Club Features: May 2011
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Math Club
Christian Club
Breakfast Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
Math Club
Some clubs at Aragon provide an academic environment, such as Math Club. Senior Amrit Saxena, Math Club founder and president, says, “Math club is basically a body that is intended to foster the development of mathematical talent and interest in the Aragon community.”
“One of the reasons I founded [the math club] was that I wanted to break the stereotype that math is too hard. My main goal is to incorporate as many different types of people in math club as possible,” says Saxena.
The Math Club has over 30 students, all with various reasons for joining. “I was in the math club at Bayside and [math] is something I’m interested in,” says Sophomore Kevin Huang, “I decided to join because I want to broaden my knowledge of higher level math.”
The Aragon Math Club has become the most successful math team in the region and recently won its division in the competitive California Math League Contest.
“While our district had no national math Olympiad qualifications in over a decade, since the founding of the math club back in 2008, Aragon has had seven national math Olympiad finalist qualifications in the past three years,” Saxena says, “I have hope that the Aragon math club will continue its success.”
Christian Club
Celebrating religion plays a role in clubs at Aragon, such as the Christian club. The Christian club shares the love of Jesus Christ to provide a friendly environment for all students.
“Christian club is a place where Christians gather and have fellowship,” says President Alice Liu, “We want to show others about the Christian faith.”
Vice president Min-Jung Lee adds that, “Christian Club is to provide a place where people can share and spread God’s word in a comfortable environment.”
In the Christian club, welcoming others in a peaceful way is important. Games, small groups, prayer and sermon are some of the ways members can bond together while spiritually growing at the same time.
“We try to have a rotating schedule of games, worship, small groups and guest speakers. Small groups are when people come together and have fellowship and pray for each other. We want to help others come together and be like a family,” says Liu.
“You don’t have to be a Christian to join the club. Anyone is welcome to join us at any time, Christian or non-Christian,” says Lee.
Members of the Christian club have opportunities to display their pride in their religion during school, such as an event called Greek Week. “Greek Week is a statewide Christian club awareness to show others we are Christian. We wear shirts that have a biblical saying in Greek. We want to share our faith and spread the love of God,” says senior Joseph Hala’ufia.
Breakfast Club
The Breakfast club was created at Aragon to keep breakdancing popular to at the school.
Sophomore Michael Alverez, president of the club, says, “The Breakfast club is about showing your dance styles and expressing yourself. The purpose is to let students express themselves as individuals.”
“You can find hidden talents in the breakfast club. We taught a kid that how to breakdance that was completely new. He’s gotten so much better and knows how to backflip.”
Senior Joel Vazquez says that “Anybody can breakdance, and we’re here to show newcomers how. The purpose is to mingle, hangout, enjoy lunch and just breakdance. I’m proud to let others know about my ability.”
The Breakfast Club is no stranger to performance. We try our best to help other clubs in school with an event. We want others to know that we are hard workers and that we have passion for what we’re doing, “says Alverez.
Sophomore Andrew Wong comments, “When you dance, the adrenaline rushes throughout your body. It’s an amazing feeling and I really love [breakdancing]. We’re here to show other students how fun breakdancing is and what talents they can find within themselves.”
Black Student Union (BSU)
The Black Student Union creates pride and a feeling of allegiance toward one another and allows people of African background to mingle and be acquainted with people of the same heritage.
Senior Charles Grant, a member of the BSU adds that, “[The BSU] is about uniting black students of Aragon and to come up with common goals and learn about [the black] culture.”
Senior Jamison Hall, president of the BSU says that “[The BSU] is a place where students can come together and better themselves and become better people.”
“We host the BSU sponsored dance camp. That’s a big one. We fundraise throughout the year to provide tickets for the BSU state conference,” adds Charles Grant, “The conference is about leadership in the black community.”
Members agree that there is a strong connection within the club. Sophomore Gabrielle Tompkins says that, “I feel that [the BSU] is the closest group of students at this school. It’s a family and we understand each other. The seniors are like parents and Mr. Bush is like a grandfather.”
“We’re here to help the community and show that we can be leaders,” says Andreana Grant.
