Clubs foster learning and friendships

The summer has come to a close, but students at Hewlett High School are ready for an exciting year. Hewlett High has many extremely impressive clubs with upcoming unique endeavors. 
The Youth Leadership Club (YLC) has recently met to begin preparation for their annual fall fair, Arts Below Sunrise, done in a collaboration with the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund.
This gathering on Broadway has brought together families and friends of the Hewlett- Woodmere and five-towns community for the past three years. Students of the YLC are planning more activities and fun for this year’s fair on Sept. 27. The YLC and other student volunteers will host an area for children’s games, as well as book and clothing drives, and a station for the Community Garden Learning Center (CGLC). Students will also sell Arts Below Sunrise merchandise and have a scarecrow stuffing station open to all attendees. 
Another focus of YLC that also involves the high school’s Environmental Club is taking care of the CGLC. Throughout the summer, students helped harvest vegetables and herbs to benefit the community. Working with Bob Simpson of the Cornell Cooperative, the students are planning the continuation of the garden’s tree grow out station.
After a rewarding season for the Hewlett Robotics Club, the teams are revamping early in an effort to prepare for more success. Bionica, Hewlett’s all girls team, will exhibit their robot in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) tent at the New York Hall of Science’s annual Maker Faire on Sept. 26. The Maker Faire is an annual technology showcase for “makers” to present their work. 
Hewlett High School offers many other clubs to students in order to help them pursue their interests. Including the school’s newspaper (Spectrum), SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Key Club, DECA, Stock Market Club and others.
Clubs are a vital part of Hewlett’s impressive academics. Not only can a club add a line to your college application, but they can also exercise your brain for real life situations, and teach new skills. Clubs are also regulated as businesses, requiring students to learn how to properly fundraise and spend money. Without clubs, students’ experiences in school would dramatically change; there would be no fond memories of learning without even realizing it, and making friends with people of similar interests.