BMSA clubs and activities

Advisors:  Mrs. Opritza

• Ski Club meets every Saturday morning from January 6 through February 3, 2018.
• Club members ski from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in Peninsula, Ohio.
• Ski lift tickets, rental equipment and skiing lessons are included in the club membership fee.
• Students also receive four value passes that can be used at the resort.
• Club members’ siblings, ages 8 to 18, are also welcome to join.

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Advisor: Mrs. Bradley and Ms. Fusco

Advisor: Ms. Aiken and Ms. Sass 

Advisor: Ms. Hughes and Mrs. Hill-Dickey

Advisor: Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Ettinger

Advisor: Mrs. Brook and Ms. Varner

Advisor: Mr. Ullinger

• Members seek to promote acceptance of and exposure to human diversity with the goal of enriching the student experience at Bio-Med Science Academy, and to educate others in the school and community about the value of diversity.
• Meetings often feature food that relates to a theme, or just because it’s delicious.
• The club is open to all interested students; you may attend meetings as desired.

Advisor: Mr. Wolfe

• CyberPatriots is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire K-12 students to pursue careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to our nation’s future.
• The program puts teams of students in the position of newly-hired IT professionals tasked with managing the cyber network of a small company.
• In rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services.

Advisor: Ms. Hammond

• NHS members meet twice a month on [DAY], at 3:45 p.m. until sometime between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.
• Students participate in activities that promote community and service throughout the school year.
• NHS is open to eligible Sophomores and Juniors by invitation only.

Advisors: Ms. Minno & Ms. Varner

• This Science Olympiad club meets every Wednesday, 3:15-4:30 p.m.
• Olympiad students compete against other schools in 23 science and engineering challenges.
• Events include building projects, labs, tests, writing challenges, and bridge, robot and plane building.
• Subjects include chemistry, biology, engineering, astronomy, forensics, physics, geology and anatomy.

Advisor: Ms. Hisey

• The Quiz Bowl teams meet Tuesdays from 3:15-4:45 p.m.
• Students practice question drills and study specific academic subject trivia with their teams.
• They participate in official Portage County Quiz Bowl league tournaments throughout the season.
• One tournament is hosted at BMSA.
• Quiz Bowl teams comprise four JV team members and four Varsity team members, but all students are welcome to try out.

Advisors: Mrs. Rickle & Mrs. Aronhalt

• The Relay for Life Club meets Tuesdays, 3:15-4 p.m. with the goal of designing a fundraiser to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
• Members participate in the annual Portage County Relay for Life at the Ravenna High School football stadium.

Advisor: Mr. O’Mara

Advisor: Mr. Martell

• The Music Club meets every other Friday, 3:15-4:15 p.m.
• Students rehearse and play songs from multiple music genres using their individual low-volume instruments.
• Members also compose and record original music.
• The Music Club is open to all students with a musical instrument and a passion for playing together.

Advisors: Mrs. Rickle & Mrs. Aronhalt

• The Ski Club meets every Saturday morning from January 6 through February 3, 2018.
• Club members ski from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in Peninsula, Ohio.
• Ski lift tickets, rental equipment and skiing lessons are included in the club membership fee.
• Students also receive four value passes that can be used at the resort.
• Club members’ siblings, ages 8 to 18, are also welcome to join.

Advisor: Mr. McDonald

• The Game/Chess Club meets every other Wednesday, 3:15-4 p.m. opposite the Spanish Club in room 3023.
• Students play chess, card games and board games – no video games.
• The free club is open to all; students may participate as they are available.

Advisor: Mr. McDonald

• The Short Films Club meets every Thursday, 3:15-4 p.m. in room 3023.
• This is a student-led club where members plan and produce short films.
• Activities include creative brainstorming sessions, watching short films on YouTube, planning costumes, scripting, filming and editing.
• The club is led by Naidi Valverde-Romero with the assistance of a loyal misfit crew.