CO-CURRICULARS Creating Community

The co-curriculars at Moeller give students an opportunity to take an interest or talent to a new level. Sharing thoughts, ideas and experiences based on a common goal is yet another way the Moeller brotherhood grows. From molecular modeling to debate, these clubs and teams challenge students and teach them communication and leadership skills.

To see a full list of co-curriculars, go to the Resources page on MoeCampus and find the “Clubs” tile.

Take a look at some of the offerings here at Moeller:

Chess Team: It was another winning season, with Moeller beating the likes of St. Xavier, Indian Hill, Madeira, and Milford for a lopsided first-place finish in the championship tournament. Every player for Moeller had a winning record. Our JV team, consisting of St. Michael’s and All Saints students, also won first place in the same tournament. The chess team seems ready to defend the title next year.

Robotics Club: Five years ago, the Robotics Club was defunct and there were zero members. Under the skilled leadership of seniors Ethan Clark, Breckin Newman and J.P. Schuette, the club has grown to 17 members, many of whom are freshmen. We have been working on rebuilding the current robots and making plans for future competitions. For many of the freshmen, this has been a great way to make new friends and learn all about robots, coding, electronics, and hardware. No experience needed!

3D Printing and Microcomputing Club: This club is new for 2023 and the students have been doing excellent work with three-dimensional printing and small computers and electronics. Led by juniors Jared Johnston and Donny Kaplan, they are building the club and learning how to build, maintain, and repair 3D printers. They are also looking for donors. If you’d like to contribute, contact Mary Fischer at (513) 238-3968.

Speech and Debate Team wrapped up its 2022-23 campaign in a banner fashion, sending a record number of participants to the Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Tournament in Austintown, Ohio. Highlights from the team this year are many:

1.) Senior Reece Bailey became the first-ever Moeller speaker or debater to qualify automatically for the state tournament by winning four bids at regular-season tournaments. To earn a bid, a competitor has to finish at least in the top six, which Reece managed in every meet this season. He also broke a Moeller record by qualifying for the semifinals at the state tournament in his category, Student Congressional Debate, a legislative body of high school students who write and debate bills.

2.) Sophomore Emmet Pease competed in the same event at the State Tournament and (after Reece) became the second Moeller speaker / debater to “bid out” to the state tournament.

3.) Senior Nathan Busam earned three bids to the state tournament; though he did not qualify to the tourney, he ends his Moeller career as the winningest debater in school history in Lincoln-Douglass debate, a philosophical-style debate in which students create cases for both sides of an issue and debate each during tournaments;

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