arcata high school has various student-managed clubs, which are supervised by the faculty. these include a wide variety of foreign language clubs including french, german, and spanish. the school has a thriving maker culture, shown by the maker club, girls who code, and entrepreneurs' club. many clubs are dedicated to social change such as the gay-straight alliance, interact club, the girl effect, green club, and peace on earth movement. arcata high school also has clubs relating to art, such as art club and drama club.