On September 8, the bustling noise of students wandering around long rows of activity tables and club leaders shouting for new students to join their club could be heard from afar.
Taken place during all lunches at the start of the school year, the Activities Fair is a tradition that encourages all kinds of students to sign up for many of the diverse clubs Haven has to offer.
“I joined film club, French Club, Feminism Club, and Henry Reacher’s Singing Club,” freshman Roxy Shelton said.
Having all the booths out with Haven’s many extracurricular opportunities helps students find what they’re most interested in, and where they belong in the community.
“We’re looking to just make people feel like they belong to something, make them feel like they are able to get out and do something, especially for people that are not as athletic, make them feel like they can play a sport and they can learn something,” senior and Pickleball Club co-president Bianca Penn said.A new club called Unite for Her was created this year to raise awareness about breast cancer and help the cause. One of the club leaders and Activities Council member Emily Reilly noted the importance of its start.
“Unite for Her is an organization based out of Philly,” she said. “They raise money and resources for women who are currently going through breast and ovarian cancer. They connect them to mentors, give them resources, and just make the experience easier for them.”
Other clubs, such as the Pickleball Club, noted that they received many sign-ups.
“We’ve had a lot of good sign-up, and we actually filled up [people] to like five sheets already, which we did not expect. But we’re very happy with that,” senior and co-president of Pickleball Club Gia Chaves said.
The activities fair closed with long signup lists, leaving something to look forward to about this year’s student activities.
“I think I’m most looking forward to just finding out what people like and don’t like, and figuring out what they’re interested in,” Reilly said.
