CNH|KEY CLUB
Volume 1, Issue 6 | April 2019
THE NINJA TEA The Official Bellflower Key Club Newsletter
THE LAST EDITION
IN IN THE THE LAST LAST ISSUE ISSUE EDITORS’ MESSAGES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OFFICER MESSAGES CLUB UPDATE EVENT RECAP CALENDAR TERM RECAP CONTACT
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EDITORS’ EDITORS’ MESSAGES MESSAGES
DANIEL LE | WEBMASTER
HIYA NINJAS! THE TERM HAS COME TO ITS END AND I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT OUR CLUB HAS ACCOMPLISHED! I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY! ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT REACH OUR SERVICE HOUR GOAL, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD AND GAVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY! THIS WAS MY SECOND YEAR AS A KEY CLUB MEMBER AND MY FIRST YEAR AS AN OFFICER! IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE OUR CLUB GROW FROM THE EYES OF AN OFFICER AND HELP IMPROVE OUR CLUB! FROM CONSTANTLY UPDATING OUR WEBSITE TO PUBLISHING THIS VERY NEWSLETTER, I ENJOYED THIS TERM AS YOUR WEBMASTER. NOW, AS WE ENTER THIS NEXT TERM, I HOPE TO DO MORE AS YOUR VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING OUR VERY FIRST NEWSLETTER! I HOPE TO KEEP THIS NEWSLETTER A TRADITION AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN THE NEXT TERM!
GREETINGS, NINJAS! WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR 2018-2019 TERM, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO OUR CLUB AND TO HELPING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES! I AM IMMENSELY PROUD OF EVERYTHING OUR CLUB HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS TERM, AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ELSE OUR CLUB CAN ACHIEVE IN THE NEXT TERM. ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE ACHIEVED OUR SERVICE HOUR GOAL FOR THIS TERM, I STILL WANT TO APPLAUD EVERYONE FOR THEIR EFFORTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR NEWSLETTER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE YOU AS YOUR SECRETARY FOR THIS TERM AND FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO SERVE YOU AS ONE OF YOUR VICE PRESIDENTS FOR THIS UPCOMING TERM. I AM EXCITED TO SERVE ALL OF YOU AS YOUR CO-VP, AND I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU RETURN FOR THE NEXT TERM!
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JULIANNE MIANA | SECRETARY
PRESIDENT’S PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MESSAGE
JACKIE CARDENAS | PRESIDENT
NOW THAT THE TERM HAS COME TO AN END, I CAN NOT BE ANY MORE THANKFUL TO HAVE SERVED AS PRESIDENT FOR A CLUB THAT CONTINUES TO REMAIN PASSIONATE FOR A GOOD CAUSE. THROUGHOUT MY FOUR YEARS IN KEY CLUB AND BUILDER’S CLUB, I’VE SEEN COUNTLESS TERMS COME AND GO, AND I’VE FINALLY COME TO TERMS THAT MY YEAR HAS ENDED, AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS REMAINED A PART OF KEY CLUB, THROUGH THICK AND THIN. A PERSONAL GOAL OF MINE THIS YEAR WAS TO INSPIRE YOUNG LEADERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH MY INVOLVEMENT WITH MY MEMBERS, I HOPE THAT I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE HEARTS OF MANY, TO HAVE IGNITED THE FIRE OF PASSION, WORK, AND COMMITMENT, THAT PAST PRESIDENTS HAVE DONE WITH ME SO MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. I KNOW THAT THE NEXT CABINET WILL ADVICE GREAT THINGS, SO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD AND REMAIN INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY. TO THE NEW GROUP OF PASSIONATE LEADERS: WELCOME TO YOUR NEW FAMILY. :)
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OFFICER OFFICER MESSAGES MESSAGES HAVING SERVED BOTH BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB AND DIVISION 13 SOUTH FOR TWO OF MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS. IF ANYTHING, I WISH THAT I HAD JOINED EARLIER. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF AND HOW MUCH I TRULY LOVE HELPING OUT MY COMMUNITY. THERE'S ALWAYS TIME TO GIVE BACK TO ONE'S COMMUNITY. STARTING OFF AS A MEMBER, BECOMING THE JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE, AND NOW A VICE PRESIDENT, IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY FILLED WITH SEVERAL MEMORIES. I CAME OUT OF MY SHELL AND DID THINGS I WOULDN'T IMAGINE ME EVER DOING. I MADE NEW FRIENDS AND CREATED MEMORIES THAT I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH. NOW THAT I'M LEAVING, IT FEELS SURREAL, HOWEVER, RATHER THAN THINKING OF IT AS A LAST GOODBYE, WE CAN THINK OF IT AS A HELLO TO A NEW CHAPTER. I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF KEY CLUB AND I KNOW IT'S IN GREAT HANDS. 13 SOUTH WILL ALWAYS KILL IT!
CHIZARAM IWUANYANWU | VICE PRESIDENT
THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER GREAT KEY CLUB TERM FOR ME! THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND FELLOW OFFICERS WHO MADE THIS EXPERIENCE WONDERFUL. THROUGH THIS CLUB, I HAVE MADE NEW FRIENDS AND SHARED MEMORIES WITH THEM THROUGH THE MANY EVENTS WE HAVE DONE. AS THE UPCOMING PRESIDENT FOR THE NEXT TERM, I HAVE THE INTENTIONS OF TAKING THIS CLUB TO ANOTHER LEVEL. WITH THE MINDSET OF CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING, I KNOW THE CABINET WILL MAKE THE NEXT TERM A GREATER EXPERIENCE! ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS TERM SPECIAL, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN NEXT TERM!
KHLOWEE GARCIA | VICE PRESIDENT SERVING THE BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB AS WELL AS DIVISION 13 SOUTH SINCE I WAS A FRESHMAN HAS BEEN AN AMAZING AND HEARTFELT JOURNEY. STARTING OFF AS A MEMBER, THEN AS TREASURER, THEN VICE PRESIDENT, AND EVENTUALLY BEING A PART OF SPIRIT TEAM HAVE BEEN WORTH ALL THE STRESS AS IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO GET OUT OF MY SHELL, MAKE FRIENDS, AND PUT SERVICE ABOVE MYSELF. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE NEW BELLFLOWER BOARD HAS IN PLACE NEXT YEAR, BUT I KNOW BELLFLOWER KEY CLUB WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS. BEING IN KEY CLUB WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I HAVE EVER MADE AND I HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOLD ME INTO AN EVEN GREATER LEADER. FOR THE LAST TIME: I FEEL GOOD! OH I FEEL SO GOOD! UH! I FEEL FINE ALL THE TIME! ABOOGA, ABOOGA, ABOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!
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NAHEIM BANKS | VICE PRESIDENT
OFFICER OFFICER MESSAGES MESSAGES I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF THINGS WHILE BEING IN THE KEY CLUB CABINET. WHILE I DIDN’T DO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MANY THINGS CONCERNING MY POSITION. HOPEFULLY MY ADVICE TO YOUR CURRENT TREASURER WILL GRANT HER MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DUTIES. I HAVE ALSO COME TO APPRECIATE VOLUNTEER WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY WITH RTC! IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE. FAREWELL!
SISSY ARENAS | TREASURER I’M OFFICIALLY SAD TO BE SAYING THAT THIS IS MY FINAL YEAR AS A KEY CLUB MEMBER. I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN KEY CLUB SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR AND HAD SO MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. ONE THING THAT KEY CLUB HAS TAUGHT ME OVER THESE PAST FEW YEARS IS HOW TO BE A GREAT LEADER AND WHAT THAT MEANS. IT TAUGHT ME TO BE CARING AND RESPECTFUL TOWARDS MY PEERS AND TO ALWAYS SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. I’M ALSO EXTREMELY IMPRESSED BY THE NEW CABINET AND ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THESE NEW LEADERS GROW AND DO GREAT THINGS IN LIFE. D13S WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.
TERILYNN EAR | HISTORIAN BEING IN THIS CLUB FOR 3 YEARS HAS REALLY GIVEN ME SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS SERVING MY COMMUNITY IN FUN WAYS & HAVING THE CHANCE TO BE A PART OF THE CABINET. IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT THE SENIOR MEMBERS’ TIME IS COMING TO A CLOSE & TILL THE VERY END I WILL ALWAYS LOVE KEY CLUB FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING & TO THE UNDERCLASSMEN, THIS CLUB IS IN GOOD HANDS.
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ALANNHA SANCHEZ | SERGEANT AT ARMS
CLUB CLUB UPDATE UPDATE
1449.33/2400
SERVICE HOUR GOAL
$350/$350
FUNDRAISER GOAL
FOR FOR THE THE MONTH MONTH OF OF MARCH, MARCH, BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER KEY KEY CLUB CLUB PARTICIPATED PARTICIPATED IN IN THE THE LAKEWOOD LAKEWOOD RUN, RUN, THE THE PLASTIC PLASTIC AWARENESS AWARENESS BEACH BEACH CLEANUP, CLEANUP, THE THE BAYSHORE BAYSHORE TRIATHLON, TRIATHLON, SEVERAL SEVERAL SHREK SHREK THE THE MUSICAL MUSICAL SET SET PAINTINGS, PAINTINGS, THE THE BOBBIE BOBBIE SMITH SMITH ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY TREE TREE PLANTING, PLANTING, BELLFLOWER BELLFLOWER HIGH’S HIGH’S INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL DAY, DAY, ARC ARC WALK, WALK, AND AND THE THE D13S D13S END END OF OF THE THE 2018-2019 2018-2019 TERM TERM BANQUET. BANQUET.
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EVENT EVENT
LAKEWOOD RUN
BOBBIE SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TREE PLANTING
On March 2, several Key Clubbers volunteered at the Lakewood Run that occurred at Lakewood Mall. At this event, our members were able to help out by passing out water bottles and medals to the participants, and by cheering them on as they ran, even under the rainy weather.
On March 16, Bellflower Key Club members attended the Bobbie Smith Elementary School Tree Planting, the monthly tree planting event where volunteers help plant trees and beautify Long Beach neighborhoods as a part of Long Beach City’s project called “I Dig Long Beach6,000 Trees by 2020.”
ARC WALK Occurring on the Saturday morning of March 30, Bellflower Key Clubbers attended the annual Arc Walk event at Stonewood Mall. At this event, our volunteers were able to assist by setting up tables, chairs, booths, and signs, and by helping operate the booths. Our volunteers at this event were able to complete such a great job that the supervisor from the event personally emailed Bellflower Kiwanis to express their praise of the volunteer work our members had done!
INTERNATIONAL DAY Every year, Bellflower High holds an International Day, promoting different cultures. This year, Bellflower Key Club supported Hispanic culture by selling tamales! We sold tamales with beef, pork, and pineapple flavors. In total, we raised 509 tickets ($254.5)! Thank you to everyone that bought from us and supported us!
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RECAP RECAP SHREK THE MUSICAL SET PAINTING Bellflower Key Club helped out our fellow classmates by helping BHS Thespians Troupe 1442 paint sets for their musical, “Shrek: the Musical.� Members spent three days painting in preparation of the musical.
BAYSHORE TRIATHLON Bellflower Key Clubbers were able to help out their local community this month by volunteering at the Bayshore Triathlon that occurred in Long Beach on March 9. At this service event, our members were tasked with handing out water bottles and medals to the participants. Our members also helped cheer on the runners as they completed the race.
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EVENT EVENT RECAP RECAP PLASTIC AWARENESS BEACH CLEAN-UP In addition to the tree planting event, Bellflower Key Club also attended another environmentally friendly event- the Plastic Awareness Beach Clean-Up Event. At this event, our members helped pick up trash on the beach and helped spread awareness about the pollution that contaminates our natural environment, including the beach.
D13S END OF THE 2018-2019 TERM BANQUET At the end of every term, our division holds a banquet to look back on the term and to honor our members. Two of our members received awards. Members of Division 13 South watched recap videos on the term and spent time with each other, especially with graduating seniors. Our president, Jackie Cardenas, was awarded Most Outstanding President, and our vice president, Naheim Banks, was awarded Best Personality. We are also proud of our member Joshua Gonzalez for participating in the Talent Show. Thank you to all of our members for the 2018-2019 term! We hope you will continue to serve with us for the 2019-2020 term!
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MARCH MARCH EVENTS EVENTS SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT 1
LAKEWOOD RUN
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INTERNATIONAL DAY
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BEACH CLEANUP & TRIATHLON
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TREE PLANTING & MARCH DCM
ARC WALK
TERM TERM
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RECAP RECAP
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CABINET CABINET MR. ADAM SMITH BELLFLOWER HIGH ADVISOR ASMITH@BUSD.K12.CA.US
MR. RAY HAMADA BELLFLOWER KIWANIS ADVISOR RHAMADA@CA.RR.COM
JACKIE CARDENAS PRESIDENT JACKIETAISCARDENAS@GMAIL.COM
NAHEIM BANKS VICE PRESIDENT NAHEIMBA@GMAIL.COM
CHIZARAM IWUANYANWU VICE PRESIDENT CHIZARAM19@GMAIL.COM
KHLOWEE GARCIA VICE PRESIDENT KHLOWEDITS@GMAIL.COM
SISSY ARENAS TREASURER SISSYRNS1@GMAIL.COM
JULIANNE MIANA SECRETARY JULIANNENICOLEMIANA@GMAIL.COM
TERILYNN EAR HISTORIAN TERILYNNEAR@YAHOO.COM
DANIEL LE WEBMASTER LEDANIELBAO@GMAIL.COM ALANNHA SANCHEZ SERGEANT AT ARMS ALANNHASANCHEZ@GMAIL.COM
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CONTACTS CONTACTS KHLOWEE GARCIA PRESIDENT ELECT KHLOWEDITS@GMAIL.COM
DANIEL LE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT LEDANIELBAO@GMAIL.COM
JULIANNE MIANA VICE PRESIDENT ELECT JULIANNENICOLEMIANA@GMAIL.COM
JAZZ NARIO SECRETARY ELECT NARIOJ23021@GMAIL.COM
ANDREA RAMIREZ TREASURER ELECT ANDRAMIREZ1213@GMAIL.COM
AUDREY AUSTRIA HISTORIAN ELECT AUDREYATHENAJAVIER@GMAIL.COM
ISYSS GUIJARRO WEBMASTER ELECT ICEE9603@GMAIL.COM
RHEAL RAMACULA WEBMASTER ELECT RHE800@GMAIL.COM
AJ BUNAG SERGEANT AT ARMS ELECT INTERNETAJ2615@GMAIL.COM
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