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Clubs at Ballard High School

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BHS Clubs For School Year 2024-25

  • Have thoughts? If you want to discuss anything on a deeper level, come to Philosophy & Ethics on Tuesday and Thursday in S106 after school! 
  • Are you interested in engineering, electrical, programing, or business? Join Robotics club in NW205 on Mondays or Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! We compete and learn vital skills. 

Clubs A-E

  • All about Bass
  • American Sign Language Club
  • Anything Club
  • Architecture Club
  • Art Club
  • Asian Student Union
  • Astronomy Club
  • Ballard Girls Lacrosse Club
  • Ballard Mens Lacrosse Club
  • B.E.A.C.H. Club: Building Equity and Challenging Hate Club
  • Beaver Readers
  • Bible Club
  • Black and Brown Student Union
  • B.O.A.T. Club: Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team
  • Car Enthusiasts Club Ballard High School
  • Card Game Club
  • Chess Club
  • Comic Book Club
  • Craft Club
  • Create For Kids Club
  • D&D and Board Games Club
  • DECA
  • Debate Club
  • Disability Student Union
  • Earth Service Corps-YMCA
  • Entomology Club

Clubs F-N

  • Feminist Alliance
  • Film Club BHS Film Festival
  • Financing Club
  • French Club
  • GSA-Gender Sexuality Alliance
  • Game Dev Club
  • Garment Club
  • German Club
  • Go Club
  • HOSA
  • Helping Hands for Homeless Club
  • Improv Club
  • INK Club
  • Investment Club
  • Japanese Language Club
  • Knitting & Crochet Club
  • Latinx Student Union (LSU)
  • Library Leaders: Ballard High School Library
  • Magic Club
  • Mathletes
  • Mock Trial Team
  • Multicultural Student Union
  • National Honor Society
  • Nintendo Club
  • Nutrition Club

Clubs P-Y

  • Paddle Boarding Club-Ballard HS
  • Philosophy and Ethics Club-Ballard HS
  • Photography Club
  • Picnic Club
  • Plant Club
  • Pokémon Club
  • Polar Plunge Club
  • PRIDE Book Club
  • Psychology Club
  • Python Club
  • Radio Club
  • Red Cross Club
  • Robotics: Viking Robotics Team
  • Rock Climbing Club
  • Sailing Club
  • Service Project Club
  • Slavic Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Sports Debate Club
  • Social Justice Club
  • SuperCell Club
  • Teen Health Club
  • That Dam Book Club
  • The Dam Bakers
  • Theoretical Physics Club
  • Too Many RPGS
  • Violin Club
  • Volleyball Club
  • World Building Club
  • Writer’s Club
  • Yapping Club (Podcast)
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We at BHS and the ASB feel that participation in student-oriented activities is a vital part of a student’s connection.

We offer a wide range of 70+ clubs & activities. Follow Instagram@ballardstudentlife and @ballardhighasb

All About Bass

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Jereczek; mejereczek@seattleschools.org
Student: Jackson Bean; 1jkbean@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | N101

This club will be specific to Bass fishing and where bass live and how to catch them. It will also go in depth on the Bass life cycle and habits. It will also focus on being open and inclusive for the BLM and LGBTQ+ community.


American Sign Language Club

Teacher Advisor: Madame Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Student: Ella Heverley; 1ejheverley@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S207

To teach and share American Sign Language to anyone interested in the form of communication.


Anything Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Coe; tmcoe@seattleschools.org
Student: Janna Rose; 1jarose3@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW107

A club where anyone and everyone can join! This club features tons of possible topics to talk about, all you have to do is bring them up! In this club we meet, talk and share. We talk in pairs, in groups, or however you prefer. My aim is to help students be themselves and get out whatever they’ve been holding in. Talking about what you love is the best, after all! Thank you!


Architecture Club

Teacher Advisor: Mx. Fox; chfox@seattleschools.org
Student: Willow Milstein; 1wimilstein@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW207

We will learn the basics and history of architecture as well as engaging in activities related to architectural design.


Art Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Harkleroad; msharkleroad@seattleschools.org
Students: Faryn Ernst; 1fdernst@seattleschools.org
and Lucia Kelley
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: After School | Art Classroom

Learn art techniques and history, while creating a community of people passionate about art.


Asian Student Union

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ager; trager@seattleschools.org
Student: Phoenix Hagen; 1plhagen@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S203

Creating a community for AAPI at BHS. Meetings include potlucks, movies, celebrations of holidays and traditions, cultural discussions, and more.


Astronomy Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Banholzer; srbanholzer@seattleschools.org
Student: Ruby Madden; 1rjmadden@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Banholzer Room

We are a club to talk about, and learn about astronomy and other space related topics.


Ballard Girls Lacrosse

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ensign; erensign@seattleschools.org
Student: Hadley Brewster; 1hcbrewster@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time & Location: After School | Ballard Field

Ballard Girls Lacrosse is technically not a school sport, instead it is considered a club! The team here at Ballard strives for a fun community where players are engaged in play and are interested in furthering their athletic potential. We have practices five days a week in the spring, and the season runs though the spring. We are always looking for new players!


Ballard Mens Lacrosse

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ensign; erensign@seattleschools.org
Student: Davis Brewster; 1dhbrewster@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time & Location: After School | Ballard Field

A spring no cut mens sport, practicing the sport of lacrosse in an attempt to go back to back to back metro champs and go further in the state playoffs. We are always looking for new players.


B.E.A.C.H. Club: Building Equity and Challenging Hate

Teacher Advisors: Mr. Fort; dafort@seattleschools.org
and Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Student: Brandy Williams-Gurian; 1rawilliamsgurian@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Dowdy Room

B.E.A.C.H. Club is dedicated to fostering equity and challenging hate throughout our school community. By creating inclusive spaces and promoting understanding, we strive to build a stronger, more compassionate community for everyone.


Beaver Readers

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Student: Lulu Gregg; 1lpgregg@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Before School | Maker Space in the Library

We read and spend time with elementary schoolers.


Bible Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Student: Robert (Jackson) Maestas; 1jamaestas@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | S207

Learn more about stories from the Bible and how it might apply to our lives today.


Black and Brown Student Union

Teacher Advisor: Coach Prince; mrprince@seattleschools.org
Student: Vaneece Rushing; 1vgrushing@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | S217

As Black and Brown Student Union, we aim to curate a community in which we can teach, learn, and grow from the Black American Experience and support Black and Brown students through collaborations, lessons, and discussions.


B.O.A.T. Club: Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Student: Brynn Cziesla; 1becziesla@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr Gundle Room

BOAT Club or Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team is a group of people who love spending their free time outdoors. We go on hikes on the weekends and have so much fun!



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Car Enthusiasts Club Ballard HS

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Riley; smriley@seattleschools.org
Student: Evan Berry; 1enberry@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday 
Time & Location: Lunch | SW121

We talk about cars and anything car related during lunch every other Tuesday at lunch in Mr. Riley’s room.


Card Game Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Carlson; ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Students: Joey Thee; 1jrthee@seattleschools.org
and Simon Colleran;
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW203

We will get to know new people and build community while playing card games.


Chess Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Franz-Knight; kafranzknigh@seattleschools.org
Student: Liam Doten; 1lpdoten@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | History Pod in Ms. Franz-Knight Room

The Ballard Chess club aims to provide a space for students to learn and play chess in casual and competitive way. We play various different games and everyone is welcome.


Comic Book Club

Teacher Advisors: Mr. Lee; stlee@seattleschools.org
and Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Student: Ryan Sander; 1hrsander@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Library Book Club Room

A place for anyone with interest in comic books, Marvel, DC or Star Wars!


Craft Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Franz-Knight; kafranznigh@seattleschools.org
Students: Lena Cogan; 1llcogan@seattleschools.org
and Charlotte Wenrick; 1cmwenrick@seattleschools.org
and Claire Spinosa; 1cjspinosa@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S102

Join us to make a variety of crafts, have fun, and unwind! All are welcome, follow our Instagram (@bhs.craftclub) for updates!


Create For Kids

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Reinelt; klreinelt@seattleschools.org
Students: Robyn Wykes; 1rjwykes@seattleschools.org
and Sophie Poole
Meetings: Tuesday:
Time & Location: After School | NW218

This a club through the organization Create For Kids. It fundraises money and creates crafts/cards for kids with cancer. We donate the money and send the crafts to local hospitals. We will do donations/fundraisers every 1-2 months.


D & D and Board Games Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gross; stgross@seattleschools.org
Student: Dylan Jackson; 1dkjackson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: After School | S105

To provide people who want to play tabletop games a space to not only play but to meet other people who also like tabletop games.


DECA-Distributive Education Clubs of America

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Jereczek; mejereczek@seattleschools.org
Student: Luke Lysene; 1lelysene@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | N101

DECA is a marketing, business, hospitality, finance, and entrepreneurship organization that prepares students for the world through competition, community service, and other activities.


Debate Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Morean; kimorean@seattleschools.org
Student: Ruby Madden; 1rjmadden@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | S101

We are a club for all levels to learn the fundamentals of debate. We will debate each other, play games and have a lot of fun!


Disability Student Union

Teacher Advisors: Ms. Yardley; emyardley@seattleschools.org
Ms. Fee; mcfee@seattleschools.org 
Student: Amelia Laing; 1arlaing@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Profe Yardley’s Room

Provides a community for students with disabilities at Ballard to hang out, and make changes at the school. Students without disabilities are welcome to come and learn and help out as well.


Earth Service Corps-YMCA

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Student: Ruby Mundy; 1rumundy@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW217

Earth Service Corps is a great way to get involved in improving the environment and school community through doing fun eco-friendly activities and volunteering for service hours.


Entomology Club-Ballard HS

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Kaija Reinelt; klreinelt@seattleschools.org
Student: Penelope Jamison; 1pbjamison@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | S218

A club dedicated to the study and appreciation of bugs of all sorts. Whether you consider yourself adverse or amicable to arthropods, all are welcome!


Feminist Alliance

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Franz-Knight; kafranzknigh@seattleschools.org
Student: Nina Ando; 1niando@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Room S102

The Feminist Alliance will be meeting on Thursdays at lunch to discuss general concepts of feminism and also how it appears in a local level. We hope to work with feminist organizations and organize local events for student empowerment.


Film Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Bradford; spbradford@seattleschools.org
Students: Lake Neill; 1lsneill@seattleschools.org
and Hazel Hartman
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: After School (4 p.m.) | Film Room in Library

Watch fun movies every Friday and help plan the Ballard High Film Festival.


Financing Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Blazevic; edblazevic@seattleschools.org
Student: Olin Brinkley; 1orbrinkley@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | N108 & SW103

As the Financing Club stands, fiscal competence is vital for all avenues in life—and we aim to assist in achieving such a thing.


French Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Student: Solenne Daout; 1sodaout@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S207

We meet every second Tuesday of the month during lunch to learn about France and the French language. We do this through games, activities and more!


GSA-Gender Sexuality Alliance

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Paredes; maparedes@seattleschools.org
and Ms. Butsch Nolte; kjbutsch@seattleschools.org
Student:
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S200

To create a safe space for all students to feel loved in their most authentic selves.


Game Dev Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Krokower; bbkrokower@seattleschools.org
Student: Griffyn Braly; 1ydbraly@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | N112

To create a publishable as a group.


Garment Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Carlson; ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Student: Ronan Manning; 1rfmanning@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW203

We will teach people about Clothes, fashion history, how to produce garments.


German Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Villegas; mgvillegas@seattleschools.org
Student: Julia Darringer; 1jmdarringer@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW206

Learn about the German language & culture, hang out, and eat German foods! We will also be connecting with Lincoln HS German Club.


Go Club

Teacher Advisor: Thomas Ager; trager@seattleschools.org
Student: Evan Clauer; 1evclauer@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: After School | S203

Welcome to the Go Club! Go is a very popular game in Japan where players use black and white stones to control territory on a grid. We hope that you will come and try out this wonderful game. We welcome everyone and are willing to teach new players.


HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
Future Health Professionals

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Howsmon; rahowsmon@seattleschools.org
Student: Carina Mazzola; 1mcmazzola@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW200

A club focusing on developing students skills and knowledge within the Healthcare field and an opportunity to compete in nation wide competition of health science related skills!


Helping Hand For Homeless

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Morean; kimorean@seattleschools.org
Student: Nadia Gorohoff; 1ndgorohoff@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr. Morean Room

We want to do what ever we can to help the homeless community around Ballard, making care packages, raising money and coming up with solutions to help people who are in need.


Improv Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Pentecost; wmpentecost@seattleschools.org
Student: Cayden Bagley; 1cjbagley@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: After School | SW200

A drama related club that focuses on improv games and competitive improv shows.


INK Club – Supports the BHS Ink Journal of Literature and Art

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Burton; tmburton@seattleschools.org
Student: Kyle Brown; 1librown2@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW105

We’re Ink Club, a club dedicated to collecting and showcasing student art, finding like minded individuals, and having a good time! Near the end of the year, we assemble the collected work into a journal, called the Ink Journal.


Investment Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Blazevic; edblazevic@seattleschools.org
Student: Maxwell Alves; 1mbalves@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr. Blazevic Room

To learn all about investment and smart financial choices to be well prepared later in life.


Japanese Language Club

Teacher Advisors: Mr. Ager; trager@seattleschools.org
Students: Neve Takahashi; 1nstakahashi@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: After School | S203

Provide a study time for Japanese language class students by playing fun games and doing fun activities. JLC will provide people who enjoy learning Japanese to socialize with one another and practice their language skills. It will also provide AP Japanese students a chance to study and ask peers for help.


Knitting and Crochet Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Spencer; vmspencer@seattleschools.org
Students: Lillian Hethcote; 1lghethcote@seattleschools.org
and Audrey Rasmuss
and Katherine Wenrick; 1kjwenrick@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW101

Host a community of people who want to crochet and knit together. Teach those who want to learn. Have fun!


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Latinx Student Union (LSU)

Teacher Advisors: Mr. Subido; jesubido@seattleschools.org 
Student: William Souza Ponce; 1wcsouzaponce@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School (3:45 p.m.) | S100

Our goal is to build community with all students identifying as Latino/a/e/x and/or Chicano/a/x and/or Xicano/a/x. We hope to help amplify the voices of our historically marginalized Latinx students, along with the voices of other students of color attending BHS. We look forward to having an amazing year filled with joy and community.


Library Leaders

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Students: Aidan Carr; 1amcarr1@seattleschools.org
and Abby Paulsen; 1ajpaulsen@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | The Book Club Room N206

As Library Leaders we work to make the library more inviting and interesting. We do crafts, put together book displays, run events and activities, and so much more! This is a Club for people who want to help with various tasks around the library in an organized manner.


Magic Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Bushek; jjbushek@seattleschools.org
Student: Alex Todd; 1altodd@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | History Pod

Magic Club will be a place for people who like to play the card game magic the gathering to play against fellow students.


Mathletes

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Dhatt; rjdhatt@seattleschools.org
Student: Alyosha Adams; 1asadams@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW223

We compete in math olympiad!


Mock Trial Team

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Student: Sabi Yoon; 1sayoon@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Time & Location: Before & After School | Ms. Dowdy Room

The mock trial team aims to give students hands-on experience with legal proceedings, due process and boosting their understanding of the legal system, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. It prepares members for potential careers in law while fostering teamwork and confidence.


Multicultural Student Union

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Student: Violet Vargas; 1vdvargas@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S103

We are a club that is a safe space for all cultures to come together! We plan events and talk about how we can represent ourselves and our club at Ballard.


National Honor Society-NHS

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Faust; clfaust@seattleschools.org
Student: Alyson Chew; 1aschew@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S106

Give students opportunities to earn service learning hours. Serves as an environment that recognizes and encourages academic achievement.


Nintendo Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Holmgren; tgholmgren@seattleschools.org
Student: Mia Mozgovaya; 1mimozgovaya@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | S116

Come play games with us! We hope to try a wide range of games and have fun building a community together. Not just Nintendo, all games are welcome!


Nutrition Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Reinelt; klreinelt@seattleschools.org
Student: Mae Piercy; 1mdpiercy@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW218

The purpose of Nutrition Club is to learn the importance of nutrition, and everything along those lines together as a community. We will have fun activities, trivia, build posters, and learn more about nutrition, vitamins, minerals, and how everything functions overall as a group once a week.


Paddle Boarding Club-Ballad HS

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Foster; jffoster@seattleschools.org
Student: Evan Bursell; 1ejbursell@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW205 – The Woodshop Room

We are a student-directed club at Ballard High School with the goal of introducing BHS students to paddling Puget Sound. Open to all BHS students, absolutely no experience required.


Philosophy and Ethics Club-Ballard HS

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Faust; clfaust@seattleschools.org
Student: Kaia Hofsass; 1krhofsass@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: After School | S106

We learn about different philosophers and ways they’ve impacted the world, and we discuss different topics through the lens of different philosophies.


Photography Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. O’Neill; gaoneill@seattleschools.org
President: Lake Neill; 1lsneill@seattleschools.org
Co-Presidents: Callum Martinson, Jasper Worrall,
and Alisha McDowell Rauniyar
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Photography Room

Photography Club is a place for students to come together and share their love of photography. We occasionally organize photo-walks outside of school, complete scavenger hunts and challenges, give each other critiques, and just share cool photos. All are welcome!


Picnic Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. McKenna; ahmckenna@seattleschools.org
Student: Rachel Berry; 1rzberry@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. McKenna’s Room

Our mission for Picnic Club is to foster a safe and welcoming space for any student to join. We want you to feel like you can join anytime in the year. Low stakes, high reward.


Plant Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Carlson; ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Students: Sara Policar; 1srpolicar@seattleschools.org
and Terri DeLeon; 1kmdeleon@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School | NW203

Plant club is a safe and welcoming space for anyone and everyone who wants to gain more hands-on knowledge of plants & agriculture, while earning service hours for fun activities. We educate and inspire others to explore agriculture and the development plants in their day to day lives.


Pokémon Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Student: Max Haldimann; 1mrhaldimann@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch & Outside of School | S207

The Pokémon© Club is a club for playing TCG. We also trade cards and have tournaments. Anyone is allowed to join. You don’t need cards or any knowledge to play. Playing mats, cards, dice and coins will be provided if you don’t have any. We will also play online championships, plus, championships at the MOX. Happy to see you there.


Polar Plunge Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Russell; cmrussell@seattleschools.org
Students: Genevieve Danskin; 1gedanskin@seattleschools.org
and Mel Redmond;
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Russell’s Room

Our goal of polar plunge club is to help Ballard students connect with the environment as well as theirselves through the PMW water! We’ll also be learning about various important safety topics.


PRIDE Book Club

Teacher Advisors: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Student: Ruby James Madden; 1rjmadden@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Book Club Room in the Library

In our book club we will read and talk about books with queer and LGBTQIA+ themes. Open to all and lots of fun!


Psychology Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Student: Charlotte Harader; 1csharader@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch/After School (TBD) | Ms. Dowdy Room

In Psychology Club we discuss numerous topics that involve human psychology, everyone has the opportunity to share and bring a subject to talk about at our weekly meetings!


Python Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Conaway; smconaway@seattleschools.org
Student: Cerise Rubenstein; 1clrubenstein@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW201

Python Club aims to teach students who are interested in coding basic python.


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Radio Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gillespie; jrgillespie@seattleschools.org
Students: Matthew Arthur; 1mwarthur@seattleschools.org
and Duncan Blair
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: After School | Band Room

Learn about the technical, musical, and social aspects of radio while helping to maintain a running radio station.


Red Cross Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Burton; tmburton@seattleschools.org
Student: Brianna Estocapio; 1blestocapio@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW105

The Red Cross Clubs is a great opportunity to address your community’s needs, gain leadership experience, and earn service learning hours! We’ll be focusing on 3 humanitarian or healthcare projects throughout the year. Stop by to join our strong network of volunteers.


Robotics: Viking Robotics Team

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Connolly; baconnolly@seattleschools.org
Student: Gianna Goldyn; 1gdgoldyn@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday and Wednesday
Time & Location: After School 6 – 8 p.m. | NW205

Robotics is a club for the Viking Robotics Team, in which no experience is needed! We learn and use coding, mechanical engineering, electrical, design, and so much more. We compete in FRC, look up to find videos and more, but essentially robot sports with a new game each year that is released in January that we build a robot for. We have mentors and students that will teach you all you need to know so join us at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in NW205!


Rock Climbing Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Holmgren; tgholmgren@seattleschools.org
Student: Sebastien Calhoun; 1stcalhoun@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: After School | S116

We are a club that heads down to the local climbing gym after school and sometimes we give people trials at the gym to see if they would enjoy going there more often. We accept all people within our club and our main focus is to have fun and introduce a fun way of exercise.


Sailing Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Foster; jffoster@seattleschools.org
Student: Isadora Ford; 1ieford@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Practice | Corinthian Yacht Club

This is a club where you either can practice your sailing skills or learn to sail we dial at CYC (Corinthian Yacht Club) at Golden Gardens. We compete in regattas in the fall spring and summer and have a JV and Varsity team that is combined with other high schools. Check out our instagram Ballard sailing team on instagram.


Service Project Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Cachopo; sacachopo@seattleschools.org
Student: Zoe Thompson; 1zmthompson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ceramics Classroom

A club to bring together students with the similar interests of helping the Ballard and Seattle community and finding new ways to contribute.


Slavic Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Russell; cmrussell@seattleschools.org
Students: Milana Vasilieva; 1mrvasilieva@seattleschools.org
and Nika Zinchenko
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S204

The Slavic Club celebrates the cultures, languages, and traditions of Slavic countries, fostering community and cultural understanding through events and activities.


Social Justice Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Faust; clfaust@seattleschools.org
Student: Carmensofia; 1caavelarlarios@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | History Pod

Creating positive change is in our hands! Each month, club members will choose a new topic to advocate for. During our meetings, we’ll engage in open discussions about the roots of injustices and how we can fight these challenges together.


Spanish Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Yardley; emyardley@seattleschools.org
President: Bianca Maurer; 1blmaurer@seattleschools.org
and Co-Presidents Coco Otto and Julia Distler
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Yardley’s Room

Spanish Club is for students to learn about Spanish culture, practice their speaking abilities with students from different Spanish classes, and participate in Spanish related community service projects.


Sports Debate Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Smith; mtsmith@seattleschools.org
Student: Amare Srinivasan; 1avsrinivasan@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | LA Pod Mr. Smith’s Room

We are welcome to include anyone who wants to discuss or learn more about sports & athletics. Our goal is to create a space where we create friendships among people with common interests, and can discuss sports topics, take sports quizzes, play sports jeopardy games, and potentially watch sports games, highlights & films.


SuperCell Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Brott; anbrott@seattleschools.org
Student: Linus Nielsen-Mathews; 1lhnielsenmathews@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | S104

We will talk about updates and play games in the supercell universe.


Teen Health Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Boudour; kpboudour@seattleschools.org
President; Bianca Maurer
Co-President: Kaia Hofsass; 1krhofsass@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | Teen Health Center.

Improve the health of Ballard high school students via community outreach.


That Dam Book Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Student: Rowan Harper; 1rnharper@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Maker Space in the Library

The purpose is to build a community to share and discuss books of one’s own enjoyment and to promote reading to others.


The Dam Bakers

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Povey; mapovey@seattleschools.org
Student: Mandi Laube; 1malaube@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW213

Discussing tips, tricks, and ideas on any baked goods that you’ve wanted or have made. There will be baked goods and if time permits we can bake!


Theoretical Physics Club

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Howsmon; rahowsmon@seattleschools.org
President: Ethan Nudleman and
Co-Presidents: Skye Christopher and
Declan McGrath; 1dfmcgrath@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW200

Think and learn about theoretical physics.


Too Many RPG’s

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gross; stgross@seattleschools.org
Student: Matilda Senik-Puckett; 1mrsenikpuckett@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School | S105 from 4 – 5 p.m.

Too many RPG’s is a club for people who are interested in table-top gaming but not necessarily interested in sword and sorcery fantasy like D&D. We will explore a variety of alternative systems that encompass diverse interests, themes, and play styles.


Violin Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Valdez; dmvaldez@seattleschools.org
Students: Kieran Horowitz; 1kjhorowitz@seattleschools.org
and Ethan Li; 1ejli@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Black Box

Violin Club is a collaborative space where we teach the violin to all students interested in learning (beginner-advanced.) We encourage you to join and explore thrilling music on the violin!


Volleyball Club Ballard HS

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Omar; cokaufman@seattleschools.org
Students: Luke Lysene; 1lelysene@seattleschools.org
and Vivian Gregory; 1vmgregory@seattleschools.org
and Ruth Tinker 1rxtinker@seattleschools.org
Meetings: TBD
Time & Location: Lunch | Main Gym

We play Volleyball and hangout!


World Building Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr. Morean; kimorean@seattleschools.org
and Mr. Subido; jesubido@seattleschools.org
Student: Jayden Rice; 1jarice@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch & After School | S101

We will be creating a fictional world as a group.


Writers Club

Teacher Advisor: Mr Smith; mtsmith@seattleschools.org
Student: Madeleine Clark; 1maclark@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW122

This club aims at connecting students with a shared love of literature and writing. During meetings we focus primarily on reading, creating, and analyzing short stories & poetry. Our club believes writing not only a valuable skill, but a means to experiment with language and convey intense emotion. We also participate in service projects and provide our members with resources for youth writing programs and competitions!


Yapping Club (Podcast)

Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Students: LakeNeill; 1lsneill@seattleschools.org
and Gianna Goldyn
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Library Study Room

We are a club dedicated to the making of our student-run podcast. Featuring re-occurring student guests, we discuss anything from TV shows, to pop culture, ethics, and to being addicted to redbull. Email us at 1lsneill@seattleschools.org to be a guest on an episode.

As of December 2, 2024


Want to Start a ASB Club?

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Complete Online Clubs Form

Complete the Online BHS Clubs Form for your Club to be considered for this school year!

Complete Online Clubs Form

Clubs must fill out a form to be a Club at Ballard HS. Complete the Online BHS Clubs Information Form for your Club to be considered for this school year!

Questions? Ms. Lehni, Activity Coordinator at lllehni@seattleschools.org or Student Clubs Coordinator: Lauren Zamberlin-Eidelman; 1lrzamberlineidelma@seattleschools.org

ASB Fundraising

ASB Clubs Fundraising

Each class has a fund that is helpful and essential as they get to their Senior year. The Senior class fund helps support for example: Prom, Senior Shirts, Senior Awards, Graduation Cords and Class Photos.

  1. Complete an ASB Activity Approval and Reconciliation Form. This is the form needs to be completed and submitted to ASB in order to start any type of fundraising. You only need to fill out box A, then submit the form to Ms. Lehni’s room at least 3 WEEKS in advance – ASB will then approve or deny it. Also, keep in mind that if you choose to fundraise by selling food, there is strict guidelines you have to follow which can be found on the back of the form.
  2. A Request to Spend Form is a second form which you also need to use in order to spend any of your club’s money from fundraising. You just have to write down everything you want and the costs, then submit it to Ms. Lehni’s room 3 WEEKS in advance!
  3. A Reimbursement Form is the third form which you can use if you end up spending your own money on your club and want to get the money back from your fundraised funds. If you are under 18, the funds will have to be paid back to either your parent or guardian. Also, be sure to specify when being reimbursed that you want the money to come from your club’s account and not ASB funding, because if you don’t specify, we will assume it’s from us and most likely not approve it. 

All forms are available in the office or from Ms. Lehni.

Thank you for Filling out an ASB Activity Approval and Reconciliation Form

Some Information you should know before filling out this form:

  • This Form requires a signature from an ASB Student Council Representative, ASB Activities Coordinator, & Principal.
  • When you complete this form, it should be submitted to Ms. Lehni’s Box in the main office so that it can be approved by ASB Student Council.
  • ASB Student Council only meets on Mondays. If your form is submitted on a Thursday, it will not be reviewed until the following Monday.
  • Once the ASB Student Council reviews and approves the form it is shared with the School Principal. The School Principal then has 5 school days to review and approve the form.
  • Factoring in time for signatures please make sure you are filling out this form 3+ weeks before your event to allow for time and opportunity for ASB and Administration to review and ask any questions.
  • Forms submitted less than 3 weeks before an event may not be approved.
  • Submitting a form is not the same thing as approval of the form. Please check with Ms. Pitman before moving forward with your event/fundraiser.

For Food Sales and Bake Sales:

Baked goods were not prepared in a commercial kitchen following King County’s food handlers’ safety guidelines. These baked goods include the following ingredients…..then list the ingredients in case of food allergies (I suggest printing this and the ingredients list on separate address labels).

ALL food sold during the school day must be Smart Snack Compliant (Washington has no exceptions for fundraising).

Use the food planner calculator to check that your items are smart snack compliant as you build your menu for school day events. Printed copies of the approval page (the printout showing it is approved from the USDA) must be turned into the fiscal office with the fundraising forms.

Other tools: The Food Buying Guide (FBG) Interactive Web-based ToolWashington Food Choice Code

 For the purposes of this procedure, the school campus is defined as the areas of the property under the jurisdiction of the school that are accessible to students during the school day. The school day is defined as the period from midnight before, to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day.

For all food sold during the school day, the group NEEDS approval from culinary services. They can be contacted at CulinaryServices@seattleschools.org and/or a catering request can be put in at School Nutrition to get permission or rejection before serving ANY food (if this step gets skipped the group running the event is responsible for paying Culinary Services for the cost of staffing the event – even if there was no Culinary Services staff working the event).

Baked goods, like cookies or muffins, or dry items, like crackers or chips, can be sold but they should be purchased from a reputable source, such as a grocery store or bakery and be individually wrapped.

Food items not prepared in a commercial kitchen need to be individually wrapped and labeled with a CLEARLY identified/marked with the following statement:

Thank you for Filling out a Ballard High School Request for Purchase Order Form

Some Information you should know before filling out this form:

Submitting a form is not the same thing as approval of the form. Please check with Ms. Pitman to determine if your purchase has been approved

This Form requires a signature from our Fiscal Clerk, an ASB Student Council Representative, & ASB Activities Coordinator. ASB Student Council only meets on Mondays. If your form is submitted on a Thursday, it will not be reviewed until the following Monday.

When you complete this form, it should be submitted to Ms. Lehni’s Box in the main office so that it can be approved by ASB Student Council.

Once the ASB Student Council reviews and approves the Form it is returned to our Fiscal Clerk to begin the ordering process.

If your order is time sensitive, please make sure you are filling this form out 3+ weeks before you need the item(s) to allow for time and opportunity for ASB to review and ask any questions and for the order to be made.

Forms submitted less than 3 weeks before an event may mean that ordered items will not be available in time for the event.

If you order is requesting funds outside of your specific club/team, include the requesting funding source (I.e. General ASB) in the Special Notes Section.

If your order is approved and is to compensate an individual or group, you may be asked to provide their business license and W-9 for payment.

Thank you for Filling out a Seattle Public School Payment Order Form

Some Information you should know before filling out this form:

Submitting a form is not the same thing as approval of the form. Please check with Ms. Pitman to determine if your payment order has been approved if you do not see reimbursement after one school month.

This Form requires a signature from our Student Activity Treasurer, Activity Advisor, Activity Coordinator/ Principal, & Fiscal Clerk. ASB Student Council only meets on Mondays. If your form is submitted on a Thursday, it will not be reviewed until the following Monday.

When you complete this form, it should be submitted to Ms. Lehni’s Box in the main office so that it can be approved by ASB Student Council.

Once the ASB Student Council reviews and approves the Form it is returned to our Fiscal Clerk to begin the Purchase Order (Reimbursement).

The reimbursement process takes at least 3 weeks, sometimes longer.

If you are under the age of 18 and asking for reimbursement, it will be issued on your behalf to your parent or guardian. Make sure their name is included on the form so the reimbursement can be issued.

If you are asking for reimbursement for Food, you must also provide a detailed original receipt, meeting agenda, and list of attendees.

All forms are available in the main office or from Ms. Lehni.