Members of the Clarke Central High School Community Wellness Club volunteer at the annual Classic City Marathon along the Firefly Trail on Jan. 24. CWC President Anna Feagle, a junior, founded the club during the 2025-26 school year. “I want to make a change in the (Athens Clarke County) community. I want to spread kindness and make it a better place,” Feagle said. Photo courtesy of Finley Sleppy
The CCHS Community Wellness Club was introduced during the 2025-26 school year and aims to improve the CCHS and Athens-Clarke County communities.
The Clarke Central High School Community Wellness Club, which aims to improve both the CCHS and broader Athens-Clarke County communities through various wellness initiatives, was introduced during the 2025-26 fall semester.
Sponsored by English department teacher Jessica Bradbury, the club first met in December 2025 and was founded by CWC President Anna Feagle, a junior.
“I wanted to spread kindness and make (CCHS and Athens) a better place,” Feagle said. “I wanted to do something that involved (student-led) projects that (wasn’t) volunteering (to) have influence in the community.”
“I wanted to do something that involved (student-led) projects that (wasn’t) volunteering (to) have influence in the community.”
— Anna Feagle,
Community Wellness Club President
The CWC determines meeting times through a group chat, through which members brainstorm ideas for different projects and volunteer opportunities.
“Curating baskets for homeless shelters is (the) first big project for CWC because it focuses on one of (ACC’s) biggest issues,” Feagle said. “By putting together baskets with items like hygiene and self-care products, we can directly help people in need while also raising awareness about homelessness and poverty in Athens.”
Since the club began, Bradbury has seen Feagle and the rest of the executive board develop various leadership skills.
“I’ve enjoyed getting to see (CWC officers), especially (Feagle), grow as (leaders). I’ve been there to do paperwork or facilitate (conversations), but I’m letting them lead the way, because what they’re getting out of the club is leadership and communication skills,” Bradbury said.
In the future, Feagle hopes that the club will leave a lasting impact on both members and the local community.
“I want to do projects (where we) raise money (and then) donate it. (I also want to) get involved with outside organizations and businesses,” Feagle said. “(I hope to) expand (the club) and make it bigger locally, not just (at CCHS).”
