Bishop Gorman Clubs held their annual club fair on Wednesday Sept. 6 in the Quad.
Tables set around the Quad displayed all of the clubs at Bishop Gorman, with representatives from each club informing their fellow peers about extracurricular activities and academic endeavors.
“The atmosphere at the club fair is full of welcoming energy…there’s many clubs to learn about and join,” Valentina Moore ‘25 states.
Almost anything imaginable, there was a club for. There were both historically established clubs and a few newly formed clubs. One of the newly formed clubs was by Jacob Tabasa ‘24: Film Club. “Currently I’m running a film club, and what I want to accomplish with this club is to form a media team that will film and shoot videos for sports and other events.”
A well established club at Bishop Gorman High School is Mock Trial. The table was decorated fully by the club’s trophies earned in the past. Lilin Dong ‘24 explained the impression that being in Mock Trial has; “It’s the best club on campus, it looks good on college applications, and it only takes a prerequisite of Honors or Scholars English.”
Not all clubs are solely focused on the future of students’ academic careers. Many clubs focus on the enjoyment of being a high school student. Clubs such as Gael to Gael, Environmental Club, and Board Game Club allow students to enjoy and soak in the life of being a teenager.
Co President of the Environmental Club, Gabe Clemente ’24 talked about how they strive to “march forward to ensure a better tomorrow,” as the Environmental Club has been active in reducing pollution by picking up trash, planting trees, and
advocating for the health of the environment in general. Gabe and the rest of the club focus on what they are able to do now within their community.
Clubs can be the pathway to a specific career or hobby that lets teenagers make use of their time, and the club fair is where students get to browse those various options. Ms. Hall, who teaches Fine Arts and had the Art History Club participating for the first time at the club fair added “I think it’s good for students to join clubs because it gives them an opportunity to network and it gives them an extracurricular activity which looks good on college resumes.”
Bishop Gorman possesses highly invested clubs that strive to ensure the betterment of its students, so it is only right to participate if students desire a head start to college applications, career opportunities, or becoming a leader in the community.
