ALPHA         

Alpha is a ten week program in which students meet after school to explore questions of life, faith, and God. Each Alpha meeting includes a meal, a short video, and small group discussion. About halfway through the program, participants will go on a retreat during the school day at Holy Family Shrine in Gretna.
Campus Ministry will host three Alpha sessions each year to coincide with the fall, winter, and spring
sports seasons.

Moderator: Mr. Dave Lawler

Ambassador Club            

The Creighton Prep Student Ambassadors positively promote the goals of the Jesuit Schools Network through service and fostering relationships with prospective students and families.

Moderator: Mr. Josh Luedtke

Architecture Club

Students compete in the UNO SAME competition in the spring as well as an AIA (American Institute of Architects) competition. By participating, students will work alongside architects and engineers of many disciplines. All students are eligible for this club that meets once a week after school September through April.

Moderator: Mr. Selwyn Bachus

ASIAN STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM

ASOP strives to create an inclusive community of Asian students in order to celebrate Asian heritage and cultures. It is a voice for underrepresented Asian students here at Creighton Prep. ASOP plans multiple events from seminars, cultural celebrations on campus, service activities directed towards the Omaha Asian-American community and outings to taste authentic Asian food. Non-Asian students are welcome to ASOP’s events.

Moderators: Mr. Tim Brooks and Mr. Allen Burrell

Athletic Training              

Athletic trainers assist student-athletes and coaches in health and wellness issues associated with practice and competition. All students are eligible for this after school, evening and weekend activity.

Moderator: Mr. Bill Kleber

Big Brothers

Black Student Alliance       

The Black Student Alliance is a group to represent the voice of African American students. Its activities include the study and discussion of the viewpoints of African and melanoid people in history, economics, education, entertainment, labor, law, politics and religion. All students are welcome to attend.

Moderators: Mr. Allen Burrell and Ms. Mattie Olsen

Board Games Club

Bowling Club

The Bowling Club plays on Wednesdays after school at Maplewood Lanes. All skill levels welcome!

Moderator: Mr. Matt Delaney

Campus Ministry Advisory Board (CMAB)

Grow in your relationship to God and others while helping your peers do the same. The Campus Ministry Advisory Board plans the school liturgies, service opportunities, retreats and Christian Life Communities (CLC) groups.

Moderator: Mr. Dave Lawler

Chess Team

The chess team practices once a week after school from September through January. The team participates in the Omaha Metro League from February through March on Tuesdays after school.

Moderator: Ms. Amalie Guldenpfennig

Christian Life Communities         

Christian Life Communities (CLCs) are small faith-sharing groups of students who gather for prayer and discussion about important life issues. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible for CLCs that usually meet in the evenings.

Moderator: Mr. Kelly Barth

classic rock club

During Community Period, the Classic Rock Club listens to different rock groups and musicians, which leads to a discussion under the highlighted group or artist for the day.

Moderator: Mr. Tom Hoover

congressional app challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is a contest sponsored and run by the US congress. One team of 4 students creates an app to compete with other schools in our congressional district. The winning team then travels to Washington, D.C. to compete against 434 other teams.

Moderator: Mr. Rich Mansfield

CP biking Club

The CP Biking Club is a student affinity group of other Prep cyclists. The group competes in the Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling Series on the weekends in the fall. The group rides during all seasons, and offers presentations on safety, bike maintenance and proper care of the trails on which the students ride.

Moderators: Mr. Tom Pacer

CP LIVE

CP Live is for students interested in live broadcasting sporting events here at Prep. We’re looking for students that are interested in calling play-by-play, color commentary, running a camera and running scores and stats. If you’re interested in being a part of a new program for Prep sports, we’re interested in you!

Moderator: Mr. Matt Rasgorshek

CP model united nations club

CPMUN is an opportunity for students to gain valuable leadership, debate, negotiation and public speaking skills while learning about international affairs and global issues in the Ignatian tradition of global citizenship. We will meet once a week after school to learn how to act as a Model UN, not only to compete at Stanford's Conference in November and regional conferences but also to host a Catholic Schools MUN Conference at Prep. Membership is open to all students.

Moderator: Mrs. Kim Meyer

(CP²) CyberPatriots   

Want to learn to defend computer systems against cyberattacks? Then CyberPatriots is the right team! This team meets weekly and practices techniques for defending against attacks and learning how to think like a hacker. Industry experts will provide regular training and activities for team practices. The group meets after school and on weekends.

Moderator: Mr. John Rogers

CPTV

CPTV writes and films news broadcasts on the events taking place at Creighton Prep.

Moderator: Mr. Matt Rasgorshek

economics challenge CLUB

The Nebraska EconChallenge and National EconChallenge are academic competitions that allow students to demonstrate economic literacy in teams of 3-4. Team members will meet either weekly or biweekly in school to prepare. The state fall competition in December is a precursor to the national competition at the end of March.

Moderator: Mrs. Ashley Clary

e-SPorts team

The e-Sports team organizes in-house e-gaming competitions and competitions with other schools. The e-Sports team meets Mondays and Wednesdays after school.

Moderator: Mr. Tom Reinhart

French Honor Society    

The French Honor society is by invitation for those students who excel in French language study. Meeting times vary.

Moderator: Mrs. Bonodji Nako

Habitat for Humanity     

The Habitat for Humanity club helps families secure homes while gives students a chance to learn and practice construction skills. Build days are on Fridays when school is off during the academic year. Students must be 16 years old to join.

Moderator: Mr. Mike Higgins

Harvard Model Congress

Each spring Prep sends a group of student leaders interested in government and politics to Boston to participate in the Harvard Model Congress. The group will explore the historical city and meet with other students from around the world.

Moderator: Mr. Tom Haindfield

Ice hockey

The ice hockey team is a school-sponsored club sport. The team plays in the Omaha Hockey Club league.

Moderator: Mr. Sean Talcott

Ignatian Leadership Institute     

Inclusive communities     

Inclusive Communities provides powerful interactive human relations programs for students, which builds greater awareness and a deeper understanding of our demographically-changing communities, empowering students to create respectful and just human environments in their schools and communities. Participants examine personal and societal stereotypes, biases and prejudices through productive dialogue and activities, gaining the knowledge and skills to be leaders in forging meaningful intergroup relations. Creighton Prep students may participate in the Creating Inclusive Communities Workshop and the IncluCity Camp.

Moderator: Mr. Allen Burrell

Ink, Inc. (literary magazine)        

Ink, Inc. is an after-school activity where Prep students create their own literary magazine. We select student poems, short stories, essays, photographs and artwork for publication once each year. Staff members determine what will be published and how it will be used in the magazine as well as editing and proofreading the final copy prior to the actual printing of the next issue. Ink, Inc. is your literary magazine, and anyone interested should join the staff this fall.

Moderator: Ms. Meghan Townley

Italian Club         

Current or former Italian student are welcome to plunge into Italian culture in the Italian Club. Explore all things Italian: food, games, videos (movies), songs, dances and learn about American–Italian events held in Omaha. The club meets during Community Period. A presto! Meeting time varies.

Moderator: Mrs. Pina Miceli

Lacrosse              

The lacrosse club team is a school-sponsored club sport, and is one of eleven teams that play in the Nebraska High School Lacrosse Association. The official Prep season is in the spring after school and on weekends. All students are eligible. We also have a fall season to help build skill and meet new team members. No previous experience necessary.

Moderator: Mr. Steve Haney

Latin Club

The Latin Club is for Latin students to learn about Roman culture and to prepare for competitions with other Latin students around Nebraska. Latin Club will meet before or after school during the year.

Moderator: Mr. John Fraser and Mr. Mark Haynes

latino student association

The goal of the Latino Student Association (LSA) is to promote diversity within the school, community and classroom. This will also be associated with academics and social issues that affect Latinos. LSA is open to all students at Prep.

Moderators: Mr. Allen Burrell and Mr. Jose Moreno-Gonzalez

league of extraordinary gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LEG) teaches its members social etiquette, manners and the way in which to be respectful to all people a person encounters.

Moderators: Mr. Allen Burrell and Fr. Bob Tillman, SJ

Liturgical and Eucharistic Ministers          

Campus Ministry provides leadership opportunities for students at school liturgies through serving as a lector, Eucharistic minister, gift bearer, server and other roles. All students are welcome. 

Moderator: Mr. Kelly Barth

Liturgical Band

The liturgical band plays music to enhance our school liturgies. All students are eligible.

Moderator: Mr. Rob Chesire

Louder than a Bomb poetry club    

Louder Than a Bomb is a competition poetry club. Students will work on writing poetry through the fall and winter and then, in the spring, work on performance of these poems to compete against other high schools in a poetry slam competition.

Moderator: Ms. Beth Widman

Maker club    

The Maker Club teaches students how to learn to use the ToMorrow Labs in a fun and low stress way. The group decides what projects to make, and makes them.

Moderator: Mr. Rich Mansfield

Math Club  

minecraft Club  

Mock Trial

movie club

National Art Honor Society 

The National Art Honor Society recognizes excellence in art among high school students and also provides them with opportunities such as scholarships and communication with nearly 60,000 NAHS students across the country. Sophomores, juniors and seniors can be nominated to apply.

Moderator: Mr. Jeremy Caniglia and Mrs. Rita Hermann

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is dedicated to recognizing excellence in academics, character, service and leadership. NHS members serve the school as ambassadors and workers for Curriculum Night, Open House, BASH, Mission Week, and Peer Tutoring. NHS members also organize two fundraisers each year with proceeds going to a charity chosen by the executive board. Juniors and seniors who are nominated may apply for membership.

Moderators: Mrs. Beth Ginger and Ms. Kerri Martin

Nebraska football fan club

The Nebraska Football Fan Club will meet at least once every two weeks to watch game film, discuss upcoming games and make predictions on the season. The club's purpose is to bring together the greatest fan base in the world at Prep.

Moderators: Mr. Greg Glenn

Operation Others Club

Operation Others provides food assistance to families at Christmas and educates about food insecurity in our community in order to encourage a preferential option for the poor. O.O. Club members label mailers, conduct canned food drives, sort food products and learn more about those in our community who do not have enough food. All students are invited.

Moderators: Mr. Paul Lawler and Mr. Dave Lawler

Operation Others Core Team    

Operation Others Core Team members play an integral role in providing food assistance to families at Christmas and in educating our community about food insecurity in order to encourage a preferential option for the poor. Juniors and seniors are eligible. Applications are available in April.

Moderator: Mr. Jerry Kinney

photography & film club    

The Photography & Film Club will explore the two mediums of its namesake, study important innovators in the area of film and photography, and work on individual projects with a collaborative community.

Moderator: Mr. Jeremy Caniglia and Mrs. Rita Hermann

ping pong club   

PowerLifting    

The Powerlifting Club is a school-sponsored club that competes in the spring semester on weekends against metro schools. Practice is after school beginning in the fall. Students must try-out.

Moderator: Mr. Dan Barton

Prep Accepts    

Prep Accepts aims to transform our culture through creating a community of students and staff/faculty where individuals are welcome to be who they are. Prep Accepts also plans for advocacy in our Prep Accepts meets during Community Period and outside of school. All students are welcome.

Moderators: Mr. Allen Burrell and Ms. Emily Taber

Prep grows

Prep Grows is a botany club that maintains a garden and a hydroponic tank in the school building. Club members learn about the plant growth process and get to implement their learning in a hands-on environment.

Moderator: Mr. John Geringer

Prep students for life

Prep Students for Life exists to educate students on issues that harm the dignity of human life and to mobilize students to transform our culture. This is done through field trips, guest speakers, fundraising and prayer.

Moderator: Mrs. Amy Masek

Quiz Bowl           

Quiz Bowl pits teams of students against other schools in competitions regarding a wide variety of academic topics. Teams are generally separated by grade level with juniors and seniors distinct from freshmen and sophomores. Competitions are on Saturdays in either Nebraska or Iowa.  

Moderator: Mr. Nick Svehla

Retreat Leadership        

Students at Prep have a variety of opportunities to lead retreats ranging from Freshman Retreat group leader or grounds crew, Junior Encounter group leader, Sophomore Overnight Retreat group leader and others. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors depending on the particular retreat.

Moderator: Mr. Jerry Kinney

rho kappa honor society       

The Social Studies Department sponsors a chapter of Rho Kappa, the national high school social studies honor society. Membership is open to qualified juniors and seniors who apply in the fall. A membership requirement is service work at Prep or in the wider Omaha community.

Moderator: Mr. Tom Haindfield

Robotics Club    

CP has two competitive teams that participate in VEX Robotics tournaments and leagues, and CEENBot competitions. If there is a large interest, applications will be used to determine members. The club meets 1-2 times per week, September through April. All students are eligible.

Moderator: Mr. Rich Mansfield

rowing Club (CP CREW) 

The Rowing Club participates with the Omaha Rowing Association. The team practices three times per week on Carter Lake before school, and travels to regatta competitions in the Midwest. All students are welcome (no previous experience necessary).

Moderator: Mr. Ralph Merritt

Science competitions CLUB

The Science Competitions Club competes in state and national science and engineering competitions focusing primarily on Science Bowl and the Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS). Prep has won more state championships in TEAMS than any other Nebraska high school. Students who enjoy science and competing will enjoy the team.

Moderator: Mr. Mike Clark

Service Immersion Trips               

Prep students can participate in a service trip the summer between their junior and senior year. Each year, we send groups to the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Rosebud Reservation. Students can let “the gritty reality of this world into their lives so they can learn to feel it, think about it critically, respond to its suffering, and engage it constructively.” (A quote from former Superior General of the Society of Jesus Peter Hans Kolvenbach, SJ.)

Moderator: Mr. Dave Lawler

social entrepreneurship club              

The Social Entrepreneurship Club will teach and apply the fundamentals of starting a new business. During the year, we will work to identify a pressing problem affecting the less fortunate and build a company that delivers sustainable solutions.

Moderator: Mrs. Dawn Nizzi

Spanish Honor Society

The Spanish Honor Society is by invitation for those students who excel in Spanish language study.

Moderator: Mrs. Gwen Fisher and Mrs.Tami Suprenant

Speech and Debate (Forensics)

The Speech and Debate teams compete on a local, state and regional circuit via a schedule approved by the Nebraska School Activities Association and the National Speech & Debate Association. Team meetings are held every Tuesday after school with Coach Rich Brown in Room 017. All students are welcome.

Moderator: Mr. Rich Brown

string ensemble

Welcome to all string players (violin, viola, cello and bass) to play classical, contemporary and any pieces the students wish to play. We will meet once a week on either Tuesday or Friday after school (to be determined by the students). We will perform a few times throughout the year. No audition required! 

Moderator: Mrs. Madeleine Morelli and Mr. Alex Zimmerman

Student Council

Student Council is a primary student leadership group in the school that is responsible for social activities, school spirit, student representation and care for the overall well-being of the students and community. All students are welcome to participate who will fulfill the membership and attendance requirements.

Moderators: Mr. Dan Kennedy, SJ, Mrs. Madeleine Morelli, Ms. Emily Taber and Mrs. Sara Smith

Sustainability Club

The Sustainability Club tries to educate the school community on issues surrounding sustainability and proper care of the environment. The group explores ways that the school may implement the practices which they study.

Moderator: Mr. Trevor Herron

Trapshooting    

Trapshooting is a spring club sport beginning in January with practices on Sunday and Tuesday. Seven conference meets are on Saturdays beginning in March. The state championship is the first weekend in May. Students may earn a letter. Some guns are available for use. Team members must complete a hunter safety course before the first meet. All students are eligible.

Moderator: Mr. Jim Respeliers

video games club

The Video Games Club meets every Friday after school in T-003 and T-004 to play older video games. If interested, just come to the Technology Center on Friday after school.

Moderator: Mr. Tom Reinhart

Young Democrats

Young Democrats is a youth-led political organization that encourages participation in the political process, promotes the ideals of the Democratic Party and develops the skills of youth to serve as leaders at the local and national level. All students are welcome.

Moderator: Ms. Karri Martin

Young Republicans

Young Republicans (YR) is a political youth organization. Important to the growth of the Republican Party, the YRs reach out to registered Republicans and provide them with better political knowledge and understanding of the issues of the day. All students are welcome.

Moderators: Mrs. Ashley Clary, Mrs. Kim Meyer and Mr. James Justice

Zoology Club     

The Zoology Club promotes the conservation and captive breeding of animals, focusing on native and exotic reptiles, amphibians, birds and bees. Members will learn about the life cycles and care of a variety of animals at Prep and maintain an active beehive on campus. All students are welcome. The Zoology Club meets during Community Periods and after school.

Moderators: Mr. John Geringer and Mr. Tom Murray