Heritage participated in Rush Week for the first time from Monday, September 16th, to Friday, September 21st. Now the question being posed is, “What is Rush Week?” For starters, Rush Week is a week full of different activities promoting different clubs. Some of the clubs that participated are: FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA.
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the week, students were able to participate in the events being promoted. For example, Monday there were information booths set up where students could learn more about the clubs. Tuesday there was a scavenger hunt, Wednesday the clubs were handing out popsicles, Thursday a cornhole tournament was hosted (HOSA took the gold), and, finally, on Friday the members of the clubs got to have a field day.
The students that were spoken to about the Rush Week activities said that they enjoyed Rush Week. Everett Healey, a sophomore member and officer of HOSA, said that the activities focused on, “team building and working together,” to create a stronger bond between peers. FBLA senior, Maddox Summerlin, said that it was, “a lot of fun,” and although Summerlin is disappointed that he won’t be able to attend next year, he’s glad that he was able to take part in Heritage High School’s first Rush Week
If you don’t know what the clubs are, don’t fret. FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. They work to combine business and education in a positive working relationship through innovative programs to develop
leadership.
FCCLA stands for Family, Community, and Career Leaders of America. They try to strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society and bring people together for a more peaceful and harmonious world.
FFA is for the Future Farmers of America. Their mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by helping them develop leadership skills, growing as a person, and cultivating successful careers through agricultural education.
There is also HOSA, which is the Health Occupation Students of America. Members of HOSA work toward empowering students to become leaders in the community, through education, collaboration, and experience.
Finally, SkillsUSA. They help develop necessary skills for workers, and make the education more suitable to the demands of the workforce.
Be on the lookout for club sign ups because these organizations have amazing things to offer. Clubs look great on applications of all sorts, and they offer a beautiful amount of experience in certain subjects. Heritage has an array of clubs that would benefit you, regardless of what profession you want to choose. You also get to build a deep and meaningful connection with people that you otherwise may never get the chance to talk to. Joining school clubs helps you cultivate life skills and prepares you for the world outside of high school, so take advantage of these opportunities by getting involved, because as HOSA sponsor Ms. Johnson put it, “next year is going to be even bigger and better!”
