A club for
everyone!
Clubs deliver beyondthe-classroom lessons in leadership and service.
In September, leaders representing a record 44 student clubs made spirited membership pitches at the annual Club Fair. It’s all about student leadership, service and exploring new interests—and along the way fun, food and camaraderie! Dean of Students Abigail Shaw said the longtime tradition of high school clubs is “alive and thriving at Mayfield” and reflects the diverse interests of our students. To start a Mayfield club a student needs to find a faculty advisor and make a commitment to integrate service in their activities. “We want them to think beyond themselves and to think about how their club can help others,” Mrs. Shaw said. “We want students to have many ways to get involved and many ways to celebrate who they are. There is a place for everyone.”
< Harlow Glenn ’20 (left) and Isabel Valenzuela ’20 (right) started the Blankies Galore Club to make blankets for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Huntington Hospital. They raised money to buy supplies for 15 blankets and donated 15 more.
“Leadership is hard. It it hard to inspire people to care about an issue. Those who do care, those who do show interest and put in effort, are invaluable to the process.” — ISABEL VALENZUELA ’20
Sophia Alvarez ’19 said members of the Page Turners Book Club explored many genres of literature at their lunchtime meetings, but always ate the same thing—pizza rolls. They also collected 150 books for A Place Called Home in South Central L.A. and raised $340 for local children’s literacy organizations.
“We are all unique individuals and being a book nerd is totally cool! — SOPHIA ALVAREZ ’19 The MSS Service Club continues Mayfield’s long-standing support of the Good Shepherd Shelter, which helps women and children affected by domestic violence. Their Christmas and Easter celebrations for the families went off without a hitch. But when equipment woes foiled Movie Night, club leader McKenna Smith ’19 learned firsthand what it means to think on her feet. “We ended up playing outside with the kids at the shelter,” she said.
“Domestic violence is a serious issue and providing positive interactions for the children at the shelter really makes an impact.” — MCKENNA SMITH ’19 18
POSTSCRIPTS 2019
> “We celebrate all Asian countries and their unique cultures,” said Asian American Club head Lauren Kezele ’19 (right). About 60 students joined and as many as 20 students attended club meetings. Their proudest moment? “We raised $600 dollars through Tpumps tea sales, donating the proceeds to the One Sky organization, which helps orphanages in China.” Fun fact: “Not everyone in the club is Asian!”
< “Everyone stresses, it is a natural human thing to do!” said Destressify Club co-founder Jolie Beegle ’21. “What is cool about our club is that our atmosphere helps students reduce their stress, as they are surrounded by an energetic and positive community.” The club, co-led by Emma Anderson ’21, raised $200 with their handmade, personalized Valentine’s Day candy jars, money donated to The Painted Brain, a charity that addresses mental health issues through arts.
