Clubs and Organizations

 The Senate resolves matters of honor. This esteemed body of students hears cases that involve lying, cheating, and stealing, making recommendations for punishments.

The senior leadership organization, Keo-Kio has the threefold purpose of serving McCallie, supporting new activities, and honoring worthy students by induction. This group sponsors various service projects and social events annually. Selected seniors, chosen by a merit and electoral system, are tapped into membership at two induction ceremonies. 

This organization was founded under the sponsorship of Keo-Kio to recognize potential leadership in the sophomore class. Membership is limited to twenty percent of the class. The name, TEPS, honors the late  Dr. T. E. P. Woods, who led and inspired many McCallie students when he taught in the Bible Department and was an Associate Head of School.

The Student Council is an organization of students that promotes and organizes activities for the school community. The Council is made up of representatives from grades 9-12 and works regularly on joint projects with GPS.

The purpose of SPIRITUALS is to boost school spirit by leading the student body in support before and during competitive events. Membership is by invitation only, and membership is granted in several assemblies throughout the year. 

BTEC provides entertainment on campus and sponsors McCallie/GPS Got Talent, as well as other events throughout the year. Members meet regularly to discuss weekend activities, concerts, and special shows, and to plan music events on campus. Members are selected from rising 10-12 graders through a special selection process. 

McCallie is one of the few high schools in the Southeast with a chapter of Habitat for Humanity. This group helps to build houses around the community and abroad. 

The Cum Laude Society is a national organization established in 1906 to promote learning and sound scholarship in secondary schools. The McCallie chapter of the society received its charter in 1952. Each year, by vote of the faculty members of the society, students in the senior class who have records of academic excellence are elected to membership. Members From the senior class must rank in the top fifth of the class. Students must have completed one full academic year at McCallie to be eligible for consideration. 

Since 1921, the NHS has used scholarship, service, character, and leadership as criteria for membership selection into its local chapters. Juniors who have been in attendance at McCallie for one full semester, have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5, and have been active in service activities are eligible for induction into McCallie’s chapter of the National Honor Society. Eligible students are evaluated on the bases of character and leadership. Final decisions are made by the NHS Selection Committee. NHS members are expected to continue their exemplary contributions to the school and community.