Advisors: Clark Munger and Judge Francis Connolly

Working with judges and lawyers, students develop the ability to think on their feet and augment writing skills. Using advanced critical-thinking skills, students work on openings, cross examinations, direct examinations and closings in preparation for competition, which begins in February. Mock Trial begins in late October and may last until late March depending on students' performance. Beginning in mid-October, the team meets Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 5 p.m.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisor: Kay Baumeister

The Visitation Voice newspaper is a student-run publication. Student editors and staff writers manage all aspects of the newspaper’s production from generating story ideas to interviewing, writing and editing news stories to taking photographs and designing the layout.

Editors, who must have one-year of experience, meet weekly after school (sometimes more at deadline) and about four Saturdays a year. Staff writers, who need no previous experience, generally meet 1-2 times per month but will have frequent check-ins with editors during production.

The Visitation Voice is a yearlong activity and open to all students in grades 9-12.

Advisor: Anne Gimpl

Peer Mentors at Visitation are guided by the Salesian Virtues of hospitality and respect and work to create and ensure a smooth transition for all students into the Upper School.

The group meets twice a month. Meetings are led by senior leadership who work in consultation with the group's advisor.

Open to students in Grades 11-12. Members are selected through a blind application process. Applications and selection occur in late April to mid May.

Advisors: Jaime Jurkovich and Doug Hoverson

A sport for the mind providing a format for student growth centered on academics. Quiz Bowl and Knowledge Bowl are interdisciplinary academic contests designed for high school students.

Practices are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:15-4:30 p.m. at Saint Thomas Academy. This STA club invites Visitation students in grade 9-12 to participate.

Advisors: Sydney Benz and Elisa Ryan Manny

The Robettes, Team 2177, compete in the FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) program and each year are given a challenge to build a robot to compete in a game. In addition to building a robot, the team has a business component, which provides public relations, marketing, social media presence and fundraising. The team is comprised of four sub-teams: business, electrical, mechanical and programming. All sub-teams work together to build a robot to compete in the FIRST sponsored game for the year. In addition to the goal of competing at the highest level, the team strives to build STEM skills focusing on problem solving, project management, communication, and specific technical and business skills. All teams embrace the FIRST goals of "coopertition" and gracious professionalism. The team meets one night a week in the fall and has a full season from January to early April.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisor: Dr. John Lewin

The Science Club embraces all areas of science including chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, and physics. The Science Club challenges and encourages students to learn more about science through hands-on lab experiments and dissections, discussions on current events and global concerns with a focus on important issues involving ethics and responsibility. The Science Club supports a quarterly speaker series to promote science, especially women in science. Meetings are during lunch flex from September to May.

Open to students in grade 9-12.

Advisor: Francie Cutter Sullivan

Promotes the camaraderie of Visitation students interested in the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture through celebrations, movies, music, dancing, food and games. Meets one to two times per month.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisors: Elliott Hays and Amanda Rosas

Students Together and Naturally Diverse (STAND) helps make Visitation a welcoming environment for all, provides occasional activities focusing on diversity, and helps educate ourselves and the community at large about diversity issues. Meets Fridays during lunch flex. Occasional projects require more participation.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisor: Brian Traxler

Composed of elected officers and representatives, the student council communicates with the administration regarding student and school issues; it helps create self-initiative and personal responsibility. Main responsibilities include promoting school spirit and a sense of school unity. Main tasks include planning, organizing and implementing Homecoming and Winter Week activities. The council meets once a week after school throughout the school year and during homeroom meeting times. Elections are held in the spring for officers and representatives (ninth grade reps are elected in the fall). Requirements to run and hold office will be announced near election time.

Students in grades 11 and 12 may run for office positions. Students in grades 9-12 may run for class representative positions.

Advisors: Elliott Hays and Wendy Short-Hays

The combined theater department of Visitation and Saint Thomas Academy offers numerous areas of involvement to create theatrical productions throughout the school year. There are three main stage productions a year as well as a comedy improv show. Opportunities include performing, acting, singing, dancing, scenic and technical crews, costuming, script writing, stage management, box office and choreography.

Production dates are in the school calendar. More information on the Arts page.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisors: Sr. Mary Paula McCarthy and Graciela Mancebo

VISTORY (Visitation in Service to Others through Responsive Youth) was established in 1998 to encourage our students to join other Visitation Schools for a week of service each summer.

VISTORY has been designed to be a life-altering experience for students as they grow in their knowledge of the disadvantages which burden many people in today's society. Students are encouraged to grow in an understanding of their lifelong responsibility to help alleviate the suffering of those who lack the human necessities of life.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisor: Amanda Rosas

Women ActiVISts was formed during the 2016-17 school year by students who have a deep social concern for women’s rights advocacy. They work towards educating themselves and others on human rights issues that affect women, such as gender violence, sex-trafficking and the treatment of women worldwide. Women ActiVISts meets every other week through out the school year.

Open to students in grades 9-12.

Advisors: Rachel King and Dr. John Lewin

Develop an interest in writing, photography and art as it relates to a theme. Students become adept in desktop publishing, digital camera and PhotoShop. Editors attend a training camp during the summer. Meets Thursdays 3-5 p.m. and some Saturdays and Sundays when on deadline. Editors must attend all meetings. Staff members must sign-up for and complete at least one on spread per deadline.

Students new to the staff will work with a veteran staff member on a page before being able to sign up for a page on her own. All staff members must attend a training session in September to learn the computer program and how to use the digital camera, PhotoShop, etc.

Open to students in grades 7-12. Editors are seniors.