Clubs and Organizations
Clubs at Ballard High School
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!
Club Rush
- Oct 4 after school at BHS from 2:30 – 4 p.m.
Questions? Ms. Lehni, Activity Coordinator at lllehni@seattleschools.org or Student Clubs Coordinator; Carina Mazzola at 1mcmazzola@seattleschools.org
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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
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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
Students: 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 community for Asian students at Ballard, but also educate anyone who’d like to join – we do presentations but also a variety of fun activities!
American Sign Language (ASL) Club
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Associated Ping Pong
Teacher Advisor: Mr Ensign; erensign@seattleschools.org
Student: Jack Eckhard; 1jpeckhart@outlook.com
Meetings: M, T, W, Th, F
Time & Location: Lunch | Activity Center (AC)
Great Club for people interested in play Ping Pong. A place for all skill levels to play and get better at Ping Pong.
Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team (B.O.A.T)
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; 1rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Students: Eden Murphy; 1egmurphy@seattleschools.org
and Ani Benningson; 1asbennigson@seattleschools.org
and Lily Beckerman; 1lmbeckerman@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Morning at 8:25 a.m. | Library
Ballard Outdoor Adventure Team plans fun safe and inclusive outdoor activities for the enjoyment of Ballard high school students, in the past we have hiked, gone to pumpkin patches, and played in the snow in Snoqualmie.
Ballard Psychiatric Literacy Club
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Ballard Volleyball Club
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BHS Girls Lax
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DECA
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Jereczek; mejereczek@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday at Lunch for Officers | Wednesday After School for Members
Time & Location: Lunch/After School (refer above) | Ms. Jereczek’s Room
DECA is a business club and prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
Drain Club
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Earth Service Corps – YMCA
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gundle; njgundle@seattleschools.org
Student: Sadie Clark
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch, 11:50 a.m. | NW217
Earth Service Corps is an environmental 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 interest. Anyone interested in protecting the Earth is welcome!
Film Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Bradford; spbradford@seattleschools.org
Students: Imogen Steele; 1ihsteele@seattleschools.org
and Isabel Baraff; 1irbaraff@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: After School 4 p.m. | Library
We watch movies and have fun and have film screenings and discussions. Each month has a different theme. Prepare to broaden your knowledge of film! We are also looking to have guest speakers from within the industry. At the end of the year we organize the BHS Film Festival!
Focaccia Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Gillespie; jrgillespie@seattleschools.org
Students: Luca Rios; 1lfrios@seattleschools.org
and Arden Rathkopf; 1acrathkopf@seattleschools.org
and Dylan Park; 1dspark@seattleschools.org
and John Gibson; 1jhgibson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: 10:15-10:35 a.m. & Lunch | Band Room & NE221
To indulge in the pleasures of artisan handcrafted flatbreads and engage in classy and timeless conversation (query over human nature).
French Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Sturgeon; amsturgeon@seattleschools.org
Students: Amara Fontes; 1anfontes@seattleschools.org
and Josie Stebins; 1jcstebhins@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | S207
Provide an opportunity to learn about France and the Francophone world through eating traditional dishes and doing trivia.
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
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To create a safe space for LGBTQIA+ students to share out their feelings, hopefully help extend their concerns to an administrative level, and create common ground for people of all genders, sexes, and sexualities to understand one another.
Generation SOS
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Hacky Sack Club
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HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Howsmon; rahowsmon@seattleschools.org
Student: Violet Petersen; 1vipetersen@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW200
Student-led club oriented toward expanding biotechnology and health sciences knowledge and skills, participating in state and national conferences, and making biotech and medical career connections.
INK Club – Supports the BHS Ink Journal of Literature and Art
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Burton; tmburton@seattleschools.org
President: Charlie Efroymson; 1chefroymson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW105
Ink Club is a gathering of writers and artist who help create the BHS Ink Journal of literature and art and also plan the Spring Spilled Ink event at the Ballard Branch Public Library. A lively and interesting group of students.
Japanese Language Club
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Jewish Student Union (JSU)
Teacher Advisors: Ms. Storey; kmstorey@seattleschools.org
and Mr. Furman; djfurman@seattleschools.org
Students: Lola Velush; 1levelush@seattleschools.org
and Izzy Kim; 1igkim1@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday (Every Other)
Time & Location: Lunch | SW104
JSU creates a space for Jews and non-Jew allies to talk about all things Judaism and is a fun and safe community for Jews. All are welcome!
Knitting and Crochet Club
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Latinx Student Union (LSU)
Teacher Advisors: Mr. Subido; jesubido@seattleschools.org
Student: Anya Souza Ponce; 1aysouzaponce@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Friday
Time & Location: After School | S206
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
Student: Margo Bradberry; 1msbradberry1@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | Makerspace, Library
Library Leaders aims to build community around the library by coming up with and executing projects related to that.
Mao Club
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Marine Biology Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. McGinty; lsmcginty@seattleschools.org
Students: Yannay Cohen Haddas; 1yecohenhaddas@seattleschools.org
and Matthew Wilbur; 1mjwilbur@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | NW211
I want for people to have a better understanding of the local marine life in a fun way. I also want to give back to the community by performing beach cleanups.
Math Tutoring Club
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Misinformation Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Lee; stlee@seattleschools.org
Students: Henry Jacqmotte; 1hsjacqmotte@seattleschools.org
and Zoe Thompson; 1thompson@seattleschools.org
and Luch Jacqmotte; 1lmjacqmotte@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Thursday
Time & Location: Lunch or After School | S108
We hope to increase knowledge about misinformation throughout Ballard as well as provide a platform for students to understand the negative effects of social media.
Mock Trial Team
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Model United Nations
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Students: Lina McRoberts; 1lmmcroberts@seattleschools.org
and Siena Hill; 1sthill1@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch 11:55 a.m. | P104
Ballard Model UN is a team of delegates looking into delving into current world issues and develop negotiating, public speaking, and international diplomacy skills. We attend MUN conferences: one of which includes PACMUN or the Pacific Model United Nations Conference in downtown Seattle.
Music & Other Stuff Club
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National Honors Society
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Feise; gefeise@seattleschools.org
President: Bella Neireiter; 1ianeireiter@seattleschools.org
Students: Kyle Chew and Catherine Karman
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: After School | PAC
Volunteer based organization for students with a high GPA and academic standards.
Novaturient
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Holmgren; tgholmgren@seattleschools.org
Students: Nathalie Stanley; 1ngstanley@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: After School | S116
Novaturient is a mental health production project. Members of the club are able to script write, act, or film.
Philosophy and Ethics Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Storey; kmstorey@seattleschools.org
Co-Presidents: Eden Gabbert; 1eigabbert@seattleschools.org
and Jocelyn Cockram; 1jmcockram@seattleschools.org
Student: Sara Wilkson; 1sawilkson@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday
Time & Location: After School 3:45 – 5 p.m. | Ms. Storey’s Room
To have philosophical discussions and ethical debates.
Psychology Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Dowdy; rmdowdy@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Time & Location: Lunch | Ms. Dowdy’s Room
To learn more about how the brain works and interacts in different social situations.
Plant Club
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Carlson; ikcarlson@seattleschools.org
Student: Daniel Cura; 1decura@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Monday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW203
Plant friends unite to hangout and have fun and learn about plants.
Seattle Student Union
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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. | S206
Have fun talking Spanish, improving our conversation skills, getting to know one another better in an authentic way. Tertulia in Spanish!
STEM Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Drabek; jsdrabek@seattleschools.org
Students: Bella Neireiter; bellaneireiter@gmail.com
and Juliette Klein; 1jsklein1@seattleschools.org
and Safiya Rajan; 1srrajan@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Wednesday
Times & Locations: Lunch | SW207
In STEM club we take a deep dive into everything that falls under the S.T.E.M. acronym! We will be doing scientific competitions and other activities to broaden our scientific knowledge and understanding of our world.
Sunrise Club (Environmental Activism Club)
Teacher Advisor: Ms. Maykut; srmaykut@seattleschools.org
Students: Sonja Miller; 1sdmiller@seattleschools.org
and Aria Seavecki; 1arseavecki@seattleschools.org
Meetings: Tuesday
Time & Location: Lunch | SW215
Our vision for sunrise club is to get people involved with things they are passionate about regarding the environment. We plan to do this by taking those passions and views and acting on them through protests and other environmental projects.
Viking Robotics Club
Teacher Advisor: Mr. Schmidt; jcschmidt@seattleschools.org
Students: Luca Rios; 1lfrios@seattleschools.org
and John Gibson; 1jhgibson@seattleschools.org
and Jack Eckhart: 1jpeckhart@seattleschools.org
and Jane McKelvey; 1jvmckelvey@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, develops and educates individuals within our community about business, marketing, programming, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, design, fabrication, and other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related skills.
As of September 24, 2023