Students Participate in 4H Clubs at SJHS

According to Mr. Ken Van Ausdal, principal at Springville Junior High School, the 4H clubs gives students opportunities to develop talents and discover new ones. It also gives students a chance to be more involved in school activities and become more a part of the school. 

Recently SJHS changed the extracurricular 4H activities. On Mondays, the beauty/self-improvement and pilaties/yoga clubs meet. On Tuesdays, the French, crocheting, and mock trial clubs meet. On Wednesdays, the scrapbookin and zumba clubs meet. On Thursdays, the board games and mock trial clubs meet.  And lastly, on Fridays the cheerleading club meets.  According to Ms. Justine Kent, the 4H coordinator, in order to participate in 4H clubs, students must pay five dollars to the finance office which goes directly to the school for 4H activities or for other school needs; students do not have to maintain a certain GPA to be involved in 4H clubs. 

Students meet at 2:45 in the cafeteria for 4H clubs. They work on homework and eat snacks. Also during that time, the students play games, say our nation’s pledge and the 4H pledge. At 3:15 students are dismissed to participate in their assigned clubs.

Ms. Kent also said, “The main focus of after school clubs is to help students have some place to go after school hours. We are here to help them learn new talents, and make new friends.” 

Madison Johnson, seventh grader at SJHS who attends the beauty and self-improvement club, said, “The 4H clubs are worth the time of participating in because it’s fun, and my club in particular teaches you not to bully yourself. We also get to have fun activities like painting our nails and doing our hair and make-up.”