Patriot Preservationists
We partnered with the East Fishkill Historical Society to document our local gravesites for future use and preserve history.
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Our Club
We work to preserve our local history
Join our club or contact one of our officers to learn more about the work that we do for our community.
100+ Service Hours
$5,000+ Raised
100+ Active Members
10,000+ Impacted
Meet Our Officers
Get to know the dedicated team that leads our club.
Mr. Utter
Club Advisor
Mr. Utter is a John Jay Alumnus whose passion for History was inspired by the teachers right here at John Jay High School. He currently teaches 9th and 10th grade Global History as well as AP World History: Modern and advises Amnesty International and the John Jay History Honor Society. He earned his Bachelor of Science in History from SUNY Oneonta and his Master of Arts in Teaching from Clarkson University
Nash Pillai
President
Nash Pillai is an 11th grader at John Jay High School. Nash enjoys tinkering with his Linux computer in his free time as well as learning higher-level math. In addition to History Honor Society, he is part of the Science Olympiad, Math Team, Robotics, Computer Science Honor Society, and the morning announcements.
Hiroyuki Sakuma
Vice President
Hiro is the vice president for the History Honor Society. He is currently a senior and joined the club at the end of his sophomore year. He enjoys learning about history and outside of the club, he is also the vice president of the school's robotics team and the treasurer for all middle and high school classes at the Japanese Weekend School of New York.
Rishabh Nambiar
Treasurer
Mackenzie Bechtold
Secretary
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Wynter Ross
EFHS Coordinator
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Projects and Events
You can find a list of all our past and upcoming events or projects here.
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Colonial Day
Working together with the East Fishkill Historical Society, we gave elementary students the chance to experience the past.
Hopewell Survey
We conducted a survey of residents in Hopewell to assess their support for a new town project.
New York City MET Trip
History Honor Society students got to witness the history of art by visitng the MET Museum in New York City.
We want you to join
If you're a freshman, sophmore, or junior at John Jay High School, consider joining the History Honor Society. Applications come out in June.