Our Community

Extracurriculars & Leadership

Play, perform, build, debate, organize, create. Outside the classroom, Sonoma Academy students follow their curiosity wherever it leads, with staffulty mentors behind them every step of the way.

Explore what’s happening, and imagine what you’ll add.
  • Debate Debate

    Debate

    Our nationally ranked team has trained many champions.

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  • Competitive Robotics Competitive Robotics

    Competitive Robotics.

    Ellipse 6814 competes around the region and has been nationally recognized.

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Student Clubs

Our students can broaden their horizons intellectually, socially, athletically, and artistically through a wide variety of clubs. Many groups and clubs on campus are student-run; from the Student Leadership Council to the yearbook staff to the annual roster of student-produced One Act plays many service-oriented groups.  

Each year, our students participate in approximately 30 clubs. An early-year club fair gives students a chance to learn more about each club’s activities and sign up to become a member. If we don't have a club related to a student's interest, we encourage them to form their own club (with support from a staffulty advisor and the Student Experience & Belonging team. 

Leadership Opportunities

"Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. "
—Warren Bennis

Every student has the ability to be a leader. Qualities inherent to leaders include: active listening, supporting others, the ability to act in the interest of the greater good, creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and community-mindedness to name just a few.

We provide a multitude of leadership opportunities so that each student may find their own way of being a leader. Listed below are a number of the formalized areas in which students may become leaders, but we also recognize that students develop their leadership skills in the classroom, in Intersession, and in their participation in athletics, arts, robotics, speech & debate, clubs, Community Meeting, and more.

Leadership Opportunities

  • Admissions All-Stars Admissions All-Stars

    Admissions All-Stars

    These student ambassadors participate in the admissions process at Visit Days, Open Houses, middle school presentations and by interviewing prospective students. 
  • DEI Advisory DEI Advisory
    DEI Advisory students work to make SA a more welcoming and equitable place for all, mediating town halls, bringing in guest speakers, and facilitating constructive peer to peer discussions.
  • Marketing & Communications Interns Marketing & Communications Interns

    Marketing & Communications Interns

    Interns gain real work experience learning about marketing and communications in support of school initiatives in social media, photography, videography, and more.
  • Peer Tutors Peer Tutors

    Peer Tutors

    Students who excel in particular subjects can apply to become peer tutors. Peer Tutor Coordinators match students with tutors and administor the program in conjunction with our Learning Strategist.
  • Senior Mentors Senior Mentors

    Senior Mentors

    Senior students work with 9th graders to bring them into the school's culture, traditions, and values
  • Student Affinity Groups Student Affinity Groups
    Current student-led affinity groups: Asian Affinity Group, Black Student Union, Jewish Affinity Group, Latinx Affinity Group, the LGBTQ+ Affinity Group, and the Multiracial Multiethnic People of Color Affinity Group.
  • Student Leadership Council Student Leadership Council

    Student Leadership Council (SLC)

    Responsible for all student-led activities and dances that happen throughout the year, the group has multiple coordinators and reps from each grade level.
  • Team Captains Team Captains

    Team Captains

    Captains represent the entire team and act as a liaison between the coaches and the team. They often help the coaches with things like warmups and cooldowns.
  • Theater Arts Leadership Theater Arts Leadership

    Theater Arts Leadership

    Arts leadership includes: directing or assistant directing, stage managing, being a TA, co-teaching an Exploratory, set, costume, makeup, and lighting design, and more.
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society Tri-M Music Honor Society
    Tri-M is a national honor society for dedicated student musicians in 10th-12th grades. Our chapter is committed to supporting all of the arts at SA.
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Santa Rosa, CA 95404 
(707) 545-1770 
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Sonoma Academy Is...

...the only private, independent, college preparatory high school in Sonoma County. On our beautiful campus nestled at the base of Taylor Mountain in Southeastern Santa Rosa, our students are able to explore their interests and passions in a rigorous and inspiring environment that develops a lifelong love of learning and prepares them for college and beyond.
Sonoma Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.