Bloomington High School North

Bloomington High School North Club List 

 

Academic Quiz Bowl

Sponsor: Elizabeth Sweeney  

Sponsor email: esweeney@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 609 

Quiz Bowl is a fast-paced buzzer competition in which teams of four players compete to answer questions that cover academic subjects like literature and science as well as the broader world of culture and current events. 

 

Academic Super Bowl 

Sponsor: Dan Henry  

Sponsor email: dhenry@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 31 

Call out meeting in November, meetings during tutorial and after school. Compete in team quiz competitions during second Semester (March-May)

 

Amigos Latinx Culture Club 

Sponsor: Olivia Paul  

Sponsor email: opaul@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Elizabeth Sweeney  

Sponsor email: esweeney@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 609 

Amigos Club is for anyone interested in Latinx culture. Our mission is to foster unity and friendship among diverse populations, promote and explore post-secondary options, and make sure all students feel included in the school and larger community. 

 

Anime and Manga Creation Club 

Sponsor: Tom Holicky  

Sponsor email: tholicky@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 213 

We look at 5 aspects of Anime (Art, Cosplay, Manga, Fanfiction, Film) and discuss how to create/enhance our abilities to enjoy and make the things we love. Each club is student-led and 

focuses on one of the above 5 aspects per club. It is a high-energy, accepting, and engaging opportunity for students to express their creative talents. 

 

Art Club 

Sponsor: Ted Allanson  

Sponsor email: eallanso@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 900 

Art club is a meeting space for students interested in earning a varsity letter in art. 

 

Badminton Club 

Sponsor: Chris Blackburn  

Sponsor email: cblackbu@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 509 

Friendly atmosphere while learning the rules and playing badminton. 

 

Bass Choir 

Sponsor: Chris Boveroux  

Sponsor email: cboverou@mccsc.edu 

Choir Room 

A non-auditioned choir for singers in the tenor or bass range. We meet once a week and we perform once a term. 

 

Best Buddies 

Sponsor: Brooke Fleener  

Sponsor email: bfleener@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 54 

Student inclusion with students with and without disabilities. We have events as a large group, one-to-one friendships, and awareness.  

 

Black Student Union 

Sponsor: Olivia Jordan  

Sponsor email: ojordan@mccsc.net 

Sponsor: Elizabeth Sweeney  

Sponsor email: esweeney@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 609 

The Black Student Union's mission is to educate about the experiences of Blacks which are rooted in Black History, culture, traditions, and community as well as to promote academic excellence and high standards among Black youth. To enlighten people about the positive contributions that Black people have made to society. To facilitate community and unity. To promote self-esteem and high standards. To encourage community involvement. 

 

 Bring Change 2 Mind (BC2M)

Sponsors: Jessica Richardson

Sponsor Emails: jlrichar@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 604

Bring Change 2 Mind (BC2M) is a mental health advocacy club for any student at BHS North. The club meets two times a month, once during tutorial on the third Thursday of the month and once after school on the fourth Thursday of the month. BC2M is a national organization that is supported by a regional staff member and facilitated locally by a student leadership team and faculty/staff.

 

Build On 

Sponsor: Angie Shelton  

Sponsor email: ashelton@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 34 

BuildOn is an international organization that raises money to build schools in developing countries. Some of our group members travel to the village where we have funded the school and help the local villagers build the school. Last year we raised enough money to build a school in Guatemala and fund an adult literacy program.

 

Comic Book Club 

Sponsor: Chris Sturgeon  

Sponsor email: cjsturge@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 401 

Fans of superheroes. We discuss comic books, comic book movies, TV shows and how comics are made. 

 

Cougar Care Meals 

Sponsor: Lauren Lykins  

Sponsor email: llykins@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 503 

Students prepare meals during Tutorial and donate the meal to local agencies who need meals. 

 

Cougar Leaders 

Sponsor: Tatiana Dewitt  

Sponsor email: trdewitt@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Brad Engel  

Sponsor email: bengel@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 610 

Cougar Leaders is a mentorship program that pairs responsible seniors, juniors, and sophomores with a small group of freshmen during Den. Cougar Leaders help freshmen successfully transition to high school socially and academically by building relationships, facilitating bonding activities, answering questions, and providing insights into how to have a positive high school experience. 

 

Cougars for Change 

Sponsor: Laura Fletcher  

Sponsor email: lfletche@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 208 

Members create impactful initiatives and projects that assist the Bloomington community. For example, last year, we made cards & decorated cookies to help support workers in our local hospital. These impactful initiatives/projects are engaging for our students, but also work towards the greater good of our community. 

 

Debate Club 

Sponsor: Chris Kupersmith  

Sponsor email: ckupersm@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 605 

Debate Club is a space where we learn and practice debating in preparation for competition. 

 

Drone Club 

Sponsor: Aishat Balogun  

Sponsor email: abalogun@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 31 

Learning about drones: laws, safety, building, and flying. 

 

Environmental Club 

Sponsor: Lizzie Johnson  

Sponsor email: ejohnson@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Eric Nolan  

Sponsor email: emnolan@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 24 

The Environmental Club works to improve the environment and sustainability of our school and 

community. We have established a pollinator garden at school and removed invasive species from the woods behind the school. We have also raised money to install water bottle fillers and helped improve recycling and composting in the school cafeteria. We have started several new initiatives this year. Stop by Mr. Nolan or Ms. Johnson’s room for more information. 

 

Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 

Sponsor: Brooke Fleener  

Sponsor email: bfleener@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 54 

FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grades 6-12.

 

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) 

Sponsor: Becky Provines

Sponsor email: bprovine@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 212

Students of faith can come together to talk about their faith, have devotionals, and learn how to live with a Christian-like attitude. 

 

French Club 

Sponsor: Lori Heins  

Sponsor email: lheins@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 406 

We will meet to learn about and enjoy aspects of French culture. All are welcogameme! 

 

GEMS Club 

Sponsor: Aishat Balogun  

Sponsor email: abalogun@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 30 

Girls interested in STEM! We participate in the Cyberstart America Competition and volunteer/lead GEMS Day in spring. 

 

German Club 

Sponsor: Swantje Domizlaff  

Sponsor email: sdomizla@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 410 

It’s a German Thing! We explore the German language and culture together in an inclusive setting. All are Willkommen. 

 

Habitat for Humanity 

Sponsor: Matthew Fyfe  

Sponsor email: mfyfe@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 206 

We build affordable housing for qualifying families in our community.

 

Improv Club 

Sponsor: Noel Koontz  

Sponsor email: nkoontz@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 914

Improv club meets monthly during tutorial and is a fun filled exploration on improvisational techniques.

 

Interact Club 

Sponsor: Mary Adams  

Sponsor email: mmadams@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 26 

Interact club brings together young people to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. We have fun and help others! 

 

International Cougars 

Sponsor: Greg Chaffin  

Sponsor email: gchaffin@mccsc.edu 

Location: LGI 

International Cougars is a group of international students and their friends who celebrate the diverse backgrounds and cultures represented at Bloomington North through activities, field trips, festivals, foods, and in many other ways. The highlight of the year for this group is International Day! 

 

International Thespian Troupe 

Sponsor: Noel Koontz  

Sponsor email: nkoontz@mccsc.edu 

Location: Black Box 

Part of international thespian society. Group of high school theatre and professional theatre people. Like an honors society of theatre people, earn cords for graduation based on theatre hours in school and community.

 

Japan Club

Sponsor: Michiko Owaki

Sponsor email: mowaki@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 403

Japan Club is a fun space for anyone who is interested in learning about Japanese language and culture.  Students choose what they want to learn, including calligraphy, origami, kendama, koma (spin-top), Japanese pop culture, food, Kanji, etc.  We also sometimes play Japanese games (card games and board games). Everyone is welcome! 

 

Korean Culture Club 

Sponsor: Amber Dehner  

Sponsor email: adehner@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Kyung-Hee Mun  

Sponsor email: kmun@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 51 

The Korean Club is a student-led organization for any students interested in Korean culture. This group seeks to explore the rich and diverse Korean language and culture. Members of this club are focused on diversity and celebrating Korean contributions to art, language, economy, and politics. Amongst other things, Korean Club members come together to learn Korean language, enjoy Korean food, discuss K-Drama and practice K-Pop dance routines. This club also seeks to be active in the larger Korean community of Bloomington by participating in social events sponsored by Indiana University and the Sejong Institute. 

 

Linguistics Club

Sponsor:Jacqueline Sorg

Sponsor email: jsorg@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 405

Linguistics club discusses the unique features of different languages as well as patterns that languages share, and how languages change over time. Come talk about speech sounds, loan words, grammar quirks, and more!

 

Math Club

Sponsor: Matt Fyfe

Sponsor email: mfyfe@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 206

We learn fun math and compete in math competitions!

 

Military History Club

Sponsor: Geoff Aiken

Sponsor email: gaiken@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 508

Military History Club is composed of anyone who is interested in Military History.  Anyone can join our club.  You do not need to have taken the Military History class here at North.  We are a student led group and we meet every other week and do trivia competitions, simulation games, and other military history related activities.

 

Model UN 

Sponsor: Chris Blackburn  

Sponsor email: cblackbu@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 509 

BHSN Model UN gives students the opportunity to participate in United Nations simulation experiences in conferences throughout the country. We welcome anyone interested in debate, foreign policy, international relations and/or politics! 

 

National Art Honors Society (NAHS) 

Sponsor: Ted Allanson  

Sponsor email: eallanso@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Rachel Selke  

Sponsor email: rselke@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 900 

The National Art Honor Society is an organization that promotes art in the classroom and in the community. Students attend regular meetings, take part in fundraising and community service projects. 

 

National Honor Society (NHS) 

Sponsor: Matt Lynch  

Sponsor email: mlynch@mccsc.edu 

Location: Auditorium 

National Honor Society is a scholarship and service-based organization. Students maintain their GPAs while completing community service hours. 

 

North Riley Dance Marathon 

Sponsor: Tatiana Dewitt  

Sponsor email: trdewitt@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Jossi Pace  

Sponsor email: jdpace@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 611 

North Dance Marathon is an organization that works with IU Dance Marathon and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to raise money for Riley Children's Hospital. 

 

Project Middle Way 

Sponsor: Amy Pfanschmidt  

Sponsor email: apfansch@mccsc.edu 

Location: Library 

Project Middle Way is a club at North that hosts events and raises money to support Middle Way House, a Bloomington non-profit that provides services for victims of domestic violence and abuse. Our main fundraiser is a student-run spring fashion show that we view as a celebration of our community. Our club hosts monthly tutorials that align with Middle Way's work to support healthy relationships, body positivity, and gender inclusivity. 

 

Rise Up! 

Sponsor: Dani Ansaldo  

Sponsor email: dansaldo@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 210 

Girl empowerment club that allows us to be our authentic selves, build resiliency, and have fun. We meet once a week during Tutorial. Some activities we will be doing this year are collaging, tea making, journaling, setting goals for ourselves, and talking through what is going on in our lives. 

 

Science Olympiad 

Sponsor: Aishat Balogun  

Sponsor email: abalogun@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 30 

National Science competition in which teams of 15 members compete in various STEM events.

 

Scholastic Esports 

Sponsor: Seth Sturgeon  

Sponsor email: ssturgeo@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Shaun Caudill  

Sponsor email: scaudill@mccsc.edu 

Location: Library Conference Room 

Scholastic Esports embraces students' passion for competitive gaming to foster collaboration, creativity, and inclusion. Participants build strengths in problem solving, teamwork and communication, as well as STEAM skills. 

 

Sistas Who Care 

Sponsor: Angie Cannon  

Sponsor email: acannon@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 607 

This is a support group for Women of Color. Dr. Tennisha Riley, a psychology and counseling professor at IU, comes to meet with the girls about issues related to being a woman of color. 

 

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica 

Sponsor: Clara Garcia Aguerrevere  

Sponsor email: cgarcia@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 407 

The purpose of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (Spanish National Honor Society) is to recognize high achievement in Spanish courses at the secondary level and to promote a continued interest in Hispanic studies. The chapter of Camino de Santiago strides to help our BHSN community by leading service projects that promote the Hispanic culture. 

 

Spanish Club 

Sponsor: Oliva Paul  

Sponsor email: opaul@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 409 

Immerse yourself in the world of Spanish language and culture with the BHSN Spanish Club! From lively conversations and language games to cultural showcases and food tastings, we celebrate the diversity and beauty of the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish Club members care about strengthening their language skills, deepening their understanding of traditions and customs, and making important connections in the community. Whether you’re a seasoned Spanish speaker or just beginning, all are welcome! 

 

Spell Bowl 

Sponsor: Mr. Kupersmith  

Sponsor email: ckupersm@mccsc.net 

Location: Room 605 

Ten students write out spelling words in a competition. 

 

Student Athletic Board (SAB) 

Sponsor: Brooke Fleener  

Sponsor email: bfleener@mccsc.edu 

Location: Room 54 

BHSN Student Athletic Board members will represent Bloomington High School North and Bloomington North Athletics. 

 

Student Council 

Sponsor: Alice Kilbride  

Sponsor email: akilbrid@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Amy Pfanschmidt  

Sponsor email: apfansch@mccsc.edu 

Location: Library 

Student Council is a student-led organization that works with administrators and class sponsors to plan events, fundraise, and start initiatives. We strive to improve the North experience for all students! 

 

Student Equity Team 

Sponsor: Swantje Domizlaff  

Sponsor email: sdomizla@mccsc.edu  

Location: Room 410  

 

Theatre Tech Club

Sponsor: Noel Koontz

Sponsor email: nkoontz@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 914

Theatre Tech Club helps construct and paint sets as well as work with sound and lights for productions in the Auditorium and Blackbox. This club meets mostly after school on Thursdays from 3-5pm and on some Saturdays from 10am-3pm.

 

Unified Bowling

Sponsor: Brooke Fleener

Sponsor email: bfleener@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 54

Unified Bowling is a club/co-ed team sport that allows high school students with and without disabilities to collectively represent and compete in bowling against other unified bowling teams across the state. As a team we are promoting inclusion as well as teaching about teamwork, healthy living and working as a part of a team.  We want all teammates to have an equal part and learn together!

 

Unified Cheer

Sponsor: Jan White

Sponsor email: jhwhite@mccsc.edu

Location: Gymnastics Room

Unified Cheer is a club/co-ed team sport that allows high school students with and without disabilities to collectively represent and cheer for a select number of football, basketball and other sports.  As a team we are promoting inclusion as well as teaching about teamwork, healthy living and working as a part of a team.  We want all teammates to have an equal part and learn together!

 

United Students GSA 

Sponsor: Tatiana DeWitt  

Sponsor email: trdewitt@mccsc.edu 

Sponsor: Jessica Richardson

Sponsor email: jlrichar@mccsc.edu

Sponsor: Allyson May

Sponsor email: almay@mccsc.edu

Location: Room 610 

United Students GSA is a support group for lesbian, gay, transgender or nonbinary, bisexual, queer, and questioning students, and their friends. This group focuses on being and creating a "safe space" for all Cougars and engages in presenting information tables, inviting speakers, and planning activities towards that goal.