USCHS Clubs

Art Club is a student-led club that meets on Tuesdays after school. We strive to create a welcoming environment focused on all forms of art. There are opportunities for students to work on independent projects as well as school-wide and community-based projects. Students who have busy schedules can still join Art Club, there is flexibility in your level of commitment and you can join at any point during the school year.

Join ASU to celebrate different Asian identities! We'll be exploring cultural aspects like food (yes, we will eat!), entertainment, etc! You'll also have a chance to interact with our community by sharing and learning experiences. Help build a family at USC.
 

Our mission is to raise awareness about the deaf and hard of hearing culture as well as learn conversational ASL. We want to foster a safe environment to collaborate and learn ASL together.

Do you like baking? Join Bake for Good to meet after school and bake sweet treats! We'll do fundraisers and bake sales around the year! If you love baking and volunteering this club is for you!

Best Buddies is a friendship club, which creates "buddy pairs" between students with and without disabilities. It gives the life skills students at our school to feel included and accepted, and also gives them someone who is a true friend in and out of school. We meet once a month in school and will usually have a game, craft, fun activity, or party! There will also be out of school activities once a month.

BSU is a friendly, fun club, a safe place for USC Black students and allies to hear speakers and to celebrate Black American life, its excellence, its history, and its continuing efforts toward justice.

Welcome to the Boba Club, where we will make boba, a Taiwanese drink made from milk tea and chewy tapioca pearls, while learning about Taiwanese culture! Join us to relax and spend time with friends while also enjoying snacks and learning how to make the drink from scratch. Each member will contribute a small fee to cover the cost of ingredients. We also plan to run fundraising events for charity in the future! Follow us on Instagram @uscbobaclub!

Book Club is a club set on allowing people to converse about books in a welcome and open space that everyone feels comfortable with. A couple of books will be offered to all club members each month and we will read the book that people vote for the most. There will be one meeting a month and the meeting will hopefully go on for about an hour. Our goal is to encourage more people to read and enjoy spending time with new people through discussing a shared interest.

Help to collect books to support Ugandan orphans.

We are a club dedicated to helping sponsor shelters, humane societies, ethical breeders, rescues and such. Any skill you have could be of use for a potential fundraising shop thing. ALSO: 1: We talk about our cats! Please share your furry potatoes with us! There will potentially be field trips to actually MEET the cats we're helping.

Cereal Club is the premier club at USCHS. The best place for cereal lovers and social gatherings.

Our club is a relaxing space where you can take an opportunity to improve your chess abilities or perhaps learn a new skill. You meet a community that you can fit in, whether its a veteran chess community or a beginner chess community, and you get to meet new people while managing the stress from school.

Chinese Club is a place for students to engage with and learn about Chinese culture.

Donate your old clothes and package them up, so we can send them to a homeless shelter.

Community Helpers is a club that balances service with fun! In Community Helpers Club, we do volunteer work, park cleanups, food drives, and more! Join our club to have fun and make friends all while helping the community!

Cooking With Care (CWC) is a nonprofit organization founded by Rasika Khedikar to combat food insecurity in our community. In our meetings, we prepare and package nutritious home cooked meals, along with creating thoughtful cards. After that we donate all the food, with the notes attached to them, to 412 Food Rescue. This organization helps distribute our contributions to individuals facing extreme hunger. Join us in making a positive impact and spreading kindness! Every meeting you attend you can earn up to one volunteer service hour.

To create a community at USC to advance the understanding of astrophysics and be an active member of Pittsburgh's thriving space exploration industry.

Creative Writing Club meets once a month during ART to engage in fun and collaborative writing-based activities. Whether we are playing with genres or making stories just out of dialogue, it's always a good time. Not to mention that we always have dessert!

We teach people how to crochet and knit.

Our mission is to bring joy, hope, and a touch of magic to children in the hospital by gifting them crafts and creating a memorable experience. Through kindness, imagination, and celebration, we aim to empower each child to feel a sense of hope and courage on their healing journey.

Deca is an internationally acclaimed organization that prepares emerging leaders for careers in entrepreneurship, management, marketing, etc. Through a combination of learning, real-world projects, and competitive events, DECA equips students with essential skills in leadership, teamwork, communication, and business acumen. Students can network, develop professional skills, and gain a competitive edge in their future careers.

As a USCHS Environmental Club member, you will provide help with supporting sustainability throughout our school and community. This takes form in our various events such as: brainstorming new, effective ways to recycle, spreading climate change awareness, and even planting trees!

Fashion Club is a creative outlet for students interested in design, style, and the fashion industry. Members explore different types of fashion through hands-on projects, discussions, and events, like designing clothing drives, and swaps. It's a space for expressing individuality while doing something you're interested in!

A business oriented club where students compete using their knowledge of the business world to qualify in competition with other schools, and/or states.

Fencing is a sport involving the use of a sword for attack and defense according to set movements and rules and has three different styles: Epee, Sabor, and Foil. In this club we use Foil style fencing to spar and fence our peers in the club in a supervised environment (Yes! You can stab your friends). There is no need for your own equipment or prior experience since you will get lessons from scratch and the equipment is provided within the club.

To give all people who enjoy watching movies in our school a chance to explore their passions and foster both their love of film and a sense of community between peers.

Learn how to fish

We represent French culture and all the cultures of the various countries in the Francophone world through games, food, movies, and more! Everyone is welcome :)

Future Teachers of America is a club that wishes to nurture our students' passion for teaching. Anyone interested in becoming a teacher (early-childhood to college level) or even a school counselor has a place in our club!

The USCHS Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is a club dedicated to creating a safe-space for students of all genders and sexualities to explore and express their identities while interacting with others/a community in a safe and respectful way. We look forward to both participating in this year's events and simply getting to learn about each other over the course of the year within our club as we form the community we want to see in the school.

The German Club offers students exciting and engaging opportunities to learn about the German language and the culture of German-speaking countries!

In this club, we'll be discussing current events related to politics, learning about government systems, meeting with female speakers, and running an event for Women's History Month. It's a safe space to learn and grow in your political and world knowledge!

Girls Who Code, an international nonprofit organization, is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. USC's Girls Who Code Club meets after school to code and learn about careers in the tech field!

We will meet once a month and go to a local restaurant. Not only to try new foods, but to give publicity to restaurants that deserve it, but don't have the clientele to provide it! The restaurants can be from any culture! It would be a great opportunity to expand your knowledge on different cultures through your taste buds!

Global Minds is a great club to join, especially as a freshman! We're centered around building intercultural friendships and learning about current global issues. Our goal is to help make USC a more inclusive, welcoming place. If you're struggling to find a community where you belong while navigating a new, unfamiliar place, consider joining us!

Our club's mission is to bring joy and care to the residents of Grand Residence by spending time with them through fun activities.

If you are interested in the Greek culture and food join our club!

Interested in medicine or health-related careers? Join the Health and Medicine Club!
We host hands-on workshops, interactive sessions with healthcare professionals and activities that give you a real taste of the world of healthcare. Join us to explore your interests, build skills, and connect with future doctors, nurses and researchers!

HOSA, which stands for Health Occupations Students of America, is a career and technical student organization focused on developing leadership, academic, and technical skills for students interested in health-related fields.

The USC Hiking Club is a chill environment for new and experienced hikers alike to regularly engage in the hobby with their friends on natural and urban trails around the county as well as learn more about outdoor skills. If you have never (or hardly ever) hiked before, that's great; the club is meant to be a forgiving place to learn too.

In IB club students can work together on community service projects or find a variety volunteer opportunities to help them complete their service hours. All students, including but not limited to MYP and IB Diploma students, are welcome to join! You will also be able to meet students who are already part of IB and learn about their experiences and get advice. Our goal is to create a community of students that help and support each other!

In the Silence is an inclusive Bible study group that brings new ideas about what people are learning in church to a school group so that other people can learn more about Jesus.

Our club partners with the Bethel Park Rotary to help out with all sorts of local community events, including the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Festival, whether that be volunteering outside of school or spending club meetings chatting with friends, eating snacks, and working on fun projects.

Our mission is to help you build a strong understanding of the stock market so that one day, you’ll feel confident investing your own money.

In this club, we explore how the stock market works, discuss different types of stocks, and participate in hands-on simulations to apply what we learn.

This year, we’re excited to enter multiple teams into the prestigious Wharton Global High School Investment Competition, where you'll get the chance to analyze stocks, develop strategies, and compete with students from across the country!

We learn about Japanese culture, make rice balls, and engage in conversations both in English and Japanese

The Jewish student union is a safe place learn about and celebrate Jewish Culture. Everyone is welcome to come and learn, hangout, and eat. There will be information sessions, debates, Hebrew lessons, hang outs, and whatever else people would like to do. Our first meeting will be for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Come to have a sweet treat and bring in the new year.

Wish to foster strength, cardio, and discipline

The Upper St. Clair High School Mentoring Program was established during the 2008-2009 school year. The program’s purpose is to provide support for incoming freshmen students and ease their transition to the high school.

Approximately 60 juniors are selected to serve as mentors and are assigned to ninth grade homerooms. These student mentors are trained in leadership skills, teamwork skills, helping skills, and listening skills. Members of the Upper St. Clair High School Staff facilitate the majority of this mentor training, which also incorporates the Outdoor Odyssey Program in Boswell, PA. These junior mentors attend weekly visits with their freshman mentees, providing valuable information to help these students navigate their first year of high school.

In addition to the weekly homeroom visits, the Mentoring Program also sponsors a Mentor/Freshman Team Building event in the fall and other group-oriented activities during the year. Ultimately, every student who comes to the high school as a ninth grade student is impacted by the mentoring program. Not only do the ninth grade students experience positive benefits, but also, our junior mentors learn very important life lessons about leadership, dependability, and being a positive role model for others. 

Kids Helping Kids is a community service focused club at Upper Saint Clair High School. We have meetings after school biweekly, and we do weekend volunteer opportunities with our local partner organizations 3 times a month. We also go on multiple outreach trips, and in the past we have gone to Florida, North Carolina, and the Dominican Republic.

Latin Club has two main items on the agenda. One is to learn about the ancient Romans, and the other is to provide social opportunities to its members.

The Law and Politics club is meant to inform club members about political changes in the world as well as to try fun activities like mock trial and mock elections revolving around current world topics. This club is meant to be a fun place for members to explore, engage, and discuss different events that happen in the world. It's not another history class but a place for people to enjoy topics and interact with them to gain proper understanding of our world.

The Letters of Love Club is a heartfelt initiative where members craft personalized letters for individuals in need of emotional support, such as those in hospitals or nursing homes. These letters aim to spread joy and reduce feelings of loneliness, offering a sense of connection and care through the simple act of writing. The club fosters a community of empathy and kindness, making a difference in the lives of others

Make-A-Wish club fundraises through holiday hoops to encourage fun and donations towards Make-A-Wish. Make-A-Wish's club goal is to be able to fund a full wish and maybe even more than 1!!!

Montage is the school's literary and arts magazine where we showcase students' creative talents. In the club we work together to edit and sell the magazine for everyone to see.

Multicultural Club- Join MCC! Multicultural Club will traverse through different cultures across the globe. We'll look at cultures in Asia, Africa, South America, etc! Every meeting, we'll eat different foods, look at different traditions, and more!

Natural Helpers is a peer-helping program for the middle and high school communities. The program is based on a simple premise: students with problems naturally seek out other students, and adults, whom they trust.

Natural Helpers are a cross section of students identified and selected through an anonymous selection process. This process assures that those selected are already seen by their peers as trustworthy and helpful people. Each year 32 students are invited to participate in a two- day training program. They receive at least thirty hours of training at a three-day retreat.

The Natural Helpers meet monthly to receive ongoing training to provide them with additional information and skills and opportunities for service.

PIH Engage has the goal of building a global movement for the right to health. This club is a group of volunteers who will campaign, petition, and event, generate new resources, foster public discourse, and advocate for policies that advance the right to health worldwide.

Our main goal in this club is to give shelter dogs in our area better lives. We are going to go to the South Hills Pet Rescue Boarding animal shelter as well as others to walk dogs, play with them, and raise awareness for adoption and sheltering. Our goal is for shelter dogs to have a more enjoyable lives!

In this club we learn how to work with all different cameras and we explore with different editing techniques. We are also looking to provide members with many photography opportunities.

We will have open plays in the large or small gym about once a month! We will also hold mini-tournaments in the fall, winter, and spring on Saturdays outside of school. Have a great time playing with friends and classmates!

A club for students interested in psychology outside of class.

We are a WPIAL Varsity sports team, and we shoot 22. caliber smooth-bore rifles in competition matches against other schools during the winter season of the school athletic year.

USC Robotics Club is an extracurricular activity rooted at Upper St Clair High School in Pittsburgh, PA that has expanded throughout the Upper St Clair School District to bring STEAM enrichment opportunities K-12.

The mission of this club is to use the avenue of robotics to give students practical applications of problem solving, engineering, programming, entrepreneurship, team work, and so much more. This club is a true collaboration between students, parents, faculty, community members, and local businesses.

The USC Rowing Team is a club rowing team at USCHS. Led by a former olympian, our team practices five days a week on the Ohio River. If you want to have fun with friends while growing stronger, (both physically and mentally), consider joining our team! The locations of our races for the fall '25 season include Glass City (Toledo, Ohio), Head of the Ohio (Pittsburgh), and Speakmon (Columbus, Ohio).

We meet weekly to play Dungeons and Dragons, although other TTRPG systems are welcome. No experience playing the game is required, we love teaching new people how to play.

The USC Ski club wants to be a safe and fun place for all skiers at our school. We would like to scheuldule trips for everyone.

In our club we meet approximately once a month to discuss and celebrate culture in spanish speaking countries. This is a way for interested students to practice spanish and learn with their friends.

The Speech and Debate team provides a relaxed environment where you can join a diverse and creative group of individuals that are leading our school to new and inspiring heights. We offer a variety of activities that can hone on your interests and skill sets. Our team meets every Tuesday and Thursday, however, if scheduling is a concern, we will work out a solution with you. Everyone is welcome--there is a spot and community of people waiting for you! Join us as we go for our 7th championship this season! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Prachi (chetlurp01@uscstudents.org).

A Schoolwide Newspaper that helps participants build skills in leadership, writing, journalism, and much more! Have your work published for the entire school to see!

Stage Crew runs all of the school plays, musicals, and concerts from behind the scenes. We build & paint and run sound. It's so much fun and a great way to make lots of new friends!

Start to Style will a fun and relaxing place where students will be able to create and style products! We will offer many ideas to students where their creative talents will show!!

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national, non-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) of middle school and high school students who are engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Since TSA was chartered in 1978, over 5,000,000 student members have participated through competitions, intracurricular activities, leadership opportunities, community service, and more.

Theater club is for everyone who wants to get involved in theater related activities in a relaxed environment. No prior experience is required. Theater club's biggest activities are our fall and spring cabarets, as well as various workshops in music and acting.

The TSU exists for the purpose of supporting trans individuals in USC high school. It is also a way to spread awareness and put a stop to trans hate in the USC/Pittsburgh community. The club will meet once every two weeks to perform fun trans/identity related activities, discuss trans/identity related issues, talk about personal trans/identity related experiences, and come up with new ideas for how to allow trans people to have a safer and more accepting environment during and outside school hours. Although this club will be focusing on the trans community, everyone is welcome, whether you are trans yourself or an ally.

Tri-M is a nationally recognized music honors society with over 6,200 chapters worldwide. Tri-M is open to anyone in a music class, including choir, band, and orchestra. We volunteer in music-related service opportunities including caroling, ushering for music events, and more!

There are many great language classes in Upper St. Clair, and several corresponding clubs to accompany them. But aren’t there many other great languages that the school just doesn’t have time to provide?

The Turkish Community in Pittsburgh is very large; we even have a Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh. So… how about learning enough conversational Turkish? Join the Turkish Language and Cultural Club!

The Ultimate Frisbee Club is a place for you to stay active over the school year, as well as form new friendships and develop skills, all while competing against schools from all over the Pittsburgh area, no matter the experience you have playing ultimate frisbee.

UNICEF club focuses on achieving the goals and assisting the greater UNICEF club. UNICEF club commonly runs fundraisers like Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and the Mother's day Flower Sale.

USC esports includes competing teams with local schools in the state and the nation, in school tournaments, college and career exploration, meeting new people and much more.

USC GameMakers designs and creates video games to submit to Game Jam competitions, whether professional or indie. Our club works together within a deadline to make the video game and participate in as many competitions as possible. Each club member helps in their own way, whether it be art design, programming, SFX, playtesting, etc. Our primary goal is to expand the idea of game development throughout our community and get as many active members as possible in our club. Everyone has a place in the game dev team, no matter what they do or what talents they have! If you have any questions or want further information, please email inampudir@uscstudents.org.

The USC Wrestling Program is comprised of both the boys varsity and girls varsity wrestling teams. Our mission is to provide an inclusive environment where all feel welcomed, from our youngest Little Panther to our oldest alumni.

A fun and enjoyable environment where all students can develop their volleyball skills and get involved with all things volleyball!

Wing Club is where we try wings and discuss them. Once a month we will go support local businesses and try their wings.

We are responsible for the publication of the high school yearbook.

Share Photos for the Yearbook

In YoungLife club, we meet weekly for campaigners or club which we do fun activities related to God! Most of the time we meet at someone’s house and read the bible for a little and then play games and activities for the rest of the night! We even go to grab food after the meeting to finish off the night.