Extracurricular/Sports.

Easton has a number of clubs, including:

• Chess Club
The Easton Chess Club meets Mondays during activities and is taught by professionals. Players of all proficiency levels are encouraged to join, and beginning players are warmly welcomed. Interschool tournaments occur about once a month.

• Drama Club
Drama is not only for students who wish to act, but also those who wish to work behind the scenes or who would like to play in the orchestra/band of a musical. Performances include the production of a small spring show as a complement to the fall term Shakespeare play and the main production in the winter. Members also occasionally represent the school by participating in various Interschool productions.

• En Avant
Published once a year, En Avant is Easton’s award winning French language newspaper. Working on En Avant gives students the opportunity to participate in all aspects of putting together a newspaper, including planning and writing, as well as layout and editing, proofreading, and photography. All the writing is in French, and the paper provides a forum for the exploration of French culture, politics, and ideas.

• Environmental Club
The purpose of the Environmental Club is to promote the importance of conservation and sustainability. Members are expected to help plan and participate in school-wide fund raising events and science-related field trips. As a group, members choose issues to research and support through conservation groups and by lobbying public officials.

• Easton Press (Newspaper)
Now entering its 101st year, the Press offers students the opportunity to participate in all aspects of newspaper production, including planning and writing, as well as layout and editing, proofreading, and photography. The paper provides school news; feature sections; editorials; surveys; and articles on alumni, faculty, parents, and students. Students are encouraged to add their creativity and special talents to this publication that documents school life. All students are welcome to participate, and membership remains open throughout the year.

• The Hoot (Yearbook)
Each year the yearbook staff produces a commemorative book to illustrate the many facets of student life at Easton Prep. The book includes class portraits, candid pictures, sports and club shots, and photos depicting the activities that take place at Easton throughout the year. Members of the Club are responsible for every aspect of the publication of the book, from the concept and design to the photography, page layout, and computer graphics.

• The Investment Club
The Investment Club meets once a week to learn about and discuss issues related to the world of investing. We participate in a stock market game; look at investment information, both on paper and on the Internet; visit places of interest to investors; invite guest speakers; discuss the vocabulary unique to investing; and participate in any other investment related activities the members of the club suggest.

• The Key Society
The Easton Prep Key Society is the school’s service organization. Key Society members serve as hosts, ambassadors, and tour guides throughout the year. Assisting at special functions on and off campus and giving tours to prospective applicants and their families, students have an opportunity to represent Easton at its best.

• The Lit
The Lit is Easton’s literary magazine. Edited by students, it is a platform for recognizing the wide range of literary styles explored by the students. Recently The Lit has begun to incorporate student art work on its cover and to expand the possibilities for students’ experimentation with desk-top publishing. Through Interschool, Easton also participates in the publication of Independent Voices magazine and public performances of student poetry.

• Mock Trial
Mock Trial is a team activity that allows students to learn what it is like to be a lawyer and a witness in a real trial. During the winter trimester, the team meets regularly to prepare a case, materials (affidavits, evidence, case law) for which are put together by the New York State Bar Association. Between December and March, students learn the roles of lawyers and witnesses on both sides of the case, prosecution and defense. In the end, the Easton team competes with any of 110 other teams from New York City schools in the Federal courthouse. A professional attorney presides over the case and renders a verdict at its conclusion. This extracurricular activity is excellent for those who wish to learn about the law and are willing to put in the time to prepare well.

• Model United Nations
Model U.N. is a simulation of the United Nations in New York City. Its purpose is to encourage young people to gain an interest in and mastery of current affairs and international relations, to enable them to understand and empathize with the viewpoint of countries and cultures far distant, in some cases, from their own, and to promote self-confidence, esteem, and personal maturity through a mastery of the techniques of formal debate. Easton delegates prepare to represent a selected country at the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Model U.N. is a marvelous activity for students of high academic standing with an excellent grasp of current affairs and an active interest in politics, as well as a passionate concern about the political, economic, and social issues which face our world in the 21st century.

• The Multi-Cultural Club
According to the Webster’s New World Dictionary, “Multi” means “...consisting, affecting many... more than two... many times more than....” Therefore, the goal of the Multi-Cultural Club is to include as many cultures of the Easton community as are represented in the school, and to share our cultural backgrounds and differences in order to enrich each other’s lives and become more tolerant.

• The Music Club
The Easton Music Club meets weekly to provide an opportunity for instrumentalists of all levels to gather and play in a casual group environment for enjoyment and for the improvement of musical skills. Each term a few songs are chosen for performance at school assemblies.

• La Pantera
La Pantera, Easton’s Spanish-language newspaper, is published once a year. The articles are mainly student written, although a few are produced by school faculty. The magazine allows students of all ages to share their personal insights, reporting, and short stories. Students benefit from the publication by reading other students’ works in Spanish, thus improving their reading comprehension and ability to interpret all types of commentary. The magazine is currently in its third year of publication.

• Student Council
Each year two students from from each grade are elected by their classmates to serve on either the Student Council. The Council meets with the faculty advisor on a regular basis to discuss service projects, social events, and matters pertaining to school policy. This is an exciting way for students interested in both service and political action to test their leadership mettle.

•Science Club
In the science club, students have the opportunity to try their hand at numerous scientific demonstrations and experiments, as well as constructing one large project for the semester. Projects in the past have included huge model roller coasters, Rube Goldberg devices, and Thermite demolitions.



Easton Prep recognizes the important place of athletics...

Easton Prep recognizes the important place of athletics and athletic competition in the lives of students and provides a number of team options each season. Dedicated to the moral and character development of their players, coaches strive to instill in each athlete an abiding commitment to good sportsmanship coupled with a sense of responsibility both to themselves and the team.

Easton teams compete in interscholastic soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, and track. Interscholastic team sports are open to students in good academic standing. There are also intramural opportunities at Easton in the fall, winter, and spring. With special permission, a student may substitute an Interschool athletic class for one 50-minute P.E. class. Finally, fencing is available at the Chapin School as a team sport through Interschool. In anticipation of the soccer and baseball seasons, coaches provide preseason training to support students in the honing of their game skills. Preseason soccer camp takes place in the Berkshires at the end of August.

The athletic department makes use of both facilities at school and those of New York City. The soccer and baseball teams practice at fields on Randall’s Island. The track team makes use of Randall’s Island and Central Park. In addition to the gyms at school, the basketball teams take advantage of the gymnasium facilities at Chelsea Piers for practices and games. The tennis team practices and plays a number of its matches at the National Tennis Center, home of the U.S. Open, in Flushing, Queens. Golf team practices are held at the driving ranges on Randall’s Island and Chelsea Piers; matches are held at Van Cortland Golf Course.

Sports offered at Easton include:

• Varsity Soccer (fall)
• JV Soccer (fall)
• Varsity Cross Country (fall)

• Varsity Basketball (winter)
• JV Basketball (winter)

• Varsity Baseball (spring)
• Varsity Track (spring)
• Varsity Golf (spring)
• Varsity Tennis (spring)
• Varsity Lacrosse (spring)