To become involved with S.M.I.L.E, talk to Louis, junior Adrienne Taylor or senior Meredith Severson, stop by the 300 hall flex room before or after school on Mondays.
If you have ever come across Death Note, Bleach, Fruits Basket, or anything else manga related, then the Otaku Club is for you. Besides reading and discussing manga, the Otaku Club also includes watching anime, eating snacks and drawing.
New to Southwest, the Otaku Club meets from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday in room 606. The club hopes to raise money to bring their members to Naka-Con Anime Convention, set to take place on Feb. 10-12 in Overland Park to celebrate Japanese animation and its influence.
“It’s a community for people who love anime, manga, video games,” club president junior Danielle Stoops said. “For people to hang out and have fun.”
Starting at 8:15 a.m. Oct. 6 on Thursday morning, the librarians are hosting a breakfast club open to all students in the school. Hosted by librarian Christy Bolton, the club gets together once a week on Thursday mornings. The goal of the club is to create a community of students to appreciate and promote literature.
“It’s a student group that gives voice to the library.” Bolton said.
The Kansas Association for Youth (K.A.Y) is a club that deals with service, leadership and character. Sponsored by Spanish teacher Carolyn Zeligman, the club meets the first Thursday and third Tuesday every month after school with a make up meeting at 7:15 a.m. the day after.
The theme of KAY Club this year is the Power of One with some of its service opportunities include recycling at Orange Leaf, Pop Tab Wars where the raised money goes to the Ronald McDonald House, school recycling every Tuesday and Thursday before and after school. KAY Club is also participating in this year’s area project for Kansas, the project being promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
“It’s a KSHSAA organization but instead of promoting a sports team activity, it’s promoting leadership and citizenship, individual appreciation,” Zeligman said. “It’s promoting you as a leader.”
With more than fifteen clubs, life is bustling here at Southwest with clubs looking for people and people simply looking for a place to belong.
