Something for everyone

LESLEY DWYER STAFF WRITER

The thought of extracurricular activities might conjure up images of students hovered over a chess board or choosing photos for a yearbook, but extracurricular activities have undergone a major evolution over the past few decades.

Not only are there quadruple the options, there are activities children of the 1970s and ’80s could have never imagined— gamer clubs, for one.

Minecraft has become a popular video game amongst elementary and middle school students. It’s a game that can be played and coded, so students’ grow with the game as their computer skills develop.

Minecraft Club is one of an array of options offered to students at Wilkinson Elementary School in Sarasota. The school offers six to 10 clubs per semester and more than half of its students access clubs at least once during the school year.

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Kelsey Whealy said clubs are created based on student interest and the availability and interest of teachers and staff members because all clubs must have a faculty sponsor.

Clubs appease a multitude of interests from providing service opportunities to playing esports to helping students learn more about career fields. The list goes on.

For students looking for hands-on activities, Wilkinson offers RC Car Club. Students