Club Spotlight: Badminton

Badminton Club is a newcomer to Urabana High School’s long list of extracurricular, but its uniqueness sets it apart from the pack. Lucy Lu, a sophomore, got the idea for the club. After asking around, Carol Godoy and Shanda Goodrum volunteered to sponsor it.

“The club needed a sponsor and I thought it would be fun,” Godoy said of becoming a sponsor.

Everyone is welcome to join Badminton Club, which currently has 13 members, regardless of ability. However, they must have an orange proof of insurance card on file with Jenn Malik in order to play.

Currently, members just play one another at meets, but in the future the club hopes to be able to play other schools. There is also a possibility that the Badminton Club will be able to have instructors from the University of Illinois come to teach.

“Badminton is a kind of sport which can make people stronger and cleverer. As I know, just a few people play badminton in the U.S. In order to let more people enjoy it, or even just know about it, we would like to have a badminton club in our school. Hopefully UHS students could support us to make our school more colorful, ” said Lu of the club.

Each Badminton meeting is scheduled ahead of time, announcements are made before hand. At meetings, rackets and shuttle** will be available for use.For more information, contact Shanda Goodrum or Carol Godoy.