Activities
Visit the links at the left for detailed information concerning the clubs and activities available at Bradford. What follows below is a brief description of the opportunities available.
Academic Decathlon - Jennifer Lawler, adviser
A team competition where students match their intellect with teams from
other schools.
Academic Letter Program - Tanya Wojciechowicz, adviser
Earn your large and small academic letter, medals, and stars for your
letter jacket.
Bible Club - Tom Lockhart, adviser
The Bible Club is an inter-denominational group of students interested
in encouraging each other in their walk of faith. We share, encourage,
read biblical passages and pray together, providing support for life's
decisions.
Bowling Club - Diana Gname
Bradford Dance Company - Joyce Dohnal, adviser
The Bradford Dance Company consists of students in the Dance III class.
Students in Dance III perform and choreograph routines for the annual
Spring Dance show. Students also partake in college workshops, tours,
master classes, and performance trips to places like New York and Disney
World.
Bradford Renaissance - Tanya Wojciechowicz, adviser
What is Renaissance? Renaissance is a nationally recognized program that focuses on and emphasizes academics and academic excellence by raising the academic profile and making standards consistent from high school to high school within the district.
To learn more about this exciting program, and to download an application, follow this link.
Bradford Thespian Troupe - Bob Allen, adviser
Bradford's Finest - Nicole Mayes, adviser
Bradford's Finest is a team that fosters the innovation of our youth,
creating an atmosphere of integrity, responsibility, and dedication.
Bradford High School Debate Club
Debate club is an organization formed for the periodic meeting of any and all students to debate topics the club collectively finds interesting and debatable
Chess Club - Bill Nieman, adviser
Chess Club is an informal gathering where students can play chess. Chessboards
are provided. Play or watch. Some instruction is available during games.
Chess meets on Wednesdays after school in room 101 and is open to everyone.
Drop in whenever you can.
Choir (Madrigals) - Brad Mann, director
Debate-Forensics - Carol Larsen, adviser
Would you like to explore the ups, the downs, the drama, the comedy,
and the exciting thrill of acting in front of other people in interpretive
performance and speechmaking competitions? Then join the after school
competitive acting, speechmaking Bradford Forensics Team, and go on fun
trips, conference, and state in Madison.
DECA - Sue Schleicher & Susan Chase, advisers
Join Bradford's only student lead marketing and business organization.
Travel, compete, give back to the community, meet new people, develop
leadership, skills, gain job skills and create memories that'll last
a lifetime! DECA...It's all about the experience!
Environmental Club - Rehanna Mohammed, adviser
The goal of environmental club is to raise awareness of crucial environmental
issues such as global warming, rainforest destruction, and recycling.
We do fundraisers to support park clean-ups, buy rainforest acres, and for
other environmentally friendly fun activities!
FACT (Fight Against Corporate Tobacco) - Christina Stevens,
adviser
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) - Gwen Wortock,
adviser
Future Business Leaders of America = business/competition/service
FEA (Future Educators Association) - Jenny Lawler, adviser
Want to be a teacher? Join FEA!
Freshman Class - Becky Djurickovic, adviser
Sophomore Class - Tanya Wojciechowicz, adviser
Junior Class - Justin Belot, adviser
Senior Class - Marla Day, adviser
Class officers are student leaders who promote school and class spirit,
as well as help build strong, lasting relationships among classmen. They
help design and build homecoming floats; design and sell class t-shirts,
and fund raise money for class activities. The sophomore class plans
the annual sophomore picnic, the junior class plans prom, and the senior
class donates the senior gift.
Friendship Garden - Amy Cermak, adviser
Friendship Garden Club develops and maintains the Bradford Courtyard
Peace Garden and the Welcome Garden. Students learn many different aspects
of gardening with perennials, annuals, and bulbs. Students develop an understanding
of landscape design principles, such as unity, repetition, balance, proportion,
and transition.
Gay and Straight Alliance - Jeanne Sanchez-Bell, adviser
A place where like-minded individuals can come and discuss issues that
deeply affect their lives, personally, emotionally, and socially, without
the fear of harassment and being judged. No student has to declare
his or her orientation, nor will it ever be asked.
German Club - Michelle Ishmael, adviser
German Club is open to all Bradford students who are interested in celebrating
German culture and language.
HOSA - Patty Bytnar, adviser
The mission of HOSA is to “enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality
health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership
development of all health occupations education students; therefore,
helping students meet the needs of the health care industry.” HOSA is
for health-care oriented students who are or have been enrolled in a
health science education program, or any student whose career goal lies
in the health professions.
Ice Devils (Figure Skating Club) - Naomi Ryan, adviser
Ice Devils meet regularly to practice routines that they perform at half
time of all KUSD hockey home games.
InfraRed (school store) - Sue Schleicher, adviser
Get Rowdy in the school store!
Intramural Association - Gary Vargas, adviser
The Intramural Sports Association is a club that plans intramural sports
activities for Bradford students. ISA sponsors flag football, basketball
leagues, Madden video football and NBA Live video tournaments, coed soccer
and dodge ball tournaments. All money raised goes to charities or causes
at Bradford High School.
Italian Club - Ralph Annina and Joanna Stenson, advisers
Italian Club promotes and fosters a better understanding of Italian culture
and ethnicity in our pluralistic society. Activities include but are
not limited to after school social gatherings, community events such
as our spring fund-raiser, holiday party, guest speakers and the Florentine
Opera Trip. If you want to learn more about Italian things or just want
to have fun after school on Thursday, join the Italian Club.
Jazz Ensemble - Paul Taylor, director
Jazz Ensembles meets after school to study and perform a variety of different
styles of music written for the traditional big band instrumentation.
Kenosha Beats - Paul Taylor, director
Kenosha Beats Indoor Drum Line is a performing group designed for high
school percussionists from Bradford and Tremper. They meet on weekends
to learn to perform an indoor marching drum line show and compete in
the Minnesota Percussion Association Drum Line Circuit.
Key Club - Kathy Sesser and Katie Phillips, advisers
Key Club is an international student-led organization that provides its
members with opportunities to offer service to communities, build character,
and develop leadership skills. Its mission is to develop competent, capable,
and caring leaders through the vehicle of service.
KYPAC (Kenosha Youth Performing arts) - Holly Stanfield
Latinos without Borders - Jeanne Sanchez-Bell, adviser
A social, cultural, and networking group that is moving forward to make
all Latinos feel welcomed at Bradford. Latinos Without Borders plans
cultural events so that the misconceptions and stereotypes of the Latino
culture are understood.
Manga and Anime Club - Christina Livolsi, adviser
Anime Otaku brings teens together to experience the artistic side of
Japan through Mangas (graphic novels), anime (animated series), artwork,
and much more. Get your draw on!!!
Math Club - Jennifer Lawler, adviser
Sharpen your math skills as you compete in local, state, and national
math competitions.
Model U.N. - Bill Nieman, adviser
Joining this organization requires you to attend the two-day Model U.
N. simulation held in spring at U. W. Milwaukee. Team members get assigned
a country and learn about it’s history, culture, and position on world
issues and go to the Model U. N. to debate, argue, and make alliances
with other countries that are represented by other southeast Wisconsin
high schools. About 600-700 students participate.
National Honor Society, NHS Faculty: Annamarie Albright, David Speaks,
and Tanya Wojciechowicz
A premier group established to recognize outstanding high school students
who show achievement and demonstrate excellence in scholarship, character,
leadership, and servitude.
OWLS (Link Leaders) - Gina Fisher, adviser
Photography Club - Caroll Pearson, adviser
Our purpose is to allow students who are interested in photography the
opportunity to learn how to shoot images, develop film, print in the
darkroom, and overall, gain an introduction to this black and white art
form.
Political Action Club - Bill Nieman, adviser
PAC was started to get students involved in campaigning. This group is
non-partisan and does not endorse any candidate or policy. We have encouraged
members to get out and support the candidate or policy of their choice.
Politicians, including school board members, judges, mayors, U. S. House
of Representative members, county executives, state assembly representatives,
and state senators, visit to discuss their involvement in politics and
to answer questions. PAC is open to everyone. Drop in whenever you can.
Positive Bradford Men - Issac Kirkwood and Willie
Days, advisers
Positive Bradford Men’s purpose is to foster academic excellence and
to improve the graduation rate of minority male students. The group will
focus on developing positive leadership skills and multi-cultural sensitivity.
Positive Bradford Women - Denise Preuss, adviser
Positive Bradford Women promotes sisterhood. It trains young women to
become future leaders in their communities through positive actions and
servitude.
Printmaking Club - Kathy Rabey, adviser
Printmaking club offers students the opportunity to learn various forms
of printmaking in a relaxed atmosphere and explore linoleum block printing,
dry points, and monotypes.
Quiz Bowl - Linda Greening and Tom Roders, advisers
Academic Skills Challenge Bowl runs once a year in the spring. Any student
who wants to participate is eligible. Each team has 8 students who
compete in a series of rapid-fire questions and problem solving. Students
compete with other schools in Kenosha County. We have won for the past
several years.
Red Alert Newspaper - Darryl Strait, adviser
The Red Alert is staffed by inquisitive writers seeking to be a part of a fast-paced newspaper organization. Meet interesting people while getting published. Red Alert reporters seek out the truth to tell a good story.
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) - Gina
Fisher, adviser
Science Olympiad - Jean Lee, adviser
Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions
that consist of a series of individual and team events, which students
prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular
board games, TV shows and athletic games. These challenging and motivational
events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology,
earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. There is
also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts,
processes, skills and science applications. Students on the Science Olympiad
team compete in a regional competition in Milwaukee in February and the
state competition in early April.
SMART (Students Modeling a Research Topic) - Jean Lee,
adviser
Teams of high school students and their teacher work with research scientists
to design and construct physical models of proteins that are being investigated
in laboratories. The primary goal of the SMART Team program is to connect
high school students to the real world of science that exists in an active
biomolecular research.
Sportainment - Sue Chase, adviser
Sportainment is for students who are interested in sports and entertainment
marketing. You will gain hands-on experience through fan fun events,
sponsorships, and event planning.
Spy Yearbook - Ellie Smith, adviser
Students take photos, write body and caption copy, and learn the art
of selling ads to various Kenosha businesses. Desktop publishing skills
are taught and students learn how to use Photoshop and InDesign software.
In Yearbook Layout and Design students have the same opportunities offered
to those students in the regular yearbook class. They also build templates
for the next school year's yearbook.
Stage Crew - Jodi Williams, adviser
Stage Management is the backstage section of the theater department.
Students who work backstage will learn how to work scenic equipment,
run lights and sound, and be the "magic" that makes the show great.
All of Bradford's shows are student run, so there will be nothing but
hands on activities!
Student Council - Annamarie Albright and Jessica Stevens, advisers
Bradford Student Council is the direct link between school administrators
and the student body. Throughout the year Student Council organizes Homecoming,
food drives, donations to other clubs, blood drives, community activities
and provides scholarships to past members.
Theater Arts - Holly Stanfield, adviser