Are you interested in learning Sign Language? Do you need to join an extracurricular that requires little commitment? Then come to the American Sign Language Club! The sponsor of ASL Club Mr. Adams, describes why he started this club. “To me, ASL Club is a place for students to feel welcomed, to feel included, and to be surrounded by the goodness and awesomeness that is Madison Cohn (also, the author of this piece!).”
In ASL Club students learn Sign Language together using different resources, with the leader of the club finding resources and teaching signs to all the other club members. Every new sign they learn is work towards our sign language journey. Izzy Alexander (11), joined ASL Club two years ago as a Freshman. She stated, “I like the sign for Jesus/God. You touch the spots where nails would have been drilled into his hands while he was on the cross; it helps me remember what he went through for my sake and how I can learn from his sacrifice.”
ASL is an effortless club and you don’t need to come to every meeting. You can join at any time. An ASL Club member from last year, Katie Mosley (11), mentioned, “I like the sign I love you, it’s kind of like a rock and roll sign and it’s so cute. I also love to come to the ASL club because everyone is so sweet and it’s such a nice area to be around.”
The group usually plays games to review the signs learned at that meeting. An example of this is when we play ‘Simon Says’ but in ASL, and if you win you can get a prize. Review videos are posted on Google Classroom if they are used during a meeting.
The main appeal of ASL Club is the friendships. One of the ASL Club members, Izybelle Blanton (11), said, “I love that [in ASL club] it’s really friendly and anyone can come. My favorite sign that we learned is the winter signs for different snow activities, like ice skating.”
ASL Club is an opportunity to communicate with a different community. A new ASL Club member, Lilly Goeing (9) says, “I decided to join the ASL Club to be able to communicate with my younger neighbors that are five and under. I babysit them a lot and I like to teach them and make them learn new {signs]. I also joined ASL to follow my future pathway!”
ASL is a Club you can stay in all four years of High School. Another member of ASL Club has been here since his Freshman year. Carter Rice (11) explains that “I have always enjoyed ASL and I plan to continue learning in college. It’s very rewarding to see students so engaged in learning.” ASL Club welcomes anyone who is interested in joining the club.
ASL Club meets in Temporary Classroom 3, from 4:20/4:30-6:00 pm every Wednesday after school. If you are interested check them out.
