Student Organizations & Opportunities

Campus Life

Campus Life combines healthy relationships with creative programs to help young people make good choices, establish a solid foundation for life, and positively impact their schools.

Southwood Campus Life is open to any high school students. No sign up is necessary and anyone can join at anytime. At the beginning of the school year, a Campus Life representative will hand out information during lunch. Campus Life meets on Fridays throughout the school year during homeroom.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

FCA is an opportunity for students to grow in their faith, learn to lead small groups, and create stronger friendships with their peers. Students and adults lead devotions, scripture reading, games, and discussions about the Christian faith.

FCA meets every Friday morning from 7:30-7:55 in the library. Anyone in grades 7-12 are invited to attend. A student does not need to be an athlete to join, nor do they need to sign up and are welcome to join any week.

National Honor Society

Juniors and seniors with a minimum grade point average of 9.0 are invited to apply to the National Honor Society during the fall semester. A faculty committee reviews the applications and then decides who is admitted. In order to be selected, you must have proven academic success as well as many extracurricular and community activities, leadership roles, community service, etc. National Honor Society is a great accolade to list on college and scholarship applications.

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Robotics Club

Students in grades 7 - 12 are eligible to tryout for the Robotics Club. The SHS daily announcements will give students information on when tryouts are and the deadlines for submissions. Interested students will pick up a Tryout Packet for the Tech Office or School Office. They will then perform the assigned tasks and submit a short video.

The SHS Robotics Club typically begins their season in August, with competitions going through February or April, depending on how far the team advances. The teams participate in three to four events per season, which typically take place on weekends. Participants meet after school from 3:15 - 4:15 pm on Mondays and Wednesday to practice, along with Fridays during homeroom.

The high school teams also meeting during homeroom Monday through Thursday. A Robotics curriculum is now offered to students in grade 9 - 12, so these student receive class credit for being involved in Robotics.

The SHS Robotics program allows students to understand how things work. Students develop more complex skills as the games become more complicated. Robotics also promotes valuable life lessons about perseverance and determination when faced with challenges. Not only does our robotics program help to establish science, technology, engineering, and math concepts, it also works to build on students' team-building skills as they work together to complete challenges. When students work with robotics, they learn how to use the right tools for different purposes.

Speech Team

Information coming soon.

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Student Congress

Student Congress is an opportunity to get involved. It is composed of many students who want to build community and create school spirit. Student Congress provides leadership opportunities to make a difference within our school.

Student Congress is active all throughout the school year. Activities include planning homecoming activities, supervising and volunteering during the school blood drive, hosting a high school semi-formal dance, and many other school activities. 

Any high school student in good academic and disciplinary standing is eligible to apply. An application for membership is required, as well as elections for officer positions, which occur at the end of each school year.

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Battle of the Books gives students an opportunity to read award winning novels independently and then come together and work as a team to answer questions about the novels in battle rounds against other Wabash County schools. 

Battle of the Books runs during the spring semester for up to ten jr. high student who want to participate. The group meets regularly during homeroom time and have a one night competition at the Wabash Carnegie Library. There is no cost to be involved.

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Wabash County Junior High Math Competition

This opportunity allows junior high students from around the county to compete in a math contest. The competition usually takes place in March at Manchester University after school. The students who are invited to participated are typically the top ten 7th and 8th graders from the accelerated math program. These students are determined by accumulated points throughout the school year.

In the competition, students compete individually against other Wabash County junior high students. They also compete as part of a team as each team consists of two 7th graders and two 8th graders. Each of the four county schools are represented on each team. This allows students to gauge themselves against other gifted students from around the county. 

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Crossroads Junior Board

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. 

Mayor's Youth Council

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.