Academic Clubs
We pride ourselves on our hard-working students and their incredible academic achievements. If you enjoy constantly learning and collaborating with your peers in an academic environment, you’re sure to find an academic club you’ll enjoy.
Academic Decathlon
Are you interested in testing your knowledge on science, math, history, or any subject in school? AcaDeca competes with other schools in competitions of your trivial knowledge. Students from any grade can join. Acadeca has meetings after school and they participate in competitions outside of school.
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Advisor: Ms. Curtis, Room 107 lcurtis@dcrsd.org
Twitter: @SHRHS_Acadeca
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Astronomy Club
What exactly is out there? If you’re interested in studying the stars, planets and everything beyond the earth, Astronomy Club is the perfect group to explore the universe with your peers. Students in any grade can join and all are welcome year-round. Meetings are after school.
Advisor: Mr. Sullivan, Room 325 rsullivan@dcrsd.org
Twitter: @SH_Astro
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Foreign Language Club
The Foreign Language Club is a culturally-immersive club where you will have the experience to travel to countries around the globe and put your language skills to use. Students who went on foreign language trips recall their April vacation trip as an unforgettable experience! This opportunity is mostly for upperclassmen, but underclassmen can look into it as well. There are brief meetings during and after school hours before the lengthy field trip in April.
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Advisor: Mrs. Pierangeli, mpierangeli@dcrsd.org
Others to contact with questions: Any teachers in the foreign language department
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Are you a junior interested in a career in humanities or intrigued by your history classes? Select students travel to a number of Worcester colleges and sit in on presentations by professors relating history to today in the Humanities Scholars Collaborative. There will be Occasional meetings after school and a few field trips throughout the school year. Only juniors can apply and be admitted to this program.
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Advisors: Mrs. Dunn, Room 104 kdunn@dcrsd.org
Mr. Messier, Room 210 tmessier@dcrsd.org
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Humanities Scholars Collaborative
Math Team
Math lovers enjoy being a part of the math team, where you compete with other schools, solving equations and furthering your math abilities. Students of all grades can join. Meetings occur after school and there are competitions throughout the year.
Advisor: Mrs. Richard, Room 111 drichard@dcrsd.org
Peer Tutoring
Students help students understand tricky lessons from any class at Shepherd Hill. Whether you are looking for help or looking to help someone else, Shepherd Hill has a peer tutoring program. You must have passed the class in the past years to be a tutor of a certain subject. Tutoring may count as community service hours. Meetings can be arranged after school, before school, or during study periods.
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Advisor: Mr. Gendron, Guidance cgendron@dcrsd.org
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Robotics Club
If you’re involved in the STEM program or want to participate in exciting robotics competitions, look into the successful Robotics Club. Students from all grades can join. There are numerous competitions throughout the year, with a trip or two to WPI!
Advisor: Mr. Hennigan, jhennigan@dcrsd.org