Activities
Chisago Lakes High School offers many co-curricular activities. These offerings allow students to find connection, belonging and purpose beyond the classroom.
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- DECA
- FFA
- VICA
- Go WILD
- Innovation
- Link Crew
- Marching Band
- Math League
- Fall Musical
- NHS
- One Act Play
- Robotics
- Speech
- Student Council
- Variety Show
- Visual Arts
- Yearbook
Business Professionals of America (BPA)
TBA
Advisor
Business Professionals of America is a student organization that promotes real world business knowledge and skills.
Business
The field for which we prepare our students; emphasizes that we educate our members to work efficiently, not only in an office setting, but also in a wide variety of business situations.
Professionals
Our students indicate they join BPA to take advantage of a wide variety of professional development opportunities.
America
Symbolizes pride in our country and its free enterprise business system.
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- Cost: $120
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DECA
Hannah Lindstrom
Advisor
"An International Association of Marketing Students"
DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
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- Cost: $120
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FFA
Julie Mellum
Advisor
Jacob Ewert
Advisor
FFA provides students interested in agricultural, natural resource, and food science technology the opportunity to intra-curricularly expand on what they learn in the classroom. Our students refine their skills in communication, agricultural education, leadership development, and community service-based learning.
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VICA
Ryan Dewey
Advisor
Ford and AAA Celebrate Sparking Young Minds Through National Student Auto Skills Competition.
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Go WILD
Alyssa Chowdhury
Advisor
Lisa Lund
Advisor
The GO WILD student committee consists of students in grades 9 – 12 who want to work to encourage positive behavior within the school. Students will be guided by the staff GO WILD committee in creating a broad range of activities used to promote the meaning behind our W.I.L.D model. These activities and events are designed to achieve academic and behavior outcomes while preventing problem behavior.
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- Registration Window: Fall
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Innovation
Ms. Berning
Advisor
To letter in innovation, you must host a total of 3 seminars, performances, and/or makerspace events in one academic year. The event must show off your creativity and innovation. The purpose could also be to train others in a skill or a craft.
Seminar- a conference or other meeting for discussion or training on a topic of interest
Makerspace Event- host an event in our Makerspace where others could create or invent a product and or learn a skill for creating a product
Performance- an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
In·no·va·tive- featuring new methods; advanced and original.
Cre·a·tive - relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.
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Link Crew
Matt Koehn
Advisor
Madelyn Lavalle
Advisor
Link Crew is a high school orientation and transition program that welcomes ninth graders and makes them feel comfortable throughout their first year of high school. It is designed to ease students’ transition from middle school to high school in a fun and supportive way.
Junior and senior leaders are trained to act as positive role models and mentors who guide incoming students to discover what it takes to be successful in high school.
- Meeting Dates: Various dates throughout the school year
- Training Dates:
- August 21 from 3:00-7:00pm
- August 22 from 3:00-7:00pm
- August 29 from 12:00pm-7:00pm
- Meeting Location: Main Gym
- Registration Window: Applications accepted in the spring
- Lettering Requirements:
- Attend all training sessions
- Attend and participate in the Freshman Orientation Program
- Attend 80% or more of all functions scheduled for Link Crew Leaders and for the Freshmen Crew
- Demonstrate positive leadership behaviors in and out of school
- Consistent Support for Freshman during PAWZ (need to check-in a minimum of twice a week)
Marching Band
Joe DeLisi
Advisor
Steve Boal
Assistant Advisor
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- Cost: $120
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- Concert Date: October 9 at 7:00pm at the Stadium
Math League
Ms. Wilson
Advisor
Do you love math? Are you great at it? Test your math skills against other kids from all over the state and country!
The problems posed are divided into five events - individual events A, B, C and D and team events A, B, C and D. Individual events usually consist of algebra, geometry, trigonometry and pre-calculus topics, respectively. The team event is a mix of all four. Students can compete all the way to a state competition.
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- Tuesdays after school till 3:30 and/or
- Thursday mornings at 7:00am
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Fall Musical
Rachel Lexvold
Director
Beck Sechrist
Assistant Director
Fall Musical - The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films (and developed by Disney Theatrical Productions expressly for licensing to theatres), features a book by Bridget Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the beloved TV hits, "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey.
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another's struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.
Additional information on the Fall and Spring shows can be found on the Theaters website.
- Audition Dates:
- First Thursday after school starts from 4:30-7:00pm
- First Saturday after school starts from 9:00-11:30am
- Rehearsal Dates:
- Monday - Friday* from 4:15-7:00pm
- *Wednesdays from 4:15-6:00pm
- Show dates:
- November 15 at 7:00pm
- November 16 at 2:00pm
- November 22 at 7:00pm
- November 23 at 7:00pm
- November 24 at 2:00pm
- Registration Window: Must be registered before auditions
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- $150 - cast participants
- $75 - tech participants
- Requirements:
- For auditions,
- Fill out the online audition form or technical interest form.
- Prepare 16 bars of music that best show off your voice and dress for movement.
- Bring all your conflicts (work or fall sport related)
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NHS
Matt Koehn
Advisor
The Chisago Lakes High School Chapter of the National Honor Society is dedicated to Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Service.
- Meeting Dates: 2nd Monday of the month during PAWZ
- Meeting Location: PAC
- Registration Window: Applications in the Spring
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- Maintain a GPA of a 3.5
- Complete 20 hours of service per semester (40 hours total a year):
- 5 hours must be completed using NHS-sponsored projects
- 5 hours can be used from summer for the first semester.
- You MUST volunteer at or in preparation for the NHS Sponsored Blood Drive.
- You can NOT use hours from other school activities, unless approved by your advisor.
Induction Night: September 13 at 6:30pm in the PAC
One Act Play
Erin Sandell
Director
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- Show date: January 23 at 2:00pm
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Robotics
Speech
Allie Lawler
Head Coach
TBA
Assistant Coach
Speech is a competitive individual activity where students choose a type of public speaking, ranging from performing literature to persuasive speaking to writing impromptu speeches, and complete with their piece throughout our three-month season. Speech is an excellent way to become a more confident speaker and writer, and our activity is all about gaining confidence and learning new skills as a team!
Click here for the Speech Handbook.
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- Tuesday & Thursdays from 2:40-4:00pm
- December 5 - March 28
- Information meeting on November 14 at 2:45pm
- Meeting Location: CLHS Media Center
- Registration Window: Before February 1, 2024
- Cost: $120
- Requirements: None, you do not need any experience!
Student Council
Rikki Beaver
Advisor
Student council is an organization comprised of eight members from each grade, 9-12. It offers students an opportunity to develop leadership skills, serve others and create a fun, positive, school environment. Student council members organize many student activities at Chisago Lakes High School throughout the year; including Homecoming, Snow Dayz and Prom.
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- Registration Window: Spring Elections
Variety Show
Joe DeLisi
Show Director
Jacquie Undem
Show Director
- Show Dates: March 21, 22 & 23 at 7:00pm
Visual Arts
Beth Carlson
Advisor
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Yearbook
Heather Turner
Advisor
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- Cost: $75