Food, music, and outings are among the planned topics of the newly revived French club, back after two years off.

French club will meet at 7:20 am in B101 on the first and third Thursdays of the month, as well as hosting monthly activities. Katy Norberg, French teacher, will sponsor the club and help organize the club’s out-of-school events.

“We’re hoping to go to some French restaurants, take a trip to Chicago, have some movie nights, and [do] something with German club,” Norberg said. “We’re going to to do a couple activities in the Foods Lab for Mardi Gras and for the winter holidays.”

Besides these outside activities, the club has the morning meetings to plan and talk about current events and pop culture.

“In the morning meetings we pretty much figure out the logistics of our after school fun activities,” Norberg said. “We’re also going to have French snacks at our morning meetings.”

Because of the time commitment – morning meetings and out-of-school activities – it can be difficult to sponsor. Previously, Lisa Loeb, French teacher, sponsored the club until two years ago. Norberg was interested in bringing it back because of student demand.

“[Students] were wondering if we could have a French club again,” Norberg said. “They were looking for an outlet so that they could still participate in activities that have to do with French culture.”

The club is mostly made of former and current French students. Another reason French club interests students is its difference from many other clubs.

“I’m excited about [French club] because I feel like it’s very different from the other clubs I’m in, which are mostly volunteer clubs,” Jordyn Becich, senior, said. “It’s a chance to learn about French and hang out with those kinds of people outside of class.”

The club is meant to be educational and French-based, but it is open to all students.

“Everyone is welcome. You don’t have to be in French,” Norberg said. “I just hope that everybody who is involved enjoys themselves and learns a little bit about the French culture too.”