Carlisle offers new clubs for a new school year
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This is the one of the few sign up sheets used to electronically select your clubs.
As the 2015-2016 year picks up speed, students are faced with a mountain of responsibilities. Grades, homework, extracurriculars, jobs, etc. quickly pile up.
However, one relatively stress-free choice made by every student, one made recently, is which club to join.
“Students sign-up for clubs online,” explained Freshman principal David Frey, who is in charge of assigning clubs. “Most students receive their first or second choice.”
Frey believes clubs allow CHS students to “connect socially, build relationships, be involved in high interest activities, have some fun” and contain other benefits as well.
Sarah Clayville, McGowan English teacher and advisor to new club Coloring to Calm, views clubs as a positive experience for both students and teachers alike.
Specifically, she believes that clubs “offer subjects and opportunities that due to funding and staffing couldn’t be offered.”
Additionally, clubs allow “faculty the chance to share our personal interests with students,” said Clayville.
Staff members aren’t the only fans of the CHS club offerings.
Senior Derrick Coleman, who applied to join the Lego Club, believes clubs are an excellent opportunity “to relax during the school day.”
Additionally, sophomore Tiffany Roll, hoping to be a part of Girl Power, views clubs as beneficial because they “give students something to look forward to.”
She added, “It takes away from some teaching time,” but “clubs are a good thing to put your time into.”
Students will be meeting in clubs for the first time October 14.
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Christopher Pratt • Sep 28, 2015 at 11:33 am
I think that the idea of clubs is great. They are only once every two weeks, so a lot of class time isn’t taken away. But it is also frequent enough that students can look forward to the day and plan for what to do during their club period. Right now, many clubs are a fun way to relax. If they were more frequent, they might become a more serious extracurricular type of activity and take away from more classes. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, I’m not sure.
Madi Clepper • Sep 24, 2015 at 8:28 am
I think that clubs are a good idea because it gives you a break from work and a time to be with your friends. it gives you a chance to meet new people and maybe grow closer to friends and could get someone out of a comfort zone. it’s nice to have a club that interest you and you enjoy going to every once in awhile so you have something to look forward to.
Selena Marks • Sep 23, 2015 at 1:24 pm
I agree with the article about how the clubs are a relaxing time during the day. I know in the past years I looked forward to clubs to just be with my friends and not worry about doing any work. I do think that club should be a little later in the day because in the morning we’re still waking up and its really not needed. Clubs are a good idea overall though, they do help.