Have you ever wanted to learn sign language, make a documentary or draw a comic? This issue of the East Club Spotlight features three clubs at East: the Sign Language Club, the Documentary Club and the Comic Club.
The Sign Language Club has promoted the goal of increasing communication between deaf and hearing people for the past two years. At club meetings, president Elizabeth Willock, who is hard of hearing, teaches American Sign Language (ASL) and encourages members to communicate using ASL.
“[I want to] bring equality for deaf people… communication really matters to me,” said Willock, a junior. “I thought, ‘Why not set up an American Sign Language Club for people to understand what it’s like to be deaf, or how [they can] advocate for someone who’s deaf or hard of hearing, and how [they] can communicate with them.’”
The Sign Language Club meets every three weeks on Thursday in the CIC at lunch. To join, you can find their sign-up form here.
The East Documentary Club is a new club to East, wherein members focus on making documentaries to participate in the National C-Span Documentary Competition.
“C-Span is this documentary competition where students in middle school and high school make videos to focus on a social issue,” said sophomore Teresa Fang, founder and president of the club. “It was really good for us, because it led us to engage more with our local community.”
The workload that comes with participating in the competition can be considerable, but members looking for a more casual experience can also participate in making vlogs which are posted on the club’s YouTube.
The East Documentary club meets at lunch monthly in Room 238 in Upper Quad B. To join, you can check their Instagram (@echhs.docu).
On a Thursday afternoon, kids gather around the whiteboard drawing any comic characters that come to mind. With both drawing and writing departments, members of the Comic Club began gathering ideas and establishing characters for their first comic.
“We’re coming together to make one comic at a time,” said Comic Club President junior Bana Alhassan.
The club’s mission is to “improve everybody’s skill” and “[bring] people with the same interests together,” according to Alhassan. In addition, it provides a place for socialization and making friends.
The Comic Club meets at lunch every Thursday in Room 186 in Lower C, and hopes to reach as many interested students as possible. If you’re interested in joining, you can find their sign-up form here.
Photo by Reese Weddendorf/The ECHO
