<p>Hey Everyone,</p>
<p>I'm going to be a sophomore this school year and I'd love to start a new club in my high school. Bear with me--I have several ideas :)</p>
<p>These are my top picks from my extensive brainstorming. Can anyone give me an idea of what club they would be most interested in joining? I also have thought of some activities each club could do, but I can always use more!</p>
<p>-TLC (Teens Lending Care) The main focus is to be a service club. We'd work to raise money for the less fortunate and volunteer at certain organizations.
-Animal Advocates of America. We would probably work at the humane society and support causes that protect wildlife, etc.
-FMSA (Future Medical Students of America). We would attend medical conferences (hopefully) and work with doctors at our local university, maybe even hear speakers about medical school.</p>
<p>So what do you think? Please respond I need all the help I can get!
Ella</p>
<p>I think all of those are fantastic ideas for clubs! Personally, I like the third one (FMSA) because, if I were a prospective medical student, I would love the opportunity to get involved in the field in some way before I even began college. Of course, I can’t comment on the medical part itself, since I plan to study engineering, but I think the idea of getting students involved in a potential career (even if it’s only a simple way) while still in high school.</p>
<p>I feel like there are already a lot of service clubs like Beta, NHS, and Key, but your other two ideas are awesome. You could also try to set up a team for a competition-based club.</p>
<p>I’t trying to start a chess club in our school. Eventually enter some competitions and win some trophies</p>
<p>Thank you for the responses! I think I’m going to go with FMSA. Can’t wait to get it started! </p>
<p>Instead of starting an FMSA why don’t you start a HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) it’s a nationally recognized club and they regional, state, and national levels of over 35 competitive events and you could also incorporate everything you would like to do in FMSA with HOSA…</p>
<p>In my opinion the process of starting a club doesn’t start with wanting to start one. It begins with the necessity for a club designed to carry out an activity you want to do. I started my school’s Science Club because there was no ECs that focused on the sciences at the time, not because I just wanted to start a club.</p>
<p>Instead of TLS look at freethechildren (<a href=“http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/toolkits/brick-by-brick/”>http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/toolkits/brick-by-brick/</a>) you raise $10,000 and you have funded a school to be buildt! Check it out! (I’m also a sophomore and am planning to start this as a club at my school next year.</p>
<p>@thesoxpride10, I see where you’re coming from. If I had to choose based on what was needed at my school, then I’d have to choose FMSA, as my school lacks medical classes and outside activities. </p>