Culture Clubs

• Asian Club - Meets every Wednesday.
• French Club - After school every other Monday (3:10 - 4:00).
• German Club - Meets Tuesdays after school.
• Italian Club - Meets Thursdays at 7:40 AM.
• Latin Club - Meets Monday after school.
• Latinas Unidas - Meets Wednesday after school.
• Indo Pak Club - Meetings are irregular and posted on the Club board outside room 206. This is one of the largest cultural clubs in the school. We have activities such as a Christmas Party, Republic Day, the Spring Show and our Senior Party.
• Irish Club - Meets Wednesday mornings at 7:40 AM. We encourage service activities such as serving at St. Francis Inn in Kensington, running a canned food drive all year long, participating in the Philadelphia annual St. Patrick’s Day parade as well as other Girls’ High activities. We are trying to put together plans for an Irish Day. This club is a student run activity. Each year the girls order some type of clothing to wear that shows they are Girls’ High Irish Club members. Everyone is welcome to join.

Debate Club

Meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the fall and Wednesday in the Spring.

Science Clubs

GHS Eco Club - Meets Tuesdays after school in Room 308.
The Eco Club is for students who have an interest in the environment and who have a desire to improve it.  The club develops leadership skills needed to organize the recycling of 19,000 lbs. of paper and 1,000 lbs. of plastic bottles each year. The club members assign themselves into six teams: Weighing, Hauling, Plastic Bottle Collection, Bottle Preparation, Sign and Supervision. These teams prepare 200 lbs. of paper and 900 bottles each week for collection by the City Streets Department.

National Academic League/Philadelphia Academic League

Meets Monday-Thursday, Room 311A
The goal of this club is to promote academic excellence by responding to short answer questions in a timed format. Students meet after school from November to May. They compete against local high schools in the following categories: 

• Literature
• Fine Arts
• Grammar   
• American History
• Geography
• Economics       
• Math
• Science
• Contemporary Events
• World History
• Problem Solving

The club is open to any interested student.  Come to room 311A after school and check it out.

Sports

The Philadelphia High School for Girls
offers opportunities for afterschool sports activities in:
Tennis
Golf
Field Hockey JV and Varsity
Cross Country
Track and Field
Basketball
Volleyball
Swimming Softball
Soccer
Badminton
Cheerleading

Drama

Every year the Philadelphia High School for Girls casts students for a dramatic production. Sometimes pure drama, sometimes a musical, but every time something special and rivaling achievements of professional companies. The students perform on stage, play in the orchestra and help construct and paint the sets. The effort is enourmous and the results are incredible.
A few of the past productions have been:
Cinderella
Twelfth Night
The Wizard of Oz
The Sound of Music
Cheaper By The Dozen