subject: Extracurricular Activities At High School May Be Of Real Use [print this page] Extracurricular activities at high school are often considered an unnecessary addition to the students life. Though studying and getting knowledge and skills are the primary tasks of every conscientious student gaining positive experience is not confined to the studies within the walls of university lecture-rooms. Any activity a student deals with apart from studies, brings diversity in his/her scope of interests and develops his/her social skills somehow.
1.Participating in a university sports team will not only help you to keep fit but also stand up for your college at sports competition.
2.Job whether volunteer or paid, year-round or season can help you define your goals and prospects for future career, get work experience and employ the knowledge youve got to the concrete situations of life and certainly it may also help you earn means to pay for your studies and sustain yourself.
3.Being involved in the students self-government provides a great chance to develop your leaders potential and take a proactive position.
4.Being a member of a learning society may develop your research skills and improve your knowledge in the disciplines you are interested in.
5.Volunteer community service will also bring you indispensable experience. It may be pleasant and interesting too.
6.Taking part in a drama society or editorial staff of a faculty newspaper or a may also be of use. Some students have even connected their subsequent professional career with their extracurricular activities.
If you have a wide range of interests and enough time you may try your hand in a few spheres the important thing here is to choose the activities you really like. If you take too many you may fail to cope with them all. So be sure to have enough activities to keep you interested but not too much to be a success in all of them.
