 Elections are held each February for student councils.There are over 40 clubs and organizations on campus, including MTHS Robotics Club, MTHS Video Game Club, Key Club (of which Monterey Trail High School is part of Division 7 South), Gay-Straight Alliance, Academic Decathlon, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Mathletes, the Debate Team, and the online-student publication "Voices from the Trail".Other clubs are geared towards subjects such as student religion, student ethnicity, chess, music, dance, theater, language, fashion, environmental awareness, and community service.