Every Month, Rain or Shine: Campbell's PAAC Club Year in Review
It was raining on December 27th. The food drive was outside. So JCHS PAAC members did what they'd been learning all year to do: they adapted. They helped people carry their bags — Christmas presents included — through the rain to their cars, so nobody had to do it alone.
That's the kind of club James Campbell built this year. Not one that shows up once and calls it done, but one that comes back every month until it becomes something.
A Club That Kept Showing Up
James Campbell's PAAC Club is eleven members strong, meeting weekly after school throughout the year. Secretary Isabel Preciado and Vice President Emma Kennedy co-authored this report — a small but telling detail about how the club runs: collaboratively, with shared ownership. Their year followed a steady rhythm of SDG lessons, GAP planning, and honest debrief conversations after every event.
Four Months at the Food Drive
The club's signature GAP project wasn't a single event — it was four consecutive months of food distribution with a local church, running November through February and reaching 200–400 people per session.
Each month, the club learned something new. November was the first time most members had worked a food drive at all — they had to be encouraged to speak up, to ask people what they needed. By February, they were comfortable enough in their roles to move efficiently and focus on making people feel genuinely welcomed. Member Yzabelle noted that she enjoyed "interacting with people and making them feel welcomed while choosing the food they needed." The December drive added Christmas presents to the distribution. January brought better station organization. February brought confidence.
The overall takeaway from Isabel captures it best: "What we really liked about this experience was the opportunity to connect firsthand with people in our community. We met a lot of families who were all very kind and we got to talk to them and just make connections. Coming by every month for a few months was very rewarding because we got to see regulars and be a part of a sustained effort, not just a one time project."
This is SDG 2 — Zero Hunger — not as a lesson on a slide, but as a recurring Saturday commitment.
PAAC Programs
LEAD Workshop: Isabel attended the virtual workshop and came away with something that reframed how she thinks about the club entirely: "It made me think about how to make our club a place where we don't just do random stuff, but we do it with intention and passion for making a great club." Her one note: she wishes it had been in person.
Global Vision Summit: Four JCHS members attended, representing Palau (Nicole and Emma) and Papua New Guinea (Isabel and Uilani) in the AI in the Pacific simulation. Isabel got to test her "speaking (and argumentative) skills in front of a big crowd, which was fun." Emma observed that GVS is especially well-suited for students who are interested in both teamwork and international relations — and she's right.
Academic WorldQuest: Two teams competed — MEEU (Max, Emma, Erique, Uilani) and The Saber Cutie Pies (Nicole, Tyler, Yzabelle, Victor). Results aside, the reflections land with appropriate honesty: "Though our team did not do too well, the experience was still fun." And one member had a very specific piece of feedback: "the event was quick, I wanted more food though."
Art, Culture, and a Very Good Mural
In between the food drives and the study prep, the club made something. Hand-painted, flowers and jellyfish, fully collaborative — a mural completed February 2nd with a QR code attached so passersby could sign up to join next year. A few people actually scanned it. They'll be joining for 26-27.
At the Multicultural Festival in January, member Uilani showed off her traditional dress and culture at the PAAC booth, embodying exactly what the club spent the year teaching.
What the Year Produced
Advisor Rosa Bell wrote in her reflection that she watched students "grow more confident in interacting with others, taking initiative, and working together." That matches what the report shows, month by month.
Tyler's Jamboard entry might be the most accurate summary of the year: "It was super uper duper luper pooper and fantastically drastically amazing."
Hard to argue with that. The regulars at the food drive would probably agree.
James Campbell High School PAAC Club completed a four-month Food Drive GAP with a local church, participated in the Multicultural Festival and Mural Creation projects, and attended the LEAD Workshop, Global Vision Summit, and Academic WorldQuest during the 2025–2026 school year.
