Aliso Niguel High School hosted another club rush for the spring semester of 2024 on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Club rush is a packed, high-energy event where students make booths with posters to showcase their club and persuade other students to join in their community.
This event takes place in front of the school and stretches out all the way to the gymnasium. The amount of clubs at Aliso can double in numbers from fall semester since many students take interest in clubs and create their own for the new semester.
Music was blasting from big speakers, many different foods were handed out from each club and many students attended this event . Although it was chaotic, it was still a very exciting lunch event.
There is a great variety of clubs presented at club rush, from the different cultures and hobbies to interesting topics all around the world that are featured.
A few of the clubs are: ANHS Cubing Club, ANHS Slavic Culture Club, Comic Creators Club, Youth Asian Club, Eco Freako Club, We Care Club, Mind Over Matter, Law Club, Scientific Research Club and many more.
President of the Animal Welfare Club, Adelina Toufanpur (11), said, “There are many clubs here at Aliso that focus on the environment and do beach and community clean-ups, but what makes us different is we solely focus on conserving and saving animals. You don’t have to stop eating animals to join the club, but we want to encourage others and include those who are vegetarian or vegan. By doing that we helped include vegan options at the school cafeteria last semester and this semester we want to get more members and make a difference in other parts of our community.”
The Animal Welfare Club is just one out of many clubs that make a difference in Aliso Viejo. Many other clubs raise money for organizations, for example the Ukulele club plays music around the city and the money goes towards hospitals and companies that help other areas in need like Maui.
Joining a club has many benefits. For example, if a student volunteers in an event that has a specific meaning or purpose to it, they can use the club in their college resume to show their commitment to a certain major or hobby.
From the Chemical Engineering Club, Carolyn O’brien (11) said, “We made this club so people who want to show that they have interest in engineering can join and show colleges that.”
Kacy Yanagi (11), president of the Music Around the World Club, shared, “I love club rush because it is a way to spread awareness of many versatile topics. My club focuses on the different musics played around the world and how our universe is connected through music. Many join my club and are able to learn new things and as I look around at the other booths, I see that many clubs have the same concept.”
Clubs are a great way to expand student’s knowledge of our community, hobbies and other areas of interest.
