Club Highlights

Medical Society

The 2022-2023 school year was outstanding for the Medical Society Club! Starting early in the first semester, and continuing on throughout the year, we welcomed several guest speakers including retired nurse, Melva Gates, the director of Parkland hospital, Dr. Fred Cerise, and a doctor specializing in health equity and internal medicine, Dr. Anisha Ganguly. We were also pleased to have Bishop Dunne alum, Dr. Rick Caldwell, speak to us about his experiences in the field of medicine, along with Dr. Jeffrey Barnard, the chief medical examiner of Dallas on a separate occasion. In addition, students enjoyed the field trips visiting Dr. Mike Rios, a Bishop Dunne alum who specializes in developmental pediatrics. Students regularly attended meetings one-two times per month to focus on a health topic, play games related to the medical field, and discuss upcoming events.

To end the year, the club held its first health fair in the cafeteria along with school nurse, Jill Bradford, RN and the Mental Health Awareness Club.

Lastly, senior students were recognized for their participation in the Medical Society Club by wearing a blue and gold cord at graduation.

We are looking forward to next year’s club fair, and welcome any guest speakers and volunteer opportunities in the next school year!

National Junior Honor Society

Officers Ryder Smith, Atiya Bartley and Addison Franklin led NJHS this year. We combined with Slavic Club to raise money and supplies for Ukraine first semester. As a club we also made a generous donation to the drive. All members completed community service hours and we inducted 15 new members in April.

Mental Health Awareness

The newly founded Mental Health Awareness club had a great inaugural year. Club-founder and president, Noah Pumphrey, led meetings with topics of dealing with exclusion, social media, anxiety, and depression. We are looking forward to growing more next year and reaching more students with tactics for dealing with mental health issues.

African American Awareness

The 2023-2024 school year was an exciting time for African American Awareness, being able to bring back some of our precovid programming!

Our programming for the 2022-2023 school year included a book drive, where donations were made to former Dallas Cowboys player Charles Haley’s Tackle Tomorrow program, creating October Breast Cancer Awareness Month ribbons for the school, a Thanksgiving potluck, and a blanket drive.

We presented a Black History Month Assembly that highlighted black entertainment to the student body and collaborated with Children’s Genesis childcare center for the Little Known African American Program.

We are looking forward to the 2023-2024 school year.