Extracurricular Activities
Students' schedules include a variety of different extracurricular activities. These are broken up into Middle School and Upper School organizations, with leadership positions filled by middle or upper school students accordingly.
Belmont Hill has student-run organizations including a school senate, debate team, school newspaper (The Bell for the middle school, The Panel for the upper school), yearbook (The Sundial) and chess club.New student clubs and organizations are founded every semester based on interest level. Other clubs include:
- Lyceum
- Chess Club
- Aeronautics
- Mock Trial
- Investment Club
- Outing Club
- Chinese Cultural Society
- Peer Tutoring
- S.A.D.D.
- S.A.F.E.
- French Film Club
- Young Republicans
- Green Team
- Orbis
- Middle/Upper School Community Service
- Conflict Resolution Club
Over 70% of the student body participates in voluntary clubs and service trips for community service. Groups include SAFE (Students Actively Fostering Equality), Peer Leaders, Reading Buddies in Mattapan, Meadowbrook Retirement Home, and PRIDE. An extension of the community service program includes an annual week-long spring break trip to different regions throughout the United States. Groups have travelled to New Orleans, Appalachia, and Guadalupe, AZ participating in several service projects.
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