text: Firstly, having students be a part of activities afterschool can help students branch out. Last yeat I was a new kid, and I didn't have many friends, until I joined the tennis team. Once I was a part of the tennis team I started to open up and be goofy and energetic. I started to be like my old self again. Joining an extracurricular activity can help others open up, just as it helped me.