Clubs and Societies
The Clubs Department is headed by Ms. Purity Chege. The clubs help the students in various disciplines. Some are academic while others are social. The clubs invite and visit other schools for various functions pertaining to their societies. The students are prepared to be useful people in the society in the future as they organize all the activities in the clubs and societies. The school administration has given the clubs full support in their endeavours. For every club, there is a Patron who acts as a consultant, currently a teacher. The school has many clubs including Debate, Law, Drama, Music, History, Charity, Scouts, Red Cross, Chess, Young Farmers, Football, Rugby, Christian Union, Seventh Day Adventist, Engineering, Gym, Wildlife, Science, Aviation, Journalism, French, German and Computer clubs. Students appoint their own officials and raise their own funds which are held in the Bursar office. The Journalism Club produces the popular 'Savannah Magazine. The Aviation Club is very popular and hosts the annual Aviation Symposium. Kenya Airways invited the Aviation Club members for a demo flight during the delivery of its first Boeing 767. The Biotechnology Club's aims is to assist students to explore their knowledge on matters of concern in the field of Biotechnology and to engage students in the learning of new ways of using scientific tools modify organisms to achieve traits useful to humankind. The school also has a German exchange program. The school needs alumni who are professionals in various fields to volunteer as Patrons to mentor the various clubs.
Junior achievement club is basically an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to gain vital business knowledge. Each year a company is formed by members in form one to three to undertake the year’s programme. The members choose a business idea and after assessing its viability develop it into a project that can help them gain practical skills in business. At the end of the year students take part in a national competitive expo where all companies show case their products. A team of highly experienced judges drawn from the corporate sector then choose the best placed companies a host of awards. The best company takes the Biashara award. The form four's(former company members) are taken through a job shadowing program where they get to meet with members of the corporate world to learn more about the job they usually do.
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