Activities and Clubs
Art Club
Advisor: Mr. Matt Banger (M5)
The Art Club is an after-school activity that provides materials, instruction, and support for those students who are seeking a creative outlet in addition to their academic schedule. Students will meet on Mondays from 2:35-4:00.
A.S.B (Associated Student Body)
Advisor: Mr. Kyle Snell (S31)
A.S.B. serves the students, staff and community of Mead High School and provides the communication link between these groups. They also organize activities that benefit the school, such as all school assemblies, blood drives, and spirit weeks
Athletics
Athletic Director: Pat Round
Mead High School places a high premium on athletic participation during the academic year. Because these programs are school-sponsored activities, there are certain eligibility requirements that include academic, physical, and behavioral standards.
The program offerings are:
Fall: Boys Football, Boys & Girls Cross Country, Girls Volleyball, Girls Slow Pitch Softball & Girls Soccer
Winter: Boys & Girls Wrestling, Girls Gymnastics, Boys & Girls Basketball
Spring: Boys & Girls may participate in Track, Tennis, and Golf. Boys Baseball, Girls Fast Pitch Softball, and Boys Soccer are also available in the spring season.
Cheerleading
Advisor: Mrs. Katherine Melka (H24)
Selected freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors support Mead High School with spirit acknowledgements and cheering at fall & winter sporting events. Cheerleaders recognize and acknowledge other school organizations and give their full support to the Mead High School community.
Color Guard
Advisor: Mr. Rob Lewis (Band Room)
Color Guard performs and competes with the Marching Band in the fall, traveling around the northwest. This is an incredible opportunity for anyone interested in dance performance. Winter Guard is a Color Guard activity that performs in the winter and early spring. For more information about this activity, please visit www.meadbands.org
Computer Programming
Advisor: Mr. Jason Roberts (M12)
Computer Programming Club is a place where students can come and explore different programming languages (ZeroEngine, Unity, and possibly RPG maker). We will be meeting on Wednesdays after school from 2:35-4:00. Anyone with a desire to code and/or make games is welcome to join.
Dance Team
Advisor: Angela Pierson
Dance Team promotes school spirit, supports the athletic teams, and entertains the audience at games. Dance Team will perform at assemblies, basketball half times, and compete in dance competitions. The team may practice during the summer, before and after school.
Debate
Advisor: Mike Stovern (S29)
Debate is an experience that includes arguing current events, deep philosophical discussions, and performing humorous performances. It also includes travel opportunities to meet new and interesting people and visit many exciting places.
DECA
Advisor: Brandon Butler (H42)
DECA is a Marketing club that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Enjoy competing at area, state, and national competitions.
Drama
Advisor: Greg Bertsch (Black Box or Theater)
The Drama department performs three plays each year. Practice for each play takes eight weeks. Plays Are performed for the public as well as junior high and elementary audiences. Students are also invited to participate in local theater festivals such as INTAF (Inland Northwest Theater Arts Festival). The Drama club meets after school every other Wednesday and has all sorts of fun theater activities.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Advisor: Mark Eastman (P5)
Play the fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons without the use of technology. We have seven groups that use books or a creative leader to lead them on adventures. Although most have experience with the game, others are brand new and join an on-going group to learn how to play. We meet every Wednesday and Friday throughout the school year in H-15.
Environmental Club
Advisor: Mr. Jesse McCorkle (S4)
The Mead Environmental Club is an awareness group with a goal of making the Mead community a greener place. We work both out in our community and on campus. We meet once a week on Tuesdays after school.
HOSA
Advisors: Mr. Joseph Schamber (S12)
Health Occupations Student of America. This is a club for students interested in pursuing a career in the health field. There are guest speakers, community service, scholarship opportunities, and state and national competitions.
Link Crew
Advisor: Katherine Melka (H23)
We need leaders like you! What is LINK Crew? A year-long program that welcomes incoming freshmen to Mead by having kind, dependable juniors and seniors show them the way. We will have a LINK Crew class for 25-30 students who will lead and organize activities for freshmen throughout the school year. You can be part of the LINK Crew of 80+ students who will run the activities we do. *You don’t need to be in the class to be a member of the Crew.
Marching Band
Advisor: Mr. Brandon Campbell (Band Room)
Marching Band performs at competitions throughout the Pacific NW in the fall as well as at home football games. This co-curricular activity occurs outside the school day and involves some expenses for accessories and travel. This is one of our most exciting and thrilling performance opportunities for band students. For more information about this and additional band opportunities, please visit www.meadbands.org.
Math Club
Advisor: Mr. Gregg Sampson (M26)
Explore different math concepts and compete in local competitions.
Metal Shop Club
Advisor: Andy Arnold (M6)
Mead Serves Club
Advisor: Ms. Dana Rowan (H17)
Mead serves volunteers with organizations around Spokane to both better our community and provide valuable volunteer experience for students.
Mountain Bike Club
Advisor: Karen May (M14)
The mountain bike club is an affinity-based club that encourages the sport of mountain biking. We meet monthly to talk about all things mountain biking (local trail intelligence, guest speakers, how to get involved in the local community, bike maintenance, race information, and social time to get to know other mountain bikers etc.). We don't do organized rides, but we do provide a social group to meet other like-minded students.
National Honor Society
Advisor: Ms. Annie Lochhead (M20)
The National Honor Society is an organization for juniors and seniors who have achieved a 3.6 or above G.P.A. Students may apply in the spring of their sophomore year. Members are required to perform 12 hours of community service each semester. Members with a 3.8 or above G.P.A. may apply for Academic Letters and pins.
Poetry Out Loud
Advisor: Drew Lochhead (M34)
By participating in the program, students master public speaking skills and build self-confidence, while also learning how to connect with and analyze literature in new ways. Each state hosts an annual competition, culminating in a national competition among the state winners. In 2013, our very own Langston Ward was a national winner.
Robotics Club
Advisor: Mr. Andy Arnold (M6)
This club meets every day after school during January and February, followed by a district robotics competition. Students work in groups to design, build, and program a robot with given constraints. Prior programming knowledge is helpful, but not required.
Student Council
Advisor: Kyle Snell (S31)
Student Council is a group of elected and volunteer students working together with an adult advisor within the framework of a constitution or bylaws to provide a means for student expression and assistance in school affairs and activities, give opportunities for student experience in leadership, and encourage student/faculty/community relations. Through projects and activities, student councils work to promote citizenship, leadership, human relations, and cultural values. There are opportunities to get involved as a classroom leader, grade level leader, or elected position.
Unified Sports
Advisor: Brandon Butler (H42)
Want a rewarding experience? Unified Sports is a fast-growing initiative that brings people with and without intellectual/developmental disabilities together on the same team to compete. Teams compete at GSL, District, Regional and State levels. Basketball in the Winter, Soccer in the Spring.
Wood Working Club
Advisor: Mr. Andy Arnold (M6)
Students learn how to work with wood, use woodworking equipment, and woodworking processes while building projects. Emphasis is placed on shop safety and using equipment properly. Instructor approval required.
World Languages
German Club
Advisor: Mr. Jason Reich (H2)
The German Club meets every month to plan activities that include Laserquest Challenge, German Turkey-Poker night, Christmas caroling, German cooking night, visit to Deutches Haus, and an end-of-the-year gathering. You don't have to be in German class to enjoy the fun!
Spanish Club
Advisor: Mrs. Jaclyn Lamberty (M30)
The Spanish Club meets regularly during the school year to enhance learning through cultural opportunities. Interested students should contact Mrs. Edmonson in room M28 for more information.
Yearbook
Adviser: Makena Busch, CJE (M2)
The Pantera yearbook staff is both a co-curricular course as well as a competitive CTSO program. Students are responsible for producing the award-winning Pantera yearbook publication, which covers all the sports, academic, and student life events happening on and off campus. Students learn how to photograph, report, and design the 400+ page book, which is sold to the student body for $55.