New Year New Clubs!
Have you ever wanted to join a club? Clubs are a centerpiece of Sequoyah social life, and are typically held during lunch, creating a space in which peers can gather together and enjoy a shared activity. Some of the clubs at this year’s club fair include: Model UN, Trained Ears Club, Chess Club, Magic Club, Art Club, Hypotheticals Club, Survivors Club, and Sewing Club.
One notable club is Model UN, led by Giuseppe Mazzotta ’27. They have multiple wins within Model UN tournaments, and typically they practice at least once a week. Model UN is an enjoyable experience if you are fond of geography and European history. Right now, they are actively preparing for a tournament at UCLA to go against other Model UN groups around California. They likely have a shot to win it all, as they have a very strong team.
Imagine a tranquil landscape of ear blazing music. Trained Ears Club, run by Luca Barguiarena ’28 and Ely Uettwiller ’28, is a meditative experience. The purpose of this club is to listen to glistening music that questions whether or not music production is a passion or an activity. They typically meet once a month and are currently meeting in room 23, and the goal of the club is to listen to and then critique the worst music imaginable.
At Chess Club, chess enthusiasts can go and play against each other. They are friendly to individuals of all rankings and will usually have snacks to gorge on. They meet once a week. Last year, they held a chess tournament for the high school over the course of a week during lunches. This tournament will likely be prepared and hosted again this year if enough students sign up to join.
A cornerstone of Sequoyah for roughly three years now has been Magic Club. Run by Ansh Kumar ’27, Alex Waller ’27 and Giuseppe Mazzotta ’27, and advised by Ben Ede (Sequoyah High School, Music), Magic Club is used to play Magic: The Gathering, a well-known card game, in which you can play against your peers or trade cards with one another. Additionally, Magic Club is specifically an indoors club, enabling you to eat indoors. Many clubs have meetings and/or activities outside, but Magic Club is in an enclosed environment to avoid people losing their cards or having to deal with weather.
A club recently introduced to the list is the Animal Stewards Club, run by Jenna Nouri ’27, who recruits individuals to work with her at the Pasadena Humane Society, an organization that rescues animals of all sorts. Nouri creating this club additionally sheds light on the issue of animal neglect.
If you have a minor interest in art or advancing your artistic prowess, Art Club is a well-rounded choice. Art Club, as the name suggests, is an experience in which you come together with your peers to create art, whatever that may be. Art Club includes the ability to critique art as well, for those who may not be the proudest of their artistic skills. Mardi Shearer ’28 is currently running Art Club, meeting in the art room once a week.
Within Hypotheticals Club, you can create a hypothetical thought experiment or scenario that you and your peers talk about with one another. The only rule in Hypotheticals Club is that you are not allowed to judge somebody for their hypothetical. Hypotheticals Club is run currently by Elena Villanueva ’28 and Hazel Waller ’28. If you would like to join this club, they meet every Tuesday. You can additionally reach out to either Villanueva or Waller to ask to join.
Currently being run by Edie Coye ’27, Survivor Club is a newer entry into the clubs. The sole purpose of Survivors Club is to sit down and watch Survivor, a hosted game show in which a group of people is stranded in a remote location, and they compete against each other to win a cash prize. Survivor club also may be used for diehard fans to talk about the show with one another and experience it together. This club could be a good option if you are looking for a casual time with friends, without having to deal with the outside weather. If this information is not clear enough, take a direct comment from Arlen Barber ’27: “39 days, 20 people, 1 Survivor!” Barber mentions the main hook of Survivor, regarding the 20 individuals stranded on the remote location. Barber additionally mentions his interest in the character “Jeff Probst”: “Jeff Probst is a cutie patootie.” If this does not convince you that Survivor Club is an interesting and entertaining club, I do not know what will.
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In Sewing Club, the objective is to learn sewing skills and then create artwork that reflects said skills. The main interest of this club is the fact that you will have access to a sewing machine, which, if used properly, can be used to create more advanced sewing creations, such as clothing. The two students that actively run and participate in Sewing Club are Neva Young ’27 and Astrid Conder ’27. Further questions regarding Sewing Club should be addressed to them.
The student government has been trying to push students to create and/or join clubs for many years now. According to Laidy Silverman ’28, it is a good thing that more attention and budget have been put into these clubs, considering many more students have been joining. Clubs are fundamentally a centerpiece of the Sequoyah community, and I wholeheartedly believe that these clubs do benefit individuals who join them.