Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2013, Page 131

Description:	Bloomington Souths Habibe relatively small in number, but it doespassion or commitment.Bloomington Souths Habitat forHumanity club was not the largestclub at South, but it was one with alot of heart. Numerous times duringthe year students took four hoursout of their Saturday mornings tohelp out with building houses forthose who needed them. Studentvolunteers even met the futurehomeowners, who were specificallychosen because they would beable to help build and pay for thehouse.Working at one of the twobuilds in 2013, junior memberJonathon Miller relayed hisexperience with Habitat work afterpainting for four hours straight.The painting was strenuous andvery tedious work, but it felt goodknowing you helped a family out,he said.Combined with NorthsHabitat club, the high schoolstudents in Bloomington truly madea difference for those in need ofhousing. By participating in thebuilds with other students and otherpeople from around the community,South students made lastingfriendships and new memories.Before each build, twowooden planks were brought toHabitat sponsor Ms. ErinCrowleys room. These plankswere then signed by every memberof the club, to be used later duringthe build. This seemingly small actshowed the personal investmenteach Habitat worker had to eachhome and each family they served,and the clubs mission to let everyfuture homeowner know how muchthey cared.Though it could be arguedthat there is strength in numbers, thesmall size of Souths Habitat clubhelped the members to work moreclosely together. Having a clubwith such a small size is really funbecause we get along really well,said Miller.Members who helped buildthe houses were invited to house-warming parties, adding to theintimacy of Habitat. This also gavevolunteers the opportunity to seethe benefits of their hard work firsthand. Its great to meet the peopleyou are helping, and to also see allof your hard work payoff,explained Habitat co-presidentsenior Christina Moe.Although the club may havebeen small, their contribution to theBloomington community was large.- HALLIE PEDERSENSenior Elijah Stidd shows his enthusiasmfor Dance Marathon through five spiritweek outfits.all the worldsa stage# , ■On April 1 7, South celebrated Diversity Day, anevent hosted by Diversity Club to teach studentsabout various nationalities through a number ofperformances, foods and booths. Four globalperformances are featured below.Sophomore Barbara Two Bears andsenior Brenna Two Bears participate ina traditional Navajo Dance. PHOTOBY ELEANORE FUQUAIt was cool how they worelong skirts so you couldnt seetheir feet, but their feet werein sync.- sophomore Victor FitzekThe group Salaam plays an originalIraqi song on the violin and drum./ think one day devoted todiversity is a great way forstudents to express theirculture to other people.— sophomore Alissa AdersA group of five students participate in atraditional Indian dance./ never thought that theywould have dancing likethat.— junior Shelby FinleySouth students performed asynchronized drum routine on a specialset of South Korean Drums.It was interesting how theycould all keep together, yetthere wasnt really a beat.— senior Lydia Cook
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