Sponsored by Mr. Moy in room 156

 

 

Play Video Games After School at Gamers' Club

 

By: Ana Vargas

Staff Writer

 

 

Mr. Moy supervises Gamers’ club, a club in which students are able to play video games after school.

 

"Anyone is welcome to join, no matter their grade level or what system they play," said Moy, who opens his room, room 156, after school, daily, usually from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

 

 

After school, in Moy’s room, students are able to do homework and take breaks to play video games, if they’d like.  They also have the option of waiting in Moy’s room, if there’s a sporting event that starts later in the day.  There are multiple games students can play.

 

 

Moy said, "We have a large number of fighting games like street fighter. We have wrestling games that they [the students] can play. Also, they have basketball games, like 2K and they have HALO.  They play Call of Duty, they play Smash Brothers. So, whatever I have, they are welcome to play. They just have to vote - majority rules.”

 

 

Formerly known as the Anime club, it’s now called the Gamer's club. While the Gamer’s club focus is on video games, the Anime club will be formed by someone else.

 

 

The club was started in 2000, by Mr. Scharf.  At the time, the school was year-round, so as Scharf went off track, Moy would take over.  Eventually, Scharf stepped back and Moy took over as the main supervisor.

 

 

"Mr. Scharf visits all the time, though.  He checks in on the kids and talks to them and he's still involved," said Moy.

 

Jorge Lopez, senior and current president of the club and Simon Kim, senior and vice president, make sure that everything is under control for the club.

 

 

Member and club treasurer, Chris Rodriguez, senior, said, "I enjoy making memories with friends and playing Call of Duty and Dragon Ball Z."  As part of his role, he sometimes “monitor[s] in case things get out of control.”

 

 

The club has been part of ARC ever since the program has been in L.A. High School. The ARC program “ensures] that each student has an enrollment file, for [students’] safety, in case something happens and [ARC] checks to see if I need anything and they’ll get it for me,” said Moy.