Student Interest Clubs

“AI Explorers” is a new student-led interest club that teaches young minds to understand the vast impact of artificial intelligence. Currently, AI is transforming every field and rapidly becoming more important in society. Our club will educate members about what AI is, how it will affect their futures, and encourage deep thinking about how it can be utilized for good. We will host events such as listening to guest speakers, holding AI bias detection workshops, and having discussions about how equitable AI is. If you want to be prepared for the upcoming technological revolution, join this club!

Leadership

▪ Jillian McDermott, President

▪ Elle Kennedy, Vice President

▪ Ryland Weintraub, Social Media Manager

▪ Sienna Cant, Research Manager

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• Instagram: @ai_explorers_mphs

• Remind: @aiex

Artists for Change is a student-led organization dedicated to using art as a tool for creativity, connection, and community impact. Founded to make art more accessible and meaningful on campus, our club combines artistic expression with service and beautification projects. Members participate in skill-building workshops, collaborative art challenges, seasonal projects, tie-dye events, and community service initiatives such as teaching art lessons to younger students, creating cards for others, and contributing to public art projects. Through creativity, collaboration, and self-expression, Artists for Change strives to build a more inclusive, supportive, and inspiring school and local community!

Leadership

▪ Isabella Lore, President

▪ Mayah Lamb, Vice President

▪ Savannah Smith, Outreach

▪ Ellie Lee, Secretary

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• Instagram: @@mphsartistsforchange

• Remind: @mphsartistsforchan

The MPHS Asian Student Union aims to unite students of various Asian heritages and provide a safe space for them to discuss discrimination, politics, conformity, and other issues that target Asians in America. In addition, the Union will celebrate Asian holidays and culture, promoting cultural expression at the Park!

Leadership

▪ Ysha Joson, President

▪ Lucy Weeks, Vice President

▪ Charlotte Dong, Social Media Manager

▪ Lam Trinh, Event Coordinator

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• Remind: @mpasianstudentunion

• Instagram: @asumphs

The Black Student Union’s purpose is to take active measures toward fostering an enriching environment for Black students on campus. Through bi monthly meetings and events such as Friendsgiving and the black history month showcase, The Black Student Union aims to promote diversity and allyship at Myers Park. Through events, discussions, service projects, and educational initiatives, BSU works to encourage leadership, cultural awareness, and meaningful connections across the school community.

Leadership

• Loralyn Dennis, President 

• Briel Cunngingham, Vice President

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• Instagram: @mphs_blackstudentunion

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Bluegrass is a student led playing group. We play many different kinds of folk, shanty, and bluegrass songs. Any instrument is welcome and we are happy to have anyone who joins or stops by for a jam! If you sing but don’t play an instrument you are always welcome. 

Leadership

• Bennett Parrish, President

• Nathan Down VP

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Chamber Music Club is a way for any musician to play in small chamber groups in a fun, inclusive environment. We rehearse one to two times a week and have performance opportunities during band and orchestra concerts as well as other miscellaneous events. We would love for you to join!

Leadership

▪ Sarah Sweeting, President

▪ Noah Depalma, President

▪ Colin Meuse, Vice President

▪ AJ Harriss, Vice President

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• Instagram: @mpchamberclub

• Remind: @mpchamb

CIVITAS is a student interest club that discusses current events in the US and rest of the world. During each meeting, we discuss things that are currently in the news, and recognize the different views about these topics. Topics range anywhere from war to new policies being discussed in the House and Senate. Civitas is a great way to keep up with current events and fully understand all sides of things going on in the government and meet other people with the same political interests, so feel free to stop by!

Leadership

▪ Veer Puri, Co-President

▪ Parker Norton, Co-President

▪ Izzy Lore, Vice President

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• Instagram: @mphscivitas

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Club America is a student-led organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of patriotic leaders. We promote core American values including freedom, free markets, limited government, individual liberty, and American exceptionalism though education, grassroots activism, and real-world leadership development. Our club fosters fellowship, builds confidence, and creates lasting impact by developing principled communities. We invite all students who believe in Americas promise to join us!

Leadership

▪ Anna Ramey, President

▪ Hayden Scull, Secretary

▪ Analise Smart, Treasurer

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is a group where students come together to grow in their faith and support each other. You don’t have to be an athlete to join—everyone is welcome. We meet once a month and have guest speakers, games, and food. We also take part in donation drives to support different foundations and give back to the community. It’s a great way to build friendships, make a difference, and grow in your walk with Christ. 

Leadership

• Maria Dermas, President

• Macie Porter, Co-president

• Barbara Nelson, Teacher Advisor

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Film Club is a student-led club that focuses on discussing film with peers, tackling a new topic every week. We promote open discussion of film and encourage all movie-loving students to attend! With new weekly subjects, film releases throughout the year, and our annual MPHS Film Festival, Film Club is the perfect space on campus to have conversation about film!

Leadership

• Robert Marshall Moore, President

• Payton Nazworth, Co-president 

• Robert Crisp, Teacher Advisor

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• Instagram: @mpfilmclub

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance is a student-led group that seeks to provide a safe space for queer or questioning youth at Myers Park. During our bi-weekly meetings we discuss current LGBTQIA+ issues and events, and engage in education of queer and transgender health and safety. We hope to engage in both relaxing and affirming meetings, as well as working towards advocacy in Charlotte and building strength as a community. Everyone is welcome here (including allies), and we hope you stop by!

Leadership

• Erin Moeller, president 

• Alexander Green, Co-president

• Bonnie Lathan, Co-President

• Susan Pittinero, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @mphsgsa25

• Instagram: @mphs_gsa

Girls in STEM (GIS) is an international non-profit dedicated to empowering high school girls to explore and succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Our mission is to help close the gender gap in STEM by reaching students at a pivotal age—when many start to decide whether these fields are “for them.” Through our three pillars—inspiring guest speakers, engaging STEM learning, and community outreach—we aim to show that STEM is not only exciting and creative, but also full of real opportunities. GIS is a place where girls can build confidence, find support, and see a future for themselves in STEM.

Leadership

• Sifora Tekeste, Co-President

• Melate Teferra, Co-President

• Melina Tekleab, Co-Vice President 

• Akosua Okrah, Co-Vice President

• Martha Taylor, Secretary/Treasurer

• Lliana Sradkova-Strawn, Teacher Advisor

• Katherine Hartter, Teacher Advisor

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The Good Planet Club was created to help educate the students of Myers Park about the effects we, as humans, have on the environment and how we can make a difference. This club will determine different ideas and ways to lessen the impact of our global footprint to strive to sustain and maintain our natural resources. At each monthly meeting, the Good Planet Club will focus on a specific environmental problem, discuss the positive impact our group can make, and then educate our fellow students to possible solutions. The Good Planet Club will promote change to help maintain, sustain, and save the planet and its resources. This club gives an opportunity for students to share their ideas, to educate fellow students and to provide action steps to drive a positive impact on the environment by making small changes in our everyday lives. Not only is The Good Planet Club looking to create change now, but we plan to keep implementing change for the planet to make it a safer place for everyone :) And remember, Don’t be Trashy!

Leadership

• Avery McDonald, President 

• Ella Jones, Co-Vice President

• Kate Taylor, Co-Vice President 

• Monika Tubb, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @dontbtrshy

• Instagram: @thegoodplanetclub_mphs

MP Greenhouse Club operates the inside and outside areas of the greenhouse. We grow all sorts of plants using planter beds and vines along the fence outdoors as well as an aquaponics system (with fish!) inside. We do volunteering projects with local retirement homes and are currently expanding our connectedness with our community. We meet every week and are open to all, anyone can stop by, anytime.

Leadership

• Carter Llewellen, Co-president

• Theodore Shciess, Co-president  

• Claire Cole, Website Manager

• Mae Faherty, Inner-Club Communications

• Caitlin Wallace, Social Media 

• Star Fields, Recruitment  

• Katherine Pair, Teacher Advisor

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The Hellenic Club is an opportunity to learn and connect with the Greek culture here at Myers Park. We are a student-led heritage club with the goal to spread Greek culture and share with others the community values found within our culture here in Charlotte. Each meeting will focus on a different aspect of Greek culture and members will get the opportunity to learn about different traditions. The main purpose of this club is to bring the Greek community together and invite others to come and learn about this unique culture! 

Leadership

• Aikaterini Brika, Co-President

• Vasilios Katsanos, Leadership

• Lena Georgopoulos, Secretary

• Aleko Koutsoukalis, Treasurer 

• Sradkova-Strawn Iliana, Teacher Advisor

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• Instagram: @hellenic.hertiage.club

• Remind: @hellenich

Icing Smiles is a service club that uses bakesales to raise money for the national icingSmiles organization. The organization uses these funds to bake professionally made, awesome cakes for terminally ill children in the hospital on their birthdays. Our goal is to help brighten the lives of these kids through the fun of baking. If you like to bake and want to join a fun, easy, and feel-good club, Icing Smiles is for you! 

Leadership

• Maria Georgiou, President

• Jacinta Laulie, President 

• Reese Hautop, Vice President

• Caylen Freeman, Secretary 

• Christopher Ledford, Teacher Advisor

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• Instagram: @Icingsmiles2026

• Group Me: IcingSmiles 

Improv club helps students unleash their creativity, amplify their confidence, and allow them to embrace spontaneity. We participate in fun activities to help students build social skills and feel more comfortable in their own skins. 

Leadership

• Eve Cooke, Co-President

• Hayleigh Meder, Co-President 

• David Dickerson, Teacher Advisor

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The Jewish Student Union (JSU) is a welcoming club that brings Jewish students together to celebrate culture, heritage, and community. Open to all backgrounds, JSU offers a space to explore Jewish identity through fun activities, meaningful discussions, and holiday events. Whether you’re looking to connect with your roots, learn more about Jewish traditions, or just meet new friends, JSU is the place for you. Our mission is to create an inclusive environment where students feel supported, empowered, and proud of who they are. Join us to build friendships, grow together, and make lasting memories throughout the school year.

Leadership

• Zachary Richman, Co-President

• Joseph Holland, Vice President

• Noah Horner, Social Media Manager

• Ginevra Voltolina, Curriculum Developer

• Celia Arch, Teacher Advisor

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We want to represent and share our culture through activities and create a community where we can all feel that we belong to The Park in our own way without feeling left out. Our club is not only for Hispanic students or Latinos, our goal is to get people who are interested in making friends and open to talk with people with different cultural backgrounds.

Leadership

• Eileen Moran, President

• Samantha Atencio-Hurtado, Vice President

• Lilliana Robinson, Events Coordinator

• Elizabeth Garcia, Secretary 

• Mary Jo Renaud, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @7kd26c

• Instagram: @mphs_latinohispanicsu

Mahjong club is a student interest club that plays Mahjong and learns more about the culture behind it and how to play. At every last Wednesday of each month there is meeting where the members will play Mahjong and get to learn how the game works. Mahjong club is open to anyone who is willing to learn how to play the game or wants to find people with experience as them. 

Leadership

• Joy Ann Tran, President

• Mimi Hanley Vice president

• Kelly Pearce, Teacher Advisor

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• Instagram: @mpmahjongclub

• Remind: @2526mpmah

The Mustang Airwaves Radio Station is a club for musically-inclined students who are interested in developing on-air talent, creating a collaborative, school-wide student playlist, promoting diverse genres of music, and participating in other programming to support school activities. We will work toward allowing students to express themselves with the use of having their music heard during lunches. They will also have opportunities to gain experience in broadcasting and practice creating and leading interviews with peers. MARS is open to everyone and cannot wait to see where students take this club during the school year!

Leadership

• Anna Kate Allen- President

• Anna Lamp- Vice President

• Regan Godman- Secretary

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• Remind: @mustangair

• Instagram: @mustangairwavesradio

Myers Park Democrats is a student-led interest club that aims to help students explore there political views by having open conversations about current events and policies that are affecting our community. We also want to give students an opportunity to get involved in or local government by canvasing and writing letters. Overall, this is a way for students to connect with other people with like-minded interests and further their knowledge on politics in the United States. 

Leadership

• Penelope George,  President

• Louisa Weeks, President

• Virginia Bouknight, President

• Daniel Smith, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @mpdemo

• Instagram @myerspark.democrats

The Myers Park Maker Club is a student interest club geared toward engineering and invention. Using our various devices and technologies, we can make and design many different things!

Leadership

• Elizabeth Hackney, Co-President and Treasurer

• Clark Fitz, Co-President

• Gardner Gannon, Design Manager

• Owen Shearon, Secretary and Social Media Manager

• Adrian Suffren, Teacher Advisor

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The Myers Park Student Productions Club will focus on students' interest in filmmaking and their love for movies. Throughout the school year, we will be working on one short film. The Myers Park Student Productions Club values building teamwork and communication skills through fun activities such as discussions about different directors, a top four Letterboxd movies game, learning about cinematographers, and reading scripts. This club will be an opportunity for Myers Park Students to connect and share their love for creating movies. We will have meetings where we delve into the specifics of filmmaking by having a scriptwriting workshop for example. We hope to inspire students to create their own films and motivate them to learn more about the movies they already love.

Leadership

• Savannah Chiddick, Co-President 

• Ruthie Shaw, Co-President

• Ava Harris, Secretary

• Peter Keenan, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @mpsp25

• Instagram: @myersparkproductions

 MPYL – the Myers Park chapter of the global Young Life organization – is an open group that creates a fun and welcoming space for all MPHS students. Through weekly large group meetings on Monday nights, annual summer camp trips, and small group Bible studies, we create an inviting space where students can build community and new friendships, learn more about Jesus, and grow alongside each other in navigating high school. 

Leadership

• Carter Lewellen, President

• Reed Appel, Vice President

• William Mullinix, Social Media

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Park-a-ppella is a student-led a cappella club that welcomes all to learn about singing a cappella and participate in choir outside of class. We perform at choir concerts to showcase our talent and hard work on challenging pieces. Our doors are open for everyone who loves to sing, whether you're in chorus or not, so please consider joining! 

Leadership

• Talan Young, President

• Anna Jane Walden, Co-President 

• Everett Benchich, Co-President

• Lila Purser, Co-President

• Julia Lathan, Teacher Advisor 

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• Remind: @parkapp

• Instagram: @mphs.parkapella

Recognition of Women’s Sports (ROWS) is a club dedicated to help recognize and appreciate female athletes at our school. Our goal is to bring more attention to games, gather more fans, highlight female athlete accomplishments, and raise money for organizations around the world.

Leadership

• Blake Catron, President

• Reilly Farlow, President

• Bethany Lee, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @mphsrow

The Rock Climbing Club is a student-led organization that introduces and teaches students about the different aspects of the sport of rock climbing. We aim to help students develop an appreciation for climbing through teaching them different techniques, safety protocols, and opportunities for application of these skills. This club will contribute to a more diverse and active school community. Members will learn about the different physical and mental aspects of climbing which will help them get better at problem solving. No prior experience is required so anyone can join!

Leadership

• Saakshi Sampath, President

• Caroline Cole, Vice President

• Elijah Griffin, Secretary

• Cynthia Arrieta, Social Media Manager

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TEDx Myers Park Highschool is a club made to help present multiple issues and a diversity of voices from many disciplines. Our goal is to spark conversation, connection and community. Through our annual TEDx event we hope to inspire and teach people of all ages.

Leadership

• Stella Moy, Co-Organizer

• Sridhatri Satishkumar, Executive Producer

• Anna Scaffidi, Communications, Editorial, and Marketing Director

• Jacob Sullivan, Volunteer Manager

• Emily Rearick, Teacher Advisor

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United Women of Color Club is a community to celebrate women of color at Myers Park High School and within Charlotte. We have in-depth conversations on different issues within each race and learn about each other's experiences. We discuss topics on race and issues including womanhood, defining one's identity, and collaborating in a diverse space. We uplift diversity in the Park through this club by allowing any race to join in order to spread the word on different opinions.

Leadership

• Savannah Chiddick, Co-President

• Mai Nguyen, Co-President

• Caroline Hansen, Secretary 

• Clara Lowry, Treasurer

• Tommye Staton, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @uwocc

• Instagram: @mphs_uwocc

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Women in Literature is a student-led book club that explores the voices, experiences, and perspectives of women through literature. Each month, we read and discuss a different book written by a woman author or featuring strong, complex female characters. Our goal is to promote gender equity in literature while creating a space for meaningful conversations about identity, empowerment, and representation. All are welcome, whether you're a big reader or just curious to discover new books.

Leadership

• Raines Stewart, Co-President

• Sarah Pinero, Co-President

• Gabby Gitomer, Co-President

• Caleigh Dyer, Co-President

• Meena Harris, Club Advisor

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• Remind: @62a8483

• Instagram: @womeninliterature_mphs

The Yoga and Mindfulness Club is a student-led group dedicated to promoting student wellness, inner peace, and both physical and mental health. We believe that the wellness of the body leads to the wellness of the mind, and we focus on yoga as a way to support that balance. Our meetings often feature guest volunteers or educational videos to help students learn and practice different styles of yoga and mindfulness techniques. In addition to yoga, we incorporate fun activities like games to build community and promote relaxation. Sometimes, we even enjoy cookies together to create a warm, welcoming environment. Through movement, mindfulness, and stress management practices, we aim to provide a supportive space where students can recharge, connect, and take care of themselves.

Leadership

• Réka Swartz, President

• Cesia Garcia, Vice President

• Miriam Creech, General Manager

• Saakshi Sampath, Communications

• Mariah Turner-Davis, Social Media Manager

• Kelly Szell, Teacher Advisor

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• Remind: @2526yogis

• Instagram: @myerspark_yoga

Chamber Music Club is a way for any musician to play in small chamber groups in a fun, inclusive environment. We rehearse one to two times a week and have performance opportunities during band and orchestra concerts as well as other miscellaneous events. We would love for you to join!

Leadership

• John Rutherford, Co-President

• Tristan He, Co-President

• Sarah Sweeting, Co-Vice President

• Noah Depalma, Co-Vice President

• Cole Freeman, Teacher Advisor

Get Involved 

• Remind: @mpchamber

• Instagram: @mpchamberclub