High school can be very stressful, and sometimes hard to balance. Nostalgic Gators Club is a very laid-back club at Green Level, where students can just have fun and ease some of the stress of high school. It’s a very popular club, as it’s usually maxed out by the day of the meeting. It meets in Mrs. Amerson’s class every other Tuesday and involves playing fun childhood games.

As with any club, there is much to know about the Nostalgic Gators Club. One of the club’s organizers, Shiny, said “It’s a club for people to come in and just have fun, relax, and enjoy themselves as if you were a kid.” Some of the things they do are play games like Kahoot or Mafia, watch cartoon holiday specials, and make candy salads. The club is one of the few clubs available that serve the purpose of helping students decompress. “In high school, everything becomes harder and then you have to start worrying about your future. You would have to have your whole life planned out. And so this place is just for people to relax.”

The club originated very spontaneously. Shiny and Andrea, the two organizers, were in health class and decided to make a club. “We had health together, and we were thinking, we should do a club. It was spontaneous because applications were due that day, so we created the whole club, script, and video all in that health class that day.” 

Clubs like the Nostalgic Gators Club are very important to the balance of fun and work in our school. Everyone can benefit from a time during the school day to unwind, so if you are feeling tense or stressed, this club might be what you are looking for.