Student Groups & Clubs

Student Leader(s): Emy Caruthers, Ken Zheng, Jack O’Brien, Jansen Dents, Anna Bock
Faculty Sponsor(s): Mike Gesiakowski
Mission: To provide enrichment for students beyond the classroom experience and expose the greater JBS community to the ceramic arts.

Student Leader(s): Aayan Goyal, Jerry Chang, Courtney Wu, Sydney Rhee
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jerry Estes & Chris Thomas
Mission: To provide opportunities for students to become more comfortable performing music and to incorporate cultural diversity and various genres into these performances.

Student Leader(s): Jayla Pruitt, Megan Thorpe, Sarah Brown
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ben Roberts
Mission: To enjoy good movies and snacks.

Student Leader(s): Brendan Purcell, Dylan Macon, Luke Purcell
Faculty Sponsor(s): Drew Battles
Mission: The Music History Club strives to engage students into the world of music, especially music throughout history. This club focuses on the different decades and genres of music in order to further educate and entertain the minds of students interested in music, one of the oldest industries in America.

Student Leader(s): Dhruva Lahoti, Ben Olivero
Faculty Sponsor(s): Staci Buckels
Mission: To provide JBS students with opportunities to serve the St. Louis community through 1:1 tutoring, monthly excursions, and weekend activities with the children who attend the Aim High program.

Student Leader(s): Anna Bock, Celia Ross, Alya Pelligrini, Max Barkman, Stephen Thayer
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sally Kilbride
Mission: To educate the JBS community on current events and to provide a space for students to discuss the issues of the day.

Student Leader(s): Caroline Clarke, Sofie Oztok, Noah Lipe
Faculty Sponsor(s): Donya Allison
Mission: To spread awareness of animal welfare issues occurring locally and around the globe. The club is education and service based.

Student Leader(s): Gabrielle Moore & Madison Moore
Faculty Sponsor(s): Laura Crowley
Mission: To provide assistance to people living with ALS (or other degenerative diseases) throughout the St. Louis area. While in the homes of patients, students perform household chores that are difficult for people living with these conditions. The club also raises money to help fund ALS research and participates in community-wide events that raise ALS awareness.

Student Leader(s): Margot LaVinge, Ayla Pellegrini, Reagan Richert
Faculty Sponsor(s): Alex Wu
Mission: We will be educating the Burroughs community about what it's like to have cancer and to go through several different treatment processes. We will fundraise for pediatric cancer research.
 

Student Leader(s): Divya Muthusamy, Sameera Rao, Jayla Pruitt, Milana Hunt, Shulynn Ragland, Zoey Nadaud
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sorsha Maness
Mission: To enable Burroughs students to help people in other countries by providing micro-loans to assist individuals around the world in growing small businesses. We focus on supporting single women building their independence. Burroughs students will raise money, then choose the people, causes and businesses they want to support.
 

Each activity is chaired by a different set of Student Leader(s) and faculty sponsors, overseen by Meghan Rathert.
Mission: To promote social consciousness, cultivate relationships, foster empathy, and inspire lives of civic responsibility by compassionately engaging with the greater St. Louis community through volunteering and service.
 

Student Leader(s): Hall Chapman, Lachlan Guthrie, Daniel Bernal
Faculty Sponsor(s): Peter Tasker
Mission:  Organize donations of gently used sports equipment for children in need.
 

Student Leader(s): Bennett Cuculich, Ryan Bloomquist, Max Steinbach, Cooper Desloge
Faculty Sponsor(s): Pete McKeown
Mission: To organize sports-themed events to raise money for charity.
 

Student Leader(s): Addison Grantham, Jacqueline Hu, Hanna Nichols, Barrett Hughes
Faculty Sponsor(s): Andrew Newman
Mission: Providing the community with information on how they can positively interact with our oceans, rivers and marine life. 

Student Leader(s): Sarah Ding, Barrett Hughes, Sophia Frater & Asha Krishnasamy
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jeanne Gillanders
Mission: “To relentlessly pursue an equitable world for every child” with the help of Burroughs community.
 

Student Leader(s): Bobby Dunn, Frankie Dunn, Andrew Spittall
Faculty Sponsor(s): Matt Buha
Mission:  Connect the Burroughs community with veterans living in the St. Louis area by volunteering at the Missouri Veterans Home and other related organizations.
 

Student Leader(s):  Naya Tekwani, Adriana DiMartini
Faculty Sponsor(s): Pete McKeown
Mission: Encourage JBS students to enjoy fun activities during the winter and raising money for children in need of warm clothes. 
 

Student Leader(s): Olivia Lu, Sydney Rhee
Faculty Sponsor(s): Julie Shimabukuro
Mission: To increase awareness of Asian culture, country by country, through the study of the history, language, art, religion, music and food, and to help students gain a better understanding of how race and ethnicity inform identity. 

Student Leader(s): Ayomide Ajakaiye, Lauren Ruth, Sabie Witt, Yuktha Rayani, Mena Zarek
Faculty Sponsor(s): Megan Zmudczynski and Jessica Hunt
Mission: To promote gender equity, spread awareness and work to create solutions to prevalent gender issues in our community through public outreach and events within Burroughs.

Student Leader(s): Willa Yearson, Sophia Frater, Rafe Rosario-Blake
Faculty Sponsor(s): Maria Cohen
Mission: To promote the study and appreciation of the culture of Spanish speaking countries through fun activities.
 

Student Leader: Ella Lazaroff, Sarah Brown, Sabrina Small, Caleb Arnow, Emily Bernstein, Ari Duel
Faculty Sponsor(s): Diana Wood
Mission: To inform the student body about Jewish culture and to create a safe and welcoming community for those who want to learn more.

Student Leader(s): Charlotte Kaye, Iris Sommer, Molly Magarian, Molly Kreitman, Theo Wolfgram, Caroline Nelson, Rafe Rosario-Blake
Faculty Sponsor(s): Darryl Calkins, Bobby Bloch, Jocelyn Giles
Mission: To represent the LGBTQIA+ community in an effort to increase awareness of and safety for Gender and Sexuality Minorities (GSM) in the Burroughs community. This is done by spreading information about various gender and sexuality identities through meetings, assembly speeches and events, as well as promoting response to any issues which may infringe upon the rights of those who identify as a GSM.
 

Student Leader(s): Ella Deutsch, Barrett Hughes, Sophia Frater, Jayla Pruitt, Emily Bernstein, Claire Roth
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sally Kilbride
Mission: To aid and ease the navigation of kids under 21 through the world of middle/high school and the stress and/or mental obstacles that may be encountered along the way.

Student Leader(s): Georgia Hite, Maddie Williams
Faculty Sponsor(s): Meghan DiGiulio
Mission: To encourage members of the JBS community to develop their ability to defend themselves when appropriate in varying situations. 

Student Leader(s): Addison Grantham, Stephen Thayer
Faculty Sponsor(s): Erica Moore, Bobby Bloch
Mission: To have students work together from the beginning of the school year through March to produce a traditional yearbook called The Governor. Under the direction of the senior editors-in-chief, students are responsible for page layout, design, writing, editing and photography. Students work together during open meeting times and individually to complete these tasks.

Student Leader(s): Sarah Ding, Jacqueline Hu, Vivian Wang, Sophie Buchowski, Owen Front
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ellie DesPrez, Veronica Anghel
Mission: To promote visual arts and creative writing while collecting pieces for the annual publication of the student literary magazine, The Review. We host regular meetings to review nominations, which are open to all grade levels. In addition, The Review sponsors the annual Review Preview, a music and spoken word festival.

Student Leader(s): Hana Ilahi & Clay Edelson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sarah Hasselman & Megan Zmudczynski
Mission: To be a beacon of independent journalism and critical thinking at Burroughs. Our members will ask questions to spark candid, respectful conversations about topics both within our school and the global community and report about them accurately. We will not stop in our pursuit of objectivity and will be the microphone that amplifies student voices.

Student Leader(s): Owen Whalen, Thomas Urano, Craig Urano, Bennett Cuculich
Faculty Sponsor(s): Mark Nicholas
Mission: Students learning, using, and educating AI in different spaces.

Student Leader(s): Isabelle, Hana, Courtney, Sydney, Finn
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kate Ward & Anne Deken
Mission: To educate the Burroughs community about anatomy by participating in (or watching) hands-on dissections of various specimen.

Student Leader: Logan Lu
Faculty Sponsor(s): Wayne Winters
Mission: Motivating students in the field of aviation through activities that include building model aircraft, exploring airfields, experiencing simulations and learning from pilots.
 

Student Leader(s): Isabelle Hawkins, Sabrina Small, Miko Kim
Faculty Sponsor(s): Martha Keeley
Mission: To allow students to learn about potential careers and opportunities to further their understanding of different areas of the biomedical sciences through speakers.
 

Student Leader(s): Sehej Raheja, Finn Hohenburg
Faculty Sponsor(s): Tyler Foote
Mission: To learn more about cybersecurity through guest speakers and simulation activities.

Student Leader(s): Charlie Desai, Story Kummer & Caitlyn O'Shea
Faculty Sponsor(s): Martha McMahon
Mission: To provide a welcoming environment for people of all genders to learn how to code and feel comfortable making mistakes.

Student Leader(s): Ethan Carter, Joshua Lam, Max Tang
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jason Taff
Mission: To engage the student body through math related activities and have a good time.
 

Student Leader: Mia Schactman, Aditi Paduru
Faculty Sponsor(s): Scott Deken
Mission: To learn more about neuroscience through guest speakers and brain science activities.
 

Student Leader(s): Dalton Harrold, Gavin Daengsurisri
Sponsors: Hannah & Alan Chung
Mission: To participate in the FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition. FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. It provides unique opportunities for students to apply science, technology, engineering and math-related concepts and skills by competing in the FTC robotics program.

Student Leader(s): James Liu, Coco Bland, Finn Beard
Faculty Sponsor(s): Andrew Davis
Mission: To teach students about astronomy.
 

Student Leader: Story Kummer
Faculty Sponsor(s): Dan Barton
Mission: To engage students in hands-on engineering and to increase environmental awareness.
 

Student Body President: Charlie Desai
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kate Grantham & Jeanne Gillanders
Mission: To direct student organizations and help establish an understanding between students and other branches of the JBS community. All meetings are open to the entire student body. The Student Congress is comprised of the president of each class, Chief Justice of the Student Court, Student Body President, and an appointed Chief of Staff.

Chief Justice: Madee Omran
Faculty Sponsor(s): Steven Collier & Pete McKeown 
Mission: To hear cases arising from alleged violations of school rules. The Student Court is composed of 10 students, including a chief justice, two 12th graders, one 11th grader, one 10th grader, one 9th grader, one 8th grader, two bailiffs, and a court secretary. Throughout the school year, the court meets weekly to discuss and process more than 500 cases and demonstrate some sophisticated judgments and creative punishments.

Student Leader(s): Madee Omran, Jack O’Brien, Emy Caruthers
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jill Donovan
Mission: To learn about wild birds, the issues that plague their populations, and what we can do to help.

Student Leader(s): Ken Zheng, Jack O’Brien, Shelby Lombardo
Faculty Sponsor(s): Tracy Walther
Mission: The mission of Bee Club is to educate the Burroughs community about bees, take care of the bees on campus, encourage pollination, and increase awareness about bee issues through having fun and providing bee-related products.

Student Leader(s): Sid Council, Addison Stisser, Ava Gould
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kate Grantham 
Mission: Provides high school students the chance to read books outside of class and gather to discuss with peers.
 

Student Leader(s): Dylan Boekholt, Story Kummer, Gavin Wickenhauser, Sofie Oztok
Faculty Sponsor(s): Doug Sept
Mission: To educate Burroughs students on business ideas and topics. 
 

Student Leader(s): Owen Whalen, Danny Roth & Dylan Boekholt
Faculty Sponsor(s): Tim Baker
Mission: To bring together the Burroughs community while building new and strengthening existing relationships between students, faculty, alumni and all of those in between by holding cars and coffee type events
 

Student Leader(s): Dylan Geiger, Camden Hostler
Faculty Sponsor(s): Mark Smith
Mission: To teach and foster the love of chess and to compete in the Gateway Chess League.
 

Student Leader(s): Ignacio Moyano, Julia Guerra, Alya Pelligrini, Alex Greuloch, Rowan Conway, Ema Huang
Faculty Sponsor(s): Sorsha Maness
Mission: To share the Classics with the wider school community and provide students of the Classics with enriching activities.
 

Student Leader(s): Story Kummer, Alexa Sagel, Hudson Freiman
Faculty Sponsor(s): Mark Smith
Mission: To educate the JBS community on current events and to provide a space for students to discuss the issues of the day.
 

Student Leader(s): Claire Spector, Gabbie Williams, Anohki Desai, Shiloh Rhodes, Ella Deutsch
Faculty Sponsor(s): Kelly Sherman
Mission: To build community spirit through dance performances.
 

Student Leader(s): Timi Bamimore, Tyler Smilack, Howard Qin, Fawwaz Chohan
Faculty Sponsor(s): Darryl Calkins
Mission: To try good food with friends.
 

Student Leader(s): Quincy Battles, Elsa Lattanand, Gavin Daengsurisri
Faculty Sponsor(s): Paul Salomon
Mission: To serve as a welcoming environment to promote awareness and increase participation in board games and a variety of other different media that are less popular. We strive to be inclusive in our activities, and, above all else, to simply have fun.
 

Student Leader(s): Bobby Dunn, Lachlan Guthrie, Margot LaVigne, Caleb Arnow
Faculty Sponsor(s): Doug Sept, Darren Wang
Mission: To learn the basics of investing and making financial decisions.
 

Student Leader: Hudson Freiman, Alex Brooks, Perla Eidson
Faculty Sponsor(s): Wayne Winters
Mission: To provide a fun outlet for those who enjoy engineering, designing, or physics, this club provides a space for members to design a marble course or track to let their creativity shine in new, inventive ways.
 

Student Leader(s): Emy Caruthers, Sarah Ding, Asha Krishnasamy
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jim Lewis
Mission: To provide insight and hands-on experience for legal cases and courtroom proceedings. 
 

Student Leader(s): Ayomide Ajakaiye, Teddy Hollander-Bodie, Alex Doty, Yuktha Rayani, Rafe Rosario-Blake
Faculty Sponsor(s): Shannon Koropchak, Andrew Newman, Jon Bang, Carrie Dodson-Ching & Aaron Dowdall
Mission: To promote a greater understanding of Model United Nations and its importance as well as give students within and outside of the Burroughs community a formal space to hold proactive debate on global events and achieve a greater understanding of diverse viewpoints.

Student Leader(s): Ella Lazaroff, Grover Goffstein, Smokey Goffstein, Sophia Frater
Faculty Sponsor(s): Mark Smith
Mission: To spread an interest in philosophy and provide a place for interested students to discuss and learn about philosophy.
 

Student Leader(s): Quincy Loegering, Shaan Patel, Sophia Frater
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jerry Estes
Mission: To have fun while supporting the community.
 

Student Leader: Naomi Sherman, Celia Ross, Daisy Lazaroff, Audrey Gray
Faculty Sponsor(s): Jamie Wagner
Mission: The Political Action Club focuses on developing the agency of students to affect positive change through the political process. Students will learn how to exercise advocacy actions such as writing politicians and decision-makers, calling the offices of these leaders, and lobbying these leaders directly in-person. The Political Action Club is open to individuals across the political spectrum to learn these skills and will help train groups and other clubs interested in political advocacy.
 

Student Leader(s): Ken Zhen, Camden Hosler, Jack O’Brien
Faculty Sponsor(s): Michael Haveman
Mission: To provide a place where the student body can go to learn and have fun while doing puzzles.
 

Student Leader(s): Zach Cameron, Shaan Patel
Faculty Sponsor(s): Ginger Imster
Mission: To introduce students to entrepreneurial concepts through speakers and discussions.