Social Studies Clubs

Close Up

Sponsor: Dallas Reagan - reagan.dallas@fcboe.org

Close Up is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that believes a strong democracy requires active and informed participation by all citizens. Therefore, we seek to serve young people from all communities and backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, gender, socioeconomic level, or academic standing. Since 1971, nearly one million students, teachers, and parents have participated in Close Up’s Washington, DC-based programs.

Global Citizens Club

Sponsor: Arthur Walton- walton.arthur@fcboe.org

This club promotes greater awareness of the global community.

Mock Trial (Competitive Club)

Sponsor: TBD

This club helps students gain a basic understanding of the legal mechanism through which society chooses to resolve many of its disputes.

We get a case that includes 6 witness statements, case law, and a bunch of conflicting evidence. We prepare BOTH sides of the case and when we go to competition we compete against other schools in real courtrooms with real judges and attorneys evaluating the performance.  The way it works is, our prosecution would take on another school's defense team and vice versa.  The team has 12 speaking members and two timekeepers.  It's better than debate in many ways because it is an actual, practical real life environment to develop skills.  Students learn a tremendous amount about law, courtroom proceedings, how to prepare witnesses, vocabulary, critical thinking, creative analysis, document analysis, and etiquette.

South Asian Culture Club

Sponsor: Arthur Walton - walton.arthur@fcboe.org

The South Asian Culture Club exists to provide opportunities to explore the diverse cultural aspects of countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Students share stories, family traditions, food, holiday traditions, languages, religions, and dances. 

Student Government Association

Sponsor: Jan Hansen - hansen.janet@fcboe.org

The Student Government Association plans student events such as homecoming and prom and we raise money for school improvements. Our biggest fundraiser is the Miss MHS pageant in the spring. Officers are elected by their peers and they act as the liaison between students and the administration. We really want to encourage freshman participation as it's always kind of low for our new students. 

We The People

Sponsor: Mark Kienast - kienast.mark@fcboe.org

This club provides a bipartisan forum for the memorialization and discussion of major events in American politics and history.

World Religion Club

Sponsor: Aaron Rafter - rafter.aaron@fcboe.org

This club learns about and embraces the significant characters and stories of the many religions of the world.

Young Democrats

Sponsor: Mark Kienast - kienast.mark@fcboe.org

This club advances the ideals of the Democratic Party by discussing relevant issues and supporting Democratic candidates.