THE KIWI
BRONX SCIENCE KEY CLUB
JUN '21 VOL 10.4
“Do you always want to live hiding behind the mask you put up for the sake of others? You’re you, and there’s nothing wrong with that.” -- Ymir
EDITOR'S NOTE Hey Key Club, how do you feel?
I feel great! That's not where you thought I was going, was it? But really, I'm so glad that this school year is finally over, and we can now get a break. I hope you all are doing something fun, like hanging out or eating some good food. I know for sure I'm looking foward to the two upcoming in person events. One is the NY triathlon, and the other is our movie night fundraiser with Brooklyn Tech. I hope to see you all there, because there won't be a lot of spots! If you can't make it or don't feel comforatble, don't worry! Our Projects Coheads are going strong with the virtual events. I heard that paracord bracelets are super fun, if you need some ideas. Yours in Service, Laura Pong '22
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Meet the Board
1
Meet the Co-Heads
2
Service Progress
4
Looking Back
6
Looking Forwards
20
Announcements and Links
22
Find Us
25
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
Loretta Eng '22
William Wu '22
Shiya Lin '23
engl@bxscience.edu
wuw@bxscience.edu
lins10@bxscience.edu
MEET THE 21'-22' BOARD
TREASURER
Stephen Ogunbiyi '22 ogunbiyis@bxscience.edu
WEBMASTER AND BULLETIN EDITOR
Laura Pong '22 pongl@bxscience.edu
MEET THE C CO-HE Awards SULTANA@BXSCIENCE.EDU
LIMM2@BXSCIENCE.EDU
ADAM SULTAN '23
MANDY LIM '23
Fundraising LUUL@BXSCIENCE.EDU
LINH LUU '23
YUH2@BXSCIENCE.EDU
HENRY YU '23
Projects JUNGC2@BXSCIENCE.EDU
2
CHRISSY JUNG '24
ARANHAJ@BXSCIENCE.EDU
JOSLYN ARANHA '23
OMMITTEE EADS Public Relations JIANGM2@BXSCIENCE.EDU
MELODY JIANG '24
XIER@BXSCIENCE.EDU
REBECCA XIE '23
Scrapbook LEEJ16@BXSCIENCE.EDU
JEONGWON LEE '23
HEESCHF@BXSCIENCE.EDU
FINLEY HEESCH '23
Social Media CHENA19@BXSCIENCE.EDU
ANNY CHEN '23
YIPC@BXSCIENCE.EDU
CHLOE YIP '23
3
SERVICE UPDATE
2609 // 23.7%
4
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
$832 // 13.9%
5
LOOKING BA 6/5: Create Dry Erase Boards Members made dry erase boards to help students practice handwriting!
6/6: Assemble STEM Kit Supplies Members assembled kits to help students and teachers for their hands-on lessons!
6/12: Letters to Strangers Members wrote to strangers to strengthen our communities!
6/13: Decorate Lunch Bags Members decorated lunch bags for Meals on Wheels!
6/19: BeanBeanBean Members answered questions to help donate to food banks all over the US!
6/20: Missing Maps Members created accessible map data to help humanitarian organizations with their work!
6
ACKWARDS 6/26: Charity Miles Members ran and walked to donate to UNICEF!
6/27: Ecosia Members used the Ecosia search engine to help plant trees!
7
Create Dry Erase Boards FOR THE CREATE DRY ERASE BOARDS EVENT, I USED COLORFUL CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND PRINTER PAPER WRAPPED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES. I STAPLED THE PLASTIC SLEEVES ON TO MAKE A SIMPLE AND REUSABLE DRY ERASE BOARD. I HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING THIS EVENT AS I’VE NEVER THOUGHT OF MAKING DRY ERASE BOARDS THIS WAY, A SURPRISINGLY GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO BUY ONE. I THOUGHT THAT THESE DIY DRY ERASE BOARDS WOULD COME IN HANDY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN NEED OF THEM, AND I HOPE A STUDENT’S LEARNING EXPERIENCE CAN BE IMPROVED WITH THESE SUPPLIES! -- REBECCA XIE '23
8
I COMPLETED THE JUNE 5TH “CREATE DRY ERASE BOARDS” EVENT. IN THIS EVENT, KEY CLUBBERS CREATED AND MAILED DRY ERASE BOARDS TO CENTRAL CLASSROOM WHERE THEY WILL LATER BE SENT TO CLASSROOMS IN NEED OF EXTRA SUPPLIES. CRAFTING EVENTS ARE ALWAYS MY FAVORITE EVENTS SO OF COURSE, I HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONE. FOR THIS EVENT, I CREATED TEN DRY ERASE BOARDS FROM EASILY ATTAINABLE MATERIALS. I BEGAN BY CUTTING PLAIN PIECES OF COPY PAPER AND SHEET PROTECTORS INTO THE SIZE THE BOARDS WERE GOING TO BE. PLACING THE PLAIN COPY PAPER INTO THE SHEET PROTECTORS CREATED SIMPLE DRY ERASE BOARDS THAT COULD BE USED FOR AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES. AT THIS POINT, THE BOARDS WERE LOOKING VERY PLAIN BUT, CONVENIENTLY, I HAD A BUNCH OF DECORATIVE TAPES THAT WERE WAITING TO BE PUT TO USE. AFTER TAPING THE SIDES OF ALL THE BOARDS WITH VARIOUS PATTERNS, THE BOARDS WERE COMPLETED AND READY TO BE SHIPPED TO CENTRAL CLASSROOM! MAKING DRY ERASE BOARDS DID NOT REQUIRE MUCH THINKING AFTER GETTING USED TO THE PROCESS SO I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO AN AUDIOBOOK WHILE COMPLETING THE EVENT. THIS EVENT WAS SIMPLE BUT IT WAS REALLY RELAXING TO DO! I HOPE THE DRY ERASE BOARDS WILL ASSIST TEACHERS IN EDUCATING THEIR STUDENTS^-^ -- MELODY JIANG '24
6/5/21 9
Assemble
6/6
LOOKING FOR THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT THE STEM KITS REQ REDISCOVERED WHERE THE TOOTHPICKS WERE AND F OUND T HAD ALMOST A FULL PACK OF Q-TIPS, SO I FILLED UP THREE KI HAD A LOT LEFT. I WANTED TO MAKE A VARIETY OF S TEM KIT STRAWS AND TOOTHPICKS TO CREATE TWO OTHER KINDS O ESPECIALLY WHEN I REMEMBERED HOW MUCH FUN I HAD DURI I DONATED THESE SUPPLIES SO THAT OTHER KIDS COULD EXP ELLIE WANG '24
DURING THE JUNE 6TH “ASSEMBLE STEM KIT SUP STEM KITS TO ASSEMBLE. AFTER THEY WERE ASS E AN ORGANIZATION THAT SENDS SCHOOL SUPPLIE FOR ANOTHER EVENT, I CAME ACROSS COTTON COMPOSED OF PURELY COTTON SWABS. IT WAS TH A BOX OF COTTON SWABS. AFTER SEPARATING TH IN A SEPARATE ZIPLOC BAG AND LABELED EACH O FROM THE BOX OF COTTON SWABS. I PLACED CENTRAL CLASSROOM EVENTS AND MAILED THEM WILL BE USED TO HELP STUDENTS RE
10
Stem Kits
6/21
QUIRED WAS LIKE A MINI S CAVENGER HUNT . I THE Q-TIPS THAT I HADN’ T US ED IN MO NT HS. I TS WITH F ORTY Q-TIPS EACH. EVEN SO , I ST IL L TS , THOUGH. THEREF ORE, I US ED MY L IMIT ED OF KITS . I ENJOYED MAKING THE S TEM K IT S, ING S TEM CLAS S IN 6TH GRADE. I’M GL A D T HA T ERIENCE THE S AME ENJOYMENT T HA T I DID! -4
PLIES ” EVENT, KEY CLUBBERS WERE GIVEN VA RIO US O P T IO NS O F EMBLED, THE KITS WERE TO BE MAILED TO CLASSRO O M C ENT RA L ES TO CLAS S ROOMS IN NEED. WHILE I WAS OUT BUYING SUP P L IES N S WABS AND REMEMBERED THAT ONE OF THE S T EM K IT S WA S HE EAS IES T KIT TO AS S EMBLE S O I THOUGHT I MIGHT A S WEL L GET E COTTON S WABS INTO GROUPS OF F ORTY, I P L A C ED EA C H GRO UP ONE WITH THE NAME OF THE KIT. IN TOTAL, S IX K IT S WERE MA DE THE KITS IN THE PACKAGE F ILLED WITH PRODUCTS O F O T HER M S OON AF TER. IT MAKES ME HAPPY KNOWING T HESE ST EM K IT S EALIZE HOW F UN S TEM CAN BE:D --MELODY JIANG ‘ 24
11
LETTERS TO
6/12/21
STRANGERS I THOUGHT THAT THE “LETTERS TO STRANGERS” EVENT WAS REALLY INTERESTING! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME ANONYMOUS PENPALS WITH STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET TO ALLOW THEM TO VENT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS, SHARE THEIR JOYS, AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS. IT REMINDED ME OF WRITING TO PENPALS, AND IT WAS ESPECIALLY NICE BECAUSE I GOT LETTERS BACK THE DAY AFTER I SENT MINE OUT. DECORATING MY LETTERS WAS REALLY EASY YET FUN, AND IT WAS NICE BEING ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING PERSONAL WITH STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET. THE WEBSITE ALSO GAVE US A WRITING PROMPT AND HANDED OUT BADGES FOR WRITING AND READING LETTERS, WHICH WAS REALLY ENGAGING. OVERALL, IF THIS EVENT WAS OFFERED AGAIN, I WOULD DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN! -- SHIYA LIN ' 23
12
DECORATE LUNCH BAGS 6/13/21
MEALS ON WHEELS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE THAT PROVIDES FRESH, NUTRITIOUS MEALS DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE HOMES OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING THE HOT PORTION OF THE MEAL IN A TRAY, MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS GET THE COLD PORTION IN A LUNCH BAG. FOR THIS “DECORATE LUNCH BAGS” EVENT, SIMPLY BUY STANDARD LUNCH BAGS AND DECORATE! YOU CAN USE MARKERS, CRAYONS, STICKERS, RIDDLES, JOKES, MAZES, AND MORE! I USED MARKERS AND WROTE JOKES, RIDDLES, AND INSPIRING QUOTES. I ALSO ADDED MANY STICKERS ON EACH OF THE LUNCH BAGS. THIS EVENT WAS REALLY FUN AND FULFILLING. I LISTENED TO SOOTHING MUSIC WHILE DECORATING THE LUNCH BAGS AND I FELT REALLY NOSTALGIC AS I USED THE STICKERS. I REMEMBERED HOW, AS A KID, I PUT STICKERS ON EVERYTHING. ON MY FOLDERS, NOTEBOOKS, PENCIL CASES, WALLS, BED, AND OFTEN MY FOREHEAD TOO LOL. IT FELT LIKE I WENT BACK IN TIME AND BECAME MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELF WHEN I SCANNED THROUGH THE STICKERS AND PLACED THEM ON THE LUNCH BAGS, USING UP ALL MY FAVORITES FIRST, LIKE HOW I ALWAYS DID WHEN I WAS A KID. THIS EVENT WAS SUCH AN EASY WAY TO HELP MAKE SOMEONE’S MEAL BRIGHT AND FUN. I FEEL JOYOUS AS I THINK OF HOW MY DECORATED LUNCH BAGS CAN MAKE SOMEONE SMILE AND I ENJOYED RECALLING MY CHILDHOOD SELF. -- ENA LU '24
13
1 2/ 91/ 6
BEAN BEAN BEAN
BEANBEANBEAN IS A FUN GAME WHERE YOU COLLECT BEANS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS CORRECTLY. YOU THEN DONATE THE BEANS TOWARDS THOSE IN NEED. YOU ALS O LOS E THE BEANS THAT YOU HAVE YET TO DONATE IF YOU GET A QUES TION WRONG. THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART OF MY EXPERIENCE WAS FORGETTING TO DONATE THE BEANS AND LOSING LOTS OF THEM DUE TO A CARELESS MISTAKE. THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS SO I EVEN FOUND ONE WHERE I COULD US E THE RANDOM THINGS I STUDIED. I PLAYED ON THE PERIODIC TABLE TOPIC, WHICH DOESN’T HAVE SEPARATE DIFFICULTIES AND GIVES YOU 3 BEANS FOR EACH QUESTION. THOUGH THEY WERE TRICKY AT TIMES, EACH QUESTION WAS SHORT AND THEY MADE FOR A GOOD PASTIME. EVERYTIME I DONATED MY BEANS IT F ELT LIKE A CHECKPOINT AND MADE ME ONLY WANT TO KEEP GOING. THE FACT THAT THERE ARE LEVELS REALLY MADE THIS F EEL LIKE A FUN AND SLIGHTLY ADDICTIVE GAME TO ME. BEANBEANBEAN LET ME HAVE FUN WHILE FEEDING OTHERS BY PUTTING MY TRIVIAL KNOWLEDGE TO GOOD USE. -- MANDY LIM '23
14
THE “MISSING MAPS” EVENT ON MAY 20TH, 2021 WAS WHERE KEY CLUBBERS ADDED LABELS TO MAPS DESCRIBING THE DETAIL OF THE SATELLITE IMAGE. THIS INCLUDED BUILDINGS , ROADS , AND LAKES. THESE MAPS ARE THEN USED TO HELP HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS PLAN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, RELIEF , AND PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE RISKS. I FOUND THIS EVENT REALLY INTERESTING, AS I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE IT. INSTEAD OF WORKING INDEPENDENTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND THERE WERE VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT WE COULD WORK ON. I MAPPED IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS COLOMBIA, NIGERIA, LIBYA, KENYA, AND SOUTH SUDAN. I PERSONALLY ENJOYED MAPPING THE BUILDINGS AND FELT ABSORBED, ALWAYS WANTING TO LABEL “JUST ONE MORE”. OFTEN THAT “ONE MORE” WOULD TURN INTO FIVE, THEN TEN, THEN FIFTY. OVERALL, I HOPE THAT THE DETAILS I MAPPED WERE HELPF UL IN CREATING AND INCREASING ACCESSIBLE MAP DATA TO SUPPORT THE TEAMS IN THOSE COUNTRIES. -- ABIGAIL CHOI '24
1 2/ 0 2/ 6
MISSING MAPS
15
CHARITY
6/
EVERY TIME I TAKE PART IN THE CHARITY MILES EVENT, I CAN’T HELP BUT GET AMAZED BY THE FACT THAT I CAN HELP THE ONES IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY JUS T BY WALKING OR RUNNING. CHARITY MILES REALLY SHOWS THAT HELPING OUR COMMUNITY IS SO MUCH EASIER THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK. THE ONLY THINGS WE HAVE TO DO ARE TO BE AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES MANY ARE FACING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO FIND ANY WAY TO HELP THEM, REGARDLES S OF HOW BIG OR SMALL THAT ACTION IS. THIS EVENT IS SUCH A GOOD EVENT FOR THOSE WHO THINK VOLUNTEERING IS SUCH A DEMANDING TASK. I LOVE THE FACT THAT I’M CONSTANTLY HELPING OUR COMMUNITY EVEN WHEN I’M OUTSIDE AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY. I HOPE EVERY KEY CLUB MEMBER TAKES PART IN THIS SIMPLE YET AMAZING EVENT! -- JEONGWON LEE '23
16
Y MILES
/26/21
CHARITY MILES HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER EVENT BRONX SCIENCE KEY CLUB HAS HAD MULTI PLE TIMES, IT HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OF THE EVENTS I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HAVI NG. WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT THI S EVENT I S HOW I T SI MPLY RECORDS THE AMOUNT OF STEPS/MI LES I TAKE DURING MY WALKS, RUNS, OR BI KI NG TRI PS AND USE THAT TO RAI SE MONEY FOR CHARI TY ORGANIZATIONS LI KE UNI CEF! PERSONALLY, THE CHARITY MILES APP MOTI VATES ME TO GET A FEW MILES IN EVERYDAY, NOT ONLY FOR MY OWN BENEFIT, BUT ALSO TO HELP OTHERS I N NEED. I ’ M ABLE TO FEEL ACCOMPLI SHED AFTER GETTI NG MY STEPS IN BECAUSE SUCH A NORMAL THI NG I DO CAN BENEFIT AND HELP OTHERS I N NEED. --EMI LY BU ' 23
17
6/27/21
Ecosia
ECOSIA IS A SEARCH ENGINE THAT PLANTS A TREE EVERY TIME SOMEONE SEARCHES FOR SOMETHING USING ECOSIA AS A SEARCH ENGINE. THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT! PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE THAT MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO HELP THE WORLD, EVEN IF IT’S AS SIMPLE AS SEARCHING FOR A FEW WORDS ON A SEARCH ENGINE. SOMETHING THAT WAS MEMORABLE ABOUT THIS EVENT WAS JUST HOW FAST IT WAS FOR ME TO PLANT HUNDREDS OF TREES. I HADN’T REALIZED I GOOGLED SO MANY THINGS EVERY DAY; ONE DAY, THE NUMBER OF TREES I PLANTED WAS 47 AND THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS 102. I SUPPOSE THAT MAKES ME A CURIOUS PERSON! I NOW HAVE ECOSIA AS MY DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE; IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY EVERY TIME I SEE THE NUMBER OF TREES I HAVE INDIRECTLY PLANTED IN THE CORNER OF MY EYES. I HOPE ANY KEY CLUBBERS READING THIS ARTICLE PARTICIPATES IN THE NEXT ECOSIA EVENT- IT’S SIMPLE, INTERESTING, AND IT’S A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO YOUR SEARCHING EXPERIENCE! -- ANNY CHEN '23
18
And that's a wrap for the 2020 - 2021 school year! But, don't go yet. Key Club continues into the summer . . .
19
LOOKING F 7/3: Care Kits for Foster Kids Members will create kits filled with books, stuffed animals and more to support foster care kids!
7/4: Braid Mission Members will write short, uplifting messages to foster care kids!
7/10: Cards for the military Members will write to members of the military through operation gratitude!
7/11: Paracord Bracelets
Members will create paracord bracelets for members of the military through Operation Gratitude!
7/17: Handmade Love Items Members will knit, crochet and sew for Operation Gratitude!
7/18: Style Bookmarks Members will make bookmarks for Promising Pages Operations Center!
20
FORWARDS 7/24: Craft Bookworm Buddies Members will help Promising Pages Operations Center encourage kids to read more!
7/25: Student/Teacher Encouragement Letters
Members will write letters of encouragement and appreciation for teachers and students!
7/30: Origami Bookmarks Members will create origami bookmarks for Promising Pages Operations Center!
7/31: BTHS + BxSci Fundraiser Members will watch Black Widow together and raise money for the Pediatric Lyme Disease Foundation!
21
Announcements and Links Sign our petition sets!
Made by our lovely PR CoHeads Melody Jiang '24 and Rebecca Xie '23
22
Check out D11's Panda Press
DIVISION UPDATES Join NYD's Legacy Summit
Submit to D11's Panda Press here
Submit to New York District's Empire Key here
23
LINKS!!
1. Events Doc 2. Board Suggestions 3. Article/ Photo Submission Form 4. Points and Hours 5. Point and Hours Corrections
24
F FI IN ND D U US S
BRONX SCIENCE KEY CLUB @BXSCIKEYCLUB BRONX SCIENCE KEY CLUB BRONX SCIENCE KEY CLUB HTTPS://BXSCIEN CEKEYCLUB.SQUAR ESPACE.COM/ 25
THE KIWI
THANKS FOR READING
SEE YOU NEXT MONTH