St. Mary’s Academy is proud to offer many options for our students in the form of clubs and organizations. We recently held a club fair and you can see how excited our students are about these clubs that are almost entirely student driven. Their interests run the gamut and there’s something everyone can join to enrich their experience here at SMA.
National Art Honor Society
NAHS inspires and recognizes those students who have shown outstanding ability in art. Students must have one semester of a visual arts class with a grade of B+ or higher as well as a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply.
California Scholarship Federation and National Honor Society
The National Honor Society (NHS) recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The organization has been committed to four main goals since its inception: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. These are the criteria used to select members, which is done by a faculty committee. Members of CSF and NHS at SMA join forces to support an academic culture and to provide academic support to their peers through mentoring and tutoring.
The mission of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) is to recognize and encourage academic achievement and community service among middle and high school students in California. Members qualify by meeting eligibility requirements based on their grades each semester. Members of CSF and NHS at SMA join forces to support an academic culture and to provide academic support to their peers through mentoring and tutoring.
Student Ambassadors
Student Ambassadors help recruit new students and families to SMA and represent the school for Alumni and Donor events, allowing students to develop leadership habits and provide an opportunity for young women to gain appreciation and awareness of multicultural perspectives, customs, public speaking, critical thinking and decision-making skills. Student must apply to become an Ambassador. Applicants must have (and maintain) a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better to become eligible, submit a letter of recommendation from a campus faculty and/or staff member with their application, and complete an interview with the Admissions Director.
Step Team
The art of stepping is using the body as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps and the spoken word. The origin of stepping is based upon a long and rich tradition in African-based communities that use movement, words and sounds to communicate allegiance to a group; very commonly seen in African-American founded sororities and fraternities.
ACE Mentorship
The ACE Mentor Program is a unique national partnership among design and construction industry companies and professionals who work together to attract young people into the industry. These professionals include architects, landscape architects, and interior designers; civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers; construction managers; skilled crafts professionals; and representatives from related corporations and organizations. Roughly 2,900 volunteer professionals mentor and lead high school students through a hands-on, 15-session (2 hours each) program simulating the work of architects, engineers, and construction professionals. This experience inspires students to pursue industry-related studies and careers.
World Changers
The World Changers club is a service club dedicated to promoting both community and global service on campus. In partnership with “We Schools”, the club plans and executes two acts of community service and two acts of global service per year. They can be found making peanut butter sandwiches for the homeless in our community or running bake sales to raise funds for natural disaster relief.
Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry is the spiritual life blood of SMA. Students lead and plan liturgies, retreats, service opportunities, and other opportunities for the spiritual growth of students.
Carondelet Circle
Carondelet Circle is about building a community of people who want to “serve the dear neighbor” and find strength in sisterhood. We will walk in the footsteps of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, by praying together, visiting our CSJ sisters at the convent or writing them, participating in bible study, making sandwiches for the poor, and other community service events.
F.U.T.U.R.E. Club
The FUTURE (Future Understanding Through Unity Reflecting Environment) Club’s main goal is to educate our Belles regarding environmental issues and our stewarship of God’s creation. The club hopes to bring out a respectful and loving attitude toward nature within the minds of St. Mary’s Academy students and faculty.
String 6 Guitar Club
Come and widen the musical minds of our Belles! At guitar club your can learn how to read music and practice playing guitar or ukelele. Please bring your own instrument!
Art Collective
The SMA Art Collective creates a space for girls to express their opinions and feelings on social and political issues through different art forms.
Game Club
The Game Club is where students can learn to play new strategic and/or cooperative games, including Chess, Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, Pandemic, and many others!
Anime Club
Anime Club is a special interest club where students can learn about various Asian cultures through media, art, literature, music, popular culture, and social activities. Included is a year-end assembly that includes various dance routines, video presentations, and cultural differences.
Red Cross Health & Wellness
The Red Cross, Health & Wellness club seeks to promote better health and safety habits of the student body, as well as promote club member participation in community events and projects that better the health, safety and welfare of the community and our families.
Interact Club
Interact is associated with the Rotary Club of Inglewood. We are a service organization that promotes charity and goodwill to our surrounding community.
Junior State of America
The mission of the Junior State of America and the Junior Statesmen Foundation (JSA) is to strengthen American democracy by educating and preparing high school students for life-long involvement and responsible leadership in a democratic society. Participants learn statesmanship as they engage in political discourse. They cultivate democratic leadership skills, challenge one another to think critically, advocate their own opinions, develop respect for opposing views and learn to rise above self-interest to promote the public good.
Student Leadership Council
Members of the Student Leadership Council foster a spirit of servant leadership at SMA, where leaders serve a positive examples of responsibility and SMA character for the student body, SLC is comprised of who want develop their leadership skills as positive, selfless, respectful, and reliable leaders who will encourage others to engage in campus life and do so with the charism of the CSJ Sisters. SLC is open to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors only. To learn about other requirements needed for each position and to be considered eligible to run for a position students must attend a mandatory leadership training in the spring and receive favorable evaluations of character and work ethic from faculty members.
Stage Crew
Stage Crew operate video and audio equipment during assemblies and productions at SMA. Students learn how to operate microphones, soundboards, slideshows, and also learn how to peform sound-checks for speakers and performers.
Robotics
The SMA Robotics Team combines the excitement of a varsity sport with the rigors of science and technology. The Robotics Team provides SMA students interested in all academic areas the opportunity to compete in the FIRST®FRC international competition. Under limited resources, time limits, and strict rules that change every year with a new game, SMA students design and build a robot that competes in a regional tournament with a field of top competitors.
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