(Image courtesy of me, taken during the first day of CMHS’s Club Rush on September 25, 2025.)
A little known secret: Alongside writing for journalism, I also do art! It’s been something that I’ve loved doing ever since I was little.
So, upon hearing that we would have an art club this year, it piqued my interest. The next thing I know, I’m in the club, staying after school to do art projects, and watching them sell cake pops at our very own Club Rush event.
Of course, I draw from home. I sketch, paint, and color, but it’s a sweet thing to have a community of artists I can spend time with and talk about art with.
However, I’m always interested in the origins of things. So, I sought out questions from various of the members, including the teacher Supervisor, Mrs. Marchbank, for some questions.
According to her, this hasn’t been the first time we’ve had an art club. We’ve actually had one for a few years, but it was “very sporadic” in her words.
The current council members that are running the club have been the most consistent throughout the forming of the art club itself. However, they were all freshmen at the time. Now, they’re juniors, and “are now capable of running the club as juniors.” says Marchbank.
This year, the art club has done quite a few things this year so far. During this summer, they painted a car for a demolition derby for the Costa Mesa mayor himself at the Orange County Fair, a studio night to make a clay bowl after school (of which I’ve attended), and as of the writing of this article, they participated in a CMHS tradition– Club Rush, doing face painting on the 25th of September, and selling cake pops on the 26th.
(Photo courtesy of me, taken during the second of Club Rush on September 26, 2025)
Another activity the club does is their “Studio Nights.” If a student in the club doesn’t have a project they can work on in the art room (Room 150), they can learn to use a new medium.
For the past two studio nights, the club hosted clay bowl making as their medium of choice. It started on the 17th of September, where the bowls were being made. On October 1st, the process began to paint those bowls.
(Image courtesy of me, taken at the 2nd annual studio night on October 1st, 2025)
As of the writing of this article, more events are sure to happen. There have been talks of a mural contest for the health teacher, alongside face painting events for elementary schools and making holiday cards in collaboration with the Costa Mesa Senior Center.
With the current way this club is going, I’m happy to be a part of something so tight-knit and close. I’m glad I get to be a part of such a wonderful community of artists, and especially to write about them.
I’m excited to see what else this club has to offer for the rest of the year!
