WINNEMUCCA - A new club has formed this semester at Lowry High School and its student president and teacher adviser want to make sure that every student feels welcome.
Adviser Clay Sagers said Vice Principal Doc Welter originally brought the idea to him and he now oversees the club with teacher Lynn Ludlow. It's the students who really run the Multi-Cultural Club, though, Sagers said.
The club is a reinvention of the former Hispanic Club, according to Sagers, but the name has been changed to make it more inviting to other cultures and the scope has been broadened.
President Alma Rosas said her vision for the club is to have it be "kind of like community service."
"It's something extra we want to do," she said.
Sagers said the club has already raised some funds through bake sales, but they are still in the process or raising more money to allow the club to be more active. Some of the things Sagers and Rosas have in mind for the club include: helping the homeless in the community, hosting teacher appreciation days and taking field trips to nearby colleges.
Rosas said the group wants to do good things in both the community and the school.
The club, which already has nearly 50 members, is a way for students from different cultures to come together as a "family" and have fun while helping others, according to Rosas. The group meets every Wednesday and Sagers said right now they they are mostly brainstorming and coming up with ideas about how to raise funds and help more people.
The next big fundraiser the group has planned is a dance in March. The dance will be Mexican-themed, Rosas said, and feature Mexican decorations. The event will be open to LHS students and ticket sales will go toward the club's funds.
Rosas said another goal of the club is to get parents more involved in school activities and to make the school more inviting.
"With the Hispanic students especially, there are not a lot of parents involved," Rosas said. "Maybe this (club) will help."
Sagers said they don't have any specific ideas yet about how to accomplish that goal, but that the bake sale was a step in the right direction as a lot of parents participated and contributed.
Although the club is mostly comprised of Hispanic students, Rosas said that students from any culture are invited and welcome. The club already has students representing Thailand, the Philippines and Japan.
Rosas said her hope is to have students learn about other cultures through the club.
"If we learn about other cultures," she said, "we might get along better."
The Multi-Cultural Club is run by Sagers, Ludlow, Rosas, Vice President Jose Mendoza and Secretary Jasmine Ibarra.
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