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Clubs & Activites

DECA is Heading to the States!

by Ady O' Grady
DECA is a new club to Hilton Head High School this year. Mrs. Johnson says, “I am so excited to offer this opportunity to our students.” DECA is a Marketing and Business club where students compete against others.
Mrs. Johnson says, “I look forward to continuing to grow this club.” Mrs. Johson runs this club and is excited with already seeing their success with their first year. Students competed in the Regional Competition in November. The Regional Competition went well and the club ended up with the results of having six students qualify for the State Competition. The State Competition will be held this spring.
There were four students who competed in Regionals: Oliver Hadley, who did Retail Merchandising; Drew Harrell, who did Business Finance; Cole Jackson, who did Hotel and Lodging Management; lastly Mae Williams, did Retail Merchandising.
Then there were six State Qualifiers who placed at Regionals: Thomas Figueroa, who did Accounting Applications and placed 2nd; Raul Leyva, who did Entrepreneurship and placed 3rd; Dana Pena, who did Business Services marketing and placed 5th; Zoey Jackson, who did Retail Merchandising and placed 5th; Meagan Berger, who did Marketing Communications and placed 6th; Angela Hernandez also competed, who did Restaurant and Foodservice Management and placed 6th. These six students will go compete at the State Qualifier this spring.
These students worked hard for regionals and are continuing to keep preparing for the State Qualifier. Mrs. Johnson says, “We also have an opportunity for other students to compete in the Principle Events because they are first year members.” DECA is off to a great start and Hilton Head High School is eager to see their success in the future. Mrs. Johnson also states, “What a great start to our inaugural year.” That statement is very true. This club already has success and has a lot of time left to keep adding achievements.

Model UN at Hilton Head Island

by Thompson May
Hilton Head Island High School has a very diverse set of clubs and extracurricular activities. One of those clubs is Model UN. Schools all around the nation have Model UN teams and compete against each other throughout the year.
Izzy Pelt is a student at Hilton Head Island High School and a member of the Model UN team. Izzy has been a member of the team for a year now. “I’ve only been a member for a year, but I’ve had a great experience.” She decided to become a member of the team for her college applications. Izzy stated that Model UN teaches life skills and how to work with others to create a peaceful resolution.
Model UN is competing in three virtual conferences this year. The first is Gator MUN, which is a national competition. Twelve students will compete at Gator MUN this year in late January.
In February, all Model UN students will participate in the Beaufort County Conference via Zoom. HHIHS will hold diplomatic discussions with Beaufort, Bluffton, and May River High Schools. Finally, HHIHS Model UN will compete virtually at the Winthrop University High School Model UN Conference in March.

Model UN - This Year VS Last Year

by Addison Fisher
Model UN is a mock United Nations club, where students can sign up to join the team and debate global topics. In the last mock conference, back in January 2020, HHIHS won Best school delegation at the Beaufort County conference, and got a few honorable mentions at the Georgia Southern University High School model UN conference.
One of the students who attended the conference last year was senior, Will Todd. He explains last year's conference, “In the conference, we would get a partner and be assigned a nation to represent. We would represent that nation by putting our personal opinions aside and we would have to put ourselves in the nation’s shoes. Then we would go over world issues and try to come with solutions and agreements that other nations would vote on to pass or deny.”
This year, things had to change due to Coronavirus. While Model UN is still available this year, students will have to take precautions like wearing masks and other safety issues including social distancing. The participants still have an chance this year while they have meetings virtually via Zoom on Wednesdays after school as well as being able to compete in 3 virtual conferences in Beaufort County, Gator, and Winthrop. Will says how, “A year ago we would have never guessed that this would ever happen, however, there is still an opportunity this year.”

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