Downers Grove South High School - Activities

Activities

Downers Grove South has won several state championship for its extracurricular activities in its history, including (as of 2008) three in performance in the round, two in chess, and three from the Fillies Pom and Dance Team. The Coed Cheerleading team also won Back to Back State Championships in 2003 and 2004 and Back to Back National Championships in 2004 and 2005. Its speech team has won sixteen state championships, more than any other school. In 1997 it became the only team to win the speech state championship four years in a row, and in 2009 the only school to win that same title 6 years in a row.

Other School Activities Include:

  • AAMLG (African-American Male Leadership Group)
  • Anime Club
  • Art Club
  • A.C.E. (Athletes Committed To Excellence)
  • Blueprint (Student Newspaper)
  • Calliope (Student Literary Magazine)
  • Chess Club
  • Checkers Club
  • Class Boards
  • Culture Club (Cultures in Alliance)
  • Go Green Initiative (formerly "Direct Action")
  • Key Club
  • J. Kyle Braid
  • Marching Mustangs (Marching Band)
  • Masque & Gavel (Speech Team/Theater)
  • Math Team
  • Mustang Book Club
  • Music Appreciation Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Outdoor Adventure Club
  • RUSH Corps ("Are (R) You (U) South (S) High (H)?" - helps incoming freshmen get used to high school)
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Snowball
  • Speech Team
  • Stage Crew
  • Steppers
  • Student Council
  • Students With A Voice
  • Ultimate Frisbee Club
  • WDGC-FM Radio
  • Video Game Club
  • Yearbook Club (Caracole)

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