SUPPLEMENT OCTOBER 2012 26 If you decide to volunteer, go to page 7 If you decide to get a job, go to page 7 You chose to join a club! FAST FACTS 41 Clubs at Westhill About 60 hours a week 2 New clubs this year 52 Faculty advisors 4 Student councils You glance at the clock- the little hand is on the two and the big hand is on the one. The bell rings and you rush out of the building, abruptly stopping at the stairway in the front entrance and realizing that Westhill has numerous after school activities for students to participate in. Think you can make a good argument? Join the Westhill Debate Team, a club that informs you about current events and helps you improve at public speaking. Mr. Hoff- man, the team’s coach, teaches members strategies on how to debate successfully in competitions. According to senior Max Eber, a cap- tain of the team, Mr. Hoffman helps debat- ers learn how to think on their feet in in- tense situations and incorporate facts and data into their arguments to prove their points. The team competes in local compe- titions once a month and national competi- tions twice a year at Yale and Columbia. “You can just show up to meetings to learn about current events and go to the debates when you feel comfortable,” Eber said. According to senior Brian Pollack, an- other team captain, you can learn about the economy and foreign policy. Joining the Debate Team can also help develop impor- tant speaking skills, which can be helpful in job and college interviews. Want to give back to your commu- nity? BuildOn is a popular and growing community service organization that has chapters across the nation in big cities like San Francisco and Chicago. “BuildOn sends eligible members over- seas to do charity work as well,” said Hayley Siegel, the Westhill BuildOn president. BuildOn sends students overseas to build schools in nine different countries including Senegal, Malawi, Mali, Ne- pal, Haiti, and Nicaragua. The club also does local service, like tutoring, super- vising children at Roxbury Elementary, and volunteering at local farms like the Fairgate Farm of Stamford. Have an artistic side? The Art Club is open to anyone who appreciates art and is looking for a calming, low-key environ- ment to express their creativity. The Art Club helps you explore different aspects of art and the creativity of the different mem- bers in the club as well. “You don’t have to be good at art, [you just have to] enjoy [it] and like doing it,” club leader Emily Eby said. Want to explore the theater life? Join the popular Northstar Playmakers, a club where actors, actresses, makeup artists, tech crew, and stage crew work together to produce plays and musicals. Senior Rich- ard Westfahl, a seasoned Northstar actor, said “the club performs classic plays such as ‘Carousel’ and ‘The Spelling Bee,’ and is a great way for students to gain experi- ence in the world of theater.” The Northstar Playmakers present live performances in front of local crowds, which can be an opportunity for those in- terested in theater to display their acting, production, or art skills to our community. The Northstar Playmakers is a perfect way to start a future career, and gain experience that will truly prepare you for a profession in theater and production. Briefs by Casiano Hamer / Reporter By the end of your afterschool activites you are exhausted but fulfilled. As you arrive home after a long day, you realize that you still have room in your busy schedule for one more activity. You realize that it would be a smart choice to begin to build your resume as early as possible. The best way to do this is by applying for work or volunteering. Which do you choose? Photos by Laura Rey & Emily Beresford / Photo Manager & Express Editor Center photos credited in previous issues.
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SupplementOctOber 201226
If you decide to volunteer, go to page 7
If you decide to get a job, go to page 7
You chose to join a club!
FAST FACTS 41 Clubs at Westhill About 60 hours a week 2 New clubs this year 52 Faculty advisors 4 Student councils
You glance at the clock - the little hand is on the two and the big hand is on the one. The bell rings and you rush out of the building, abruptly stopping at the stairway in the front entrance and realizing that Westhill has
numerous after school activities for students to participate in.
Think you can make a good argument? Join the Westhill Debate Team, a club that informs you about current events and helps you improve at public speaking. Mr. Hoff-man, the team’s coach, teaches members strategies on how to debate successfully in competitions. According to senior Max Eber, a cap-tain of the team, Mr. Hoffman helps debat-ers learn how to think on their feet in in-tense situations and incorporate facts and data into their arguments to prove their points. The team competes in local compe-titions once a month and national competi-tions twice a year at Yale and Columbia. “You can just show up to meetings to learn about current events and go to the debates when you feel comfortable,” Eber said. According to senior Brian Pollack, an-other team captain, you can learn about the economy and foreign policy. Joining the Debate Team can also help develop impor-tant speaking skills, which can be helpful in job and college interviews.
Want to give back to your commu-nity? BuildOn is a popular and growing community service organization that has chapters across the nation in big cities like San Francisco and Chicago. “BuildOn sends eligible members over-seas to do charity work as well,” said Hayley Siegel, the Westhill BuildOn president. BuildOn sends students overseas to build schools in nine different countries including Senegal, Malawi, Mali, Ne-pal, Haiti, and Nicaragua. The club also does local service, like tutoring, super-vising children at Roxbury Elementary, and volunteering at local farms like the Fairgate Farm of Stamford.
Have an artistic side? The Art Club is open to anyone who appreciates art and is looking for a calming, low-key environ-ment to express their creativity. The Art Club helps you explore different aspects of art and the creativity of the different mem-bers in the club as well. “You don’t have to be good at art, [you just have to] enjoy [it] and like doing it,” club leader Emily Eby said.
Want to explore the theater life? Join the popular Northstar Playmakers, a club where actors, actresses, makeup artists, tech crew, and stage crew work together to produce plays and musicals. Senior Rich-ard Westfahl, a seasoned Northstar actor, said “the club performs classic plays such as ‘Carousel’ and ‘The Spelling Bee,’ and is a great way for students to gain experi-ence in the world of theater.” The Northstar Playmakers present live performances in front of local crowds, which can be an opportunity for those in-terested in theater to display their acting, production, or art skills to our community. The Northstar Playmakers is a perfect way to start a future career, and gain experience that will truly prepare you for a profession in theater and production.
Briefs by Casiano Hamer / Reporter
By the end of your afterschool activites you are exhausted but fulfilled. As you arrive home after a long day, you realize that you still have room in your busy schedule for one more activity. You realize that it would be a smart choice to begin to build your resume as
early as possible. The best way to do this is by applying for work or volunteering. Which do you choose?
Photos by Laura Rey & Emily Beresford / Photo Manager & Express Editor Center photos credited in previous issues.