New Christian group formed by North students

By Michal Ruprecht, Intern

Truth Seekers is a new club that was created by sophomore Peter Ciaravino. The club is Christian-based, and Ciaravino hopes it can help contribute to North’s culture by making it a more welcoming place. It is open to all and is not just North-based.

“I wanted to create the club because I think … kids are so busy and everything and they don’t really take too much time out of their day to challenge themselves and thinking about God and religion,” Ciaravino said. “I think, you know, just getting people, challenge them the way they’re living, you know, I really wanted to do that.”

Junior Lolly Duus decided to join the Truth Seekers after hearing about the club by word of mouth.

“I think it’s amazing that God’s word can be spread through North and even if people don’t want to hear it, that’s okay too, they don’t have to,” Duus said. “We’re not forcing anyone to come to the club or to believe what we’re saying, but just that people can be influenced by what we’re saying I think is really cool.”

There hasn’t been a Christian club at North since 2012, however, the previous club was directed towards athletes.   

“I do know there used to be an organization called the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … but I don’t remember there being one, just one for everybody and I think it’s an opportunity for people to get together and have a good common shared interests,” assistant principal Tom Beach said.

Anyone is allowed to join the club, even non-Christians. Ciaravino hopes anyone who wants to learn more about Christianity joins his club.

“It’s not just like I’m looking for athletes or anything, it’s more like anyone who wants to know more about God, wants to know more about Jesus,” Ciaravino said. “It’s not secluded to any group of people and that’s one of the purposes, not to cut anyone off because they’re another religion or because they’re in the band and not an athlete, you know, I wanted it to be for everybody.”