In a suburban area of New Jersey, a high school is drawing attention with the launch of a club dedicated to young socialists. A promotional flyer, which has come into the spotlight through Fox News Digital, presents the Highland Park High School Socialist Club, marking its inaugural meeting this Thursday during lunch.
Guided by an advisor named Mr. Girvan, the club invites students interested in exploring anti-capitalist ideas. The flyer prominently features Karl Marx, the iconic figure of communism, in a pose reminiscent of the famous World War I “Uncle Sam” recruitment poster, with the bold statement “WE WANT YOU.”
The flyer encourages students to “Learn ways to solve social problems that don’t involve exploiting the working class,” reflecting the club’s mission to educate its members on alternative social and economic systems.
Visible on the school’s walls, the flyer also promotes the club with engaging phrases such as “Learn what socialism is — not just what they tell you,” alongside promises of developing media and literacy skills. The ultimate goal, as stated, is “To help us build a better world!”
A promotional flyer for a socialism club hangs on the wall at Highland Park High School in New Jersey in December 2025. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Further promotional slogans include, “Learn what socialism is — not just what they tell you,” “Learn media and literacy skills along the way,” and “To help us build a better world!”
“Workers of the world unite!” the bottom of the flyer says, employing one of the most common socialist phrases.
Highland Park is located southwest of New York City, and the median household income is more than $100,000, according to Census Reporter, which is well higher than the national average of $83,730.
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A March 2025 survey by the Cato Institute showed that young people increasingly favor socialism.
While minors weren’t surveyed, Cato found that 62% of 18-to-29-year-olds view socialism favorably. Meanwhile, 14% of respondents said they favored full-fledged communism. The sample size of the poll was 2,000 people.
Last month, avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected to be the next mayor of New York City. The Associated Press reported that three quarters of New Yorkers under the age of 30 who voted in November voted for the 34-year-old soon-to-be mayor.
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani accepts an endorsement from the United Bodegas of America in the Bronx, New York City, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
In response to several questions, Fox News Digital received a brief reply from Highland Park School District Superintendent Kristina Susca.
“All high school clubs are subject to the Equal Access Act requiring that school districts permit extracurricular clubs, regardless of their political content,” she said.
