Everything from Beyoncé to BMWs were displayed last Friday as St. Louis University High held its annual Activities Fair, an exposition event for most of SLUH’s extracurricular clubs and affinity groups. Over 70 clubs were part of the fair, which took place on the Circle Drive, and the fair was a joint venture for the Food Drive, where StuCo sold Pretzel Boys and donuts to raise money for freshman service.

The Activities Fair provided an opportunity for students to explore the many clubs that SLUH has to offer. Members and faculty who participate in the clubs had tables for posters boards, sign up sheets, and items representing their club. 

“I was most interested in robotics due to my fascination with computer programming and coding,” said freshman Mack West.

“The club I was the most interested in was the Bushwhacking Club, because you get to go camping and learn survival skills,” said freshman William Doerhoff. “It interested me because I have been camping since a young age and I enjoy it a lot.”

The Activities Fair isn’t just meant for freshmen, but for all SLUH students to explore the many clubs that SLUH has to offer.

This year’s Activities Fair was in a few ways different from years past. One key difference this year was the fact that the coordinator, Director of Student Activities Megan Menne, took up most of the planning for the event.

”Because StuCo has so much on their plate due to activities like the food drive, BTSM, and Spirit Week, I decided that I would try to help lessen their workload and take the reins on this event,” said Menne. “I think that letting them focus on other aspects of the social atmosphere at SLUH was the right thing to do.”

Menne’s job was to coordinate with both student and faculty moderators of the various clubs and activities, and to get them to bring their supplies and volunteers to sell the clubs to any incoming freshman or others who wanted to join extracurricular activities.

Activities Fair was once again held outside, as it was last year. Holding the fair outside allowed for clubs to have freedom for movement that wouldn’t be possible indoors. The weather, while warm, was luckily perfect for an outdoor assembly.
“It allows for clubs like the Disc Golf Club, Rugby Club, and Hispanos y Latinos Unidos to kick the soccer ball around, throw the frisbee around, and whatnot,” said Menne. “The Car Club brought a car to the fair, so having it outside, while it’s hot and very sunny, allowed us to have room for more activity, making it seem a little more fun.”
“I really enjoyed the BMW that was brought in by the Car Club,” said junior Brayden Bussmann. 

One final key difference when compared to last year was that due to limitations within the SLUH schedule, the Activities Fair was  limited to one Activity Period; last year, it took up a modified Advisory/Studium/Lunch block, which was about three hours long.  Despite this, the Activities Fair still attracted a large crowd of SLUH students and was a very successful day. 

“We had 72 clubs that participated and there were students outside the entire time,” said Menne. “So it seemed like it went really well.”