Club Updates
Which Club is Right for You?
Written by Sofia Pyasta
There are many fun and intriguing clubs offered at MHSHS, focusing on all kinds of different interests. They range from educational clubs to career-oriented clubs, and clubs where you can just enjoy yourself with friends. This article will be focusing on the Better You Club, as well as the Glamour Gals, but there are many other clubs out there for everyone! The only question is; which club is right for you?
The Better You Club focuses on the mental health of students here at MHSHS. Meeting Wednesdays during Period 4 in room 550, the Better You Club does not have a specific plan for what they do during their meetings. Though the club leaders do usually have something planned for specific days, no one really knows what may happen, and how much someone may be struggling. If this is the case, they prioritize that, since it is what the club is about. As Annie Wang, a junior and one of the club leaders, stated: “The general schedule is really just go with the flow. You never know what’s about to happen and if someone is actually carrying the baggage.” This club is just a safe space to share any thoughts and experiences that one may be going through and struggling with. Sometimes we need support, advice, and maybe even to rant in a place without any judgment, and if that is the case, then this club may benefit you.
The Glamour Gals is a club that focuses on preventing senior isolation and connecting with the people in senior homes. Every second Saturday of the month, members of this club visit a retirement home. In the time that they are there, members connect with the citizens, while also doing their nails and giving makeovers! Not only do you get to do all of these things, but you also earn community service hours for going to the retirement homes as a part of the Glamour Gals. As Emma Lieman, a junior and club leader for the MHSHS chapter of the Glamour Gals says: “Well I personally like making connections with seniors. You just get to talk to them, hear their background, hear their story. You know they have a lot of wisdom to share, so when you converse with them it’s fun! I don’t consider it work, I think it’s genuinely fun.” To that statement, Olivia Haffmans, who is also a junior and club leader, added: “We have a great time. You make a lot of friends there too, so we all just hang out with really cool senior citizens.” The Glamour Gals also offer many other opportunities, besides just community service hours. There are many scholarships that members can apply for, including recommendation letters and awards. This club has it all, from having fun and enjoying yourself, to having many accomplishments for your future.
The clubs at MHSHS have a wide variety of topics and interests. While only focusing on two of these clubs, there are still huge differences between them. With dozens more to choose from and tons of different interests being showcased, there is definitely a club for you at MHSHS.
Manhattan Hunter Science High School hosted a club fair on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The fair showcased numerous clubs, ranging from Film Club all the way to Hunter News. Though there were many clubs, this article will touch upon two; the Debate Club and K-Pop Club. The representatives that were advertising for these clubs were, respectively, Mahalil Hayat and Mikayla Mena. Each of them gave their input on what their clubs do and how they function.
The first club is the Debate Club. This after-school club is centered around having fun while gaining argumentative skills. Students learn arguing strategies, how to cite, and how to win. Usually, at the beginning of the class, participants will be given a topic and a side for which they will be debating. Then, time will be allotted for you to do your research and make your argument. Once that time is up, the debating begins. At the end of these debates, the winners will be unbiasedly chosen by Ms. Cordova, the club advisor, and Mahalia. Though you may win some arguments and lose others, the main goal of the Debate Club is for you to have fun and enjoy yourself. This information was collected in an interview with the sophomore club leader, Mahalil Hayat. During the interview, he was asked if there is something particularly interesting that he believes would make people more compelled to join the club. Mahalil’s response was that when you are a part of the Debate Club, you develop real-world skills that will aid you in winning real-life arguments. So, not only is this club fun, but you get to leave with enhanced argumentative prowess that you did not have before. It is beneficial, not just for your dopamine levels, but for future situations you may be put in. As a final note Mahalil Hayat stated, “But it’s also mad fun, like do you not like arguing?”
The second club that will be discussed is the K-Pop Club. They meet every Tuesday at lunch. It is a community––a safe space for like-minded individuals to bond over K-Pop. In this club, members discuss a variety of K-Pop-related topics and freely express their opinions while staying respectful. The club harbors an inclusive environment where nobody is shamed for their likes and dislikes, and instead, they are able to talk and connect. In an interview with one of the eleventh-grader representatives, Mikayla Mena disclosed that one of the big events K-Pop Club is planning to do is participate in the talent show. Members of the club will practice and prepare a dance from a K-Pop music video that they choose themselves, and perform it for the school at the talent show. Mikayla also explained how participating in the talent show would be a good experience since it allows you to dance and socialize with people who enjoy what you like. To elaborate on the topic of dance, this club does a lot of it. In the exact words of Mikayla, “There is a lot of dancing, so if that is a thing that you like, that would be a great thing to join.” What is essentially being said is that dancing is a big part of the K-Pop club, and those who take joy in it would certainly find themselves feeling at home among members of this club.
Both of these clubs are still open to new members, meaning if you are interested in joining one or both, you are in luck! Although only two clubs were covered, all of the clubs at the fair deserve recognition for the hard work and effort that were put in to make them possible.
Written by Elene Dvali
Manhattan Hunter Science High School hosted a club fair on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The fair showcased numerous clubs, ranging from Film Club all the way to Hunter News. Though there were many clubs, this article will touch upon two; the Debate Club and the K-Pop Club. The representatives that were advertising for these clubs were, respectively, Mahalil Hayat and Mikayla Mena. Each of them gave their input on what their clubs do and how they function.
The first club is the Debate Club. This after-school club is centered around having fun while gaining argumentative skills. Students learn arguing strategies, how to cite, and how to win. Usually, at the beginning of the class, participants will be given a topic and a side for which they will be debating. Then, time will be allotted for you to do your research and make your argument. Once that time is up, the debating begins. At the end of these debates, the winners will be unbiasedly chosen by Ms. Cordova, the club advisor, and Mahalil. Though you may win some arguments and lose others, the main goal of the Debate Club is for you to have fun and enjoy yourself. This information was collected in an interview with the sophomore club leader, Mahalil Hayat. During the interview, he was asked if there is something particularly interesting that he believes would make people more compelled to join the club. Mahalil’s response was that when you are a part of the Debate Club, you develop real-world skills that will aid you in winning real-life arguments. So, not only is this club fun, but you get to leave with enhanced argumentative prowess that you did not have before. It is beneficial, not just for your dopamine levels, but for future situations you may be put in. As a final note Mahalil Hayat stated, “But it’s also mad fun, like do you not like arguing?”
The second club that will be discussed is the K-Pop Club. They meet every Tuesday at lunch. It is a community––a safe space for like-minded individuals to bond over K-Pop. In this club, members discuss a variety of K-Pop-related topics and freely express their opinions while staying respectful. The club harbors an inclusive environment where nobody is shamed for their likes and dislikes, and instead, they are able to talk and connect. In an interview with one of the eleventh-grader representatives, Mikayla Mena disclosed that one of the big events K-Pop Club is planning to do is participate in the talent show. Members of the club will practice and prepare a dance from a K-Pop music video that they choose themselves, and perform it for the school at the talent show. Mikayla also explained how participating in the talent show would be a good experience since it allows you to dance and socialize with people who enjoy what you like. To elaborate on the topic of dance, this club does a lot of it. In the exact words of Mikayla, “There is a lot of dancing, so if that is a thing that you like, that would be a great thing to join.” What is essentially being said is that dancing is a big part of the K-Pop club, and those who take joy in it would certainly find themselves feeling at home among members of this club.
Both of these clubs are still open to new members, meaning if you are interested in joining one or both, you are in luck! Although only two clubs were covered, all of the clubs at the fair deserve recognition for the hard work and effort that were put in to make them possible.
Hunter Clubs
Written by Elene Dvali