Clubs & Activities
Alameda International is proud to offer a variety of after-school clubs, activities and programs for students in grades 7-12. Clubs are a great way for students to participate in enrichment with friends. Students are sure to find something that interests them.
2023-24 clubs and activities
Anime Club
Anime Club focuses primarily on watching Japanese animation or animation heavily influenced by the Japanese style. We also will have times when we learn about Japanese culture, talk about manga, art and other elements of Japanese pop culture. Open to both middle and high school.
- Meets: Fridays, 3:30-5 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mrs. Frantz
Art Open Studio
Art Open Studio provides students an opportunity to expand their interests, develop and refine techniques, and network with the Denver and Lakewood art and museum community. The Art Guild partners with professional artists and designers to provide master workshops, portfolio critiques and collaborative projects that engage with the community. Additionally, we want to provide a safe and supportive environment for young artists to develop the framework for creative careers. High school only.
- Meets: Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Kate Simone
Chess Club
All grades and levels of chess players are welcome.
- Meets: Tuesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
- Sponsor: John Sullivan
Cooking Club
Want to learn how to cook? Then join the cooking club and learn how to make new recipes each time!
- Meets: Once a month, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
- March: 27 or 28; April: 24 or 25; May: 15 or 16
- Sponsors: Mrs. Thurby and Mrs. Scott-Williams
Craft Maker’s Space Club
- Meets: Thursdays after school
- Sponsor: Mrs. Arguello
Creative Writing Club
- Meets: First and third Thursday of every month during 9-12 lunch period
- Sponsor: Daphne Benedis-Grab
Dungeons and Dragons
Do you want to adventure? Slay dragons? Be a hero of the realm? Join the Dungeons and Dragons club, where we meet and play D&D, a classic tabletop role-playing game based on collaboration and imagination. Come join the party! For middle and high school.
- Meets: Thursdays 3:45-5:45 p.m.
- Sponsors: Ms. Leggitt Mr. Wiggins
Folklorico Dance Club
Mitotiani practices and performs traditional Latin dances from different regions of the U.S., Mexico and Latin America.
- Meets: Tuesdays 3:30-5:45 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mrs. Eva Pinedo
Full STEAM Ahead
For seventh and eighth-grade girls only.
- Meets: Two to three times per year and camp in July
- Sponsor: Mrs. DeLaTorre
Future Business Leaders of America
High school club activities take place during business class and after-school meetings, as needed.
- Meets: During business class
- Sponsor: Ms. Frantz
Gender and Sexuality Alliance
This is a safe space to meet, support each other and talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. All LGBTQ+ folks and allies are welcome! Come join a space where your identity is respected, and meet others like you.
- Meets: Wednesdays, 3:35-4:35 p.m.
- Sponsors: Ms. Leggitt and Mrs. Johns
Girls Weightlifting Club
This is a supportive environment for young athletes to learn the foundations of lifting and training so they can build muscle strength, enhance athletic performance and skyrocket their vertical jump! All eighth- through 12th-grade girl athletes of any sport and experience level are welcome. See Mrs. Castiglia with questions.
- Meets: Monday-Thursday, 3:50-5 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mrs. Castiglia
Junior Optimists Club
Are you an Optimist? Junior Optimists is an organization that seeks to make communities a better place through volunteering. Fulfills high school graduation credit for community service and looks great on college applications and scholarships. Middle and high school are welcome! Last year the club held a cotton candy sale and took a field trip to the animal shelter to give them a check and pet the puppies.
- Meets: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
- Sponsor: Cari Chopyak
Knitting and Crocheting Club
- Meets: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mrs. Murphy
Marching Band
Takes place August through October. Middle and high school.
- Monday/Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-noon.
- Sponsor: Andrew Cogswell
Mural Club
Leave your mark on Alameda! Mural Club is creating paintings on the walls of our school. We have snacks, listen to music and dance while we work. No painting experience needed and all are welcome – middle and high school.
- Meets: Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m.
- Sponsor: Melanie LaMay
MYP Science Tutoring
Any Middle Years Programme student struggling in any science class (scoring 14 or lower on formative or summative assignments) is encouraged to stay for tutoring.
- Meets: Thursdays, 3:40-5 p.m.
- Mrs. DelaTorre
SAT Math Study Club
Are you an 11th grader who will be taking the SAT in April? Do you want extra support while studying? Then this club is for you. We will meet to practice SAT problems and related math skills.
- Meets: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Elleri Schaefer
Sculpture Club
- Meets: Mondays 3:30-5 p.m.
- Sponsor: Melanie LaMay
SHPE Jr.
This STEM club focuses on friendships, having fun and STEM! All students at Alameda, grades 7-12, are welcome to join.
- Meets: Tuesdays 3:45-5 p.m.
- Sponsor: Ms. DeLatorre
Spirit Council
High school only.
- Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
- Sponsor: Mrs. Hall
Uprise
Join Colorado's social justice tobacco control movement at Alameda. Use your voice to make decisions and act on issues impacting young people. We are building a movement of diverse youth to fight tobacco use as a social justice issue and investigate the root causes of substance use. This is a youth-led movement that prioritizes young people’s voices for health equity, battling the tobacco industry and confronting root causes like racism, oppression and poverty.
- Meets: Every other Tuesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Cari Chopyak
Warhammer 40K Club
This club will build and paint miniatures and then play different games with them. High school only.
- Meets: Thursdays, 3:45-5 p.m.
- Mr. Goulet
Yoga
This club is designed as a drop-in club or for regular weekly attendance. It's meant to be flexible enough to fit into your life with or without equipment. Dress comfortably; all levels are welcome.
- Meets: Tuesdays, 3:45-4:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Adrianne Fleming