 Well, Cast Lake Beena Middle School is inspiring students to explore their surroundings with their new Winter Culture Club. Reporter Cheryl Moore has that story in this week's Golden Apple. Grab your snow pants and winter boots. The students of Cast Lake Beena Middle School are heading out to see all that Mother Nature has to offer. The brand new Winter Culture Club was created by Cast Lake Beena paraprofessional Jasmine Larson. There is so much benefit that we don't only find in the grocery stores or the hospitals we will find right here in our backyards, and to be able to take care of ourselves without venturing out to those and using our own resources in the woods, I think is the most important thing. Today's Culture Club activity involved going out and gathering material to make a snow snake. A snow snake is a special stick, used in traditional Native American winter sports. We went outside to cut a tree down to make our snow snake, and then we came in the workshop and then we carved our snakes. I wanted a heavy stick, so I got mostly the bottom part. Later, the kids will get to sand and paint their snow snakes. Then, they'll build an obstacle course and test them out. In Culture Club, my favorite part was carving the sticks because they like carving the stuff and playing in the snow. This was only the first week for the Winter Culture Club, and Larson already has plans for future outings. The kids will get to do everything from ice fishing, dancing, and learning traditional hand games. We are going out to Sugarbush where we tap maple trees for maple syrup. I'm going to teach them how to track animals, how to identify different trees with different barks, and all different kinds of fun activities that we can do in the woods. So far, the reaction for the club has been amazing, and Larson says that's what makes her extra excited. It's always been my dream, and it's actually coming true the more and more we go out and continue Culture Club. Reporting in Cast Lake with this week's Golden Apple, Shromor, Lakeland News.