A Club For Aspiring Artists

Christopher William N. Ong • May 28, 2025

Noah Mendoza in Art Club

Last year, a new club was born from the labyrinths of CLORG. With a group of creative and capable student artists, they have banded together to form Art Club.

With the collaboration of their friends, Art Club was the brainchild of Noah Mendoza, a senior in Golden Valley who is a great artist and a better person to hang with. As I visited the club for the first time, I could see the dedication and the creativity of all the student artists present. They all have their own unique and beautiful art styles, and I can see they all have fun. Then again, Art Club is made by student artists for student artists.

The club gives student artists an environment to hang around and to hone in their art skills among peers. Although the club is quite small, Art Club is very lively as student artists enjoy themselves with drawing and chatting with friends. I have a few friends currently in Art Club and they are having a great time.

Previously, Art Club was in Room 415. Now the club has been moved to Room 804 under Ms. Jacobson. The meeting is held every Thursday during lunch. The club has a social media platform, @gvhsarts.club on Instagram, where they post the events they have done. Art Club has hosted a few events like Art Fight that concluded on April 24, a movie night during October, and a meet-the-artist event among student artists during the first days of the club.

Although Art Club caters to student artists, all students are welcome to the club. Among the student artists, there are other students as well that hang around with friends. You do not have to be an artist to join Art Club because the club wants to promote inclusivity while also sharing the practice and the passion behind art.

Since Noah and their friends are seniors, Art Club will be under new management for the next school year. They held an election during late-March and Art Club has decided which among their peers will become their new officers. Ojakayda Bujanda Cohl (or Kayda) will be the new president of Art Club for the 2025-2026 school year.

Although Art Club is coming to a close this May, you can join Art Club in the next school year if you are interested. From my numerous visits to the club, it is an easy-going, fun environment where students just hang around and have a laugh, while also drawing unique artwork at times. I hope you will enjoy your time in Art Club!

About the Contributor

Christopher William N. Ong, CEPAT Section Editor

Christopher William N. Ong is an 18-year-old senior at Golden Valley High School. He is part of the Journalism Team as a writer and section editor for CEPAT. He was given an award by the Social Studies Department and the Math Department of Golden Valley for being their Student of the Month. He likes covering movies and series reviews and talking about his analysis and opinions of them. Ever since he was a child, his pastime was always watching cartoons and movies on the television. He has grown to love the fantasy genre like The Lord of the Rings, the sci-fi genre like Star Wars (he LOVES Star Wars), and the rom-com genre like The Proposal. He also covers a little bit of celebrity news and outbreak news. He is really not up to date with the celebrity drama, but he does research on a few celebrities he finds interesting. After 2020, he has been interested in outbreaks and how they start or how they can be stopped (also he likes zombie movies, so he is infatuated in knowing outbreaks and viruses in movies and in real life). For Christopher, being a student journalist means that he has a medium to voice his opinions to others. He has always been quite shy, but he has a lot in his mind that he wants to share with people. Being part of the Journalism Team, he has grown to become a confident (still a little shy) writer who is proud to talk about his opinions on certain topics (mostly on movies and shows). Fun Fact: when he was very young, Christopher got into an accident that left him a small scar on his forehead. With the fact he was also wearing glasses already, he was called Harry Potter by his family for a little while, which incidentally introduced him to the Harry Potter franchise. Another Fun Fact: Christopher William is, in fact, his first legal name. His mother gave him the name Christopher from a book she was reading while he was still in the womb, and his uncles added William because all of their first names had William too. William is the name of his grandfather. Only a few people in his life have called him by William, and he wishes it stays that way (he does not like being called William).