Club Fair 2018
Sarah Pretsky
Staff Writer
Milken’s annual club fair is an excellent way for students to discover new ways to get involved in the Milken community. This year, 41 clubs were represented at the fair, ranging from artistic, political and activist categories. On Friday, October 5th, students and faculty gathered in the amphitheatre to peruse the club tables.
Club leaders were excited to share their passions with their peers and find people with similar interests. Lindsey Rosenfeld ‘20, co-leader of the Live Positive club, commented on the year to come and is “super excited to be a leader for the second year in a row. My club gives me the opportunity to share my passions with others and benefit the community by increasing people’s well being.” The Live Positive club brings aspects of Milken’s most popular course, Positive Psychology, out to the greater community and integrates positivity in our everyday lives. Another exciting club is CyberPatriots. The club leader, Zachary Mokhtarzadeh ‘19, commented, “Our club is about cyber security and we compete nationally to defend computers and keep them secure.”
“My favorite time of year is October because of club fair!” says Blake Asherian, ‘19. As of now students’ lunchtimes and school days will be filled to the brim with meetings and events that they are passionate about pursuing to take a break from the hard work of school.
Navigating your way through club fair may have been be overwhelming with the numerous possibilities. Below is a list of 2018-2019 clubs alphabetically organized to help find clubs that inspire them this coming year.
Student Clubs 2018-19
CLUB | STUDENT LEADER(S) | FACULTY ADVISOR |
Academic Decathlon | Sam Renard & Aaron Kermani | Mr. Greenberg |
Anime Club | Amitai Segev, Dylan Sands, Liam Sherman, & Zachary Mokhtarzadeh | Rabbi David |
Aspiring Architects United (AAU) | Alexis Golbahar & Adam Harris | Ms. Sokolow |
Chess Club | Michael Bochkur-Dratver, Avi Rosenfeld, Ethan Shenassa, & Max Froch | Mr. Gary Shapiro & Rabbi Scheindlin |
Controversial Conversations | Alexandra Rahimi & Lauren Shayefar | Ms. Kessel |
Creative Writing Club | Abi Yadegar, Robert Carlson, & Sam Frohlich | Mr. Moran |
CyberPatriots | Megan Kohanarieh, Zachary Mokhtarzadeh, & Alex Swerdlow | Mr. Martinez |
Debate Club | Alexandra Orbuch | Ms. Guth |
Environmental Club | Nicole Sussman | Ms. Kim |
Estrogenius: Female Empowerment Club | Abi Yadegar & Sam Frohlich | Mr. Gibert |
Fantasy Basketball Club | Jake Damico | Mr. Painter |
Fashion Club | Sabrina Abselet | Ms. Giladi |
Fighting Hunger & Homelessness – LA (FHH-LA) | Nicholas Khalili & Matthew Makabeh | Dr. Shenassa |
Foreign Film Club | Sophia Kangavari | Mr. McAdamis |
French Club | Savannah Dardashti & Natalie Geiderman | Ms. Ulmer |
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) | Talia Rubinstein & Ben Bakhaj | Ms. Kim & Mr. Wiesinger |
Girls Learn International (GLI) | Claudia Johnson-Stone & Dylan Seidel | Ms. Miller |
Global Beit Midrash | Mr. Meyerson | |
HeartBEATS | Alexis Shapiro, Hannah Fitterman, & Alexandra Namvar | Ms. Krems |
Israel Club | Nicole Bardi & Priel Nikoo | Mr. Meyerson |
JLife (Jewish Life Board) | Dani Kashfian & Talia Meisel | Rabbi David |
Junior State of America (JSA) | Joey Rabenik, Alexandra Orbuch, Gigi Weisberg, Julia Simon | Mr. Gibert |
L’Dough V’Dough (baking challah with Holocaust survivors) | Emily Farshi, Lauren Farshi, & Parsa Mokhtar | Ms. Miller |
Live Positive Club | Rachel Leff & Lindsey Rosenfeld | Dr. Holton |
Milken Honeys (Women’s Barbershop Club) | Gabby Melton & Abi Yadegar | Ms. Shapiro |
Milken Investment Leadership Club (MILC) | Joey Sarvian, Aaron Cohen, & Adam Kingsley | Mr. Moran |
Milken Men’s Barbershop Club | Wolfie Hutton & Shane Brunswick | Ms. Shapiro |
Milken Student Radio | Sophie Kaplan & Gabe Cohen | Mr. Greenberg |
Mock Trial | Alexandra Orbuch | Mr. Gibert |
Model United Nations | Mr. Gibert | |
National Arts Honor Society | Charlene Malekmehr | Ms. Mortimer |
Performing Arts for Seniors | Jordan Feldman | Dr. Brown |
Robotics Club | Mr. Stephan Shapiro | |
Sketch Comedy Club | Ms. Figoten | |
Song Interpretation & Poetry | Natalie Tabibian & Kayla Nickfarjam | Mr. Bitto |
Stand Up to Cancer Club | Ashton Asherian & Brittney Moalemzadeh | Mr. Rayhan &
Dr. Scoville |
Surf Club | Andrew Turquie | Mr. Painter |
Talk Project | Lily Spar, Eliana Robin, & Natalya Krekorian | Ms. Kessel |
Web Design & Development Club | Shane Brunswick | Rabbi David |
Woodworking Club | Ms. Orlik | |
Young America’s Foundation | Joey Sarvian, Max Smith, Josh Lalezarian, Jonny Nourafshan, & Aaron Yazdi | Coach Steenport |