Student Organizations

Ambassadors

Being an Ambassador is an opportunity for students to meet new people and make new friends, while promoting Catholic High. Ambassadors visit area elementary schools and other community events to spread the word about Catholic High. They also host our seventh and eighth grade shadows, or prospective students. Ambassadors assist during Open House and act as tour guides when necessary.

The Director of Admission hand-selects students to become an Ambassador. Those who are selected have the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills and exemplify Catholic High character and leadership. For more information, please contact moderator Ms. Brooke Sterrett, Director of Admissions, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Athletic Association

The Athletic Association works to promote sports within Catholic High. They encourage participation and help to organize pep-rallies and the end-of-the-year Sports Banquet. Membership is based upon leadership and sportsmanship. Each member must be involved in two or more sports a year and must be voted in. They must exhibit good character and leadership. For more information, please contact moderator Mrs. Kari McBride, Athletic Director, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Cultural Awareness

The Cultural Awareness Club offers students an opportunity to understand culture, to appreicate the variety of cultures represented at Catholic High, and to share their cultural backgrounds with each other. International festivals, trips to sites of cultural importance, museum visits, and fundraising projects are all activities undertaken by the club.

Through these activities, students have the opportunity to become aware of and appreciate their own cultural heritage and the heritage of others in the school community. For more information, please contact club moderator Mrs. Colleen Guler at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Duns Scotus Forensics Society

Catholic High has a very active Forensics Team. Forensics is competitive speech, drama, and debate. Check the school calendar for upcoming Forensics tournaments.

The Catholic High Forensics Team is one of the strongest teams sponsored by a girls' school in the Baltimore Catholic Forensic League. For the past several years, several of our girls have earned a place on the Baltimore team that is sent to the national competition which has been held in such cities as Chicago, New York City, Rochester, Boca Raton, Omaha, and Washington, D.C. For more information, please contact club moderator and coach Mr. Howard Scott at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Fellowship of Christians United in Service (F.O.C.U.S.)

Fellowship of Christians United in Service has the goal of encouraging stewardship and awareness through community service and various activities. Members of F.O.C.U.S. are responsible for the promotion and collection of recycling paper. Students collect it each week form all offices and classrooms. The club also organizes the Thanksgiving Prayer Service. Other activities are generated by the specific needs of the school community. For more information, please contact club moderator Mrs. Concetta Lovejoy at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

French Honor Society

Members of the French Honor Society must have completed two years of French at Catholic High with a grade of least 90. She must also continue her studies of the French language and culture into her 3rd or 4th year. Every year, students are inducted into the French Honor Society during a school-wide assembly. For more information, please contact moderator Mr. Howard Scott at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Library Club

The Library Club is an eclectic group of young ladies with a passion for books and the adventures those stories take them on. In addition, the group is impassioned to spread the good news of reading by sponsoring several events during the school year such as munchy movie mania days, poetry slams, and open mic sessions. Book discussions in the Book Chat Café give everyone an opportunity to share their favorite novels while enjoying refreshments.

Inspired by the Catholic High's mission statement, the library club actively participates in giving back to the community through book drives and other ventures to improve the quality of life of other young ladies throughout our world. All students are welcome to join the sisterhood of the Library Club. For more information, please contact club moderator Mrs. Mary M. Sunday at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Tri-M, Music Honor Society

Modern Music Masters, Tri-M, Music Honor Society was developed to motivate students, recognize their efforts, and honor their accomplishments. It is the purpose of the individual chapters to provide the opportunity to strengthen school music programs, help students reach their full musical potential, encourage instrumental and vocal students to work together toward common goals, and to focus attention on school music programs throughout communities.

Students are selected based on five points of distinction: scholarship, character, cooperation, leadership, and service, as well as musicianship. For more information, please contact club moderator Mrs. Meghan Stinchcomb at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

National Honor Society — The Mother Generosa Chapter

Named in memory of Mother Generosa McCafferty, the founder of The Catholic High School of Baltimore, the chapter strives for excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Our charter was granted by the National Council of the National Honor Society.

By being a member of the National Honor Society, students are eligible for college scholarships. Inductions take place each March. Inductees receive a white sweater, a NHS emblem for their sweater, and a gold NHS pin. Each inductee has a sponsor who is already an NHS member. They are recognized by family, friends and the school community in an evening induction ceremony.

The objective of this chapter is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in all the students of The Catholic High School of Baltimore.

The requirements for membership are:

  • Students must be a sophomore, junior, or senior who has spent at least a full semester in this school.
  • Students must carry a weighted GPA of 3.5 from the previous year to the end of the current semester.
  • Students must possess excellent leadership qualities and have good character.
  • Students must willingly participate in community service activities.
  • Upon completion of an application, selection is determined by the chapter council consisting of five faculty members. The moderators are also non-voting members of the council.

The officers of the chapter consist of: a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer.

The President

  • creates the agenda for all officers and general meetings
  • sees that meetings start on time
  • schedules all meetings
  • oversees all meetings
  • meets with moderator to discuss upcoming events

The Vice-President

  • meets with the moderator to discuss upcoming events
  • takes over for the president when she is absent and assumes the roles of the president

The Secretary

  • takes attendance at all general meetings and events
  • takes notes at all general meetings
  • types general meeting minutes and has them available one week from the date of the meeting
  • compiles a report at the end of the year listing all members and also detailing the activities carried out by the group throughout the year

The Treasurer

  • keeps track of all NHS finances
  • oversees all fundraising
  • oversees all advertising

All officers must...

  • attend all NHS events and meetings
  • be the first to arrive at meetings and the last to leave meetings
  • oversee all committee work
  • be prepared to fill in for any officer when not present
  • uphold the purposes of the National Honor Society and the mission of The Catholic High School of Baltimore

For more information about NHS, please contact moderator Mr. Dave FitzPatrick at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Nurses Club

The Nurses Club provides students with an interest in the Nursing/Allied Health profession the opportunity to experience various areas of health care.

Students learn to assess vital signs, receive CPR certification and hear from speakers working in a variety of health care settings. The club offers students field trips to hospitals, the operating room and the opportunity to participate in a hospital based student intern program.
Spanish Club

There are no requirements for being a member of the Spanish Club. You don't even have to speak Spanish fluently! You only have to have a great enthusiasm for learning and experiencing the Spanish Culture. Members of the Spanish Club sponsor a young child from Guatemala and will write and receive letters from him or her. The members of the Spanish Club work with the members of the Spanish Honor Society during meetings and cultural activities. For more information, please contact club moderator Mrs. Tatiana Boiko at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

TCHS-TV

TCHS-TV, a student-run television studio, airs daily during homeroom with announcements and Catholic High news. It also presents the Channel One news broadcast. For more information, please contact club moderator Mr. Steve Cole at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Spanish Honor Society

Members of the Spanish Honor Society must have completed two years of Spanish at Catholic High with a grade of least 90. She must also continue her studies of the Spanish language and culture into her 3rd or 4th year. Every year, students are inducted into the Spanish Honor Society during a school-wide assembly. The members of the Spanish Honor Society work with the members of the Spanish Club during meetings and cultural activities.

Student Council

Student Council, consisting of representatives from each class, helps students realize their leadership potential. They use their talents to plan events for the entire student body such as Hello Day, Hall Deocrating, Spirit Week, and Miss Catholic High. Student Council also donates a decorated tree each year to Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees.