A Club For All

Benazir Qasim and Kylee Aguilar

September 11, 2025

From Wednesday, Aug. 20 to Friday, Aug 22, the students and staff at Tracy High School ran Club Rush Week, advertising the various clubs offered on campus.

Students and teachers set up tables in front of the cafeteria during both lunches encouraging students to sign up for their clubs.

Club Rush was organized by junior Violet Howard, who said preparing for it was “really chaotic and stressful” and “takes a lot of energy.” Howard also participates in clubs, one of which is the Black Student Union.

Treasurer of the Acts of Kindness club, Maddie Ayyoobi expressed her enjoyment.

“You kind of form like a little community”, Ayyoobi states.

Ayyoobi and her counter club members had candy and signup sheets encouraging students to sign up and give it a shot.

President of Asian Pacific Islanders club Arianne Cate explains why she stays so committed.

“How fun it was, and interacting with other people, not only my own seniors but other grades as well.”

Another club present was the Ethics Bowl, one of the more educational clubs at Tracy High. Students discuss different categories of ethics, such as ethical issues within our world today and origins of ethics.

Co-President Cali Krowl explains the benefits of being in her fourth year in the Ethics Bowl.

“I have learned a lot about philosophy and ethics, and it’s helped me a lot with just my overall speaking abilities,” she said.

According to Crowl, ethics bowl provides opportunities to improve your speaking abilities, learn philosophy and explore various modern and historical ethical issues.

Juliet Thomas, the president of Christian Club, explains how joining a club is easy.

“All you have to do is follow the Instagram and join the Remind,” Thomas noted.

With dozens of clubs ranging from Community Service to Cultural Connections and Academic Enrichment, Tracy High’s Club Rush Week reminded students that Tracy High has more to offer than just classes.

The various clubs offer campus life beyond grades by offering opportunities to pursue passions and make memories that last after high school.

About the Contributors

Benazir Qasim, Reporter

Benazir Qasim is a senior here at Tracy High School. She is a part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and has three brothers and one sister. Qasim also has two cats, named Coco and Enzo. Her favorite subject currently is Anthropology, but history has always been her favorite ever since she can remember. She enjoys working out, reading, taking long walks, and swimming. She is passionate about connecting with new people, improving her public speaking skills, but most of all, she is passionate about being best at what she does. No matter what she does, whether it’s at work or in class, she always aims to be the very best at it. During her four years in High School, she learned that consistency and hard work pay off. Qasim believes that every student should have a positive mindset and a good outlook on school. School is not always the most exciting, but she has noticed as everyone approaches their last few years, they learn the importance of cherishing every moment of it. She is passionate about journalism because her dad watched various news networks, some of the most famous including CNN and BBC. He taught her about journalism and made her look forward to doing it herself.

Kylee Aguilar, Reporter

Kylee Aguilar is in her junior year at Tracy High. She was born July 5, 2008 and moved to Tracy at 5 years old after living in the bay area. She remains active and involved by managing the Tracy High School football team and being a part of many clubs. Throughout her years here she worked hard in classes and on self-improvement. Freshmen year was very different from Junior year, and she plans to use this next year to continue growing. She started by taking all regular and relatively easy classes and being very reserved, however she has pushed through to advanced classes and being much more social with her peers, showing her dedication. She has a passion for media such as music, movies, art. She also enjoys helping people and animals. Some favorite movies of hers are “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Coraline,” and “Bones and All.” Some of her favorite songs include “Pyramids” by Frank Ocean, “Fade to Black” by Leon Thomas, and “F2F” by Sza. In the future she wants to be a social worker because helping people is something she is very dedicated to. This stems from her belief that everyone deserves love and should be treated equally. She highly values her relationships with those around her like friends, family, and pets and is always looking to make new connections.

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