Student Life

Life at AMR

Exciting Opportunities for All Our Students

A trademark of AMR is its exciting array of after-school activities, complementing and enriching the school’s curricular excellence. A wealth of organizations, clubs, extracurricular, and co-curricular opportunities are available to satisfy the diverse needs and interests of our students. Activities are student generated and led, with the support and supervision of faculty members, and are focused on the development of leadership skills.

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Our Organizations

Academia María Reina sponsors organizations that foster excellence, leadership, and service and provide valuable experiences that widen students’ horizons.

Model United Nations
The Model United Nations develops an understanding of current events, diplomacy, and debating skills through participation in competitions and congresses, both in Puerto Rico and the United States.
National Art Honor Society
The National Art Honor Society recognizes those students who have shown outstanding ability in art and fosters excellence and dedication to the pursuit of this discipline.
National Honor Society
AMR’s Joseph Lorraine Chapter belongs to the National Honor Society, the nation’s premier organization that recognizes outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS honors those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
Società Onoraria Italica
The Società Onoraria Italica is a high-school academic honor society established by the American Association of Teachers of Italian. It is designed to honor the academic achievement of students of Italian and to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Italian culture and civilization.
Société Honoraire de Français
The Société Honoraire de Français is an academic honor society established by the American Association of Teachers of French designed to recognize outstanding scholarship in the study of French and to promote the study of Francophone cultures.
Student Council
The Student Council serves as a link between the students, the faculty, and the administration. Its members are elected by the student body and must demonstrate integrity, leadership, and loyalty to AMR’s philosophy.

Our Clubs

Academia María Reina is proud of the many opportunities we provide our students to explore their interests and develop their abilities. Learn about all the clubs available to our students!

Amigas de Jesús

Spiritual support group created to respond to students that desire to share their faith outside the classroom setting. They collaborate in a variety of liturgical ministries thereby providing service to our school community.

Art

Develops creativity and enables the production of original works of art. Members’ projects are often used to enhance activities sponsored by AMR.

Biajaní

A Spanish literary magazine written and designed by AMR students who enjoy creative writing and seek to further develop their talent

Botany

Students with a special interest in this subject matter learn more about plants and agriculture and take care of AMR’s school orchard.

Chess

This club promotes logical thinking and problem-solving as students learn the game, develop their skills, and perfect game strategies.

Choir

AMR’s choir offers an excellent opportunity for voice education and appreciation of music. Two yearly concerts also help students develop their performance confidence and poise.

Cercle de Français

Through various recreational and extracurricular activities, students can practice and further improve their French language skills.

Circolo Italiano

Through various recreational and extracurricular activities, students can practice and further improve their Italian language skills.

Computer

Through a project-based learning approach, this club helps to develop XXI-century skills. Students apply digital media to the production of videos, podcasts, and other pertinent projects of their choice.

Cover Girls Book Club

This group provides a forum for students who love to read and a space where they can meet to discuss books of their choice.

Crafts Club

Promotes and develops creative skills offering students the opportunity to express themselves through arts and crafts activities in a fun and supportive environment.

Dance Team

Students with a particular interest and talent for dance can audition to become part of AMR’s dance team. The team performs choreographies in diverse dance styles such as jazz, hip-hop, ballet, salsa, and merengue. They perform in school assemblies and shows and have participated in dance competitions.

Environment Club

Through various projects and activities, students develop an awareness of environmental sustainability. They promote projects that will have a positive impact on the environment.

Filosofarte

Through movies, documentaries, works of art, and musical compositions, students learn about renowned philosophers, artists, and musicians and their artistic production.

Influencers

This club helps to market and promote Academia María Reina by creating content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapshot, and Tik Tok. Videos, photos, text, and other visual elements are used to regularly update platforms with relevant and interesting content.

Law

This club serves students that manifest an interest in law. Through engaging in trial simulations and role-playing, students have the opportunity to learn about legal practices and procedures.

Math

The Math Club serves to further develop the mathematical abilities and skills of those with a particular interest in this subject area. Students represent AMR in various competitions that are held during the year.

Music

This musical group is for students that play a musical instrument and/or enjoy singing contemporary music. They choose their repertory, practice on a weekly basis, produce videos, and perform short live concerts for the entertainment of the school community.

Oratoria

This club gives students the opportunity to deliver speeches taken from a variety of source materials thereby developing their public speaking and theatrical performance skills.

Peer Ministry

Peer Ministers participate in weekly meetings focused on their spiritual formation. Working alongside members of the Religion Department, they organize and deliver the retreats offered to their fellow students and collaborate in liturgical ministries.

Photography

This club explores the elements and principles of design as applied to the art of photography. It provides an opportunity for creative expression and a learning environment where students can share tips and techniques to improve their skills.

Reinarette

Reinarette is AMR’s yearbook which is entirely planned and produced by a group of twelfth-grade students mentored by a member of the faculty.

Sapphire

Sapphire is a student-produced magazine in English that publishes short stories, poems, and articles of interest to the school community.

Sign Language

“Voz En Mis Manos” seeks to teach the basics of the art of communicating with sign language. It also promotes awareness of the deaf community, culture, and history.

Theater Club

Group of students with a special interest in this area of the performing arts. Through creative and engaging activities such as improvisational theater, voice projection, and acting exercises, students will develop skills in acting, communication, interpersonal relationship, and public speaking

Women Empowerment

The Women Empowerment club provides a forum to raise awareness on all issues that impact women.

Athletic Opportunities

Academia María Reina is affiliated to Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance and every year, the school holds three invitational tournaments for volleyball, basketball, and indoor soccer, where a great number of schools are invited to participate. Our sports teams are very competitive and have won a significant number of league championships. We are very proud of the performance of our athletes and our coaches!

We provide opportunities for students to participate in twelve sports:

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Athletic Opportunities

We provide opportunities for students to participate in twelve sports:

Leadership Opportunities

One of the fundamental goals of AMR is to empower our students by providing opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

With more than 50 clubs, organizations, and homerooms, students are elected by their classmates to assume leadership roles. There are more than 150 positions available each year. To maximize the number of opportunities, each student can only hold one position per year.

All activities are generated and led by students, promoting the development of their leadership skills.

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Spirit and Traditions

Academia María Reina’s strong sense of school spirit is felt alive in a wide array of unique, special, and memorable activities. Our many traditions provide students with a sense of belonging and a connection to past alumnae generations. Some of these include: Entrada Senior, Halloween Fest, Spirit Week, Despedida Senior, Cambio de Silla, Pin Ceremony, and Mission Week, among others.