Thanks.
A family friend (who is 2 year older who is the only teen he does play with) has been doing Academic Decathalon and has talked with him about it. This teen has tried to recruiting my son for Robotics Club this past summer but that didn't fly. I think mostly because Marching Band took all of my son's energy at that time. I may suggest it again. I am pushing Academic Decathalon and I think I've convinced him to at least try it out.
We don't have a pep band. He has to be in one of the concert bands to be in marching band during the season. One reason he is down on concert band is he just got moved back to 2nd clarinet, he claims it's more because another player moved up about 5 seats than anything else. But I know it's partly that he doesn't put in as much effort as he could. He is talking about possibly taking up bass clarinet, and I have been looking into the possibility of renting him an instrument. Marching Band is just more than the playing, there is a huge social component. That is missing during the regular band.
He has done a jazz camp the past two years but he isn't enthusiastic enough for us to want to spend the money on it again. He didn't really make friends, what he LOVED and will be doing again this summer is two weeks at a wilderness camp.
There are quite a number of possible school clubs, many he might find interesting. If I can convince him to join one, it really will be the easiest to fit in his schedule. But I just can't pick one for him and sign him up. I have to coach him at what to do and say on Friday, when the clubs all have their booths. I've suggested he try finding out what clubs the kids he enjoys hanging out with are in and try them.
