We offer multiple clubs and organizations for your child. As an integral part of educating the whole child, our clubs and organizations allow your child to grow and explore many different interests. Our students are active leaders in the various clubs and faculty sponsors provide an additional avenue for teaching our students leadership skills.
For Juniors and Seniors with a positive attitude, acceptance of others, good communication, and interest in developing more leadership and communication skills. JPII Ambassadors will give tours of JPII, help with partner school visit days, support Catholic Schools Week activities, and other various events.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Schovel
ART HONOR SOCIETY The Art Honor Society is open to Junior and Senior art students who are interested in art. Members are inducted annually and must submit an application for consideration.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Nicholls
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB
ASL (American Sign Language Club) that meets on Tuesdays. For students who want to learn basic American Sign Language.
Sponsor: Kim LeChien
BROKEN AND SHARED Broken and Shared is our liturgical choir that provides contemporary and traditional music for the weekly school Masses. They also perform at other school and community events.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Sasser
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) CLUB
The CRS Club at JPII is the only high school CRS club in the state of Alabama. We exist to raise money for CRS efforts all over the world and to be advocates for the alleviation of poverty. Through the Lenten Rice Bowl project and other fundraising projects, we give financial support to CRS as a school community. As advocates, we correspond with our elected officials in Washington DC and also advocate for the CRS mission in our school community.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Romei
CHESS CLUB
Chess Club is a social, informational, and instructional environment where students can come together through chess and fellowship. The club will offer a wide variety of activities including instruction, games, and discussions.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Martin
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
An interdenominational Christian sports ministry to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Hagood
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CLUB
JPII students can learn and play basic D&D after school on Thursdays with peers. Students can use their imaginations to develop creative problem-solving skills to discover answers to game questions while having fun.
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Smith and Mr. Jones
FRENCH CLUB The French Club is for those students who have an interest in French or the French culture. It is open to any student and meets once a month, on Thursday, before school.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Kinslow
FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY The French Honor Society is open to students in level III French who have completed five semesters of French with an “A” average, and an overall “A” average in all other classes (updated 5.2.19).
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Kinslow
GARDEN CLUB There is a small vegetable and herb garden at JPII that was previously part of the Environmental Science curriculum but is now being tended by the Garden Club. For the past several years, this garden has produced about twenty-five pounds of vegetables per year which have been donated to Manna House. This year, we are looking forward to beginning an aquaponics project which will allow us to grow food indoors.
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Dodds and Mrs. Scull
GREEN TEAM
Green Team is an interactive educational program that empowers students and teachers to help the environment through waste reduction, recycling, composting, energy conservation, and pollution prevention.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Kay
GAVEL CLUB The Gavel Club is the high school version of Toastmasters, and we help our students improve their public speaking skills through a variety of activities including table topics which are impromptu short talks as well as more formal speeches.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Anderson
INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY The International Thespian Society recognizes students who excel in technical and production fields as well as performance at JPII. Membership is based on their achievements in our school's theatre program.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Adams
LATIN CLUB Latin Club is for those students who have an interest in the Latin language and Roman culture. It is student-led and open to all students who are willing to participate actively. Members are asked to wear togas on special occasions. GAUDEAMUS IGITUR IUVENES DUM SUMUS! (Let’s have fun while we are young!)
Faculty Sponsor: Magistra Schaefer
LATIN HONOR SOCIETY The Latin Honor Society is open to students in level III Latin who have completed five semesters of Latin with an “A” average, and an overall “A” average in all other classes (updated 5.2.19).
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Schaefer
LITURGY ALIVE! The students in Liturgy Alive! provide assistance for the weekly Mass celebrations. They provide input on the celebration as well as assisting students during Mass.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Arominski
MU ALPHA THETA - MATH HONOR SOCIETY Dedicated to inspiring a keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Kelly
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The purpose of the National Honor Society is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of St. John Paul II Catholic High School. Seniors and second-semester Juniors are eligible to apply.
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Anderson
PRO-LIFE CLUB The Pro-Life Club is open to all students interested in supporting life in all stages. The club participates in fundraising activities and service projects to help those in need.
Faculty Sponsors: Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wieter
SPANISH CLUB The Spanish Club affords students the opportunity to practice Spanish and enjoy Spanish cultural events in an informal atmosphere.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Lemus
SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY The Spanish Honor Society is open to students in level III Spanish who have completed five semesters of Spanish with an “A” average, and an overall “A” average in all other classes (updated 5.2.19).
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Lemus
SPIRIT WEAR CLUB The Spirit Wear Club will be responsible for keeping the JPII student store stocked with Spirit Wear items, including the actual design, production, and management of items. The club looks to get the students involved in the process of running a small business from start to finish. Keeping products in stock, managing margins, and other various aspects of the JPII student store.
Faculty Sponsor: Mrs. Ehemann and Mr. Jedlovec
AMERICA ROCKETRY CHALLENGE (ARC) Three teams of approximately seven individuals design, build, and test rockets to meet specific requirements and potentially advance to a national competition in May near Washington D.C. This year’s requirements include protecting two eggs (one horizontal and one vertical), reaching a peak height as close to 850 feet as possible, and having a flight duration as close to 44-46 seconds as possible. Each team will make three qualifying flights (in addition to numerous test flights). The best two of these flights will be scored, and the 100 teams with the lowest scores will be invited to compete at the national competition in May.
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Finzel
TSA: TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION
"Learning to lead in a technical world." A national organization that develops 21st-century leadership skills through STEM-based competitions. Over 70 competitions are available for students to participate on either the state or national level.
