Action/Reaction
Action/Reaction is a club that attempts to bring about a heightened student consciousness regarding social issues and to respond to them through in-school activities as well as outside volunteer opportunities.

McAuley Volunteer Corps
McAuley Volunteer Corps is a service oriented club. We believe that each student should give of herself at home, at school and to the community at large. McAuley Volunteer Corps is open to all students who are willing to make fellow classmates aware of possible service opportunities as well as give of themselves to meet the service needs of our school. Time is also dedicated to the planning and organizing of the McAuley Volunteer Corps Easter service project and the McAuley Volunteer Corps Summer service project. (The McAuley Volunteer Corps Easter Break and Summer Service experience is open to incoming Juniors and Seniors.)


S.A.D.D.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (S.A.D.D.) is an organization with the purpose of educating young people on the dangerous consequences of alcohol and drug use and of drinking and driving. Our chapter of S.A.D.D. distributes red ribbons to promote sober driving, sponsors students’ attendance at Operation Snowball Weekend, provides poster displays before all school dances and special events, distributes educational and promotional materials to all students, and sponsors S.A.D.D. Awareness Week.

ART
Primary Colors
Primary Colors is a club that is open to all McAuley students who are interested in art, regardless of previous formal experience. Using a variety of techniques and media, this club provides the student with an outlet for self expression and creativity.

ENGLISH
Equinox
Equinox is the annual literary and art magazine, written, edited and illustrated by students.

Writing Club
The Writing Club is open to interested and talented student writers of all levels. It encourages independent
progress by providing resources, activities and writing opportunities for fun and profit and by creating a network of writers and mentors. Two meetings per month offer a regular time and place to write and to discuss writing issues. The many opportunities for contest writing are explored as well.

MATH
Math Club
The Math Club is open to anyone with an active interest in mathematics. The club will meet once a month after school. It will include speakers, math projects and puzzles, and a new way of looking at math topics.

SCIENCE
Science Club
Science Club is open to any interested student. The club’s purpose is to broaden students’ knowledge and understanding of the many diverse areas of science, including geology, physics, biology, medical technology, research and ecology. In addition to planning on-campus activities such as an Earth Day Celebration, the club sponsors trips to local museums, laboratories and zoos.


THEATRE
Seminar I and II Shows
These Junior and Senior Theatre classes practice the art of Acting and Theatre production in a Full-Length show in the winter and in the One Act Play Festival in the spring.  Students in the classes not only perform and work on the set, lights, costumes, props for the full-length play but also the senior students serve as the directors of the One Act plays. 

All School Show
The all-school show is a musical theatre production held each year on the weekend before Thanksgiving.  Recent shows include “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “ Footloose,”  “Meet Me In St. Louis” and many other classics of the Broadway musical theatre.  All students are welcome to audition or sign up for one of the many production crews.  The Theatre and Music Department s collaborate to produce the show will full sets, costumes, orchestra and a large cast of singers, dancers, and actors and actresses.  Boys from the nearby schools play the male roles in the show.

One Act Play Festival
The One Act Play Festival is held each spring in the Little Theatre.  Plays are directed by senior theatre students but any student is welcome to audition.  Many roles are available and the shows are performed during a weekend in April.  The one acts give many students an opportunity to perform in a variety of shows, give theatre students an opportunity to be exposed to many different shows, and give students and opportunity to showcase their talents for families and friends.

Stage Crew
This activity provides students of all levels the opportunity to learn set and prop construction, carpentry skills and design techniques. Students are primarily responsible for assisting in the production of school shows. Running crew, set and prop movement, is comprised of those students who have consistently contributed time and effort in the construction of sets.

Tech Crew
The Tech Crew is an organization which allows a student to excel in the technical aspects of theatrical production. In conjunction with the auditorium manager, these students serve not only their school, but the
outside community as well through their work for auditorium rentals. Tech crew members are paid a small amount for their services by the outside organization who rents the facility. In order to join the Tech Crew a student must be a sophomore, junior or senior who has completed the Play Production course.

          
     
     
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