As homecoming came to an end, BETA, Interact, Honoria, and Key, the four major clubs remained isolated from each other and club rivalry arose. To put a stop to it, Clubsgiving took place.

“Club rivalry is conflict between clubs over a competition or event,” says sophomore BETA member Darius Wilson. And according to sophomore Interact member Carol Banegas, it shows in pep rallies, homecoming week, club pictures, and club events.

On December 9, 2016, about 200 students from Miami Senior High’s clubs attended Clubsgiving, in the school’s cafeteria.

“The purpose of Clubsgiving was to end club rivalry and bring the clubs together as one,” says Dr. Hueck, BETA advisor.

As many thought, club rivalry isn’t something that can end from one day to the next. It takes time and patience. “Clubsgiving didn’t really end all the rivalry, but it was a good way to bring all the clubs together,” mentions Yoyslaisis Hernandez, a BETA member.

Kelvin Rivera, who attended with Interact, was not impressed. “Clubsgiving was just like any other school dance,” he said. “It didn’t really do much.”

Randy Rivera, who attended with Interact, doesn’t think people came together as one. “Many students were still hanging around their own club crews and not really trying to make new friends,” he said.

On the other hand, sophomore Briana Arroliga, who attended with BETA, said it was positive to see how everyone interacted with each other and realized that it didn’t matter what club you came from. “All that mattered was that we were Stings,” he said.

I believe we all did come together at Clubsgiving,” mentioned senior Jean Guervens, who attended with Honoria. “It was like we were a family.”

Not everyone, however, wants club rivalry to vanish. “If everyone was to be in one team and together as Stings, there wouldn’t be competition and winning to be worried about. That would make Homecoming and pep rallies no fun,” says sophomore BETA member Antonia Cervantes.