Just because archery is not a popular high school sport anymore does not mean that it has lost its popularity.  In the past decade, films such as the Hunger Games, Brave, and The Avengers have brought archery back into the spotlight, giving birth to a new era of archery.

Junior Tommie Larsen has been an archer for three years and recently decided to bring her love of the sport to Perry. She is the founder and President of the club. “I started the club last year because I had a lot of friends who were like ‘I want to do this’,” Larsen said. “I thought, ‘might as well start the club’.”

The club meets two to three times a month and they go to Archery Headquarters in Chandler to shoot. Sponsor Kourtney Smith said, “they put together a date and they go off campus to shoot, and they go to a place where they can rent [ the bows and arrows].”

Archery is a unique sport and Larsen shares that her favorite part about it is, “It’s an individual sport so you get to show that you can do it yourself without the help of others.”

Junior Kaitlyn Muller is the Vice President of the club and has been an archer for two and a half years. She explained, “I love archery because most archers have the same kind of quirky personality and are always willing to help other archers out.”

Smith sponsored the club based on her attraction to archery and although she is not an archer, she added, “I like archery, I’ve done it a couple times when I was younger. I like to learn new things.”

Not all members of the club have to be experienced in archery. Larsen shares, “We have students who are experienced and some who have no experience at all. We take them to the range and we teach them how to shoot.” Besides shooting, archery club participates in many other activities. “We participate in fundraisers and sometimes go to schools and teach little kids how to shoot.” explained Larsen.