Clubs and Activities
| Club | Advisor | description | meeting day/time | meeting location |
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| Aevidum | Mrs. Hersey Mr. Demarzo |
Aevidum is a student led mental health awareness and suicide prevention club. Students work on creating a more positive environment in the school building by promoting the acceptance, appreciation, acknowledgement, and care of other people. All students are welcome to join Aevidum. The club strives to create a healthy school environment and promote acceptance and appreciation of ALL students. Members seek to cultivate a positive mental health community and eliminate the stigma of mental health issues. Anyone is welcome to join the club! |
Day 6 ONLY | Room 426 |
| Aevidum - Executive Board Only (students will be rostered) | Mrs. Hersey | Students who hold an office within Aevidum will meet with Mrs. Hersey to discuss goals, events, activities, and agendas for regular club meetings. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 426 |
| Anime | Ms. Jackson | The Anime Club is for students to collectively watch Japanese animation (dubbed and subbed). Anime aficionados are often referred to as otaku and tend to be your more introverted students, thus the club will provide a community of fellow otaku. | Day 6 ONLY | Room 413 |
| Beautiful People Club | Ms. Jackson | The Beautiful People (GSA—Gay/Straight Alliance) is a student-led club that welcomes students of all sexual and/or gender orientations. The purpose of the club to provide a safe place and fellowship for LGBTQIA+ and Straight students. Advocates discuss and learn to pass no judgments, give intelligent answers to ignorance through education, all while granting unconditional sanctuary to any and all who feel alone or excluded. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 413 |
| Book Club | Mrs. Detwiler | In book club, we read and discuss books that we choose as a group. Each book is a different genre and topic. One book club meeting each month is dedicated to SSR, and during the remaining meetings, we talk about what we are reading. Members are responsible for buying or finding their own books. | Day 6 ONLY | Room 528 |
| CADD Club (Computer-Aided Drafting & Design) | Mr. Blasetti | Computer-Aided-Drafting & Design club provides an opportunity to explore, learn, and play around with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, OnShape, and Meshmixer to create digital part models. Open to anyone interested in product / part design, mechanical engineering, and/or 3D printing. No experience required to sign up. Whether you want to use the time to hone your CADD skills, have personal part designs in mind, or if you want to help develop solutions to presented problems that come up from faculty requests. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 602 |
| Chess Club | Mr. D. Smith Mr. Rao |
Students at any skill or knowledge level of chess will have the opportunity to learn the basics of chess and play chess face-to-face with other students, both over the board and online. Students with interest will be able to discuss, practice, and execute openings, middlegame and end game strategies, and refine those skills against peers, computers, and through puzzles. The CYHS Chess Club offers an environment in which any one with an interest in chess can learn, practice, play, and improve. |
Day 5 ONLY | Room 411 |
| Competitive Table Tennis | Mr. Stormes | Our mission is to grow and support the love of table tennis. Members of the competitive table tennis club will be playing table tennis in both tournament and free play formats. | Day 6 ONLY | Room 428 |
| CTV Club | Mr. Strickler | During our meetings we will work on improving our broadcasts, assignment events to promo and cover, and practice new video making techniques. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 631 |
| CYPA Thespian Society #1649 | Mr. Hodge |
"The International Thespian Society is an honor society for theatre arts students that recognizes and rewards excellence among the participants in the theatre arts program. Induction into the International Thespian Society is an honorable achievement and is awarded after the inductee earns 10 thespian points.
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Day 5 ONLY | Room 130 |
| Design Club | Mr. Howard | The purpose of the Design Club is to promote and encourage interest in the field of graphic and media design. Students gain resume and portfolio building industry knowledge and experience through problem and project-based work. Design club is open to current or former Design students. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 621 |
| Diversity Club | Ms. Hilsinger | The Diversity Club will celebrate and embrace the richness of human diversity, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students. Our vision is to create a community where individuals from various backgrounds come together to learn, grow, and thrive through the appreciation and understanding of different cultures, perspectives, and identities. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 505 |
| Earth Savers Club | Mrs. Jones | The Earth Savers Club looks for recycling and sustainable practices for the school and community. Current missions are collecting non-recyclable plastic caps and transforming them into products like tables and benches. Additionally, the club is currently making an art mural out of caps for the school, along with running paper recycling program. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 516 |
| Envirothon Club | Mrs. Linz | During club, students study materials provided by the PA Envirothon as well as hands-on materials we have collected over the years in order to learn and apply environmental conservation concepts in preparation for April's competition. | DAY 5 or DAY 6 (or you can sign up for both) | Room 543 |
| Epilepsy Awareness Club | Mr. Zelinka | The mission of the Epilepsy Awareness Club is to promote the impact this condition has on people and their families. Club Days will be spent planning and organizing events geared towards promoting the awareness of Epilepsy and Seizure Disorder. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 608 |
| ESPorts Club | Mr. Tyson | Club days for the Esports club at Central York High School will involve a combination of practice, strategy, and competitive gameplay with a focus on Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch and Super Smash Bros. Students who join can expect an engaging and inclusive environment where they can improve their gaming skills, foster teamwork, and compete in local amd /or online tournaments. Through their participation, students will develop valuable life skills and form meaningful connections with fellow gamers. | DAY 5 or DAY 6 (or you can sign up for both) | Room 165 |
| Flight Club | Maj. Sargent, Chief Sandacz |
The Flight Club offers an opportunity for folks that aren’t ready to commit to the courses to get a taste for the co-curriculars that make JROTC a program that develops leaders while offering additional time for current students to work with robotics, flight simulators, drones, and rope bridge. | DAY 5 or DAY 6 (or you can sign up for both) | Room 169 |
| Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) | Mr. Stormes Mr. Hakim |
FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 428 |
| Future Educators of America (FEA) | Mrs. Gunderson | FEA is for students interested in working with children, either as a teacher or in other educational capacities. | Day 5 ONLY | Room 404 |
| Going Vertical: Christian Club | Ms. Fisher | Our club welcomes all who join by including everyone in our activities and projects. Even though we are a religious group, we encourage anyone to join, regardless of religious affiliation. We are a positive community that uplifts each other and strives to brings light to our school. | Day 6 ONLY | Room 408 |
| Interact Club | Mrs. Utter | This is a SERVICE club that supports Rotary International's mission to improve the world by promoting peace, protecting the environment, fighting disease, providing clean water/sanitation/hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies. Students with a serious passion for service are welcome. | Before school meetings and Wednesdays during Flex. | School Counseling Office |
| iRacing Club | Mr. Savard | iRacing is technically a game, but it's also engineering and track modeling, its kinematics are second to none, and real-world racing drivers often use the software for training. Club members will sim race, learning about the “Science” of race car driving, including how to set up a car for the best speed on any given track and weather conditions, how to drive a car on a race track using the best path, and which cars are the best for certain races. Starting this year we'll have 4 race teams that will compete with other High School’s iRacing Clubs! | Day 5 or Day 6 (or you can sign up for both on Skyward) | Room 165 |
| iTeam Club | Mrs. Bieber | The CYHS iTeam is a group of Central York students interested in technology and helping people. All students are welcome and no prior technology knowledge is required. The organization provides a way for students to learn more about the technology used at Central York School district than is provided during classes. We have a Schoology course and provide in person training. The club also serves as a way to provide assistance to teachers and other students. Students in the group will learn from the technology support specialists and from each other. Everyone learns help desk tech support basics, then they may expand to working with makerspace and programming. Our two annual events are the Hour of Code week, including the Family and Community evening event, and our Hackathon, and members are able to attend the LIU 12 Student Help Desk Forum to expand their knowledge and connect with students from other local schools. As far as we are aware, no other club provides the option to help people with technology. | Day 5 or Day 6 (or you can sign up for both on Skyward) | HUB - Right Side |
| Library Council Club | Mrs. Jensenius Mr. Lucia |
Library Council will work to promote reading within the Central York High School and elementary schools. This club will strive to create positivity toward reading by volunteering in the elementary schools, completing reading initiative, and by hosting our annual book sale/drive. Students will be required to participate in at least two (2) club activities while in this club. | Day 6 ONLY | HUB (Library) |
| Magic: The Gathering Club | Mr. Strickler | Magic: The Gathering is a very popular card game and this will provide a space for the players to get together, play, and meet new people. | Day 6 ONLY | Room 631 |
| Math Honor Society | Mrs. Hoke Mrs. Lutz |
Students with a 3.0 gpa in just their math courses are eligible to become a member. Students must have taken or are currently scheduled to take Algebra 2. Math Contests, Math, Tutoring, Math Activities | Day 6 ONLY | Room 539 |
| Mini-THON | Mrs. Kelly Mr. Kelly Ms. Darr Mrs. Garvick |
Throughout the school year, our student-run committee meets to plan and coordinate events and fundraisers to raise money for Four Diamonds that supports pediatric cancer. Along with these events and fundraisers, we plan our 12 hour dance marathon that takes place this school year March 2025 | Day 6 ONLY | Rooms 424, 513, 517, 504 |
| Mini-THON (Captains Only) | Mrs. Kelly Mr. Kelly Ms. Darr Mrs. Garvick |
"Executive Team Meetings: Throughout the school year, our student-run committee meets to plan and coordinate events and fundraisers to raise money for Four Diamonds that supports pediatric cancer. Along with these events and fundraisers, we plan our 12 hour dance marathon that takes place this school year March 2025. *THIS IS A ROSTERED, CLOSED GROUP* " |
Day 5 ONLY | Room 517 |