NINJA NEWS D13S | Region 8 | Volume 1, Issue 2
MAY 2014 NEWSLETTER
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IN THIS ISSUE... Table of Contents...2 Calendar…………..3 Division News….4-7
Credits to Jelean B.
Club News……..8
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JUNE DCM — JUNE 21st OTC — JUNE 21st
Calendar
RELAY FOR LIFE — JUNE 27-29th
KIWANIS KARNIVAL — JULY 11-13
More info about events on pg. 6-7
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WE NEED SPIRIT GEAR DESIGNS HEY YOU CREATIVE NINJAS! We need YOU to design some spirit gear. We were thinking about getting shirts, sweaters, socks, lanyards, and bucket hats for this year. If you’d like to take the opportunity to design some of our spirit gear please send your designs to our Lt. Governor, Justin by JULY 19th. THANKS NINJAS!
NEW CLUB PRESIDENTS —
Angelica Roxas, Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Anthony Guzman, St. John Bosco High School
Brain Bailey, Millikan High School
Ciairra Riley, Mayfair High School
Elaine Yan, Bellflower High School
Isabel Lizardi, Wilson High School
Kellie Simbulan, St. Josephs High School
Melissa Achiles, Cabrillo High School
Mohammed Hassen, Gahr High School
Paulina Seng, Jordan High School Follow our instagram! - @D13SNINJAS
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MEET YOUR DIVISION LEADERSHIP TEAM —
Executive Asst. —
News Editor —
Secretary —
LISA KIM
JENA TRAN
CRYSTAL KEM
MARC DIJAMCO
MEET YOUR LT.G —
Justin Navalta
CONTACT INFO. Justin Navalta (Lt.G)— d13s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Crystal Kem(DNE) — d13s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com
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DIVISION NEWS
Executive Asst. —
DIVISION SUMMER EVENTS
The June DCM will be held at the Bellflower Kiwanis hall from 1112:30. It will be a joint DCM with our fellow Green Monkeys! The DCM will be Hawaiian themed. If you’d like food at the DCM, its $5 at the door.
Photo Credits to RONALD KEM
JUNE DCM/OTC
Officer Training Conference will be held AFTER the DCM, it is required for all officers to attend this conference.
THE DIVISION’S FIRST SERVICE EVENT!
Relay for Life will be held at Bellflower High School, during June 2729th! It’ll be 13 South’s first service event as a division so come out & help!
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Photo credits to Ronald Kem
Kiwanis Karnival Kiwanis Karnival is an annual carnival held by Bellflower Kiwanis.
FIREWORK STAND SET– UP The date hasn’t been specified yet but during the week of July 1-4, we’ll be setting up a fireworks stand! Waivers coming soon.
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DIVISION NEWS
The Carnival will be held from July 11– 13th at Thompson Park. We need as many members to help work the booths and as security.
NINJAS TAKE THE BEACH
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On the morning of May 31, 2014 ninjas from Polytechnic, Mayfair, Bellflower, Gahr, and Millikan headed out to Bolsa Chica for the monthly Bolsa Chica Wetlands beach clean up. Once we arrived we were given the task to take out invasive species that were putting the other plants at risk. We spent about 2 hours at the site getting to know our fellow ninjas whilst saving the plants at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy. After the clean up, Polytechnic high school hosted a bonfire so that the division could socialize more. To keep the fun going, we played several ice breakers like human knot, BANG!, etc. We also spent the day in the water, building sandcastles, and playing volleyball. Overall the event helped bring the division closer together whilst serving our community.
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Installation/Awards Banquet
Crystal Kem | Mayfair High School On May 18th, the Bellflower Key Clubs of Division 13 south celebrated the amazing 20132014 term with a banquet. We began the night by eating and socializing with our fellow ninjas, because after that night we wouldn’t be able to see most of them. After stuffing ourselves with the great amount of food, our Kiwanis advisor, Mr. Howard began the award ceremony. Service Project of the Year– St. Josephs High School Service, Attitude, Spirit, Sportsmanship Award — Mayfair High School Outstanding Sponsored Youth Award, Bellflower — Steven Siphengphone St. John Bosco High School Member of the Year — Ethan Venegas Bellflower High School Member of the Year — Anthony Ly Mayfair High School Member of the Year — Crystal Kem St. Josephs High School Member of the Year — Crystal Ryan After the award ceremony, it was time to install the new club officers for the 2014-2015 term. The IP presidents, handed their gavel to the new club presidents, thus beginning their term.
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EJ Bautista | St. Josephs High School Saint Joseph’s first year with a Key Club was a success. With much warmth and encouragement from our fellow D13S Ninjas and the rest of CNH, our board and our members felt confident venturing into this new adventure that is Key Club.
When the time came for giving out awards, we were so pleasantly surprised being awarded with Service Project of the Year with our book drive, in which our club donated over 200 books to a deserving elementary school. Our president, Kellie Simbulan, also received a special recognition award within Division 13 South, for taking the initiative since she was the one who started the Saint Joseph Key Club. Crystal Ryan, our secretary, was recognized as Member of the Year for her excellent work as an organized and responsible board member as well as her active participation in numerous Key Club events. We are so happy to now be a part of the Key Club family, and we are grateful especially for our fellow key clubbers with whom we have grown closer to. Key Club was amazing this year because of our large family of members, and we even received a club award for having so many join our club! We are all looking forward to a great year of service, following with many more years to come!
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CLUB NEWS
May 18th was when our Key Club Awards Banquet took place in Bellflower Kiwanis Hall. Although we formed our club around this time one year ago and were able to attend last year’s banquet, our club was doubly excited for the banquet this year because it followed our first-ever Key Club term in which we actively participated. Throughout the year we were able to recruit an impressive number of members (over 200, which is about one-fourth of our school!), complete amazing service projects, and participate in several other key club events.
BELLFLOWER — BLOOD DRIVE Apple Nou | Bellflower High School The annual blood drive hosted at Bellflower High sponsored by the American Red Cross took place on May 29th this year. Every year this event attracts many people eager to sign up and donate to a good cause. By donating a pint of blood, one person can save another individual’s life, and with each contribution we can make a real difference. Each donation is another step towards our goodwill towards humanity. This year we had a number of 99 donors, just one less from a good hundred. Our original goal as a club was to gather as many sign-ups and at least reach a total of 120 donors. Although we did not meet that amount, we hopefully will next year and perhaps even surpass it. A number is just a number; it’s the thought that counts. A major factor to the number of donors this year may be the fact that the majority of those that would like to are not yet of age and some do not meet the requirements. However these enthusiastic young people give hope for a promising turnout for next year.
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MAYFAIR — CLUBS DAY
Four times a year, Mayfair High School gives the clubs on campus an opportunity to fundraise for their clubs by selling food. Mayfair’s Key Club is famous on campus for selling their orange chicken with fried rice or chow mein. Each time clubs day rolls around we sell out and raise tons of money that helps support our club. This clubs day was no different. We sold out in both lunch periods, middle school and high school thus raising us money to put back into our account after DCON. To also show our spirit for Key Club, we put up a poster saying “Ask us how we feel!” and cheered our hearts out every time we were asked.
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CLUB NEWS
Crystal Kem | Mayfair High School
FUNDRAISERS —
Kelly Clark | Mayfair High School On Friday, June 6, 2014, Mayfair Key Club teamed up with Frostbites for a fundraiser to support our club. Frostbites is a franchise that is known for their combination of Italian ice and frozen custard. They have dozens of flavors, which allows customers to mix-and-match and invent their own creations of sorbet Italian ice and frozen custard. When Frostbites visited Mayfair High School, a few of their staff members, as well as the Key Club officers, helped serve an endless line of students after school. There were about six choices of Italian ice to go with Vanilla frozen custard. Mayfair students and faculty showed great support for our Key Club by providing many customers throughout our time selling. Since this fundraiser was so recent, our final profit is not yet clear; however, it is estimated that our club earned about $50 - $60 in less than two hours! We definitely had tons of fun selling (and buying) these tasty snacks. Hopefully we’ll work with Frostbites again soon.
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PING PONG TOURNAMENT Kellen Silver | St. John Bosco High School
The tournament consisted of 11 players, with a $50 cash prize for the winner. The rest of the profits went back to the club, to help with later projects. Although the tournament was small, we hope that later tournaments will continually grow and succeed. Starting next school year, our club will publicize more tournaments, changing the cause each time.
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CLUB NEWS
In the midst of the whirlwind of end of the year activities, the St. John Bosco High School Key Club was able to plan and organize a few events during the month of May for both the end of the year and the summer. On Friday May 30th, our club hosted a ping pong tournament in the SJB Oratory. The Oratory is Bosco’s own relaxing game room, complete with ping pong and pool tables, a snack bar, comfortable couches, and TVs. The tournament was conceptualized and organized by SJB’s Key Club president, Anthony Guzman. Anthony is an avid ping pong enthusiast himself, and thought a tournament would be a perfect way to put the “fun” in fundraising.
Photo credits to — Ronald Kem, Apple Nou, & Marawin Chheang.
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