New year, new clubs

Girls Who Code is one of 17 clubs offered this year.

Girls Who Code is one of 17 clubs offered this year.

Jade Cheatham

This year there are seventeen student-led clubs that run during two different times on Fridays; A slot at 11:50 to 12:15 or B slot at 1:55 to 2:50. Listed below are the meeting place, meeting time, and goals for this year of each club:

 

ATHLETIC CLUBS

Dance team– Ayaha Itokawa, Britany Wu and Jaskiran Pental

Meeting place: Dance Studio (Kemper)

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Learn how to dance to a variety of different songs and to have fun.

 

Fitness– Anna Haddad and Eleanor Tanbara

Meeting place: Dance studio (Kemper)

Meeting time: Monday 3:10-3:45

Mission: Empower individuals to a healthier and happier lifestyle

 

Nature & Outdoor adventure club – Ellie Hughes and Lillian Prime

Meeting place: Mr. Burns’ room

Meeting time: A slot

Mission: Learn about the environment and help advocate to make our community more sustainable

 

CULTURE CLUBS

BSU (Black Student Union)- Agye Mintah

Meeting place: Campfire (library)

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Learn about black culture, discuss on issues surrounding the black community and learn how to create change.

 

Chinese culture club– Jessi Li and Helen Wei

Meeting place: Co-lab

Meeting time: A slot

Mission: Learn about and share traditional culture

 

Hispanic/ Latinx culture club– Katye Mayora and Dayanara Gonzalez

Meeting place: College lounge

Meeting time: A slot

Mission: To spread the Hispanic/ Latinx culture and educate those who do not identify as Hispanic/ Latinx

 

Indian culture club– Jaskiran Pental and Simran Rakhra

Meeting place: TBD

Meeting time: Once a month, A slot

Mission: Learn about Indian Culture through eating our favorite dishes, learning songs/dances, watching movies and celebrating different holidays.

Japanese culture club– Mia Kao and April Fraser

Meeting place: Bio room

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: To learn about Japanese culture and have fun.

 

EDUCATIONAL/ACTIVIST CLUBS

Annie’s investors– Jennifer Wang and Raven Chen

Meeting place: Sutton room (Library)

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Manage a vending machine, learn about stock investment, and other business-related knowledge

 

ASL club– Leah Petee

Meeting place: TBD

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Learn about American Sign Language and Deaf Culture.

 

Film club- Tiffany Wang and Qiuyu Chen

Meeting place: Ms. Luna’s

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: See film aesthetically and critically

 

Girls who code– Jasmine Pan and Rashida Francis

Meeting place: Mr. Considine’s room

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: empower girls who are interested in technology

 

Gay-Straight Alliance– Ayiana Honeysuckle and Lauren Bickle

Meeting place: Mr. Soustelle’s room

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Learn about LBGT+ through discussions and activities while educating the community

 

Habitat for Humanity– Erica Chen and Eden Tournay

Meeting place: A slot

Meeting time: Mr. Soustelle’s room

Mission:  Learn about the community and housing rights in Pierce County.

 

Hosa Club– Ava Filiss

Meeting place: Houston Room

Meeting time: B slot

Mission:  Provide opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all health science education students

 

HotSpot– Anna Haddad

Meeting place: Co-lab

Meeting time: B slot

Mission: Explore the values of the IB, share our own experiences, and learn about our fellow IB students around the world.

 

Persona (Psychology Club)– Christy Choi and Kaylah Tan

Meeting place: Mrs. Weston’s room

Meeting time: Twice a month, B slot

Mission: Gain knowledge about our mental field, and relate those to social phenomenon or problems that occur.