SYCAMORE – Kobe Lohr “just likes to dress crazy” whenever she can.

“It attracts a lot of attention,” the Sycamore High School freshman said. She was clad head to toe in a bright yellow Pikachu outfit, from the Pokemon game and series. “My mom lets me do it here. This is just that kind of place.”

“This” is Sycamore High’s Sci-Fi Club, which meets every other Friday night – as long as there is no home sporting event – during the school year. The five-hour meetings begin at 5 p.m. in the school library, with a break in the middle for pizza from local restaurant Italian Dreams.