Students at De Soto High School are becoming interested in and have begun formulating plans to start a Star Wars club starting next school year.

DHS Journalism teacher Michael Sullivan was asked to help get the group going.

“The guys came to me and asked me about it, and I told them that I’d be willing to step up and be the sponsor,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan has claimed to be a big fan of Star Wars, and his interest in it helped in the decision to potentially sponsor a Star Wars club.

“I’ve been a huge Star Wars fan my whole life. When the first one came out, I was five or six years old so I have a vague recollection of going to the theater as a small boy. It’s kind of a neat thing to see a whole new generation of fans,” Sullivan said.

According to the students who are involved in the foundation of the club, having a Star Wars club would be beneficial to many students.

“First of all, there is not already a Star Wars club, so why not have one? It would be a good place for all the nerds around the school to release their inner nerd without being judged,” junior Gilbert Klingler said.

According to junior Grant Guilbeau, having a Star Wars club would be a great opportunity to meet new people and make friends.

“It would be good to bring together friends. Let’s say you’ve seen people around, but you don’t really know them, it just gives you the chance to meet them and maybe make new friends,” Guilbeau said.

“I think it would be cool to do it with your friends and with people who share the same interest as you,” junior James Fisher said.

To the members of the club, there are many options for activities that are Star Wars based.

“The construction of one’s own Lightsaber would be one activity, videos games, roll playing, Lightsaber duels, debates, movie marathons, take a trip to go see Star Wars Episode VII as a group, conversation and discussing the lore about Star Wars would be great,” Klingler said.

According to the members of the club, having a positive impact is their main focus.

“[My hope for the club] is that it prospers and affects people’s lives in a positive way,” Klingler said.

“It’s a matter of people coming together. My friend group doesn’t really get to hang out very much mostly because we’re so busy all the time, so if I had something like this club to go to and my friends go to, then there would be no issue with that,” junior Quinn Tucker said.

Members of the club are currently working towards getting the club approved. This involves filling out an application and getting approved by the school.