Two Nation Ford High School sophomores have launched an Amnesty International chapter at the Fort Mill school, giving students a new outlet to organize around human rights causes.

Katarina Katarincic and Harper Ary co-founded the club and serve as its co-presidents, The Talon, the school's student newspaper, reported Friday, Sept. 18. The chapter meets every other Monday during FLEX, a scheduled block for student activities, in room F102. Nation Ford has about 1,921 students enrolled.

The club recruited members at Club Rush, where it set up a table for prospective students. Students who missed the event can also join through Google Classroom using the code "os323hed."

"I personally felt very connected to AIUSA's campaigns to protect freedom of expression and right to protest," Katarincic told The Talon. "I believe these are the most fundamental rights within a democracy, especially within America."

AIUSA is Amnesty International USA, the domestic arm of the global human rights organization.

Ary said the club's goal is spreading awareness so the next generation can work toward a more just world. "That can only start once awareness is spread," she told The Talon.

Sophomore member Eloise Bowman told The Talon she joined because she feels women still face unequal treatment. Bowman pointed to conditions in Afghanistan, saying women there are being treated unfairly.

One planned activity is Write for Rights, Amnesty International's largest annual letter-writing campaign. The effort, marking its 25th year in 2026, asks participants to write letters on behalf of people whose human rights have been violated. Participants from more than 200 countries and territories take part each year leading up to International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, according to Amnesty International USA. The Nation Ford chapter plans to focus its letters on behalf of Afghan women, according to The Talon's report.

Amnesty International coordinates action across its chapters by assigning each group a specific week to focus on one cause, Katarincic told The Talon. The structure concentrates pressure on a single issue at a time.

The club meets in the classroom of a teacher identified in The Talon's report as Miss Addison. Meetings are open to all students. The next milestone on the chapter's calendar is the Write for Rights campaign ahead of Dec. 10.