WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – A Watertown High School club would be the first of its kind in the north country if it gets approved by the school board.<\/p>\n
Club America is associated with the non-partisan, non-profit Turning Point USA, founded by the late Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in September at an event in Utah.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat piqued my interest is when Charlie Kirk died. I didn\u2019t like it at all. I wanted to spread his word and continue the spread of his legacy,\u201d said Brady Horton, president, Club America Watertown Chapter. <\/p>\n
Horton hopes the club gets approval from the school board Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping that this will allow, particularly students in the north country, to express their thoughts freely. I know that I will hold weekly meetings in which we will debate and allow students to display their ideas and thoughts freely without being ridiculed,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Club America has chapters in Onondaga and Oswego counties. High schools in Mexico, Fulton, Central Square, Cicero-North Syracuse, and Baldwinsville are up and running.<\/p>\n
Following Kirk\u2019s assassination, participation has boomed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have started 34 chapters in this region,\u201d said Michelle Erdt, the high school field representative in the Snowbelt Territory.<\/p>\n
Erdt is traveling from Buffalo to be at the board meeting Tuesday. She hopes to humanize the club to the board. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s giving students a chance to exist within their school and talk with each other and share ideas. Honestly, a lot of these students, a lot of these chapters are doing really good things in the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She says it\u2019s open to everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can be a Democrat, you can be a Republican, you can be a Libertarian. You can be a Christian, you can be a non-Christian. Just come to Club America,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The club is being voted on at the Watertown board meeting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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