Ben Davis High School
Clubs
NOTE: * = Closed Club. Only students who are assigned to these clubs may participate.
Before/After School
| Club Name | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| BPA (Business Professionals of America) | Co-curricular business organization that emphasizes leadership development, career/technical skills development, improving social awareness, promoting civic responsibility, and developing confidence and spirit of competition. Students have an opportunity to compete at regional, state, and national levels. Open to any students enrolled in a business course. | Jennifer Schultz |
| Deca | DECA (an association of marketing students) is an organization whose program of leadership, personal development and career encouragement is designed specifically for students enrolled in Marketing Education. It is a program of instruction which teaches marketing, merchandising and management. | Rachel Jones, Donald Wirt |
| Diamond Dance Program | The mission of the Diamond Dance Program is to encourage young ladies to become the best possible versions of themselves, to achieve high academic standards, to express themselves through dance and performance, to develop moral and social values through mentorship and community service, and to study the risks that impact young ladies in order to navigate the vicissitudes and blessings of life. | |
| Giant Speakers (Speech/Deabte) | An extracurricular activity providing competition in different events ranging from team debate to humorous and dramatic interpretation. All active students are eligible for membership in the National Forensic League, which gave its start to such celebrities as Oprah , Brad Pitt and Kelsey Grammer. | Gary Peters, Fred Douse |
| Theater Crew | Also called “The Crew”. Actors act but “The Crew” makes it happen! Being part of “The Crew” means we take an idea, develop and create, build and paint, rehearse then execute for a live audience. If you like being part of a team that works hard, has fun and plays with pretty cool tools, being part of “The Crew” might be for you. | Jacob Nail |
Club Day A
| Club Name | Description | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| African Student Association | ASA provides community and celebration of African cultures at BD. This club will include African Trivia, games, and important information about planning/practicing for ASA Night. | Michael Norris |
| Chess Club | Accepting all levels of chess players from "don't know how" to Grand-Master! Enjoy a quick game of chess and see how our diverse cultures come together over a chess board. | Joseph Cardoza |
| Cosplay Creators | The Cabal of Cosplay Creators is a community where students can come together to socialize, work on, and learn about cosplay. All types of cosplay, including comic, anime, film, and history, are welcome. | Justin Allison, Ben Fraley |
| Crochet/Sewing Club | Want to relax, talk, and create? Join the Crochet and Sewing Club where you will learn to make scarves, blankets, headbands, hats, etc. You can also learn the skills that are needed for light sewing, such as, sewing on a button, repairing a minor split in a seam, or fixing a hem in a pair of pants or skirt. | Jenna Bauer, Jane Sarkine, Heather Dewey |
| Cthulhu | Cthulhu is a card strategy game. Club members will learn the game and develop game playing strategies, and we will build relationships with other members while playing. | Michael Vetter |
| Fantasy Sports | If you are a fan of Fantasy Sports, we will have leagues for hockey, basketball, and of course football. | Tim Payne |
| Finance | Students will learn how to properly manage their investments in the stock market to help grow their wealth throughout their lives. | Richard Burnett |
| J Club | This club will advocate for free speech and social awareness. This will be a place for students to create, communicate and collaborate on current event content. The J-Club encourages open communication on concerns in the news. We will also talk about photography and design and ways to present quality content online in our ever-changing world. Club members will be encouraged to contribute content to Ben Davis student media programs. | Tom Hayes |
| Key Club | Key Club is a student-led, high school organization. Our members make the world a better place through service. In doing so, we grow as individuals and as leaders by answering the call to lead, summoning the courage to engage and developing the heart to serve | Julie Stephanoff |
| NHS Tutoring | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP AND NOT OPEN TO JOIN. NHS Students will be available for tutoring on Club A days. | Grace Schmitt |
| Sophomore Class Officers | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP AND NOT OPEN TO JOIN. Want to be more involved with school spirit, activities, and service opportunities? This is the place for you. Sophomores who are interested in sharing ideas and participating and school pride are welcomed and encouraged to join. | Melissa Mooney, Ashley Bonzani |
| UNO!!! | This is a pure strategy club to help release energy during the day. Not a video gamer? Come and seek out the other gamers! Old fashion UNO card players are needed for some quick rounds. It's fun and still a brain game. | Gary Peters |
Club Day B
| Club Name | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Spell Bowl | We are the academic spell bowl team! We invite you to come and quiz over a given list of words for a spell bowl showdown. This is no spelling bee. We spell as a team. We have an undefeated regular season. We have won the area regional the last two years as well as been state finalists since 2017. Come and join a family which will challenge you to the fullest. After our fourth place state finish in 2018, we welcome new spellers. Are you up for the challenge? | Gary Peters |
| Bring Change to Mind | The mission of Bring Change to Mind is to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. Our vision is to create multimedia campaigns, curate storytelling movements, and develop youth programs to encourage a diverse cultural conversation around mental health. This is a student led organization and we are looking for students to lead and join our club. Watch for our Instagram coming soon! | Ashton Binder, Morgan Ford |
| Caribbean Student Association | This club is for students interested in learning more about various Caribbean cultures and/or sharing in their own Caribbean heritage. | Jessica Breedlove |
| Diamond CounSEL | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. Diamond CounSEL is the sister club to tour Diamondettes dance team. Diamond CounSEL allows the diamondettes to focus on the following: Sisterhood, Academic Accountability, Community Service Opportunities, Mentorship Opportunities, Character and Values Development, School Involvement and Pride and Mental Health Awareness. | Margot Allen |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | The Fellowship of Christian Athletes operates according to an internally written statement of faith. This statement consists of nine points based on Bible teachings and Christian principles. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes lists four core values for its ministry: Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence. Each core value has a corresponding scripture. We seek to equip, engage, and empower students to become a follower of Christ. | Dennis Goins |
| Future Millionaires of America | We are a personal finance club, learning the basics of buying our first house, investing in our futures, and creating a legacy for our families. | Matt Welches |
| Girls Night in International | Girls Nite In- where you are welcome, wanted, valued, and loved more than you can imagine. We are a mentorship group for teen girls looking to grab on to a life rope of HOPE before drowning in a sea of self destruction. Whether it's something you've done, or something that's been done to you- it's not the end of your story. Come meet Jimme and team GNI as we meet together to find HOPE in the darkness. | Jennifer Garrett |
| LGBTQQ & Friends | In addition to providing a cool support network for LGBTQQ students (and staff), this club will also be a call to action in our school community and beyond. We will discuss current issues affecting the LGBTQQ community and brainstorm solutions together. During the club, we will work on educating ourselves and the broader school community about sexual orientation and gender identity issues. We may bring in outside speakers to cover a particular topic such as LGBTQQ history. We will organize a "Pride Week" or "LGBTQQ Awareness Event" and offer a series of educational workshops, panels, and pride celebrations. We will work to organize a "Teach the Teachers" staff development day which will focus on teaching school staff how to be better allies for LGBTQQ students. This will be a safe space for all involved! | Conner Edwards, Benni Fraley |
| NHS Tutoring | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. NHS students will be available for tutoring on club A days | Grace Schmitt |
| Play by Play Giants | This club is for students who are interested in sports broadcasting or play-by-play. Students will get a chance to learn about play-by-play, preparing for broadcasts, becoming an analyst, interviewing and much more. Some students showing EXCEPTIONAL dedication, drive and interest may have a chance to call sports on WBDG, 90.9 FM. This is a club for ALL Giants who are interested in becoming the next Jim Nantz, Gus Johnson, Doris Burke or Mike Tirico! | Jon Easter |
| ROTC |
THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. This is a club for ROTC cadets. |
Joseph Martin, Eakathat Khanthasa, Daniel Hagarty |
| Senior Class Officers |
THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. This is an elected position during your junior year. As senior class officers, you will be responsible for the annual district township food drive, evening of excellence ceremony, graduation, preschool gatherings, fund-raising, year round food pantry, & Thrive community based assistance. They select your student body motto, song and flower for graduation. There are stipulations and requirements for this elected position. Officers will lead and represent not only the Senior Class but all students at Ben Davis High School. |
Melissa Edwards, Katrina Dawson |
| Student Council | This club will be in charge of organizing Homecoming and putting on events and sales throughout the year. We want to be able to raise school spirit and student involvement. | Carson Alexander, Jordan Johnson |
Club Day C
| Club Name | Description | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Super Bowl | Are you a smartie? The Academic Super Bowl could be the club for you. ASB is an independent study academic competition team. Each year there is a different theme and this year's theme is “Ireland”. You will have materials to study on your own and we will have practice questions during meeting times. Exercise your brain and build your academic resume. In the Spring, we will have 2-3 after school competitions. You must be able to attend the after school competitions in order to participate in the club. | Gary Peters, Shannon Rose, Rachel Brown | |
| Creative Writing | This club will explore various avenues of creative writing and will focus time on creating content for our Giant Visions literary magazine. Students should be interested in expressing themselves through creative forms of writing and artwork. | Tom Hayes | |
| Distance Running Club | Through videos, guest speakers, discussion, and research we will examine the best strategies, eating habits, reasons for training, collegiate racing and other facets of cross country and distance running in general. | Ryan McMaster | |
| Giant Kingdom | This club creates a space where African-American students’ leadership, identity , and career development can be utilized to empower our Wayne Township community. | Sherman Woodard, Greg Person, Azaria Orebaugh | C |
| Junior Class Officers | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. This is a club time for the Junior Class Officers to meet to plan their events | Mike Vetter, Lauren Jordan | |
| Miniature GIANTS | Do you play Dungeons & Dragons or other RPG's? Are you an avid fan of tabletop games but tire of seeing all that boring, unpainted plastic? Well, then this club is for you. We will spend time talking about techniques for painting miniatures as well as painting miniatures. So let's paint some minis! | Justin Allison | |
| NHS Tutoring | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. NHS students will be available for tutoring on club A days | Grace Schmitt | |
| Radio Broadcasting | The Podcasting and Radio Broadcasting Club will examine current trends in the podcasting and radio broadcasting industry. We'll talk about equipment, podcast types, and techniques for better broadcasts and podcasts. | Jon Easter | |
| Riley Fun(d) Club | Previously known as the Riley Dance Marathon, this is a year-long fundraising project for Riley Hospital for Children. We’ll plan multiple fundraising opportunities throughout the school year as well as a big dance marathon event on Saturday March 15. You don’t need to be a dancer to participate. You just need to be someone who is passionate about helping others. | Natalie Offen, Brandi Kaiser-Fischer, Matt Mills |
Club Day D
| Club Name | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| ASK (Avid Student Council)* | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. Representatives from every AVID elective class are chosen by their peers and from each grade level to make an advisory sounding board for passing along important AVID information, getting input and feedback towards AVID curriculum, and developing a sense of leadership and ownership for AVID students within our program. | Sarah Shannon |
| BD Theater Troupe | Are you a lover of theatre and acting? Have you wanted to get into acting but didn’t know how? Would you like a say in various aspects of the theatre productions that happen at Ben Davis? This is the club for you. Come play improv games, learn about theatre history, and brainstorm ideas for future theatre productions. | Ben Fraley |
| Executive Council | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. This is a club for the executive leadership group to put plans from the leadership groups into action | Brayton Mendenhall |
| Hispanic Student Association | In BD's Hispanic Student Association, students will learn about different Latinx cultures, they will develop leadership and organizational skills, and they will also meet other students from different cultural backgrounds. Students will also be able to give back to the Latinx community and greater Indianapolis | Julia Jones, Dinay Carreto, Monica Gannon |
| LitWits | Do you like to dive into stories that take you to other worlds right from your chair? Want to find out if the book is really better than the movie? Experience new beginnings, love, loss, tragedy, bliss, friendship all from the safety of words on the page. Join the LitWits book club where we will share the joys of reading! | Shannon Rose |
| Muslim Student Association | Come join us in the Muslim Student Association! MSA is not just a club but also a support for Muslim students around BD. MSA is open to all Muslims and non Muslims interested in learning more about Islam. Come make possible life long friends and make some new memories! Hope to see you there!. | Dustin Shannon |
| National Honor Society | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. NHS is only for National Honor Society members who are seniors. | Grace Schmitt |
| ROTC | THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP & NOT OPEN TO JOIN. This is a club for ROTC cadets | Joseph Martin, Eakathat Khanthasa, Daniel Hagarty |
| Purple Rain | Purple Rain is our students section for school events. Members of this club will be involved in the planning and organization of themes for games, creating posters and ideas for sporting events as well as school sprit events along with the Purple Rain leaders. Members of this club are high energy and game engaged students helping to bring school spirit, win, lose or draw! | Gregory Person, Kierston Taylor |
| United in Christ | A service to the community based upon Christ. We will also have prayer for each other and decisions based on the word. | Cara Hunter |