CHS Activities and Clubs
If a student is interested in starting a club, please note the following:
- Clubs need to reapply on an annual basis.
- Clubs cannot meet without having the approval of the administration.
- Clubs must have an advisor that oversees them.
If you have any questions, feel free to connect with CHS Athletics and Activities Director Jon Hannam (jhannam@cedarburg.k12.wi.us).
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Advisor: Kate Halliburton khalliburton@cedarburg.k12.wi.us & Jenna Jagler jjagler@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 134
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: https://www.bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Description: Best Buddies is open to all students in grades 9-12. Our main objective is to promote inclusion through activities that include students with and without intellectual disabilities.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: none
Advisor: Lynn Packard lpackard@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 241
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
Mission: To provide students with an opportunity to meet with other students who are interested in playing and learning about chess.
Description: Students who are interested in playing or learning chess can come together and have a place to find an opponent and play.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: none
Advisor: Stacy Lesmeister slesmeister@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 31
Meeting Time/Dates: varies
National Organization/Mission Statement: To provide students with educational opportunties to learn, grow, compete, and volunteer through coding and cybersecurity competitions, as well as outreach with the local elementary schools.
Description: Students have the opportunity to participate in CHS's Coding Club through competitions, volunteering, or both! :) There are many competitions available - some of which include the Congressional App Challenge, CyberStart, CyberPatriot, Code/Art, and Aerospace Jam. Students also have the opportunity to do community outreach by volunteering their time after-school, teaching students at the local elementaries how to code and complete fun, problem-solving challenges.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: none
Advisor: Ms. Heather Vande Sande hjohnson@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 19
Meeting Times/Dates: Resource: Dates TBD, After School Time Varies
National Organization/Mission Statement: Common Sense is published by students and Cedarburg High School to inform, persuade, entertain and provide a journalistic experience for students.
Description: The Common Sense staff is a creative, hard-working group of writers and web designers who publish the online school newspaper, chscommonsense.com. Staff members appreciate meeting new people and working as a team to publish an award-winning publication. Editors have the opportunity to develop leadership skills. They also enjoy the reward of seeing their work published online. Students considering a career in the communications field are encouraged to join.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Angela Penaflor apenaflor@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: LGI
Meeting Times/Dates: Monthly during Resource, dates TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: To build community with classmates, recognize and celebrate our diverse backgrounds, and engage in peaceful dialogue to achieve understanding.
Description: Large group discussion and sharing of information about various American cultures.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: none
Advisor: Kyle McGilligan-Bentin kmcgilligan-bentin@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 18
Meeting Times/Dates: Wednesdays during Resource
National Organization/Mission Statement: To build critical thinking skills, oration skills, and writing skills to promote active and engaged citizenry.
Description: Students engage in a multitude of debate topics and prepare for debate competitions with other area schools.
Membership: open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Kristen Mickie kmickie@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 16, CPAC Black Box
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
Description: Drama club is for students interested in all aspects of the theater. Drama club students work on completing two mainstage shows in the CPAC as well as student-directed one acts.
Membership: Open to all students
Fees: None
Advisor: Chad Evenson cevenson@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 240 and space to practice flying drones
Meeting Times/Dates: After School Tuesdays or Fridays starting late October.
Description: The Drone Club participates in a Drone mission competition sponsored by Carroll University and the Milwaukee Bucks. Students will assemble a drone and create code for sensors to complete a mission plan in a competition. Mentors from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and Carroll University are available for support and building connections in those industries. The Drone Club builds a connection between coding and real-world missions NASA is working on while utilizing unmanned aerial craft as a delivery mechanism.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisors: Mark Krier mkrier@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 211
Meeting Times/Dates: 2-3 per week after school
Description: To provide an organization for like-minded role-playing gamers to meet and participate in.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Megan Acuna macuna@cedarburg.k12.wi.us and Katie Schlicht kschlicht@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location:
Meeting Times/Dates: First Wednesday during Resource and TBD after school
National Organization/Mission Statement: The purpose of the environmental club is to provide students with additional knowledge about human-environment interactions and experience in developing and implementing environmental solutions.
Description: Environmental club helps students get engaged with and participate in solutions for sustainability. Students will learn about hydroponics and offsetting carbon footprints and will volunteer with local organizations to gain hands-on learning in environmental science. .
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Katie Schlicht kschlicht@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 201 (or outside on school grounds)
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: To educate students about the environment and conservation of natural resources through hands-on outdoor experiences, academic study, and collaborative competitions.
Description: Two teams of 4 or 5 students participate in the hands-on, outdoor field challenges designed by natural resources professionals and educators. This day-long event is an excellent opportunity for students to develop leadership and communication skills that champion a more sustainable and environmentally aware community.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $350 ($28/student for competition)
Advisor: Blake Burgess bburgess@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 30 or Media Lab
Meeting Time/Dates: TBD
National Organization/mission Statement: To promote and support eSports education and the tenets of communication, teamwork, and collaboration across a broad range of students with a focus on PC and console gaming.
Description: Students in eSports have the opportunity to learn leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills while sharing their love of pc and console gaming. We offer competitive eSports gaming as well as casual gaming.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $30 for all year
Advisor: Kyle McGilligan-Bentin kmcgilligan-bentin@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 18
Meeting Times/Dates: Every other week
Description: Teaching about fashion, designing clothes, and celebrating different styles.
Membership: Open to all students
Fees: None
Advisor: Michelle Kutz mkutz@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 73
Meeting Times/Dates: Resource/monthly (October 10th, November 7th, December 5th,January 8th, February 6th, March 5th, April 2nd, May 21st)
National Organization/Mission Statement: FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
Description: FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The DECA experience starts in the classroom, where students learn business concepts in preparation for college and careers. A powerful instructional component, DECA brings the classroom to life by empowering the teacher-advisor to make learning relevant with educational programs that integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. The successful integration of each of these four interconnected components, also part of DECA’s guiding principles, results in a strong program that produces college- and career-ready students.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $30 for State and National Dues, $20 for Regional and District competitions, $150+ for State competition conference, $300+ for International competition conference, $200+ for leadership conference.
Advisor: Kaila Haws khaws@cedarburg.k12.wi.us & Mrs. Laura Stroebel
Meeting Location: LGI
Meeting Times/Dates: 9/28,10/12,10/26,11/9,12/14,1/11,1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/14, 4/11, 4/25, 5/23
National Organization/Mission Statement: FCA focuses on serving local communities around the globe by engaging, equipping and empowering athletes to unite, inspire and change the world.
Description: To provide Christian students the opportunity to have both support and fellowship with one another while empowering them to make a difference in their school and community.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Matt Hoffmann mhoffmann@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 213
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: Our mission is to create an impact regarding financial independence among CHS youth.
Description: Improve financial literacy among all those who join this club, covering topics that may not have the chance to get much attention during other classes.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Patrick Collis patrick.collis90@gmail.com
Meeting Location: TBD
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement:
Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Elizabeth Smith esmith@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 24
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: The National Speech & Debate Association connects, supports, and inspires a diverse community committed to empowering students through speech and debate. We strive to foster student's abilities to communicate, collaborate, think critically, and develop creativity.
Description: Students compete in public speaking and drama competitions on a weekly basis from January to April.
The tentative schedule for 2024: January 27 Divine Savior Holy Angels, February 3 Slinger, February 10 West Bend, February 19 Germantown, February 24 Sheboygan South, March 3 Port Washington, March 10 West Bend, March 18 Neenah, April 6 WFCA State Tournament, April 19 WISDDA State Festival.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $40
Advisor: Danielle Schoenwetter dschoenwetter@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 6
Meeting Times/Dates: Resource/monthly dates TBD
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Description: The French Club provides an opportunity for students to explore French culture through food, music, film, and other events throughout the year.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: Fees will be collected individually for each event.
Advisor: Derek Schaefer dschaefer@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 4
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: Club funds as needed
Advisor: Jeff Ellmaker jellmaker@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location:
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National Organization/Mission Statement: Global Scholars
The Cedarburg High School Global Scholars program assists students in earning their State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Global Education Achievement Certificate. Through the Wisconsin DPI's Global Wisconsin initiative, the Cedarburg High School Global Scholars program challenges students to become globally competent learners and have the knowledge required to understand major world issues and different perspectives.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Julie Grisar jgrisar@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 138
Meeting Times/Dates: First Tuesday of every month during Resource period and then intermittently after school for other activities.
National Organization/Mission Statement: Cedarburg GSA has a mission to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQIA+ youth within the school alongside their supportive cis-gendered (straight) peers. We strive for all to feel free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals. Through education and leadership, the students work to make CHS a positive environment for all students.
Description: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) is a fun and supportive group for the LGBTQIA+ members of the CHS student body, plus their cis-gendered (straight) peers who want to support them.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Sowmya Desai sdesai@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 207
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement:
Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Elizabeth Masslich emasslich@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 242
Meeting Times/Dates: After school: 9/8, 9/22, 10/13, 10/27, 11/10, 12/1, 12/15, 1/26, 2/2, 2/23, 3/8, 4/12, 4/26, 5/17, 5/31
Mission Statement: The purpose of the International Board Game Club is for students to collaborate, strategize, and learn about games that are played throughout the world.
Description: Students play board games while also learning about board games around the world.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Matt Captaine mcaptaine@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Field House
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
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Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $10/player
Advisor: Deb Krygiel dkrygiel@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: CHS Writing Center Room 85E in the IMC
Meeting Times/Dates: Second Wednesday of the month
Description: The International Club of Cedarburg High School incorporates AFS, Rotary. ISE, YFU, and other students of international origin, provide an opportunity for students not only to share their own culture but also to broaden their knowledge and understanding of people and cultures from other parts of the world. This student-led club joins together American students with an interest in world culture and visiting students seeking an American experience.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee:
Advisor: Matt Hoffmann mhoffmann@cedarburg.k12.wi.us & Elizabeth Masslich emasslich@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: CHS Makerspace
Meeting Times/Dates: Resource period: Resources: 9/15, 10/27, 11/17, 12/22, 1/26, 2/23, 3/22, 4/26, 5/24
National Organization/Mission Statement: The purpose of the Makerspace Club is for students to learn how to use the Makerspace machines and help collaborate with others (students and teachers).
Description: Students learn how to use the Makerspace machines.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisors: Matt Captaine and Martha Shields mshields@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 237
Meeting Times/Dates: Every Tuesday after school
Mission Statement: The purpose of the math team is to collaborate, problem-solve, think critically, and foster academic excellence.
Description: The CHS Math Team competes in a variety of local, state, and national competitions, including AreteLabs Math Madness and the North Shore Conference Math Meet. We meet weekly after school for practice and competition rounds.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Dan Irwin dirwin@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 219
Meeting Times/Dates: Resource: TBD
Description: Students prepare and present a case as a team against other schools in a mock trial competition. Students who have any or no interest in the law will find this club engaging, fun and eye-opening. Two practicing lawyers work with the students to become " lawyers" and get a glimpse at the legal profession. There can also be an element of acting involved, so students who like dramas and plays also find this club worthwhile.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Chris Hart chart@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Upper IMC College & Career Center
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: Encourage open conversation, ideas and the impact of both past and current Philosophers.
Description: A student-led organization the promotes the discussion of past and current philosophical topics, philosophers and how it can be applied to our history, our present and future.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Kyle Sondergard ksondergard@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: CHS STAR Center
Meeting Time/Dates: TBD Starting in January, bimonthly
Description: Student committee organizes to plan details of junior prom. Students will decide on prom theme decorations and will help set up for prom.
Membership: Juniors (11th graders)
Fee: None
Advisor: Kyle Sondergard ksondergard@cedarburg.k12.wi.us Clare Barrie & Tim Labinski
Meeting Location: CHS STAR Center
Times/Dates: 1st Monday of each month in Resource and 3rd Wed of the month after school
National Organization/Mission Statement: REDgen collaborates and connects school communities to build resiliency and support mental health in the lives of students, staff, and families.
Description: Students gather and discuss ways to promote awareness of mental health issues and plan events to show support and offer coping strategies.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Dan Kniess dkniess@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 135 Robotics Lab
Meeting Time/Dates: October-December Monday & Tuesday 6-9 and January-March Monday, Tuesday, Friday 6-9 & Saturday 10-6
National Organization/Mission Statement: FIRST Cedarburg Robotics
“A Varsity Sport for the Mind®”, CHS Robotics’ mission is to utilize the above technical skills to successfully design, construct, and operate a team robot in FRC competitions. We strive to win, as well as create notable and ambitious mentor-guided automation projects that are, first and foremost, built by students to demonstrate their acquired competence in these subject areas. Through our team and the FIRST Robotics Competition, students gain valuable life skills, including innovation, self-confidence, communication, and leadership, as well as functional experience in creating automated systems.
Description: The Cedarburg Robotics Team, known as the HexHounds, promotes the study and application of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in a fun and interesting way through involvement in FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $100/student plus traveling fees
Advisor: Karen Tiffany ktiffany@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 212
Meeting Times/Dates: Varies
National Organization/Mission Statement:
Description: The SMART Team program is designed to expose students to and prepare them for potential education and career opportunities in science and medicine. It is designed so they can experience firsthand how science is done. In SMART Teams, small groups of students use hands-on modeling activities and online digital resources to discover basic molecular concepts. Students read a research paper and use protein structure data to “design” and 3D print a model of the protein, which they use to communicate the structure-function story in a capstone event presentation.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee:
Advisors: Kathleen Korbas kkorbas@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 222
Meeting Times/Dates: Third Wednesday of each month during Resource
Mission Statement:
Description: The Social Studies Team will give students opportunities to compete either locally, nationally, or even internationally in a variety of Social Studies-based competitions in order to form bonds with other students, explore Social Studies more in-depth, and earn college credit. CHS will be putting together teams to compete in The Civics Games, the EU Econ competition, and the History Bowl. Students will attend meetings to put together teams and practice.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None, unless students need to pay for registration for future competitions not covered by sponsors.
Advisor: Taylor Schroeder and Bianca Santamaria bsantamaria@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 5
Meeting Times/Dates: Bimonthly
Description: The Spanish Club's mission is to foster a deep appreciation for the diverse cultures of Spain and Latin America. Through language learning and engaging cultural activities, we aim to create a welcoming community that celebrates the richness of the Spanish-speaking world.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee:
Advisors: Mark Krier mkrier@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 211
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
Mission Statement:
Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: None
Advisor: Darwin Peters dpeters@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location:
Meeting Times/Dates: Wednesday during Resource, Games TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: Unified Sports® creates unique teammate bonds through sports experiences just like any other sports team, creating a culture of inclusion and fostering understanding in schools and communities around the state. Participation in Unified Sports leads to new friendships, improved self-esteem and positive changes in attitude, behavior and performance for all students involved. In Unified Sports, teams are made up of people of similar age and ability, which makes practices more fun and games more challenging and exciting for all. Having sports in common is just one more way that preconceptions and false ideas are swept away. Half a million people worldwide take part in Unified Sports, breaking down stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities in a really fun way.
Description: We are Cedarburg High School's Unified Basketball (UBall) team that competes in the Wisconsin Unified Sports division of Special Olympics Wisconsin.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $20
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Advisor: Ms. Deb Mortl dmortl@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: room 144
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
Description: Open to all students in grades 9-12. Activities include art projects, community service, studio visits, etc. Info over announcements and email to club membership.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: none
Advisor: Kristen Mickie kmickie@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: CPAC, Choir room
Meeting Times/Dates:
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Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $30 fee
Advisor: Chris Behrs cbehrs@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 143 and CPAC
Meeting Time/Dates: During production months, we meet 4-6 times per week, after school & weekends
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Description: This club designs and builds the sets, scenery, and props for the high school theatrical performances as well as run each show. This includes lighting and sound. Students also run each performance.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $30 per production
Advisor: Kristen Mickie kmickie@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: CPAC
Meeting Times/Dates: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement:
Description:
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $40 fee
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Advisor: Sarah Poplawski spoplawski@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: LGI
Time/Date: Resource/Wednesday once a month - Oct. 4th, Nov. 1st, Dec. 13th, Jan. 10th, Feb. 21st, March 6th, April 3rd & May 8th
National Organization/Mission Statement: The purpose of this chapter shall be to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in students of Cedarburg High School. Learn more at NHS.us
Description: The National Honor Society enshrines four pillars at its heart: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Juniors and seniors eligible for selection to the chapter shall have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4. Upon meeting the grade level, attendance, and GPA standard requirements, candidates shall then be considered based on their service, leadership, and character. NHS members will determine one or more service projects a year to better our community.
Membership: juniors and seniors may apply
Fee: None
Advisor: Deb Mortl dmortl@cedarburg.k12.wi.us
Meeting Location: Room 144
Time/Date: TBD
National Organization/Mission Statement: Learn more at CHS NAHS website.
Description: Students must apply in spring for the following year. NAHS is an art service and leadership club.
Membership: Open to all students
Fee: $15
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Check out the CHS Community Service Opportunities for the 2023-24 School Year. Visit the CHS Community Service webpage for more information.
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