It’s Fall, which means it’s officially the season for clubs to start up. Enloe has over 100 clubs, and while the sea of instagram accounts and flyers might feel intimidating, our broad spectrum of clubs ensures that everyone can find an organization that speaks to them! That being said, because every club at Enloe is different it’s impossible to consider all of them. Take this quiz to learn more about what underrated club might be a good fit for you!
What are you looking for in a club?
- Volunteering opportunities
- Learn a new skill
- Compete in a competition
- Something arts based
How much time are you willing to commit?
- One day every other week, extra time for volunteering
- Once a month maybe every other week
- Once a week to every other week, extra time on days without school
- I have very little free time after school
What sounds like the most fun?
- Helping out at an animal shelter
- Physically making something
- Going to a tournament on the weekends
- Submitting to an art competition
What’s your ideal premise for a club?
- Supporting others and having a reach outside of Enloe
- Participating in an activity
- Working towards competitions as a team
- Being part of a community that works towards supporting and promoting the arts
Mostly ones
If you got mostly ones, you should try out volunteering and community service based clubs like Gender Inclusivity In STEM, A Helpful Paw, Enloe Arrangements, or Threads for Hope.
Gender Inclusivity in STEM, or GIS, is a volunteering club where members teach elementary school girls about science and math based topics. Lesson Coordinator Sofie Engell says, “The main goal of GIS is to inspire young kids to explore science in a fun, understandable, and inclusive way.” Check them out if you love STEM or working with kids!
Another way to get out of Enloe and help out the local community is by joining A Helpful Paw. Come out on weekends to volunteer at local animal shelters and adoption events with other members. Attend meetings to make toys and accessories for animals currently in shelters. If you’re looking for an excuse to play with puppies and help animals find homes, this club is the place for you.
If you don’t feel like going off campus, Threads for Hope is a great community service based alternative. At meetings, members will knit or crochet clothes, blankets, or anything helpful to donate to different organizations at the end of the year. Anyone is welcome, including if you have no experience crocheting or knitting before!
Similarly, Enloe Arrangements is a service club based around flower arrangements. Join the brand new club to create arrangements that will later get donated to beneficiaries of the club’s choice. CoPresident Lily Dyer says, “We have fun things planned for each month…it’s our first year doing it, so it’s very new and fresh!”
Check out @enloegis, @ehshelpfulpaw, @threadsforhope, and @enloearrangments on Instagram for more information on these clubs.
Mostly twos
If you answered mostly twos, a good choice would be activity and skill based interest clubs. Clubs like Baking club, or Guitar club offer active meetings where you can develop skills!
Joining Enloe’s extensive list of clubs this year is Enloe Baking Club! Members will learn how to bake desserts like cookies, cakes and eventually more complicated recipes. Bryan Wu, CoPresident says, “To start out we’re going to do something simple…but hopefully later on we’ll be able to bake more complex desserts.”
If you’re less interested in sweet treats and more interested in music, try out Guitar Club! Meet every other week to learn and practice the guitar. President Rosalind Eccles says, “[We welcome] all guitarists and interested guitarists to come jam with us!”
Join the Guitar Club Remind @enloegtr and checkout Baking Club on Remind @enloebake or follow their Instagram at @enloe.bakingclub.
Mostly threes
If you answered mostly threes then competition clubs are the way to go for you! Try out Model UN or Linguistics club if you want to prepare with a team for state to nation wide competitions.
Model UN is a classic competition club. Meetings consist of preparing and practicing for competitions on weekends, where you can expect large committees of people across schools working together to pass (fake) policy. If you like politics, foreign policy or public speaking, this is the club for you!
If you love English, reading, and writing then Enloe Linguistics club is the perfect option for you. Learn about where words and languages come from, and prepare for NACLO, the North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition. The international competition takes place in January, so attend as many meetings as you can to learn more and practice with the team.
Check out @enloelinguistics and @enloemodelun on Instagram for more information on both of these clubs.
Mostly fours
If you chose mostly fours, a flexible arts club like National Art Honors Society or Enloe’s Literary Organization will be perfect for you.
National Art Honors Society, or NAHS for short, opens up access to art competitions and volunteering opportunities that are arts based. While meetings are required, they are once a month; the bulk of the commitment for NAHS comes from their provided volunteering hours. Join other members to engage in the community through art, including painting Enloe’s very own hallway murals.
However if time really is a constraint for you, consider Enloe’s Literary Organization, a club you can contribute to without ever attending a meeting. ELO publishes our literary magazine, Stone Soup, every year. Stone Soup is a collection of poetry, prose, and art submitted and created by students for students. If you are interested in publishing your work this way you can submit it to ELO, and if you find yourself with extra time you can attend a meeting and learn how the magazine is made behind the scenes.
If you’re interested in NAHS or ELO check out their instagrams: @enloenahs_official and @enloeelo.
The list of Enloe’s extracurriculars is endless, but that means the opportunities are too. While a definitive end-all-be-all guide is impossible to make, these examples should help get your imagination running and interest piqued. There’s no such thing as being too late to join a new club or explore another interest, so don’t be afraid to try new things or clubs, no matter your grade level or experience. Happy clubbing!
