ILLUSTRATION/ Eizen Yap
By Allison Chow
Staff Writer
Joining clubs is a great way to learn more about subjects of interest and to meet other people with the same passions. During club rush, students explored numerous clubs the school has to offer — from Architecture and Astronomy Club to Martial Arts and Quantum Physics Club. Amidst these clubs, some have distinct features some might call questionable or even “weird.” Here are three extremely unique clubs found on campus:
Bugs n’ Stuff
Freshman Lanting Zhu, the Bugs n’ Stuff’s president, created the club this year with the goal of educating people about various types of bugs and the impacts that certain species have on the environment.
“I used to be scared of bugs, but then I realized that they are not scary and are pretty interesting,” Zhu said. “Sometimes getting to know something better really helps with not being scared of it. I hope that when people learn more about bugs it will help them stop being afraid of insects.”
Members will get the opportunity to pin insects in order to learn about how certain parts of the animal work and how to preserve them for research purposes. All students are welcome to their meetings which occur on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in room 505 during lunch. With the help of presentations, members will get to learn about various topics like anatomy of the bug they are working with and also about its importance on the environment.
Fishing Club
TCHS Fishing Club meets every other Monday in room 209 during lunch, where members learn about the basics and different techniques of fishing.
“I started being interested in fishing when I was six because my dad would take me,” Fishing Club president Brooks Ji said. “I had friends who also liked it, so we decided to create the club to find other people that had the same interest as us.”
When everyone learns the key concepts, the cabinet plans to take members on a fishing trip to a local lake. There, students will be able to earn CSL hours by helping the Dan Hernandez Organization teach young children to learn more about fishing.
Cybersecurity Club
The Cybersecurity Club’s president, senior Skylar Shi, gained interest in cybersecurity his sophomore year and then invented the club his junior year. Now, as a senior he hopes the club will go on until after he graduates.
“Outside from the practical knowledge that people can take with them, I wanted to spread interest into cybersecurity which is often stereotyped as boring,” Shi said. “But, recently I have been trying to make my clubs lively and even people who aren’t into tech can still have a good time. So my simple goal is to have my interest rub off on other people.”
Everyone that attends a meeting will be presented with an introduction to a subject regarding cyber security, a mini lesson on a specific topic, a practical activity and to finish off, a fun game of Kahoot about what the attendees learned. Those activities take place every other Friday, during lunch in room 510.