Involvement in extracurricular activities can be an avenue to growth for students. Northfield offers many clubs and organizations for students to join. While some have open participation, others have membership requirements. We invite you to explore the offerings of our student organizations and opportunities.
The Northfield Robotics team is open to students in 7th – 12th grade. Practice and competitions take place from August through April. Students interested in participating can sign up in May and early August. Participants typically practice two to three times per week, with meets on various Saturdays throughout the season.
Students involved with the robotics program will learn many aspects of engineering and industrial trades. Skills that can be learned through Robotics will help students compete in a high paced bracket competition environment . These skills include:
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Design
PLC Programming
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Troubleshooting and rapid response
They will also learn many shop techniques such as bolting assemblies together, fabrication of assembly details and electrical routing of wired components.
The Northfield Student Council is responsible for the sharing of ideas and concerns with school leaders. It performs fundraiser activities for school-wide activities that include equipment and social events that benefit Northfield and its surrounding community. Dances, pep rallies, dress-up days, homecoming activities, Red Cross Blood Drives, and other special events are all planned and executed by Student Council for the benefit of the entire student body.
The student council meets weekly during homerooms (9:00-9:30) and all are welcome to join (no cost required!) After serving as a club member for a year, members are encouraged to take on an executive position (President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer). Elections are generally held at the end of the previous school year and positions carry over throughout the next year.
Typically, there will be a callout meeting in the fall when attending students learn more about the club, as well as decide if they want to join it. In the Student Council, students can expect to learn parliamentary procedures, planning events, marketing strategies, AND (of course) how to have fun while doing it!
Sources of Strength was adopted by Northfield High School in 2019. Sources of Strength is a school-wide initiative for all students grades 7-12. We aim to foster the mission of the program which is “to provide the highest quality evidence-based prevention for suicide, violence, bullying and substance abuse by training, supporting, and empowering both peer leaders and caring adults through the power of connection, hope, help and strength”.
Sources of Strength is centered around eight core strengths: family support, positive friends, mentors, healthy activities, generosity, spirituality, medical access, and mental health. In this organization we utilize Norse time, during the school day, to facilitate school-wide campaigns, initiatives, and activities all centered around the eight core sources of strength.
Every month, two peer leaders from every Norse classroom meet with a planning team to organize a school-wide rollout day for the month. Peer leaders are recommended and selected by teachers. Peer leaders are the ones who then facilitate the activities in their classroom.
The purpose of Sources of Strength is to create a community of helpers and help seekers within our school building so that students who are struggling can be connected to help. We also want to build a student body that spreads hope, kindness, and strength into every corner of our community.
The Crossroads Bank Junior Board of Directors program is a highly innovative program designed to introduce local high school juniors and seniors to an extensive variety of banking, leadership and community service opportunities. Through this program, Crossroads Bank strives not only to encourage students to return to the local business community after college, but to strengthen the pipeline of talent for generations to come by offering creative opportunities for students to become capable leaders.
The Crossroads Junior Board is available to high school students. This program is active during the school year and meets monthly during lunch time. To participate, students must complete an application. Representatives from Crossroads Bank and other local businesses will review the applications and choose two participants from the junior and senior classes. Students will be notified by the school when applications are available, typically around March or April of each school year.
Students who participate are able to learn about a local business and participate in a service-learning program. Students hold different elected rolls in the board and conduct the meetings on their own as any adult board committee would do.
High School students are welcome to apply for membership for the Mayor’s Youth Council. An application is required and it must be approved by the mayor. Students will be notified at school when applications are available. A committee will select a student from each grade.
Students participate on this committee with other schools in Wabash. They learn about different challenges facing the city. They problem-solve and provide recommendations to the mayor. These students also participate in service-learning activities in the community.
This committee typically meets during lunch time at City Hall once per month; however, some meetings occur outside of school time for various activities.
This Superintendent's Advisory Team meets monthly with the MSD of Wabash County Superintendent throughout the school year usually for an hour at lunch time. Students in the 8th grade are notified of openings and given information about the application process in March or April of each school year. Interested students complete an application and the principal of each building reviews the applications and selects one male and one female to serve on the board.
Participants are selected from grades 9-12. Members stay on the board for all four years during high school. Students who enjoy discussing ways to help the administration achieve the district goals should apply. During the meetings, the Superintendent shares updates concerning the School District, discusses potential new ideas, and seeks opinions (advice) from the students. Students must verbally share their thoughts during meetings with their own high school, and also during combined meetings with both high schools.
Committee members get an inside looking about MSDWC school corporation. Along with students from Southwood High School, they bring their celebrations, concerns, and questions before the superintendent. Special gatherings include community service activities, Indianapolis Colts Sports & Business Forum, and Colts Football game.
