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lOt 'lr~ left) Juniors Avery Dresser and Caleb Drey ore seen
with sophomores Anusko Dhor and Poojo Abburi as they com -
pete dur ing one of the many tournaments hosted by the ping pong
club. 'Cassie [Huang) and I thought it would be fun to start a club
with people from different backgrounds to relieve stress ; this was
the outcome .' said junior Anthony Rangel. Photo by Koilyn Taub er

Wanting to start a table tennis club , junior Cassi e
Huang only had one problem, they didn't have a
ping-pong table.
"We had been thinking about starting o table tennis
club for awhile we just didn't have a table to play
with," Huang said "Once we finally got the table we
started it up and a lot of people signed the sheet to
make it o club and even joined!"
Junior Alan Alahmad also helped Haung get the
table tennis club started
"All of us really wanted to play ping pong. We
knew that Millard West had it and we thought it
sounded like a good idea," Alahmad said "Once
Cassie found the table we went from there. "
Most mee tings consisted of just practicing or
friendly games. Sometimes they even had small
tournaments.
"It's a lot of fun, most of the time we just practice
or ploy against each other, its fun to see who I can
beat." Alohmad said
For Huang it was more than just a game. This game
was part of her culture and she loved shari ng it with
others.
"It's a unique sport and so many people are willing
to do it,'' Haung said "It represents my own culture
and I love letting other people experience it."

Student-led Clubs at MN

I[Q]I Campus Connect

~GSA

IIQII Health Occupation Student Association

IIQII Hot Topics Club

IIQIIIB Study Group

liQillnteract Club

IIQII Key Club

IIQI I Photography Club
'My dads side is big on polish pride so I joined the Polish Society to learn more about the heritage,"
senior Katie Downey said "I also really like the food," she added
You could lind the members of the polish society either talking about the history , learning some IIQII Prayer Group
polish phrases , eating polish food, or even having a polka party.
"The polka parties were a lot of fun, there's always a lot of food and music ,' Downey said "Not a I[Q]I Music Appreciation/Song Writing Club
lot of people dance but if you're not shy it's a lot of fun to dance around to the music. "
Besides the fun dancing a lot of members really enjoyed learning about the poli sh cultur e throu h IIQJ I Vegetarian Health/Cuisine Club
this club.
"I went to my first meeting because of a girl and I stayed because th re was always food "
sophomore Aaron Gonzalez said "But. I also liked that we actually I rn about lio;h culiur and
experience it first hand
Whethe r you were dancing, eating, or trying to pick up a few facts about !he polish his tory !here
was always something going on at the Polish Society meetings.
·All the people were great and I think it's very interesting how everyone come together to learn
about the [polish ) culture ." Downey said