Clubs and Organizations 2019-20
We at Ballard High School feel that participation in student-oriented activities is a vital part of a student’s education. Therefore, a wide range of activities is provided. There are so many choices to help your student thrive at school, make new friends and engage with staff.
Interested in starting a club? We have many clubs on campus and we are always looking to find more ways for students to get involved. An idea for a new club?
2019-20 Contacts:
BHS Clubs Coordinator: Jessie Anderson | ballardhighclubs@gmail.com
BHS Activities Coordinator: Kevin Kendrick | khkendrick@seattleschools.org
APPLICATION FORM: New & Returning Clubs Application Form
3-D Games Club
Student President: Max Krause - maximilian.krause14@gmail.com
Advisor: April McKenna - ahmckenna@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday, 3:40pm-5:00pm
Location: SW100
A club where students can play games of the 3D variety such as 3D chess, 3D checkers and others. A truly exciting club that all high schoolers should give a try.
Advanced Physics, Gender Studies and Beyblades
Student President: Perrin Myerson - perrinmyerson@gmail.com
Advisor: Timothy Stedman - tistedman@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays at lunch
Location: NW204
Learn how to become a connoisseur of the finer things in life. Discuss, learn and have fun with friends.
Art Club
Student President: Grace Sanderson - gracekatsanderson@gmail.com
Advisor: Matthew Harkleroad – msharkleroad@seattleschools.org
Meets: Every Wednesday at Lunch
Location: SW110
Art club is a place for any student that has a passion for art, or any student that would like a space to pursue creativity. At Art club, we can find opportunity to do art from observation, organizing group projects and supporting anyone who wants to create.
Ballard Asian Student Society
Student President: Wendy Zhang and Jedi Cho – WendyjZhang@gmail.com Jediknightcho@gmail.com
Advisor: Ruth Kutrakun – rdkutrakun@seattleschools.org
Meets: Every other Tuesday after school
Location: S203
We have discussions about our shared heritage and current cultural developments as well as discussions over political situations in Asia.
Ballard Debate Club
Student President: Robert Miller and Lukas Ramakrishnan – robert.ransom.miller@gmail.com
Advisor: Shawn Lee - stlee@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursday 3:45-4:45
Location: S104
Debate club is an engaging place to come and discuss raw, relevant social, political and economic issues and injustices in the world. Members will learn to speak confidently in front of their peers, think quickly on their feet and so much more.
Ballard Think Tank
Student Presidents: Nathan Dracobly and Karsten Obrietan - ndrucobly@gmail.com
Advisor: Danielle Gleit - degleit@seattleschools.org
Location: SW204
The Ballard think tank convenes 1 time a week to discuss a hard hitting topic during lunch with a new topic being discussed each week
B.O.A.T. Club
Student President: Maddy Bowles - maddyzoe2015@gmail.com
Advisor: Lindi Wood - ldwood@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesday Mornings, 8:15-8:40
Location: Library
B.O.A.T. (Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team) organizes fun adventures designed to help members develop a love for the great outdoors and build a sense of community.
Calligraphy Club
Student President: Maria Ordal - mariaordal@gmail.com
Advisor: Kaija Reinelt - klreinelt@seattleschools.org
Meeting: Every other Friday (first meeting nov. 1st)
Location: NW218
A space for people to take the time to learn calligraphy, take pretty notes, set up their bullet journal, learn to bullet journal and overall share their excitement for notes, calligraphy, stationary and bullet journaling with others.
Chess Club
Student Presidents: Jonathan Carroll-Madden and Arlo Breslauer - jonathancarrollmadden@gmail.com
Advisor: TuesD Chambers - tschambers@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays - After school
Location: SW200
Snacks are provided! All players are welcome, regardless of ability. If you want to learn chess or just play, chess club is the club for you. We even have laser chess. (Other days are available, just shoot us an email and we can work something out)
Club of Comedy
Student President: Jack Fisher – jackfisheremail@gmail.com
Advisor: Robin Dowdy – rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays after school
Location: P104
Club of Comedy is about watching, learning and performing stand-up comedy.
Coed Uno Club
Student Presidents: Jack Fleisher, Katrin Goedert, Kaya Edwards, Dayton Westmark –
fleisherjack@gmail.com
Advisor: Kelly Locklin – kwlocklin@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays from 2:30 – 3:30
Location: S103
DECA
Student Presidents: Ellis Stock and Eliot Randall - ellisstockk@gmail.com
rockinelbell23@gmail.com
Advisor: Mary Jereczek - mejereczek@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesday after school
Location: N101 or Library
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in Marketing, Finance, Hospitality, and Management in High schools and Colleges around the globe.
Diabetic Student Union
Student Presidents: Kaden Ripley - karipley12@gmail.com
Advisor: Scott Cachopo - sacachopo@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesday 2:30-3:00
Location: SW111
To bring together the diabetics of Ballard High School and their friends for some positive interactions about different experiences with the disease.
Dungeons and Dragons
Student President: Daniel Pierce - Eagle157@comcast.net
Advisor: Scott Gross - stgross@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays 3-5pm (possibly 2:20pm)
Location: N104
A fantasy roleplaying game – Members will play as a set character and complete campaigns.
Earth Service Corps
Student President: Ella Kirwan - ellajeankirwan@gmail.com
Advisor: Noam Gundle - njgundle@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursday during 1 st and 2 nd lunch
Location: 2 nd lunch – NW216, 1 st lunch –
Earth Service Corps is a club dedicated to helping the environment. We work on projects like making reusable cloth bags, hosting park and beach clean ups, working on Ballard’s native plant garden, composting and creating school wide Earth themed spirit week every year. Anyone interested in protecting the Earth is welcome!
Fashion
Student President: Nicole Thomas – nicolethomas24@gmail.com
Advisor: Marcia Lalonde – malalonde@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: N220
Fashion Club will create fashion illustrations, talk about fashion, learn about job opportunities and go on field trips related to fashion and trends.
FCCLA
Student President: Owen McCabe – owenmoonbeam@gmail.com
Advisor: Marcia Lalonde – malalonde@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: N220
FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for both at home and in the workplace. Meetings will include improving professionalism and fun activities related to Family and Consumer Science classes.
Feminist Club
Student President: Isabella Crone-Baron – isabellacronebaron@gmail.com
Advisor: April McKenna – ahmckenna@seattleschools.org
Meets: Mondays after school
Location: SW100
Feminist club is a group focused on taking on social justice issues, particularly those regarding issues of gender inequality, sexual harassment/assault and other women’s rights issues.
Filipino Club
Student President: Mark Summer - mds98119@gmail.com
Advisor: Joseph Subido - jesubido@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays in the morning or the afternoon
Location: Commons
The Ballard High Filipino club is a community that anyone can join and learn about Filipino culture, meet new people and have a great time!
Film Club
Student President: Sebastian Zufelt – sebastianzufelt@gmail.com
Advisor: Steven Bradford – spbradford@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: N225
Film club has film screenings and discussions. Prepare to broaden your knowledge of film! We are also looking to have guest speakers from within the industry.
FLUSH Club
Student President: Jude Hodgson - judehodgson11@gmail.com
Advisor: Joe Schmidt - jsschmidt@gmail.com
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: Library
Meeting: Monday afternoon
Health, lifestyle, and wellness club as it relates to the digestive system. Weekly meetings and educational guests and group activities.
French Club
Student President: Julia Lewiclei - jules.wiclei@gmail.com
Advisor: Annaick Sturgeon - amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Meets: First Wednesday of every month
Location: S207
We will learn about French culture by doing things like making crepes, eating brignets, and buche de noels and many more
Girls Who Code
Student President: Ella Kirwan – ellajeanmkirwan@gmail.com
Advisor: Jim Verhaeghe – jpverhaeghe@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays after school
Location: N112
If you’re a girl interested in STEM, Girls Who Code is the perfect club for you. We work on computer science projects, host different speakers and do outreach in the community to help build girls coding skills, and confidence in STEM environments.
Girls Who Fish
Student Presidents: Zoe Freeman and Clara Fletcher – zoeafreeman@gmail.com
clara.l.fletcher@gmail.com
Advisor: Eric Blazevic – edblazevic@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays or Thursdays
Location: Hutchins room
Girls Who Fish Club is devoted to representing/ empowering women in fields they usually are neglected from, and also educating people on the fishing industry and ecology.
Generic Computing Club
Student President: Ransom Miller – robert.ransom.miller@gmail.com
Advisor: Jim Verhaeghe – jpverhaeghe@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays 3:35-5:00
Location: N112
Build a game, app or website in a project-oriented environment. All experience levels welcome. We will have a finished product by the end of the year, which members are able to include in their portfolio.
Global Current Events Club
Student President: Josie Dolan-Edmondson – jdolanedmondson@gmail.com
Advisor: Carol Faust – clfaust@seattleschools.org
Location: S101 (Mrs.Faust’s room)
Meeting: During lunch on Fridays
In global current events club, we discuss news that stands out from around the world, from climate change to the release of a new album. Each week of the school year we will focus on and learn about a different country, and snacks from that country will be provided.
GSA – Gay Straight Alliance
Student President: Gavin Eachus – c.d.coultas@gmail.com
Advisor: Mrs. Schmider – csschmider@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays after school
Location: S202
GSA will support and raise awareness for our BHS and Seattle school’s LGBT community.
Hacky Sack Club
Student President: Connor Gizinski – cnr0687@gmail.com
Advisor: Mr. Stedman – tistedman@seattleschools.org
Meets: TBD – depends on the weather
Location: On the field or local parks We will play hacky sack and learn new tricks.
History Club
Student President: Aneesa Roidad – aneesaroidad@gmail.com
Advisor: Robin Dowdy – rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
History Club is a place where students build their skills in historical analysis, research, collaboration, and presentation by making a project for the National History Day Competition. By understanding the past, History Club members are ready to change the future!
Ink Club
Student President: Nora Allen – redraccoon7333@gmail.com
Advisor: Mr. Macdougall – gimacdougall@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays 3:45
Location: SW 105
Ink club is an arts and literature club that supports artists and writers in the club while also accepting submissions from all BHS students for publishing in the yearly INK journal. The club also helps plan the Spilled Ink events at the Ballard Public Library.
Japanese Club
Student President: Bailey Black – baileyb765@outlook.com
Advisor: Sachiko Smith – sosmith@seattleschools.org
Meets: Fridays 3:45-5:00
Location: S204
You do not need to be able to speak Japanese to participate. Club members take part in various Japanese cultural and linguistic activities including cooking, arts and crafts, games and movies.
Jewish Student Union
Student President: Perrin Myerson and Maggie DeLeon - perrinmyerson@gmail.com
Advisor: Jack Thompson - jcthompson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday after school
Location: Thompson room S106
A club dedicated to uniting Jewish students and their allies through fun, games and education.
Key Club
Student President: Hannah Weaver – hannahweavver@gmail.com
Advisor: Oana Rus – ovrus@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays during lunch
Location: 1 st lunch – N101 2 nd lunch – SW202
We plan and run service-learning events’ such as the in-school Blood Drive and various fundraisers for local and international charities; while also volunteering at outside organizations.
Latinx Student Union
Student President: Arioma Santo Enriquez – asantosenriquez@gmail.com
Advisor: Leti Bravo – lrbravo@seattleschools.org
Meets: Mondays
Location: S200
The goal of the Latin Student Union is to promote the education and cultural representation of Latino students at BHS. We work to create community support as well as address social justice and educational issues. We have guest speakers, watch movies and participate in culturally relevant events and community service activities.
Magic: The Gathering
Student President: Edwin Seri - enroskul@gmail.com
Advisor: Westin Pentecost – wmpentecost@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: SW200
We will play Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games. Decks not required.
Model United Nations
Student President: Cameron Donnelly - searosed@icloud.com, Helen Liska - helenliska4@yahoo.com,
Ransom Miller – robert.ransom.miller@gmail.com
Advisor: Jack Thompson – jcthompson@seattleschools.org
Meets: Mondays 3:45-4:45
Location: S106
Discuss foreign policy in a formal environment while playing the role of a delegate to the United Nations. Learn public speaking skills and global politics while attending conferences.
Mountain Bike
Student President: Jessica Darlington – jessicamaydarlington@gmail.com
Advisor: John Foster – jffoster@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays after school and Saturday mornings
Location: Woodland Park
We practice every Wednesday at Woodland Park and ever Saturday morning we ride a different trail around the state.
Multiracial Student Union
Student President: Maria Ordal + Eliot Lee - mariaordal@gmail.com
Advisor: Carol Faust - clfaust@seattleschools.org
Meeting: Every other Friday
Location: S101
A space for multiracial students to talk about our common experiences and meet new people.
Muslim Student Association
Student President: Isra Ismail – israisbae5@gmail.com
Advisor: Kira Franz-Knight – kafranzknigh@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays after school
Location: S105
The Muslim Student Association is a place where students of all backgrounds come together to discuss issues Muslim’s face at Ballard and in the world. It is a place where Muslims can come together and feel welcome.
Outdoor Club
Student President: Karsten Obrietan - karsten.orbietan@outlook.com
Advisor: John Foster - jffoster@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays after school
Location: NW205
This club is for anyone who enjoys being in the outdoors
Philosophy and Ethics
Student President: Ben Jakupcak – benjakupcak@gmail.com
Advisor: Kristin Storey – kmstorey@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:45-5:00
Location: SW104
A world view changing experience with topics of discussion decided by members. We participate in the Washington State Ethics Bowl each February, providing opportunities to voice your solutions to the world’s problems. No matter your beliefs or interests there will be something here that engages you.
Ping Pong Club
Student President: Benny Scott – bennyscottland@gmail.com
Advisor: Ensign – erensign@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays 2:20-3:30
Location: AC
This club is for people of all skill levels who love to play both competitive and recreational ping pong.
Plant Club
Student President: Astrid Jolley – astrid.jolley@gmail.com
Advisor: India Carlson – ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school
Location: NW203
Plant club focuses on cultivation, propagation and overall care of all plant varieties.
Polynesian Club
Student President: Shayenne Ta’ase – maylea.romero@gmail.com
Advisor: Sailau Tuitele – sailau.tuitele@swedish.org
Meets: Mondays and Thursdays
Location: Varies – gym, halls, commons or Ms.Carlson’s room
Represent Polynesian culture, learn about Polynesian culture and practice Polynesian culture, by doing dances and celebrating/ meeting with poly food and all member coming together.
Pre-med Club
Student President: Mollie Buchinger – molliebuchinger@gmail.com
Advisor: Penny Pagels – pepagels@seattleschools.org
Location: NW200
Meeting: TBD – likely during 2nd lunch on Thursdays
A fun way for kids who have similar interests in the future to get together and build community.
Psychology Club
Student President: Indra Greenberg – indragreenberg@gmail.com
Advisor: Ms. Spencer – vmspencer@seattleschools.org
Meets: Thursdays after school
Location:
Come meet with us to discuss your dreams, learn about psychological conditions and how our brains work.
Sailing Team
Student President: Erik Anderson – patdabunnylego@gmail.com
Advisor: John Foster – jffoster@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 pm
Location: Corinthian yacht club Seattle
We race small, 2 person sailboats against local High schools around Washington. We welcome new sailors and help them to improve their skills.
SLAM Club (students learning about mental health)
Student Presidents: Jessie Anderson and Alexis Johnson – jesscanderson4@gmail.com
Advisor: Chelsea Clark – cd.clark@seattleschools.org
Meets: Tuesdays after school at 3:35
Location: THC conference room
This club is a student group that presents at schools around Seattle, educating students about mental health awareness and resources. We also do events at Ballard, like chalk projects and so much more!
South Paw Club
Student President: Sven Nilsson – midjetjesus3904@gmail.com
Advisor: Robin Dowdy – rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Location: P104
Meeting: Wednesday
We are the schools left-handed club. In order to ensure left-handed infrastructure, promote understanding of what left handedness means, and just generally enjoy being south paw, we invest our time to this club, and hope you do as well.
Spanish Club/ Club de Español
Student President: Zoe Bumstead and Diego Salazar – bumstead.zoe@gmail.com
diegodsalazar@gmail.com
Advisor: Vanesa Lopez-Madrid – dulopezmadri@seattleschools.org
Meets: Every Tuesday after school until 4:30
Location: S201
Spanish club is learning about Hispanic culture through fun community building activities. There will be snacks, fun games, dancing and music (we are an all-inclusive club),
Spike Ball club
Student President: Jonas Soerensen – Moneymanerasn@gmail.com
Advisor: Timothy Stedmen – tistedman@seattleschools.org
Meets: Mondays
Location: Cafeteria
Spike ball is a competitive partner-based ball sport, similar to volleyball or badminton. This club is all about getting people together to play and improve their skills. All levels of ability are welcome, even if you have no idea how to play the game!
STAR (Students and Teachers Against Racism) Club
Student President: Dhani Srinivasan + Aneesa Roidad - dvsrinirasann@gmail.com
Advisor: Taryn Coe - tmcoe@seattleschools.org
Meets: 1st lunch - P105
Location: Wednesdays at lunch
STAR club works to combat racism within Ballard High school. We create content to present to students, help plan MLK assemblies and hold discussions on school and national issues pertaining to race.
Stock Talk
Student President: Nathan Dracobly – ndracobly@gmail.com
Advisor: Danielle Gleit – degleit@seattleschools.org
Meets: 2 nd lunch on Monday or Friday
Location: SW204
We will discuss trade policy, politics or anything that affects the broader market.
Tetris Club
Student Presidents: Hayden King, Oscar Hoekmon, Sam Kirwan, Samara Bunn-Hartman –
samjackkirwan@gmail.com
Advisor: Jack Thompson – jcthompson@seattleschools.org
Meets: Wednesdays 2:20 – 3:45
Location: S106
Tetris club is a club for playing Tetris and chatting with Mr. Thompson occasionally. We also have discussions and help each other with homework.
Viking Robotics
Student President: Ransom Miller – president@ballardrobotics.org
Advisor: Joe Schmidt – jcschmidt@seattleschools.org
Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays 6-8pm
Locations: NW204
Bolster your college resume while learning to fund, program, design and build a robot on a world champion team. No experience is required to join. Feel free to stop by any time!