REPORT: Affluent suburban high school launches socialism club for teens to build ‘better world’

December 7, 2025

From Fox News: A promotional flyer obtained by Fox News Digital shows that a high school in a well-to-do New Jersey suburb is advertising a brand-new club for young socialists.

The Highland Park High School Socialist Club in New Jersey held its first meeting Thursday at lunchtime, according to the flyer. The teen anti-capitalists are advised by a Mr. Girvan.

“WE WANT YOU,” the flyer says above an image of infamous communist Karl Marx, who is pointing toward the reader. The image is a play on the famous “I WANT YOU” illustration, a WWI Army recruiting poster that features “Uncle Sam.”

“Learn ways to solve social problems that don’t involve exploiting the working class,” the flyer says.

Other slogans on the promotional flyer include: “Learn what socialism is — not just what they tell you,” “Learn media and literacy skills along the way,” “To help us build a better world!” and “Workers of the world unite!”

Highland Park School District Superintendent Kristina Susca defended the program, saying in a statement, “All high school clubs are subject to the Equal Access Act requiring that school districts permit extracurricular clubs, regardless of their political content.”

‘WE WANT YOU’: A promotional flyer obtained by FOX News Digital shows that a high school in a well-to-do New Jersey suburb is advertising a brand-new club for young socialists.

The flyer includes a picture of Karl Marx in a play on the iconic WWI “Uncle Sam” recruiting posters… pic.twitter.com/ULwhoCWQzD

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