How Turnt is Lit Club?
It is lit! One of the newest and most successful clubs of the year, Lit Club, has proven to be a dedicated organization to community service. In general, the club hosts community service projects through literature. From hosting book drives to reading to the youth of the Antelope Valley, Lit Club hopes to encourage reading among a generation becoming less and less interested in books. Lit Club’s end goal is to create a sustainable club that consistently promotes reading in the Antelope Valley. From the looks of it, they will succeed in their mission due to the victory of their most recent project.
On October 5, approximately 30members of Lit Club visited the Antelope Valley Boys and Girls Club to host a special event for the local elementary students. The Quartz Hill High Schoolers had the elementary students read them a children’s story. After they finished reading the stories, the children were then told to summarize it and then create a story of their own. After the product was completed, the children then shared their brilliantly constructed stories with their peers and parents.
Even Historian Max Kelly stated the event “was a decent experience for both sides.” He also said, “I hold a small bias of disliking children, but all-in-all [it] had a good effect of brightening up the minds of children.” Despite his prejudice against small children, Max Kelly actually seemed to enjoy the experience.
Other than the rewarding feeling that comes from enlightening children to the wonders of reading, volunteers also receive service hours for attending the events. However, many of the attendees at the event felt that the feeling of teaching children was more rewarding than any amount of service hours. Public Representative Rayen Strasser-King claims that he did not come for the service hours; he came to put a smile on the face of the youngsters at the event. He continues to say that “it was good to talk to the youth of the community.”
The event turned out to be a giant success for Lit Club, with 30 members coming to help 50 children the event. It is exciting to see what the future holds for this promising club and people are encouraged to join if they are interested in literature and volunteering. Even if they are not interested at first, people should give the club a try. IT IS LIT!
My name is Andrew Park, and I am a staff writer for the Ubiquity. My hobbies include cooking and playing tennis. As a staff writer, I learned the “do’s...
