Clubs

The objective of the program is to promote student awareness of world affairs and of the role of the United States in the international political system. Members must attend meetings and participate in competitions.

Meeting Information

• TBD at Lunch - Room 6-217

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Romero-Bettridge

The Alliance Club’s main purpose is to promote a welcoming environment by promoting tolerance, acceptance, kindness and positivity throughout the school and community. All potential members must first contact the club sponsor. Club activities may include social gatherings, movie nights, or special luncheons.

Meeting Information

• Every Friday at Lunch - LMC Conference Room (Room 5-103)
• No club meetings on half days

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Hayford

The purpose is to learn signs from American Sign Language. Members should have an interest in learning ASL.

Meeting Information

• Mondays at Lunch - Room 5-117

Sponsor/Advisor

• Coach Charles

The purpose is to find ways to help animals in the community through volunteering. Members should have a passion for animals in need. The club will consist of volunteering at animal shelters and helping animals in the community. It is a great opportunist and stepping stone for those who have similar interest in their future career.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at Lunch - Room 6-212

Sponsor/Advisor

• Coach Weikel

The Arts & Crafts Club’s main purpose is to introduce students to a variety of arts and crafts projects throughout the school year. Students will learn new techniques and develop skills while working on both personalized and  cooperative projects. One important goal is to teach students that everyone can be an artist. Student portfolios are created so members can keep track of their progress.

Meeting Information

• Tuesdays and Thursdays after school (205-2:45 PM) - LMC

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Hayford

The purpose is to study and learn the Bible, grow and practice our faith by serving the community in a variety of ways and by getting involved in faith building activities such as worship events and others. Also, to bring more people to Christ by spreading his word and message.

Meeting Information

• Every Wednesday at Lunch - Room 6-110

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Vila

The book club is a reading group that  promotes that love of literature in a positive and nurturing environment.  The purpose of this club is to bring a community of readers together to learn about and discuss books that matter to them based on a topic or an agreed-upon reading list. The list of books will be available in the Activities Office upon request.

Meeting Information

• Thursdays at Lunch - Room 11-208

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Ross

The purpose of the Chess Club is to enjoy friendly and competitive chess matches. Chess is a classic game which requires deep thought and plenty of forward thinking - skills that help in many other areas of education and life. We accept players of all skill levels in hopes of better learning the game and having new players discover the joy in the game. Our chess club allows students to be involved in a social, informational, instructional, and competitive (not to mention fun!) meeting space. 

Meeting Information

• Monday thru Thursday during Lunch - LMS (when LMS is open)

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Hayford

The City of Naples Youth Council provides teens the opportunity to learn about the role of city government officials, provide input on a variety of initiatives from a youth perspective, and participate in authentic city projects. Members must be a Naples High School Sophomore or Junior class student, maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, be able to commit to a one year term length,  maximum two unexcused absences within the term length, maintain Naples High School Code of Conduct expectations, participate in two monthly meetings and one monthly tour. 

There are only member spots. Interested students will have to complete an application process, including an interview, to be considered as a member.

Meeting Information

• See sponsor for details

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Barone

The purpose is a grassroots, nonprofit, nonpartisan, and student-led organization with a mission of fostering civic engagement among high school students. Through virtual and in-person conventions and a national network of school-based chapters, we provide students a space to engage in meaningful discussions, build their civic leadership skills, and create the change they want to see.

Meeting Information

• 2nd and 4th Friday of each month

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Romero-Bettridge

The purpose is to empower bold student leaders to promote free thinking, engage in grassroots activism, and bring their beliefs to life both on and off campus. The club is a chapter-based program from Turning Point USA 

Meeting Information

• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at lunch in Room 6-212

Sponsor/Advisor

• Coach Weikel

The purpose of the club is for members to practice their crochet skills. All levels, including beginners, are welcome!

Meeting Information

• 1Thursdays at lunch - Room 11-215

Sponsor/Advisor

• Dr. Peterson

The purpose of this club is to bring people from different parts of the world together. To explore each other’s cultures, traditions, and lifestyles in a positive environment.

Meeting Information

• Thursdays during Lunch - Room 6-208

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Sommerfield

To learn how to improve public speaking skills. The team will compete against other schools through the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative.

Meeting Information

• Mondays after school - Room 11-215
• Competitions are on Saturdays

Sponsor/Advisor

• Dr. Peterson

The purpose of DECA is to prepare students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. DECA's mission is to develop students into leaders and entrepreneurs who are academically prepared, community-oriented, and professionally responsible.

Meeting Information

• Every other Wednesday at Lunch - Room 4-106

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Leahey

The purpose of Drama Club is to provide students with a creative outlet to explore and express themselves through theater arts. It fosters collaboration, confidence, and communication skills while giving members opportunities to perform, direct, and work behind the scenes. Whether on stage or off, Drama Club encourages imagination, builds community, and celebrates the power of storytelling.

The Drama Club will audition, rehearse, and perform several productions throughout the school year including a musical. 

Meeting Information

• Fridays at Lunch - Room 11-212

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Martinez

Creating a connection with dementia patients through art.  Student volunteer time is rewarded with Bright Future Scholarship hours that are reviewed and approved by the Naples High School art teacher, Mrs. Perez. She will determine how many service hours students would receive for their pieces. Members should have an interest in drawing and be self-motivated.

Meeting Information

• Thursdays once a month during lunch - Room 6-103

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Perez-Benitoa

Extension of our NAF/PLTW Engineering Academy.  Robotics is not only the future, it is also the present. Beyond science and engineering principles, participating in robotics encourages creativity, teamwork, leadership, and problem solving among groups. By familiarizing students with programming, sensors, and automation, they hone critical computational thinking skills needed to succeed in both the 21st Century's workforce and in everyday life.

Members should be in engineering classes or have an interest in STEM. Activities include solar car race, VEX competition, WBL opportunities, volunteering.

Meeting Information

• First Monday of each month at lunch - Room 7-101

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Bettridge

The purpose is to get students to get involved in entrepreneurship and sports management activities center around NHS. Students will develop and sell a product / sutdents will increase student attendence and engagment at NHS athletic events.

Meeting Information

• Every Wednesday at Lunch - Room 5-113

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Hitchman

Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem-solving competition for high school-aged students. Participating teams complete training and testing in five natural resource categories including: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues. Students will be prepared for the regional competition and prepare even further for the state competition that will showcase their environmental knowledge. This club is open to all students grades 9-12.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Monday each month after school until 3 PM and 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month during lunch in Room 4-111

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Thornton

FCA seeks to make disciples through our strategy of engaging, equipping, and empowering coaches, athletes, and students to know and grow in Christ and lead others to do the same.

Meeting Information

• Thursdays at Lunch - Blue Gym

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Horne

The purpose and nature of the club is to practice creative writing skills and share ideas with your peers. Any grade level is welcome.

Meeting Information

• Every other Friday during lunch in Room 3-101

Sponsor/Advisor

• Coach Gabriel

The purpose and nature is to show love to our students, teachers, and community through raising money to encourage students,  show appreciation towards teachers, and uplift our community through volunteering! Members should come with positive attitude and volunteer time.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Lunch - 2-111

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Szczepkowski

The GREEN Club is the only NHS Club that raises awareness for the environment through on and off-campus community service projects, globally-recognized events for Earth Day, and maintains selected gardens on the NHS campus. The club combined efforts with the Nature Nurture Club and now has a determined group of environmentally-conscious teens who are eager to learn more about the natural world around them and to bring the term "sustainable" to the forefront of discussions about the future. Members must attend one meeting per month, participate in quarterly "digs" and campus events, maintain campus gardens, and plan the NHS Earth Day activities for the school and surrounding community. Members must renew their annual club dues, purchase their club t-shirt, and provide valuable feedback for beautification projects on the campus.

Our club members are given the opportunity to gain valuable community service hours through CCPS Beach Clean-ups, Mangrove Restoration, and FGCU's Edible Forrest maintenance days.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Lunch - 11-204
• Dig Days are scheduled for after school or early release days and last no more than two hours.

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Stewart

Interact is a club for young adults ages 13-18, who want to join together to tackle the issues in their community that they care most about.  Interact club is sponsored by The Rotary Club of Naples, which is part of the Rotary International. As a member of Interact, you can carry out hands-on service projects within the community, develop leadership skills, and make international connections. 

Interact has a membership of over 250,000 youth in more than 11,000 clubs worldwide. It is one of Rotary's fastest growing programs. Interact's name is a combination of the words international and action.  Our organization has clubs in over 120 countries and geographical areas. 

Meeting Information

• Tuesdays at Lunch - Room 6-208

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Sommerfield

The purpose of the JROTC Academic Team is to enhance cadet knowledge of  ACT/SAT types of questions. The team competes in state and national level JROTC scholar bowl competitions. 

Meeting Information

• Wednesdays at Lunch - Room 6-116

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Gagnon

Honor Guard cadets present sabers at significant civic events. This team requires cadets of a high moral character with proven cadet professionalism. This team is composed of mostly upper classmen. The Honor Guard is also an extension of the Color Guard team and participates in several key events, like Honor Flight and Night to Shine.  The JROTC Color Guard competes at county and state competitions.  The Honor Guard uses sabers to present saber arches at various events, activities and ceremonies.    

Meeting Information

• Tuesdays from 2:15 - 3:30 PM - Room 6-118

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Gagnon

The Drill Team helps cadets master and execute individual movements in group synchronization. This team builds precision, confidence, and camaraderie. Drill is a reflection of discipline and requires dedication, hard work, and integrity. Drill Team competes in precision marching as well as rifle spinning.  

Meeting Information

• Wednesdays from 2:15 - 3:30 PM - Outside JRTOC Room (December to April)

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Gagnon

The purpose of the JROTC Drum Corps is to perform at school and community events as well as parades. Events the JROTC Drum Corps perform in are often smaller than the school band would participate in, and are ceremonial in nature.

Meeting Information

• Fridays from 2:15 - 3:30 PM - Outside JROTC Room

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Gagnon

The Raider team is the physical training portion of the JROTC program. The team focuses on physical endurance to complete tasks such as rope bridge, 3k run, obstacle course, and litter carry.  The team is dedicated to preparing cadets for county and state competitions. The team competes at the county and state levels against other JROTC raider teams.

Meeting Information

• Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15 - 4:00 PM (August to December)

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Watson

The purpose of the JROTC Rifle Team is to make better citizens and learn to properly and accurately handle an airsoft rifle. The team competes in airsoft rifle marksmanship competitions.

Meeting Information

• Tuesdays and Thursdays November to March

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Watson

The purpose of ivitan International is a service club that trains young people to become “Builders of Good Citizenship” in the home, school and nation. Its purpose is to develop initiative and leadership in order to encourage youth to live a fuller life enriched by unselfish service to others and with a commitment to make the world a better place.

Meeting Information

• 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at lunch - Room 5-111

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Pacter

Key Club is a student-led, high school organization. Our members make the world a better place through service. In doing so, we grow as individuals and as leaders by answering the call to lead, summoning the courage to engage and developing the heart to serve.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Thursdays at Lunch

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Ross

The purpose of Model United Nations is to teach negotiating, bargaining and communication skills, represent a foreign perspective in a disciplined forum, enhance awareness and inform students on critical global issues, and acquaint students with the workings of the United Nations. 

In standard Model UN, students take on roles as diplomats and participate in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO). Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems.

Members should be interested in world issues and will need to pay fees to compete.

Meeting Information

• Every other Tuesday at Lunch - Room 8-103

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Argueta

The purpose is a service organization comprised of members from the junior and senior classes who demonstrate proficiency in scholarship, leadership, service, and charactore. Members will participate in service projects. Students must qualify and will complete and application process.

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Carter

The purpose and nature of the Pickleball Club is to raise awareness of the sport, promote teamwork and sportsmanship, and meet other students interested in the game.  Members will discuss the sport, learn rules and share strategies. They will have the opportunity to play casual, unofficial games.  Sign up with Coach Charles in the gym, attend meetings, and adhere to CCPS Student Rules of Conduct. 

Meeting Information

• EveryMonday and Wednesdays at lunch - Gym

Sponsor/Advisor

• Coach Charles

The purpose of this club is to allow students with an interest in ping pong to participate with their peers. Members must show good sportsmanship and have a permission slip signed.

All are welcome at the Ping Pong Club, which offers a variety of activities to appeal to all students of all skill levels, from complete beginners to advanced players. These activities often blend social fun with skill development and friendly competition during lunch time, on Wednesdays. The ping pong club meets at lunch time in the Science Building, next to the Forensics classroom. 

Meeting Information

• Wednesday at Lunch

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Pacter

The Puzzle Club brings together students who love the challenge of a fast-paced race and the satisfaction of a big team project. We host timed competitions with small puzzles to see who can finish first, while also working together to conquer massive jigsaws at a more relaxed pace.

Meeting Information

• Mondays during lunch in the Media Center

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Sexton

The Collier County Scholar Bowl Program is an academic competition designed to challenge and recognize Collier County’s academically talented students. Teams from public and private Collier County schools compete to answer questions from the areas of mathematics, science, language arts, social studies, current events, and fine arts. Members are to have good attendance and high academic achievement.

The club will drill using practice questions in preparation for Academic Competitions at the county level and The A-Team Challenge, which is a single-round elimination competition including 34 schools in the Southwest Florida Region.

Meeting Information

• Wednesdays at Lunch - Room 6-210

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Cantor

The nature and purpose is to use card writing to anonymously spread joy to elderly people.

Meeting Information

• Fridays at Lunch - Room 11-215

Sponsor/Advisor

• Dr. Peterson

The purpose is to explore the creative world of sewing while learning paractical life skill. Students must attend two meetings and create one project.

Meeting Information

• Every Friday at Lunch - Room 4-113

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Wilson

The purpose of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica is to recognize high achievement in Spanish and Portuguese by students of secondary schools and to promote continuity of interest in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies.

Members must:

• Be enrolled in an upper-level Spanish or Portuguese class.
• Have completed at least three semesters of Spanish or Portuguese. Transfer students must have spent one full semester in the program at Naples High School before eligibility.
• Have an unweighted, cumulative Spanish or Portuguese average of 3.5 or higher.
• Have never failed a class due to attendance.
• Display exemplary behavior, academic integrity, and have no serious discipline issues on record.
• Make timely payment of all requisite dues and fees.

Meeting Information

• First Wednesday of month at Lunch - Room 6-204

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Howard ("Don Timo")
• Contact Don Timo for an application or if you have questions

The purpose of the Student Government Association is to represent all students at their High School. S.G.A. provides an opportunity for all students to actively contribute to the academic and social climate of the school campus. This club encourages students to participate in the governance of the campus community. One avenue for this participation is through the election of student leaders.

Meeting Information

• Mondays at Lunch - Room 11-105
• Grade level meetings vary on class sponsor

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Meinert

To enhance student cooperation and higher-level thinking via tabletop gaming exercises requiring strategic thinking and planning ahead.

Meeting Information

• Every day at lunch - Room 11-214

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Whiting

The TOM'S Club is a philanthropic and community service-based group of the KINDest members.  This club collects and donates to local food banks, shoe/clothing/supply drives, and other non-profits.  The CLUB is also responsible for the collection efforts for the Campus Community Closet which provides clothing, shoes, and school and hygiene supplies for students and their families at no cost to them. 

Members take pride in bridging the gap between what teens can do today to make a difference for local families and adults, recognizing that there are those in need, outside these four walls, and doing something positive and proactive, in response.  

Members must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA and be in good standing with Naples High's Student Code of Conduct.  Members must participate in at least one meeting per month, one campus event per quarter, and participate in our annual Earth Day event. Additional Community Service Hours may be offered.

All members must renew their club dues, purchase club t-shirt, and be present for the Club Pictures. 

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of month at Lunch - Room 11-204

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mrs. Stewart

The purpose is for socialization and recreation for students in pursuit to build esprit de corps among the student body and promote fun recreational volleyball play.

Meeting Information

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at lunch - Room 6-118

Sponsor/Advisor

• Mr. Gagnon

We Dine Clubs are a place for students new to the school or those looking to expand their peer group within the club/school.  The goal of We Dine is to reduce the number of students isolated during lunch by providing time and space to increase students’ sense of belonging.

Each session, members get the opportunity to take part in interactive activities, group discussions and dining together. By doing this, new students will be able to assimilate into the school culture, students will form friendships and learn to accept one another.

Meeting Information

• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of month at Lunch - Room 2-108

Sponsor/Advisor

• Ms. Kasetaite

The purpose and nature of the club is to practice creative writing skills and share ideas with your peers. Any grade level is welcome.

Meeting Information

• Every other Tuesday at lunch - Room 11-215

Sponsor/Advisor

• Dr. Peterson