Garden Club: helping our school grow one veggie at a time

The IJHS Garden Club is a club that was created this year. This club builds new gardens, donates fruit and vegetables to the school, and creates interesting recipes for food that they grow themselves. Being so new to the school, not many people know a lot about it. The Crimson Arrow interviewed several members of this club for their input.

The first person interviewed was a seventh grader named Quinne Evans. Quinne’s favorite thing about Garden Club is that they make their own bread, which she enjoys eating. If she would have to join another club, her top choice is Builders Club. Quinne thinks that anyone would enjoy Garden Club. The next seventh grader questioned was Aurora Miller who told us that, “My favorite thing to do in this club is go outside and pick fruits and vegetables. Aurora would suggest Garden Club to people who like the outdoors and like to get dirty. If Aurora had to choose a different club to join, she would choose the Newspaper Club. 

The third person who asked about Garden Club was an eighth-grader named Macy Evans. Macy likes Garden Club because she enjoys eating things from the garden. If she could join a different club, it would either be the Newspaper Club or SMart. The last person quizzed about this club is Zoe Cooper, an eighth grader. Zoe said that if she could choose another club to join, it would definitely be the Newspaper Club. Her favorite thing to do in the garden club is to go outside and pull out “attack” trees. When asked who she would suggest her club to, Zoe said, “People who are not afraid to touch gross stuff (like cow manure) would probably enjoy Garden Club. 

Joining Gardening Club is very easy. All you have to do is ask for an application, fill out the form, which only has three questions, and turn it in. If you seem like a good fit, you can join Gardening Club. Once you are in the Gardening club, you get exclusive access to the school’s garden, homemade bread, and free time to socialize. So, if you think this club is right for you, join it today!

An example of what one of Garden Club’s self-built gardens would look like, downloaded from the web

Chess Club gets back on track

Just like their previous 3 years, the clever arrangement of students at the Indiana Junior High School devote their time to strategically place characters on a checkered board is being brought back together once again. Not only are there sounds of swiping and clacking on wooden surfaces, but also the clicking of keyboards as the club’s sponsor, Mrs King, allows and suggests students to give it a try virtually.

Mrs. King, as the head of the club, wants to give the club’s estimated 25 participants a good opportunity to work together and learn the basics of chess. To her, giving the club’s inhabitants a chance to work and compete with each other in a handful of chess-related activities and challenges are her primary motives in hosting such a club. 

8th-grade student Michael Sexton said,” I joined Chess Club to meet new people, socialize, and play chess.” 

Though the chess club doesn’t serve as a place for projects, students participate in a yearly event called “March Madness”. March Madness is an intense competition where the students are split equally into 2 groups, all playing against each other repetitively until just two students are left, one from each team. The ultimate winner is congratulated for their intelligence and hard work once the game is complete.

Since 2022, Mrs. King’s chess club has been thriving and is a home to students with vast imaginations and skillful hands. This tradition continues this year in room 218 at the Junior High.

6th Graders Evelyn Fae Adams and Abigail McCurdy in room 218 playing chess.

Crimson Arrow is recruiting

By Finnegan Branan and Joshua Edmonds

Issue 1 (September 2025)

Crimson Arrow, the school newspaper, is recruiting! So if writing is a strong suit, applying to the Crimson Arrow might be a good option. In each issue, you can write a different type of article. There are twelve different types of articles that Crimson staff writes, such as News, Feature, Sports, Cultural Connections, Creative Corner, Podcasts, Opinions/Contests/Polls, Photos, Club News, Teacher Spotlight, and Student Spotlight. 

In News, writers can talk about something non-political that happened recently that the person writing the article thinks that people should know about. 

In the Feature, writers can really write about anything as long as it does not disobey our bylaws. In Sports, writers can write about any sports activities that they think people should know about. 

In Creative Corner, writers can make an original story about anything as long as it’s not inappropriate and follows school/ Crimson Arrow guidelines. 

In Cultural Connections, writers can write about things in different cultures around the world. 

 In Opinions/Contest/Polls, writers can write about an opinion on contests or polls that have happened recently. 

In Photos, writers can do photography around the school and sometimes even outside. 

In Club News, writers can create an article about different clubs in the school. 

In Teacher Spotlight, writers can write about a teacher and can interview them, if the teacher wants. 

Student Spotlight is basically the same, but instead of interviewing teachers, writers will interview students and write about them. 

The Podcast section is a section that is run by Libby and Rosita. 

Those are all of the types of articles that are allowed to be written in the Crimson Arrow, but Mrs. King is always open to suggestions!