Graphic by Aneesa Conine-Nakano.
Two Clarke Central High School clubs teamed up to show “Hidden Figures” after school and celebrate intersectionality.
On Feb. 6, the Clarke Central High School Women in STEM and Black Culture Clubs teamed up for an after-school screening of the film “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of three Black women who worked at NASA during the Space Race.
The event was supposed to be held in the Media Center but was relocated across the hall due to poor lighting. Snacks like popcorn and bean dip were provided. Math department co-chair and Women in STEM club sponsor Heather Julian gives the club’s student officers full credit for coming up with and putting on the event.
“The president and all the students actually arranged the event and planned for it. All I get to do is show up and be here as the teacher, so they do all the hard work,” Julian said.
Senior Bailey Veeder, a member of the Women in STEM club, was one of the students in attendance. He appreciated the bravery of the characters in the movie.
“I was invited there by the Women in STEM and I thought it sounded like an interesting movie,” Veeder said. “I really like how (the main characters) stood up for themselves and really went against the gender and racial norms of the time period.”
Junior Havilland Ford, a member of the Black Culture Club, was also in attendance. Ford had seen the movie twice before and was drawn to watch the movie again due to its good message.a
“I think I enjoy the movie because it shows Black women in a positive light. It shows their greatness, and that’s a really good thing,” Ford said.
Julian appreciates her students’ initiative to put on the event and hopes that more students will attempt to do so in the future.
“We need to embrace all different cultures — and we do spend a lot of time with Black History Month,” Julian said, “but there are a lot of other cultures out there that are represented by the school and I would like to see events celebrate.”
