CRHS Student Activities



Art Service Advisor: Jan Wenzel	Students volunteer to work on art projects for the school and the community such as mural painting and poster design.
Cadet Teachers Advisor: Emily Archer	Students use their unassigned or study hall time to work in 3rd or 4th grade classrooms. As they assist teachers and students, student cadets are able to gain a glimpse at what a career in teaching might be like.
Campus Store Advisor: Ted Lombardo	The school store sells a limited number of items such as Coginchaug t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats. Contact Mr. Lombardo for availability.
School (Student) Council Advisor: Nancy Alberico	This 12 member committee is responsible for addressing student issues that arise throughout the year, submitting proposals to the administration for changing a school policy or rule, and most importantly, setting up and running the American Red Cross Blood Drive during the spring. Students must be members of Class Council in order to be elected to School Council.
Class of 2008 Advisor: Tara Amatrudo Class of 2009 Advisor: Colleen Dunn Class of 2010 Advisor: Kari Kuehnle Class of 2011 Advisor: Erika Andersen	Students petition their classmates to receive 30 signatures to be eligible for membership in their class council. Class councils then vote for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer to work with their advisor and council members to plan and carry out the major fundraisers and service projects. Homecoming Dance, Junior/Senior Prom, and school dances are part of the individual councils responsibilities.
Diversity Club Advisor: Tara Amatrudo	Students discuss and promote awareness and acceptance of diverse cultures and issues through a variety of activities.
EDGE Advisors: Elizabeth Welsh and Rebecca Anderson	EDGE is a school club that empowers members and other youth by providing education, youth education, youth development skills and training in the following areas: leadership, safe decisions, substance use prevention and violence prevention.
ECO (Environmental Club) Advisor: Susan Michael	ECO (Environmental Coginchaug Organization) is made up of a group of students concerned about the environment and willing to work to improve it. Activities include: two or more road cleanups of the school complex, recycling beverage bottles at the Durham Fair, sponsoring the Hunger Awareness Banquet to raise funds for hunger relief locally, statewide, and internationally, Earth Day outreach projects such as Environmental grocery bag decorating at Korn School, and others.
French Honor Society Advisor: Jacqueline Lejoly Hendricks Spanish Honor Society Advisor: Marilyn Horn	The Spanish Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica) and the French Honor Society (Société Honoraire de Francais) are national academic and service organizations that recognize students who have excelled in Spanish or French and have demonstrated high interest in their language classes as well as exemplary character and citizenship in the CRHS community. Students in both chapters participate in a variety of service projects including tutoring throughout the year.
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Advisor: Susan Wagemaker	FBLA is a Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America, a nonprofit organization for students that provides them an opportunity to learn firsthand about the business community as they develop vocational competencies that will enable them to enter careers in business. Activites in Coginchaug's FBLA include community service, state and national competitions, guest speakers, field trips, social and fundraising events. Members do not have to be enrolled in a business course, but an interest in future business careers and studies is recommended.
Helping Hands Advisor: Robin Fox	Coginchaug's community service club welcomes students to join as we find projects, both local and global, to become involved with on both a short and/or long term basis.
High School Bowl Advisor: Michael Klimas	Coginchaug's academic team - a “varsity sport of the mind!” From October to April teams from schools in the Shoreline Conference compete in the regular season; in May there is a Shoreline Tournament. To date, team Coginchaug is a seven-time Tournament Finalist (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) and two-time Shoreline Champions (2001, 2006)! Practices are held weekly, and interested students are always welcome.
JCL (Junior Classical League) Advisor: Mary Sersanti	A Latin club whose purpose is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of classical antiquity.
Mentoring Program Advisor: Kathy Bottini	Peer mentors provide support in a variety of ways to freshmen, new students and younger students throughout the district.
Model United Nations Advisor: Kelly Falvey Click here for activity website	Members of Model UN enjoy traveling, researching, debating and keeping informed of international current events. With their peers from around the world, Coginchaug members put in long hours at conferences where high school students simulate UN committee meetings in an attempt to solve realistic world problems.
National Honor Society Advisor: Donna Mattei	The National Honor Society is an organization whose purpose is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to do service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in high school students.
National Ocean Science Bowl Advisor: Lorrie Martin	National Ocean Science Bowl (NOSB) offers academic competitions for small teams of students with a strong interest in the marine sciences. Connecticut and Rhode Island teams compete in the regional Quahog Bowl at the University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus each spring.
Newspaper (Devil's Advocate) online version Advisors: Bill Kurtz and Sue VanDerzee	Students write, edit, and prepare for publishing the school newspaper, Devils Advocate, in the TOWN TIMES. Students also publish an online version.
Pep Band Advisor: Dean Coutsouridis Click here for activity website	Team and School Spirit are the driving factors for Pep Band students who play at football and basketball games throughout season.
Read and Lead Advisor: Becca Anderson	Students volunteer to participate in a mentoring and tutoring program for Korn School to help elementary students improve their academic skills.
Scholarship Committee (Student) Advisor: Nancy Alberico	Student members attend monthly meetings with the adult committee members. They set up and work at the Banana Booth at the Durham Fair as well as the Scholarship Ball. Students are members for all four years of high school.
Senior Washington D.C. Trip Advisor: Kathy Zygmont	Join your fellow seniors for four fun filled days touring our nation’s capitol. The itinerary includes visits to many of the monuments, several museums, a tour of the Capitol building, and a show at the Kennedy Center. This is a fantastic opportunity that any senior does not want to miss.
TV Broadcast Club Advisor: Robin Fox	The Television Production Club offers students the opportunity to learn the basic skills of digital video production to create programs. Students who participate may have the opportunity to join the television production class on field trips to area TV studios and shows.
Yearbook Advisors: Candy Brickley and Marisa Thurston	Students plan, design and create on computer the CRHS yearbook Inferno. The yearbook committee meets in the evening throughout the school year. Students sell ads to local businesses (giving them useful experiences in dealing with the public) and plan their marketing strategy for yearbook sales as well.