Clubs, an essential part of the academic journey. On Jan. 14, 2025 the annual WCHS Club Day made its eagerly awaited return. During lunch, students were once again provided the opportunity to explore the wide variety of clubs being offered at WCHS, allowing them the chance to broaden their horizons. With roughly 200 clubs functioning and thriving in the community, there was a plethora of options available for curious students.
“I feel like Club Day is amazing,” WCHS junior and Pickleball Club president Ethan Lui said. “The student environment is always amazing, as the noise and people you meet are always something to remember.”
This event was started by Ms. Aseelah Reddick, the administrator for extracurriculars, along with Mr. Gary Carter, the WCHS extracurricular activities director, who together share the goal of making WCHS a more diverse community in terms of ideas, creativity and activities.
“Club Day encourages a sense of belonging, allowing students to feel more connected to their school,” Reddick said. “It also provides a platform for leadership development, teamwork and collaboration, which can inspire students to take an active role in shaping their school culture. Overall, Club Day helps build a more inclusive, vibrant, and supportive student community.”
Club leaders set up for this event in a variety of ways, including preparing unique booths within the venue which contain detailed descriptions of their club and what it hopes to achieve. However, many of these leaders feel as if the approach of Club Day is not exactly the best it could be.
“One change I would make [to Club Day] is to have multiple days and separate the clubs so that not all the clubs are present on the same day,” Lui said. “This would allow students to view more clubs than they could during just one lunch period.”
With Club Day being a schoolwide affair, many students also hold similar opinions on the event. The buzzing atmosphere, hustle and bustle of the ground floor plus the extensive amount of clubs present is quite the occurrence, leaving little room for the absence of ideas and advice about the entire scene.
“Club Day can easily be improved by adding a new form of organization such as different areas for different types of clubs or by [having the event] be split over multiple days so there will be less chaos with crowding,” WCHS freshman Josiah George said. “[Then, students] will know what to expect.”
This notion holds true for much of the student population here at WCHS, but overall Club Day still proves to be a smashing success with its interactive setting and welcoming nature.
“By being at WCHS close to 20 years, I enjoy seeing student’s ideas, aspirations and visions come to life,” Carter said.
