High School Clubs and Activities

Advisor

Mr. VanHarn

Overview

Adventure Club offers opportunities for rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, trail running, and yoga for all ability levels. It is "drop-in" so you can come when it fits your schedule and try whichever activities you'd like! Follow us Instagram!

You can pay for your adventures here.

Advisor

Ms. Meeuwenberg

Overview

We meet every Tuesday during Focus Time to watch different anime episodes and/or sections of anime movies. Our goal is to provide a safe space for students who love anime and to introduce other students to a fun new entertainment form.

Advisor

Mr. Taylor

Join the Art Club to be part of a fun atmosphere and explore your artistic side with friends. All artists, regardless of level are welcome. We engage in various art forms including painting, drawings, photos, music and more. Let's bring art back to the students!

Advisor

Mrs. Swets

Overview

This group meets twice a week and is a low-key hang-out for anyone who wants to play games and meet new friends. The students who started this group have taken the lead and enjoy inviting new people to attend.

Advisor

Mrs. Crow

Overview

Students from all grades who are interested in playing chess are welcome to join the chess club. No specific skill level required. The club meets once a week after school, and members can attend as often as they are able.

Advisor

Mr. Borst

Overview

The Drumline is open to all students, including non-music students. It is a high-energy performance ensemble that provides entertainment at home football games and other select school events. Students learn how to play and march with the snare, tenor, and bass drums with proper timing and technique. 

Advisors

Mrs. Meekhof
Mrs. Bosch

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This student group plans events that promote inclusion and acceptance of those who are different from you. By organizing activities that foster inclusion, students develop meaningful relationships. The group assists in building relationships between students with unique learning needs and their peers and also organizes events for our Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team. This group meets twice a month.

Advisors

Mrs. Dekker
Mrs. Pecor

Overview

Eagle Links is a social activity group that promotes interaction and relationship building between students with unique learning needs and typical-learning peers. Activities include recreation and leisure activities both inside and outside of school, as well as "Helping Others Together" craft projects focused on making contributions to community organizations.

Advisor

Mr. Broene

Overview

The goal is to promote sporting events that students can attend as a large community. This will help students support each other, develop relationships, and build positive school spirit. Additionally, we aim to celebrate gifts and talents and provide opportunities for students to  build strong relationships.

Advisor

Mr. Taylor

Overview

Each fall, we are excited to welcome Guatemalan students to campus through the Faces and Our Cultures Program. These young participants spend nearly two months living with a host family while attending classes and participating in extracurricular activities at school. This program has resulted in wonderful friendships and has provided our students and our Guatemalan guests with valuable cultural experiences. Our school also offers the opportunity for our students to have a true exchange in Guatemala during the summer. Students can choose between a two-week, three-week or four-week exchange. During the exchange, they have the opportunity to live with a host family, attend a private school in Guatemala, participate in social activities, and attend athletic events. This program is also part of our June term, so students can earn credit. 

Advisors

Mr. Taylor

Overview

To lead athletes and coaches into a growing relationship with Christ through discipleship for transformation and multiplication of his kingdom. Engage. Equip. Empower.

Advisor

Ms. Meeuwenberg

Overview

An informal group of students meets on Thursdays during Focus Time to discuss and/or view films. Everyone is welcome, and participation can change from week to week.

Advisors

Mr. Tuit
Ms. Zwart
Mrs. Worden

Overview

The forensics program offers students the opportunity to develop, refine, and test their public speaking and acting skills. The team begins practice in January and competes agains other schools from January to April. 

Advisor

Mrs. Kamerman-Houskamp

Overview

Through the German American Partnership Program, German students from our partner school in Hamburg, the Johannes-Brahms Gymnasium, spend four weeks in Grand Rapids (including one week in Chicago) in the fall, usually in October. The following June, GRCHS students who have hosted here and who take German return the visit, staying in the home of the student they hosted in Grand Rapids. GRCHS students also stay for four weeks (including one week in Berlin). The exchange provides students from both sides with the opportunity to experience everyday life at home and in school, while also allowing time for some sight-seeing. This experience offers a unique opportunity to improve one's language skills in ways that cannot be replicated in the classroom. The host family stay often leads to deeper friendships, extending beyond just the exchange partners to include the parents and siblings.

Advisor

Mr. Hoekstra

GIDAS (guide-us) stands for Genes in Diseases and Symptoms and is a branch of a larger organization called miRcore. The goal of GIDAS is to bring high-level computational biology research to high school students. Due to close partnership with the University of Michigan, you may also have the opportunity to participate in the Gene & Health Contest later in the school year.

Advisor

Mrs. Watson

Overview

The GRCHS Global Ambassador club is a service-leadership club that holds meetings and social activities. The club aims to have a positive impact on the entire school community by broadening global perspectives, developing cultural understandings, and fostering a passion for serving God’s people. This program mission aligns with our larger school mission of “equipping students to be effective servants of Christ in contemporary society.”

Advisor

Mrs. Potts

Overview

We are a diverse group of students and staff who wish to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ through song. Any one (staff and students) may join. No prior musical experience is necessary — we only ask for your commitment and enthusiasm.  We are looking for musicians to accompany us (keyboard, drums, guitar).  We meet once or twice a week for practice (one day during lunch and Office Hours, and one day during Focus). The choir performs from time-to-time in Chapel, and we hope to have at least one concert for parents and friends to attend.

Advisor:

Ms. Nance

Overview:

Students meet Monday nights from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at school to develop and practice their improvisational acting skills. The team learns fast-paced, short-form improvisational comedy and performs two public shows during the school year. This is a "try out" group, but students from all grades are invited to the tryouts in the fall. 

Advisor:

Mr. Taylor

Overview:

Our mission is to create a place for young men to share and grow emotionally, spiritually and socially as leaders. These men will participate in a variety of activities as they share their lives and faith together and grow in community. 

Advisors

Mrs. Karsten
Mr. McCracken

Overview

National Honor Society (NHS) was established in 1921 to recognize outstanding high school students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character. Juniors and seniors at GRCHS who have a GPA of 3.7 and above and have interest in serving the school community are strong candidates for membership. NHS consists of a student-lead executive board that plans monthly meetings. Members of the general body participate in service opportunities and activities within the school community. Applications are available to students in the spring of their sophomore or junior year.  Learn more National Honor Society here.

Advisor

Mr. Padilla

Overview

Students may apply to become Peer Listeners. Students accepted into the program receive special training and refresher course work during each school year. The program is supervised by staff and is open to juniors and seniors. Peer Listeners are a group of students who serve our campus in a variety of ways. They welcome new students, they provide support for students during difficult times, and they are available to listen in confidentiality to students who are struggling.

Advisor

Mrs. Williams

Overview

IIf you enjoy playing table tennis, please join our club any week that you are available. This is a great way to meet new friends in a fun atmosphere while playing a little ping pong. We meet 1x/week after school and welcome all players and levels.

Advisor

Mr. McWhertor

Overview

The Vex Robotics club at Grand Rapids Christian High School is about building, programing and driving remote controlled robots. The club provides an engaging and fun student experience that enables individuals to reach their full potential in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, while they develop the knowledge and skills vital to success in the 21st Century. There is a new challenge each year. Students start building their robot at the beginning of the school year. Starting in October there are matches against other schools.

Advisor

Mrs. Decker

Overview

This is a student-led club where the kids get together in groups and play table-top role-playing games (Dungeons and Dragons, there's a Marvel RPG (role playing game), FATE is another format). The kids, through these games, work on creative problem-solving and improvising, all through the "saving the world from evil" lens.

Advisor

Ms. Das

Overview

Each year four seniors are selected to attend Grand Rapids Rotary Club as student members. They are selected on the basis of their academic standing, their leadership within the student body, and their volunteer services.

Advisor

Mrs. Fischer

Overview

The GRCHS Eagle Student Ambassadors serve as representatives for Grand Rapids Christian High School. They serve in a variety of ways including hosting new and visiting students, leading family & student tours, hosting college representatives and volunteering at school events.

Advisor

Ms. Das

Overview

The GRCHS Student Congress partners with administration, faculty, and staff to make GRCHS a school community that thrives. The Student Congress shall be made up of roughly 30 students serving on five branches, plus an executive branch (elected by the congress). The branches are responsible to lead in their designated area, but all branches must work together for the good of the school. Each branch will have one or two faculty sponsors and an administrative liaison.  The Student Congress meets regularly (even in the summer) to plan its work.

• Events and Activities: Works to plan and promote events and activities at GRCHS
• Hospitality and Inclusion: Works to create systems that make GRCHS a welcoming, inclusive school
• School Spirit: Works to coordinate and to promote opportunities for GRCHS students to come together to celebrate the many various aspects of our school community
• Service: Works to create consistent partnerships in the community, and to promote opportunities for GRCHS students to serve
• Spiritual Formation: Works to make sure that our faith is infused into all aspects of the school and that there are opportunities for student growth
• Executive Branch: Leads and represents the entire congress and student body in meetings with the principal

Advisor

Mrs. Mellitz

Overview

Each year students have the opportunity to try out for parts in the theatrical production. Auditions are open to the entire student body. Besides being actors, students are able to participate in a wide range of related crews and committees, which are essential to the production including student directing, makeup, lighting, set/props collection and construction.

Advisor

Ethan Postmus

Overview

Open to all students at Grand Rapids Christian High, this group meets together for Christian fellowship and faith enrichment. Young Life provides students an opportunity to share their faith with one another, talk over issues or concerns, and develop special bonds of friendship through the group’s various social activities.

Advisors

Ms. Das

Overview

Youth Culture Club (YCC)  is committed to cultivating a culturally inclusive environment where diverse thoughts and expressions are valued and appreciated, regardless of a student's race, socioeconomic status, political party, or other defining features. Students will have the opportunity to educate each other and learn about current events, politics, and culture in a way that unites our school and local community. 

The Youth Culture Club is offering a series of faith-based presentations for students to attend. If students are interested in supplementing the series with a presentation of their own or organizing the series, consider joining the club. If a student is looking for a place to disclose shared group experiences, consider joining a cultural mentorship group.