So I’ll keep this short but I’m in the science olympiad team at my schol which is literally just me and another underclassmen and a few seniors… We can barely scrap together 15 people let alone an A&B team
But I’m so passionate about the club! I love it so much and there’s so much talent in our school that I have no doubt we could make it far if people took interest!
That being said I don’t want this club to die out! Is there any way I can save it? Any suggestions?
Also, my school is one of those schools that places such a high emphasis on athletics (which isn’t bad) but that means that more intellectual clubs at my school don’t get much recognition (I’m talking speech & debate, etc.)
Any tips on how to start a non-athletic club at my school that people will want to join? Something appealing to the masses? I just want this to be leap forward so more academic clubs can form at school in the future
Thanks for all your help!
Don’tTrustAnAtom
(Because they make up everything)
My school’s Science Olympiad team shut down this year, too- just in time for me to matriculate.
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Try to find the people who really apply themselves to science class. Ask your science teacher(s) if they could spread word around to the more excited students!
Also considering tutoring kids who may be interested in science, and getting them back on track with both their grades and science!
My kid’s quiz bowl team expanded their membership by asking everybody on the team to try to recruit one friend to join. My D managed to coax 3 friends to join, and everyone else found at least one person, too. I think their coach might have had snacks at the meetings, too. Another idea is to change the focus – instead of the science Olympiad team competitions, maybe focus on prep for the USABO or another individual competition instead.
Can your club host an occassional event that would attract new members? Like a panel discussion on a how-to topic of interest? Your current members would have to invite at least 10 new faces you’re targeting as new members to ensure an audience. Get some teachers to personally suggest to certain of their students to attend. Pitch the group to those attending. Have a manageable project ready for sign-up. Build the relationships. Just one way to approach it.
@foreboding it’s not even narcissistic, what’s the point of your comment?
Definetly try to recruit your friends, put up posters, advertise to make it more popular. Good luck!
@neonerudite Appealing to the “masses” is indeed an offensive term, unless the OP thinks of themselves as the masses. Which, since the op didn’t state, makes it a narcissistic claim.
I don’t think you know what narcissistic even means. And there is nothing wrong with the OP’s desire to build an active academically focused club that is large enough to be successful and sustainable.
