Activities
Organizations & clubs 2024-2025
North Garland High School makes dozens of organizations and clubs available each year to students creating many additional participation and enrichment opportunities.
Please see the full listing below of all NGHS Organizations and Clubs to assist you in seeking out activities where you may have interests.
In addition to the full Organizations & Clubs listing, here are just a few highlights of campus organizations you may be interested in joining:
- Student Council and/or Beta Club, sponsor Mr. Barth
- Key Club, sponsor Mr. Blakley
- AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), sponsor Ms. Aston
- HYO (Hispanic Youth Organization), sponsor Mr. Campos
- National Honor Society (NHS), sponsor Ms. Aston and Ms. Smith
- Spanish National Honor Society (SNHS), sponsor Mr. Hopland
- UN Club, sponsor Ms. Belizaire
Another avenue you might consider for becoming active in campus activities includes joining a sports, business or occupational organization:
- Athletics / Drill Team / Cheer: For information about joining a North Garland High School athletic organization, drill team, or cheer team, you may contact our campus athletic director, Mr. Taurus Rucker, our women's athletic coordinator, Ms. Gail Martin, our drill team sponsors, Ms. Portillo and Ms. Numa, or our cheer sponsor, Ms. Williams. (Of course, you may instead contact the specific sponsor listed below in the area where you have interest.)
- Business / Occupational Specialties: There are many NGHS business and occupational student organizations you may be interested in joining. Highlighting a few, you may have interest in contacting our Health Occupations Student Organization (HOSA) sponsor, Dr. Kelly, our Journalism / Newspaper / Yearbook sponsor, Mr. James, our Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) sponsor, Ms. Ray, or our Career & Technology Education department lead.
Full listing of NGHS organizations & clubs
For more information about a particular club or organization, including how to join, please contact a listed sponsor.
Organization |
Last Name |
First Name |
Social Media Accounts |
| Academic Decathlon | Campos | Juan | twitter: @AcdecRaiders, IG: acdecraiders |
| Activity Director | Gibson | Nancy | |
| African Black Student Union | Corbin Okeke | Michelle | George Ghali |
| All Athletes Association, Triple A | Wright | Torrence | |
| AP Club | Tinajero | Giselle | |
| Asian Students Association | Sushil | Ashley | |
| Athletic Coordinator - Women's | Martin | Gail | |
| Athletic Director - Campus | Rucker | Taurus | |
| AVID Club | Le | David | instagram @ng_avid_club |
| AVID Coordinator | Aston | April | |
| AVID Coordinator | Rojas | Anne | |
| AVID Freshmen | Mathes, Reina, Wright | ||
| AVID Juniors | Blakely, Fischer, Henrichson, Boyd | ||
| AVID Seniors | Aston, Le, Rojas | ||
| AVID Sophomores | Boyd, Cottingham, Esquivel, Locklear | ||
| Badminton/Ping Pong Gathering | Munoz | Aldrin | |
| Band | Taylor | Austin | |
| Band Council | Aupied | Nathan | |
| Band Council | Hernandez | Gabriel | |
| Band Council | Taylor | Austin | |
| Band/Jazz Band | Taylor | Austin | |
| Band/Percussion Ensemble | Hernandez | Gabriel | |
| Baseball | Chambers | Michael | |
| Baseball | Washington | Terrance | |
| Baseball Head Coach | Cole | Cortez | Twitter @NorthGarlandBsb |
| Basketball - Boys - Freshman | Collins | Rustin | Twitter @NGHS_RaidersBB |
| Basketball - Boys - JV | Lewis | Shomari | Twitter @NGHS_RaidersBB |
| Basketball - Boys - Varsity | Johnson | Chris | Twitter @NGHS_RaidersBB |
| Basketball - Boys - Varsity Asst. | Hicks | Lewis | |
| Basketball - Girls - Freshman | Brown | Darian | |
| Basketball - Girls - JV | Johnson | Jordan | |
| Basketball - Girls - Varsity | Martin | Gail | |
| Basketball - Girls - Varsity Asst. | Horton | Daryl | |
| BETA Club | Barth | Dustin | |
| Black Student Association | Corbin Okeke | Michelle | |
| Book Club | Weld | Allison | |
| Cheerleading - JV | Williams | Ericka | Instagram: @NGHS_cheer |
| Cheerleading - Varsity | Williams | Ericka | Instagram: @NGHS_cheer |
| Chess Club | Bland | Marilyn | |
| Choir | Renshaw | Chandler | |
| Choir | Sweet | Samuel | @NGHChoir1! |
| Class of 2025 - Seniors | Sheckells | Chelsey | @nghs2023 Instagram and Twitter |
| Class of 2026 - Juniors | Henrichson | Morgan | @nghs2025 |
| Class of 2027 - Sophomores | Wadlington-McCalister | Derric | |
| Class of 2028 - Freshmen | Bristow | Laura | |
| Club Passport | Munoz | Aldrin | |
| Club Passport | Rojas | Anne | NGHSClubPassport: Instagram |
| Coding Central | Hensley | Robert | |
| Crochet Club | Faulk | Sherry | |
| Cross Country - Boys | Card | Jonathan | |
| Cross Country - Girls (Assistant) | Sevilla | Mikaela | |
| Cross Country - Girls (Head) | Hill | Joy | |
| Debate, Poetry/Prose, Interp | Esquivel | Janizelle | |
| DECA | Geller | Christy | |
| Design Club | Graber | Kurt | |
| Drama Club | Gibson | Nancy | @nghsits |
| Drama Club | McDonald | Becki | @nghsits |
| Drill Team - Mam'selles | Numa | Nicole | |
| Drill Team JV - La Petites | Portillo | Sally | IG and Twitter @NGHSlapetites |
| Dungeons and Dragons Club | Godoy-Diguette | Cryss | |
| Engarts Studio | Enriquez | Roy | |
| Environmental Club | Bland | Marilyn | |
| Esports Club | Le | David | |
| Football - Freshmen | Washington | Terrance | |
| Football - Freshmen | Garcia | Eduardo | |
| Football - Freshmen-Head Coach | Wiseman | Matt | |
| Football - Varsity | Mathes | DeMarcus | |
| Football - Varsity | Scott | Kenyon | |
| Football - Varsity | Taylor | Vince | |
| Football - Varsity | Wilson | Chace | |
| Football - Varsity | Wright | Torrence | |
| Football - Varsity | Chambers | Michael | |
| Football - Varsity | Texada | Raleigh | |
| Football - Varsity - Head Coach | Rucker | Taurus | Twitter:@N_Garland_HS_FB Instagram:nghs_raiders |
| Football - Varsity (Defensive Coordinator) | Cavitt | David | |
| Football - Varsity (Offensive Coordinator) | Walters | Shawn | |
| Football-Varsity | Robb | Chris | |
| Future Teacher Internship | Ray | Jordan | |
| Genders and Sexualities Alliance | Godoy-Diguette | Cryss | |
| Genders and Sexualities Alliance | Koch | Cyrus | |
| Hispanic Youth Organization | Campos | Juan | @NGHS_HYO |
| HOSA | Climer | Lara | |
| HOSA | Ghali | George | |
| HOSA | Hunter | Kevin | |
| HOSA | Kelly | Darla | |
| HOSA | Robinson | Kristal | |
| HOSA | Spindle | Sharon | |
| HOSA | Shelton | Deidre | |
| International Thespian Society | Gibson | Nancy | |
| International Thespian Society | McDonald | Becki | @nghsits |
| Key Club | Blakley | Joel | |
| Lady Raider Athletic Club | Martin | Gail | |
| Library Advisory Team | Weld | Allison | |
| Mariachi Estrellas de North Garland High School | De Luna | Rebecca | |
| MST & AMS Advisor | Mathew | Natalie | Twitter/X @nghs_mst |
| MST Student Association | Mathew | Natalie | |
| Mu Alpha Theta | Koch | Cyrus | |
| Mu Alpha Theta | Robertson | Michal | |
| National Honor Society | Aston | April | |
| National Honor Society | Smith | Claire | |
| Newspaper | James | Da'Loen | https://linktr.ee/ngjournalism |
| NG Arts & Literary Journal | Benner | Meg | |
| NG Arts & Literary Journal | Kathyn | Riley | |
| NG Collegiate Student Association | Benner | Meg | |
| NG Collegiate Student Association | Carlson | Brett | |
| NG STRONG | Gray | Jason | |
| NG STRONG | Ortiz | Alexis | |
| Robotics | Nash | David | |
| Orchestra | Enriquez | Roy | @ng_orchestra (Twitter, IG, TikTok) |
| Power Lifting | Wilson | Chace | |
| Power Lifting - Head Coach | Scott | Kenyon | |
| Principals Advisory Committee | Fishpaw | John | |
| PTECH & ECHS Advisor | Carlson | Brett | |
| Raider Rocketry | Nash | David | |
| Raider Rowdies | Williams | Ericka | |
| Skills USA (Engineering) | Nash | David | |
| Skills USA (Robotics) | Nash | David | |
| Soccer - Boys - JV | Ford | Aaron | |
| Soccer - Boys - Varsity | Mendoza | Angel | |
| Soccer - Boys -JV2 | Garcia | Eduardo | |
| Soccer - Girls - JV | Sevilla | Mikaela | |
| Soccer - Girls - Varsity | Carrera | Amy | |
| Soccer - Girls -JV2 | Cottingham | Chanel | |
| Softball - Head Coach | Boyd | James | |
| Softball - JV | Brown | Darian | |
| Softball - Varsity Assistant | Brooks | Christine | Twitter: northgarlandSB |
| Step Team | McDonald | Becki | Twitter: NGHS_RaiderHeat Instagram: NGHS_RaiderHeat |
| Student Council | Barth | Dustin | |
| Swimming (GISD Team) | Wiggins | Phillip | |
| Tabletop Gaming | Anderson | Tyler | |
| Texas Assoc of Future Educators | Ray | Jordan | |
| Tennis | Johnson | Jeff | |
| Track - Boys | Mathes | DeMarcus | |
| Track - Boys | Robb | Chris | |
| Track - Boys - Head Coach | Card | Jonathan | |
| Track - Girls | Horton | Daryl | |
| Track - Girls | Johnson | Jordan | |
| Track - Girls | Gwin | Kati | |
| Track - Girls - Head Coach | Hill | Joy | |
| Trainers - Boys Athletics | Montgomery | Cody | |
| Trainers - Girls Athletics | Stanberry | Brittany | |
| Tutor Club | Gray | Jason | |
| UIL Academic Co-Coordinator | Gibson | Nancy | |
| UIL Academic Co-Coordinator | Hensley | Robert | |
| UIL Academic Co-Coordinator | Koch | Cyrus | |
| UIL Accounting | McGee | Connie | |
| UIL Calculator Apps | Koch | Cyrus | |
| UIL Computer Science | Sandridge | Michael | |
| UIL Current Events | |||
| UIL Debate & Speaking | Esquivel | Janizelle | |
| UIL Journalism | James | Da'Loen | |
| UIL Literary Criticism | Bland | Marilyn | |
| UIL Math | Koch | Cyrus | |
| UIL Number Sense | Koch | Cyrus | |
| UIL One Act Play | Gibson | Nancy | |
| UIL One Act Play | McDonald | Becki | |
| UIL Prose & Poetry | Esquivel | Janizelle | |
| UIL Ready Writing | Benner | Meg | |
| UIL Science | Borders | Patricia | |
| UIL Social Studies | Aston | April | |
| UIL Spelling & Vocabulary | Bland | Marilyn | |
| UIL Theatrical Design | Gibson | Nancy | |
| UIL Theatrical Design | McDonald | Becki | |
| UNICEF Club | Nowlin | Bruce | |
| United Nations Club | Belizaire | Nadelle | |
| Volleyball - Freshmen | Rounds | Kiarah | |
| Volleyball - JV | Cottingham | Chanel | |
| Volleyball - Varsity | Steininger | Jill | Twitter: @NGVolleyball |
| Volleyball - Varsity Assistant | Brooks | Christine | |
| Water Polo Team | Phillip | Wiggins | |
| World Dance Company | Portillo | Sally | IG NGHS_WDC twitter @NGHSWDC |
| Yearbook | James | Da'Loen | https://linktr.ee/ngjournalism |
| Youth in Government | Nowlin | Bruce |