ADELANTE
Description: Gather and celebrate Hispanic/Latino Culture.
Student Leaders: Nico Mora, Jovani Garcia
Club Advisor: Jessica Alvarez, David Salinas
Location/Time: Drama Room @ Homeroom
Club Information
Club InformationJoining a club is an excellent way to meet new people, explore your interests and get involved in the PCS community.
As clubs are formed throughout the year, they will be listed on this page. Each club must have an approved Club Approval Form on file before convening or engaging in any activities.
Our clubs are driven by student interest. If you don’t see a club that interests you, start a new club!
Approved Clubs for 2026-27
Amnesty International
Description: Use campaigning and activism to advocate for the protection of international human rights.
Student Leaders: Julianna White, Rani Geoghegan, Courtney Eldridge
Faculty Advisor: Christine DeCaporale
Location/Time: Ms. DeCap's Room (#213), Tuesdays @ Lunch
Asian American Pacific Islander Student Union
Student Leaders: Tam Ly Mai-Clark; Axel Topping, Ian Chen
Faculty Advisor: Wenqing Yan
Description: Creating a space for AAPI PCS students to interact and make a safe space for people of the same identity.
Location/Time: Ms. Wenqing's Room (#114), Fridays @ Lunch
Model United Nations
Description:
Student Leaders: Maya Huet, Leo Lee, Alexander Profumo
Club Advisor: Abi Wittle
Location/Time: Rm 233
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Club
Description: This is a safe space for many students with various backgrounds and ethnicities.
Student Leaders: Anastasia Miin, Olivia Lashier
Faculty Advisor: Anne Marie Hutchison
Location/Time: Ms. Hutchison's Rm, Tuesday's @ Lunch
Queer Intersectional Alliance (QIA)
Description: Building a supportive space for our PCS queer community. Runs events like Fall Fabu,Winter Market Fundraiser and spring skating event. Affinity group that works to unite and validate queer identities.
Student Leaders: Taylor Garonzik, Nico Profumo, Priya Gelter, Daphne Robertson, Fiona Robertson, Izzi Blair
Club Advisor: Jessica Williams, Ildi Carlisle-Cummins
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Ms Williams Room
Student Government (Associated Student Body)
Description: Together we plan and carry out grade and community events and school-wide dances and fundraisers. Senators plan grade events, and the executive committees plan spirit weeks, dances and watch over plans, posters and finances.
Student Leaders: Stella Robertston, Story Cholden
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Wednesdays after school, Student Center
Thespian Troupe
Description: Thespian Club is all about the betterment and love of PCS theater. Workshops, games and other activities are the core of the club, with fundraisers, events and chill days sprinkled in.
Student Leaders: Ike Segnitz, Malia Santos, Thalia Ysais, Toma Brasoveneau, Dylan Babb, Ferris Weiss, Griffin Neuner
Club Advisor: Hunter Wallraff
Location/Time: Wednesdays at lunch, Drama room
Transgender/Non-Binary Student Union (TNBSU)
Description: The TNBSU is an affinity group for anyone who falls under the trans & nonbinary umbrellas. The goal of the club is to educate and participate in activism to overall make a welcoming space for students in those groups.
Student Leaders: Phin Humble, Adam Cushing
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Fridays at lunch, Ms. Lincoln's room
Rotary Interact
Description: Take action to make a difference in our world through fundraisers and service.
Student Leaders: Aahanaa Thaker, Ayla Aslanian-Ryon
Club Advisor: Akshay Dalal
Location/Time: Tuesdays at lunch, Rm 116
Book Club
Description: Encourage and foster a fun and engaging environment to help students explore their love for reading. We will have themed months that highlight different book genres and writing styles.
Student Leaders: Stella Robertson; Julianna White; Fiona Robertson; Cecilia Tannaci
Faculty Advisor: Christine DeCaporale
Location/Time: Ms. DeCaporales's Room (#213), Fridays @ Lunch
Feminist Coalition (FemCo)
Description: To teach about important topics pertaining to gender equality and current topics relating to women's rights. We also participate and help plan events like sexual assault awareness week and fundraisers for the women's shelter.
Student Leaders: Izzi Blair, Iris Paten, Veronica Fine
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Tuesdays lunch, Rm 215
Yarn Club
Description: To make a community with people who enjoy crafts.
Student Leaders: Katherine Friedenberg
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Wednesday lunch, Ms. Lincoln's room
Foraging Club
Description: To get students outside and to teach them about the fascinating fungi they are harvesting as well as eating the fungi that Mr. Garrett says are ok to eat..
Student Leaders: Cole Wilder
Club Advisor: Randy Garrett
Location/Time: Every other Monday at lunch and on weekends, Rm 135
Games Club
Description: Socialize and play games.
Student Leaders: Avi Elkaim, Onion Wilson
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Every lunch and Friday afterschool, Mr. Koens' room
Fusion Dance Company
Description: To dance and build leadership and community.
Student Leaders: Rosie Bell, Ruby Hansen, Leif Mcarthur
Club Advisor: Tara Firenzi
Location/Time: Every morning before school in the drama room
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Description: Dungeons and Dragons Club provides a safe, encouraging space for new and returning players of Dungeons and Dragons. Members take either roles of players or dungeon masters as they play this RPG game.
Student Leaders: Daphne Robertson, Alex Profumo
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Fridays after school, Rm 121
Girls Who Code
Description: Create a safe space for female identifying individuals to grow and interest in STEM (specifically programming) and learn to program! Since STEM is a male dominated field, we want to empower females and make sure they have an inclusive environment to learn in.
Student Leaders: Anastasia Miin
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Monthly on Fridays, Mr. Koens' room (116)
Magic: The Gathering
Description: Get MTG players together and provide supplies for deck building.
Student Leaders: JoJoe Arthur
Club Advisor: Akshay Dalal
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Rm 116
Black Student Union
Description: Bring together black students into a safe, welcoming space.
Student Leader: Siobahn Wall, Gigi Appleton, Andrew Trujillo
Faculty Advisor: Abi Wittle
Location/Time: Room 233, Every-other-Weds @ lunch
Ultimate Frisbee Club
Description: Have people join the Ultimate Team for the 26-27 season and promote the sport.
Student Leaders:
Club Advisor: Todd Osborne
Location/Time:
Mock Trial
Description: Preparing for county/state competitions for Mock Trial.
Student Leaders: Story Cholden, Ike Segnitz
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Mondays 3:45-5:00, Ms. Lincoln's room
Public Speaking Club
Description: To teach people public speaking and foster increased confidence in individuals. Additionally, instruction in debate will help individuals learn research and writing skills, as well as quick thinking.
Student Leaders: Dani Mattson, Misha Weisman, Jayden Xing
Club Advisor: Mary Berger
Location/Time: Friday lunch, Ms Berger's room
Engineering Club
Description: Our purpose for this club is to bring knowledge of engineering to PCS students.
Student Leaders: Anastasia Miin
Club Advisor: Julian Dobie
Location/Time: Wednesdays at lunch, Rm 125
Disabled Student Union
Description: DSU is an affinity group for anyone who falls under the disabled umbrella, physical or mental are all welcome. We will be learning about the history of disabled people in the US, along with activism and community events.
Student Leaders: Phin Humble, Mia Grifo
Club Advisor: David Ramos-Beban
Location/Time: Every-other Wednesday at lunch, Rm 158 (Directed Studies)
Sailing Club-- for High School Students
Description: This is a club for high school students that will advance current and new sailors, go to regattas, will join scholastic (high school) sailing regattas.
Student Leaders: Kilian Kesting, JoJoe Arthur
Club Advisor: Andy Gersh
Location/Time: Second Monday of the month at lunch, Rm 132
Ethics Bowl
Description: Ethics Bowl teaches students skills in debate and philosophical discussion using real world problems and scenarios. We plan to register in the 2026 Norcal Regional HSEB, which will take place locally on the UCSC Campus and compete when it convenes in January.
Student Leaders: Anju Reejhsinghani
Club Advisor: Emily Klein
Location/Time: Thursday at lunch, Butterfly Conference Room
Art Club
Description: Provide a space for students to create art and generat more artistic inspiration throughout PCS.
Student Leader: Eva Pelletier
Faculty Advisor: Demetra Messoloras
Location/Time: Art Room, Wednesdays @ Lunch
Coding Club
Description: Our goal is to help coding aspirants understand the nuances of coding languages. This club aims to uplift everyone who aspires to code, and will encourage participants to become more confident in their coding skills. This club will be focused around creating a fun and relaxes environment that will allow members to learn to code.
Student Leaders: Daphne Robertson, Elster Young, Cole Wilder
Club Advisor: Julian Dobie
Location/Time: Friday lunch, Rm 125
Guitar Club
Description: Practice and learn about guitars, eventually learning a song to play at the talent show.
Student Leaders: Zander Ross
Club Advisor: Tim Ruckle
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Music room
Red Cross Club
Description: Promote community safety, share community service opportunities, host a blood drive.
Student Leaders: Peyton Lashier, Sarah Morton, Tam-Ly Mai
Club Advisor: Ken Alley
Location/Time: Monday at lunch, Rm 159
STEM Club
Description: Introduce students to elements of STEM careers and interesting information and activities regarding STEM. We will be hosting speakers from various STEM careers to share their experience.
Student Leaders: Maya Huet, Stella Robertson, Marie Bunch
Club Advisor: Samantha Janisse
Location/Time: Once a month at lunch, Rm 251
Mongolian Throat Singing Club
Description: Teach others the traditional art of Mongolian Throat Singing to perform in the Talent Show
Student Leaders: Justus Wilkins, Christian Stallard
Club Advisor: Andy Gersh
Location/Time: Outside the music room daily, Fridays at the Gaga Ball Court
Jewish Student Union
Description: Community for Jewish students, fun and safe place to be Jewish.
Student Leaders: Elias McKown, Siena Craycroft, Louis Mendel-Holt
Club Advisor: Emily Klein
Location/Time: Tuesday lunch, room 233
Screenwriting Club
Description: To create a fun and safe environment for people who enjoy screenwriting and/or want to share their scripts as well as learn more about the art of screen writing.
Student Leaders: Izzi Blair
Club Advisor: Samantha Janisse
Location/Time: Mondays at lunch, Ms. Janisse's Room (251)
Archaeology Club
Description: We will talk about archaeology and go on organized field trips.
Student Leaders: Geo Scott
Club Advisor: Alex Shaffer
Location/Time: Thursday lunch
Chapter Zero
Description: A space that acknowledges the art of creative writing through activities, writing time and opportunities to share.
Student Leaders: Elli Eggers
Club Advisor: Nora Doyle
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Rm 231
Coding & 3-D Modeling Club
Description: We make video games and 3-d models. If you don't know how to code, don't worry-- we use AI.
Student Leaders: Finley Taylor
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Fridays after school, Rm 121
Concert Band 3
Description: To offer more advanced music and smaller groups for better development and hopefully perform at concerts.
Student Leaders: JoJoe Arthur
Club Advisor: Heather Calame
Location/Time: Mondays, 3:40-4:30, music room
Creators Club
Description: Most of the time will be spent learning how to use old clothing to create baby clothing, which will be donated. We will also make our dry clay pieces and virtual worlds.
Student Leaders: Julianne Eskenazi, Saskia Johnson
Club Advisor: Nora Doyle
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Rm 235
Fantasy Football
Description: Play a fantasy football league to win a trophy. Draft day on first club meeting and 40 days for trading every other week.
Student Leaders: Vejas Joyce, Will Rey-Cenevaz
Club Advisor: David Salinas, Rafael Ramirez
Location/Time: Lunch, Rm 151 or Rm 137 (every other week)
Fashion Teens
Description: Creating garments to showcase at the end of the school year. We will emphasize resuing, recylkcing and re-wearing to create the garments.
Student Leaders: Aurelia Kluge-Putnam, Phoenix Blume-Lease
Club Advisor: Diego Ibarra-Moody
Location/Time: Tues, Thus lunch in the choir room
Filmmaking Club
Description: We produce films from scripts and we write in a club. We have film opportunities like running sound, lighting, script-writing, directing, acting and much more. We will also be meeting outside of school to film our amazing ideas.
Student Leaders: Luee Ruiz-Truong, Henry Starmer, Sahar Murty-Shaikh
Club Advisor: Nirshan Perera
Location/Time: Tuesday lunch, Rm 127
Fishing Club
Description: Promote fishing and socialization through fishing, understanding the environment and connection with the outdoors
Student Leaders: Kellen Hahn, Aadi Mistry, Wylie Heady, Shalin Conway
Club Advisor: Ken Alley
Location/Time: Santa Cruz wharf, Antonelli's Pond, Westlake, Capitola Wharf
French Club/ Club de Francais
Description: The goal of our club is to teach about French language and culture. We will help people learn basic vocabulary or help them study for their current French classes. We will teach about French food, games, films and to engage non-French-speaking students as well.
Student Leaders: Aspen Fraim, Micaela Cabada, Lily Martin
Club Advisor: Rebecca Jot
Location/Time: Friday lunch, Rm 119
Marine Biology
Description: To educate our peers aboutt he topic of marine bio and the aspects in the field. To be able to learn more about ocean conservation and protecting the environment.
Student Leaders: Taylor Smith & Tara Hirelaker
Club Advisor: Kyle Walters
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Rm 255
Public Health Awareness & Patient Advocacy Club
Description: The purpose of this club is to connect medical science with social justice and patient safety. We will look into how the medical system responds to vulnerable patients, including survivors of domestic and sexual violence and assault. This means discussing topics like trauma-informed care and the role of forensic nurses. Additionally, this club will explore why healthcare outcomes are different based on a person's income, race, location, etc. On top of that, we will discover career paths that show that you don't have to be a surgeon to save lives.
Student Leaders: Quinn Schromm, Siena Craycroft
Club Advisor: Hilary Alvarado
Location/Time: Wednesday lunch, Rm 260
Rubix Cube Club
Description: We'll learn different methods to solve a 3x3x3 Rubix cube and what shortcuts there are to solving it faster. We will also lean how to solve other cubes from the 2x2x2 to the 11x11x11.
Student Leaders: Clark Jan
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Tuesday + Thursday lunch, Rm 121
SAT Prep Club
Description: This club will provide a time where students can study and prep alongside peers who are the same boat.
Student Leaders: Dominic Swiecicki, Joe McAndrew, Finn Rodler
Club Advisor: Samantha Janisse
Location/Time: Wednesday lunch, Rm 251
Smash Bros. Club
Description: Play, learn and improve at hit Nintendo Game Super Smash Bros
Student Leaders: Parker MacMullan, John Plicancic,
Club Advisor: Bill Koens
Location/Time: Wednesday lunch, Rm. 121
Girls' Tennis Club
Description: To have a space for girls of all ages at PCS to learn and practice tennis in a fun, noncompetitive environment.
Student Leaders: Eva Pelletier, Olivia Lashier
Club Advisor: Todd Osborne
Location/Time: Harbor High School Tennis Courts
The V Club
Description: The vegan and vegetarian club is a club for people who are vegan/vegetarian or people who want to learn about vegan/vegetarianism.
Student Leaders: Raphael Lincoln
Club Advisor: Devon Lincoln
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Ms. Lincoln's Room
Weight-lifting and Fitness Advisory for High School Students
Description: Promoting and teaching fitness and weight-lifting among peers.
Student Leaders: Noah Churchill, Braden Stilwagen
Club Advisor: Mary Berger
Location/Time:
K-Pop Club
Description: Safe, fun space for all of us to share our love for music, dance, and culture.
Student Leaders: Olivia Lashier, Anastasia Miin, Megan Xiong
Club Advisor: Wenqing Yan
Location/Time: Every Monday in room 214 at lunch time (drama room)
Med Club
Description: Med Club works to edcuate students on all branches of medicine, and the process to obtain certifications in this field. This club incdes hands-on activities like stop the bleed training.
Student Leaders: Maya Huet, Stella Robertson, Cecilia Tannaci, Marie Bunch
Club Advisor: Samantha Janisse
Location/Time: Mondays , last 25 min of lunch, Rm 251
Electrical Engineering Club
Description: We will explore the facets of electrical engineering, from soldering to PCB's to breadboards, as well as learning how these things work.
Student Leaders: Adi Menon, Miraj Ramsarran, Leif McArthur
Club Advisor: Aaron Clegg
Location/Time: Thursday lunch, Mr. Clegg's room
Marketing and PR Club
Description: We will be making posters and teaching people about the basics of marketing and PR. Our goal is to help advocate and involve the student body in more sports and use some of the marketing methods we leard to make posters and post on social media.
Student Leaders: Briar Forester, Kamila Lindsay, Beatrice Campbell
Club Advisor: Ken Alley
Location/Time: Wednesday lunch, Mr. Alley's room