HS Activities List

Academic Decathlon

If you are interested in Academic Decathlon, please contact an Advisor.

Advisors: Christy Glover | Email & Kellina Mattson | Email

The United States Academic Decathlon is a team competition wherein students match their intellects with students from other schools. Students are tested in ten categories:

Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science, and Speech.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores. Winning teams advance through the local, regional, and state levels of competition. The state champions compete at the national finals.

Educational Experience
Based on the model of the athletic decathlon, the Academic Decathlon requires participants to prepare for ten academic events. Like the athletic contest, the Academic Decathlon does not permit participants to specialize but rather the Academic Decathlon encourages academic versatility by requiring students to prepare for all ten events. The Academic Decathlon stresses educational opportunity and academic excellence.

History
The Academic Decathlon was first created by Dr. Robert Peterson, former Superintendent of Schools in Orange County, California. Firmly believing that everyone's learning potential can be maximized through competitive challenge, Dr. Peterson set in motion the contest that has since come to be recognized as the most prestigious high school academic team competition in the United States. The program spread rapidly throughout the states due to the success and excitement it engendered. USAD was founded in 1981.

Program Description
The Academic Decathlon is a ten-event scholastic competition for teams of high school students. Each high school enters a team of nine students: 3 "A" or Honor students, 3 "B" or Scholastic students, and 3 "C" or Varsity students.

Art Club

Art Club is a social club that meets once a month in the art room during WYN. Students can explore various art forms, develop new skills, collaborate on projects, and express themselves creatively outside the regular curriculum. Art Club offers a space for self-expression as well as provides opportunities to work with different materials and techniques not always available in general art classes.

Advisor: Kristel Blackmore | Email

Who can join?
Anyone who enjoys creating art is invited to be a part of the Art Club! You do not have to be in an art class to join.

Buddies Club

Advisor: Amy Mueller | Email

Buddies is a school program dedicated to promoting inclusion, connection, and community. The club pairs general education students with students who have intellectual disabilities to participate in meaningful, engaging activities together. These shared experiences help students develop social skills, build confidence, and form genuine friendships. By fostering understanding and acceptance, Buddies plays an important role in creating a welcoming school environment where every student is valued and supported.

Community Service Program

Advisor: Andrea Gawryleski | Email

Community Service Hours Request Form

Community Service Card
Submit your Community Services hours on this card.
Print Front to Back

The Student Service Program at Seymour Community High School encourages and recognizes students who are making significant contributions to their community. Recognition will be given by conferring Community Service Honor Cords each year at graduation.

This is a voluntary program that recognizes students for contributing time and energy for the betterment of their community by participating in activities that provide services that help to improve the quality of life for others.

Hours of service credit can be earned throughout a student’s high school years (9-12) by participating in activities and with a variety of organizations.

Service hours are due no later than April 15th each school year.

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Educators Rising

Esports

FBLA

Advisor: Katie Grassel | Email

Advisor: Jessica McAndrwes | Email

FFA

Advisor: Aaron Kilsdonk | Email

FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

The National FFA Organization is the only nationally chartered organization controlled and governed by students. Students in our local FFA chapter have the opportunity to get involved in a number of events such as: county fair exhibit; judging events; fundraisers; community service; trips; conferences; and local, state, and national contests.

The Seymour FFA generally has a meeting every second Thursday of each month. Students play an important role in what is done in the FFA by developing leadership in the agriculture community.

Forensics

Advisors: Kelli Anderson | Email & Kellina Mattson | Email

Forensics is a Seymour High School organization that provides students with opportunities for public speaking and dramatic interpretation. Forensics in open to students grades 9 through 12. No experience is necessary. Students choose from a variety of categories: interpretive reading of prose or poetry; demonstration speech; play-acting; extemporaneous speaking; radio announcing; and several others.

The forensics team ranges in size from twenty to forty students. Participants meet individually with coaches to choose, practice, and perfect their selections.

The forensics season runs from December through March or April. Students compete against other schools in forensics meets. The highest level of competition is the state meet held in Madison each spring.

French Club

Advisor: Cecilia Hutchison | Email

French Club provides a co-curricular cultural experience outside the classroom. This club is open to any 9-12 grade students who are interest in French language and culture. French Club activities include selling concession at school events, participating in homecoming activities, and attending community events. The French Club also attends French plays or events, watch French films, and try to learn more about the culture. Students are working towards becoming more involved in community service.

Hope Squad

About the Hope Squad

Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program. Hope Squad members are nominated by their classmates as trustworthy peers and trained by advisors.

The program reduces youth suicide through education, training, and peer intervention.

Meetings are held weekly.

Nominations occur in early September

Advisors:

Sandi Delvaux
Todd Van De Hei
Kellie Peters
Jeanna LeFevre
Meghan Markham
Rachel Pautz

HOSA

Advisor: Kristina Van Gompel | Email

Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), is a student organization that prepares students to enter healthcare and similar fields. HOSA is a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services and several federal and state agencies. HOSA’s mission is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community,
through education, collaboration, and experience.

NEW! Link Crew

What is Link Crew?
High school transition program where juniors and seniors work as mentors to underclassmen
As positive role models, Link Crew Leaders are mentors and student leaders who guide the freshmen to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school and help facilitate freshman success.

Purpose & Goals:

Promotes school safety, anti bullying, increases school spirit, increased engagement, less truancy and discipline referrals.

Important Calendar Dates:
Applications will come out in March for the next school year.
Mandatory May Day training will occur in May before school concludes.
Summer Training occurs at the end of August.

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Musical

National Honor Society

Advisor: Christy Glover | Email

The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization that recognizes high school students for excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Our NHS has 48 members.

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Outdoor Adventure Club

S-Club

S.A.L.S.A

Advisor: Pam Van Ornum | Email

S.A.L.S.A. stands for Student Association for Learning Spanish Appreciation. S.A.L.S.A. Club is open to any 9-12 grade student who is currently enrolled in Spanish. S.A.L.S.A. is offered to students as a time from the classroom to plan and participate in activities with others who have the same interests. S.A.L.S.A. celebrates holidays according to Spanish customs and traditions. To raise money they sell concessions at school events.

Science Club

Advisor: Sarah Klingbile | Email

The students of the Seymour High School Science Club are committed to serving the residents of the local community. Our club has been actively studying the local groundwater system since 2003 and at the same time, providing the local residents an opportunity to have their private drinking water tested through a local professional water testing facility. Since our school district is located at the northern end of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Arsenic Advisory area, we have focused our research so far, around the relationships that may exist between naturally occurring arsenic and other heavy metals that may be present in the drinking water. Our students have also developed a working relationship with the students of Oneida Nation High School, as their students have plotted our data and mapped the information using G.I.S. (Geographic Information Systems) software to create three-dimensional views of the data collected.

Currently, we are analyzing the data collected through our most recent research grant, a 2007 Toyota TAPESTRY large grant that allowed the students to study the chemical relationships that may exist between naturally occurring arsenic and 23 other heavy metals that may be present in the groundwater. The water samples were professionally tested at Clean Water Testing of Appleton, WI and results were shared with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Hydrology and Groundwater department in Madison, WI.

If you would like more information on our water testing projects, or would like information on how you can have your private drinking water tested, please contact Advisor.

Seymour Pride

Advisor: Kristel Blackmore | Email

Seymour Pride is a student-led group that aims to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive school environment for LGBTQ+ students and their allies. We provide a supportive space for expression, promote education on LGBTQ+ & mental health issues, and advocate for equality & acceptance.

Our motto is Be Kind, Be Proud, Be You.

Anyone can join Seymour Pride, including LGBTQ+ students, those questioning their identity, their allies, and anyone who wants to create a safer, more accepting school environment.

Student Senate

Advisor: Staci Sievert | Email

Student Senate includes representatives from each homeroom as well as the general student body.

The group begins the year by running homecoming.

Student representatives then work to develop and provide a variety of social events, school spirit events as well as school and community service events.

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