WhAT IS FLIGHT CLUB?
Flight Club, in short, is the heralded student section of Charlotte High School in Charlotte, Michigan. Widely known on the Lansing area athletic scene, the Orioles of the Flight Club have gained praise statewide for their creativity, unity, and infectious school pride. Flight Club also acts as the school's Pep/Spirit Club and has become a symbol of school and community pride around the City of Charlotte.
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FLIGHT CLUB FOR ALL
From the sport junkies to the bleacher socialites, if you are in the stands supporting Oriole Athletics, you are Flight Club. We encourage you to stand with us as we cheer on our athletes. ALL students are Flight Club. #FlightClubForAll
More than a student sectionAlthough most recognized for rowdy basketball student sections, Flight Club pursues a much larger goal of spreading school pride to all corners of Charlotte High School. Through our Highlight Game schedule and extensive social media platform, Flight Club ensures that ALL sports receive support on a level unparalleled in high schools around Michigan.
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An origins story
In an effort to increase student attendance at basketball games, student leaders came together to brainstorm ideas in February of 2015. Dubbing themselves the Oriole Outlaws (a nod to CHS student sections of the 80s and 90s), this small group of high-spirited students started fielding suggestions for a new name. Well over 60 names were submitted by students and community members, including the eventual title "Flight Club" which was submitted by 2007 CHS alumnus Alex Hopp.
Flight Club first appeared publicly at a basketball game in Coldwater, Michigan. Earlier that week, two snow days turned into Flight Club "workdays" where students created signs and posters for the Friday game. More than 40 students rode a spirit bus to Coldwater that Friday, and were on hand to celebrate victories by both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Spirit buses and snowday-workdays are still popular with Flight Club today.
Later that basketball season, the varsity boys team advanced to the regional semi-finals to be hosted at Charlotte's famed Dome Gymnasium. Some in attendance estimate that Flight Club was 200 students strong, a far cry from the 25-30 that frequented home games just 1 month prior. Behind a raucous atmosphere in the Dome, Charlotte upset the favored Haslett Vikings, leading many to bring back the "Dome of Doom" nickname commonly used in the days of the Oriole Outlaws. That game also served to cement Flight Club as a mainstay in Charlotte's ever improving culture of school spirit.
Flight Club first appeared publicly at a basketball game in Coldwater, Michigan. Earlier that week, two snow days turned into Flight Club "workdays" where students created signs and posters for the Friday game. More than 40 students rode a spirit bus to Coldwater that Friday, and were on hand to celebrate victories by both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Spirit buses and snowday-workdays are still popular with Flight Club today.
Later that basketball season, the varsity boys team advanced to the regional semi-finals to be hosted at Charlotte's famed Dome Gymnasium. Some in attendance estimate that Flight Club was 200 students strong, a far cry from the 25-30 that frequented home games just 1 month prior. Behind a raucous atmosphere in the Dome, Charlotte upset the favored Haslett Vikings, leading many to bring back the "Dome of Doom" nickname commonly used in the days of the Oriole Outlaws. That game also served to cement Flight Club as a mainstay in Charlotte's ever improving culture of school spirit.
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