Manhunt, kickball, a Boston trip, and cornhole are just a few of the events that Student Activities Club hosts each year. Student Activities Club, also known as “SAC” is a club with over 12 years of history to its name. Founded by teacher Corrine Murphy, who started the club, social studies teacher Peter Willis, took this club on and still is running it today.

“If I could keep doing what she was doing and keep giving kids that time to be kids, then I have done right by her and don’t dare to do anything different,” Willis said.

Murphy’s room was always the room that kids would gather during their free periods and hangout. Her class was known more as a “hub” and a place that got kids together during their free time.

“There would constantly be people in room 614 before and after school,” Willis said. “Students would just hang out in the back of the room during humanities or other classes and so forth.”

Murphy knew that the students loved this socializing time and that some sort of club was needed to give these students more time together outside of the classroom.

“Murphy just had this idea that maybe what we needed was some sort of a club or group where, as she put it, ‘kids can be kids,’” Willis said.

Murphy wanted a club that provided a fun environment. This was created as a stress-free club where kids could just go have fun and do activities that they wouldn’t usually do on a day-to-day basis.

“She came up with the idea for student activities wanting a fraternal atmosphere, and therefore, our logo is the Greek alphabet equivalent of SAC,” Willis said. “It gave the club a unique identity and it also gave people a sense of belonging, which was really important.”

From that day on, SAC has been a club that gets students together. There are multiple events each year and these events bring laughter and fun to the students.

“Every activity fits in with the month,” Willis said. “Like, Manhunt was always a first because it was something different than usual. It was something that you would do after dark. It’s exciting, and people are running around acting like lunatics, once again, kids being kids.”

Willis encourages all students to get involved in this club, as it welcomes everyone. SAC gets students hanging out with each other and creating friendships one step at a time.

“We want to keep it fluid because we are open to everybody, and that was something else that Murph wanted right from the jump,” Willis said. “It wasn’t going to be for a select group of kids, this was going to be for anyone who would show up. One of the great things about our club is that we’ve had lots of diversity.”

All activities usually have some competition involved, which makes these games more fun for students. They love the competition and getting to be the winning team. At the corn maze, there are always prizes for the fastest time team and the best dressed costume.

“We had people show up once as Woody and Buzz from Toy Story, going through the corn maze and just having a good time,” said Willis.

One of the most favorite activities for members is the Boston trip during Christmas time. There is a point system to go on this trip. Members of the club gather points from attending other meetings and activities to get to go on this. The club spends the night walking around in Boston and getting to spend time with each other.

Junior Ava Alkhamis created amazing friendships during her time spent in Boston. She looks forward to this event each year, and has gone on this trip since her freshman year.

“There’s nothing like the Boston trip, it’s truly the funniest event of the year,” Alkhamis said. “Getting to see the big tree and all of the beautiful lights, getting to eat yummy food and shop.”

Alkhamis loves the holiday season and this is one way to cherish this time. She loves walking around and getting to see the beauty of Christmas time.

“Spending time with friends and members of the club in this environment is just the best experience, and I really encourage others to join many events to get points for Boston. Trust me, you wont regret it,” Alkhamis said.

Student Activities Club shapes students for the better and lets students make connections and meet new people throughout the events. This creates high school memories that will last a lifetime.

“I recommend this club to everyone. It’s not your typical club at all. You get to meet new people and connect with them, and play fun games like manhunt, kickball, and go to Boston,” Alkhamis said.“It’s a safe space where everyone is just having fun and it isn’t serious, which is my favorite part about it.”