Activities

Joy Dunna
Activity Advisor

Adefunke Banjoko
Activity Advisor

Student Officers

Almaz Braasch
President

Mission: We, as the Black Student Union at Edina High School, strive to create a sense of community for African-American students, through an intellectual, cultural, and social environment where we can learn about our history and empower ourselves.

Sara Swenson
Club Advisor

Sara Burgess
Club Advisor

The Breakfast Book Club, led by Ms. Burgess and Ms. Swenson, welcomes students of all ages in grades 9-12. The club provides students with an opportunity to read and talk about books simply for the joy of it! In addition, students are able to begin building their personal libraries because the Breakfast Book Club gives each student their own copy of the books we read. In past years, over 50 students have participated in book club each quarter and the numbers continue to grow. Our funds will allow us to read four books this year; the first book choice was announced at our September meeting.

Learn about books we’ve previously read here.

Zhuo Wang
Club Advisor

Edina Chinese Club focuses on Asian, primarily Chinese, culture, customs, and language. Students will learn Chinese cultural aspects through hands-on applications such as calligraphy, traditional Chinese games, music, movies, etc. Students will learn about the values and manners that will develop them as global citizens.

Nicholas Gaudette
Activity Advisor

The Council of Classical Musicians (CCM) is dedicated to the cultivation of high quality music and the inspiration of young musicians in the Edina public education community. We perform high level ensemble music, and we guide young musicians on their musical journey by supporting organizations that fund the Edina Public Schools Orchestra and Band programs.

Specifically, we work with the Edina Band Boosters and Edina Orchestra Boosters to fund our schools' music programs!

Council of Classical Musicians Website

Joe Schmitt
Activity Advisor

Members of the Edina Debate & Speech Team compete against top students from Minnesota and across the nation in four forms of debate: policy, public forum, Lincoln Douglas, and Student Congress. The Edina Debate & Speech Team has a great history of success locally and nationally over the last 30 years.

Debate & Speech Website

Ryan Gallagher
Activity Advisor

DECA is a co-curricular, student-centered organization specifically designed to provide opportunities that will motivate secondary students to learn marketing, management and entrepreneurial competencies. This course will prepare learners to become college and career ready in the field of marketing. Students will have the opportunity to compete in competitive events at local, state, and national conferences.

Cliff Schwartz
Club Advisor

Pierre Schmidt
Club Advisor

Pop on over for all things French! We organize activities like French reality TV, Jeopardy!, and baguette fencing twice a month. This club is totally casual and a great way to get to know French students 9-12 as well as your interns.

Dylan Hackbarth
Club Advisor

GSA is a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ high school students and their allies to interact with others in the community. We often discuss queer people who are influential in media, arts and literature, and have conversations about what we experience as LGBTQ+ people.

JOIN GSA HERE

TBD
Club Advisor

We celebrate German culture, language, and heritage!

Jessica Yineman
Club Advisor

The Hip Hop Dance Team is a performance team showcasing their dances at Edina sporting events, as well as other local performances around the Twin Cities area. Athletes must audition.

Jenny Stone
Activity Advisor

Senior High Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic contest that combines intense competition with the incredible skill of knowledge recall. Team members work cooperatively to solve oral and written questions, while teams race against each other to be the first to "buzz in" and answer the question correctly.

Emese Drew
Club Advisor

The goal of this club is to build a community of students who are taking Latin or interested in Latin. We play Jeopardy! to learn more about Roman mythology and history. We build an awesome Homecoming Float every year and celebrate Rome's birthday with a Latin Surprise! We always have treats during the meetings!

Matthew Minowitz
Head Coach

Brandon Russell
Assistant Coach

edina MATH TEAM Website

John Justice
Activity Advisor

Mock Trial introduces students to our basic system of justice by establishing a competitive intra school program of trials. Using both Civil and Criminal cases, students apply their learned skills with professionals judging their performance.

Brad Dahlman
Activity Advisor

Meggie Trenda
Activity Advisor

Claude Sigmund
Activity Advisor

Model United Nations is organized where we work to solve the problems of the world through diplomacy. Students interested in geopolitics, international relations, and human rights would be very interested in this club. Students will get better at public speaking, writing, collaborating, and researching through their work in Model United Nations. We attend conferences in Minnesota and two travel conferences through an application process.

Jenny Stone
Activity Advisor

Quiz Bowl is a game in which two teams compete head-to-head to answer questions from all areas of knowledge - including history, literature, science, fine arts, current events, popular culture, sports, and more! There are also tournaments for individual players rather than teams.

The defining feature of Quiz Bowl is the use of a “buzzer system” that lets players interrupt the reading of a question when they know the answer. That element adds a dimension of confidence, anticipation, and rapid recall to a game about knowing facts. Those “tossup” questions are answered individually, but doing so earns one’s team a chance at a three-part “bonus” question. Bonus questions are worth more points and allow collaboration, but are generally more difficult.

Organized Quiz Bowl competitions are available in most states and at grade levels from middle school up.

Alyson Purdy
Activity Advisor

The Green Machine is the "varsity" level FIRST Robotics Competition team at EHS. All students on the team have completed at least one full season on an FTC team. The team meets year round to work on community outreach, fundraising team building, and core values, in addition to designing, building, programming, and competing an excellent robot.

Students must first have a full season, or more, on an FTC team. FTC is organized by Ging Wiandt. Students move up to "varsity" upon recommendation by Ms. Wiandt and FTC team mentors.

edina Robotics Website

Matthew Engelkes
Activity Advisor (2024-25)

Edina FTC Robotics is a group of competition teams that participate in FIRST Tech Challenge, a worldwide robotics competition that includes writing, presenting, and business skills. Guided by parent and community mentors, students work with a team of 6-10 students for four months (Aug. - Nov.) to build a robot that will compete in at least two tournaments (Mid-Nov. until Mid-Jan.), with the possibility of State (Feb.) and Worlds (April). We have four levels of participation to fit many different schedules. No experience necessary for students or parents. High school participants who have completed one year of FTC and contributed significantly to their team may be invited to join Edina's Hall of Fame FRC team #1816 The Green Machine.

Teams are formed in early August and FIRST registration happens once teams are assigned. Meetings begin in mid August. The sign up process is available at FTCRoboticsEdina.com mid-May through July, which includes:

• A Google form application
• EHS Activities registration through the Activities webpage
• Paper forms
• Payment

edina Robotics Website

Page Kinner
Club Advisor

Science Club likes to do all the fun, hands-on science experiments and demonstrations you wish you did in school, but rarely have time to do! We like to tie-dye, make ice cream with liquid nitrogen, play with dry ice, make slime, grow crystals, etch metals, and so much more! Bring your own ideas and join us for fun-filled science demos, make-and-takes, and more!

Joe Schmitt
Activity Advisor

Members of the Edina Debate & Speech Team compete against top students from Minnesota and across the nation in four forms of debate: policy, public forum, Lincoln Douglas, and Student Congress. The Edina Debate & Speech Team has a great history of success locally and nationally over the last 30 years.

Debate & Speech Website

Kim Caster
Activity Co-Advisor

Ryan Longley
Activity Co-Advisor

Become a force for good in Edina High School!

Student Council Website

Troy Stein
Activity Advisor

The Edina High School Student Senate serves as a liaison between EHS students and the administration; providing student voice in our efforts to make our high school a great place to be a student. Student Senate is a means for students’ participation in the governance of the EHS community. The Senate consists of approximately 20 student leaders that have been chosen through an interview process with the goal of a diverse, multi-age representative body. Students must fill out an application and go through an interview process.

Student Senate Website

Dan Amborn
Activity Advisor

The Whigrean (formerly Windigo) yearbook is published every year by students in the Whigrean yearbook class. Whigrean attempts to conscientiously cover all aspects of the Edina High School community. The yearbook is delivered and distributed in late May. A spring supplement is prepared in the latter part of the school year to cover major spring activities and events, including spring sports.

Putting together a high school yearbook requires a talented and dedicated staff, so we need YOU!

WHIGREAN Website

Tess Kingsbury
Activity Advisor

World Quest is a current events and world affairs club that focuses on international politics, global economies, and world cultures.  Come to play current events trivia and learn about world issues in a fun and welcoming environment.  There is also an opportunity to participate in the World Quest state competition which is a one day event in the spring.

Dan Amborn
Activity Advisor

Zephyrus is the official newspaper produced by students of Edina High School. The purpose of Edina Zephyrus Online is to accurately inform Edina citizens about the current events and inner workings of Edina High School and the surrounding community. 

Zephyrus recognizes the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press and abides by Tinker vs. Des Moines standard.

Opinions published in Zephyrus do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire staff, advisor, administration, or entire student body. Anonymous letters may be posted only if a Zephyrus advisor or editor knows the author’s identity. Letters should be mailed to the school or given to the advisor or a staff member. Zephyrus reserves the right to edit any letters for clarity and length.

General Staff Roles:

• News Staff: Creating written and multimedia content
• Art Staff: Photographs and illustrations are needed
• Layout Staff: Uses professional Adobe software to design the newspaper

First Year Staff Members:

• You can apply to take on multiple roles on staff
• Trained by both upper classmen and the activity advisor
• Report on a variety of events such as news, sports, arts, and entertainment

Zephyrus Website