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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Northwest High School students in the Alliance area attending a pep rally Thursday met a team many may not have been aware of.

“And it’s called the Northwest High School Clay Target Team!” an announcer bellowed into the microphone as the students yelled enthusiastically.

Yes, a gun club at a school.

But their club practices competitive clay pigeon shooting at trap and skeet ranges.

“We practice a couple of times a week on the weekends or after school on Thursday or Friday,” said club member Christian Fezatte.

“There were little posters around the school and I saw my friend was like ‘Hey, let’s go to the meeting!'” Said Lucy Henry, one of several female members of the club. “And I was like okay! And we went to the meeting.”

Nearly a dozen clay shooting clubs like this one have popped up in North Texas school districts like Southlake/Carroll, Flower Mound and Argyle. Organizers say they expect the number of clubs in North Texas schools to double or more during the school year.