Drastic changes have been the focus of the school year for THS. Not only did students adjust to a new building in January, they also had to adjust to a new plan for clubs – and not everyone is a fan.
The clubs started back up on Tuesday, February 4th. There seems to be an overall positive reaction to the start up. They have them set up, where there’s teachers who have a club that kids attend, and rooms with teachers for kids who aren’t in a club. Davino, who advises a Book Club said, “For me, the first club day went very smoothly. All of my students knew where to go, I had reminded them in Google Classroom where to find me, and they were all there right away.” So already, there’s some different outcomes.
Similar to Davino, McGillicuddy, who has a non-club advisory, thinks the “Club day was fine. There was much less movement through the halls during those 50 minutes which gives plenty of time for clubs to meet & do their business and activities without time wasted coming from Advisory.”
The lack of wandering is the reason for the change in clubs, as Mr. Scott reported back in December. Read that article HERE.
Despite the smooth transition, not everyone is happy with the changes. Ms. Davino reported that she lost half of her club because students are limited to choosing only one. Many students expressed frustration that they were limited to picking one club. However, juniors Alissa Colon and Heather Campoverde liked that the clubs weren’t overcrowded. “It was better,” Colon said, “because there weren’t as many people everywhere.
Students not in clubs are going to non-club advisories. Mrs. McGilluddy has one of those and said she enjoyed it. “I have different kids in my non-club advisory so it’s nice to meet students I don’t already know.” McGillicuddy also hopes that students appreciate the opportunity to meet with clubs at all. “It is a really difficult task for our administrators & secretaries to organize.” That said, teachers agree it is useful to have some chance to meet during school.
“It is not easy for all kids to have club time before or after school for various reasons (sports, jobs, responsibilities at home, lack of transportation),” McGillicuddy said, “so it’s a great opportunity for everyone to be involved in something they enjoy.” She said she might start a Yahtzee club next year.
