Three weeks into the school year, extracurricular club applications are now open until Sept. 16.
There are three steps to the application. First, students must fill out and submit a Google form to introduce their club; then, they must set up an appointment with the campus clubs organizer, assistant principal Dr. Victoria Tong, to talk about the club’s purpose; and lastly, secure a staff sponsor.
“You should have your club name on it. You should have the objective of your club,” Tong said. “You can have the date and just say TBA like to be announced. That’s after we go through the whole process. Then you can just change the timing really quickly. And then of course you’d want to put your club sponsor, but you can’t get that until you come to the meeting with me”
Some clubs, like FIMRC (Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children), already existed on campus during previous years and are reapplying this year.
“The club that I’m submitting an application for [this year] is FIMRC,” FIMRC president senior Neha Ramachandran said. “It’s a medical organization focused on helping provide medical relief for children in impoverished areas. Our chapter utilizes the resources FIMRC gives us to provide students in Liberty with medicine oriented volunteer opportunities, career development events, and guest speakers. We’ve been at Liberty for several years now.”
Ramachandran is excited to meet this year’s new club members.
“I’m looking forward to meeting new club members,” she said. “There’s always a huge satisfaction in seeing younger grade levels take part in these different clubs. I joined FIMRC my freshman year and it was such a fun experience and a great community.”
French club, which started on campus in 2008, also plans to return this school year.
“We have an entirely new roster of officers this year led by our French Honor Society president Riti Patel and French Club president Ibrahim Raza,” senior Tejas Kasthuri said. “I’m super excited to see what they have in store for us.”
When it comes to starting a club, the first thing to look for is committed people willing to put in time and effort, according to senior Aiden Chan, an officer of ACEing Autism, a non-profit organization.
“To start a club and find officers, you should always look for people who surround you first [and that] are interested in the activity and responsible,” he said. “Hosting a club is all about team effort. If one of the officers is late or not putting much work in, the club would definitely not be able to run smoothly.”
