Mesa Community College

The Muggle Quidditch Club of Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) was recognized by MCC as an official club on September 3rd, 2010. It was met with strong support and enthusiasm from the staff and students of MCC in the academic year following, though club member retention was difficult as financial reasons kept the team (proudly named after the school's Thunderbird mascot) from being able to purchase their equipment until late April of 2011. They broke their equipment in on April 23rd, 2011 by holding Kidditch games at the annual Family Fun Fair, in which three games were played, with players ranging from 4 years to teenagers. Unfortunately, they then had to break for finals.

Though they didn't get to play on the pitch, this isn't to say that they were inactive on campus during the 2010-2011 academic year. The club's founder, Christina Coolbaugh, was part of several important Student Senate legislation that helped the students of Mesa Community College, including a resolution that was sent to the White House Summit on Community Colleges on October 5th, 2010. They placed third in the school's first annual Iron Club Championship for their participation in campus events, held twice weekly meetings, and saw "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1" as a group on opening weekend.

With their equipment now firmly in their grasp, the MCC Thunderbirds have already set their sights on being a part of the 2011 Quidditch World Cup, and hope to play a few games during the 2011-2012 academic year with neighboring teams, such as Arizona State University and NAU.