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New Club Spotlight: She’s the First
Seniors Julia Sperling, Miranda Meyer, Leah Radnay, Keyara Ahmadi, Grace Taylor, Hana Hassan, and Lulu Timoney talk to ninth graders about She’s the First at the September 2021 Upper School Club Fair.
NEW CLUB SPOTLIGHT SHE’S THE FIRST
An interview with Keyara Ahmadi ’22
What is She’s the First? She’s the First is a non-profit organization that functions to aid girls globally to be the first in their family to attain an education, in turn, to dictate their future.
Why did you start this club at Poly? This organization seemed to align with our values. She’s the First is important to us because we believe that all girls globally should have the opportunity to attain an education and decide what they want to do in the future. Additionally, She’s the First works as a community for different campus chapters. Through this community, chapters share information and learn about issues that align with current events and intersectional feminism. What has been one of your favorite moments? One tradition that we have is going around at the start of each meeting and letting the group know how we are feeling and how our week has been. This routine part of our meeting has brought us closer together and has cultivated a greater sense of community among members. We all come together to vouch for girls’ educational rights and advocacy for women’s issues. Still, we have realized that ensuring each club member’s individual feelings are valued and heard before diving deeper into our discussions has been a more productive way of working. In addition, building a greater sense of community has resulted in better cooperation and communication to tackle our tasks.
How will Poly's She's the First club make a difference in girls' lives? We seek to expose the greater Poly community to the organization, facilitate conversations surrounding feminist issues, and create an environment to unite all gender-identifying students who are interested in the cause. Last year we held a Zoom movie night to watch Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and raise money for the non-profit. We created several raffle prizes for the Poly community and announced the winners at the end of the movie. We raised over $1,000 through donation and raffle ticket sales, and She’s the First allocated those funds to girls’ organizations and high-impact grassroots organizations around the world. We spent several months planning and strategizing the logistics of this event, but its success made it all the more worthwhile! This event is another one of my favorite parts of being in She’s the First.
