There have been new clubs created this year including one called AP Ambassadors. Unfortunately, many students haven’t even heard about this club. Or if they have heard of it, they aren’t sure what the club does and whether they can join.

“Our primary mission is to promote the AP Program,” AP Ambassadors sponsor Deborah Palmer said. “Our vision is to provide camaraderie and unity within those students who participate in the competitive field of advanced placement coursework to demonstrate to others that challenging coursework yields quality friendships.”

The only rule to joining the club is that a student has to be enrolled in an AP class. It doesn’t matter which class, the club is open to all students who are taking any AP class.

Meetings are at 4:15 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month in B-214. The meetings are intended to be a place for students to talk about the problems, stresses and abundant rewards that come with being a part of the AP program. Members discuss test-taking strategies for the rigorous AP tests or tests in general, and how to deal with the anxiety that comes with handling a college level course in high school.

“More students should join AP Ambassadors because it is a great club that promotes people who struggle in AP classes to come together,” senior Cara Chin said.

One of the primary purposes of AP Ambassadors is to give a positive representation of the AP program and encourage other students to challenge themselves by taking AP courses. To accomplish this, the club is preparing presentations to give to middle schoolers to show them what AP courses are and why they should consider them as they enter high school.

AP Ambassadors has all the signs of becoming an awesome club but it does not have as many people participating as there could be.

“I think it is a great organization that just needs more participation on the part of the student body,” senior Eunjee Chong said. “The ideology behind the mission of AP Ambassadors is pretty stellar.”