By Kristiana Trinidad
Junior Staff Writer

Most A-TECH students have never heard of College Prep Club (CPC). CPC meets after school and prepares its members for anything unexpected when dealing with college application process.

The advisor of the organization is Ms. Bouchard.

“There are exactly 42 students who registered for College Prep Club at the beginning of the year,” Ms. Bouchard explains, “however, we currently have 53 students attending the meetings, so we’re actually growing.”

The club is full of students from every grade who plan on going to college. About twenty of the members are freshmen and sophomores, and the rest of the fifty-three are juniors and seniors.

Despite its popularity, the club was only created last year. Ms. Bouchard never planned on forming the club, but a chain of events led to it.

“Two years ago, I was having a discussion with my business communications class. It was surprising to find out that a great majority was worried about what they would need to do for college. Afterwards, a girl named Brittany Coleman asked me if I could form a club to help other students get ready for college. I thought it was perfect. Now, she’s the president of the club,” explained Ms. Bouchard.

Last year, College Prep Club started out strong with about forty students, but it dwindled down to an amount close to fifteen due to scheduling conflicts with other activities.

Different topics are covered in every meeting. The officers organize all the information, and Ms. Bouchard provides the reading material. The club even helps juniors and seniors with the college process.

“Everything is done in a timeline, so all the deadlines won’t jump on you at the same time,” Ms. Bouchard commented.

Freshman Jessica Pererez is a member of CPC.

“College Prep Club is awesome,” said Pererez, “It’s preparing us for the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.”

For those wishing to join, College Prep Club meets in Ms. Bouchard’s classroom, room 616, after school every first and third Thursday of the month.