Club leaders prepare for a busy year

Students speak to Dean of Students Mr. Luqman Kolade at last year’s clubs fair – Communications

With the start of the new school year, clubs are back. 

Every year, the upper school welcomes new and returning clubs and club members. This school year begins with 41 clubs, providing everyone a chance for involvement. These clubs cover a wide spectrum of languages, hobbies, activities, and more, helping engage our community and encouraging students to make new connections outside of classes.

For Third Formers embarking on the upper school journey or Sixth Formers in the home stretch, club involvement remains an essential piece of the school’s brotherhood.

One new club is the Ping Pong Club, led by Fourth Formers Viet Nguyen and Colt McDevitt, and advised by Art Department Chair Ms. Aki Torii.

McDevitt said, “The main goal of the club is to bring Haverford students together and give everyone a chance to improve their game or play casually.”

This brand-new club is open to all upper school students and meets after first period during clubs. Although new this year, its leaders already have plans to elevate their club.

“There is room for everybody, whether you are an avid day-trader or don’t know a thing about stocks.”

COLIN TOTH ’26

“In the future, we would like to hopefully add one more ping pong table to the room,” McDevitt said.

Many clubs will return this year. For those who are looking to learn more about business, the Finance Club is back, led by Sixth Formers Colin Toth and James MacColl. Fourth Former Grant MacColl will also join as a club leader. Math teacher Dr. Mark Gottlieb serves as faculty advisor.

“There is room for everybody, whether you are an avid day-trader or don’t know a thing about stocks,” Toth said. “Our goal is to bridge that gap and give everybody an extensive knowledge of investing and finance.”

This year, the club has plans to improve and to spark more interest from the student body. 

The winner of MarketWatch, an online simulation trading game, will win a prize of $50.

“We want to get as many students involved in the MarketWatch and pack Centennial for our guest speakers,” Toth said. “On November 21st, Mr. Brad Marshall, a managing director at Blackstone, will give a presentation, and the goal of our curriculum is to build up to that.”