She’s the First is a club at HHS that supports girls in Guatemala.

Through fundraisers and other donations, they raise money to sponsor girls’ education in Guatemala. So far, they have sponsored two girls and hope to raise enough money to sponsor a third this year.

The club was started in the fall of 2013 by Callan Showers, class of 2015 graduate, who now attends Stanford University in California.

Zoe Epperson, senior, is the current president of the club and has been a member of the club since it started.

“Last year alone we raised almost 1,200 dollars,” said Zoe Epperson, senior.

With this money they were able to send two girls to schools to get a good education.

This year, about 40 people attended their first meeting. The club meets twice a month on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 am.

During their meetings, they usually eat bagels, talk about current events, ideas for fundraisers, and discuss a movie they have been watching together.

“[There was a large turnout this year] because a lot of people are having more awareness about how lucky we are and how education can really change a lot in the world,” Epperson said.

Other events have increased students awareness of this issue, such as the He for She movement started my Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai standing up for girls’ rights in Pakistan.

“I think Zoe has done a really good job of telling people about the club before we started,” said Katie Donovan, junior. “Once people hear about what She’s the First is, they are most likely to come and be interested.”

As her second year in the club, Donovan is a member of She’s the First’s board.

“I really like it because we’re expanding the horizons for these girls in third world countries who wouldn’t be going to high school if it weren’t for us sponsoring them,” Donovan said. “That is honestly changing their lives.”