The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition targeting high school students (grades 9th – 12th). Started by Dr. Norbert Myslinski at the University of Maryland in 1999, this competition fosters interest in Neuroscience among teenagers.

Click here to find out more about the Brain Bee competitions in Minnesota.

Envirothon is a club that competes in a competition about the environment.

Students in grades 9 – 12 are eligible to earn an academic letter in Envirothon. Students in grades 6 – 8 may join the junior envirothon team. They will also compete at the regional but with out the oral presentation.

You can find out more about MN Envirothon competitions here.

Knowledge Bowl is a team academic competition that encourages teamwork, collaboration, effective communication and strategic thinking. Students work together to solve oral and written round questions related to all areas of learning typical of elementary or secondary educational programs. Questions test students’ recall, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

Click here to learn more about Knowledge Bowl competitions in Minnesota.

The National Honor Society is designed to honor those students that are not only strong academically but are good leaders, active in the school and community, and of strong character. Northome is proud to sponsor both a Senior National Honor Society for students in grades 10 – 12 and a Junior National Honor Society for students in grades 7-9.

The Northome Chapter sponsors several activities throughout the year. We offer babysitting services for the parent-teacher conferences and other events as requested.  We sponsor the district spelling bee. Each spring we hold a walk for Cystic Fibrosis. We also sponsor a booth at the spring carnival.

In 2017, Northome School joined the Minnesota Association of Honor Societies. The MAHS is designed to honor those students that are not only strong academically but are good leaders, active in the school and community, and of strong character. The MAHS sponsors a senior high honor society (MHS) for grades 10 – 12. They also provide for a MJrHS (junior high) group for students in grades 7 – 9. The junior high group will work with the senior high group to promote the pillars represented by the MAHS/MJrHS.

You can find more information about the National Honor Society by clicking here.

Robotics is an academic club set up for students between the ages of 9 and 14.  It is co-hosted by Koochiching County 4H and Northome School.

Students involved participate in several different tasks. These include building and programing a robot, researching related topics and creating a presentation based on the research.

For more info, you can visit these sites:

Minnesota Leading Organization – High Tech Kids

National Organization – First Lego League

Science club is an extracurricular group that meets to explore different topics in science.  It is open to students that are in grades 7 – 12.  Students work together to plan activities and trips.

Northome has an active Student Council that coordinates many community service and school-wide events. Some past events have included food drives, penny war fundraisers, family fun nights, student activity days, winter homecoming, and student dances.