Banana Bulletin: Division 13 North Newsletter | March 2023

C N H | K E Y C L U B

GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN MONKEYS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH IS FILLED WITH GREEN I am Lauren Trinity Uy and I proudly serve as Division 13 North’s Division News Editor (DNE) for the ‘22-’23 term :D I would like to formally welcome all readers to the BANANA BULLETIN! I am extremely ecstatic to be publishing the ninth issue of the BANANA BULLETIN! I think I might cry I only have 1 MORE ISSUE TO PUBLISH. It has been an amazing journey swingn’ with you green monkeys, and I am so excited as next term as I have now been elected as GAHR KEY CLUB PRESIDENT! I am so very thankful for my publicity committee, without my amazing committee this newsletter wouldn’t have been possible. Always a special thank you to Bea M, Vienesse D, Ryan S, and Javier R. I can’t imagine that we are almost done with everything this term! I am so proud of all the growth and changes that each club continues to strive for.

Keep up all the hard work Division 13 North! AS WELLLLL DCON is almost here !! Although I am heartbroken I will be unable to attend due to the sport I am a part of I am always here if anyone has any questions about DCON !! OMG OMG GUYS Banquet as well. I can’t believe it is almost coming to an end. I am so grateful to have another year ahead and I hope to continue and improve myself for the better.

Lastly with all the hard work I have seen behind the scenes for our division, I would just like to commend all clubs and all officers for working so hard this past month. Everyone continues to improve and help our division each and every day. Know that your hard work is seen and to KEEP IT UP :))

With that being said, thank you so much for reading this term’s ninth issue of the BANANA BULLETIN! I hope you readers enjoy it!

Editor ‘22-’23

WHAT’S SWINGING DIVISION 13 NORTH!

IT’S MARCH! So let’s MARCH into Service! With only one month of the term left to go, I’d like to take this space to remind you to reflect on the amazing term we have had thus far.

From the beginning of the term since Summer, I have made it a priority to create DCMs that were fresh and new! In April we had our “Everything Rock” DCM and in May we had our Spelling Bee DCM! In addition, this term we tried new types of fundraisers like our Bingo Night and Karaoke Night Fundraisers where we raised money for the Pediatric Trauma Program!

Starting my term I had goals set in mind for raising $4000 towards PTP and serving an accumulative 5000 hours and today, I am so proud to say we have surpassed these goals within our term. From the countless fundraisers and service project planning, we did THAT! I am grateful to see the hard work and dedication to Key Club from presidents, our DLT officers, club officers, and most importantly, our members.

In addition, we got that Spirit Stick! From RTC and FRS spirit sessions, to planning busses and payments for spirit packs, organizing t-shirts, and so many spirit team meetings, winning the RTC and FRS spirit stick was truly a core memory of mine in Key Club. I want to shout out Mary and Justin and also our Spirit Team!

Finally, there is so much unseen time and work behind the curtain from our publicity team! Ryan, your Division Tech Editor, and Lauren, your Division Newsletter Editor, has always been on top of it for publishing beautiful graphics and informative resources for YOU! Shoutout to all of their hard work since the very beginning

With that, thank you for reading my March LTG message! Enjoy the rest of this issue!

Jensen Lauti Jacob Arce

what’s swinging’ monkeys !

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who have been elected to serve as LEADING MONKEYS next term !! im so proud of each and every one of you and i just know you’ll do great. as you become trained and learn about the ins and outs of your position , be mindful and make sure to stay organized !

as everyone is slowing down and getting ready for new things, STOP! because we still have so many more events in store like division banquet and DISTRICT CONVENTION :0 For those who are unfamiliar with dcon, it’s our end of the term convention with all the divisions in our district! we go to workshops, meet new people, and ultimately celebrate all those retiring their term and installing into the new one.

i hope you all are going <3 see you soons lovely monkeys !

The end is coming so soon… Good morning D13N!

We continue to offer social and service events on the club and division level, and we have 2 DCMs left. This is my second to last EA message. Bonkers!

We have a new LTG elect, new boards are being elected on the club level, I am so excited for your next term! College acceptances have been rolling out so Seniors best of luck.

Have a good day D13N!!

SWINGINGFROMTREETOPS,HEREICOME!

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to serve this division as Executive Assistant this term and I will continue to do so till the very end of the term and beyond! Club elections are here and I wish you all the best of luck!

I can't wait to see what comes next and I hope you all know you can always message me if you ever have any questions about anything. This upcoming month is also DCON so I hope you've paid and I see many of you there.

This is also THE PERFECT TIME to invite new members and friends to the club!!! Continue serving from the treetops and enjoy your highschool years because they go by fast :)

In the past month, Division 13 North participated in keeping their members updated with their March DCM! Members welcomed their new Lieutenant Governor for the 2023-2024 at our baby shower filled with games and information about the end of the term!

Division 13 North clubs also kept members engaged during March like Mayfair’s joint service event with Poly Key Club. All clubs have been preparing for the end of the term with their officer elections!

Be prepared for our upcoming banquet on April 8th! Continue serving our communities til the very end of the term! It ends next month!

MEMBER

SOPHIA HOUY

CERRITOS

OFFICER

JANNESSE COLOMA WARREN

KIWANIS ADVISOR

MS. JONES

LAKEWOOD

MECCHA MATCHA GAHR

FACULTY ADVISOR

MR. CLARKE

LAKEWOOD

Ryan Sok

DivisionTechEditor|Gahr

Region 8's 'Night in a Thousand Paintings' formal was hosted at Hawthorne Memorial Center on Saturday, February 18th from 5:30 to 8 pm. Given that this was the first formal dance in three years due to the 2020 pandemic, I was really looking forward to the event. A week prior, my friend and fellow Division 13 North news editor Lauren Uy and I, decided to plan and record a special performance of Kesha's 'Tik Tok' for this day... and it arrived. Coming into the venue with a Dutch Bros latte I had no expectations until I walked into the main auditorium to a dimly lit atmosphere with table and fairy lights, flower decorations, and a warming ambience. It provided an opportunity for me to socialize with friends from my home division but also those from the other divisions, like Clairose from Division 13 South and Khoiriyah from Division 13 West. For this event we were served potstickers, coconut shrimp, and pizza as food options. But the most important aspect: the dance floor. Music from various artists and genres like Ice Spice, Cardi B, and New Jeans had everyone bussing out by the stage, and me and Lauren even used our prop money guns to spray (small) amounts of replica $100 bills on people. Why did we have them in the first place?! Our Tik Tok performance! After the crowning of the formal court (shout out to those who won), our host Janelle announced the performance while Lauren and I crawled backstage recharging our money guns. We sent the backing track over to Denise, the audio engineer, and show time. The experience was pretty funny and embarrassing but still fun, as we sang to our pre-recorded backing tracks and acted like we were BLACKPINK on stage. The key highlight from our performance was at the final chorus, 'Now the party doesn't stop til' we walk in' when we finally unleashed the Benjamins all over the floor and had everyone hyped. The Laur n' Ryan experience. Thanks to our LTGs and advisors this event was a success, but simultaneously this happened to be the last region event of the term. Bye seniors!

R8 FORMAL

SPRING INTO ACTION DCM

ACTION

Nicholas Nauta Historian|Lakewood

On February 25th, Lakewood Key Club attended D13N Spring Into Action DCM! This DCM as always was held at Bellflower Kiwanis Hall but moved earlier in the day due to weather conditions so that hopefully more people could make it. Before it had started everybody was told to bring a blanket or plushie and a board game so that we could keep warm in the cold weather and just vibe to some games! One person even brought their Wii so that people could just dance on it! When most of the chairs in the Hall filled up we started with an Ice breaker called Psychiatrist. It's a game where a person has to guess what move everybody does before answering their question! It was super fun watching the other people trying to figure out what move everybody was doing and I think everybody enjoyed it by how loud they were laughing. Quickly after we went over Old business then New business and finished with Recognitions. Alena (our MRC) also had some news to tell us saying how she was moving away and it was gonna be her last DCM with us:( We went on to play some of the Board games and you could tell how much enjoyment everybody was having from all of the screams! Overall this DCM was super successful and chill!

● Represents the club

● Communicates with members, officers, advisors, etc

● Plans the term

● Sets club’s goals

● Delegates tasks

● Supports membership

● Assists the President with any duties

● Takes initiative to lead, serve, and represent

● Records service, fundraising, minutes

● Submits the Monthly Report Form

● Aids the Treasurer with the Membership Update Center

● Prepares & maintains a budget

● Records club transactions

● Plans fundraisers

● Takes photos at club events and meetings

● Submits articles and visuals to the DNE

● Creates graphics

● Updates members through social media platforms

PRESIDENT VICE SECRETARY TREASURER

HISTORIAN APPOINTED

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PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

TRUSTEE GOVERNOR

TREASURER

| EDITOR

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PRESIDENT

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Electionsseasonisofficiallyuponus! Checkoutalloftheofficerpositions you are able to run for! Elections rules and officer positions may vary byclub,sobesuretoverywithyour home club for specific positions,

ARTESIA | ALYSSAH PATTERSON

This month, we attended events and plan on attending more in the future.. In addition, we will continue to grow our club.

BELLFLOWER| ELIZE DIZON

what’s swinging division 13 north! bellflower key club has been up to some really cool things in the month of march! we hosted our annual blood drive with the red cross and were able to exceed our goal of 90 donations with 92! we also hosted a general meeting to promote our elections as well as scholarships for our seniors. we’ll be hosting officer workshops in the coming weeks to get members hyped up for elections and we’ll also be participating in our school’s spring fest this friday to raise money for our club!

CERRITOS |JONATHAN GUERRERO

This month, we attended events and plan on attending more in the future.. In addition, we will continue to grow our club.

DOWNEY | ARMANDO RAMIREZ

This month, we attended events and plan on attending more in the future.. In addition, we will continue to grow our club.

GAHR | FRANCI CHANG

for the month of february, gahr is in the process of holding election season and encouraging interested members! we also have a charity miles service event as well as an upcoming meccha matcha fundraiser on february 25th. i’m eager to see what the remainder of the term has in store for us.

JOHN GLENN | STANY HERNANDEZ

This month, we attended events and plan on attending more in the future.. In addition, we will continue to grow our club.

ANNALISE LTH | LAKEWOOD

what’s swinging division 13 north! my name is annalise ith and i serve as lakewood key clubs president! for the month of february, we have been focused on election and helping our potential candidates to prepare! we hope for them to succeed and wish them all good luck! going back for what was missed in january, we had a beach cleanup event and mural painting event. thank you again for everyone that attended! we also had a tastea fundraiser that has done really well and we have yet to receive the money yet. however all of the proceeds from that fundraiser will be donated to PTP :) that’s all for this month thank you !

JENSEN LAUTI | MAYFAIR

For the month of December, Mayfair has been impactful in their communities and in turn we as a club celebrate eachother! For the last month of the year, Mayfair has much in store for everyone , like the member induction ceremony, an ice skating fundraiser, and a christmas social! be on the lookout for all of that and happy holidays.

MARIAM JABER | NORWALK

Norwalk has raised over $100 in club funds and over $80 for ptp through our many fundraisers! We have also served over 50 service hours through our planned service projects.

DEVON CARRIERE| SOMERSET

This month, we attended events and plan on attending more in the future.. In addition, we will continue to grow our club.

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ | ST. JOHN BOSCO

Thank you all for sticking with us in this silent time between FRS and rose float. Stick with us for next semester where we plan to bring you many more service opportunities as exams and college applications lighten up. Thank you to our members who served at Bosco's annual Christmas concert and pitch in to the Holiday toy drive. Thanks!

SOPHIA VELONZA| ST. JOSEPH

What’s swinging Div 13 North my name is Sophia and I serve as the St. Joseph President for the 22-23 term. For the month of March our main goal is to have a new board members for the upcoming term. As of now, we are still working building our board. We are glad to be ending the term on a good note and we are hoping to start off the upcoming term strong!

MIRANDA PELAYO| WARREN

This month, Warren Key Club focused on Valentines! We collaborated with another club on campus to write letters for senior homes and mail cute hand-drawn/colored pictures to a children’s hospital, and spread love! We also participated in a local night market, and got a good amount of volunteers to help set up vendor booths and direct people around to certain areas. We also participated in clean up events, and worked towards training our new officers and training some PRESIDENT ELECTS!!

Any member, officer, club, and/or advisor you think has been especially outstanding? Was there a service project that turned out really well? Any unique fundraiser you attended that contributed to our division’s fundraising goal? Tell us about it and maybe the person or event will get recognition!

Artesia President

Alyssah Patterson

d13n.cnhkc.artesia@gmail.com

Bellflower President

Elize Dizon

d13n.cnhkc.bellflower@gmail.com

Executive Assistant

Estela Vasquez

d13n.cnhkc.ea@gmail.com

Lieutenant

Kai Noah

Cerritos President

Jonathan Guerrero

d13n.cnhkc.cerritos@gmail.com

Downey President

Armando Ramirez

d13n.cnhkc.downey@gmail.com

Gahr President

Franci Chang

d13n.cnhkc.gahr@gmail.com

Executive Assistant

Jensen Lauti

d13n.cnhkc.ea@gmail.com

Division Tech Editor

Ryan Sok

d13n.cnhkc.dte@gmail.com

Head Spirit Coordinator

Justin Arizmendi

d13n.cnhkc.spirit@gmail.com

John Glenn President

Stany Hernandez

d13n.cnhkc.jghs@gmail.com

Fundraising Coordinator

Franci Chang

d13n.cnhkc.fundraising@gmail.com

Alena Jaramillo

d13n.cnhkc.mrc@gmail.com

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