KEY CLUB D28N NEWSLETTER | SEPTEMBER 2015 | VOL. 4 | ISSUE 5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Front Cover Table of Contents
Spotlight/Editor’s Message Letter from the LTG July DCM Recap Fireworks Booth Experience
Key Club 101 Robert Macaibay’s KC Story Fall Rally South RTC Preview Division Update Contact Information Back Cover
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight LAST MONTH’S
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Aloha D28N
EDITOR’S MESSAGE
PHOENIXES!
School is less than a week away… I think I might explode. I hope you all had fun at the July and August joint DCMs! We probably had over 5,000 water balloons-—insane. I hope you seniors made your Common App accounts already on August 1st. This issue features tips on how to recruit new members (credits to PNW District), an RTC preview, recap of August, and a look at the month ahead. September DCM is on the 15th at Canyon Springs High School. September’s Spotlight on Service is Nickelodeon! Remember, don’t put everything off to the last minute, such as RTC preparations, because it might end in a jumbled disaster! I hope you all enjoy this issue! Keep cool, fire chickens!
Carmen Chan
Division 28 North News Editor 2015-2016 3
LETTER FR. LTG
LETTER
FROM THE LTG
Aloha Phoenixes! I hope you had a well relaxed, fun and memorable summer, because school starts back up again on August 24th! Get together with your club to come up with effective member recruitment, and a successful first club meeting! Plan out who could make a PowerPoint, think up ice breakers and who could bring food for your club and potential members, and tell them how you feel! Throughout this newsletter you may find basic Key Club facts that may help you educate potential members, as well as informing them of events such as Regional Training Conference, Fall Rally South, District and International Convention! Be sure to keep in mind that membership dues are $11.50 and should be turned in on September 15th, at our DCM at Canyon Springs. These dues are important to count each member joining and their logged hours, as official! The more you plan now, the less you'll stress later! I wish you all the best of luck, and an awesome start back to school!
Jazlynn Badua
Division 28 North Lieutenant Governor 2015-2016
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LETTER FR. LTG
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JULY DCM
On July 24th, the A-TECH crew went out to the July Divisional Council Meeting (DCM) at Sunset Park. In case you didn’t know what a DCM is, it is a meeting that the entire division, which is D28N for us, hangs out and discusses important details. The unique aspect of this DCM was that it was a joint meeting with all three divisions in Nevada. Also, it is unique in the aspect that we met in a park rather than at a school. Initially when I got there, each club from every division would announce what their club has done and their upcoming plans. Afterwards, they announced member of the month, officer of the month, etc. for each division. Surprisingly, A-TECH got some pretty spots on those awards. However, that wasn’t the great part of DCM. The great part was the epic water balloon fight. To be honest, I wasn’t in the water balloon fight, but I got to share some good laughs at some of friends when they came out soaked. DCM is definitely a fun experience and also a learning one. I recommend almost every Key Clubber to check it out for both the experience and the fact that you will get closer to member
Robert Macaibay
Bulletin Editor//A-TECH Key Club
July DCM
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FIREWORKS BOOTH
Fireworks Booth
On July 1-4, we worked in a fireworks booth to sell fireworks for Kiwanis. It didn’t sound like a good idea at first: advertising and selling fireworks in Las Vegas’ extreme heat. I still decided to bite the bullet and still go. The event turned out to be super fun because we got to learn how to serve customers and made new friends. Sales for fireworks started off very slow at first. Towards the Fourth of July, sales increased to where certain items in the fireworks booth ran out of stock. It was fun seeing the faces of happy customers and working with dedicated Key Club members. I personally learned that working with people with similar goals or dispositions can make work go by very easily. Working with Kiwanis was a wonderful experience and I do hope we get another opportunity to work with Kiwanis again. Working through heat and soreness wasn’t as bad as having people in the same situation making the event more fun. I would work in the fireworks booth again next year.
James Chung
Member//A-TECH Key Club
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MACAIBAY KC STORY
My story begins during my sophomore year. I did not join Key Club as a freshman because the idea of spirit and service did not attract me. It was not my thing. This became one of the biggest regrets of my high school career because I missed a year of experiences, friends, and myself. It is a little weird that I say myself, but I did not find who I really was as a person until my sophomore year. Key Club changed my life, my perspective, my world. My first year of Key Club began with RTC. Everyone told me that RTC was this awesome event. You get to cheer, meet new people, and learn what it really means to be a Key Clubber. RTC was cool and all, but I didn’t truly find myself. Yeah, I got to meet new people and enjoy my time, but something was still missing. To be honest, I was a little ready to just quit on Key Club because I haven’t quite seen the real side of Key Club. That didn’t happen for a while, but I decided to give it one more chance when the Key Club board at the time
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MACAIBAY KC STORY
promoted the Greek Food Festival. During that event, I changed, I evolved, my eyes were opened. Doing service changed my life. Key Club became a wake-up call for me. The smiles I received from serving people food was genuinely one of the most enjoyable things ever in Key Club. I officially made a difference to the world. The lady I worked under actually gave me these some kind words, “Do good for others and God will give back.� Although it was purely religious, it stuck with me. With those words ringing in my ears, I continued to do service. I continued to contribute to the community. I want to experience that feeling again and again, the feeling of actually making a difference, creating smiles, and knowing that your hard work will not go in vain. As the year passed, I obviously met a lot people. Of these people, these friends of mine, they wanted me to run for a position. They saw that I was just as in love as a board member is when it comes to Key
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MACAIBAY KC STORY
Club. Obviously scared out of my mind, I didn’t know if I wanted to make this big step, but if there wasn’t anything that Key Club has taught me, it wouldn’t have been the ability to public speak. The words flew out of my mouth. I spoke out that I wanted others to understand how I felt about Key Club, how I saw the service, how I became a better person. I became an officer that election, I became a voice, I became the type of person I always wanted to be. Although my words may seem a bit cheesy, all of it is the truth. Key Club is worth it. Everyone can make a difference in their lives. Everyone can experience what I experienced. Everyone can find themselves if they take that extra step. I guarantee you Key Club and everyone in it will guide you to that extra step.
Robert Macaibay
Bulletin Editor//A-TECH Key Club
You can read Robert’s newsletter here
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FRS SHIRT
WHO IS READY FOR FALL RALLY SOUTH?
Shirt design by LTG Jazlynn Badua
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RTC PREVIEW
REGIONAL TRAINI
RTC is quite literally one of the best events to attend for both new an their past RTCs and go full out to represent their fiery spirit one last time. Fo and learn how to truly show their Key Club spirit during service and leade Club, and at the same time, a hallway full of memories. Every Key Clubbe spire them to go to every single one after.
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RTC PREVIEW
ING CONFERENCE
nd old Key Club members. For old members, it’s a way to look back to or new members, it’s a way to introduce themselves to other Key Clubbers ership. In a larger sense, RTC stands as a red carpet into the doors of Key er should go to at least one RTC, and that one RTC should be able to in-
Stanley Yip
Division 28 North Executive Assistant 2015-2016
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RTC PREVIEW
One of the definite highlights of going back to school is Regional Training Conference. It is a day filled to the brim with anticipation, knowledge, and spirit. Key Clubbers sit through informative presentations on Key Club, leadership, and service. After the training conference, there is the spirit rally where clubs from each division cheer their hearts out and try for their division’s spirit stick. I 100% guarantee RTC to be one of the most intense and fervorous experiences you will ever come across in your whole high school career. RTC is currently planned for October 3, 2015 at Green Valley High School. Keep in mind that the October SAT is also on this date.
Carmen Chan Division 28 North News Editor 2015-2016
RTC is currently planned for October 3, 2015 @ Green Valley High School. You will only be allowed in late if you have official proof you took the SAT. $35 RTC DUES ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER DCM
THINGS TO REMEMBER BACKPACK OR PURSE WITH LOTS OF WATER SPIRIT GEAR (LIKE *recognizable* FACE PAINT, CAPES, AND TUTUS) PICTURE ID FOR ENTRANCE ALL OF YOUR CLUB SPIRIT YOUR UNADULTERATED CLUB SHIRT JEANS, AND YES, ONLY JEANS (AND THEY MUST COVER THE ANKLES) CLOSED TOE SHOES NO BANDANNAS! 17
DIVISION UPDATES
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DIVISION UPDATES
Fire Points Update
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DIVISION UPDATES
SEPTEMBER 2015 Save the date!
September 15 September DCM Canyon Springs High School 350 E Alexander Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89032 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/d28n-cnhkc-emaillist
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CONTACT INFO
DLT CONTACT Service Expo Lieutenant Governor JAZLYNN BADUA
KRISTINE CAPONPON
d28n.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com
d28n.cnhkc.sxc@gmail.com
(702) 428 6544
(702) 927 0287
Ex. Assistant
STANLEY YIP
News Editor
CARMEN CHAN
d28n.cnhkc.dea@gmail.com
d28n.cnhkc.dteched@gmail.com
(702) 379 7333
(702) 686 3399
Ex. Assistant
GERILYN RUFIN
d28n.cnhkc.dea@gmail.com
Region Advisor
HANNA SANTEE
hlsantee@interact.ccsd.net
(702) 883 0929
Secretary
TOMMY GONZALEZ
d28n.cnhkc.sec@gmail.com (702) 830 1353
www.facebook.com/groups/d28nphoenixes
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