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POST Volume 2 | Issue 10
April
Carlmont Key Club
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Messages from Newsletter Editor and President
March Member Recognition
Past Club Events
Past Division Events
Club Updates April SOSP: Community Outreach Meet the New Committees Upcoming Events
Division Updates Stay Connected
A M essage from yo ur
Newsletter Editors
Hey Scots! I can’t believe we have already reached the end of this term. I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve as Carlmont Key Club’s Newsletter Editor and create a total of 7 newsletters. Katarina will do an amazing job this new term and I am so excited for what she has in store for you guys. I had a blast working with her to create this month’s issue. Thank you all so much for this opportunity and I can’t wait to serve as your next president :)
Stay Safe,
Claire Tseng Claire Tseng Newsletter Editor tsengclaire95@gmail.com
Hi Carlmont Key Clubbers! I’m Katarina Povinec, your newsletter elect for the 2021-22 term! Congrats to everyone serving in the new term, and to all of the new club members that were officially inducted at our weekly club meeting on March 24th. I’m excited to work with you all and have the honor of creating your newsletter!
Enjoy the April Issue,
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Katarina Povinec 2021-22 Newsletter Editor 806450@seq.org
A M e s sage f r o m y o u r Hey Carlmont Key Clubbers!
President
I can’t believe that it’s already the end of the term!! Our club has really gone above and beyond this year and so proud of everything we’ve achieved all while quarantined! Thank you so much for persevering and attending each of our events and meetings. It’s been such an honor serving as your president this term and I can’t wait to see what the next year will bring :) As the term comes to a close and the new one begins, don’t forget to look out for all the awards you were qualified for at DCON and for upcoming leadership positions at the division and district level! I’m excited to pass on the torch to an extremely capable and extraordinary board and club. And for some context, we ended this term with over 10,000 banana points in the division and over 3500 hours served as a club, with each member serving an average of 45 hours this term! :0 This is an all time high for our club and any club in the division so big congratulations to everyone!
Thank you so much for this term,
Ashley Zheng
Ashley Zheng President ashleyzheng934@gmail.com
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April April Member Member Members of the Month
Allison Hoang Freshman We see Allison at so many club & division events & we are thankful for your dedication! She is also part of our Publicity/Commuications Committee for the new term!
Officer of the Month 2020-2021 Board!
Enzo Chen
Freshman Enzo has been such a dedicated member to Key Club and goes to almost all the club meetings. He joined key club in the summer and has been participating in many service events ever since. We hope to see you at more in the future!
Katarina Povinec
Sophomore Katarina has done an amazing job with making her first newsletter for key club. She has been participating in many club and division events. Katarina has shown her dedication and it is greatly appreciated!
Junior-Senior The 2020-2021 Board has done such an amazing job this term! They have set new Key Club records and have met and surpassed many goals that they have set. From first place in banana points to 4,000+ service hours, this board has gone the extra length despite the challenges that the pandemic had presented. We love you guys!
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r Recognition Recognition Sticker Awards
Gold Silver 6 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 3 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker Sanjna Sood (7.5) Claire Tseng (7) Grace Kimberg (7) John Zhou (7) Claire Bing (6.5) Lisa Nguyen (6.5) Iain Weissburg (6) Ashley Zheng (6)
8 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 5 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker Katarina Povinec (14) Miriya Mayenkar (9.5) Jiazhen Mao (9.5) Jocelyn Owen (9) Georgie Rauls (8.5) Annabel Chia (8) Guillermo Mendoza (8)
Raffle Winner Georgie Rauls
Sophomore Congratulations! Contact Iain Weissburg to recieve a free boba guys or starbucks drink delivered to your doorstep!
Bronze 4 hours of service in 1 month Reward: 1 Sanmatic Laptop Vinyl Sticker Lauren McCarthy (5.5) Carolina Cuadros (5) Maya Kornyeyeva (5) Kaelyn Tam (5) Allison Hoang (4.5) Lina Saleh (4.5) Alice Finkelstein (4) Erica Tam (4)
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Free Rice Escape Room social service event
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Allison Hoang Freshman This month I attended the Free Rice escape room event. I really enjoyed this event because as a team, my group solved fun puzzles made by the kind hosts of the escape room. During the escape room, there was a google slide with an amusement park because the objective was to find and get to the exit. Along the way, we found hints that told us where our next destination would be. In order to move to our next destination, we played for a certain number of grains for Free Rice. In the end, it was very rewarding because my group finished the escape room first, and I also feel good about earning many grains of rice from the Free Rice portion!
DIY Bears for CR Foundation Lisa Nguyen Senior I spent my Sunday afternoon making bears as an object of comfort for children going through tough times. I very much enjoyed scavenging around my house to find spare items to create these bears, like random pieces of felt, buttons & mismatched socks. I actually used scrap materials from previous events throughout this term to stuff my bears. This event made me feel like I was young again, creating these little bears. Creating these bears felt very unique & personal since it’s going directly to a child somewhere in the United States.
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Soul Box Making service event Claire Tseng Junior The Soul Box Making Service Event was held after our weekly club meeting on March 10th. We created Soul Boxes, where each box represented an individual who lost their life to gun violence. By creating these boxes, we were able to honor the lives of many. After the instructional portion, we split into breakout rooms of our choice and talked, listened to music, and helped each other out with our boxes. Overall, I had a really great time and I was able to meet a lot of new members. All the soul boxes would soon be delivered/dropped off to my house where I will be packaging and sending them to the Soul Boxes Project center. This event was a hit and many of our members contributed up to 5 extra hours after the zoom to make more boxes!
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Jocelyn Owen Sophomore Arts for Little Hearts was an interclub event between Aragon, Carlmont, and Lowell. At the event, participants made bird-themed crafts that would go to hospitalized children. I upcycled toilet paper rolls into birds and also folded some origami cranes. Other people made birds by wrapping yarn around a cardboard template or simply coloring in a bird image. The ideas are endless! I liked that people could be creative with what they wanted to make and I’m happy that all these fun crafts will bring joy to kids!
Arts for Little Hearts Interclub
12 attendees for 18 hrs
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mr. key club
Grace Kimberg Sophomore
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Mr. Key Club was an amazing opportunity to see Key Club members from other schools while also having fun and raising money for the Pediatric Trauma Program! With the theme of Crazy Rich Key Clubbers, contestants Ryan, John, Landon, Hunter, and Ian competed in various categories to be Mr. Key Club 2021. While showing us their best formal wear, spirit wear, and casual attire, the contestants also showcased their best pickup lines, displayed their knowledge in Key Club trivia, answered audience questions during a Q&A session, and put a spotlight on a talent of theirs. In between the competitors showing off their skills and style, there were incredible performances! The LTG elects, Madeline and Courtney, did a breathtaking rendition of Can’t Help Falling in Love With You on the alto sax and cello. Other performances included a cover of Days in the Sun accompanied by a piano, and a dance to Juice by Lizzo. Once all of the judges’ scores were tallied, Carlmont’s treasurer, Ian, won! With the themed virtual backgrounds, commemorative overlays, a raffle supporting the Pediatric Trauma Program, and an extremely enthusiastic and supportive chat, the 17th annual Mr. Key Club pageant was a fantastic experience full of laughter and joy. I can’t wait for next year’s!
Isabelle Kraemer Freshman Dog & Cat Toy Making Service Event was an exciting event where participants created handmade dog and cat toys for our local animal shelters! We made these toys out of old T-shirts, socks, and other materials that can be found around the house. I was very excited to participate in this event because I love helping out others, especially when it involves animals! Since I had many old T-shirts, I decided to make the braided rope dog toys. It was very simple to make, but still very fun! Even if this event was over Zoom, I still enjoyed it tremendously and would definitely do it again!
Dog & Cat Toy Making Service Event 15 attendees for 23.5 hrs
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Join Key Club
Complete these three steps to join! 1. Complete 3 hours of service with key club. 2. Submit the application (email 806523@seq.org for it) to Rosie, Carolina, Ashley, Kaitlin Leung, and Britney (contacts on page 22). 3. Venmo $20 ($14 for returning members) to @Rosie-Jimenez-29
Buddy Program Meet other members of Key Club through our buddy system! You will be randomly assigned to another key clubber and have the opportunity to get to know them by playing games or just by having a conversation. A new partner will be matched with you every month!
Contact Erica Tam to join! (650) 863-5762 806536@seq.org
New Member Induction Congrats to the 49 new members that were officially inducted into Key Club for the 2021-22 term! After our weekly club meeting on March 24th, all new members that joined throughout this term were also able to pick up their new member materials at the drive-thru pickup during spring break. Can’t wait to see you all at more events during the upcoming term! :)
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Apri l SOSP: Community Outreach What is Commuity Outreach? What does SOSP stand for? SOSP stands for Spotlight on service program. Every month we have a different organization that we direct our service projects towards.
Litterati App Event Carlmont Key Club is hosting an independent service event that allows members to download the Litterati app, gather trash around their neighborhood, and help scientists gather data about pollution in exchange for service hours. To learn more, contact Claire Bing at (650) 421-1252, or Annabel Chia at (650) 284-8473!
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Community Outreach is about giving, contributing, and helping those that cannot help themselves. Reach out to local organizations and partners. volunteer and make a difference in your home, school, and community! From helping your neighbor to hosting food drives, there are so many things you can do! Community Outreach can mean something different for everyone, but the basic definition is the act of providing services to populations that are unable to reach them. Some common outreach activities may include donating clothing or other lightly used objects to non-profit organizations, helping build homes for others in less fortunate countries, and overall being a good samaritan. To fulfill this month’s SOSP, Carlmont Key Club has organized a month-long service event using the Litterati App. Help us better our community by picking up trash and completing cleaning challenges!
Meet our new committee chairs and members! service project
Chairs - Alice Finkelstein, Britney Fong (pictured left to right) Members: Claire Bing, Ethan Moussa, Annabel Chia, Kaelyn Tam, Marrisa Chow, Lauren McCarthy
publicity/communications
Chairs - Miriya Mayenkar, Guillermo Mendoza (pictured top to bottom) Members: Allison Hoang, Maya Kornyeyeva, Grace Kimberg, Georgie Rauls, John Zhou, Katarina Povinec
fundraiser
Chair - Emily Mao Members: Kelly Kwong, Jocelyn Owen, Carolina Cuadros
social event
Chair - Erica Tam Members: Lina Saleh, Sydney Nii
members development Chair - Kaitlyn Kwan Members: Sydney O’Donnell, Madeline Chu, Class Directors (POSITION OPENING IN AUG 2021)
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April Events Save the Date!
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Spring Break!
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Second Harvest every Wednesday @10-1pm
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Bookmark Interclub @4-6pm
DCON (2021-2022 term starts)
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Litterati App Event Ends Post Zoom Hours Due
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DCON
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Club Meeting + Notes to Firefighters @3:15-5:15
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Club Meeting + Origami Bears for CR @3:15-5:15
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DCON
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Social Service Escape Room @4-5
Club Meeting @3:15
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Saturday
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April DCM @2-4
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Gather for Good @4-5
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LTG/DNE questions challenge due! (find them in the division newsletter)
Arts for Little Hearts TBD
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Division Updates c
Great job guys!
Please welcome our new D34N LTG Elect Courtney Tai!!
Community Outreach!
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Read the Division Newsletter! Made by our division newsletter editor, Amber Chia <3
Read it here!
@d34naquaapes
@d34n2021 to 81010 Key Club D34N Aqua Apes
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President Claire Tseng carlmontkc.pres@gmail.com Vice President Sanjna Sood sanjna1sood@gmail.com Vice President Amber Chia amberchia1212@gmail.com Secretary Mandy Mah 806684@seq.org Secretary Joyce Chu 806659@seq.org Treasure Carolina Cuadros carolina.cua@icloud.com Newsletter Editor Katarina Povinec 806450@seq.org Webmaster John Zhou 806759@seq.org Service Project Co-Chair Alice Finklestein 806047@seq.org
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d ar Bo Service Project Co-Chair Britney Fong britney.fong@comcast.net Membership Development Chair
Kaitlyn Kwan kaitlynkwan7@gmail.com Publicity Chair Miriya Mayenkar 806749@seq.org Commuications Chair Guillermo Mendoza g.men.con.24@gmail.com Social Event Chair Erica Tam 806536@seq.org Fundraising Chair Emily Mao 803583@seq.org Kiwanis Advisor Rosie Jimenez rosjimenez2@gmail.com Faculty Advisor Matt MisKelly mmiskelly@seq.org Division 34 North LTG Courtney Tai d34n.cnhk.ltg@gmail.com
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President Ashley Zheng ashleyzheng934@gmail.com Vice President Lisa Nguyen lisanguyen2003@gmail.com
Webmaster Anmol Gulati 804127@seq.org Assistant Webmaster Kaelyn Tam 811204@seq.org Service Project Co-Chair Sanjna Sood sanjna1sood@gmail.com Membership Development Chair
Vice President Martin Zhong 799304@seq.org Secretary and Communications Chair Kaitlin Leung kaitlinleung@gmail.com Assistant Secretary Britney Fong 803335@seq.org Treasure Iain Weissburg 798926@seq.org Newsletter Editor and Service Project Co-Chair Claire Tseng tsengclaire95@gmail.com
Carolina Cuadros carolinacua@gmail.com Publicity Chair Maya Kornyeyeva 803455@seq.org Social Event Chair Erica Tam 806536@seq.org Kiwanis Advisor Rosie Jimenez rosjimenez2@gmail.com Faculty Advisor Matt MisKelly mmiskelly@seq.org Division 34 North LTG Kristen Carpio d34n.cnhk.ltg@gmail.com
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