Extracurricular Activities Essay

An extracurricular activity is any activity other than standard courses taken in school that is chosen upon personal preference. I personally think that everyone should be involved with extracurricular activities because pursuing new possible interests is always a good idea.There will be numerous times in each person’s life when getting out of their comfort zone is necessary so why not get comfortable with new things now? Extracurricular activities have positive impacts on everyone involved; these activities allow students to become more social, positive, involved in the community, and learn how manage time. There are often times that trying new activities may seem scary, but in the end you will be grateful for trying something new. It may be intimidating walking into a gymnasium, classroom or environment full of people that seem to know what they are doing, but don’t be afraid to go up and talk to someone. It may take time to get to know everyone in the activity, but by talking to new people and getting out of your comfort zone, there is a high chance of making new friendships and relationships with people you never thought you would. I am currently involved in the club, Circle of Friends. In this extracurricular activity Mrs. Koday, …show more content…
I personally got involved with Dazzlers through Key Club. Dazzlers is a cheer team with special needs cheerleaders, my role is to help wherever I am needed. Dazzlers meets every Saturday and will go to competitions to compete. I am so happy I got involved with it! I have met so many new people and I am actively involved within my community! The first week I walked into Dazzlers practice I most definitely was intimidated but I got out of my comfort zone and I went and talked to new people. I will forever be grateful for being a part of a great extracurricular activity that allowed me to get involved with my