Park Tech adviser Jacob Utities flashbacks to last year’s gaming event as he looks forward to reuniting the club of three times the size.

Utities started the club three years ago and said the many purposes of the club help its members gain hands-on knowledge while serving the school at the same time.

“It’s giving students experience in working with the computer repair and tech field and also to provide a service for the community,” Utities said. “Especially for kids around here to get really really cheap computer repair.”

Utities said it prepares members with everyday social skills for real-world experiences. “Customer service is a big thing. A lot of them don’t really know how to interact with customers very well so they learn about that. Also, social skills, a lot of the people last year became really good friends through the club,” Utities said.

As well as teaching, Utities said the club offers a space for students to bond and get to know one another.

“It’s fun to hangout with like-minded people that are all really nice and cool to each other. Everyone hangs out, has a good time and plays video games together,” Utities said. “It’s nice to see a bunch of random people start their own friend group.”

Senior Nate Archambault, Park Tech’s new head technician, said he feels excited for Park Tech to begin because of the social aspect.

“It’s filled with friends,” Archambault said. “When I first joined, it was a place I could learn more about computers than just in class.”

As Archambault takes on a new role this year, he said he has new responsibilities that come along with being the head technician.

“Last year, I didn’t get to do as much, whereas now that all of our seniors, who did majority of our technician work are gone, I’m filling the role. I have to make sure everyone is trained for what they do,” Archambault said.

Park Tech welcomes anyone to join, but to be able to fix devices, Utities said students must have passed the Computer A Plus class.

“This year the club is going to be about three times the size,” Utities said. “We also have five times the amount of girls joining, there are five instead of one.”

Even though fixing cracked iPhones is one of the most popular requests, Utities said they do not repair phones.

“If students have a busted computer, they can get it fixed here,” Utities said. “We fix laptops and desktops, but not phones.”

Although the date has not been announced for the first club meeting, students can find Utities in room B117 for more information.