Communications Arts Newsletter Blog

by Brittany Leitner

Do you have a hobby? We have a club! This year Communications Arts High School offers more club choices than ever before. Due to the entire school having 5th period lunch, students can gather and meet for clubs at a time that works for everyone.
Classic Comm.Arts clubs like Helping Hands and Science Club are better than ever, and two new ones, World Cultures Club and Game Creations Club, are off to a great start.
If you want to have “that warm fuzzy feeling younget from helping people,” according to sponsor Mrs. Dehlinger, Helping Hands is the right club for you. In Helping Hands students participate in a large community service event once or twice a month. Currently they are working on the “Adopt-a-Family” project. Students have already collected $700 for gifts for needy families.
If building, creating, and experimenting is more your style, then come to Mrs. Betchel’s room Thursdays at lunch. Right now, Science Club is focusing on beating Comm.Arts rival St. Mary’s Hall High School in the San Antonio Science Bowl. However, you don’t have to be a science genius to join Science Club. According to Ms. Betchel, “all you need is a general interest.”
The two new clubs that have been added to the list are more on the creative side. World Cultures Club began when students at Comm.Arts who come from different backgrounds expressed a desire to get together and share their knowledge of other countries. During a Friday lunch meeting, members decide on a culture they wish to explore and then choose what aspect of that culture they wish to study. At the next meeting students present their research and choose another country. The World Cultures Club is a great way to become a leader and be involved. As sponsor Mr. Scott put it, it is “very student-run.”
If you visit the World Cultures Club, you might stumble upon the Game Creation Club right next door. The Game Creation Club is for students who have an interest in all gaming, from video games to board games. Students not only study and discuss popular games already available, they also spend time creating and coming up with ideas for their very own games. Since the Game Creation Club doesn’t just focus on one type or era of gaming, if you want to have a good time and get your creative juices flowing, the Game Creation Club might be your perfect fit.
From helping others to gaming mastery, Communications Arts has a club for you. Next time you’re sittin

by Nik Kelly

“¡Hola, chicos!” Señora Reynosa cries as students walk into her classroom. They warm up, twirling and dipping each other gracefully, spinning around the room. The Comm. Arts Latin Dance Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday after school in Señora Reynosa’s room, C224. The members learn new moves and present dances as well as perform and compete with the Taft Latin Dance Club. President Leslie Miranda describes the club as a place where kids can come and focus on the moves and on the form, a place “to dance away the world.”
Every Wednesday during lunch, one can walk into Ms. Dehlinger’s classroom, C119, and see a large gathering of self-proclaimed eco-warriors. These students are members of Comm. Arts’ Environment Club, sponsored by Ms. Dehlinger. The club focuses on making Comm. Arts “greener”, by recycling paper, cans, and plastic bottles, collecting pull-tabs for the Ronald McDonald Charity House, and architecting the annual Grassroots Café, a night of poetry and performance. When asked about the goal of the club, President Hannah Haworth states, with a shy smile: “To save the world.”
Every other Tuesday, during the second half of fifth period lunch in the Comm. Arts Lecture Hall, the seats are filled with students actively involved with Student Council. Sponsored by Mrs. Driggers, Student Council works diligently on year-round projects and fundraisers such as Homecoming, the winter fundraiser, Turkey Fest, Earth Day, and the end of year Banquet. Mrs. Driggers describes the club and its efforts as “a way to serve the school. We want to make it look good, keep it clean, and just make it better for the student body.” Like all clubs, membership in Student Council is open to every student at Comm. Arts.
After school every Wednesday, like clockwork, students congregate in Mrs. Swoboda’s classroom, C220, for the weekly meeting of the Creative Writing Club. The meetings begin with a discussion on writing, sharing pieces written by the students, or just jumping into the newest piece. The Creative Writing club, one of the newest clubs at Comm. Arts, is quickly  growing in size, popularity, and involvement. Collaborating with the Environment Club for Grassroots Café and assuming the task of the Literary Magazine are not easy responsibilities, but the club is taking to their new assignments with ferocious dedication. “It’s very student-run,” says Mrs. Swoboda, smiling brightly. “We come together and try to build a community of writers.”