Greendale High School

The All Basic Cultures club has traditionally been committed to promoting cultural diversity at GHS. This year, we plan to broaden our focus to work toward increasing tolerance and acceptance among all members of the diverse student body at GHS. Activities will be designed to promote conversation and action around creating a positive environment both here at GHS and in society in general. Student participation and leadership will be essential to shaping the direction of the club and to making its activities peer-focused. A new name may be chosen for ABC club to reflect this broader mission. Anyone interested in joining, please listen to the announcements to hear information about our initial meeting.

Advisers: John Bly, Carmela Rios, and Robbyn Schley

Chess Club is for all ages and all playing abilities. Our primary goal is to have fun playing the game. For those wishing more depth, we will study openings, middle, and end game strategies. For the more skilled player, we offer an eight game conference schedule followed by the Conference Tournament.

Adviser: Lance Wenger

GHS Debate is a fall/winter public speaking activity in which students compete with other policy debaters from all over the state of Wisconsin. Competition is featured at the Varsity, JV and Novice levels and is centered on a world problem which changes each year. Tournaments are held all over the state of Wisconsin which exposes students to many different styles of debate and analysis. If you're planning on a career in law, government or journalism, this is the activity for you!

Adviser: Sharon Sharko | Website

The Engineering Club is an opportunity for students to explore all aspects of engineering, outside of the classroom environment. Activities will be based on the interests of club participants within the engineering field. Some proposed activities for the 2007-08 engineering club include a Robotics and Rube Goldberg design, development and competitions. Come experience these and other activities in the engineering club. Explore opportunities to compete and network with other area students that have similar likes at yours in this exciting and ever evolving field!

Advisers: Terri Tessman and John Wilkinson | Website

Future Business Leaders of America is the largest and oldest business student orgainization in the world. It's goal is to prepare today's students to become tomorrow's business leaders through leadership, team work, competition and exposure to various careers and companies in our area.

Adviser: Mary Guida | Website

Greendale Environmental Club (GEO) is open to all students with an interest in the environment and the outdoors. The club goal is to participate in Earth-friendly activities while having fun. We participate in: WEED OUTS - to help eliminate invasive weeds from our natural areas, Sturgeon Bowl -- an environmental knowledge contest, volunteering at the Timberwolf Preservation Society in Franklin, selling rainforest friendly coffee, taking trips to Discovery world, the Shedd Aquarium and other places of interest to members. Club members also participate in enviro-cation--teaching others how to be Earth-friendly.

Adviser: Pamela Schulteis

Students with at least a 3.5 GPA after three semesters at GHS are invited to learn more about membership in this organization. Those who are interested must submit an information sheet, and new members will be selected by a Faculty Council based on their leadership, character, and service. NHS is a service organization; each year members must earn 50 hours of service to school, church, or community.

Januaray 17th, 2009
Gallery Night is a 21 year tradition in Milwaukee and has become a tradition for Greendale's National Art Honor Society. Students take a walking tour of the art galleries in the Third Ward enjoying displays from both local and nationally know artists.

January 13-15th, 2009
ASAP (After School Art Program)- Students design a lesson based on an artist. A small group of students then present the lesson and an facilitate an accompanying activity to the Bridges program at each of the three elementary schools.

Adviser: Tari Garnaas

Help others in the community by tutoring, fundraising, assisting with outside events, conducting various drives for items needed my community groups.

Adviser: Kate Wagner

Fall Play
Participation in the Fall Play is open to all students – no prior experience is required; freshmen have the same chance to be in the show as seniors do. It is not necessary to be enrolled in a theatre course. Casting in the Fall Play is by audition. Auditions for the Fall Play are during the first or second week of September and performances are mid-November.

Spring Musical
Participation in the Spring Musical is open to all students – no prior experience is required; freshmen have the same chance to be in the show as seniors do. It is not necessary to be enrolled in a theatre course. Casting in the Spring Musical is by audition. Auditions for the Spring Musical are the first or second week of December and performances are mid-March.

Stage Crew
Stage Crew covers all backstage, technical aspects of theatre, including sets, lights, props, costumes and sound. Students typically meet for 3 hours after school on Wednesdays to work on whatever the current production might be. Additional calls for work are made as the need arises, particularly as the production dates approach. Anyone can participate. All that is needed is a willingness to work Students needed for Running Crew (who move scenery, run follow-spots and do other backstage tasks during actual performances) are chosen from those who are regular, dedicated participants at weekly and special crew calls.

Drama Club
Drama Club is the GHS chapter of the International Thespian Society, a national theatre honor society for high school theatre students. Students who make a significant contribution to GHS Theatre during the year are invited to join ITS each year in May and may attend the national convention, The International Thespian Festival, in Lincoln, NE, each year in late June.

Adviser: Eric Christiansen | Website