Best Buddies

Best Buddies High Schools is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of students with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one and group friendships. The vision behind the program is to maximize social opportunities for high school students in the mainstream and special education classes by matching them in one-to-one and group activites. The goal is to establish foundations for genuine friendships, develop communication skills, build self-esteem, and enrich the lives of both participants.

High school students who commit to membership with this club can gain the following: a heightened awareness of what students with disabilities may experience; an opportunity to see behind labels that society can place on individuals with disabilities; and the ability to make a difference in someone else's life and their own. Buddy pairs and groups model acceptance and support for people with intellectual disabilities both in their school and surrounding community.

Best Buddies is led by the Chapter President, with support from a group of fellow students (officer corp) and the Faculty and Special Education Advisors. Throughout the year, the President and officers will plan group outings, activities, and fundraisers. We welcome all members to join at any point during the school year. Please see Sharon Mustacchio or Jan Micklo for additional information.

Bourbon Red

Bourbon Red is theliterary magazine for NAHS.This magazine is sponsored and published by the students. The students make up the Editorial Staff.The magazine is a compilation of articles, short stories and art work submitted by the student body. Bourbon Red meets every Monday after school. The Editors read, edit and select all entries for the magazine.The staff compiles the magazine and generates a hard copy for the printers.

Concert Choir

Concert & Marching Band

The NAHS Marching Knights are steadily establishing themselves as a dedicated disciplined marching band. They perform at all home football games, march in all North Andover town parades and participate in renowned marching competetions. The expanding parade repetoire of the knights included the National Memorial Day parade in Washington DC in 2007.

Dance Club

The Dance Club, which has been existence for three years. This year we have between 20-25 students who have signed up. Different individuals volunteer each week to lead a class, beginning with a warm-up and then teaching a combination or some choreography that goes across the floor. On occasion, Mrs. Tracey will also teach a class. The point is to introduce various techniques and styles of dance. Since most of the students are from different dance studios, it is a nice way to dance together and acknowledge each other's talents. The girls are performing at the pep rally this year, which serves as a type of debut. Last year they performed at the talent show but the venue was much smaller. Students of all levels are encouraged to try a class. It meets every Tuesday from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Interact

Interact is a school based activity sponsored by our local Rotary Club. We are service oriented, with a focus on making an impact on two different fronts. First, we focus on volunteering and making a difference in our own local community. Second, we select a project that will make a difference on an International community. In the past we have completed projects like:

• Special Friends - visiting the Meadows Nursing Home once a month,
• Park Clean-ups,
• Participated in the Sports For Life Walk to benefit cancer research at Holy Family Hospital
• Ghoul School Halloween Fun Fair
• Book Drives
• Hurricane Katrina Relief Supplies
• Drives to collect clothing and other essentials to benefit local battered women's shelters, etc.

The club is open to any and all NAHS students. We meet once every two weeks, usually on Wednesdays in Room 1024 (Mrs. Gregoire's).

Math Team

Who we are:  Math team members share an interest in tackling mathematical challenges. All grades participate. Topics include material from the algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry, and precalculus curriculums. Freshmen as well as upperclassmen sharpen their problem-solving skills at weekly practices. Monthly competitions versus other schools take place October through March. Members develop a true sense of teamwork by participating in the team competitions.

Practices:  Weekly practices are held Thursdays after school in room 3019. We teach and/or review concepts relating to the current month’s topics. We encourage those who cannot attend each practice to come by and pick up a packet of problems to practice at home.

Competition:  We are a member of the Massachusetts Mathematics League (MML). Approximately forty schools belong to the MML. Competitions take place the first Thursday of the month from October through March. Ten team members (from each school) officially compete at each monthly meet. Other members participate as alternates. Competitions involve six individual rounds and one team round.

Top scoring schools from the league are invited to a state competition in early April. NAHS was invited to compete in the state competition in April 2005.

North Andover usually hosts the March meet. If you have wondered what we are all about, but have been hesitant to come to a practice, plan to stop by the cafeteria during the March meet. You may like what you see!

Multicultural Club

This club is involved in various activities, from fundraisers, to promoting diversity and a cosmopolitan outlook at NAHS. This club sponsors a FashionShow, Food Festival and an International Dance show. The club meets every Tuesday.

Spirit Club

The Spirit Club is responsible for the annual pep rally, an event that takes place during school on the day before Thanksgiving break. The performance includes dances, music, and a skit. We invite the cheerleaders, Dance Club, Step Team, and Pep Band to perform that day as well.

This club is open to juniors and seniors only and the group meets every Sunday night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the school's gymnasium, from the second week of September to the performance day (November 23rd this year). It is a lot of work and the students are in expected to build the set, choreograph the dances, and write the script (all with a little help, of course). Parents are invited to the dress rehearsal on the night before the big day.

This year, 140 students have become members, which is an impressive number considering that last year we had 102.

Theatre Guild

The NAHS Drama Guild is a student club and organization dedicated to providing theatrical experience to the students of North Andover High School.  Whether it be through acting, singing, dancing, improvisation, stage crew, technical crew, directing, stage managing, costuming, playwrighting, or anything else, the Drama Guild is a diverse group of students with a distinct passion for the theatrical arts.

Yearbook

Who May Join: All Students
Requirements for Membership: Willingness to work hard and attend weekly meetings.

The yearbook, which is called "The Knight", is designed to capture a look back on each graduating class and their most memorable times at North Andover High School. A collection of faculty, class pictures, clubs, activities, sports, candids and parent messages to graduating seniors are included each year.

Students learn how to layout pages for publishing, solicit advertisements, and fundraise for the publication to help defray the cost of the book. Producing a yearbook teaches the student how to run a small business, communicate with others, and work together to meet deadlines.