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High School Activities & Clubs
Colleges, technical schools and employers will ask your son or daughter about his or her special interests. Organizations like to know how well your student manages time and prioritizes responsibilities. Joining a club gives your teen valuable skills in leadership, being a team player, setting and reaching goals, and making our school an even better place. We are proud that nearly 82% of our students actively participate in one or more of these clubs:
Academic Challenge is a College Bowl or Quiz Bowl-type competition broadcast by our local radio station, WHFB AM 1060. Students in 9th-12th grades are encouraged to try out. Our team competes against schools in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties in at least three matches per year. Winning teams go on to State competitions.
Broadcast Team meets each afternoon to prepare and produce the morning school news broadcast. Tryouts are held in the Spring for the anchor team, camera operators and technicians.
Class Executive Boards represent the officers elected by the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes. These students help plan various events and dances throughout the year.
Key Club provides leadership enrichment opportunities for your 9th-12th grader. Activities include community service projects, student exchange programs and leadership camps.
World Languages Club is one of our more popular student organizations. Membership is open to any 9th-12th grader interested in ancient Roman and Greek cultures, French or Spanish. The club participates in Mardi Gras celebrations, annual international dinners, as well asJunior Classical League events around the state and country.
Math Club prepares students for rigorous high school math competitions. Our individual students and teams do very well in regional and state competitions.
Model United Nations Students gain a world perspective on local and global issues through debate and discussion. Students debate issues, draft reolutions and work with others to solve problems. The culmination is a conference where students assume the role of a country and debate a set of issues that is before the United Nations in New York.
National Honor Society is open to Juniors and Seniors with a 3.0 or higher GPA who demonstrate exemplary leadership, service, character and scholarship. Students apply for membership and are selected by teachers. Members spearhead many outreach activities and provide tutoring at Brown, Lincoln and Upton schools.
Newspaper is a semester or full-year class open to 10th-12th graders interested in publishing the award-winning school newspaper, The WindUp. Writers, editors, sports reporters, photographers, layout designers and artists showcase their talents in this publication.
Poms Pons promotes school spirit, entertains during winter sporting events, pep rallies, and other special events.
Science Olympiad helps 9th-12th graders become experts on a particular topic; design, build and test a device or develop an experiment. Students begin “training” in January for regional competition in March.
Student Senate develops student leadership skills while providing a voice for students and sounding board for change and improvements in the school. Student Senate officers, representatives from each class, and class officers plan and implement a variety of events throughout the year.
Undercover Books is a book club for students interested in reading the latest in recently published novels. The groups meets monthly in a social setting and discusses each book in great detail.
Yearbook is a full-year workshop class for students in grades 10, 11 and 12. Students accepted into the class apply their writing, photography, sales, layout and design and management skills to publish the Mazenblue yearbook.
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