Student Activities
“There’s so Much to Do!”
“There’s so much to do for fun. We can walk to downtown Winston-Salem, or take the shuttle to go shopping; we hang out on campus watch movies in the rec room. My favorites are when we play music and hang out in our rooms.”
Brier , A’20
True. In fact, the hard part is choosing from all the options! In addition to arts and athletics, you can:
- Develop leadership skills through Student Clubs and Organizations.
Academe literary magazineBlack & Latinx AchieversBlack Student UnionDance ClubDebateDrama ClubEcology ClubFilm ClubGirl UpGrass Roots newspaperHouse CouncilInterfaith ClubKey ClubModel UNMu Alpha Theta Honors SocietyNational Art Honors SocietyNational Honor SocietyNational Latin Honor SocietyNational Spanish Honor SocietyQSA (Queer Straight Alliance)Quill Pen YearbookRoboticsSTEM ClubStudent AmbassadorsStudent Council (Student Government)Video Game Club
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Venture off campus into Winston-Salem & beyond for
Organized outings — shopping, dances, day trips, camping, and more
Arts & culture — theater, live music, films, dance, and more
Athletic events — at day students’ former schools, Wake Forest University, minor league baseball, and more
Lunch, dinner or coffee with friends
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“Sometimes, we just hang out”
Down time is essential! Here’s what Academy students do to relax & have fun:
“We have great water gun wars!”“Late-night talks in each other’s rooms”“Movies in the Rec Room”“Going to the Salem College caf锓Canoeing at Salem Lake”“Last minute dance parties”“Getting coffee in Winston-Salem”“Hanes Mall trips”“Playing board games”“Studying together – it’s so helpful and even fun at times”“Going to my friend’s tennis matches”“Jamming together on our ukulele & guitar”“Thrift shopping”“Walking in Old Salem & going to the Moravian Bakery”
Pictured above, students enjoyed attending the Wake Forest Homecoming football game!