The Agathos Chapter of the National Honor Society of Central High School is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in four areas of evaluation: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Candidates for membership into the Agathos Chapter of the National Honor Society are 10th, 11th, and 12th grades students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better and have a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service logged by the application due date. Candidates will be given the application packet with instructions and the forms needed to complete the process. After candidates turn in the application forms, the seven member Faculty Council reviews and scores the anonymous forms with an established rubric to determine which candidates meet the criteria for membership.

Accepted applicants will be recognized at a formal induction ceremony and celebration. Once inducted, members will be required to maintain the same level (or better) of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Obligations include attendance at monthly chapter meetings during the school year, completion of individual service projects, and participation in the chapter service project.

Students and parents who have questions about the organization, requirements, or the application process are invited to contact the chapter adviser Mrs. Panzner at panznerm@bcschools.net.

The purpose of the Art Club is to stimulate an interest in art. Field trips and fund-raising projects are held.

Sponsor: Mr. Howard McLean

If you would take a moment to look outside and imagine if there was no grass, trees or animals. Imagine the dark sky and freezing temps just before the sun comes up to boil us with its rays. This is our future unless we do something about it now, and it all starts with you. You may have seen these colorful sticks pinned on backpacks or on necklaces. These are called climate sticks and they show where our atmosphere is and where it is going to be if we don't do anything about the carbon polluting our air. We need everyone who is interested in helping the cause to go speak to Mrs. Kim Dukarski in the attendance office during your lunch hour. Before or after school will work as well. Together we can literally save the world.

The Crest is Central's literary book published yearly. This book contains different works done by students over the year, showing talents in writing and in visual art.

Adviser is Mike Vincent

The goals are the promotion of standards of excellence in all phases of theater and the creation of an active and intelligent interest in drama. Students produce plays which involve work on costuming, props, tickets, make-up, sound effects, and lighting as well as acting.

Join the excitement of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), where high school students design and build innovative robots to tackle fun, competitive challenges! Over six weeks, teams collaborate to create machines that can shoot balls, balance on beams, and more, all while learning essential skills in STEM fields.

FRC isn’t just about robots; it’s about building future leaders. Participants gain real-world experience and have access to numerous scholarships, all while embracing the spirit of “Gracious Professionalism” that encourages respect and cooperation.

Any questions can be answered by Zachary Seebeck, lead mentor. (989) 750-5996, or at seebeckz@bcschools.net

All members taking German and former German students are eligible for membership. The purpose of the club is to promote friendship and interests in the German language and culture.

Sponsor: Mrs. Susan Elder

The Green Club is dedicated to the development of recycling efforts at CHS and in the community of Bay City.

The following are the major goals of the Green Club:

Continuing of the classroom recycling of paper products

• Recycling of aluminum cans
• Educating of the students and staff at CHS to the benefits of recycling
• Assisting local schools in their development of recycling programs
• Work with the City of Bay City in its recycling efforts: Fundraising activities to further the efforts of the Green Club
• Assisting in the development of a positive physical plant image at CHS (planting trees and flowers)
• Exploring further recycling efforts, such as Styrofoam, cans and newspapers.

A group of students who enjoy knitting and gather together and knit different items.

Advisor is Amy Miles

This club promotes greater awareness of the world by taking students on biennial trips to foreign countries. Students are trained by teachers on how to be effective travelers prior to departure.

Destinations alternate between lower cost trips to the Western Hemisphere and higher cost trips to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Sponsors: Kristy Keenan (email: keenank@bcschools.net), Craig Windt (email: windtc@bcschools.net)

Link Crew is a high school transition program that increases freshman success. Members of the junior and senior class are trained to be Link Leaders who act as positive role models, motivators, mentors and teachers helping guide the freshmen to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school.

Leaders coordinate and run the freshmen orientation day. During this day, each leader works in small groups of 10 freshmen. The leaders then provide academic and social support to these 10 freshmen throughout the remainder of the year.

Our active Link Crew Leaders currently have each offered over 25 volunteer hours to make this program a success. They will continue to formally work with freshmen through academic follow-ups with students and unstructured leader contact with individual freshmen.

Adviser is Penny Hildinger

The Positive Post Pledge Club is making an effort to change how people treat each other online. The ultimate goal is to decrease cyber bullying; which is the use of the Internet to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile way. We hope to encourage all of our students to take the responsibility of appropriate Internet use seriously.

By taking the pledge you commit to "think before you tweet" and "ponder before you post". Join us on Facebook!

Sponsor: Jill Moore

Students Against Destructive Decisions aims to provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions by hosting awareness events throughout the year.

CHS students may bring a guest to school dances. The guest must be at least a freshman in high school but no older than 20 years and pre-registered and approved by an administrator via a Guest Approval form. All guest pass request forms need to be turned in by the end of the day Wednesday prior to the dance scheduled.

Filling out the Guest form does not guarantee that the person will be allowed to attend. It is better to ask for approval well in advance of a dance.

To purchase tickets for Prom, a student must be of Junior or Senior status based on credits. All students must show ID's at the door to be admitted to the dance. Students are not permitted to re-enter after having once left the dance. Students are subject to all school rules and their consequences if those rules are violated (smoking, alcohol/drug possession or use, etc.).

Any inappropriate behavior will result in removal from the dance. Students should make arrangements for transportation prior to coming to the dance. Suspended/Expelled students are not permitted to attend.

The Ski Club introduces students to skiing and promotes fellowship among the students. The purpose is to have fun with others who enjoy skiing.

Student Council is formed to serve the interest of the students of Bay City Central. All students are members of Student Council but voting is done by representation. Each class is represented by four Senators and each organization has one Representative. Voting takes place for upperclassmen during the preceding school year.

Sponsor: Mr. Alex Velasquez.

Student Crime Stoppers is a student driven organization within the school dedicated to stopping and solving criminal activity around Central High School. Callers remain completely anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards for information leading to solving the crime. The organization is dedicated to making Central High School a safer and better place to be.

Unified Champions was introduced as a brand new club to Central High School in 2009 and already has made a difference. Members are looked upon as being leaders of the school, which comes with a lot of dedication and commitment, but is one of the most rewarding clubs here at Central. Unified Champions is a division of Special Olympics that is all about joining the general education with the special education, giving all students much needed attention, endowing a true high school experience for all. Central's Unified group won a national aware for running a complete and productive Unified Club in 2017. Plus, Unified Champions is so much fun!! There are endless activities and opportunities to get involved throughout this club! Sponsors: Mrs. Hildinger (hildingerp@bcschools.net or 989-893-9541 ext. 1220) and Mrs. K. Jackson (jacksonk@bcschools.net or 989-893-9541 ext. 1232)

91.3 FM WCHW is owned and operated by the Bay City Public Schools and has been serving the Bay City area since 1973. Our studio is located on the 2nd floor of Bay City Central High school.

Student hours of operation during the school year are 7:40 am to 2:20 pm. During non-school hours we are proud to Broadcast Classical Music from WCPE Wake Forest North Carolina.

Contact Information

Station Manager: Bryan Bishop bishopb@bcschools.net 989-893-9541 ext 1212 Student manager : Ethan Anderson

The Work-Based Learning program (formerly Co-op) provides students opportunities to explore career interests. The learning experience can range from short-term engagements such as mock interviews, job shadows, and guest speakers to long-term engagements including career training and preparation.

Depending on the type of learning experience, the pupil might be engaged for one hour, one day, one semester, or even one year.

Juniors and Seniors have the option to participate in on-site career training and preparation. The Work-Based Learning program recognizes the value of supervised work as a learning experience. The employer and school join together for a business educational partnership. Students will experience in-depth, first-hand engagement with tasks required of a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum, instruction, and program standards.

If you are interested in learning more about the program, please visit the BCPS Work-Based Learning website or connect with our Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Ed Clements at clementse@bcschools.net or by phone at 989-891-0632.

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For more information, please contact Ed Clements in the Work-Based Learning office.

Yellow Ribbon is a grass-roots, community based, volunteer organization developed to serve youth and the communities that surround them, and to address youth/teen suicide through public awareness, education and training to help communities build new and/or strengthen existing programs. If you are concerned for yourself or a loved one, CALL 800-273-TALK (8255).