By Emmett Flynn
The Republicans Club is more than meets the eye.
On the surface, it’s just a cluster of students with a shared political ideology, but it’s more than that. It’s a place where students have passionate debates and discuss opinions on current geopolitical events.
“The club gives me and other like minds an opportunity to voice our thoughts and opinions, while at the same time, learning more about our own viewpoints,” president Emmett Wolfe said.
During their last meeting, they shared opinions about the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. The opinions varied some but a main idea that stayed was that the United States should stay out of the conflict.
Every meeting, students are encouraged to have a degree of background knowledge before participating.
“In a time when things are so polarized it’s nice to be able to have a conversation with people you disagree with,” chorus teacher Jill Boliek, the club’s advisor, said during their meeting.
The club meets every Friday at 8:30 a.m. in room 103.
Democrats Club does a lot more than talk politics
By Cayden Pegg
The Democrats Club is a safe place for Democrats to voice their political opinions and participate in social outreach.
It is overseen by Christopher Meglin. The president is Lana Mcllvaine and the vice president is Vivian Brennan.
The club contributes to the community by going to precinct meetings and discussing protests.
“[Being in the Democrats Club] means doing good for the community and educating people about current events and what it means to be a Democrat,” junior Quinne Rizzuto said.
In their last meeting, Meglin spoke on the United State’s prolonged gun issues and the possibility of banning all AR-15 style weapons.
“It is unnecessary to use these weapons for any practical purpose,” he said.
In a typical Democrats Club meeting, they talk about much more than just gun violence.
“We do current events, local elections, get people to vote and this year we’re having guest speakers,” Rizzuto said.
The club meets in room 219 during A lunch on Mondays.
