Trans-Cis AllianceEvery other Tuesday3:10-4:15Room 209Mr. Palazzolo
Unifying Viet Association (UVA)Tuesdays3:15pm-4:15TBD (4th floor)Jacob Winegrad
UPATuesdays and Thursdays3:15-4:25Cafeteria or Ms.Mckenny’s classroomMonique McKenny
Viva CentralFriday3:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Room 98Mr. Martin