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What's Your Opinion: October 14, 2009

See larger Paige Kelly, Junior: 'Extra curricular activities help to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. I want to get into acting and it gives me time to do that and to experience it. I am in the musical My Fair Lady, with students from West Valley and Anderson. It helps to bring us together in a non rival atmosphere where we are all friends.

Paige Kelly, Junior:
"Extra curricular activities help to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. I want to get into acting and it gives me time to do that and to experience it. I am in the musical My Fair Lady, with students from West Valley and Anderson. It helps to bring us together in a non rival atmosphere where we are all friends.

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  • Maegen Moser, Senior: 'It is nice because school is stressful, you are able to relax. With out activities, people would not have normally met. It helps to develop good skills on how to run meetings and other things. I am involved in FFA, Parliamentary Procedures and Key Club.'
  • Vincent Castro, Senior: 'I am on the Link Crew, helping freshman. I like being involved.'
  • Elijah Read, Sophomore: 'Activities are a great way to meet people and helps keep me out of trouble. You are also able to meet people and get to know them better than you did before. It helps to build camaraderie between athletes and students.'
  • Tanisha Peden, Senior: 'It helps being able to meet new people and become more involved. I am in Key Club, Leadership and Crazy Crew. It makes high school a fun experience. Without extra curricular activities, kids would just learn and not have fun.'
  • David Fife, Senior: 'Extra curricular activities help to build confidence in people because it gets them involved. You meet a lot of new people and do things you normally wouldn't do. It makes school a lot easier to deal with.'
  • Paige Kelly, Junior: 'Extra curricular activities help to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. I want to get into acting and it gives me time to do that and to experience it. I am in the musical My Fair Lady, with students from West Valley and Anderson. It helps to bring us together in a non rival atmosphere where we are all friends.

What value do extra curricular activities give you as a high school student?

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