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