Clubs and Activities

Beyond the classroom there are many opportunities for students to engage their artistic sides. The Art Club is not just for those who can draw, paint, or create sculptures. The Art Club is for anyone who LOVES art, whether you enjoy making it, looking at it, or discussing it.
 
All levels of artistic ability and/or interest are welcome. The Club makes banners for school masses and prayer services, collaborates with other clubs and student government on signs and posters, draws pastel murals at the front of the school to promote the Fall Play and Spring Musical, and paints window murals. In between major collaborative projects, Art Club members spend time creating their own work, both for their own development and often for local, regional, and national art contests.

Moderator:
Mr. Irman Arcibal, iarcibal@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Ms. YinShan Yang, yyang@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Leo Magnaye, lmagnaye@riordanhs.org

The Black Student Union is committed to intellectual, cultural, social and ethnic diversity. Our focus is to build awareness, education, and a new level of consciousness about being a young black person in today's society while following our Marianist principles. We aim to teach others about diversity through engaging in activities focused around acceptance and tolerance. BSU is open to all students and has been a part of Riordan's community for decades. 

Moderator:
Ms. Vanessa Martinez, vmartinez@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Ms. Laura Flavani, lflavani@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Joshua Keeney, jkeeney@riordanhs.org

The California Scholarship Federation, otherwise known as CSF, is a statewide organization which honors outstanding students for their academic excellence.  Students are eligible to apply for CSF after the first semester of their sophomore year and must reapply each semester and maintain academic eligibility in order to keep their membership current. If a student is able to keep it’s membership current from their sophomore year through their senior year (4 out of these 6 semesters), they are eligible for Lifetime Membership and are acknowledged with an honor cord at graduation. Mrs. Vincent moderates CSF. Please email her with any questions: vvincent@riordanhs.org.

Moderator:
Mrs. Vanessa Vincent, vvincent@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Viggen Rassam, vrassam@riordanhs.org

Students in this club learn the basic skills of DJing, including blending, remixing, producing, and song selection. Throughout the year, the DJ Club provides music for dances, sporting events, celebrations, other school-wide events, and during select lunches. The club also visits a few local radio stations every year (including most recently at 99.7) to learn about the music industry from the Bay Area’s best DJs themselves and gain “on air” experience.

Moderators:
Mr. Tony Tran, ttran@riordanhs.org
Mr. Brian Kosewic, bkosewic@riordanhs.org

Moderators:
Ms. Valerie O'Riordan, voriordan@riordanhs.org
Ms. Stefania Pierucci, spierucci@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Scott Kidd, skidd@riordanhs.org

Moderators:
Mr. David Elu, delu@riordanhs.org
Mr. Alex Datoc, adatoc@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Leo Magnaye, lmagnaye@riordanhs.org

The ARHS Guitar Club is an online club for those who want to learn and improve their guitar-playing skills. We meet online to learn, to showcase our guitar skills, and to share other online guitar tutorials.

Moderator:
Mr. Kenn Swann, kswan@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Jeff Isola, jisola@riordanhs.org

Latinos Unidos was founded to explore different aspects of Latino culture (music, food, sports, and current events) for any and all students irrespective of cultural or ethnic background. The club is responsible for the school’s Virgin of Guadalupe Mass, and every year provides a free tamale feed for all students in the cafeteria. The atmosphere of the club is designed to provide a fun environment where students can explore Latino culture and contribute to the community. In the future, the club plans to coordinate social events like a mural tour in the Mission with the Latino Clubs of other schools in the Archdiocese. The club meets every other Tuesday in Room 205.

Moderator:
Mr. Armando Castillo, acastillo@riordanhs.org

The Movie Madness Club meets every day at lunch, where club members join for film appreciation. The members vote on a new movie every week and then finish the week off with some of their favorite television shows.  

Moderator:
Mr. Corey Nelson, cnelson@riordanhs.org

The mission of the Archbishop Riordan High School newspaper, The Crusader, is to inform, educate and entertain the readers—students, teachers, parents, alumni, members of the community—about issues that affect the students as well as citizens of San Francisco and the nation. We hope to instill a sense of understanding, responsibility and curiosity in our readers that results in an eagerness to learn more about their peers and the world around them. 

While this is a club, there are also two classes: Journalism, a UC “G” elective, and Advanced Journalism for editors and those who have already taken the college prep course. Members of the club are staff reporters, photographers, and editors. Each student receives a press pass, reporter’s notebook, and the opportunity to purchase a club hoodie. In addition, students can participate in field trips to local newsrooms, advertising campaigns, conventions and workshops, as well as enter contests sponsored by local, state, and national journalism organizations. 

The Crusader has a website (rcrusadernews.com), Twitter @R_CrusaderNews, Instagram @rcrusadernews, and Facebook page /R Crusader Newspaper. 

Moderator:
Ms. Susan Sutton, ssutton@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Ken Harrington, kharrington@riordanhs.org
Ms. Ottilie Valverde, ovalverde@riordanhs.org

Students learn about Filipino Culture by exploring history, food, and traditions, and in turn, share this with the Riordan community by offering food workshops once a semester. PAC is also a networking tool as many of our events include students from other Filipino clubs from other schools. 

Moderators:
Ms. Melanie Aguas, magus@riordanhs.org
Ms. Mary Ann Datoc, mdatoc@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. Jeff Isola, jisola@riordanhs.org

 The R-Cade Club meets every other week after school and is an inclusive, fun community of video games enthusiasts. The club cultivates a community of students who enjoy video games and other forms of digital entertainment and media, without competitive pressure. 

Moderators:
Mr. Chris Fern, cfern@riordanhs.org
Mr. Leo Magnaye, lmagnaye@riordanhs.org

Moderators:
Ms. Mary Ann Datoc, mdatoc@riordanhs.org
Ms. Elizabeth Watters, ewatters@riordanhs.org

The Robotics Club is open to anyone interested in Robotics! Students learn coding, engineering, and management skills, and train to compete at events in the Bay Area.

Moderators:
Ms. Eris Tingzhi He, ehe@riordanhs.org
Mr. Scott Kidd, skidd@riordanhs.org

Moderator:
Mr. David Lin, dlin@riordanhs.org