Activities
Activities offered in School
- Art
- Fine Arts
- Chorus
- Drama
- Yearbook
- Basketball/ Volleyball
- Contemporary Dance/ Hip Hop
Students are involved in a variety of extracurricular clubs and activities after school and during weekends. New clubs are formed based on a petition to the Student Council, and since students live in or near the school, students are able to schedule a meeting at any reasonable time. After-school clubs and activities include:
- Student Council: it is composed of elected students who represent the student body and help to manage student activities.
- Volleyball Club: After-school volleyball games are organized for fun and love of the sport. Games are played at the University of Bridgeport’s Wheeler Recreational Center and on beach volleyball courts by the Sound.
- UB Tae-Kwon-Do classes: The University of Bridgeport Martial Arts program is the first at an American Institution leading to a Bachelor’s degree in Martial Arts Studies. Some students have chosen to participate in this fee-based program as an activity which teaches self-defense, self-discipline, determination, and inner peace.
- Music Club: Using the school's drums, keyboards, and many privately owned guitars, students enjoy playing together informally, sometimes supporting school musical performances.
- The WAIT Team: Washington AIDS International Teens (WAIT) is a performing arts group that educates youths about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. WAIT team members use their talents to make a difference in the world by modeling abstinence and faithful life partnership. The Bridgeport chapter has been in operation for five years, and many BIA students participate in this activity.
- Film Club: Students are able to use state of the art equipment and make films about the school. We have been largely supported by MSG Varsity.
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