julia duran 
By Giovanni Francois
St. Thomas Aquinas High School offers numerous before and after school extracurricular activities for students to join. This includes over 53 clubs with a variety oof activities and service hour opportunities. Participation in extracurriculars can be beneficial to students in many ways. Clubs offer a chance to make new friends and can even help develop basic life skills. Some clubs may even increase skill sets and networking opportunities in career fields. Clubs also allow colleges to gauge what a person’s interests and abilities may be. Some clubs offered on campus at STA are:
- Aquinas Kindness
- Art
- Aviation
- Becoming STA
- Best Buddies International
- BioTech
- Campus Ministry
- C.A.R.E
- Chess
- Coding
- Girl Tech
- Crossroads (Music Ministry)
- Dance Company
- Digital Audio Production
- D.I.S.C
- Eco-Raiders
- Extra Catch
- Forensics & Debate
- Foster Friends
- French Clubs
- Fresh Start
- Future Health Care Professionals
- Helping Hearts
- Investors
- Italian
- Service Learning
- Marine Biology
- Mock Trial
- Movie Goers
- Patriotic Raiders
- Making Our Schools Safe
- Model United Nations
- Music Makers: Digital Audio Production
- P.A.W.S
- Photography
- Poetry & Creative Writing
- Pottery
- Raider Review (Newspaper)
- Raiders For Autism
- Raiders For Life
- Recycling Corps
- Rowdy Raiders
- Spanish
- Sports Management
- Special Olympics
- STA Serves
- STEM
- Surfrider Youth
- Table Tennis
- Thespians (Drama)
- Veritas (Yearbook)
- Women of Tomorrow
- Young At Heart
These 53 clubs are available for all students at St. Thomas Aquinas. More information for prospective members is available on the St. Thomas Aquinas website and newspaper. Students are encouraged to get involved on campus to increase their overall enjoyment and participation in campus life.
