Clubs & Organizations

North High’s Architecture club was established to acquaint students with the profession of architecture through biweekly meetings, field trips, activities related to architecture. Students will research colleges offering engineering and architecture programs. Humanitarian projects related to the Habitat for Humanity organization are included in the club’s activities.

North High’s Art Club, Kaleidoscope, meets bi-monthly to learn a variety of crafts. Activities include field trips to art galleries and craft shows.  Membership is open to all North High students. 

Auditorium Crew Technicians is composed of students who are responsible for the lighting, sound and stage management for productions in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium. Any interested student may join the Auditorium Crew.

Students prepare, produce and air cable programming including live sports telecasts, theater, news, and a game show originating from the North High TV Studio and viewed on local Cable Channel 16.  Students also have opportunities to produce professional programs for paid contracts.

The yearbook tries to record all of the exciting events of the school year.  The staff meets daily.  They schedule photos, design layouts, write copy, type copy and do all other tasks of book publication.  Sophomores, juniors and seniors with above average grades and writing or photography talent are encouraged to apply for staff positions. The Cauldron may be purchased separately or as part of the publications ticket.

Chess Team is open to members interested in inter-school competition or recreational play.  The team gives new players a chance to learn fundamentals and advanced players a chance to improve skills.  Matches are played with West Suburban Conference schools and tournaments are attended statewide.

Students organize and implement class activities including and concession stands at football games.  They also fund raise to offset prom expenses. Senior board organizes and helps plan prom activities.  All members have an active role and say in voicing concerns through class board.

 

Class of 2015 - Ms. Halter & Ms. Passarelli

Class of 2012 - Ms. Royster & Ms. McDonald
Class of 2013 - Ms. Augustyn & Ms. Kelly
Class of 2014 - Ms. Kezios & Ms. Moore

Ms. Housing & Ms. Frazier

Color guard is a flag team composed of members from the Marching Band. The students perform routines at community events, school assemblies and home football games.  Band members interested in performing flag routines tryout in February.

Computer Gaming Club members meet to discuss, play and review computer games appropriate for the school environment.  This club is open to all students interested in gaming.

Direct Action is a service-based club involved in making a difference in the community.  Students are involved in projects such as recycling cardboard, collecting food for the needy, working with the Humanitarian Service Project, walking for food through CROP, helping the homeless, visiting the elderly, doing household (outdoor) chores for the shut-in, and raising money to send a cerebral palsy youngster to summer camp.

Membership in the Drama Club is open to all students.  Members are encouraged to work on, perform in or usher for the many dramatic productions at North High.  Club members also attend theater productions at high school, community and professional levels.  Drama Club members learn to appreciate theater in all forms whether they choose acting, technical or managerial duties.

Government Club is an organization for any student interested in participating in activities, which will enhance their understanding of one’s role, and responsibilities in a participatory democracy.  Activities, which will support this learning, include, but are not limited to, campaign activities, voter registration drives, mock elections, election workers, and attending political forums for discourse.  The Model United Nations program is one of the most popular activities within the Government Club.

The purpose of the H.E.R.O club is to allow students to explore careers and interest in Family and Consumer Science classes. Students may also desire to affiliate with Family, Career, Community Leaders of America. The purpose of FCCLA Club is to allow students to actively participate in a State and National organization that reinforces the professional knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and work environment. Numerous activities prepare the students for the desired goals of the FCCLA leadership experience.

Homecoming Steering Committee is a fall activity that revolves around the Homecoming Week.  The committee helps plan and organize the assembly, parade, court elections and school activities related to homecoming.

The math buffs of the school meet to sharpen their skills to explore math concepts in depth.  Members practice for and participate in contests on the national, state and conference levels.

Membership is opened to qualified juniors and seniors who meet the Scholarship grade point requirement of 3.5, Leadership, Service and Character guidelines established by National Honor Society. A faculty committee reviews students’ applications and students are inducted upon completion of the service requirement.

Published once a year by students interested in creative writing, Northwind offers students the opportunity to publish their prose and poetry and to read the creative work of their peers.  Northwind is sold as part of the publications ticket. 

The student newspaper is produced by members of the Journalism I and II classes and other interested students.  Partially funded by student activity tickets, the paper is free to publication ticket holders and available to others at a small fee for each issue.

This adventurous group offers opportunities to take camping trips and to participate in activities such as rock climbing, caving, cross country skiing, canoeing, hiking, and biking.  In the process, members develop a sense of environmental awareness.  This environmental awareness leads to activities that help preserve our outdoors such as recycling.

Prism is a Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) designed to make students at North aware of social issues and to promote equality and understanding about these social issues including alternative ways of life/lifestyles.  A major goal of the club is to create awareness of the diversity in the school community and offer students a club with a safe and open environment.

The Scholastic Bowl Team competes in the area of academics.  Team members compete in mathematics, social studies, literature, science and fine arts.  Matches are set up with the different schools throughout the state.

Science club members apply scientific concepts to build and maintain tools for teaching and learning science at North High. So far these tools include the courtyard pond, Thompson ring flinger, and the PVC water-balloon launcher. We’d like to build more tools every year!  Members also participate in scientific demos, discussion, and competition throughout the year. 

Instruction for the novice skier, trips to nearby downhill ski areas in Wisconsin, and a weekend trip to Michigan open the world of skis and snow to North High students.

A community sponsored leadership program that uses group experiences and instruction to help teens deal with the issues of adolescent life.  It follows the framework of a prevention program operated for and by teens, with adult support.  Operation Snowball’s purpose is to bring together teenagers and experts to share information and to develop positive attitudes toward life through an informal, social experience.

Speech team gives students the opportunity to act, write, and argue in various interpretive and public speaking events.  With the help of a coach, the student learns to select, cut, rehearse, and perform material for competition.  Speech team members deepen their appreciation of literature and drama while they practice their skills competing across the state, earning both personal and team recognition at invitational and IHSA tournaments.  Students who participate may also qualify for the National Forensic League, an honorary organization.

Imani is a co-ed dance club that specializes in a form of dance known as stepping.  Step is a rhythmic combination of clapping and stomping that often tells a story or portrays a mood or theme.  This group practices twice a week and competes once a year at the west suburban steppers competition.  Participants may join for one or all of the three seasons: fall, winter and spring. 

Student Council is made up of energetic and enthusiastic students who have a strong interest in their school.  Members represent the student body in issues of concern to students.  Council is also responsible for creating fun activities, working in the community, and involving the student body.  Interested students should contact their counselor.

Students involved in S.A.D.D. try to make students and parents more aware of the problems of drinking and driving.

Theater productions at North consist of main stage comedies, dramas, and one musical a year which is performed in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium, as well as intimate or experimental plays done in our Studio Theater.  Opportunities are created not only for students to perform in the shows, but to work on sets, props, costumes, lights, sound, and publicity.  Special opportunities are also created for students to assist the directors on the main stage shows and even direct their own shows in the Studio Theater.

This organization consists of students interested in broadcast communications.  The students operate the on-air 250-watt stereo radio station daily throughout the year.  Students do everything from DJing to fund raising and promotions to equipment repair and engineering.  Click here for live internet streaming.

Foreign Language Club functions as a service organization for the Foreign Language classes.  Students support the various language festivals such as Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras and Cinco de Mayo, as well as Foreign Language Week and Foreign Language Honor Societies through fundraising and hands on activities like planning and decorating.