UPHS (University Preparatory High School) hosted its annual club rush on September 13th. Pandas were let out at 12:20 PM to engage in the event. Club booths were set up by leadership and also the club leaders. The booths were beautifully decorated and in theme with each of the individual clubs. Club Rush is one of UPHS’s many events meant to get students to feel more at home and involved in school. There were a variety of clubs so pandas could find more people with similar interests. There were many new clubs, as well as established clubs. One club that is new this year is the Fashion club. Alexis Salazar and Camila Espinoza are co-presidents of the club. Espinoza and Salazar talked about their club, saying, “We plan to bring people’s different styles and incorporate them into a collection to showcase in a fashion show, for people to display their creations and inspirations at the end of every semester. We might incorporate donating clothing as well.” The Fashion club welcomes every and any type of style, so if you are looking for an outlet for fashion and admiring other’s styles then the Fashion club may be for you!

Club Rush was not only enjoyable for the students but for the teachers as well. Teachers were able to also engage in the event, walking around and asking questions about clubs. One of our favorite science teachers, Mrs. Becerra, enjoyed Club Rush and had a few things to say about it! She said, “I think there's a lot of clubs, a lot of variety. I think that there is a club for every student to join, a huge variety obviously there’s academic teams. There’s some clubs that obviously are returning, there’s a few new clubs which is nice to see. Kids seem excited.” Becerra sums up Club Rush pretty well, mentioning the different clubs and how every panda should have a club to join. Club Rush was once again a success for UPHS and hopefully next year we see even more clubs, if you didn’t join every club you wanted to attempt to attend the next meeting for it still!