During the fall, at a nearby high school, there was a period set aside for the students to sign up for clubs. From what I heard, there are clubs available for just about every imaginable interest.

There’s the Jewish Federation Club. (You don’t have to be Jewish to join.) The Christian Fellowship. (You don’t have to be Christian either.) There are clubs for chess, debate, fantasy sports, and Frisbee. There’s even a Cake-of-the-Month Club that might be about baking, or maybe it’s for eating. (Probably both).

As I learned about all the possibilities opening up in their young world, I couldn’t help thinking how great it is to have these opportunities for students to lead and belong and stretch in new directions. But I must say there was one organization that fascinated me above all the rest, that I’m still thinking........

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