Liberty has a wide variety of clubs, ranging from Speech to Chess Club. These clubs allow students to pursue their interests while inviting other students to do the same.
This year, students have proposed and successfully added a couple of new clubs to the mix: Fashion Club and Glamour Gals.
Glamour Gals
Glamour Gals was originally founded by Rachel Doyle in 2000 (Glamour Gals) and was introduced to Liberty this year by Eva Karam, 10 (she/her).
“ [Glamour Gals is] through a non-profit, and they have a lot of chapters across the country…it’s high schools all over that do this, and now Liberty is going to be one of them,” Karam said.
The Glamour Gals Foundation works to end elderly isolation and to build connections with the elderly. Members visit retirement homes and give makeovers to their residents. (Glamour Gals).
“[The Glamour Gals Foundation] was really straightforward about not really needing that much makeup experience because it’s more about the connections you’ll be making and the conversations you’ll have,” Karam said.
Karam discusses her future goals for the club.
“I’d love to see the chapter continue even after I graduate…and continue to make an impact on the community,” Karam said.
Hailey Hansen, 10 (she/her), is the treasurer of Liberty’s Glamour Gals chapter.
“I love Glamour Gals because it gives me an opportunity to work in nursing homes, meet new people, work on myself as a person and truly make a difference,” Hansen said. “The president of our club, Eva Karam, and the rest of our members have high aspirations for the club, including expanding visits and participating in leadership conferences.”
To learn more about Glamour Gals, visit their Instagram page: glamourgals.lhs
Fashion Club
Another club added this year, Fashion Club, was created by Cantrell Fletcher, 12 (he/him). Fletcher emphasizes the club’s goal to inspire people to branch out with their style choices and to provide inspiration to those who struggle to put “non-basic” outfits together.
“I created the club because I would like for kids not to be bullied like I was [for their clothing/style], and so they can actually see themselves a little more than I did when I was a freshman,” Fletcher said.
Members of the Fashion Club work on “content creation.” This typically consists of taking pictures of club members and other Liberty students to make collages, with the goal of highlighting each person’s style. These collages are posted to the Fashion Club’s Instagram page: libertyhighfashion. Members also do a variety of other projects with assigned groups.
Noorelaian Eltayeb, 12 (she/her), is a current member of the fashion club. Eltayeb attributes her interest in fashion to her mother.
“I kind of grew up watching my mom get dressed up every day…it would be really nice to see her do that, and so I was kind of just always involved with fashion,” Eltayeb said. “And then last year I did a personal project and a website about 90s fashion, the important designers and how we changed culture in the US in the 90s.”
Eltayeb and Saria Abdalla, 12 (she/her), another member of Fashion Club, puts emphasis on the club’s goal to help everyone express themselves and their own personal style.
“I would also like to see…this club encouraging people to wear more [of] what they would really like to wear and not just what everyone else is wearing,” Abdalla said.
“I want [Fashion Club] to be a space where people can wear whatever they want, and they don’t necessarily have to be into mainstream fashion, you don’t even have to be into crazy outfits either, you can just show up in sweats and a shirt…just wear whatever you want and feel comfortable in it regardless of what other people are doing,” Eltayeb said.
For more information, Fashion Club meets every Wednesday during Liberty Time in D030.
