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Broadwater Players - The Broadwater Players is the Drama Club for grades nine through twelve. The Players present a spring production every year and a number of smaller shows throughout the year.
Beta Club - The National Beta Club was founded in 1934 for the purpose of honoring and recognizing students for their achievement, character, and leadership qualities. Today our membership is based on those same three characteristics. Our Senior Beta Club here at Broadwater was chartered in May of 1969. Students in Beta Club participate in service projects both in our school and in our community.
Blue Crab Bowl - Broadwater Oceanography students participate in the Virginia regionals of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. This fast-paced, Jeopardy-like competition pits sixteen teams from Virginia’s top high schools, both public and private, against one another in the Blue Crab Bowl. Hosted by Old Dominion University and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the Blue Crab Bowl provides a friendly but very competitive setting for students to display their prowess in marine geology, chemistry, physics, biology, and technology. Broadwater has participated every year since the inception of the Bowl, placing as high as third in the state.
Chess Club - The Broadwater Chess club was founded in 2009 in response to demonstrated student interest. One formal meeting per month, usually on a Friday, permits students to learn the basics of the opening book and the end game, as well as provides them practice in positional puzzles; students are invited for open play during any available focus period. An intermural tournament is held in the spring, with potential interschool play as the club grows. All middle and upper school students are invited to play, especially beginners. In addition to the Broadwater requirement that students attend 80% of club meetings, all chess club members must submit five recorded games with other club members each semester.
Chimers - Seventh and Eight grade Performing Arts students comprise the Chime choirs at BA. They perform at Christmas, in the spring at school and in the community.
Chorale - This chorale group performs several times throughout the year, at various Broadwater functions and throughout the Eastern Shore. The Broadwater Chorale serves as valuable community outreach, in order to present to local residents the best face of Broadwater. It is also our hope that through its campus, The Broadwater Chorale sparks interest among the student body for high quality music and live performance. Vocalists are taught basic and advanced vocal technique, principles of vocal harmony, and group dynamics.
Crew - Broadwater's Crew team, the only scholastic rowing organization on Virginia's Eastern Shore, was formed in the spring of 2001, and they began competing the following year. Their fall season runs from the beginning of the school year through early November; the spring season begins in mid-February and extends through May. Most competitions take place in the Hampton Roads area as part of the EVSRA (Eastern Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association), although the team occasionally travels to Mathews County, Northern Virginia, and Philadelphia.
Envirothon - The Envirothon is a national environmental sciences learning experience and competition for high school students. The local level of competition is put on by the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District. Since 1994, Broadwater Academy has had one or two teams per year participating in this endeavor. The competition involves tests in the fields of aquatics, wildlife, forestry, soils, and a special topic which changes each year. An environmental issue and the student-team proposal as to the best solution (considering the environment, economics, history, and culture relating to the area) are presented during the competition as an oral presentation by the team. Each year, Broadwater teams have had much success in the local competition. We look forward to a great Envirothon team again this year.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (F.C.A.) - The club is open to students in Middle and Upper School. F.C.A. is the largest Christian sports organization in America. F.C.A. focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. The Broadwater F.C.A. meets regularly for Bible studies. We host tournaments open to the entire middle and upper school.
Hi-Y - Hi-Y is a service and civic advocacy organization affiliated with the Virginia YMCA. The group's goal is to better the community by serving others and urging the community to participate in the democratic process. During the Holidays, Hi-Y coordinates a toy drive to give those less fortunate a memorable season. We are also looking into voter registration opportunities and creating a student forum to facilitate communication between the student body and the school as a whole.
Iron Vikings - The Iron Vikings provide strength and conditioning for Broadwater’s athletic teams. There are three parts of the Iron Vikings program. As a club, it meets routinely twice weekly during the year. As part of the curriculum, the Advanced PE course uses the Iron Vikings program of instruction. In support of sports, the Iron Vikings help develop strength and conditioning programs for the school’s athletes and the athletic teams.
MathCounts - All students in Grades 6 through 8 are eligible for the MathCounts Club. Challenging mathematics problems are discussed and solved. The culmination of the MathCounts season comes with the Tidewater Area Competition, which is usually held on the last Saturday in February at a Virginia Beach / Norfolk area school.
Pep Club - Sixth Grade students kick off the year with homecoming preparation. Sale of spirit ribbons and other related school spirit activities help fund the Royalty Float. Flowers and sashes for the royalty group and decorating the float itself are the responsibility of Pep Club. Throughout the year various banners, locker decorations and recognizing the teams and coaches is the main job of this club.
Red Cross - Working closely with friends, having fun and learning new things about yourselves, your peers, community and the world can all happen in the Broadwater Academy Red Cross club. You can acquire new skills in leadership, get engaged in grassroots service, and lend a helping hand to those in need. As part of this high school club students work with the local service agencies to learn how to perform CPR , organize blood drives, do community fund raisers, work with Habitat for Humanity and much more. This is a club for teens committed to making their school, their community and the world a better place. Your acquired skills build a solid foundation of personal tools which are important to succeeding in college and any number of future careers.
Student Council - The Student Council is composed of eleven elected representatives from Grades 9 through 12 whose purposes are to provide school leadership and service to the school and community. SC members are responsible for trash pick-up on an adopted road; they also implemented “Operation Classroom Comfort,” a schoolwide drive for supplies to be sent to schools in Iraq. Additionally, the Upper School SC functions as the school’s Honor Council. The Middle School SC is an organization of elected and appointed students who have the potential to develop leadership qualities by organizing various events throughout the school year. The goal of this group is to promote service to students by students and to strengthen ties between administration, faculty, and the student body. The members also assist a various school functions, such as Open House, Registration, Student Orientation, Spirit Week, and Graduation.
Tri-Hi-Y - The Tri-Hi-Y Club is an organization of Upper School girls committed to school and community service. They staff many Broadwater events and work on several community projects throughout the year. Several charities reach support from the club each year as well. The girls provide “touches of kindness” during the school year. Tri-Hi-Y is a dedicated and ready pool of service volunteers. Each spring many members participate in the Model General Assembly where they study the legislative process. This annual event is sponsored by the state YMCA.
Vox Populis - Vox Populis, our literary magazine at Broadwater, accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drawings from students in grades 9-12. It is edited by a small student staff and sponsors musical performances for fundraising. Vox Populis is published in Spring.
Yearbook - The Berserker is the official yearbook publication of Broadwater Academy. The staff is composed of students from grades nine through twelve who volunteer to join the yearbook staff. The staff is responsible for selling ads, selling books, and designing pages for the book. The book is delivered in the spring.
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