When thinking about school clubs, the first thing that comes to mind would be things like art, baking, and other similar activities. What may not immediately come to mind is building with Legos and creating model rockets. If you weren’t aware, DHS has a club hosted in room 209 dedicated to building model rockets and creating structures with Legos; supervised by science teacher Christopher Butterfield. 

The club started last year when a student asked Mr. Butterfield if there was some way he would be able to build  model rockets and launch them.  No such class or club existed at the time. To cure this issue, Mr. Butterfield began the Lego and Modeling Club. When asked what else caused him to develop an interest in the club’s subject, Mr. Butterfield said, “It was actually a summer school class in, I don’t know, 4th or 6th grade and since then I’ve enjoyed it.”  He clearly showed some passion for the activity since he continues to do it to this day. 

Currently the club has about four regular members and is still welcoming more people, though not much luck has been present so far due to a lack of advertising and interest in the club’s topic. While it is disappointing, the club does not seem to be phased by this as a whole as Mr. Butterfield doesn’t seem too interested in putting up advertisements.  He hopes that it will instead naturally attract those who are interested in building model rockets and Lego structures, such as their Millennium Falcon. 

To paraphrase the club’s supervisor, it seems like building projects will depend on the amount of people in the club and the consistency of the builders; meaning that joining soon may lead to being able to participate in completing larger Lego structures such as their current one – the Millennium Falcon. So, if you’re interested in helping to create a model rocket or building with Legos on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch, head down to room 209 and join the Lego and Modeling club.