KHS is full of clubs, sports and other extracurricular activities, but finding a niche in the mass of opportunities available can be difficult to new students.

Aug. 21 in the Denver Miller gym, two days after the first day of school, KHS offered an activities fair to aid those in search of their place at KHS.

“Without this activities fair, a lot of kids wouldn’t even know Kirkwood has all these crazy clubs,” Matt Capriglione, sophomore and Meat Club member, said. “I can’t wait for new members, and without a night like this, we wouldn’t have enough.”

The activities fair includes a table for all 24 school-sanctioned sports (equipment and competitions funded by KHS), 41 school clubs and six club sports (equipment and competition must be privately purchased).

“The activities fair lets kids know what’s going on, they get to see what is really out there so they can make decisions based on their circumstances,” Nancy Grimes, art teacher and sponsor for the National Art Honors Society, said. “Anybody who does an activity is going to have a better experience in high school.”

Students are given a brief summary of each activity and often receive handouts providing club information. They then list their contact information on a spreadsheet for each individual club they are interested in.

“I like it that we can kind of feel things out before we have to commit to them,” Merrick Schnider, freshman, said. “You get to see if you actually want to join them, or see that you don’t want to join them after all.”

Veteran members of each club are responsible for staffing the tables of their respective clubs on activities night. They provide information the students want to know and give them advice on thriving in the activities they choose.

“I think it’s extremely important that everything is presented the way it is on activities night,” Annabel Dolan, junior and member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, said. “Without the guidance of upperclassmen and teachers tonight, there would be tons of kids that didn’t get involved.”