Activities

Austinaires and Choralaires

Advisor: Kalle Akkerman
Contact: kalle.akkerman@austin.k12.mn.us
The Austinaires & Choralaires are vocal audition groups that perform at district events, music concerts, and some community events. Contact Kalle Akkerman for audition information.

Jazz One, Packer Jazz, and Scarlet Jazz

Advisor: Christoph Dundas
Contact: christoph.dundas@austin.k12.mn.us
Jazz One, Packer Jazz, and Scarlet Jazz are audition groups that perform at district events, music concerts, and some community events. Contact Christoph Dundas for audition information.

La Fiera

Advisor: Gene Schott
Contact: gene.schott@austin.k12.mn.us
La Fiera is an orchestra audition group that performs at district events, music concerts, and some community events. Contact Gene Schott for audition information.

Pep Band

Advisor: Christoph Dundas
Contact: christoph.dundas@austin.k12.mn.us
Pep Band is a fall and winter activity. Students attend numerous athletic events through the fall and winter to play for the activity.

Theater Club

Advisor: Kim Potter
Contact: kim.potter@austin.k12.mn.us
Austin High School typically has a fall musical production as well as a spring production. Any AHS student is welcome to audition for any of our productions.

Knowledge Bowl

Advisor: Leslie Leffers
Contact: leslie.leffers@austin.k12.mn.us
Knowledge Bowl kicks off in mid-November and ends with the chance to qualify for a state tournament in March. They usually practice once to twice a week and compete in the southern region approximately three times during the season.

Science Olympiad

Advisor: Tisha Pischke
Contact: tisha.pischke@austin.k12.mn.us
Science Olympiad starts at the end of October. They compete at a southern sectional at the end of February and will have the chance to compete for state the first part of March.

Speech

Advisor: Dan Hanson
Contact: daniel.hanson@austin.k12.mn.us
The Austin High School speech team competes in multiple public speaking and interpretative events, including informative, persuasive, and extemporaneous speaking, as well as several acting events, including humorous and dramatic interpretation, storytelling, and extemporaneous reading. We attend anywhere from 7 to 10 tournaments throughout the state each season. Practices begin in October and tournament season ranges from January to April.  All AHS students are welcome to join.

Speech Team Handbook

Go Green Club

Advisors: Lisa Rueckert
Contact: lisa.rueckert@austin.k12.mn.us
The Go Green Club is a yearlong club that works to promote environmentally friendly projects, practices and ideas within Austin High School, the school district and the community.

Student Council

Advisor: Emily Hovland
Contact: emily.hovland@austin.k12.mn.us
Student Council is in charge of homecoming week, 5 days of Giving as well as Spring Fling week. They also attend SED and the State conference as well as send people to nationals.

Table Tennis

Advisor: Rayce Hardy
Contact: rayce.hardy@austin.k12.mn.us
Table tennis is an activity that takes place in the winter. They typically meet one to two times a week and finish their season with participation in the state tournament.

Link Crew

Advisor: Joee Winter
Contact: joee.winter@austin.k12.mn.us
This is a freshman connection experience that links some of our junior and senior link leaders with our incoming freshman to develop connections and role models as they start their high school journey. Link Leaders are selected each spring and there are trainings that take place for them. The Link event for freshman takes place in the fall before school starts as well as some follow up time throughout the year.

Youth Leadership

Advisor: Emily Hovland
Contact: emily.hovland@austin.k12.mn.us
Youth leadership is a community action group that does events including Mr. Austin, The AHS Blood Drive, and the Strides for a Cure race in May.

Art Club

Advisor: Jake Levisen
Contact: jake.levisen@austin.k12.mn.us
Art Club is for our students to continue to purse and develop their interest in the arts outside of the classroom. We have two student art shows each year as well as our students compete in the Region 1AA Visual Arts competition in the spring.

National Honor Society

Advisor: Karen Huff
Contact: karen.huff@austin.k12.mn.us
The Austin High School Chapter of the National honor society is dedicated to Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Service.

Austin High School FFA

Advisors: Kim Schechinger and Christina Ebeling
Contact: kim.schechinger@austin.k12.mn.us and christina.ebeling@austin.k12.mn.us
Austin High School FFA provides students interested in agricultural, natural resource, and food science technology the opportunity to intra-curricularly expand on what they learn in the classroom. Our students refine their skills in communication, agricultural education, leadership development, and community service-based learning. Contact advisors Kim Schechinger and Christina Ebeling for more information.

Visit the official Austin High School FFA website (www.austinffa.theaet.com) for more information.

DECA

Advisor: Troy Watkins
Contact: troy.watkins@austin.k12.mn.us
DECA is a program to support young entrepreneurs as they learn about business, marketing, advertising and other areas. Our DECA program participates in the regional and state DECA competitions as well as Nationals if students qualify.

Clay Target Club

Advisors: Jeffrey Martinson and Jessica Crews
Contact: jeffreymartinson1973@gmail.com or jj-crews@hotmail.com
The Clay Target club participates in competitions throughout the region.
NOTE: There will be additional league fees, target fees, ammunition and other fees associated with this activity depending on what disciplines you choose to participate in. You will need to contact the coaches above so they can register you with the State League. Shooting will be Mondays and/or Thursdays starting at 4:30 PM.

Archery

Advisors: Zach Anderley
Contact: zachanderley@icloud.com

Bowling

Advisor: TBD
Contact:
The bowling team competes in the fall at Echo Lanes bowling alley. They practice and compete each week and have the chance to qualify for the state tournament at the end of the season.

STAND (Students taking a new direction)

Advisor: TBD
Contact: 
STAND is a student group that promotes positive and healthy behavior for our students and community through community awareness activities.

Diversity Club

Advisor: TBD
Contact:

Strength & Conditioning

Advisor: Jacy Bodi
Contact: jacy.bodi@austin.k12.mn.us

Robotics

Advisor: Ryan Stanley
Contact: ryan.stanley@austin.k12.mn.us