Math teacher Jan Buetow works with her students on Google Meet as the Student Ambassador club sponsor. Photo by Kailey Garner.
As the bell rings, students throughout the high school join a new Google Meet while remaining in their first period.
Starting on December 7th, club activities periods resumed, but with a slight twist. This year, all club meetings are held virtually through a Google Meet. The time frame is the same as last year, but now students never have to leave the classroom.
“[Virtual activity period] is better than nothing, but it will make planning and implementing activities more challenging,” said Jan Buetow, Student Ambassadors club sponsor.
There are some challenges that being virtual has caused across all clubs.
“I would have appreciated cameras being on during the meeting,” Buetow said. “It’s hard to meet new people if you can’t see and hear them.”
Although there are challenges, the students and club sponsors have worked hard towards ensuring all meetings go smoothly.
“I appreciated everyone’s willingness to participate virtually,” Buetow said. “Everyone was willing to share during the icebreaker, and everyone seemed enthusiastic.”
With each club assigned four meeting days throughout the year, this is the first time many clubs have been able to meet with each other.
“I feel that the first meeting was successful,” Buetow said. “I was able to introduce myself and our club, speak about what our club hopes to accomplish this year, lay out goals for the new year, and speak to those interested in becoming officers.”
Each club is put into a category: green, gold, white, or blue. Each category also has designated meeting periods. The bell schedule is also changed to accommodate these meetings into the normal school day. Full list below.
Bell Schedule:1st: 7:50 – 8:45 Activity: 8:50 – 9:12 2nd/3rd: 9:22 – 10:30 Resume Normal Bell Schedule
Green Clubs- (Meeting Days- 12/7, 2/8, 3/8, 4/19)
4HArt Club Beta ClubJROTC LeadershipCultural AwarenessDECAKey ClubModel UN ClubGSASign LanguageGuitar
Gold Clubs- (Meeting Days- 12/14, 2/15, 3/15, 4/26)
Chess Club Ecology ClubInteract ClubJapanese ClubNHSRoyals MediaSkills USAStudent-to-Student (Student Ambassadors) Special Olympics BuddiesForensics
White Clubs- (Meeting Days- 1/4, 2/22, 3/22, 5/3)
FBLA French Club Garden Club German Club Junior Civitan Mu Alpha ThetaNAHSRuri-TeensSADDSpanish ClubTri-MJROTC Battalion
Blue Clubs- (Meeting Days- 1/11, 3/1, 3/29, 5/10)
BuildOnChemistry ClubFCAPAASRed CrossStream TeamTSAYoung AuthorsYoung EducatorsPolitical Science