After the ongoing negotiations between school administration and teachers reached an agreement, students were permitted to hold clubs once again during lunch and nutrition, exciting many across campus.

“I’m so happy that the administration and teachers were able to come to a negotiation for their contracts,” junior Biology Club president Liad Studnik said. “It is completely beneficial to us cabinet members and members of the club.”

While the school’s administration and staff were trying to agree on a fair contract, clubs were cancelled as they no longer had rooms to hold meetings. Therefore, club activities came to an abrupt stop as they were not allowed to use classrooms during breaks.

“We get to meet more often and interact with each other,” Studnik said. “We can, overall, just be the community that we were before the strike started.”

With clubs meeting in-person for the first time in months, students were able to restart activities and meet in cohesive groups. Being able to communicate in-person has only provided benefits for clubs as a whole.

“I’m really excited that the clubs are back,” junior Pickleball Club co-president Aziz Essid. “It’s really fun to have a club and get to hang out and meet all these new people.”

Some clubs still held meetings even without classrooms, with clubs like Surf Club holding sessions out on the quad for their members to join so they could stay active with participation. Unfortunately, not many other clubs could meet like this. Allowing students back into classrooms during breaks brings the community activities and club events back, which many are excited about.

“Clubs can help them form a tighter community of students as like-minded students who are looking for the same goal and same interests,” senior National Honors Society president Oliver Green said.

Along with the new semester and new club opportunities comes new clubs themselves. Now that they are back in classrooms, students who had planned on creating their own tightknit communities before the agreement were able to implement their ideas.

“I’m so happy that clubs are back because I’ve had a desire to run a club for such a long time,” junior Pickleball Club co-president Roman Mosavi said. “It makes me feel so much better to see clubs back.”

Students around campus are thrilled to return to their clubs. The communities they’ve created with like minded peers can thrive again, bringing people together and fostering unity throughout the school.

“Now that clubs are officially back in session, I can’t wait to move forward with our events and activities,” Essid said. “ I’m excited to see what the future holds for us and many clubs alike.”