It can be daunting to be a freshman stepping into the halls of a new school for the first time.
Lockers seem to be on the other side of the school, same for classrooms at times. Students are likely more concerned about making sure they get off to a good start academically than figure out if there are other students with similar interests.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 001.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County High School freshman and sophomore students had a chance to visit with school clubs and organizations and community groups about ways to interact with students at the school’s Get Involved Fair.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 005.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI First Community Bank of Central Alabama was at the Get Involved Fair at Elmore County High School last week. The bank has a branch inside the school that uses students as employees.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 006.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI The Elmore County High School robotics club had a display at the Get Involved Fair. It brought out Legos and asked students if they wanted to play with them or the VEX robot.
PHOTOS: Get Involved program at Elmore County High School
09112024 ECHS Club Day 001.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County High School freshman and sophomore students had a chance to visit with school clubs and organizations and community groups about ways to interact with students at the school’s Get Involved Fair.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 003.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County High School has a chess club. It used the school’s Get Involved Fair last week to introduce itself to freshman and sophomores.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 005.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI First Community Bank of Central Alabama was at the Get Involved Fair at Elmore County High School last week. The bank has a branch inside the school that uses students as employees.
09112024 ECHS Club Day 006.jpg
Cliff Williams / TPI The Elmore County High School robotics club had a display at the Get Involved Fair. It brought out Legos and asked students if they wanted to play with them or the VEX robot.
At Elmore County there are clubs for chess and robotics, honor societies, JROTC and soccer has yet to hold tryouts. And there are even more opportunities for students at Elmore County High School. The school held the Get Involved Fair last week to help students, especially freshmen, find out the multitude of clubs and organizations they can be involved with beyond the classroom.
“We try to get them plugged in somewhere,” ECHS instructional coach Julie Powell said. “If we can get them involved then there's a better chance that their grades will be good and the chance of them graduating is a lot higher.”
Powell said the clubs, organizations and activities help the students develop time management skills along with soft skills desired in the workplace.
Sign up for Tribune Newsletters
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
At ECHS’ Get Involved Fair, community partners are also involved. Powell said area churches such as Eclectic First Baptist Church, Good Hope Baptist Church and Vessel Church were in attendance. Representatives from Elmore County Technical Center were on hand to let students learn about programs there.
“We love having the community partners here,” Powell said. “It gives students a way to see what else is out there they may be interested in.”
The event wasn’t just for freshmen and new students.
“We still focus on 10th graders too,” Powell said. “Some of them are too shy to join something, or they just kind of overlook it their ninth grade year.”
