Starting a Computer Science Club in High School.

[Nohemi]

SO the topic title is pretty self explanatory. Any ideas on what do do in this aforementioned computer science club? Any fundraiser ideas? Sponsors that I should look at?

[aeroencychris]

SO the topic title is pretty self explanatory. Any ideas on what do do in this aforementioned computer science club? Any fundraiser ideas? Sponsors that I should look at?

Talk to science/math/tech departments. Get a faculty sponsor maybe. Posters/talking at some sort of school meeting is good to raise awareness. Make it sound appealing to people and not a nerdy thing so people actually join. As for fundraising flat-out asking the school for funds can often work, but stuff like bake sales work too.

Also, follow your topics

[FAQBytes]

SO the topic title is pretty self explanatory. Any ideas on what do do in this aforementioned computer science club? Any fundraiser ideas? Sponsors that I should look at?

How experienced are you in coding? For fundraisers, maybe do a "Taking donations to clean computers" thing. Idunno. Maybe go around to local companies? For sponsors I'd go to larger local computer businesses. What do you need a sponsor for?

[Guest]

Raise money to build a 36 core monster and see how many frames you can get on minesweeper or minecraft.

[Guest]

Or start a youtube channel and become famous (cause it works like that)

[Nohemi]

Talk to science/math/tech departments. Get a faculty sponsor maybe. Posters/talking at some sort of school meeting is good to raise awareness. Make it sound appealing to people and not a nerdy thing so people actually join. As for fundraising flat-out asking the school for funds can often work, but stuff like bake sales work too.

Also, follow your topics

 

okay

[Nohemi]

How experienced are you in coding? For fundraisers, maybe do a "Taking donations to clean computers" thing. Idunno. Maybe go around to local companies? For sponsors I'd go to larger local computer businesses. What do you need a sponsor for?

I don’t know maybe I was thinking that I could get some parts so that people in the club can actually build or take apart a computer 

[Nohemi]

How experienced are you in coding? For fundraisers, maybe do a "Taking donations to clean computers" thing. Idunno. Maybe go around to local companies? For sponsors I'd go to larger local computer businesses. What do you need a sponsor for?

And not very but I have watched a couple of guides on it, I think I kinda get it 

[Nohemi]

Or start a youtube channel and become famous (cause it works like that)

Yeah I’m not really social. I am an introvert. I don’t think I can ever put myself on YouTube

[Nohemi]

Talk to science/math/tech departments. Get a faculty sponsor maybe. Posters/talking at some sort of school meeting is good to raise awareness. Make it sound appealing to people and not a nerdy thing so people actually join. As for fundraising flat-out asking the school for funds can often work, but stuff like bake sales work too.

Also, follow your topics

um how do I make it not sound nerdy?

[Nohemi]

How experienced are you in coding? For fundraisers, maybe do a "Taking donations to clean computers" thing. Idunno. Maybe go around to local companies? For sponsors I'd go to larger local computer businesses. What do you need a sponsor for?

Clean computers as in actually dusting them or removing viruses.

[aeroencychris]

um how do I make it not sound nerdy?

That's always the fun part. I know a good example I've seen is 3D printers, which seems to fascinate a lot of people. You just have to spark their interest and not approach it like "this will be a club aimed towards object-oriented programming... blah blah blah...". Make it sound appealing. Maybe even offer food for the first meeting? Having "cool" friends join in too helps. It all really depends on your school situation but ultimately make it sound appealing.

[aeroencychris]

Clean computers as in actually dusting them or removing viruses.

Both

[suspiciouslyBee]

Very short term: Project about Console vs. PC

Short term: Teach a class to Middle/elementary students

Medium term: Scrap-computer cluster computer

Long term: Build a PC, give it to IT leader

Very Long term: Build an entire custom-built computer lab

[FAQBytes]

Clean computers as in actually dusting them or removing viruses.

Removing viruses. 

[aeroencychris]

Very short term: Project about Console vs. PC

Short term: Teach a class to Middle/elementary students

Medium term: Scrap-computer cluster computer

Long term: Build a PC, give it to IT leader

Very Long term: Build an entire custom-built computer lab

lol those are some interesting goals

[Nohemi]

That's always the fun part. I know a good example I've seen is 3D printers, which seems to fascinate a lot of people. You just have to spark their interest and not approach it like "this will be a club aimed towards object-oriented programming... blah blah blah...". Make it sound appealing. Maybe even offer food for the first meeting? Having "cool" friends join in too helps. It all really depends on your school situation but ultimately make it sound appealing.

 

I don’t really want to bribe people for members, I want people who are actually interested in the sub jest matter.

[aeroencychris]

Removing viruses. 

Your build in your description is lovely lol

[Nohemi]

Very short term: Project about Console vs. PC

Short term: Teach a class to Middle/elementary students

Medium term: Scrap-computer cluster computer

Long term: Build a PC, give it to IT leader

Very Long term: Build an entire custom-built computer lab

what do you mean give it to the IT leader? the person in charge?

[FAQBytes]

Your build in your description is lovely lol

Danke! (That means thank you.)

[aeroencychris]

I don’t really want to bribe people for members, I want people who are actually interested in the sub jest matter.

Well, that's a bit of a personal choice. A big purpose of a club (to me) is to get people who were previously not interested. A lot of people will just turn their heads if they see comp sci stuff and therefore not even give it a chance. The bribery is so that they give it at least one chance. Then, who knows, maybe they'll get hooked. If not then oh well, you lost some brownies.

[FAQBytes]

what do you mean give it to the IT leader? the person in charge?

I assume the person who is in charge of the IT department of the school.

[Nohemi]

I assume the person who is in charge of the IT department of the school.

 

there is no IT department lol, thats why I want to start a computer club

[FAQBytes]

there is no IT department lol, thats why I want to start a computer club

So wait, are there no computers at your school?

[Nohemi]

Well, that's a bit of a personal choice. A big purpose of a club (to me) is to get people who were previously not interested. A lot of people will just turn their heads if they see comp sci stuff and therefore not even give it a chance. The bribery is so that they give it at least one chance. Then, who knows, maybe they'll get hooked. If not then oh well, you lost some brownies.

I mean I do want a few members but I am a little shy so I don’t know if I can talk to like 20-30 people