Marlborough High School already has a wide variety of extracurricular activities and clubs for students to join, ranging from sports to music groups to honor societies. Prospectively to join this list is the Ultimate Frisbee club, currently under construction by its creator, Zachary Mangsen.
The MHS junior has thought about starting an Ultimate Frisbee club since his freshman year. Mangsen developed a love for the game playing with an “unofficial club” started by his older brother. But Mangsen realized that his brother and his brother’s friends wouldn’t always be around for games as they got older, so he decided to “keep the legacy going” by starting a club at MHS. “I enjoy playing a friendly game of ultimate without having to be uber-concerned about the rules,” Mangsen says, adding that it is also a great form of exercise for the “sub-athletic.” He hopes that the club will have the same casual vibe next year. Ideally, the club will meet once or twice a week to play mock games. “Everybody’s welcome,” Mangsen says, “we’ll play with whoever shows up.” Depending upon club growth, it might play against similar clubs from other schools. In order for any of this to happen, Mangsen has to go through a mandatory approval process. Student Activities Director Shannon McNulty and Athletic Director Jeff Rudzinsky have been instrumental in helping Mangsen jump through all the hoops. In order for an MHS student to start a club, he or she must write a proposal, collect signatures from other students and find an advisor. “I had fifty signatures by lunch,” Mangsen said of the collection process. All that is left is for MHS principal, Dr. Wendy Jack, to review and sign off on the proposal. “I’ve already obtained support from the student body so I have faith that Dr. Jack will sign off on it,” he says. By: Jennie O’Leary -Staff Writer Comments are closed.
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June 2019
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