Clubs & Sponsors
| Club | Description | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Art Club | Art club is a place where students can connect and make art with other peers interested in art, artist where they collaborate in group activities. Our art club students participate in activities in conjunction with NAHS. | Peter Ranieri |
| Best Buddies | promoting structured opportunities for social inclusion and skill-building for neurodiverse individuals. Facilitating whole school engagement in Best Buddies mission. | Lillian Gallagher |
| buildOn | The focus is on doing community service both locally and globally i.e cleaning parks, delivering food to food insecure people. | Todd Curyto |
| Chess Club | Students learn to play the game of chess. Students also have the opportunity to compete in competitive matches in the main line chess league. Students also have the opportunity to compete in chess states. | Ato Troop |
| Class of 2026 (12th Grade) | Class sponsors work with students in their grade leve to plan class level dances and activities while also fundraising for the class. | Shannon Davis & Joan Imms-Geiser |
| Class of 2027 (11th Grade) | Class sponsors work with students in their grade leve to plan class level dances and activities while also fundraising for the class. | Laura Hutelmyer & Karen McCoy |
| Class of 2028 (10th Grade) | Class sponsors work with students in their grade leve to plan class level dances and activities while also fundraising for the class. | Megan Thomas & Toni Marcelli |
| Class of 2029 (9th Grade) | Class sponsors work with students in their grade leve to plan class level dances and activities while also fundraising for the class. | Brian Loane Lindsay Powell |
| Corinthian | Corinthian is Harriton's esteemed literary magazine in its 62st year of continuous publication (as of 2024). As a club, members meet every week to write and workshop their work. The club takes submissions from the entire student body of both art and creative writing, and at the end of the year, they compile their works into a published magazine; fundraising/funding permitting, we publish a Fall and Spring issue.. | Emilie Frechie |
| Debate Club | The Harriton Debate Team competes in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League versus 25 other area high schools. The types of debate in which we compete are: Parliamentary, Public Forum, and Lincoln-Douglas. Students learn to write debate briefs, develop arguments, research topics, and use evidence, refutation, rebuttal, and public speaking skills. The topics are drawn from current events and change monthly to give students a wide variety of experience and knowledge. We compete in local, district, and the State Championship tournament. Our season runs from October to March. | Bonnie Perry |
| Environmental Club | The purpose of the HHS Environmental Club is to increase awareness about the relationships between human actions and our environment, educate our school community about actions that could improve our environment, and to participate in school activities that directly make a difference. | Mark Ferraro |
| FBLA/DECA | DECA is a global organization aimed at preparing Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Business. A chance to show your business skills and learn new ones. DECA offers Leadership skills, Business Basics, Public Speaking and Improvisation skills. Future Business Leaders of America is an educational association of student members preparing for careers in business or who are just simply interested in learning more about the free enterprise system. | Roxanna Rohe |
| Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) | Our goal for this organization is to promote the awareness and tolerance for all sexual orientation in our school and our community. We hope to encourage a more holistically aware Harriton society where all people feel accepted and we will provide a support group for those questioning their sexual orientation and who are fearful of making this known. Through various events, fundraisers, discussions, and speakers, we anticipate creating a better and more accepting environment. In addition, for promotion, we will organize a community service activity related to our cause, such as raising money for The Attic Youth Center. | Euphoria Davis |
| Harriton Dance Team | The main activity that Dance Team does is dance. They will also work together to choreograph dances, do team bonding activities, and promote and active lifestyle. In addition, Dance Team will participate in school pep rallies and other activities that will encourage a sense of school spirit and belonging. Both for the members of the Dance Team and the community at large. | Euphoria Davis |
| Harriton Service League | The Harriton Service League provides mostly building-based and district-based community service opportunities such as the blood drive, alumni tours, Open House Night, RAM Recognition Night, and LMSTF events. | Jason Fritz |
| HHS TV | Harriton TV is a nationally recognized award-winning student-run news outlet committed to giving young individuals the opportunity to gain exposure and mastery to the art of journalism by engaging in important community, local and school issues. | Michael Tudor |
| HTC | Harriton theatre company is a student-driven organization that produces theatres and works in all facets of the production. | Dani Tapper |
| Jazz Ensemble | The Harriton High School Jazz Ensemble is an auditioned group that rehearses for two hours per week. The group consists of students from all grades within the school. Harriton's Jazz Ensemble plays a wide breadth of styles, ranging from swing, to funk, Latin, and ballads. This year, there is an increased focus on small-group playing and improvisation. | Josh Cooperstein |
| Mock Trial Team | The goals of Mock Trial are to promote an understanding of the American legal system and courtroom procedure and etiquette while promoting thoughtful analysis and teamwork as students prepare a case for trial. Team members act as witnesses and attorneys as they present their case in front of a judge and jury at the Montgomery County courthouse. | Corey Le Compte |
| National Honor Society | NHS is a service organization made up of students recognized by the Harriton Faculty who reflect outstanding accomplishments in the areas of academics, character, leadership, and service. Juniors and Seniors are selected for membership and conduct a variety of service projects each year. NHS members serve as peer tutors, mentors, and leaders of our school. | Donna Rossi |
| Newspaper "The Banner" Newspaper Manager |
The school newspaper serves as the voice of the student body, providing a platform for students to express their ideas, opinions, and concerns. It aims to inform, entertain, and engage the school community by covering a wide range of topics, including news, sports, features, and editorials. Through its articles, photos, and creative content, the newspaper fosters a sense of community and school spirit while also developing students' writing, critical thinking, and communication skills. | Peter Syoum |
| Pep Band | The Pep Band and Drumline provides a musical presence at every varsity football game. | TBD |
| Pitch Please | Pitch Please, Harriton High School's student-directed a cappella group, was established in 2008 by Harriton alumni Guy Katz and Gabi Bressi. The ensemble performs at each semester's Music Department Concert and is a valued part of the school's diverse music program, encouraging collaboration, student leadership, and accessibility to the performing arts. Pitch Please performs pop and hit music from the 60's to the 2010s in 4 to 6-part harmony. Members are required to attend all concerts and practice sessions after school on Monday afternoons. | Jason Bizich |
| Robotics | To provide opportunities to engage today's students in hands on STEM and computer science learning through affordable, sustainable, and accessible robotics education programs. | Travis Lehman, Christine Kiley |
| School Store | Supervises and coordinates the operation of the school store. | Michelle Brown |
| Science Olympiad | To prepare for and compete in Science Olympiad tournaments, up to and including the National Science Olympiad | Brian Gauvin (Head), Margaret Dietz (Asst.), Dan Powers (Asst), Joe MacNichol (Head) |
| Speech | The Speech Team competes in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League versus 25 other area high schools. The types of speech in which we compete are interpretative events, such as Dramatic, Duo, and Humorous, Prose Reading and Poetry Reading. | Alyse Saltzman-Flowers |
| Student Council | Organizes student events such as pep rallies, school spirit days, and Dr. Harriton. Works with a larger student base and student council body. | Joe DiPaul |
| Students Advocating for Gender Equity (S.A.G. E) | Our Mission is to promote awareness, discussion and advocacy among peer groups in the Lower Merion and Harriton school community about social justice issues that intersect with gender, such as gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, race, ethnicity, dis{ability}, sexism, sexual violence prevention and anti-bullying. | Katrina Clark |
| Technology Student Association (TSA) | The Technology Student Association (TSA) enhances personal development, leadership, and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), whereby members apply and integrate these concepts through intracurricular activities, competitions, and related programs. | Tim Brockman & Katy Morris |
| Vocal Ensemble (Chamber Choir Director) | HARRITON VOCAL ENSEMBLE is a select group of singers who perform everything from the classics to the contemporary including jazz and musical theatre selections and styles of music. The ensemble sings in 4 to 8-part harmony (balanced soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and usually numbers 16-30 members. Members are required to attend all concerts and practice sessions during Lunch and Learn Rehearsals. Members are also expected to prepare and learn music outside of rehearsal times, utilizing practice tracks. | Jason Bizich |
| World Affairs/Model United Nations | World Affairs seeks to develop Global Citizens by discussing current events that have a global impact. Modell United Nations is a simulation of the United Nations that facilitates diplomacy, international relations, and negotiation skills. | Jamison Warren |
| World Languages Club | To explore different cultures, share personal cultural experiences, and collectively seek to expand multicultural understanding. | Jaclyn Gross |
| Yearbook Advisor | Katelyn Jaxheimer | |
| Yearbook Business Manager | The purpose of the Aurora is to produce a professional publication by and for Harriton students. The yearbook staff will learn the real-life skills and responsibilities of producing a 200-page historical document. Under the advisor's guidance, the staff will: create a theme, plan and layout every page, organize photo shoots, sell books and advertisements, write, and edit text. | Danielle London (Advisor) & Laura Hutelmyer (Business Manager) |
| Latin Club | Harriton Latin Club is part of the National Junior Classical League, a group for students interested in ancient Greece and Rome. Our club helps students learn about the language, history, and culture of the ancient world and understand how it still affects us today. Most of the students are members of the NJCL and PAJCL. | Veronica Vladimirova-Cambria |
| NSBE Jr. | NSBE is a club that seeks to positively impact our global engineering communities by focusing on advancing the underrepresented ethnic minority population, in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Students from Lower Merion High School and Harriton make up the club. The club meets on Thursdays at Harriton with meetings usually running from early October to the end of May. We spend the bulk of that time preparing for competitions in VEX Robotics, Ten80 Race Engineering, a windmill development contest as well as Math competition for high schools students that is held at the Annual National Convention in March. | Nyanthen Bantoe |
| 84 Days | They raise money and collect donations for feminine products to be placed throughout the school | Matt Hirst |
| Anime/Webtoons | The goal of anime club is simply to have fun and find people with common interests. We will watch and discuss a variety of topics (including webtoon, manga, gaming and vocaloid), have ship wars and other fun activities. | Joy Kohne |
| Asian Culture Club | Asian Culture Club is a group of students interested in sharing their own experiences and learning about different Asian countries. | Chigusa Stabert |
| Automotive Engineering | To provide opportunities for student s to meet and discuss all things automotive. | Travis Lehman |
| Black Student Union (BSU) | The BLACK Student Union at Harriton High School, serves as the unifying organization that represents BIPOC organizations and BIPOC students. BSU is charged with ensuring the well being of the BLACK community at HHS, creating a safe space for BLACK students, engaging in DEI issues that affect the BLACK community on campus and at-large, and organizing action plans that serve the BIPOC community. Serving as a safe space for BLACK students in our school community. | Nate Bantoe & Enonge Mallard |
| Cappies | To promote student engagement around theater and writing theater reviews | Jess Henry |
| Caring for Friends | Caring for Friends Food Bank is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Charitable Organizations. Caring for Friends shares food & friendship with homebound, homeless & hungry people in greater Philadelphia. Caring for Friends strives to make those who are lonely feel special by hosting volunteers to spend time with those who may not have many people in their lives. | Joann Imms-Geiser |
| Competitive Programming Club | Steve Midzak | |
| Computer Science Club | The club meets every week, during a Learn 2, to share programming tips, hardware demonstrations, and prepare for future coding competitions. the student leadership committee organizes the activities and emails current members about upcoming dates and meeting times. | Chris Busza |
| Dungeons & Dragons Club Table Top Games |
Students come together, create role - play characters and engage in mock adventures. | Joy Kohne |
| Entrepreneurship Club | To create a community of young entrepreneurs or inspiring business people to connect, learn, and grow their business. There are a myriad of young business owners or aspiring ones at Harriton. We want to bring them together to learn from one another and industry professionals. | Jaclyn Burton |
| Ethics Club | We meet periodically during Lunch and Learn to discuss case studies that raise ethical issues. A scenario comes up, and students have to analyze it and decide what the most ethical way to respond is. There is also a competition that it builds to. | Brian Loane |
| Fashion Club | Fashion Club is a group of students who love everything fashion related. We make accessories, talk about major fashion events, trends and so much more. Whether you're a fashion pro or someone who's casually interested, come talk fashion with us! | Tom Hasty |
| Flight Club (Aerodynamics) | To build and fly model planes | Jesse Rappaport |
| German Culture Club | The German Culture Club seeks to inform students about German culture and heritage. We will try different foods, play games, and learn about German language, art and society. Meeting will be held monthly during Learns. | Matt Scullin |
| Harriton Climbing Club | Approximately once per month, climbing club gathers at REACH to climb together. When we meet in school, we discuss climbing and learn techniques. | Laura Labrinakos & Stuart Warshawer |
| Harriton Fencing Club (Duelist) | To build interest in the sport of fencing Give people an opportunity to learn about it Give a space for fencers who are part of the same or different academies to interact Share the wonders of fencing and the intricacies Hopefully: go to competitions and cheer each other Develop our own understanding of the sport and the people involved We want to introduce a sport for people who aren't interested in any specific sport or for those who aren't athletically inclined. | Dan Imaizumi |
| Harriton Sports Coverage | Peter Syoum | |
| Harriton TEDx | To create a thematic, yearly TEDx Conference for club members to arrange, organize, advertise, fundraise, and present on the conference evening. Weekly meetings are organized by the student leadership group, in which the majority of the positions are open to join from year to year. The club applies to be apart of the Ted Talks platform, so members are publicly recognized for leadership roles and participation. | Will Williams |
| Health Occupation Students of America HOSA | Learn skills related to various field of medical care. Compete against other students at local/national competitions to showcase those skills. | Stu Warshawer |
| Impact Analytics Club | Impact Analytics Club is a club committed to solving real-world problems using data science. We participate in various tasks such as coding, analyzing data, and writing presentations. The club is open to students who are interested in STEM-based fields, or want to engage in a fun challenge. | Dan Imaizumi |
| Investment Club/Stock Market | The club engages in an investment strategy game, with each member competing against the others. At monthly meetings the officers share strategies and research with the group | Harold Schweitzer |
| Israeli Culture Club | The Israeli Culture Club is a club designed to encourage exploration and discussion of important topics related to our culture in today's world. | Julia Brown |
| Jewish Student Union | The Jewish Student Union exists to provide a place for students to learn about and celebrate Jewish history and culture. Students will participate in discussions, play games, and host guest speakers. All students are welcome to join and participate. | Jesse Rappaport |
| Knitting & Crocheting Club | The Knitting and Crocheting Club welcomes people of all levels to crochet and knit in a diverse and inclusive community. Whether a pro wanting to refine your practice, or someone touching yarn for the first time, we will be teaching whoever is interested to learn different needlework techniques to create knit and crochet pieces. Through fundraising and art installation, the club hopes to create a visible knitting community at Harriton. | Emilie Frechie |
| CERTAMEN | Certamen is a tournament held in the various universities throughout the year. In the 3rd week of July we compete on the Nationals. Students form the groups of four (Grammar, History, Mythology, Culture/Literature) and take studying to the extreme level. We have one day a cycle for group studying of the targeted topics, and each level practices playing twice a week. Currently we hold the proud title of the National Champions of 2024 and it motivates students to continue their progress. The experience and reputation of our club is so high that we often hold multi-state tournaments locally, where our senior students organize and lead the event. Lastly, Harriton students, just like athletes, are often recruited by the departments of classics departments into the universities where we compete. | Veronica Vladimirova-Cambria |
| Latino Culture Club | Kelly Smart | |
| Marketing Club | Brian Klick | |
| Math Club | Math club is a student-led club where students present on important and interesting math topics that are generally not taught in school. Additionally, we compete in Purple Comet at the end of the year. | Nicole McDonnell |
| Medical Club | Harriton's Medical Club is devoted to students interested in pursuing a medical profession. Through competing in a medical presentation against other high schools, viewing virtual surgeries, speaking to professional doctors, and charitable medicine-related and unrelated fundraising, they get a better understanding of what it means to be a medical professional. | Melissa Hecht |
| Middle Eastern North African Student Association | MENASA's mission is to educate the school community about Middle Eastern and North African cultures to facilitate coexistence and understanding of the people who live or have heritage from these areas of the world. | Miguel Carrillo-Valois |
| Music Appreciation Club | The Music Appreciation Club provides a space for students to explore and discuss different genres, artists, and the cultural significance of music. Members engage in listening sessions, group discussions, and collaborative activities to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of music in its many forms. | Rebecca Wamsley |
| National Art Honor Society | The National Art Honor Society is an organization in which members serve the school and community by promoting the visual arts. In 1978, the National Art Education Association began the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) program specifically for high school students, for the purpose of inspiring and recognizing those students who have shown an outstanding ability in art. The NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community. | Kate Witman |
| Physics Club | Club officers select and co-ordinate talks and experiences related to various physics topics for club members. The potential for exploring how their knowledge can be applied to service is currently underway. Members also are encouraged to prepare for and participate in the USAPhO assessments. | Michael Stoloski |
| Pickle Ball Club | The purpose of the Pickleball Club is to provide students an opportunity (beyond that of PE class) to engage in competitive, friendly, and fun pickleball games against other student teams. | Richard Goodge |
| Science Club | This is a student run club with the goal of providing a science show to elementary age students by the end of the year. We meet during learn once a month (at most) and hope that by the end of the year we will have enough momentum to inspire some young scientists. The club advisors are unpaid and have limited time but do not want to discourage students from this activity so we are supporting them as best they can as this used to be a well-funded and popular club in the past. | Margot Dietz & Joe MacNichol |
| Simon's Heart | Simon's Heart works to raise awareness around CPR and raise funds to provide AED machines for schools in need. It is a vetted outside organization. | Brian Klick |
| Ski & Snowboard Club | Ski and ride on select Friday nights at Blue Mountain | Andrew Magner |
| Tikkun Olom Makers T.O.M | This club will be involved in the construction of devices that will help people with special needs | Lee Mescolotto |
| Tri-M Music Honor Society | The Tri-M Music Honor Society is the international music honor society for high school students. It is designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership. Enrollment in a Music Course is compulsory. | Jim Joseph |
| Trivia Club | The purpose of the club is to build community and connection through playing trivia with friends and classmates. Each session, the club leaders will organize different types of trivia based activities, like Trivial Pursuit, Sporcle, Jeopardy, etc. . | Joann Imms-Geiser |
| Volleyball Club | Kelly Smart | |
| Zenith | The purpose of Zenith is to represent the creative voice of Harriton students. It gives students the opportunity to showcase their artistic potential. We seek to highlight not just the visual arts at Harriton, but all creative endeavors. Zenith is a safe place, where your perspective is not only accepted, but encouraged. Our website is an all-inclusive platform. Let's create, express, and inspire, together! | Honora Jackson & Kate Witman |
| Witness Inspire Act | We are a club whose purpose has been to educate and advocate for social and environmental justice among our school community. Moving forward, our club's focus will be specifically on climate action. | Dan Imaizumi |