This time of the school year, students need a sense of calm in their lives. The Bullet Journaling Club is giving students the opportunity to focus on mindfulness, through journaling.
Led by art teacher Tricia Erickson, The “BUJO” Club is an after school activity that started up again when students returned from winter break. It has gained many members because of how enjoyable it is for participants.
The club meetings are held in Erickson’s room, 1115. They take place every Monday from 2:35-3:35 and are always open to new members. If students are looking for a calm activity that requires no competitiveness, they are free to walk into a meeting whenever.
Bullet journaling is a helpful outlet for people who are stressed or who simply want something extra to do after a long school day. It creates a quiet atmosphere where when a student walks into a meeting, they can immediately feel relaxed.
“I think we all have a lot going on, I provide them with just some fun materials to create with and I think kids need more calm in their life,” Erickson said.
The president of the club is junior Aubrey Rosloniec. She has been involved in the Bullet Journaling club since her freshman year.
“I really like the calm atmosphere we’ve tried to create. We talk about ways journaling helps us and how we express ourselves through it,” Rosleinic said.
Rosloniec feels that the Bullet Journaling Club helps her and her classmates. Rosloniec was saddened when the club shut down due to Covid.
“I continued it until we shut down and I was very sad when it shut down due to Covid but I really wanted to spark it back up,” Rosloniec said.
One of the great things about this club is that anyone with an interest is able to join! The meetings are a comfortable place where students receive drinks, snacks and a group of good people to hangout with for an hour. No experience in bullet journaling is needed.
“We turn our phones off and we just sit and relax, and we talk and have conversations,” Erickson said.
Although the stereotype of bullet journaling is to use fancy drawings and need to be super artistic, any normal student can open up a new page and start writing.
“It helps to make it fun and pretty but I think anybody can bullet journal it’s really just about making it efficient,” Erickson said.
