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An Interview with Equality Club

Updated: Oct 6, 2022

by Maddie Thomas December 16, 2022


CHS has a lot of clubs. A lot. New groups are formed every year to reflect the interests and priorities of today’s students. It can be difficult to keep track of them all, which is why we are starting this series revolving around introducing you to different clubs. Participation in extracurricular activities is even linked to better academic achievement and school engagement. The students of CHS are doing new and exciting things, and they want you to be involved!


Ethan Robbins, a junior, is the president of Equality Club. We spoke recently to talk about what Equality Club is all about and what students can do to get involved.


The club is just a year old; Ethan founded the group last year in response to various human rights issues in the news, for example the Black Lives Matter movement as well as news of the Uyghur genocide and treatment of immigrants coming into the United States. Ethan wanted to found a club where students could make a difference and help other students feel accepted in the school.


This year, the club has been busy doing various activities to that end. Around Halloween, they collected candy, then put kid-friendly Black history facts on the candy pieces and had club members distribute the candy to Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween night.


Equality Club plans to raise money for nonprofit organizations centered around equity and inclusion- for example, the Trevor Project. Some of their plans for the future include having bake sales at basketball games.


Ethan also wanted to recognize one of their friends on the leadership team, Amrita Saini, also a junior, for helping to transition Equality Club to become an official school club and always providing great ideas. Alyssa Ray, junior, is the vice president of the club. Other members of the leadership team include Gracie Frank, Mina Nassar, and Lena Blessing.


This group is accepting new members! According to club leadership, Equality Club is really about making connections with other people, particularly other members of marginalized groups, and talking about pertinent issues. Ethan emphasizes that there is no obligation to come to every meeting. They mentioned, “I know a lot of students are really busy right now. You can always pop into a meeting, but you don’t have to come to every single meeting.”


Meetings are usually once or twice a month on Tuesdays. They are held in one of the advisors’ rooms, either Mrs. Monfort or Mrs. Johnson. For more information, contact one of the advisors or Ethan Robbins, or simply message the club on instagram @chsequalityclub.


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