Clubs and Organizations
Clubs at Ballard High School
Club Rush Oct 4!
Ballard Students! Mark you calendars and stop by the Club Rush tables in the BHS Commons on Wednesday, Oct 4 after school! Don’t Miss!
- Oct 4 after school at BHS from 2:30 – 4 p.m.
Ballard HS Clubs
Clubs are a great way to get involved. Ballard HS had over 75 clubs available for students in previous years. Find a Club that matches your interests and get involved. If you can’t find a Club that fits your interests, start your own Club!
Follow updates on Instagram: @ballardstudentlife and @ballardhighasb Questions? Ms. Lehni, Activity Coordinator at lllehni@seattleschools.org or Student Clubs Coordinator; Carina Mazzola at 1mcmazzola@seattleschools.org
Want to start a Club?
If you had a club last year you will still need to complete the form again.
Current Club List 23-24
3D Printing Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Students: Natalie Marron; 1nrmarron@seattleschools.org
and Luca Denhez; 1lpdenhez@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Library
In this Club, you can literally make anything you can imagine! You can take it home, admire it on a shelf, or work with each other to create something complex. Choose from a ton of colors, find a cool thing online or make your own, and learn how to use these printers! You can find us at the front of the library.
Art Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Harkleroad; msharkleroad@seattleschools.org
Student: Lucia Kelly; 1lbkelley@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Meet at the start of lunch and through lunch | Art Classroom
A place where people can come together and do art.
Asian Student Union (ASU)
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ager; trager@seattleschools.org
Students: Justene Li; 1jjli@seattleschools.org
and Mirabel Petersen; 1mspetersen@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | S203
We want to create a community and welcoming environment for Asian students at Ballard, as well as a space for anyone who wants to learn about Asian culture and traditions!
American Sign Language (ASL) Club
Teacher Advisor: Madame Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Student: Ella Heverley
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | 207
To teach ASL to people interested
Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team (B.O.A.T)
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Students: Bridget Donelly, Kaiya VanDenBert, Lily Huber
and Lily Beckerman; 1lmbeckerman@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr Gundle Room | NW218
Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team is all about exploring the great outdoors through fun activities with friends!
Ballard Psychiatric Literacy Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Katrel; khkatrel@seattleschools.org
Student: Ru Trice-Loggers; 1acloggers@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch 11:55 a.m. | SW102
Our goal is to improve the psychiatric/mental health literacy rates within the school, so that students can gain the ability to recognize disorders, find information about mental health, learn how to support people who are struggling, and expand their knowledge of psychiatry.
Ballard Volleyball Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Pentecost; wmpentecost@seattleschools.org
and Mr. Omar; cokaufman@seattleschools.org
Students: Luke Lysene; 1lelysene@seattleschools.org
and Violet Martel; 1vrmartel@seattleschools.org
and Vivian Gregory; 1vmgregory@seattleschools.org
and Ruth Tinker 1rxtinker@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Aux Gym
A place for friends or whoever wants to be there to have fun and play volleyball.
BHS Girls Lax
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ensign; erensign@seattleschools.org
Students: Bridget Donnelly; 1bgdonnelly@seattleschools.org
and Ellie M., Mia M., Maddie S., Mirabel P.
Meetings: Spring Sports Season
Time & Location: Lunch | Field
Girls Lacrosse! Teamwork! Athletics! Bonding! Winning! Life skills!
Crochet and Knitting Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Povey; mapovey@seattleschools.org
Students: Lydia Blair; 1ljblair@seattleschools.org
and Lucille Harris; 1alharris@seattleschools.org
and Isabel Baraff; 1irbaraff@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW213
Hang out and crochet/knit with fellow crafters!
DECA
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Jereczek; mejereczek@seattleschools.org
and Mr. Blazevic; edblazevic@seattleschools.org
Student: Madison Eseman; 1maeseman@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday Tentatively
Time & Location: Lunch | N101
DECA is a business club and prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
Drain Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Students: Julian Swift; 1jaswift@seattleschools.org
and Charles Merrill; 1cwmerrill@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Book Club Room in the Library
The purpose of this club is to listen to and discuss music released by Drain Gang with other fans of their work.
Earth Service Corps – YMCA
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Students: Sydney Marion; 1sgmarion@seattleschools.org
and Madeleine Koenig; 1mhkoenig@seattleschools.org
and Samuel Tinker; 1shtinker@seattleschools.org
and Spencer Nuss; 1slnuss@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch, 11:50 a.m. | NW217
Our clubs purpose is to create a community to make the Ballard school and neighborhood greener and more sustainable. We want Ballard students to feel like they can make a difference and take action with our club.
Film Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Bradford; spbradford@seattleschools.org
Student: Isabel Baraff; 1irbaraff@seattleschools.org
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.
Focaccia Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gillespie; jrgillespie@seattleschools.org
Students: Ella Nichols; 1ecnichols@seattleschools.org
and Julian Swift; 1jaswift@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: 10:15-10:35 a.m. & Lunch | Band Room & NE221
To engage in worldly conversations over artisan breads.
Generation SOS
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Maykut; srmaykut@seattleschools.org
Students: McCall Hunter; 1mahunter@seattleschools.org
and Rory Monaghan; 1romonaghan@seattleschools.org
and Chloe Olson; 1cpolson@seattleschools.org
and Kasper Vaagsland; 1kkvaagsland@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Once a Month
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Maykut Room
To bring awareness to fentanyl overdoses in our community and bring sober speakers to school.
Hacky Sack Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Thurrow; wacunningham1@seattleschools.org
Students: Dylan Lo; 1dclo@seattleschools.org
and Hank Rinehart; 1hjrinehart@seattleschools.org
and Alex Becker; 1albecker@seattleschool.org
and Rocky Meredith; 1romeredith@seattleschools.org
and JP Parrent; 1jpparrent@seattleschools.org
and Elliot Goldberg; 1eogoldberg@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday & Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | On the Field
People playing hacky sack in 1 or more groups.
HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
Future Health Professionals
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Howsmon; rahowsmon@seattleschools.org
Students: Violet Petersen; 1vipetersen@seattleschools.org
and Kate Herndon
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr. Howsmon Room
To teach students about various health occupations and allow them to experiment in a competition setting.
Japanese Language Club
Teacher Advisors: Mr. Ager; trager@seattleschools.org
Students: Louisa Ramsta;, 1lcramstad@seattleschools.org
and Xelli Berg; 1xberg@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | S203
A club for those learning Japanese, and a place for people to casually practice their language skills. each meeting we’ll have a Kanji and grammar point of the week, and then use that in our conversations during the meeting.
Jewish Student Union (JSU)
Teacher Advisors: Ms. Storey; kmstorey@seattleschools.org
Student President: Flora Bradley; 1flbradley@seattleschools.org
Student Vice President: Elliott Jansen; 1emjansson@seattleschools.org
Student Vice President: Tansy Velush; 1tcvelush@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday (Every Other)
Time & Location: Lunch | S104
It’s a cultural student union that creates a Jewish community and connections at Ballard.
Knitting and Crochet Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Ager trager@seattleschools.org
Students: Xelli Berg; 1xrberg@seattleschools.org
and Katherine Wenrick; 1kjwenrick@seattleschools.org
and Kat Jones; 1kajones@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch 12:05 p.m. | Japanese Classroom S203
We will crochet or knit during lunch and teach anyone who is interested in learning.
Latinx Student Union (LSU)
Teacher Advisors: Mr. Subido; jesubido@seattleschools.org
and Ms. Mcginty; lsmcginty@seattleschools.org
Student: Anya Souza Ponce; 1aysouzaponce@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School 3:45 p.m.| S100
Our goal is to foster community for 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.
Library Leaders
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Chambers; tschambers@seattleschools.org
Students: Margo Bradberry; 1msbradberry1@seattleschools.org
and Madison Eastman; 1maeseman@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Makerspace, Library
lLbrary displays and organization.
Mao Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gillespie; jrgillespie@seattleschools.org
Students: Ella Nichols; 1ecnichols@seattleschools.org
and Hazel Hartman; 1hchartman@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Band Room
We play Mao!
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Marine Biology Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Students: Lily Beckerman; 1lmbeckerman@seattleschools.org
and Ella Wilson
Meetings: Monday (Every Other)
Time & Location: Lunch | NW217
We hang out and talk and learn about marine biology! Everyone’s welcome.
Math Tutoring Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Rus; ovrus@seattleschools.org
Student: Chloe Deux-Pancera; 1cmdeuxpancera@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW202
The Math Tutoring Club is to help students taking any math course improve their understanding of what they are working on. We are also looking for student tutors who want to teach others and earn service hours. Drop-ins welcome anytime!
Mock Trial Team
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
and Mr. Lee; stlee@seattleschools.org
Student: Sabi Yoon
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch | S108
Give students the opportunity to experience the thrill of the courtroom through mock trial simulations, including district competitions against other high schools, and even state and national competitions!
Model UN
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Students: Violet Petersen and Amelia Wignall
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Dowdy Room
Our purpose is to prepare students for various competitions where students will represent a country at a mock United Nations committee meeting.
Music & Other Stuff Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gross; stgross@seattleschools.org
Student: Alisha McDowell Rauniyar; 1armcdowellrauniyar@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | S105
Way to make friends that are interested In music. Talk about recommendations of music, songs, and artists. Talk abt local record shops in the area equipment for stereo setups Explore subcultures in music the history behind them and the music in them Talk about music resources Music related opportunities Explore different genres Good concert venues and show etiquette and safety tips Music movies And for activities we can burn our own cds and mix our our cassettes.
National Honors Society
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Feise; gefeise@seattleschools.org
Student: Carmella Terrones; 1crterrones@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch (First Half) | Mr. Feise Room
Volunteer based organizations for students with a high GPA and academic standards.
Novaturient
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Holmgren; tgholmgren@seattleschools.org
Students: Nathalie Stanley; 1ngstanley@seattleschools.org
and Eden Hawkins
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School | S116
We here are working together to create a full story web comic.
Philosophy and Ethics Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Storey; kmstorey@seattleschools.org
Students: Emma Wiens; 1emwiens@seattleschools.org
and Isabel Baraff; 1irbaraff@seattleschools.org
and Lucas Bright; 1ljbright@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: After School 3:45 – 5 p.m. | SW103
Providing a place for students to learn more about philosophy and ethics as well as share and challenge ideas through meaningful and complex discussion and analysis. Activities include Socratic Seminars, coaching/lectures from UW PLATO volunteers, and participation in WA State Ethics Bowl.
Psychology Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Student: Bridget Donnelly; 1bgdonnelly@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Dowdy Room
To learn more about how the brain works and interacts in different social situations.
Plant Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Carlson; ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Students: Sara Policar; 1srpolicar@seattleschools.org
and Aphid DeLeon; 1kmdeleon1@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW203
Learn more about plants and agriculture through fun activities!
Seattle Student Union
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Morean; kimorean@seattleschools.org
Student: Noir Goldberg; 1eogoldberg1@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Mr. Morean Room
Ballard chapter of Seattle Student Union, connecting BHS voices to greater SSU support.
Spanish Club
Teacher Advisors: Ms. Yardley; emyardley@seattleschools.org
Student: Alina Zahn; 1aazahn@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch 11:50 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Ms. Yardley Room
To foster an environment where we learn about spanish history, culture,foods and where we have important discussions in Spanish. Also doing some service projects that are Spanish related.
STEM Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Povey; mapovey@seattleschools.org
Students: Linden Fatland; 1ldfatland@seattleschools.org
and Peyton Nakagawara; 1pmnakagawara@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Times & Locations: Lunch (Second Half) | Ms. Povey Room
We will compete in local science fairs first semester and second semester we will work with Lawton Elementary to help out and “run” their STEAM Challenge.
Sunrise Club (Environmental Activism Club)
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Maykut; srmaykut@seattleschools.org
Students: Alina Zahn and Linden Fatland; 1aazahn@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch (Second Half) | Ms. Maykut Room
A club where we learn about important climate, social and political issues that youth can help make a difference in.
Viking Robotics Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Connolly; baconnolly@seattleschools.org
Students: Lydia Blair; 1ljblair@seattleschools.org
and Isabel Baraff; 1irbaraff@seattleschools.org
and Dexter Czark; 1djczark@seattleschools.org
and Karim Rifai; 1kyrifai@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday and Wednesday
Times & Location: 6 – 8 p.m. | NW204/205
Viking Robotics is a youth-led inclusive and diverse community that inspires and educates students about engineering, programming, business, and other STEM skills through building robots. All are welcome regardless of skill level!
As of September 25, 2023