Acceptance, Involvement, Mindfulness (AIM) was established to help students come together in a safe place to socialize, work together, volunteer, and connect with the community. Through outreach options, AIM strives to better the campus and local community.

Meetings: Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. in AH201

Advisor: Mrs. Swanson mswanson@woodstockacademy.org

The All Abilities Alliance is a student led group aimed at connecting students with and without disabilities through peer support and leadership development. The mission of the Woodstock Academy’s All Abilities Alliance is to raise awareness, promote equality, empower the community of The Woodstock Academy, and create a safe and welcoming environment for persons with all abilities. 

We meet on Thursday afternoons, on a rotating schedule. To find out more about All Abilities, follow us on Twitter @AAA_WdstckAcad or Instagram @aaa_wdstckacad

Advisor: Mrs. Despres vdespres@woodstockacademy.org.

AI is a worldwide organization committed to the prevention of human rights abuse and promoting awareness of issues such as torture and censorship. Some activities include writing letters to governments worldwide, appealing to them to protect the rights of citizens. Students also create educational experiences for the student body in order to raise awareness about issues around the world.

Meetings: Thursdays at 7:10 a.m. in B204

Advisor: Mr. Meyer mmeyer@woodstockacademy.org

Anime Club is a place where students who enjoy Anime can gather and share their interests in an inclusive, socially comfortable setting. Together the club watches amine films, acts out anime scenes, decorats and staffs a room for Trick or Treat Street, and plans Centaurcades.

Meetings: B214 or South Campus Lecture Hall for special events

Advisor: Mrs. Gronski mgronski@woodstockacademy.org

Artist Outreach aims to connect to the community through art. We participate in community events such as First Friday in Putnam, and we teach in a variety of settings, volunteering with Girl Scouts and preschool groups. We participate in local arts festivals, using art activities and exhibitions as a means of connecting with others.

Advisor: Mrs. Lagrow slagrow@woodstockacademy.org

The Athletic Council is an organization that supports athletics as The Woodstock Academy.  Any athlete may be a member.  Activities include: Wellness Fair, Pep Rally, Trick-or-Treat Street, and service activities. Monthly morning leadership workshops are provided to all participants.

Meetings: Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. in B121

Advisor: Mrs. Welch twelch@woodstockacademy.org

The Bible Club mission is to empower WA’s student to make a positive impact on the community by following in the footsteps of Christ. The group is also involved in service work in which they give back to the community.

Meetings: Tuesday afternoons in B122

Advisor: Mr. Norman bnorman@woodstockacademy.org

The Chess Club will provide instruction in chess play and notation with an opportunity for students to compete against each other. Strategies and tactics will be reviews. Internet chess will be explored as well.

Meetings: Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. in B131

Advisor: Ms. Lovegreen, slovegreen@woodstockacademy.org.

The Climbing Club is for anyone who is interested in climbing and/or belaying. The Woodstock Academy’s climbing facilities include several indoor and outdoor elements, which challenges the beginner and expert climber.
Advisor: Mr. Boshka, jboshka@woodstockacademy.org

Dance for students with a range of experience and abilities. 

Meetings: Thursdays from 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. in SC200, South Campus

Advisor: Ms. Duquette dduquette@woodstockacademy.org

The Woodstock Academy’s literary magazine promotes literary and visual arts. 2 magazines & 2 pamphlets are published per year. Staffed by WA students and open to all WA students.

Visit the page: http://www.thedeependwa.com/

Advisor: Mrs. Beck, mbeck@woodstockacademy.org

Earthsave is open to all the students who are interested in promoting awareness about the environment and acting to protect the environment at school, in town, and worldwide. Solutions on a small scale are also explored, so students will know what they can do to contribute.

Meeting time: Thurdays at 2:30 p.m. in B212

Advisor: Mrs. Cremers lcremers@woodstockacademy.org

A hands on group that competes every May at the state level. The outdoor competition consists of 5 categories: forestry, wildlife, soils, aquatics and a current issue, which changes each year. Students work as teams of 5 and can be in any grade.

Meetings: Mondays at 2:30 p.m. in B212

Advisor: Mrs. Cremers lcremers@woodstockacademy.org.

FRESH is a student-run nonprofit operating out of The Woodstock Academy that works toward poverty relief and awareness in the "Quiet Corner" area of Connecticut. We also run a mentoring program that operates in the local middle schools.

Meetings: Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in A104

Advisor: Ms. Dziedzic sdziedzic@woodstockacademy.org

FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal communication necessary in the home and workplace. This is open to students enrolled in Foods, Fashion and Child Development either semester.

Advisors: Ms. JoAnn Johnson, jjohnson@woodstockacademy.org & Mrs. Michelle Gray, mgray@woodstockacademy.org

Fencing club is an introductory club in which students are given the opportunity to learn the basics of foil fencing and participate in skill building exercises as well as matches with your fellow club members.

Meetings: Thursdays from 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. in the Alumni Field House, North Campus

Advisor: Mr. Meyer mmeyer@woodstockacademy.org 

Ranked #1 in State, This team meets Thurdays after school in H102

Advisor: Mr. Sumner, psumner@woodstockacademy.org.

The Gay-Straight Alliance promotes tolerance, knowledge, understanding and the appreciation of diversity in our community. GSA's primary objective is to contribute to a safe environment for all students. GSA provides students with a non-threatening atmosphere in which they meet and talk about issues relating to sexual orientation. Its intent is to diminish prejudice in the school community through education.

Meetings: Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. in B204

Advisors:

Eric Chalupka, echalupka@woodstockacademy.org
Lauren Gagnon, lgagnon@woodstockacademy.org

Advisor: Ms. Ranta aranta@woodstockacademy.org

The Intercultural Club fosters diversity and global understanding of world culture and issues. We raise money to help small businesses in third world countries be more successful though a non-profit foundation called KIVA.  We also meet with many middle and elementary school students to introduce them to different cultures and languages throughout the school year.

Meetings: Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in room A101.

Advisors: Mrs. Amato aamato@woodstockacademy.org

The Internet radio club is part of the Production Club.  We focus on audio production.  We are currently working on producing podcasts on advise for students.  We meet Wednesday's from 2:30 to 4:30.  In the future we will be working on music production and movie reviews.

Advisor: Mr. Smith, gsmith@woodstockacademy.org

Like sports but not able to join a sports team? Then get involved with intramural sports! Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Activities include: kickball, flag football, team handball, volleyball, dodge ball, wiffleball, ultimate Frisbee, ping pong, badminton, and pickle ball.

Advisor: Mr. Ververis, nververis@woodstockacademy.org

Students meet bi-monthly, one time a month the meeting will focus on a book discussion of a student’s choice. The other meeting will focus on developing a list of recommended books for the school community

Advisor: Mrs. Sharpe, dsharpe@woodstockacademy.org.

The team of about 30 students competes 6 times in the year against about 12 local schools. The team is a member of the Greater New London Mathematics League and is open to all students.

Advisors: Mrs. Grube, hgrube@woodstockacademy.org

Students who are enrolled in International Relations I or II are invited to join this club. The group travels to take part in Model UN conferences throughout the year.

Meetings: Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. in A104

Advisor: Ms. Dziedzic sdziedzic@woodstockacademy.org

NHS is an organization whose members are selected on the basis of the commitment they have exhibited to scholarship, leadership, service and character. Juniors and seniors are invited to apply at the beginning of the school year if their grade point average is 3.65 or above.

Meetings: Every other Tuesday at 7:10 a.m. in A104 

Advisors:
Ms. Budd jbudd@woodstockacademy.org
Ms. Dziedzic sdziedzic@woodstockacademy.org

Ocean Bowl Club is open to all students interested in science, particularly in oceanography. The main objective is to prepare for the Ocean Bowl competition at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus. Teams of 5 students compete against other teams from CT & RI schools.

Advisor: Mrs. Sandeen, jsandeen@woodstockacademy.org.

A process which an impartial third party (YOU) facilitates communication and negotiation between other students and promotes voluntary decision-making by the parties to the dispute!

Advisor: Mr. Edwards, vedwards@woodstockacademy.org

Advisor: Mr. Jackson, ijackson@woodstockacademy.org

Engages students in several STEM activities and competitions. Starting in September students meet to design and develop and construct several robots using multiple robotics platforms- Lego- BEST- VEX- TSA- Seaperch and this year we are laying the foundation for a FIRST robotics team. All of the competitions are nationally recognized and can be previewed on YouTube.

Club Website

Advisor: Mr. Sumner, psumner@woodstockacademy.org.

The Group prepares for a Regional Science Bowl held at UCONN each March. Teams of 5 students take part in the quiz bowl that covers areas of math and science. Students also build fuel cars to race at competition.

Advisors:
Mrs. Lovegreen, slovegreen@woodstockacademy.org
Mr. Lusa, plusa@woodstockacademy.org

The purpose of Student Council is to act as a student representative organization and to use student body opinions for the benefit of the school and the community. The council meets with administration to discuss issues of school community activities. Elected from grades 10-12 in the spring and grade 9 in the fall. Officers are elected in April and overlap the school year. A number of at-large members are appointed to the council each year.

Advisors:
Mrs. Beauregard-Waldron, nbwaldron@woodstockacademy.org
Mr. Dimicco, edimicco@woodstockacademy.org
Mr. Lee, jlee@woodstockacademy.org

Tri-M is a nationwide music honor society. To be a member, a student must participate in one of WA’s band or choral groups and have a minimum of a 2.8 GPA. Members must also be recommended by their music teacher.

Unified sports pairs student volunteers with special athletes in soccer, basketball, and track. Athletes work together to train and compete. Open to ALL WA students regardless of athletic ability.

Advisor: Mrs. Ayotte, yayotte@woodstockacademy.org.

The mission of Women's Leadership is to provide a variety of experiences for young women to help them build confidence and to make connections, a difference in the community and healthy choices.

Advisors:
Mrs. Rice, arice@woodstockacademy.org 

The French, Italian, Latin, Chinese, Spanish, and German honor societies consist of students who have maintained a 90 average or better for 3 marking periods (beginning with level 2, not including level 1) and receive teacher recommendation. Students are inducted in May.

French Honor Society Advisor:
Mrs. Collins jcollins@woodstockacademy.org

Italian Honor Society Advisor:
Mrs. Monahan mmonahan@woodstockacademy.org

Latin Honor Society Advisor:
Mrs. Beck mbeck@woodstockacademy.org

Chinese Honor Society Advisor:
Mrs. Liaw yliaw@woodstockacademy.org

Spanish Honor Society Advisor:
Mrs. Thibodeau athibodeau@woodstockacademy.org, Mr. Fox jfox@woodstockacademy.org, Mrs. Collins jcollins@woodstockacademy.org

German Honor Society Advisor:
Mr. Musko jmusko@woodstockacademy.org

Students work as a team and independently to create The Spire, the yearbook of The Woodstock Academy. Tasks involve photography, writing, drawing, organizing, editing, and creating. The club is open to all WA students.

Advisors: Mrs. Holly Grube hgrube@woodstockacademy.org