Clubs & Afterschool

Clubs, Co-Curricular & Afterschool Activities

U-32 offers a variety of clubs and after-school activities that meet the needs of many different students. From drama club to yearbook to student council, there are lots of fun and productive ways to stay busy after school. If a student is interested in starting an after-school club, they should talk to Amy Molina.

Here is a partial list of clubs and activities that are available after school for high school students.  Watch this site as more are added throughout the year.

 

Central Vermont Technology Project

Central Vermont technology project afterschool program run by students is to refurbuish computers and technology items for the community.  Interested in joining our group and learning how to fix technology or maybe you have something that needs fixing. Come talk to us! Meets Wednesdays or Thursdays in High School Technology Lab with Candy Chevalier. For more information: Paul Dayton ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2242

Creative Writing Lab

Love to write? Love to tell stories but can't seem to get them down on paper? We welcome everyone interested in becoming better writers and poets. Peer support and constructive criticism available at no charge. Please join us on Wednesday in the library right after school. Meets Wednesdays in the Library with Mary Bashaw. For more information: Paul Dayton ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2242

 

Debate Club:

U32 has a debate team that competes against other Vermont high schools from October to March.  The interscholastic competition involves eight tournaments, generally held on Saturdays at various high schools and then a state championship in March. The debate format is entitled Public Forum Debate and is essentially an oral communication advocacy exercise done with a partner.  Topics are of national interest and change monthly.  Debate students generally meet once a week to discuss, research, and develop arguments on both sides of the topic.  Practices involve the presentation of debate cases.  Distinctions are made between novice (1^st year) debaters and varsity debaters.  Public Forum Debate is a recognized co-curricular activity of the Vermont Principals Association and is organized by the Vermont Debate and Forensics League.  For more information: Paula Emery ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2235

 

U-32 Green Team

Students on the Green Team meet to organize activities and events around environmental changes at U-32, to learn about providing effective environmental leadership in our communities, and to save U-32 money.  The group has focused on school waste reduction, composting, organizing and promoting a school wide festival called Green-Fest, and looking at transportation, local food, and plastic bottle use.  Students have participated in trash audits, lighting and electrical audits, worked with coordinators from the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, UVM, 4-H, and VPIRG.  Many Green Team members have attended the Vermont Youth Environmental Summit (YES conference), assisted in grant writing, and some have written opinion pieces for the local newspapers.  This activity is open for grades 7-12. Presently, meetings occur during the school day.  For more information: Michael Horowitz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 1103.

 

High School Dungeons and Dragons

The Dungeons and Dragons Club meets regularly for a game of D&D role playing.  Meets Thursdays in Rm.123. For more information: Paul Dayton ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2242

 

After-School Jazz Band

This meeting time is for any student (Grades 7-12) that wants to have individual or small group attention focusing on jazz technique with their instrument, theory and improvisation.  This club is not required to perform at concerts or festivals.   This is a great opportunity for those who wish to get into the two jazz ensembles here at U32.   We meet from 2:45-3:30 on Thursdays.  For more information: Lloyd Dugger ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 3047

 

Literacy Magazine

Currently published once a year, the literary magazine staff is made of up student editors. We celebrate all student work and publish all genres of writing and forms of visual art. Deadline to submit is the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. New editions come out on Spring Day. For more information: Jess Barewicz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 4112

 

Mentoring:

The U-32 mentoring program is for high school students, grades 10-12, to mentor students in grades 7-8. There is a workshop in the fall to train high school students on what it means to be a mentor. Mentors and mentees meet for at least 30 minutes once a week at U-32. Mentor pairs can play sports, board games, do arts and crafts, read aloud, work on homework, eat lunch together, or simply talk. Our hope is that mentees will gain social skills, improve self esteem, and gain a greater sense of belonging and connection to the U-32 community.

 

Queer Straight Alliance

For more information:  TBD

 

U-32  TARC Rocketry Club

Typically meets every Tuesday after school.  We design, build and test rockets and compete in the national TARC Rocketry challenge.  Depending on weather conditions, we launch in a large field near the East Montpelier Elementary School. For more information: Randy Brown ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 1212.

 

Stage 32

Stage 32, our co-curricular theater program, is for students who want to be on stage, back stage, or in the audience. Meetings are monthly and open to all interested high school students. Membership in Stage 32 does not carry credit, although students may earn credit for participation in a theater production. Major program activities include a fall play, senior directors of the 8th grade plays, a one-act play or winter play, and a musical (every other year) or spring play. Roles in a play are determined by open audition. Tech crew assignments are given based on application and requirements of the individual play. Credit and grades are awarded based on full participation as a cast member or member of the crew.

Student Council
High School Student Council meets every Thursday morning at 6:45 a.m. in Rm 235. Members are selected by student body vote in the previous spring. For more information: Paula Emery ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2235

High School Teen Center in the Shapiro Building 

All High School students are welcome to hang out in the Teen Center (located in the Shapiro Building).  Enjoy a place to relax, play games, and be social with your friends.  We have couches, a pool and ping pong table, board games, and wifi.   Wednesday is healthy snack day. Friday is movie and popcorn day. Open Mon-Friday, 2:45-4:30. For more information: Paul Dayton ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 2242

 

Unified Sports

Special Olympics Unified Sports® brings together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on the same team.  By pairing peers with and without disabilities on the same team, students are given the opportunity to build more inclusive schools.  Unified Sports promotes equality on and off the field.  The motto for Unified Sports is “On the field we’re teammates and off the field we’re friends”.  U-32 competes in three seasons – bowling (Fall), Snowshoeing (Winter) and Bocce (Spring). Athletes (grades 7-12) with and without disabilities are encouraged to sign up. For more information: Trudy Smith ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 5126.

 

Yearbook

Meets on Mondays after school from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.  Help is needed with all aspects of the Yearbook – photography, layout, advertising etc. Any student in grades 9-12 in encouraged to  get involved.  For more information: Pat Fair ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x 5133 or Heather Magoon ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or 229-0321 x5130.