Clubs & Groups

This is the Asian-American Pacific Islander affinity group. This is a new group and is designed to be student-driven. We discuss issues pertaining to our affinity group. The club is not meant to be politically active, but to provide information and support. We are hoping to organize a couple of outreach events this year in addition to holding monthly meetings. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

The Latin American Affinity group supports the mission of the school as well as the diversity and inclusion initiatives of the DEI department. The main purpose is to support all Latin/Latin heritage students by offering them a safe space to voice and share their experiences of being a Latin American student on campus. The group aims to elevate the Latin American community on campus by engaging in conversation with other groups across campus and providing insight about the LA community to the rest of the SA community. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

This interest group meets twice a month, and is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about other cultures. The group will host events on campus highlighting different heritage celebrations. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

Sister Sister is a group for young women of color to uplift each other, work through concerns and celebrations occurring in their day-to-day, and review the impact of what is happening in today's society and how it affects life on a personal level. It is a supportive time for members to be together in community with one another. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

The SOC is Suffield's affinity group for black and brown students. The group meets twice a month, and they focus on celebrating one another, working through situations that might be occurring in their everyday lives, and talking about what's happening in society and how that impacts our life here. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

This is an affinity group created as a safe space for young black men and other men of color to express their feelings about school, life, and current events. The group of like-minded individuals looking to grow, learn and develop as men on the Suffield Academy campus. Check out our Diversity and Inclusion page for more information about campus DEI efforts.

The gender and sexuality alliance at Suffield seeks to make Suffield Academy a welcoming community for people of all gender expressions and sexual identities. The GSA meets weekly to talk about LGBTQIA issues, as well as plan events. The GSA hosts many events throughout the year including movies, dances, a day of silence, and our annual ally week. The GSA seeks to make the world a kinder place through education and outreach.

Suffield Academy’s Jewish Organization of Suffield [JOS] aims to provide a community for Jewish students, faculty, and staff on campus. In addition, the JOS is an all-campus inclusive group that promotes awareness regarding aspects of Jewish culture. The JOS offers spiritual and social programming throughout the year.

Girl Up is a movement to advance girls’ skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders. Our core belief is that when girls rise, we all rise. Girl Up at Suffield Academy seeks to create a more understanding environment for our female students. We hope to raise awareness about some of the inequities between male and female students and improve the overall experience for the girls of Suffield. 

Community Outreach takes place as a winter after school activity, the goal of which is to allow students opportunities to do service within the Suffield Academy community and beyond. The group typically meets several times per week. Students have volunteered at Enfield Loaves and Fishes, planned activities for younger children at Kent Memorial Library, interacted with faculty children at the Tiger Den, and had various opportunities to work with students at the local Intermediate School.  Other partnerships have included working with the Suffield Senior Center and Suffield By the River. Students who participate in Community Outreach have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of community members and their creativity shines while planning various events.

Helping Hands is Suffield’s main community service club. It is completely student-run and focuses on local community service opportunities. They are planning activities this year that will not only help the school community but the greater Suffield and Hartford county communities as well. Last year, one of the biggest projects they did was write to pen pals at Suffield Middle School. This year, they plan on having food/clothing drives, a Halloween community activity, etc. 

The goal of EFFECT is to educate and inform the student body about pressing climate issues, while also inspiring change toward sustainability in our community. It encompasses any change students may wish to pursue around sustainability on campus and in the local area (effect change, make a change, etc.). We hope to run several events highlighting different environmental issues, along with educating the community on choices they can make to improve their impact on the local and global environment. 

The Suffield Human Rights Club (HRC) exists to raise awareness around campus about human rights violations all over the globe. From lack of rights to protest and speak up, to oppression of people due to their race, sexuality, or national origin, this club aims to bring a global awareness to the Suffield community. HRC will aim to help people in peril as much as we can as students in Connecticut. In addition, we will be partnering with the human rights organization Amnesty International to give action to our voices.

This is a new club, open to anyone, where members will discuss personal or public mental health struggles and how the Suffield community can help during weekly meetings. Their goal is to understand what students are looking for to improve their own mental health, as well as to sponsor events like relaxation nights, in an effort to ensure that anyone struggling is heard and not alone. 

This club will spend time gathering materials to send to an organization in Costa Rica that provides supplementary educational, recreational, and career opportunities to communities in Costa Rica. When sending the materials, the club will also include pen-pal letters for kids, as well as the elderly. 

Our a cappella groups are called "Tiger Lily" (soprano and alto) and "The Cogs" (tenor and bass). These groups meet throughout the year to sing as a group, performing at various events at Suffield. This is an extracurricular program that meets outside of class, when feasible. Sometimes these groups combine to create a coed a cappella group called "Suffield Singers."

Whether students are new to theater or veterans to the stage, our musical is open to everyone! This is an extracurricular program that rehearses during the fall term, in the evenings, to allow all students to be on stage. Our annual school musical is presented in December, with over 50 students involved in the production. It is the theatrical event of the year!

The Guitar Show is a club that meets throughout the year in the studio, working towards two concerts during the year. These students bring their instrumental and vocal skills together to play cover music to create a rock style concert on the Suffield stage. This group meets 1-2 times per week with shows in January and May.

Members of the film club are assigned to watch one movie each week (several weeks in a row may have a theme, such as being directed by the same person). The following week, everyone will meet to discuss thoughts, observations, and overall opinions on the movie (accompanied with complimentary snacks).

The photography club welcomes every person on campus who has an interest in photography. The club targets students who have taken or are currently taking a photo or a visual arts class and especially students with no prior experience. In meetings, we brainstorm ideas together and exchange feedback. The long-term goal is to have a digital gallery show at the end of the year. The club will also plan trips to nearby sites for individual photoshoots.

The cooking club will have friendly cooking competitions and enjoy the food we cook together. We will have 2-3 events per term, with a meeting before each event. 

Book Club is open to anyone who is interested in reading and wants to expand their knowledge. Books are great sources of creativity which can help improve your memory and strengthen your writing skills. The goal of this club is to encourage reading among students and expand their ideas on different topics.  

The ultimate goal of debate team is to compete in tournaments, but the team will start casually, having members pick topics they're interested in debating amongst themselves. At times, they will speak in support of the opposite side of their true opinion, which will help members listen to multiple opinions and communicate through interaction. They are hoping to meet weekly, and to speak on and be updated about recent issues.

DECA Club welcomes students who are interested in areas of business and entrepreneurship, as we engage in challenges and competitive events offered by DECA, a nonprofit student organization in North America that prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. This club largely focuses on participating in DECA programs and representing Suffield at these events. For anyone hoping to study business or economics in college, participating in DECA challenges will help you gain experience in practical applications and hands-on business.

This student-led group provides a space for girls who are passionate about math and science to come together with other like-minded female students. In past years, the group has done anything from participating in coding competitions to getting together to work on math and science homework. This year's goals include building telescopes and looking into competing in more math and science competitions. 

This club is primarily student-driven, with meetings that will review previous contests. We administer all the math competitions that take place, including New England Math League, AMC (American Mathematics Contest), and CEMC (which is Canadian but allows international competitors.)

Model United Nations (Model UN) serves as a powerful educational tool offering highly valuable benefits to students in this complex institution of modern education and learning. Model UN promotes the discussion of complex topics, challenging students to be active participants in today’s turmoiled and divided societies. Participants will attend a Model UN conference, a simulation of a real-life United Nations event, where students are tasked with solving a global issue through research and drafting, lobbying and debate in order to pass a suitable resolution. Students take on the roles of delegates, speakers, and chairs representing various countries working together with the common goal of reaching a solution for the agenda assigned.

The quiz team is a group of students who enjoy trivia about all subjects, both academic and non-academic. In addition to competing in several tournaments a year, the team also appears each year on WGBY’s high school quiz program As Schools Match Wits, competing on television against other area high schools. Interested students are welcome to come to meetings at any point throughout the year.