Northside’s annual Clubapalooza is one of its biggest traditions and is the first event that allows freshmen to get involved with various activities at Northside. 

This year’s event took place on September 18 and welcomed more than seven new clubs for a grand total of 102 clubs. 

Clubapalooza is a welcoming place for any student interested in exploring Northside’s wide array of extracurriculars.

Clubapalooza is the most important event for newly founded clubs, allowing them to easily attract new members.

  New clubs at this year’s and last year’s Clubapalooza include Animation Club, Bomba Y Piena, Greek Club, Kickball Club, Romanian Club, Slime Club, The American Red Cross Club, and Volleyball Club. 

• Animation Club meets every other Tuesday in rooms 111 or 117. According to President Lucas Kohng (Junior), their goal is to “educate students on animation and help improve their skills!” At

  

  their meetings, they “study films, play games, and create animations for fun and for use by outside organizations.”

• Bomba Y Piena meets every Monday and Wednesday. According to President Karen Bonilla-Roman (Senior), their goal “for bomba this year is for it to extend out and be popular. We want to show the tradition of Afro boricuas, and how they used music to express their anger.”
• Greek Club meets every Wednesday.
• Kickball Club meets every Wednesday.
• The American Red Cross Club meets every colloquium day during flexes 1 and 2.
• Volleyball Club meets a couple of times a month on Saturdays.

Club leaders are usually present to advocate for their club during Clubapalooza, which generally occurs throughout the entire school. This year, however, clubs set up in the gym, lunchroom, and connecting hallway. 

Underclassmen play a huge role in the development of these clubs, so attracting underclassmen to a club is essential for its survival and growth. Many clubs do this in different ways.

At Clubapalooza, Isang Hakbang stood out to Sophomore Julien James Miletello (left) because they were waving a giant flag. Another underclassmen commented on Slime Club’s use of free slime to attract new members.

Giving away candy is a common action taken by clubs to attract more members, but giving away slime or other non-edible incentives isn’t as common. Slime Club’s incentive was reportedly very popular, as they ran out of slime within the first couple of minutes.

Skylar To (right) mentioned how scheduling conflicts limit how many clubs you can join: “I thought stage crew was cool, but it conflicted with the math team, so I couldn’t join.” Most clubs try to avoid meeting at the same time as other clubs; however, with 102 different clubs, conflicts are inevitable.

Northside College Prep club members are devoted to their own development as well as the school’s community overall. 

These clubs are constantly changing and evolving to attract more members. Attracting more student members will continue to improve and alter the clubs alongside Clubapalooza!