Clubs

Advisor: Andy Redler

Auditions for Jazz Ensemble are held at the completion of the marching band season, usually in October.  All rehearsals are scheduled outside the regular school day.  Jazz Ensemble is available to all students currently enrolled in band.  Non-band students that play electric guitar and electric bass may also audition.  Rehearsals are held before school.  All Jazz bands perform at “Jazz Fest” in the spring.

Advisor: TBA

JSOL guides conduct tours of the Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab for elementary students in the spring and fall.  Some training is required. Only available to 11^th graders, who must be recommended by their science teacher.  Dues: None

Advisor: Christal Lippincott

Key Club is a service club affiliated with the Kiwanis.  Members will be involved with a variety of school and community activities.  Available to any student.  Meetings times to be determined. Dues: $15.00

Advisor: Carrie Wyatt

The goals are to give back to the community, not just the Latinx community but the Janeville community in general. This is a great way to make friends, we will be able to get along with others, and have a place where students feel comfortable talking to one another and know that they have support.  We’d be united as ONE. LULAC is a great place to get to meet new people. LULAC is a club for ALL students. Dues: $15.00

Advisors: Deb O'Leary

Leo is a service club that works with the local Lions Club, along with planning some of their own club activities. Members participate in many community service activities which may include: Bell Ringing, Angel Tree, Lions Rose Sale and Lions Chicken Roast.

Advisor: Mark Mullen

This is a service club that helps with all areas of promoting men’s athletics.  Activities include program sales at sporting events and opportunities to volunteer in activities such as Japanese Garden, ECHO, and food drives.  It is available to all men who have lettered or will letter this year. 

Advisors: Cindy Wright, Kristen Worm, and Lauren Meredith

This organization promotes women’s sports.  The group sponsors the Powder Puff football game during Homecoming Week.  Members must be willing and able to take an active part in the club.  Available to any female athlete who has earned a letter.  Meeting times are as needed in the gym. Dues: $1.00

Advisors: Dayna Clark, David Davis, Shelly Learned, Niki Shucha 

Link leaders are juniors and seniors who aide the 9^th graders in their transition to high school. Leaders must apply in the spring of their sophomore or junior year and are then selected for the following year.  Link leaders have a Link Crew I-Block, and the leaders go to freshman I-Block periodically throughout the year to lead activities.  Link Crew’s Advisory meets in the J Room.

Advisor: Amanda Begovatz

Literary Magazine Club is open to all students.  Club members will publish a literary magazine using student created work.  Meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:00- in room 715 (will not meet every week.)  Dues: None

Advisors: Erin Vogel

The Live United Club is a student led club.  Through the club, students advance the common good.  The club helps students grow as leaders through meaningful experiences that help to develop awareness of community issues and the skills and attitudes that address those issues.  Meetings are held once a month during lunch in the Small Auditorium.  Dues:  None

Advisor: Jeff Bachinski

Manufacturing Club is an organization designed to expose students to the manufacturing process.  Club members will design, build, and sell products. Meetings will be held after school in the metal shop, room 902.  Dues: None

Advisor: Donta Evans

This is a club for students that meditate, or who want to meditate.  

Advisors: Amy Cossette and Meghan Negus

NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas.  Members must be a Junior or Senior, have one year of high school art class and have a cumulative 3.0 GPA.  NAHS provides art scholarships through a variety of fund-raisers.  We try to build school spirit with art projects that enhance the building and depict the visual/musical/drama areas of our curriculum.  Meetings are held monthly in room 127. Dues are $5.00 for juniors and $17.00 for seniors.

Advisor: Erica Jensen

A high school model of the adult Optimist Club in Janesville, Octagon Club is a service and social organization.  Members help maintain Optimist Community Park.  The club participates in a variety of community service activities aimed at helping young people.  The club holds fund-raisers such as candy-grams and car washes. 

Advisor: Erica Jensen

This club is open to all students at Craig who want to fold origami, hangout, meet new people, and create new things.  We will meet once a month during IBlock. Join us for origami and socializing with fellow students.  No fee required but donations are appreciated.

Advisor: TBA

PAWS is a service offered by students for students. One-on-one tutoring is offered in a variety of subjects and willing to help students with homework, projects, or review. This program is offered Monday after school 3:30-4:30pm and Wednesday before school 7:00-7:45am in room 522. 

Advisor: Inactive

This program was established to foster positive peer relationships within the Craig community.  Our goal is to  match peers with similar interests and personalities to increase participation among all students in school sponsored functions and activities.

Advisor: TBA

The purpose of this club/team would allow non-winter sport athletes and other interested students a chance to participate in powerlifting competition while developing strength and confidence.  Any male or female who attends Craig High School or Rock River Charter School is allowed to participate.

Advisor: Amy Cossette

Pottery Club provides students who have taken Art I and Pottery a clay based artistic outlet beyond the school day.  Members will learn, practice and further their skills in pottery. Students will engage in a variety of community service activities that aesthetically give back to the Janesville and Craig community.  Members meet monthly after school until 5:00pm.  Dues:  $10.00

Advisor: David Holmquist

This is a national honorary journalism society.  Elected members give a banquet for the Criterion and Phoenix staff at the end of the year.  Available to Criterion and Phoenix staff members in the 11^th and 12^th grades who are in the upper 1/3 of their class.   Meetings vary.  Dues:  None

Advisor: Andy Udell

Meetings will be once or twice a month in Mr. Udell’s room.  Dues:  $10.00

Advisors: Bob Getka (Parker High School) Tom Heiss (Parker High School)

The Robotics club is combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology.  We are the Rock County Robotics Club, FIRST Robotics Team 3692.  We are comprised of students from Parker, Craig and Milton High Schools in Rock County Wisconsin.  We participate in an educational and exciting robotics program sponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).  We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind.  High School student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”  Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of 20 or more students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get.  Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team.

Advisors: Christine Pumilia and Andrea Nickel

The Russian Exchange Program offers students the opportunity to travel to Moscow, Russia for one week and immerse in the country’s culture, history, and society by participating in various educational experiences that are rich with hands-on learning. While in Russia, students will stay with a host family from our partner school. In return, students will get the chance to host their Russian counterparts when they visit Craig High School. The program is open to all students. We also welcome students to participate who are interested in only the hosting aspect of the program. If traveling, costs will vary depending on the airline being flown and visa fees. See website for more details.

Advisor: Christal Lippincott

Encourage and recognize scientific thought, and to advance student’s knowledge of classical and modern science.  Through participation in scientific research projects, Craig’s Science NHS chapter will help model real-world science for other students and for members of the community. Must be classified as either a junior or senior at CHS, have and maintain a 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and a 3.5 in science courses, have credit for at least one pre-AP science course during or prior to their junior year, and have completed or be enrolled in an AP Science Course. Candidates must not have been suspended from school nor have attended alternative school in grades 9 through 12.

Advisor: Cortney Hammer

Every year Craig High School produces an all school musical.  Auditions are held in September and are open to all Craig students.  There are four performances of the show the first part of November.  There is always a need for students who are interested in being involved with the technical aspects of the musical such as set construction, lighting and sound, costumes, and makeup

Advisor: Karl Bryan

A service organization meant to improve the lives of individuals in developing countries through agriculture. Meetings will be held before or after school in room 100.  $5.00 membership dues.

Advisors: Joshua Hammen and Kelly Crandall

This club is a student led group that promotes the general well-being of the environment. We work to improve the environment through community and school projects, and by raising awareness in the student body and community by promoting conservation practices. Elections are held yearly and all students are eligible for this club.  Meetings will be held 1-2 times per month in room 300.  Dues:  $5.00

Advisor: Stephanie Gates   

SIS operates with the purpose to reclaim the brilliance of African American heritage through school and community service projects and activities. SIS is all-inclusive and serves to unite and empower female students of Color and all members with a sense of sisterhood and support that fosters academic and community success.

All students are welcome! Meetings will be held at Craig at various times throughout the day. Please listen to announcements for information regarding meetings. Dues: None

Advisor: Dana Frisch & Andy Udell   
Skills USA empowers it's members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.  Skills USA improves the quality of our nation's future skilled workforce through the development of Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. 

Advisor: Dayna Ward

Spanish Club gives Spanish students an opportunity to have fun outside of the regular classroom.  Activities planned are cultural, social and service oriented.  We meet the 2^nd Monday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in room 702.

Advisor: Dawn Cox and Melissa Baier de Garcia

Must be enrolled in Spanish III, with an A- average or better in Spanish classes taken during the last three semesters and have an overall 3.0 GPA. Activities include fund-raising for scholarships, service activities and several Spanish related activities.  Occasional meetings. Dues: $15.00 upon acceptance.

Advisor: Cortney Hammer  

Craig Spotlighters Show Choir is an audition group of 32-50 singer/dancers and a show band of approximately 12 instrumentalists.  Auditions are held in the spring of the year and a choreography camp is held in August prior to the start of the school year.  Membership is open to any Craig student grades 9-12.  Rehearsals are held on Monday nights from approximately 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and one rehearsal per week before school at 7:00 a.m.  The group enters 6 show choir competitions each year during the months of January through April.  The Spotlighters Show Choir has a number of community performances each year and presents two concerts at Craig High School.

Advisors: Charles Kealy and Stefanie Hanson

The elected student government advocates for the student body, participates in community support activities, sponsors the Homecoming week activities, hosts jams, helps organize the Bloodmobile at Craig, sponsors Daisy Day, and hosts the Spring Talent Show.  Election is in the spring for 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grade students.  There is a fall election for 9^th graders.  Meets once a month.  Dues:  None

Advisor: Christine Pumilia

This club is for students who have an interest in reading and sharing books with their peers. Activities include discussing books during I-Block.  After discussions of specific books, there may be a culminating activity or field trip.   Activities may include a field trip to meet an author, attend the premiere of a movie, all-night read-in at Craig, etc.  This club is open to all students and staff at Craig. No dues, but the cost of field trips are the student’s responsibility.  Dues:  None

Advisor: Andrew Udell

This club promotes the benefit of trees and preserve trees in the Cougar community. Students may take part in a variety of hands-on activities; tree planting, tree care, park cleanup, community involvement, environmental awareness, and sustainability projects.

Advisor: Andy Redler

TRI-M Honor Music Society is sponsored by the Music Educators National Conference.  Craig High School music students that meet the required criteria are invited by the music faculty to join this Honor Music Society. Dues: $20.00

Advisor: Melissa Baier de Garcia

This club will plan, develop and execute the annual World Language Fair. World Language Fair Club is open to any student in a world language class (Spanish, French or Chinese).  Members will meet to plan fundraising, guest speakers and execute the annual World Language Fair.