Art Club is an inclusive sister organization to Creative Minds that does not require an audition to join. Students explore creative projects, build skills, and participate in occasional community art events in a fun, relaxed environment.
Creative Minds empowers passionate art students to explore their creativity, develop new skills, and share their artwork with others. Through collaborative events, exhibitions, and community outreach, we make art that inspires, connects, and gives back.
Buddies is a program that builds one-to-one friendships between people with and without disabilities, offering social mentoring while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion for a population that is often isolated and excluded. Through their participation, people with disabilities form meaningful connections with their peers, gain self confidence and self esteem, and share interests, experiences, and activities that many other individuals enjoy.
Cinema Club meets during Chad Nelson’s lunch period to watch and discuss films that go beyond surface-level entertainment. Students explore cinematic storytelling, visual language, and the art of film through engaging conversation and analysis.
DECA is a business organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Participation in DECA furthers development skills in leadership, management skills, civic consciousness, job responsibility, motivation to excel, good work habits, critical thinking and problem solving. In addition to ongoing meetings and events at BVHS, DECA members may have the opportunity to participate in local and international conferences. DECA is open to members of all grade levels.
Drama Club takes trips to different plays, then later discusses everything about the play.
FCA is Fellowship of Christian Athletes. It is a Christian group that meets on Sunday nights at 7pm or Friday mornings at 7:15am at the high school. The vision of the international organization of FCA is "to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes." Our FCA huddle plays games, discusses life lessons from sports, and works on building up each athlete's personal relationship with Jesus Christ on a daily basis.
The FFA is an organization that competes in many different career development events (CDE). Fall CDE’s: Ag Broadcasting, Ag communications, As issues, Ag Sales, Creed Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, Job Interview, Jr. Parliamentary Procedure, Marketing Plan, Prepared Public Speaking, and Parliamentary Procedure. Spring CDE’s: Ag Business Management, Agronomy, Floriculture, Horse Evaluation and Selection, Meats Evaluation and Technology, Natural Resources, Range Plant ID, Ag Mechanics, Dairy Cattle, Food Science and Technology, Livestock Evaluation, Milk Quality and Products, Nursery/Landscape, and Vet Science. The FFA events put on events such as tractor drives, bowling competitions, petting zoo’s, and we participate in National FFA week. The FFA Puts on one fundraiser during the year; Fruit Sales.
First Priority is a student-led Christian group that allows students to gather together on Tuesday mornings for food, fellowship, and fun!
HOSA is 100% healthcare! This organization helps promote career opportunities within the healthcare industry while training students to deliver quality healthcare to all people. HOSA meets bi-monthly and offers several opportunities for students. Listen to professionals discuss their current health careers; explore various health-related career options; and practice healthcare skills in a competitive event held in the spring. This group is open to all grades!
Students in Math National Honor Society are recognized for outstanding achievement and curiosity in the field of mathematics. Students who have completed Algebra and Geometry with at least a B average are eligible to become members. Math NHS students travel to academic competitions at regional colleges and universities. Members also offer daily tutoring at Brandon Valley Middle School and help high school students prepare for semester tests.
Please contact Mrs. Willman for more information about being a mentor or a tutor.
National Honor Society is a national organization which recognizes outstanding scholarship, leadership, and volunteerism. In the fall of their junior or senior year, students with a GPA of 3.4 or higher are notified of their academic eligibility and will be invited to apply for admittance into NHS. Applications for admittance require proven leadership experiences and community service experience (six hours of service done within one year from applying). In addition, the character of each nominee is reviewed by the faculty. Incidences of academic dishonesty or violations of law that resulted in nonparticipation of extra-curricular activities will be taken into account during the character review. Students will be personally notified if their application is accepted and an induction ceremony into the group will occur in December. Once you are inducted into NHS, you remain a member unless you are dismissed due to outstanding circumstances.
Oral Interpretation is a performance activity that allows students to perform plays and other pieces of literature for an audience using just voice and body. No props or costumes are allowed; the focus is on creating a character and/or a scene. Students may perform by themselves or with groups of other students. The performances are then entered into competitive tournaments. In the fall semester, a class is offered to prepare students for performances and competition. There is also the opportunity to work after school for students who want to compete but are unable to take the class.
Students who are interested in competitive public speaking can work on extemporaneous speaking and original oratory. Both are activities in which students research and write speeches on either current events or a topic of their choice and present these speeches in a competitive setting. Students interested in this can take the oral interpretation class and use that class time to prepare for their speeches or can work independently after school to prepare.
Quiz Bowl is an academic extra-curricular activity for students in grades 9-12. High School participants meet one morning and one afternoon per week to study for upcoming tournaments. For more information on lettering, participation, etc., please contact Chris White at Christopher.R.White@k12.sd.us. Students at the high school level will participate in 7 or 8 local tournaments.
SALSA, made up of 1500+ members from the four Sioux Falls area high schools, is an organization focused on volunteerism. The HELP!Line Center facilitates group meetings and links high school students to volunteer opportunities in the community through this program. Volunteering enables students to explore careers and increase awareness of community needs. Meetings at Brandon Valley are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 am in the Community Room.
Student Council representatives are elected by their class in the spring preceding their governing school year. As an elected representative, the primary responsibility is to bring the views and concerns of your class to the council meeting. At the council meeting you must make decisions based on your wisdom and judgment of the situation as well as the views and concerns of the class. Once a council decision has been made, it is the responsibility of the representative to support the decision, keeping in mind that whatever is adopted by a council could, however, be changed at a later date. Meetings are held at the beginning of each month.
Anti-NicoTEENS is a group that focuses on educating student about the dangers of tobacco, nicotine and vaping. Members work on creating educational lessons and teach these lessons to the 5th grade students in our district. Meetings are held on Wednesday mornings at 7:35 AM in room 205. Listen to announcements for upcoming meetings and events! Everyone is welcome! Website
The Brandon Valley High School Trap team is open to students in grades 6-12th grade, as long as they have completed a gun safety course. One of the largest teams in the state, we complete on Tuesday and Thursday nights at Garretson Sportsmen’s Club from 4:30 – 7:00. The season runs from the first week in April through the last week in May. Contact Justin Lovrien (Justin.Lovrien@k12.sd.us) with any questions!