The Starkville High School film club plans to participate the Magnolia Film Festival for the first time. The club also has a new sponsor, social studies and chorus teacher Joe Evans.

“The plan is to enter, thus giving them deadlines, objectives, etc.,” Evans said. “Sometimes deadlines make great motivators.”

The club has set many goals for itself by entering the festival.

“Of course, we’ll try to win the film festival,” film club president and junior George Bennett said. “We’re hoping it might inspire someone in the club. A lot of people will get knowledge and experience out of it.”

Students have submitted and voted on ideas for the film.  Results will be discussed at the next meeting. Nearly every student gave ideas.

“I’m pretty overwhelmed with the club this year,” sophomore Rex Ames said. “We’ll be able to do so much more. Mr. Evans can help us do anything. We’ve got good people leading and helping us that can make us really well-known, seeing as how we really didn’t do all that much last year.”

Evans is easer to help the club accomplish its goals.

“My job is to be a cheerleader,” Evans said. “I can’t do anything for the club, but I want to keep them motivated. They have so many ideas. I want to make them keep going.”

The club has several goals besides the festival.

“One of the things I want to do with the club is make great short films,” Bennett said.

The club might expand into areas outside of creative films.

“I hope that people realize that they can use us for anything,” Ames said. “We can do things like documentaries, orientation videos, and covering community  service events around Starkville.”

The next film club meeting time has not been decided.