| Club or Activity |
Faculty Advisor/Coach |
Description |
| Art Workshops |
Mr. Chad Gregory |
After school workshops designed
to offer new experiences in art using a variety of materials. Previous
workshops included tie-dye tapestry, glass etching, print making, and
making paper. |
| Band |
Mr. Steve Lundin |
DHS Band participates in a wide
range of musical activities which include football & basketball games,
pep rallies, parades, marching band evaluations, graduation ceremonies,
contests and trips. |
| Choir |
Mr. Travis Erikson |
|
| FFA |
Mr. Mark Jones |
Open to students enrolled in agriculture
courses. Plenty of activities, meetings, and trips scheduled throughout
the year. . |
| Forensics |
Mr. Greg Solomon
Mr. T.J. Fontana
|
An activity for those interested
in drama, public speaking and performing. One of the largest, most successful
organizations at the high school. |
| French Club |
Ms. Nataliya Zimmerman |
Open to students enrolled in French
classes. Group celebrates French culture through film, dinner and holiday
celebrations. |
| Key Club |
Mr. Dave Elliott |
Group does volunteer service work
for the home, school, and community. All grades may participate to develop
leadership through service, as well as have fun helping others. We are
the oldest continuously active club in the Illinois/Eastern Iowa District
of 191 clubs. |
| Math Team |
Mr. Jeff Murphy
|
Students are chosen by testing
in math class. Geometry and above only. Team is chosen about March. Individual
and team competition. One meet vs. Upstate 8 schools. Math teachers let
students know about this. You must be enrolled in the class to participate. |
| National Honor Society |
Mr. Gregg Gunderson
Mr. Phil Rouse
|
Junior and senior students are
selected by the National Honor Society Faculty Council. The criteria used
for selection are academics (3.5 GPA or higher), character, leadership,
and volunteerism. Once a student is inducted into NHS, their GPA must
remain at 3.5 or above and 9 hours of volunteer/community service must
be completed each semester. |
| New Pennies |
Mr. Chris LaPeyre |
The New Pennies staff is made up
of the Creative Writing II students. They judge submissions, design and
layout the magazine with desktop publishing software. Creative Writing
I is a pre-requisite. |
| Newspaper |
Mr. Kevin Beverley |
We produce the Barbed Wire.
This class will teach the skills necessary for writing and publishing
a newspaper. You need a "B" average in humanities to sign up for this
class. |
| Orchestra |
Mr. Chris Wild |
|
| Peer Mediation |
Ms. Cindy Dugan |
Students are selected by staff
and learn skills to resolve peer conflicts. |
Scholastic Bowl
WYSE |
Mr. Sean Chamberlain |
Scholastic Bowl is an
IHSA competition for academics, a team "Jeopardy". WYSE is similar except
students compete by taking exam in their area of specialty. Both forms
of competition pyramid to the state level. |
| Spanish Club |
Ms. Liz Gidaszewski |
A student needs to be in a Spanish
class or to have been in a Spanish class. We have about five meetings
per year. "Day of the Dead" celebration, Christmas fiesta, dance demonstration,
T-shirt making/designing, and "Cinco de Mayo" celebration. You don't need
to speak Spanish at the meetings. |
| Student Council |
Ms. Amanda Christensen
Ms. Jaci Schramm
|
Student government organization
focusing on promoting school spirit and service to the school and community. |
| Yearbook |
Mr. Fred Heuschel |
We produce the Kalibre.
It is an individual and team effort that involves writing, taking pictures,
and designing the yearbook. You need a "B" average in Humanities to sign
up for this class. |
