BLACK HISTORY MONTH

by Kendal Ely design by David Chen

Students discuss the new club created by senior Jaxson Scruggs, which focuses on valuing cultures around the world; specifically, Black History during the month of February.

February is a month dedicated to remembering our country’s past involving African-

American History. During this month, the goal is to remember the triumphs and struggles that many

African- Americans faced.

The Multicultural Student Club is a group of students that is heavily invested in reaching this goal.

Senior Jaxson Scruggs created this club in hopes of making people more aware of cultural differences and respecting them. With over 20 attendees at each meeting, the club used the month of February to focus primarily on Black

History Month.

“In the club meetings we usually have a slide show about a specific topic and we talk about it, For example, one of our last topics was about Black

History Month, and that topic will be carried on for our next three meetings in February,” Scruggs said.

The club has collaborated with community organizations to educate students at Central Middle School.

“The Multicultural Student Club is collaborating with the Paths to Success for a Black History Month program for students at Central Middle School. Our team will present different scenarios that reflect day-to-day situations regarding race,” Scruggs said.

Many students have taken advantage of the opportunity to educate themselves and have taken significant roles in the club. Junior Tyler Blythe is the Treasurer of the club and has assisted Scruggs in the creation of his club. “I decided to join in because I see the problem in our society with racial problems and it needs to be fixed,” Blythe said. “The significance of educating people about multiple cultures is that people need to see the similarities between different cultures and races.”