Clubs at Ramaz Upper School

Create anything you can think of!

American, the land of the free, second to none.

Be there or be square

Art club is for everyone & a place to play, create and unwind!

Learn & Explore the Behind-the-Scenes of Flying!

Do you like to read? Do you abhor picking up anything that even resembles a book that’s not mandated by your teacher? Do you know what the words abhor and mandated mean? No matter what your answer, Book Club is the club for you. Flexible, student-led (for the most part), book club meets once a month. Participants read provocative material- novels, graphic novels (yay manga!), essays, short stories, poetry- and discuss them outside of the classroom. Discussions will be loud if not heated and strong opinions are encouraged. Change your world one book at a time.

Create bracelets to fundraise for charities YOU care about. Fun way to get your chesed hours

Breakthrough is the Ramaz science and technology publication. Students contribute articles on science related issues that reflect their particular interests, opinions, and hobbies. Students are invited to contribute articles on current events in science, new developments in applied technology, as well as ethical issues that they may raise.

Join Bridging Ages with Music for an informal musical social hour where you can play an instrument, meet new people, and enjoy time with seniors in a meaningful way!

Learn how to spot the successes and failures before they happen and you can change the world. We plan to meet weekly and hear presentations from different professionals in their field. Sometimes we have students present their own thoughts on investments and trends in the business world.

If you’re interested in how sports and entertainment drive successful businesses, join our club to explore the strategies, trends, and careers behind the scenes!

Whether you are a beginner or expert all members are welcome in chess club!

Come learn Tanach and compete in the Chidon for a chance to win a free two week trip to Israel!

Singers in grades 10-12 have the option of auditioning for the Ramaz Chamber Choir. This group of advanced singers performs with the high school choir, as well as throughout the school year at various community and cultural events. They sing accompanied, as well as a cappella, and learn to sight sing. Rehearsals take place on Tuesdays after school, and are in addition to high school choir rehearsals. Members understand that being part of this elite singing group is a significant commitment. Competition for the few open slots is fierce, but well worth the effort. While it requires a tremendous amount of devotion, it is extremely rewarding and a lot of fun. Auditions take place each spring for the upcoming year.

The Ramaz High School Choir is the largest co-curricular activity that meets on a regular basis, consisting of approximately 50 students from Grades 9-12. They are the premier performing group in school and are widely acclaimed for their talent, spirit, and professionalism. They sing in styles ranging from Renaissance liturgical music to contemporary secular and Israeli pop. Highlights of each year include their performance at the Annual Dinner, a choir trip (recent trips have included Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Florida, and Israel) and a Ramaz album recorded every few years. Auditions take place in September and rehearsals are Wednesdays after school.

This club allows students with interests in technology, coding, and data science to utilize their talents outside of the classroom. We write code, solve challenging problems, and develop web applications.

The Ramaz College Bowl team is one of our school’s most successful co-curricular clubs. Small in size, almost by definition, the club emphasizes a wide expertise and a mastery of random trivia. The team generally prepares for competitions by working on reaction discipline and exploring team members’ strengths and weaknesses to determine primary levels of responsibility in given fields. Questions are provided by an impartial private service. It has always prided itself on being a close-knit group that has developed an uncanny ability to discuss topics which invariably appear in the meets. This team competes at both the JV and Varsity level.

Cookies for a Cause- Join us to BAKE a difference!

Love to Dance? Us too!

Members of the Debate Team, chosen after a tryout procedure held in September, learn many skills and have the opportunity to use these skills in both intra- and inter-school debates. Each member learns the format of a formal debate (e.g., first affirmative, second negative, etc.), the terminology (e.g., resolved, status quo, etc.), and he/she also learns how a true debater prepares for a debate: research. During meetings, members discuss the issues of upcoming debates, helping to devise a winning strategy.

Learn how to public speak, think on your feet, and meet new people from other schools!

Brighten the day of a home-bound older adult with home or virtual visits!

Get your license before you're 18!

Learn how to build a successful startup!

The Environmental Club is dedicated to creating awareness of the importance of sustaining our beautiful natural world and saving our planet from ourselves. We do this in a way that is consistent with the highest standards of Jewish tradition. If the environment is not protected, ultimately, none of the other clubs will matter! Add your voice, energy and come join us to Grab Green by the Horns!

Compete in tournaments, win prizes, and have fun!

Join our fashion club to explore style trends, enhance your creativity, and collaborate on exciting projects that celebrate self-expression through fashion!

Learn how to create a film, and make fun content around school!

Join our Food Science Club to dive into the fascinating chemistry and biology behind different foods through fun, interactive experiments, where we will explore various cooking methods, understand the science behind them, and enjoy the delicious results together!

Explore French culture & linguistics!

Make an IMPACT: Package + deliver leftover lunch for chesed hours

FBLA is a student organization that helps high school students develop leadership, business, entrepreneurship and career skills through competition, networking and educational events.

Student Government

Torah Bowl offers our students a unique and exciting opportunity to broaden their knowledge of Tanakh. Team members study selected sections of Chumash and Nev’im, along with Rashi’s commentary, and then compete against the twenty or so yeshivot that currently take part in a competition patterned closely after the College Bowl League. Students who express an interest in joining this co-curricular club will be invited to take a screening test early in the year, and we will then form a boys’ team and a girls’ team to represent Ramaz at the regular season meets and at the division and league championship meets, as well.

This tea is a great opportunity for girls at Ramaz to stay involved with golf throughout the school year

Come paint nails for the amazing women at a local nursing home!!!

If you love golf, join the team! All players are required to purchase personal equipment and uniforms. These costs vary year to year. There are additional charges for teams that participate in tournaments. These costs vary on the type, length, and location of the tournament. Tournament can range from (approximately) $300-$1500

Come prepare and package food for families in need and make a difference in our community!

Experience the joy of playing an learning guitar augmented into a full ensemble, be part of stunning arrangements and inspiring musical collaborations.

Help make the Sam Gyenes Tournament a success!!

Join to learn how to help in emergencies and support the people who save lives in our community

if you want to be an Interior Designer or like designing homes, this is for you!!

Israel! Join us as we Educate, Advocate, and Learn together as Am Yisrael!

Learn how to compose music in real time, and play with others without a script!

Students who want to play together to create Jazz and other types of music together as a group.

Leyn in a local Shabbat minyan for Chessed hours!

Celebrate the rich culture and history of Ladino through its language, music, food, and traditions!

Latin American Culture Club! Our meetings will occur once a month and we will discuss literature, art, history, film, cuisine, and much more! We will also have guest speakers. All are welcome!!

Come to play a fun game of mahjong

Language, culture, and fun!

Beyond Fins and Scales

Join our marketing club to gain valuable insights, skills, and connections in the exciting world of marketing, where you'll learn about branding, social media, advertising, and more from experienced professionals and students.

Come to Math Team to compete in different math competitions, and practice your competition math!

A club where media, business, and strategy meet, exploring how companies grow through acquisitions, deals, and smart storytelling.

Explore different aspects of Biotech, Medtech and Medical Finance.

A student team that researches a assigned medical breakthrough, builds a clear scientific presentation around it, and competes for recognition and scholarship awards.

We teach about technology to seniors in nursing homes, on zoom, and 1 on 1.

Learn about public policy, debate to win, and make Ramaz proud!

The Ramaz Model U.N. Team participates annually in the Yeshiva University Model U.N. together with many other schools from the U.S. and Canada. The team focuses on merging skills in research, public speaking, and persuasion within a large forum. Typically, each student represents the views of a single country on a specific Committee such as the Security Council or World Health. Students particularly relish the highly intellectual and competitive nature of the Model U.N., as well as the opportunity to meet students from yeshivot across the country.

Debating with jewish sources!

We create the amazing yearbook that goes to the students and faculty at the end of the school year!

Parallax is the Ramaz writing club and literary-art magazine. At weekly meetings we hold creative writing workshops, during which we write, read, and gently critique student poetry and prose. Parallax publishes an annual literary-art magazine. Our magazine has won gold medal status from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for more than 20 years now. In addition, we have won the more prestigious Silver Crown Award and the Gold Crown Award multiple times, which means we are one of a handful of the best high school literary magazines in the country. Parallax also helps to run the annual Celebration of the Arts night. Members read their work aloud for this evening. Professional writers address the club from time to time, and we have also attended public readings of poetry or short stories together. For anyone who loves to write, but never has the time or discipline, Parallax provides a writing home and just the little push you may need.

Write for the History Newspaper!!

The Ramaz Percussion Ensemble creates dynamically exciting rhythmic music. Bridging the unique individual expression of each member with a process that fosters group collaboration and community, the Percussion Ensemble is open to any student interested in creativity, spirit, commitment, and of course, Percussion! All ensemble pieces are worked on orally and by ear, and no prior experience is necessary. (Space is often limited from year to year, though all are encouraged to try out if interested or curious.)

Join Philosophy Club to sharpen your reasoning and debate skills while exploring life's biggest questions.

In an image saturated world, this club allows young minds to create and define their own vision.

Come join pottery club!!!

Come join Pre-Learn to learn, hear, and participate in activities relating to all different types of law.

Learn about different field in medicine and science!

Join Psychology club for an exciting exploration of the human mind through guest speakers, fascinating projects, case studies, and collaborative meetings with other clubs!

Join our club if you enjoy getting involved, social media, and writing.

Become a better public speaker!

Come build the AI tools people actually want to use

The Ramaz band is the official school band representing and performing in different events throughout the year

Come improve (or begin) your running skills and compete in Yeshiva League 5Ks!

Learn from leaders in the world of Jewish philanthropy

RamPage, the school newspaper, provides an opportunity for fun and experience in research and writing. The paper includes articles on school news, opinion pieces, and news on Israel. Members are encouraged to develop article ideas, discuss current events, and improve writing techniques; everyone gets a chance to write an article. Students can also help out with the design of the paper. RamPage is for anyone interested in journalism, research, design, or current events.

The Ramaz Politics and Foreign Policy Club is for budding young politicians and policy wonks. We explore different current issues with an emphasis on contemporary American politics. But we don’t stop there: we also juxtapose different countries’ foreign policy with how they relate to domestic issues. We also will explore different fields and how they affect and are shaped by politics. Political discussion and guest speakers with expertise in specific fields will help us understand the issues at hand better.

The real estate club educates all members about different aspects of real estate while discussing the advantages and disadvantages to each type. The real estate club is very fortunate to have heard from many prodigious guest speakers and has plans hear from many more in the near future!

join if you like helping people

We build robots.

Compete in March

Join to volunteer and help people with special needs

Write About Sports -- NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, World Cup, or anything else!

Learn about analytics of sports and debate your friends

Learn about Nutrition and Sports Science

Join the swim team if you want to swim, meet new people in different grades and have fun! All players are required to purchase personal equipment and uniforms. These costs vary year to year. There are additional charges for teams that participate in tournaments. These costs vary on the type, length, and location of the tournament. Tournament can range from (approximately) $300-$1500

The George Jacobs Mock Trial Program team consists of six lawyers, six witnesses, and several alternates. Each year the team participates in a statewide competition sponsored by the New York State Bar Association. Every participating school is given a set of stipulated facts and witness statements concerning a hypothetical case. Opposing schools represent different sides of the case before a “judge” in an actual courthouse. Lawyers must develop effective questions and learn the proper procedure for questioning witnesses. Witnesses must be able to act their parts well. Tryouts begin in October. In addition to being New York State champions in 2002, the Ramaz George Jacobs Mock Trial Program Team has won the NYC Championship four times and has been a finalist or a semi-finalist an additional seven times.

This project gives students the opportunity to preserve meaningful family stories through oral history, writing, and photography—creating a permanent record of experiences that might otherwise be lost

Catapulting the cast into a fantastical world, Ramaz Theatre allows its participants to explore various characters and settings. It is a unique experience mingling the upperclassmen and underclassmen together, melding the group into more than just a cast. While the productions are magnificent, the shows entail a certain amount of devotion, rehearsing two - three times a week. Whether a performing arts veteran or new to the stage, all are encouraged to participate! Stage Crew gives students experience creating scenery, organizing costumes, helping to run lights and working backstage for the school’s theatrical productions. We paint, draw and build props and scenery. This work requires energy and enthusiasm, but all levels of creativity and ability are welcome. Stage Crew is a great creative outlet at the end of a hard day.

Torah Bowl offers our students a unique and exciting opportunity to broaden their knowledge of Tanakh. Team members study selected sections of Chumash and Nev’im, along with Rashi’s commentary, and then compete against the twenty or so yeshivot that currently take part in a competition patterned closely after the College Bowl League. Students who express an interest in joining this co-curricular club will be invited to take a screening test early in the year, and we will then form a boys’ team and a girls’ team to represent Ramaz at the regular season meets and at the division and league championship meets, as well.

Play Ultimate, have fun, and help Ramaz win another High School Championship

Contact Faculty Advisor + Competitions which happen mostly online

Women in Finance and Economics!

Glory. We'll make it happen. First Practice: Thursday, 9/10, 4:45, Lunch Room.

Because everyone belongs!