With decorated boards, colorful posters, and candy, student leaders and their new clubs promoted activities to students at Palo Alto High School to explore Friday at lunch on the Quad.
Senior Christopher Tutor, president of the Cookie Club, founded the club to give his friends and fellow baking enthusiasts a space to connect and practice their craft.
“I have a lot of friends who are interested in baking, so I thought that we needed a social space to practice our love for baking,” Tutor said.
Junior Duncan Sego, president of the Current Events Club, said that this club is based on his interest in talking about significant headlines around the world.
“I always like talking about politics in the news with my friends, so I was hoping to expand that and get a lot more opinions by having it in a club and having more questions,” Sego said.
According to sophomore Jasmine Kwak, president of the Virtual Support Network Club, she aims to provide a space for busy students interested in technology and volunteer hours.
“We do technology-based projects to help better our community, and this semester we’re planning to work with different organizations to create remote volunteer hours opportunities for people,” Kwak said.
Associated Student Body Director Alyssa Bond, said that Paly’s clubs are an important part of high school culture.
“It [club day] allows students to find other students who have similar interests to them that they might not find in their academic classes,” Bond said. “Clubs allow students to pursue interests that they can’t necessarily find in their classes like the crochet club. We don’t have a crochet class, but at the club they can find other people who like things that they like and get to do things that they want to do beyond what they can do in class.”
