Belleville East
Activities
Arts
Art Club
Choirs
Drama Club
Marching Band/Color Guard
Color Guard- Bryan White
Lancer Book Club
Sports & Competitions
Baseball
Bass Fishing Club
The purpose of the Bass Fishing Club at Belleville East High School is to promote bass fishing and fishing in general within the high school and throughout the community of
Belleville. The club will have meetings, fundraising and outing events throughout the
school year. If possible, we will entry a tournament or two and compete in the IHSA
Sectional with a chance to compete at the IHSA State Finals. The club will teach the
members more about fishing both recreationally and competitively with an emphasizes
on bass fishing. Overall, this club is meant for students to enjoy the sport of bass
fishing and represent the high school and community of Belleville throughout the state
of Illinois.
Bowling
Boys Basketball
Boys Golf
Boys Soccer
Boys Tennis
Boys Track
Boys Volleyball
BTHS Ice Hockey Club
This organization is a club for East and West students.
I would like to introduce you to BTHS ( Belleville Township High School) Ice Hockey Club. This organization is formed by a combination of Belleville West and Belleville East Students/Players. The two schools merged this program 3 years ago in order to be on a more competitive level with other teams in the area. We are a club run by mainly volunteer parents and hockey enthusiasts. We do some fundraisers to help keep our families fees at a reasonable level, and have had great success with our program.
Our program consists of of a JV – Junior Varsity Team (players birth year must be between 2003-2000 – 7th grade minimum and 11th grade maximum), this level will work on player development and game play. All players in our district and meeting these requirements, are welcome to join our team.
*In the event of an overabundance of players, we hold the right to have 7th grade players interested in the program, to join in our practices, but not on the bench for games played.
We also have a Varsity level team. These players are required to be of high school age (Freshman through Senior grade level). Varsity players are expected to perform at a more competitive level and will be expected to participate in an evaluation process overseen by qualified coaches.
For more information, please contact: Ryan Pruett at rpruett@bths201.org or bellevillehockey201@gmail.com
Cheerleading-Basketball
Cheerleading-Football
Chess Team
Cross Country
Dance Team
Debate Team
Dungeons and Dragons Club
This club is for anyone who has ever played or is interested in playing the classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. We are currently playing 5e and 2e.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Football
Girls Basketball
Girls Golf
Girls Soccer
Girls Tennis
Girls Track
Girls Volleyball
Math Team
Scholastic (Scholar) Bowl
Scholar Bowl is an IHSA quiz game that tests players on a wide variety of academic subjects like English, math, science, social studies and miscellaneous areas like current events, entertainment, the arts, and sports. Teams of five players are read questions and try to score points for their team by buzzing first and responding with the correct answer. Belleville East team members compete with other high school teams across the area. Tryouts for Scholar Bowl Varsity and Junior Varsity teams are held in October and practices begin in November. The season lasts from December through March.
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad competitions are like academic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events in each division. Each year, a portion of the events are rotated to reflect the ever-changing nature of genetics, earth science, chemistry, anatomy, physics, geology, mechanical engineering , and technology. By combining events from all disciplines, Science Olympiad encourages a wide cross-section of students to get involved. Emphasis is placed on active, hands-on group participation.
Softball
Speech Team
Wrestling
Politics
Model United Nations
Youth and Government
Young Democrats
Young Republicans
Post High School
Distributive Education (DECA)
JROTC Club
Office Occupations (Co-Op)
Languages
French Club & French Honor Society
German Club & German Honor Society
Spanish Club & Spanish Honor Society
Honors Societies
French Honor Society
Sponsor: Shauna Ecker
German Honor Society
Sponsor: Andrew Gaa
History Club
History Club meets twice a month to discuss historical events, host debates, play historical games, and generally celebrate history. As a club, we are committed to uplifting diverse history and we host several events around the school each year. All students and grade levels are invited to join history club!
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a nationally recognized Math Honor Society run out of offfices at the University of Oklahoma.
Its purpose is to promote scholarship, foster enthusiasm and render service in the field of mathematics.
Belleville East students are eligible for application once they have completed at least six semesters of mathematics through Algebra 5-6. To be inducted into the society, members must meet a specific high math GPA with no Cs or Ds, teacher recommendations, and have completed at least one semester of math at Belleville East.
Once inducted, members earn service points by attending meetings, assisting students with tutoring, and providing activities for Junior High Math Contest.
If a member earns enough service points by the time they graduate, they will wear a graduation cord, the color of the honor society, at graduation. This is a very high honor and should be congratulated on their achievement.
National Art Honor Society
National Business Honor Society
National English Honor Society
National Honor Society
Renaissance
Science National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Thespian Society
Tri-M (National Music Honor Society)
#ProjectLITBEast Book Club
#ProjectLITBEast Book Club – Project Lit is a national, grassroots LITeracy movement, a network of dedicated teachers and students who are committed to increasing access to culturally relevant books and promoting a love of reading in our schools and communities. #ProjectLIT BEast student members select our reading for each semester with our book discussion happening during a lunch hour. Student members receive a free copy of the book to read and then pass on to others.
Social, Activism, & Volunteering
Belleville East Gay-Straight Alliance
Key Club
LifeSavers
Mashariki Multicultural Club
Octagon Club
Ecology Club
The Belleville East Ecology Club has been one of the largest and most active campus organizations from the time this institution opened its doors. Our stated purpose has been:
”A primary goal of the ecology club is to create a greater appreciation of the earth’s diverse biological wealth and promote an exchange of ideas and efforts aimed at insuring continued biological diversity. We, the sponsors, believe that our goals may be achieved only through active participation.”
Opportunities for active student participation may be realized through frequent hiking or camping trips to natural areas, community service projects, political lobbying efforts, and campus habitat restoration work. Much of the landscaping and natural settings found around the East campus today were made possible by efforts of past ecology club students. In addition to the environmental benefits from these efforts, surveys have shown that assistant principals, teachers, and the student body overwhelmingly support the continued natural restoration projects and feel more comfortable in a “green” learning environment. Research has suggested a positive effect on student behavior as well.
Meetings are held on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 a.m. in G202.
For more information see Ms. Becherer (jbecherer@bths201.org) in G202.
Recycling Team
Action Civics
Action Civics is a non-partisan group started by students in 2017 to provide opportunities to become more civically active on campus and in our communities. This group manages the Belleville East Food Pantry and gets involved in numerous activities on campus when needed, emphasizing student voice. Students discuss and address problems and invite stakeholders to speak to the group and brainstorm ideas for taking informed action at Belleville East.
BASIC Youth Board
BASIC (Belleville Achieves Strength In Character) Youth Board consists of students from Belleville East, Belleville West, and Althoff that model the BASIC adult board functions; doing community service and leadership service activities in the Belleville community. Students on the board exhibit strong leadership skills and promote good character inside and outside of school. Members have to apply and go through an interview process in order to be selected for the Board.
The BASIC Youth Board at East meets once a month before school, and then approximately once a month collectively with Althoff and West at the CAVE or at a location for community service.
First Priority
First Priority is for students who want to join other Christians at our school. We meet on Tuesday mornings at 7:50am for Bible study and fellowship and have a social outing at least one time a month. Our goal is to unite the Christian community to reach our high school campuses for Christ.
Interact
Interact is Rotary International’s Service Club for young people ages 14 to 18. Interact Clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary Clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting. Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of:
* Developing leadership skills and personal integrity
* Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
* Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
* Advancing international understanding and goodwill