Wayland’s Admission Ambassadors assist the Admission Office with various recruitment strategies. This includes guiding campus tours for prospective students and families, hosting prospective students in classes, assisting with Open House events, and ensuring visiting students gain a true Wayland experience during their visit.

The mission of the Wayland Academy Athletic Council is to support the unique student athlete that is committed to the classroom, community, and athletic program. We do this by cultivating a respectful and positive environment with encourages the development of a competitive athlete. 
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Passionate about baking delicious cookies, pastries, breads, cakes, pies, and more? If so, this is the club for you. Meet as a group to bake and learn more about the art of baking (and taste testing, of course). 

The Personal Finance & Entrepreneurship Club provides students the opportunity to learn more about personal finance and gain knowledge on what it takes to pursue small business opportunities of their own.

Forensics allows students to build their confidence in public speaking and performance.  Students may choose among 16 different categories of competition, from original speeches to performance of literature.  Each year, over 6,000 students across Wisconsin participate in the forensics festival series, culminating in the state tournament.

The Ecology Club takes care of the plant room and compost bins, manages the Swap Shop, and helps raise awareness about our impact on the environment.

Kaleidoscope is Wayland’s literary magazine, published each spring. Students and faculty/staff submit their own poetry, short stories, and essays for publication, along with other artistic expressions such as photography, sketches, or photos of other works of art. The student-led Kaleidoscope team, along with their faculty advisor, selects which submissions to include and edits the magazine. This club offers students the opportunity to be part of a team and to build some excellent editing skills!

The Library Swans is a fun and low-commitment advisory group for those interested in helping with library resources, displays, and projects. 

The Math Club at Wayland is an opportunity for students who are passionate about math to work on challenging, in-depth problems that stretch their brains.  It is a great way for students to demonstrate their love for mathematics outside of the classroom. The main focus of the math club is participation in math competitions such as Wisconsin Math League.

Model United Nations is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization’s agenda. While playing their roles as ambassadors, student “delegates” make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the Model UN conference rules of procedure—all in the interest of mobilizing international cooperation to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world.

Through public speaking, critical thinking, and in-depth research, the Model UN experience allows students to cultivate skills and enrich their global affairs knowledge.

P.E.A.C.E. stands for People Existing And Communicating Equally and is a space for students and faculty to discuss various topics, share opinions, and learn from each other in a space where learning and varying perspectives are encouraged. PEACE originally began as a space where primarily LGBTQ+ topics were the focus, last year we broadened the scope to include multicultural topics and more. Students submit topics and questions that they want to talk about like laws passed, how to ask someone their pronouns without offending them, how to support BIPOC students on campus, and is a hot dog a sandwich.

Ping Pong Club is a place to get together with friends and classmates, to have fun with a simple game, and to see if you can improve at something with a little practice! We will host a weekend ping pong tournament every so often in Heaton’s Union or Lindsay Gym and invite the entire Wayland community to participate. This club is for everyone, whether you have never played ping pong or consider yourself to be an excellent player. Join us!

The Thespian Society is a club devoted to the theater and to performance. Any student can participate in our activities, which can range from a Coffee House involving many performers, to a Readers Theater. To become an actual member of the Thespian Society you need to accumulate some time spent working on the musical and/or the dramatic play. This can involve being one of the actors, working on the set, organizing props, or other work related to  theater/performance. 

The UNICEF Club program is a youth-led initiative that partners with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to educate, advocate and fundraise to support UNICEF’s lifesaving work.

It is a growing movement rooted in a belief that students have a vital role to play in helping the world’s children survive. The initiative supports UNICEF’s work in more than 190 countries and territories, because students have a unique opportunity to involve members of their community in global humanitarian issues