| Organization | Sponsor/Coach | Description |
| ANIME CLUB | Mrs. Thomas Room 221 | Students gather to view and discuss animation in all its forms, Japanese and otherwise. |
| ART CLUB | Mrs. Houshmand Rooms 513/514 | Welcome to all interested in doing art activities. Do not have to currently be in art to join. We work on school/community projects. We meet after school on a monthly/bi-monthly basis. |
| AUTO CLUB | Mr. Schuster & Mr. Welch Room 147 | |
| BAND PROGRAM | Mr. Wright rwright@cusd.kahoks.org Mr. Stack rstack2@cusd.kahoks.org Room 502 | Are you a musician or a dancer?! Then the CHS Bands has a place for you! In addition to the curricular offerings of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Class we also offer the following extra-curricular performance ensembles: Marching Band and Color Guard, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and Winter Guard. |
| BASEBALL | Mr. Warnecke rwarneck@cusd.kahoks.org | Baseball is played in the spring and has 3 levels; Varsity, JV, and Freshman |
| BASKETBALL (BOYS) | Mr. Lee | 4 levels of teams of Fr, So, JV and varsity The freshmen also play 12 B games. |
| BASKETBALL (GIRLS) | Ms. Billy | A program with a winning history. We are a 4A team competing in the Southwestern Conference which is one of the toughest conferences south of Chicago. Kahok Girls Basketball includes Freshman, JV and Varsity teams. Our season is lengthy but filled with great games and competition. Our girls have historically led the school with the best GPA for a team sport and have been examples of great students and great athletes. Collinsville basketball is exciting and always changing! Come and join the fun! |
| BOOK CLUB | Mr. Neuber & Ms. Tracey Schmidt Room 301/Library | Reads one book a month during the school year. We have meetings each month to talk about the book we have read that month and get a new book to read for the next month |
| BOWLING (BOYS) | Mr. Hay | (Varsity and JV) – IHSA recognized winter sport that competes on a scratch level. Our home house is Camelot Bowl. |
| BOWLING (GIRLS) | Mr. Hay | (Varsity and JV)- IHSA recognized winter sport that competes on a scratch level. Our home house is Camelot Bowl. |
| CHEERLEADING | Lauren Thebeau lauren.thebeau@gmail.com | Program consists of JV and Varsity squads. Both squads cheer Soccer, Football and Basketball games as well as participate in the Maryville, Italian Fest and Homecoming Parades. The squads attend camp over the summer and compete in ICCA and IHSA competitions throughout the winter. |
| CHESS CLUB | Amy Flowers
| Open to anyone who enjoys the fundamentals of Chess. Competitive matches are held among the club members and against other schools through the Gateway Chess League. Chess Club meets Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:15-4:00 in Room 318. Chess sets and clocks are provided. |
| CHORUS | Mrs. Cleveland lclevela@cusd.kahoks.org Room 508/519 CHS Choirs Website | All singers are welcome in at least one of our three curricular choirs. The choirs perform 2 to 4 concerts a year, compete as whole choirs as well as ensembles and individuals, and offer opportunities for higher level events as well. |
| CLASS OF 2022 | Ms. Fedorchak & Ms. Alexander | Class officers are designed to raise money for school functions and assist with planning prom. Class officers are the elected voice for students in many cases. |
| CLASS OF 2021 | Mrs. Martens & Mrs. Romoser Room 306/226 | Class officers are designed to raise money for school functions and assist with planning prom. Class officers are the elected voice for students in many cases. |
| CLASS OF 2020 | Mrs. Cook & Mrs. Cary Room 509/213A | To provide the students within this class the opportunity to participate in, plan, and execute school functions that provide the student body with the opportunity to socialize in a safe and school appropriate manner |
| CLASS OF 2019 | Ms. Hartle Room 132a& Ms. Perry Room 157 | Class officers are designed to raise money for school functions and assist with planning prom. Class officers are the elected voice for students in many cases. |
| CONVERSATION TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE | Ms. Gattuso rgattuso@cusd.kahoks.org Mrs. Furlow afurlow@cusd.kahoks.org
| Why should you join? Students who want to become active leaders and create positive change should join to improve our school, community, climate, and environment. What do we do? We conversate and create ideas to solve the negative discourse taking place across the country among our national leaders, within our school and within our community. This includes service projects and activities conducted in the school and outside the school. When will we meet? Twice to three times a month and other dates for community service and other projects. We meeting before and after school, during study hall, etc. |
| COLOR/WINTER GUARD | Sarah Friedel Room 502 | Performance-based groups that compete in the MCCGA circuit. Group membership is by audition. Auditions are held in November and rehearsals are in the evenings once or twice each week. The season begins in December and concludes in March. |
| CROSS COUNTRY (BOYS) | Mr. Frerker Gym | Distance running that includes racing for 3 Miles. |
| CROSS COUNTRY (GIRLS) | Mr. Frerker Gym | Distance running that includes racing for 3 Miles. |
| CPR CLUB | Ms. Gresh Room | An opportunity to educate staff, students and community on the benefits of CPR certification. |
| DANCE TEAM | Mrs. Geisen Room 203 | Comprised of JV and Varsity level teams that perform at all home soccer, football and basketball games. Both teams perform varying types of choreography for each performance. The Kahok Dance Team also competes with IHSA and Illinois Drill Team Association. |
| DECA (DISTRIBUTIVE CLUBS OF AMERICA) | Ms. Ponce Room 226 | Club used at CHS for Cooperative Education students only. The students who are currently enrolled in Co-op fundraise money, provide community service, participate in school activities and hold a Co-op banquet at the end of the school year for all participating employers. |
| DRUM LINE | Mr. Stack rstack2@cusd.kahoks.org Room 502 | The CHS Drumline is a highly competitive and successful part of the CHS Bands music program. There is an established history of success through top placement at competitions throughout the area. Students receive instruction from some of the top educators in the percussion realm. Training for the fall season begins in March. Rehearsals are three days a week during the summer, and four to five days a week during the school year. After the fall season the percussion ensemble begins training two days a week. The rehearsal schedule can be found on the Charms website. |
| ETHICS BOWL | Mrs. Lewis Room 313 | Students discuss various ethical and moral issues in order to determine a team position to defend in competition with other schools. Positions require support from students’ own morals and from philosophy. We are the 2018 SIUE Regional Champions and are looking for members to help us defend our title! If you like to argue, this is the club for you! |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (FCA) | Mr. Bilyeu, Mr. Smith Gym | FCA meets to share so that students can share their faith. For athletes in our name and our intended ministry, but anyone is welcome to attend the meetings. |
| FIRST PRIORITY CLUB | Ms. Swartz Room 132A | First Priority serves 3 big purposes on campus: 1. To encourage friends to understand the purpose of living in relationship with God. 2. To provide members the occasion to grow in their faith and for them to develop into dynamic leaders on their campus and community. 3. To increase the self-esteem and moral foundation of peers while discouraging substance abuse, bullying, violence, suicide, pre-marital sex, etc. |
| FOOTBALL | Mr. Popovich | A fall sport with 3 different levels (Varsity, Sophomores & Freshman). |
| FRENCH CLUB | Mrs. Blair Room 227 | French club is open to all students. It strives to expand personal experience with French culture and language by celebrating holidays à la française such as Noel, Mardi Gras, National French Week, and more. Some additional activities include: movies, cooking contests, t-shirt decorating, making/sampling French Crêpes, and much more. |
| FRIENDS FOR LIFE | Mrs. Parris Room 139 Mrs. Vermeiren Room 141 | This club focuses on building friendships between students with disabilities and students without disabilities The club provides all students a safe place to build those friendships and make priceless memories along the way. The goal is to build friendships that will last throughout high school and beyond. |
| FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA (FBLA) | Mrs. Fuhrhop Room 155 & Ms. Reed Room 230 | FBLA inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. Opportunities for students include academic competitions, traveling to annual convention, local community service projects, and potential scholarship opportunities for students who take an active role in the organization. Please see Mrs. Fuhrhop in Room 155 or Mrs. Reed in Room 230. |
| GARDEN CLUB | Mrs. Lobb Gym | Welcome to Gardening Club. If you love to plant, dig in dirt, make things beautiful, help the earth go green this club might be for you!!! If you want to learn how to plant and care for plants this club is for you. We meet once a month in fall and bimonthly in spring. We try to have guest speakers and field trips. We also try to take on beautifying the school projects. If interested in joining please contact Mrs. Lobb down in the gym. |
| GAY/STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA) | Mrs. Stapleton & Mrs. Kulupka Room 209 | Its mission is to promote acceptance of alternative lifestyles at CHS, making the school a safer and more inviting place for everyone. GSA meets monthly. |
| GERMAN CLUB | Mrs. Capellmann Room 215 | Offers opportunity to broaden the knowledge and culture and language through celebrations such as the Oktoberfest, sampling German cuisine at German restaurants and excursions to exhibits/concerts that reflect the German culture. |
| GERMAN HONOR SOCIETY | Ms. Capellmann Room 215 | Students who have completed five semesters of German and meet the grading standards in German and overall GPA may join the German Honor Society. Activities vary from year to year, but one of the responsibilities for German Honor Society members is to provide tutoring for lower level students. |
| GIRL UP CLUB | Mrs. Kloustermeyer | Girl Up is a club made to help young girls build self-esteem, develop coping mechanisms and provide a safe and encouraging environment to help combat a range of issues that affect majority of the young girls in our community. Our vision is to unite females across varying socioeconomic, academic, ethnic, cultural and religious boundaries that are facing similar issues so that they are better prepared to handle the pressures they will face during high school. |
| GOLF (BOYS) | Mr. Moore | A varsity only fall sport at CHS. |
| GOLF JV (BOYS) | Mr. Moore | Junior Varsity fall sport at CHS. |
| GOLF (GIRLS) | Mr. Schneider | Girl’s golf is a Varsity only fall sport at CHS. Freshman through seniors are eligible to play on the team. The home course for the Kahoks is Arlington Greens Golf Club in Pontoon Beach. The team’s schedule consists of six tournaments and twelve individual matches throughout the season, which runs from the middle of August to the middle of October. All players must have their own equipment, and transportation to the golf course for practices. |
| HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENT ASSOCIATION (HOSA) | Ms. Perry & Ms. Wegener | HOSA is a national student organization. The Collinsville AVC chapter of HOSA is open to any student who wants to learn more about a health care career. It is a student-led organization that focuses on community service and state/national competitions. |
| ILL NOISE | Ms. Knebel | ILL NOISE is the CHS Poetry Slam team. We compete both in the CHS Annual Poetry Slam in October and in VerbQuake, which is a St. Louis based youth poetry slam competition. The VerbQuake season runs from November – February. And the team meets every Thursday after school in the Writing Center from 3:00 – 4:00. |
| JAZZ CHOIR ENSEMBLE | Mrs. Cleveland lclevela@cusd.kahoks.org Room 508/519 CHS Choirs Website | Jazz Ensemble members must be in one of the elective choirs and audition for this intense after school group. Rehearsals are 1 or 2 afternoons a week. This group is available for performances in the community as well as participates in 2 to 4 concerts a year. |
| JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SOCIETY (JETS) | Mr. Withee Room 121 | Part of the STEM Club. See the description of STEM Club for more information. |
| KAHOKI NEWSPAPER | Mrs. Westphal Room 318 | The newspaper staff is responsible for writing stories for and publishing the Kahoki. We also publish the Senior Magazine. Newspaper publication is in conjunction with the high school Journalism class |
| KAHOKIAN YEARBOOK | Ms. Geppert Room 154 Ms. Fuhrhop | Creates a full school year yearbook |
| KAHOKS AGAINST DRUGS AND ALCOHOL (KADA) | Ms. Gresh
| We educate elementary, middle, and high school students not only about the dangers of drug and alcohol use but also about how to make responsible decisions in their lives. We support different kinds of events at the middle school, high school, and elementary buildings along with some community events. |
| KAHOKS ON THE GO! | Mrs. Reed Room 230 | Students train to run and walk a half marathon. Starting with a distance of 1 mile, student practice both after school and on weekends to prepare for a 13.1 mile race in April in St. Louis. GO! St. Louis sponsors the program to allow students a low cost opportunity to train with a group and complete a half marathon. |
| KAHOKSTRONG | Mr. Post and Ms. Geisen Rooms 141/203 | This group brings the Collinsville Unit 10 community together to help in times of need. We are always looking for student involvement with fundraisers and help with a variety of activities. |
| KAHOKS UNITED | Ms. Fischer & Mrs. Trapp Office | Kahoks United is an anti-bullying organization. Our purpose is to encourage students to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact bullying has on our school community. Students are responsible for planning projects designed to educate the student body and community on bully prevention. |
| KEY CLUB | Ms. McCoy Rooms 316 | Group of caring, dedicated students who volunteer their time to help those who are needy in our community. FOA (Friends of All) is a faction of key club dedicated to forming true friendships with, and teaching tolerance of persons with disabilities. |
| KNITTING CLUB | Ms. Capellmann & Ms. Reese Rooms 215/108 | Knitting Club is for anyone who has an interest in learning basic knitting techniques. We will teach you how to begin your projects and show you the knit and purl stitches. We can even help you read patterns when you’re ready! Knitting Club is a great way to meet craft-minded people and enjoy fun conversations while you work! |
| LATIN CLUB – PHI EPSILON | Mr. Stark jstark@cusd.kahoks.orgRoom 225Latin Club Website | CHS Latin Club hands on the torch of classical civilization in the modern world which is indebted to the ancient civilization in its government, laws, literature, language, and arts. ALL are welcome to Latin club, even if you’ve never been enrolled in a Latin class. Latin Club meets monthly to celebrate the classical world through various activities, including Roman pantomime, chariot racing, and the celebration of various Roman holidays. Latin Club also participates in national contests, statewide conventions, and CHS hosted events throughout the year. |
| LATIN HONOR SOCIETY | Mr. Stark jstark@cusd.kahoks.org Room 225 | The NJCL Latin Honor Society is a special designation given to Junior Classical League students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and citizenship while pursuing mastery over the Latin language. NJCL Latin Honor Society induction shows prospective colleges and employers that a student values high academic achievement and has maintained proper citizenship. Colleges especially value Latin Honor Society induction because they are eager to accept students who challenge themselves in meaningful courses and succeed. |
| LEO CLUB | Ms. Gattuso | |
| MARCHING BAND | Mr. Wright Room 502 | Season begins with summer parade rehearsals and a two-week camp. Once school begins, marching band meets during the school day in Kahok Stadium. An extra marching band practice is scheduled on Wednesday evenings from 6-9 pm. |
| MATH CLUB – MU ALPHA THETA | Ms. Tesdall Room 220 | Mu Alpha Theta is an honor organization which has monthly meetings after school (typically on Tuesdays). Although students are not eligible to pledge for full membership until their Junior or Senior year, Freshmen and Sophomores can participate and become “Associate Members” by fulfilling these requirements: attending at least 6 meetings, maintaining an unweighted B average GPA, maintaining an unweighted B average Math GPA, reciting the Greek alphabet, and signing an integrity statement. More specific information including membership requirements, pledging requirements, etc., are on the website. |
| MATH TEAM | Mr. Gottschalk Room 314 | Part of the STEM Club. See the description of STEM Club for more information. |
| MODEL UNITED NATIONS | Mrs. Lindauer Room 206 | A simulation of the United Nation’s system. Students assume the roles of delegates to the United Nations and debate current issues on the U.N.’s agenda. Model U.N. students seek ways the world community can deal with complex global concerns. |
| MULTICULTURAL KAHOKS CLUB | Mrs. Lindauer Room 206 | Created to promote diversity within the school. We learn about other cultures through food, dance, dress and guest speakers. Some of our activities include: Student vs. Staff Charity Volleyball Game, Spanish Fiesta, Chinese New Year Party, Adopting needy families at Thanksgiving and Xmas, Global Festival, Easter Egg Hunt and “Hands Across C.H.S.”. |
| NATIONAL ARTS HONOR SOCIETY | Mrs. Houshmand Rooms 512/514 | An “invited” club. Students need to be currently, and always taking an art class, maintaining an A average at all times. This is a club for the serious visual arts student, thinking of possible career options in art. There is a list of characteristics the student needs to meet, and have community participation. |
| NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY | Mr. Neuber & Ms. Reich Rooms 302/120 | National Honor Society, founded in 1921, was created as an organization to recognize and encourage academic achievement while also developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. These ideals of scholarship, character, service, and leadership remain as relevant today as they were in 1921. Students plan and participate in service activities that benefit the community and school. |
| NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY | Ms. Geppert sgeppert@cusd.kahoks.org Room 154 | Students enrolled in a class offered at the vocational center have the opportunity to qualify for the National Technical Honor Society if they meet the following criteria: ● Students must have an A in their vocational class ● Students must have a 3.5 grade point average overall for the semester ● Students must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average Students must complete 50 hours of community service Students must be a member of HOSA, Skills USA, or DECA |
| PEOPLE AGAINST LITTERING (PAL) | Mrs. Voelkel Rooms 322 | PAL is a student-led initiative that was started years ago to help clean up our campus. It is based on Ghandi’s quote “BE the change you want to see in the world”. Its goal is to teach CHS students to each be responsible for his or her own trash and make others around them aware of the importance of doing the same. Everyone can be a member of PAL, and we get together after home football games and usually in the spring to help clean up the CHS campus. PAL has fundraised and donated landscaping, picnic tables, and trash cans to the school in the past. Members can earn free admission to sporting events, t-shirts, pizza parties, and other prizes just by being a good human! Join PAL and help our environment! |
| PEP CLUB | Mrs. Hartle Room 132a | Pep Club is an organization that supports and celebrates all Kahok achievements and activities. We do charitable activities, recognize outstanding Kahoks, take part in homecoming, celebrate seniors, and many other school events. We have school spirit and we spread it at CHS and throughout the community! #thekahokway |
| PLTW (PROJECT LEAD THE WAY) /VEX ROBOTICS | Mrs. Bednara Room 142 | Part of the STEM Club. See the description of STEM Club for more information. |
| QUILL & SCROLL | Ms. Westphal, Ms. Geppert & Ms. Fuhrhop Room 318/ 154 | This is an honor organization for outstanding journalism students participating in the school newspaper/yearbook. |
| ROBOTICS CLUB | Mrs. Hankins Room 134 | |
| SATURDAY SCHOLARS | Mr. Gordon kgordon@cusd.kahoks.orgRoom 218 | Sponsored by Collinsville High School and the Regional Office of Education in Madison County. This distinguished and unique scientific lecture-demonstration series is offered by invitation only (usually during the Junior and Senior year) to talented high school students enrolled in one or more AP/Pre-AP classes at Collinsville High School. The lecture based program is an opportunity for students to interact with intellectual equals, to expand scientific knowledge in a variety of areas, and to talk with outstanding scientists. The Saturday Scholar Program provides an enrichment component to meet honor students/AP students distinctive educational needs. |
| SCHOLAR BOWL TEAM | Mr. Ashby Room 204 | An academic competition between two or more schools. It is sanctioned by IHSA. During a match, team members verbally respond to questions covering a variety of school related topics (i.e. science, math, English, literature, history, geography, government). |
| SCIENCE CLUB | Mrs. Szpila Room 128 | Part of the STEM Club. See the description of STEM Club for more information. |
| SCIENCE OLYMPIAD | Mrs. Szpila Room 128 | Part of the STEM Club. See the description of STEM Club for more information. |
| SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB | Mrs. Geppert sgeppert@cusd.kahoks.org Room 154 | This club will promote knowledge of American Sign Language through “silent” games, movies focusing on Deaf Culture, and increasing the vocabulary of sign language. We meet twice a month- one meeting dedicated to sign vocabulary; the second dedicated to review, culture, & games involving sign language. There will be field trip opportunities, guest “signers”, and school wide activities promoting deaf awareness. |
| SKILLS USA | Ms. Geppert sgeppert@cusd.kahoks.org Room 154 | An organization serving high school, college and professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. The organization prepares students to enter the work forces by teaching leadership and professional development skills. Students are able to recognize their abilities and utilize them with opportunities of competition for furthering their academic and career success. We incorporate school involvement, fund raising, community service, and competition within the year’s events. None of these activities are required, but are offered for whatever level of opportunity the student wants to take advantage. There is a fee of $20.00 a year to join covering the state and national fees. |
| SOCCER (BOYS) | Mr. Lugge | A fall sport with 3 levels (Varsity, JV & Freshmen) |
| SOCCER (GIRLS) | Chris Digirolamo
| Girls at CHS have the opportunity to participate in girls’ soccer during the spring. The girls’ soccer program usually has 40 girls that participate on a JV and Varsity team. Open gyms take place during the months of January, and February. Tryouts take place in March with the season running through the end of May. The CHS girls’ soccer program competes at the highest level in the Southwestern Conference and also attends the CYC Tournament in St. Louis, as well as the Parkway College Showcase. |
| SOFTBALL | Mr. Swip | The softball program has between 30-40 girls split up between a JV and Varsity team. Girls at CHS have the opportunity to participate in the softball program. Open gyms take place between the months of November through February. Tryouts take place in March. The season runs from March through the end of May. The softball program plays against local teams in the Southwestern Conference such as O’Fallon, Belleville East, Edwardsville, etc. We also play in tournaments and other regional games to make up a 35-game schedule. |
| SPANISH CLUB | Mrs. Barr & Mrs. Kettler Rooms 222/223 | Designed to promote Hispanic cultural awareness and interest in the Spanish language. It has many events during the year. There is a dance group that learns Mexican folk dance and a “news team” that makes videos for special classroom events. |
| SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY | Mrs. Barr Room 222 | Students who have completed five semesters of Spanish are invited to join this international honor society if they meet the standards concerning Spanish semester grades, overall GPA, and receive the recommendation of the Spanish department. An induction ceremony is held in the fall. |
| SPARKLE EFFECT DANCE CLUB | Mrs. Gresh Room 517 | We are a cheer and dance team that bring together students with and without disabilities. |
| SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM | Ms. Lewis Room 313 | Students prepare and deliver speeches, dramatic and comedic scenes from plays, and readings of poetry and prose selections in competition against other area schools. |
| SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS CLUB | Ms. Ledford
| This club produces the fall play and the spring musical. You have to be a member to work on any production during the year. As you participate in the club you earn points, when you reach 10 points you are eligible to be inducted into the International Thespian society. The thespian society members graduate with cords and attend the High School Theater Festival each year. |
| STEM CLUB | Mrs. Szpila Mr. Withee Mr. Gottschalk Mrs. Bednara Room 128 | The STEM Club is a one stop shop for all things Science Technology Engineering and Math. Our club is a fun opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and to interact with other students who have shared interests. We participate in all CHS Club activities (Homecoming, Winter Ball, etc) and fund-raise (Annual Trivia Night and Pop-Tarts). We are affiliated with several organizations and compete at the State and National level. Science Olympiad Math Team World Youth Science Engineering (WYSE) Technology Engineering and Applied Math and Science (TEAMS+) VEX Robotics Education Challenge Botball Science and Engineering Research Challenge Trebuchet Competition Technology Student Association (TSA) Science National Honor Society (SNHS |
| STUDENT COUNCIL | Mr. Gordon kgordon@cusd.kahoks.org Room 218 | Student council is an organization that helps the school, the students of CHS, and the community. They help organize the homecoming and volunteer in the community. Student Council is an organization that gets things done for the school and has fun doing it. |
| SWIMMING AND DIVING (BOYS) | Mrs. Butler | |
| SWIMMING AND DIVING (GIRLS) | Mrs. Butler | |
| TABLE TENNIS | Mrs. Hankins Room 134 | The Collinsville Table Tennis Club seeks to promote the game of table tennis, bringing together all students of different skills levels and interest. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month where students play each other, the staff, and students from different schools. We play for both leisure and training. We always welcome newcomers and are excited to meet fellow ping-pong players. The cost is $5 / year. |
| TENNIS (BOYS) | Mr. Sleeper
| (Spring) Prior tennis knowledge/experience is preferred but not necessary. You need to have your own racket. Must have an updated physical each year to participate. |
| TENNIS (GIRLS) | Mr. Sleeper | (Fall) Prior tennis knowledge/experience is preferred but not necessary. You need to have your own racket. Must have an updated physical each year to participate. |
| THESPIAN SOCIETY | Ms. Ledford | This international honorary organization recognizes outstanding students in high school theatre. |
| TRACK & FIELD (BOYS) | Mr. Frerker | Students have the opportunity to compete in a variety of Track & Field events. Track events include running distances of: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 meters, 110 High Hurdles, 300 Low Hurdles, and relays = 4 x 100, 4 x 200, and 4 x 400 meters. Field events include the: Discus Throw, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and Pole Vault. |
| TRACK & FIELD (GIRLS) | Mr. Blair ablair@cusd.kahoks.org | Everyone makes the team! Varsity and Fr-So meets. 18 different events to choose. |
| TRAP TEAM/CLUB | Mrs. Bossetto & Mrs. Gruber-Huster Rooms 309 & Gym | Clay target shooting club that meets at Edwardsville Gun Club. This club is co-ed and has two seasons – Fall and Spring. Student athletes will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Edwardsville. The club is a member of the Illinois High School State Clay Target Shooting Association and we have coaches to teach all students novice – experts. |
| TRI M – MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY | Mr. Stack rstack2@cusd.kahoks.org Rooms 502 | Recognizes students of high achievement and character within the music department. Students are nominated by their directors, must maintain an A average in their music classes and at least a C average in non-music classes, and must pass a character survey of the faculty. |
| VIDEO GAME CLUB | Mrs. Trapp & Counseling Dept. Mr. Stark Room 225 | Collinsville High School is committed to promoting a sense of belonging, team work, sportsmanship, and respect within our school community. The CHS Video Game club seeks to provide a welcoming environment for students to learn about the development and marketing of video games, socialize with other students interested in gaming, as well as participate in organized video game competitions. |
| VOLLEYBALL | Mrs. Hanger ahanger@cusd.kahoks.org | Participation in the sport of volleyball at three levels: freshman, junior varsity, and varsity. The regular season runs from mid-August until mid-November. Potential players will also have the opportunity to participate in summer activities. |
| WINTER GUARD | Mr. Perigo Rm. 502 | Winter guard is an indoor color guard sport derived from military ceremonies or veterans organizations ceremonies. Unlike traditional color guard, as seen in the marching band, winter guard is performed indoors, usually in a gymnasium or an indoor arena. Incorporation of dance, flag and equipment work are a few of the performance aspects that students and spectators should expect. Performances make use of recorded music rather than a live band or orchestra |
| WRESTLING | Mr. Blaha | A natural activity, one of the first forms of physical play that young children do without ever having been taught. Wrestlers gain experience, technique becomes complex and often correlates to high academic performance. A sport of control – not violence. Great way to build confidence and self-defense skills. Develops agility, balance, reflexes and strength in every major muscle group. Proper weight management develops healthy eating habits that benefit the individual throughout life. College scholarships are available for wrestlers who excel both on the mat and in the classroom. |
| WRITING CLUB | Mrs. Knebel & Ms. Chambliss Room 303/Room 308 | The CHS Writing Club meets in the Writing Center on Fridays on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. We provide students with a safe space to share writing and receive meaningful feedback. We also offer students optional monthly writing prompts to stir their creativity. Students also have the opportunity to act as student editors of Kahok Ink, thereby learning the process of publishing a journal. Information about writing contests, publication opportunities, and summer creative writing camps is also provided, and we encourage student writers to submit work in the real world and work one-on-one with writers preparing pieces for publication. |
| YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM | Mr. Schusky Room 201 | The CHS Chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom Foundation focuses on politics and government with an emphasis on Conservatism. This new and exciting club encourages students to stand up and advocate for their beliefs. Although this is a Republican-based club, we welcome individuals with different views and find common ground on our club’s discussion of important government issues. |