New Clubs Starting at Del Mar

Del Mar’s recent Club Rush introduces an influx of opportunities for students outside of academics. Among them are seven new clubs, sure to make Del Mar’s extracurricular activities more diverse and fun.

 

Chess Club

Chess Club is a group for anyone who wants to play or learn chess. The president, Tatiana Koba, created the club so there could be a community of people who play chess. Tatiana is a senior who enjoys all types of performing arts, volunteering, thrifting and reading. She is also an avid chess player and is willing to tutor anyone who wants to learn. “Any group- you could be from the football team, or anyone, I’ll still teach you,” Koba said.

Chess club meets at lunch in room 2, every other Wednesday

 

Don’s Dance Company

Don’s Dance Company, created by Maria Bayot, is for anyone who loves dancing in any sense. The club plans to learn all sorts of dances, whether it’s covers or cultural. “Our goal is to create diversity through dance,” Bayot says. The creation of the club is inspired by Mrs. Biggs’ dance class, with the goal of extending dance to people who aren’t in the class. Bayot is a junior who loves everything musical, whether it’s guitar, ukulele or dancing. She encourages anyone to join, even if they don’t like to dance, because there are behind-the-scenes options as well.

Don’s dance company meets at lunch in room 72, every second and fourth Fridays of the month

 

Echoes of The Past

Echoes of the Past is a club for anyone who loves history. The goal of the club is to reenact different parts of history, while also learning about it. Joselin Martinez and Eamonn Baker’s goal is to reenact history without making it badly staged. Martinez is a junior, whereas Baker is a senior, but they both share a love for history. Right now, the club is working on the Treaty of Versailles, planning to learn about it and then work on the reenactment.

Echoes of the past club meets at lunch in room 36, every Thursday.

 

My Little Pony Club

My Little Pony Club was created by Noz Jazayeri and Brenda Ruiz to help underclassmen find like-minded people and make friends. This club plays games, does crafts and makes a comfortable environment for students to find other people like them and connect. The presidents of this club are both seniors. Jazayeri likes to journal and write, play video games and cook. Ruiz likes sewing, embroidery, reading, documentaries and hikes. “You will find your people if you join this club.” Jazayeri and Ruiz said.

My little pony club meets at lunch in room 2, bi-weekly on Fridays.

 

Photography Club

Photography club helps students learn about photography and express themselves in a shared space. The club is a way to learn about taking photos using different mediums, editing those photos, and sharing photos with a community that knows photography. Ben Fought, a junior who enjoys soccer, camping, Legos and running, is the president of the Photography Club and encourages people to join, regardless of their experience in taking photos.

Photography club meets at lunch in room 18, every first and third Monday of the month.

 

Women’s Club

Women’s Club started as a CAS project for an AVID assignment before Natalie Reynoso realized that women at Del Mar deserve to be informed about laws in California and how they will be affected by them. Reynoso, a senior, loves field hockey, photography and academics. She requests people follow the Women’s club Instagram, @aauwdonsclub, so they can stay updated on what the club does and new laws affecting women in California.

AAUW Women’s Club meets at lunch in room 12, every second Tuesday.

 

Climate Policy Club

Climate Policy Club, previously known as Youth vs Apocalypse Club, was created with the goal of staying informed about climate bills and working on making a difference in the Campbell community by writing letters in support of the aforementioned climate bills. Emily Nguyen, a senior who loves junk journaling and researching ancestry, joined a climate action program over the summer, which prompted her to create the Climate Policy Club. She hopes that the club could get the Seal of Civic Engagement, which is a “California initiative that recognizes high school students for their outstanding academic and practical civic learning and engagement.” Nguyen is also planning a climate action project for the club.

Climate Policy Club meets after school in room 4, bi-weekly on Tuesdays.