Clubs

If you ever wanted to learn how to knit, learn how to knit better, or just hang out and get a couple of rows done, join Ms. Braeuner in room 113 for knitting club on Thursdays during break!

The Latin Club is alive and well and meets once a month celebrating Roman Culture blended with a few Catholic holidays.

Come join a fun Girls Faith Group where female students gather once a month to talk about faith, choices, relationships, and discernment.

Meet with like-minded Catholic men to consider, study, and pray about vocation to priesthood, religious life, or married life.

Do you plan to go to law school or need a real-life Law & Order fix? Take on the role of attorney and mimic actual court cases. Compete with other students and schools while learning the workings of the legal system and trial procedures.

Interested in international relations and politics? Represent a country with a group of your friends and compete with other high schools in TN.

Bring awareness of issues, both within our Father Ryan community and the global community, to our school population. Work to create authentic ethnic and cultural celebrations. Participating in ethnic and cultural discussions, bringing guest speakers on campus, off campus enrichment experiences, and other landmark opportunities.

Share your musical talents at All School Masses each month. All guitar players, singers, and drummers are welcome!

*Application required to participate*

The nicest group of upperclassmen you will ever meet! Serve as a guide and leader to incoming freshmen and transfer students throughout the year. Applications for Peer Mentors are made available in January to rising Juniors and Seniors.

Calling all artists! Want to act, sing and/or dance? Want to paint, build, and create? Join the Purple Masque Players and become a part of producing the fall musical and the spring play.

Do you know a lot of “useless” trivia?  Do you aspire to be on Jeopardy someday?  Join Quizbusters to show your smarts. We will play Trivial Pursuit once a week at break.

Support the fight against cancer! Father Ryan hosts the largest student-led Relay for Life event in the country (per capita)! Create a team to participate in Relay night and raise money for the cause. Participating in Relay for Life is a great opportunity to earn service hours, too.
Save the date for Saturday, November 2, 12-8:00 pm for this year’s Relay for Life.

Members join the Pro-Life campaign by participating in monthly activities and traveling to Washington, D.C., for the Right to Life March in January.

The title of the club sells itself! Use science and math skills to build rockets and conduct other fun experiments! Future engineers apply within.

Are you interested in becoming the next Einstein? Start early by joining this fun group of scientists in physics, chemistry, space, and more competitions!

Through the lens of the Catholic faith, examine injustices in our society and learn how to advocate for change, serve those impacted, and seek to stop the problems at the root.

Have you ever been told to save the drama for your mama? Take part in speech and debate activities and competitions! Get happy—join SAD!

*Application required to participate*

Interested in helping prospective students and parents learn why Father Ryan is such an awesome school? Consider applying to be a Student Ambassador! Applications are available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in March.

If you want to lend your gifts to read at Mass, be a gift bearer, be an Altar Server, help plan retreats, and be involved in student ministry on campus, please sign up! We would love for you to be involved.

Our purpose is to create an environment where players of all skills levels can participate in, learn about, and enjoy the sport of Ultimate Frisbee while pushing themselves physically and mentally to be a better player. We will encourage teamwork and sportsmanship within a competitive environment in hopes of creating team chemistry and lasting friendships.

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