Walter G. O'Connell High School offers many after-school activities for all of its students. Youngsters can choose from a broad selection of activities to enrich their educational experience. We encourage all of our students to seek out what they are most interested in and take advantage of the many opportunities we offer.
Club/Organization
Advisor(s) for 2017-2018
Day/Time/Location
Adopt a Highway Club
Jennifer Phillips and Joseph Mannix
Wednesdays at 2:30 PM
Room 226
Art Club
Damin Gomes
Tuesdays at 2:30 PM
Room B34
Art Honor Society
Thursdays at 2:30 PM
Audio Visual Club
Matthew Loughren
1st and 3rd Tuesday at 2:30 PM
Room 322
Bringing Unity Through Youth (BUTY)
Minnett Hall and Tammy Toro
Alternate Tuesdays at 2:30 PM
Room 318
Cheerleading – Junior Varsity
Alyssa Marino
Dates/Times Vary (Listen for Announcements)
Auxiliary Gymnasium
Cheerleading - Varsity
Tracy Wenzler
Class Co-Advisors Freshman
Joseph Hutter and Aglaed Marcedo
1x per month (Listen for Announcements)
Location To Be Determined
Class Co-Advisors Sophomore
Vanessa Estevez and Natalie Aviles
Room 308
Class Co-Advisors Junior
Michael Olsen and Alyssa Marino
Room 231
Class Co-Advisors Senior
Samuel Gonzalez and Tammy Toro
Room 300
Coding Club
Diana LaSpina
Tuesdays (Listen for Announcements)
Room 224
Conciencia Latina
Samuel Gonzalez and Yoleidys Swerdloff
Every other Tuesday at 2:30 PM
Room 216
Distributive Education Club (DECA)
Louise Curci
Every other Thursday at 2:30 PM
Drama Club
Meredith Wanzer and Sylvia Walsh
Room 240
Ecology Club
Jules Goeke and Cassie Rissmany
Alternate Mondays at 2:30 PM
Room 311
Future Teachers of America
Jean Marie Fortunato
Second Tuesday of the Month) at 2:30 PM
Room 110
Global Ambassadors
Michelle Penyy and Allison Weller
Fridays at 2:30 PM
Room 114
Guitar Club
Walter Wojcik
Room 214
Hip-Hop Club
Yvan Garcia
Room 220
Humanities Club (SOUL)
Joseph Mannix and Alyssa Marino
Room 100
Jazz Band
Eric Dobmeier
Wednesdays at 3:00 PM
Room B16
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Linda Aims and Allie Stanton
To Be Determined
(Listen for Announcements)
Key Club
JoAnn Erwin and Erica Sandberg
Auditorium
LGBTQ Club
Alison Stritzl and Susan Graber
Room 104
Literary Magazine (Folio)
Anastasia Kourtis
Last Wednesday of the Month at 2:30 PM
Room 209
Lost History Club
JoAnn Erwin and Yvan Garcia
Mondays at 2:30 PM
Room 218
Mathletes
Danielle Cioffi and Maria Stamatelatos
Second Wednesday of the Month at 2:30 PM
Room 328
National Honor Society
Clare H. Nugent and Allison Weller
One Mind Club
JoAnn Erwin and Geraldine Baldwin
Public Relations Club
Kerri Costadura-Hall and Matthew Loughren
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month at 2:30 PM
Room 320
Quiz Bowl/Knowledge/Science Brain
Meredith Wanzer and Michelle Penyy
Matches on Wednesdays (usually 1st) beginning in October; practice TBA
Robotics Club
John Young and Salvatore Cimino
Wednesdays (11/20/17 - 1/6/18)
Every day after that at 2:30 PM
Robotics Room
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
Carole Olsen and Heather Clare
Alternate Wednesdays at 2:30 PM
Room 115
Science Olympiad
Jules Goeke and Tracy Wenzler
Alternating Wednesdays at 2:30 PM
Room 309
Shakespeare Club
Sylvia Walsh
Monday -Thursday (Dec. - May) at 2:30 PM
Skateboarder’s Club
Damin Gomes and Joseph Mannix
Spanish Club
Flor Hernandez
Steppers
aDrena Mahoney
Monday - Thursday at 2:30 PM
Cutolo Lecture Hall - Auditorium
Student Council Advisor
Cheryl Feldman and Jean Ann Crespo
Room 233
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Jennifer Pierre-Louis
Every other Wednesday at 2:30 PM
Tree Huggerz
James Travis and Daniel Barresi
Room 204 or Garden
Varsity Club
Christie Layden
Monthly (Listen for Announcements)
Room B36
Weight Training Fitness Club
Stephen Rebholz (Fall), Jim Konen (Winter), Carole Olsen (Spring)
TBA
Spring: T/Th 2:30-4:00pm
Yearbook
Jean Ann Crespo
Room 316