Student Organizations

Active Minds is a club dedicated to promoting the importance of mental health here at SPX. We serve as a safe outlet for students to be creative, help others, and most importantly, be seen for the valuable individuals that they are. At meetings, we learn healthy coping strategies, create crafts like "worry pets" and friendship bracelets, and activities to help with affirmations and esteem. School life today isn't easy. That's why we are determined to be the helping hand to create a community where holistic health is valued! Students are welcome to join throughout the school year; scan the QR code on any poster around the school or stop by the counseling office to get started.

Moderator(s): Blair Park, Marcie Linsey

The Red Cross Club is a club that works to provide service to the needs of the community surrounding the club. Through this, we will provide activities needed to encourage and ensure safety within our school by teaching lifesaving skills such as life support training and disaster planning. We hope to achieve a strong, knowledgeable community within our school that is comfortable helping those in need, whether it's through volunteer work or those in critical or helpless conditions.

Moderator(s): Cary Blackburn, Sean Hiland

Anime club allows students interested in anime and manga to come and watch anime together for an hour each week. We have informal discussions about the anime. There are no dues, and all students are welcome.

Moderator(s): Tori Williams

St. Pius X Art Association is a student-run organization that meets every week on Thursdays after school. Our objective is to create work that is fun to make and to share our interest in art. In the Spring members participate in the Memory Project, which provides an opportunity for service hours and the SPX Annual Juried Art Show.

Moderator(s): Corinna Brannon

The Baking Club provides a place where students can come together to bake, share recipes, and enjoy cooking. Whether it's trying out new recipes or having friendly cooking contests, the club offers a fun-filled atmosphere of collaboration and enjoyment.

Moderator(s): Samantha Wiseman

The Cancer Awareness Club is a service club that ministers to Cancer patients in the Atlanta community. This is not a fundraising club, we raise awareness of different types of cancers and what we can do to help prevent cancer. The cost to join the club is $10. The money goes towards providing some of the supplies we need for our projects throughout the year.

Moderator(s): Melissa Petersen

Our club meets monthly to discuss potential jobs that may interest students through zoom meetings that will be held with an employee of a certain career who will provide a description of their job. We have a google form that you can fill out if there is a job you would like to know more about. 

Moderator(s): Carmen Shytle

Our club builds a community around our love for music. Each meeting, we create monthly playlists, play music trivia, introduce each other to new and up-and-coming artists, and of course have music playing!

Moderator(s): Brady Gwynn

The Craft Club is accessible to all students no matter skill level. It promotes creativity, teamwork, and independence. The craft club will support students' well-being, imaginations, and providing a safe space that enriches the students at St. Pius X.

Moderator(s): Megan Savage

Our club gives students a chance to engage in writing in a manner they may not experience in the classroom. We use prompts from all types of genres: poetry, prose, screenwriting, advertisement language, lyrics, children's books, etc.

Moderator(s): Brady Gwynn

The Diverse Student Union aims to amplify the voices of the underrepresented students in the SPX community. This club recognizes the opportunity within the student body to implement changes to encourage acceptance of diversity of thought, culture, and race. We also make an effort to help connect the administration to the student body to improve the entirety of the St. Pius community.

Moderator(s): Luz Dominguez

Our club is grounded in building a community and bringing people together who have a passion for either the technical or on screen aspects of filmmaking to bring our ideas to life! We will study popular and iconic film sequences and the strategy behind them as well as work on our own short film projects.

Moderator(s): Jami Warren, Amy Williams

"I cannot walk alone." If there was ever a way to summarize how I am fulfilled, how I am saved, how I am made whole, and how I learn, it's the preceding quote. Scriptures and our tradition make it very clear, I need help with this wonderful and crazy thing called life. We're happy to offer a club for young men to not walk alone: the Frassati Club. In the friendship that brotherhood is, I'm strengthened and encouraged - made to be better.

Moderator(s): Liam Byrne

The French Club meets every Monday from 3:05 until 4:00. We watch French movies or French television series and have very informal discussions. We also share French snacks. There are no dues, and students of all levels and languages are welcome.

Moderator(s): Carrie Stockard

Girl Power Club is a safe space for students of all grades to support and celebrate the SPX female community. We focus on confronting issues with which teenage girls commonly struggle. This club spreads body positivity and female empowerment. Girlhood can be confusing, but it can also be wonderful. This club provides a space for our community to celebrate all aspects of what it means to be a girl.

Moderator(s): Brady Gwynn

The club promotes environmental conservation action and educates members and the school community about environmental concerns. Membership is open to all interested students; a meeting is held once a week.

Moderator(s): Tori Williams, Jenn Sadlack

Our mission at Guitar Club is to inspire and empower students to explore their love for music, develop their guitar skills, and create a supportive community.

Moderator(s): Patrick Bolin

The Health Sciences Club is a dynamic and engaging student organization dedicated to fostering a passion for health and science-related fields. Through interactive workshops, guest speaker sessions, and hands-on activities, club members explore diverse topics such as anatomy, physiology, medical research, and healthcare careers. This club provides an invaluable platform for students to deepen their understanding of health sciences, develop teamwork and leadership skills, and connect with like-minded peers who share a common interest in the medical and scientific world. By promoting knowledge, exploration, and community, the club empowers students to embark on meaningful journeys toward future careers in health-related disciplines.  In keeping with our Catholic Faith, we also discuss the importance of protecting life from conception to natural death.

Moderator(s):  Andrew Lauer

The Investors Club will be focused on presenting to students the benefits of sustainable investing- presenting to them the power of starting early in their investing careers, “buy and hold” strategies to build wealth through compound interest, and establishing financial plans to help them achieve their goals and provide for their future and their family’s future. We will also look at sustainable investing by examining businesses that line up with our individual moral principles and how to research companies to find out if they are “doing the right thing” be it in addressing the environment, responses to equality issues in race and sex, and the traditional philanthropic giving that our major corporations participate in. Overall, we will focus not only on personal financial well-being but also that our students can sleep at night, knowing that they have chosen investments that benefit themselves and the world around us.

Moderator(s): Phil Cook, Chris Murphy

The Jungle Club is a senior-led student group that supports our student-athletes at all sporting events. We demonstrate the culture of Pius' student body by being enthusiastic, respectful, and having good sportsmanship in all that we do.

Moderator(s): Jenn Sedlack

At St. Pius Latin Club, we strive to create a community where students can bond over shared interests involving Roman culture and society. We participate in learning, understanding, and helping peers examine the aspects of the Latin language. We meet every other Thursday in the Latin room from 3-3:45 to have informal discussions, events, and examine other parts of Latin! All are welcome!!

Moderator(s): Sophia Warnement

Luce is a social and service focused club that is under SPX Campus Ministry. Named after, soon to be saint, Blessed Chaira Luce Badano. Join us twice a month for engaging social gatherings that uplift spirits, are fun, and foster meaningful connections and provide service opportunities. Our mission extends beyond our meetings as we collaborate with other groups, such as the Frassati Brotherhood, to be a force for positive change, echoing the spirit of unity and support that defines our club. Come be a part of something greater! Join the Perpetua Sisterhood and discover the power of sisterhood, friendship, and faith in action.

Moderator(s): Rebecca Rose

Math Club is a welcoming space for everybody. Our activities range from playing fun logic games with friends to delving into the inner workings of math. Join us on Fridays from 3-4 in Dr. Harper's room (609) for an afternoon of math fun.

Moderator(s): Dr. Norma Harper

The P.A.Y.S. club, Pius at your Service, provides a monthly service project opportunity for the St. Pius X community to include students, alumni, and families. The club is a collaboration between St. Pius X students and the St. Pius X Alumni Association.

The Random Acts of Kindness group works to spread joy and support throughout our school community. Our group activities may include creating cards for injured students and making locker signs to support students involved in Fine Arts or who compete in extracurricular activities. The club will also plan service opportunities for our group.

Moderator(s): Ingrid Beck

Spanish club provides a space for students to explore and celebrate the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation beyond the classroom. The Spanish club will immerse students in the music, food, art, traditions, and history of Spanish-speaking countries. Also it will provide opportunities to practice the language in informal settings, reinforcing what students learn in class. The Spanish Club will allow members to take on leadership roles, organize events, and develop important organizational skills.

Moderator(s): Marie Kile

The St. Pius Tech Crew is the magic “behind the scenes” of all St. Pius Fine Arts performances. Tech Crew members will learn about all aspects of Technical Theater including lighting, live sound, set building, stage management, and beyond! We’ll get behind state-of-the-art equipment in the Young Center and learn what it takes to be a theater ninja. Strong communication skills and a team mentality are the only requirements to join. Participation in Tech Crew is a path to lettering!

Some info about our gear:

• Over 100 light fixtures including 4 movers
• ETC Ion light board
• Presonus Studiolive 64S hybrid analog/digital audio mixer
• Updated line array speaker system
• Dedicated shop for repair, maintenance, and set building

For more information about joining the SPX Tech Crew, please contact Mr. Cordell

Moderator(s): Keith Cordell, Sam Nelson

Book club is for students who want to have riveting conversations about interesting books with other students and faculty. We have meetings once a month right after school.

Moderator(s): Eleonora Straub

The World War II club begins its second year at St. Pius this fall. All students are welcome to discover, learn, and experience, the greatest and largest event in the last 120 years. Students will learn through different mediums America’s involvement in both the Pacific theater and the European theater. Students will also learn about the personal sacrifices, losses, and ultimate victories from 1941-1945. This club will also ensure that students who participate will walk away feeling proud of the accomplishments that our men and women and those on the homefront contributed to saving millions of lives, while at the same time defeating evil.

Moderator(s): Dennis Ruggiero

The SPX Chapter of National Honor Society upholds the pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.  Students 10-12th grade with a minimum 92.0 cumulative GPA are invited to request membership each August.  With approximately 150 students, NHS offers academic tutoring, holds a community wide Trunk or Treat, volunteers in the local community, and helps to prepare students to be future leaders. Our national and local bylaws can be found here. 

Membership Information

Moderator(s): Dr. Liberty Hall, LeyAnna Messick, Cary Blackburn

The National Beta Club is a student-led organization open to all students 9-12 grade that meet the requirements set by the school and the sponsor. The goal of National Beta Club is to develop students who are both service minded and leadership minded. In this vein, we are committed to opening our organization at St. Pius X to all 9-12 grade students who have achieved certain criteria.

Moderator(s): Gina Michelbach, Becky Backfisch

Moderator(s): Lindsay Dent, Brady Gwynn

Moderator(s): Tori Williams

Moderator(s):  Carmen Shytle

Participation in NAHS (National Art Honor Society) provides the interested and committed Visual art student with invaluable benefits, including peer and national recognition, leadership opportunities, and college and career preparation. Students will be involved in organizing service opportunities in the local community and art activities within the school. They will be able to exhibit nationally and be considered for scholarship opportunities. Students wishing to join NAHS should be in good academic standing and have taken at least 1 semester of a visual art class.

Moderator(s): Corinna Brannon, Erin Freeman

The SPX Thespian Society is an honor society for theatre students. The SPX Thespian Troupe 9021 is part of the International Thespian Society which recognizes and honors students for their time and commitment in the theatre. Meetings are typically held on the third Tuesday of every month, unless it needs to be moved for school breaks. All students that love and support theatre are invited and welcome to attend our monthly meetings. Students can earn points towards induction by performing in and working on productions, ushering, etc. After 10 points students are eligible for induction and active students may attend ThesCon (a theatre convention of performances, workshops, and community with other thespian troupes from the state of Georgia held every February in Columbus, GA).

Moderator(s): Jami Warren

Mu Alpha Theta is a national math honor society that fosters a deeper love of math and recognizes academic achievement. In order to qualify, students must have completed geometry, have an A average in their math classes, and be recommended by their mathematics teacher. Members attend some Math Club meetings, participate in service projects, and partake in math competitions.

Moderators(s): Dr. Norma Harper

The Science National Honor Society (SNHS) at St. Pius X Catholic High School is a prestigious organization dedicated to fostering academic excellence and a passion for scientific inquiry among students. The club recognizes and supports students who demonstrate outstanding performance in science courses while promoting leadership, service, and collaboration. Members engage in activities such as peer tutoring, research projects, community outreach, and STEM-related seminars to deepen their understanding of scientific principles and their real-world applications. Guided by the school’s Catholic values, the SNHS encourages students to explore the wonders of science with integrity and a commitment to serving others through preserving life from conception until natural death.

Moderator(s): Andrew Lauer

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica promotes academic excellence in the study of Spanish, as well as cultural engagement with the Spanish-speaking community. Members must maintain high academic standards and must complete mandatory service hours within the local community.

Moderator(s): Silvia Garcia de Nichols, Andrea Bieytes 

Tri-M is a music honor Society sponsored by NAfME. It is a mark of distinction for music students akin to NHS. Tri-M provides music students with more opportunities and incentives to perform, serve, and grow. We aim to reinforce a culture of musical engagement which will continue to foster excellence among the student community and to engage other students who may otherwise dismiss the fine arts for other programs that offer incentives for colleges. We also strive to reward highly motivated/ high achieving students for their hard work and dedication to music courses. In order to be eligible, students must have been enrolled in a performance ensemble for the previous semester, maintain an A average in your ensemble, and a B average in all other classes to be eligible. They must also complete an entrance essay or performance within the school year that is outside of a normal concert setting for the Tri-M students. Once accepted, students must also complete a minimum of 10 service hours by performing music based service projects outside the scope a the normal classroom activities. These service projects include, but are not limited to: If you would like to be considered for acceptance into this prestigious community, please complete an application form and turn it into Mr. Abreu in room 103.”

Moderator(s): Mike Abreu

Main activities include orientation, freshman/sophomore dance, election of freshman council, homecoming, and Christmas gifts.

Moderator(s): Will Cloyd, Brian Christopherson

Sophomore Council class meetings are on Thursday mornings from 7:35-7:55 am throughout the Fall semester. The meetings are held in Room #105 (in the Theology Hallway).
Main activities: planning for various student-led initiatives, including freshman/sophomore dance, homecoming week, freshman orientation and party, and Christmas gifts.

Moderator(s): Charles Hicks, Andrew Lauer

Join the Junior Class Council to help in preparing for homecoming week activities, coordinating school spirit events, and most importantly ... planning prom! Meetings are held every other Thursday morning in 107 (Mrs. Farrell’s Room), please contact your Class Council Officers to be added to the communication thread!
Please note the optional purchasing of class rings is available junior year, the decision to purchase a class ring rests entirely with the student(s) and parent(s).

Moderator(s): Lindsey Farrell, Melissa Benak

Main activities include homecoming, the class picture for Senior Class Day, class t-shirts, pictures with Santa, Field Day, raffle, and senior gift presented to the school at Awards Assembly.

Moderator(s): Dena Peck, Molly Clavenna

Provide a forum in which students can address school-related issues that affect their lives;
Maintain a continuous flow of communication between students, faculty members, and administrators;
Offer a year-long program of social functions and community involvement projects for students;
Provide leadership training for students in the duties and obligations of responsible citizenship, using the school environment as the primary training ground.

Moderator(s): Ian LaBreck, Victoria Millard

The team competes in tournaments sponsored by the Georgia Academic Team Association and the National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC, which gives members opportunities to improve their general knowledge of all fields of academics: Art, Music, Literature, History, Mathematics, Pop Culture, and Science.
*Team dues are $30/member and membership relies on a tryout and passing a general knowledge quiz created by current team members. Those students who pass the test and can commit to practicing once a week and one Saturday a month for tournaments will become members of the team.  The team is a member of the Georgia Academic Team Association.   In-person practices take place on Wednesdays after school until 4:30 p.m.  We participate in 2-3 tournaments in the fall semester and 2-3 tournaments in the spring semester including a State Tournament.

Moderator(s): Marsha Free

The team participates in NSDA-sponsored tournaments. As awards are earned on an individual tournament basis, students are encouraged to participate in one, two, or any number of the tournaments the school attends each year. Students must attend all the practices prior to the tournament. Student participants are welcome but not obligated to attend multiple tournaments if other activities do not permit. Most tournaments take place on Saturdays with some on Fridays and Saturdays.  The Season runs from August to April.

Moderator(s): Andrew Lauer

Students actively participate in research and solution writing on an assigned country. Students compete at multi-school gatherings during the year as if they were actually members of the United Nations trying to get resolutions passed.

Moderator(s): Ellis Thomas

The RoboLions is a competitive VEX Robotics team. This team has a spirit of competition and inclusiveness. The team meets Monday-Thursday 3:10 pm-5:00 pm and some Fridays, August - February. Competitions are on Saturdays from October to February. The cost to join is $150.

Moderator(s): Tonnie Cassandra