October 2014 Newsletter

Burleson High School Character Building Leadership Caring Inclusiveness October 2014

Texas-Oklahoma District Division 1S

Volume 2 Issue 5

Cycle of Service Key Clubbers serve at local bike race

October 1- DUES ARE DUE October 3- Fall Festival at Hajek Elementary This event is from 6p.m. - 9p.m.

October 4- Trick or Treat for UNICEF This event is from 2p.m.- 5p.m.

October 9- Kiwanis DCM Dinner at 6p.m. Meeting at 7p.m.

October 11- Founder’s Day This is an all day event, so it will be worked in shifts. Please register for a shift on the website.

October 14- Plarn Party From 4:15p.m. - 5:15p.m.

Fall Festival at North Joshua Elementary Helpers are needed all day but especially from 3:30p.m.7:30p.m.

October 25- Boo Bash Please bring bags of candy for this event. You wll receive 1 Key Club point for every bag of candy brought (up to 3 bags)

The Key Clubbers came out to Burleson’s annnual Cowtown Classsic bike-a-thon on September 13, from 8 a.m. until noon. At this event the Key Club members helped pass out bananas, oranges, and other snacks to the participants in the bike race.

While some of the Key Clubbers ran to fill water bottles, others were there to hold the bikes so that the participants could strech their legs before continuting the last 20 miles. When there weren’t any bikers to be served, the Key Clubbers entertained themselves with a series of activities including tai-chi, taught by our very own, Dr. English.

This event was a great way to kick off a year of service.

A lot of the newbies were able to join in on this first service project.

Our very own vice principal Matt Zentell participated in the bike race and stopped by to see us. “Key Club members were very friendly to all the riders and very helpful in assisting them to get refreshments, “ Burleson High School Vice Principal Zentell said.

Key Club members Ashley Branch and Naomi Mitchell help cut fruit for the bikers. Kiwanis member Wayne Davidson supervises the Key Clubbers.

In this issue

Key Club members Ashey Branch and Naomi Mitchell help fill water bottles.

Cowtown Classic pg. 1 Pterodactyl pg. 2 Plarn Party pg. 3 Trash Bash pg. 3 Project Eliminate pg. 4 Key Club member Tyre Marks helps hold the bike for the participant.

Childhood Cancer pg. 4 1

Pretty Ptreodactyl Key Club members release their inner dinosaur

Over the course of the month, many new members have joined the club. To break the awkward barrier between the old and new members, we’ve played a very loud icebreaker called Pterodactyl.

Pterodactyl, as you may or may not know, are dinosaurs. They have wings and are portrayed as very obnoxiously loud. This icebreaker features our members in a circle saying pterodactyl to their opponent. Easy right? But there’s a catch. Members must attempt to hide their teeth with their lips and not crack up when their opponent has transformed into an extinct creature.

The last one standing is the ultimate pterodactyl and gains some respect from every member that had participated.

We’ve played Pterodactyl at a few meetings this month and at the Cowtown Classic. This icebreaker is a great way that members can bond and also have fun. It’s a good way for people to see your wild side.

President, Taylor Jeffrey, flapping her wings.

Naomi Mitchell attempts to play pterodactyl with Ashley Branch while talking on the phone.

Vice President, Anisa Vidic, propells her body at Mikaleigh Norris.

Shivani Dalal finding her inner pterodatyl.

Treasurer, Nithure Rema, attempts to crack a smile from Sydney Zentell.

Will Yarbrough atempting to make Taylor Jeffery laugh.

2

That Darn Plarn!

Key Clubbers help make mats for mothers On September 16 the Key Clubbers held a social to make plarn, which is yarn made out of plastic bags.

This event was held right after school, and lasted until about 5:30 p.m. The plarn is going to be sent to mothers in Uganda to be used as birthing mats.

The main purpose for these plarn mats is to provide a sterile area for their babies to be born on, but they can be used in multiple ways. The mats are made by folding a plastic bag in half and then cutting the ends off. The bag is then folded in half two more times and cut into small pieces about an inch in size. The strings of plarn are tied together and crochetted into mats.

Only a few Key Clubbers can crochette, which they did. Others made the plarn material. This was the first Plarn Party, and the first time making the plarn.

Key Club will be hosting plarn parties every month, so that the Key Clubbers can make progress with their mats.

Paulina Borowski is learning how to make plarn.

Skyelar, Payton, and Alta cut and fold plastic bags to be made into plarn.

The Key to Burleson’s Beauty Key Clubbers help pick up trash around Burleson

September 20, Key Clubbers participated in the annual Trash Bash. The Trash Bash is held twice every year by the city of Burleson.

Our members met at Warren Park to pick up the materials they needed. Then they headed out to pick up trash near Mound Elementary and Hughes Middle School. They all immediately got to work picking up an assortment of trash including; food wrappers, styrofoam cups, and other items scattered throughout the area.

After two hours of hard work picking up trash in the hot Texas sun, Key Clubbers met back at Warren Park. They were fed lunch by the city and got to enter the various raffles that were held. Although no Key Clubbers actually won, they still received a day of fun & service.

Naomi Mitchell and Mikayla Glosup help pick up trash.

Shivani Dalal smiling as she shows off her dog, Oscar, sporting a Keep Burleson Beautiful T-shirt.

Strangest Findings -A bag of poop -A rotten tomato -A pregnancy test -Dolls -A loaded diaper

Jakob Sevier enjoys pizza after a couple hours of service.

A group of Key Clubbers look for trash to pick up.

3

Tetanus is Terrible Why we have Miracle Minutes

While neonatal and maternal tetanus has been eliminated from 15 countries in the world since the ELIMINATE project began in 2010, people in 24 countries are still suffering from this terrible disease. This amounts to over 100 million mothers and their future babies needing to be immunized. MNT is a deadly disease, killing both children and mothers.

Newborns suffering from neonatal tetanus experience excrusiating pain caused by light and touch. The babies also experience painful convulsions. On the bright side, however, MNT is highly preventable. It costs only $1.80 for a shot that will protect a mother and all of her future children.

Cancer Facts

New Members who attended the Cowtown Classic

We really enjoyed having all of you new members out at our first service project of the year. What a great way to kick off the year.

Those who helped buy ribbon for our crafts for cancer

If you contributed ribbon or money to buy ribbon, thank you very much. You are the reason our fundraiser was successful!

All who provided rides to the Cowtown Classic

Thank you to those who provided rides for others to the Cowtown Classic. A special thanks goes out to Tyra Marks for giving rides to new members she didn’t even know.

To the BHS Baseball team

Thank you to all of the baseball players who offered to help run through the stands at the pep rally to collect money for the ELIMINATE project during our Miracle Minute.

For more information on upcoming events and to see other great pictures please visit our website groupspaces.com/BHSKeyClub

Club, Divisional, and District Contact Information Taylor Jeffery President bhskeypresident@gmail.com

Nithure Rema Treasurer/Co-Editor bhskeytreasurer@gmail.com

Payton Kinsey Webmaster bhskeywebmaster@gmail.com

Samuel Kinnin District Secretary secretary@tokeyclub.com

Anisa Vidic Vice President bhskeyvicepresident@gmail.com

Alie Shipman Editor bhskeyeditor@gmail.com

An Bui Division 1S Lieutenant Governor ltg1south@gmail.com

Colin Gonzalez District Treasurer treasurer@tokeyclub.com

Skyelar Armstrong Secretary bhskeysecretary@gmail.com

Vanessa CastaĂąeda Historian bhskeyhistorian@gmail.com

Kaitlyn Wilson District Governor governor@tokeyclub.com

Emily Zhao District Editor editor@tokeyclub.com

If you have information or photos you would like to submit for publication please send it to Alie Shipman at bhskeyeditor@gmail.com

4