THE GOTHAM CHRONICLES
MY
KEY CLUB
STORY
Shaun
Penjaraenwatana Sammamish Secretary
Once upon a time, the beginning o looking for a club to join. He was a was too lazy to do any clubs fresh (and to be part of an actual club f instantly recognized friends he ha “friends” he means friends of frie other’s names but don’t talk much about the weather or something. L because of Key Club. On this first Club, but the best parts were aft messaged his friend from another That person responded “the (fr** he finally found something to be p
Shaun’s first DCM was at Interlak for a good cause, his friends were the same time, so he started taki burning passion to serve, Shaun’s much Key Club meant to him. Shau joining the officer board. He ran at humor, and somehow managed t watched these role models win co his leadership further, and a while line for rides in Disneyworld durin THE RESULTS CAME OUT, SHAU quickly bounced back, not letting i impact! Later, their former Divisi position, District Projects Chair. N Shaun wrote an even longer applic turned into an in-person interview asked their questions. This exper results came out, Shaun screamed fellow club associate Edward Chie posters, and even a failed video in out on the other two in order to g be as spirited as possible, along w DOES NOT end in a happily ever a but the moral is: Key Club will cha the same amount of impact, so do one will read all of it.
of sophomore year, a Sammamish High School student named Shaun Penjaraenwatana was always interested in Key Club since freshman year, but had no key-lue what it was! Shaun hman year and knew he had to clean up his act. Determined to find out what Key Club was, for once) Shaun went to his very first meeting on September 1st, 2016. Shaun not only ad no idea were in Key Club, but also friends that were joining as well. When he says ends or former classmates that was in that kind of awkward phase where you know each h and haven’t really engaged in conversation, but when you do it’s really awkward small talk Little did Shaun know, these people would become some of his closest friends, all t meeting, there was the usual introductions of the officer board and talk about Key ter. FOOD AND ICEBREAKERS! (free!) Shaun was instantly hooked. That day he r Key Club excitedly asking how that Key Club chant he learned at the first meeting went. *k)” and actually also quit Key Club, but Shaun was still obsessed nevertheless, because passionate about!
ke in October, with Division 27. He had zero clue what was going on, but he knew it was e there, and there was more free food!! Shaun loved meeting new people and serving at ng on more volunteer projects and going to nearly every following DCM. Slowly gaining a commitments towards Key Club grew. The December DCM was when he fully realized how un noticed how active his club had been getting, and wanted to help boost this further by for club secretary, using his carefully written speech with several desperate attempts to win! DCON, like for many others, was a gratifying, eye-opening experience. Shaun ool awards, give incredible speeches, and lead informative workshops. He wanted to push e after DCON, Shaun applied for divisional secretary. Working on his application while in ng Spring break, Shaun submitted a lengthy application that he was fully proud of. WHEN UN REALIZED he unfortunately did not get the position. Disappointed at first, Shaun it get to his head by telling himself that you don’t necessarily need a position to make an ional Spirit Coordinator, Danielle Bae retired in order to spend more time on her new New applications had come out and Shaun had a second shot at a divisional position!! cation and made it to the interview process, where a phone call from Danielle and Heli w. Shaun was really shy and nervous, but he lived through the interview as they calmly rience really helped Shaun as he had no prior experience in being interviewed. When the d louder than Division 32 could ever hope to be. He had got the position, along with his en and future friend Sarah Liang! The three of them worked hard to make spirit chants, n order to prepare for rally season in the summer. At Seattle Rally, Edward Chien flaked go to China, leaving Sarah and Shaun in leading Division 28 for spirit. They worked hard to with the rest of the division, but unfortunately did not win the spirit stick. This story after until we get that spirit stick at DCON. Shaun’s Key Club story ends here for now ange you forever, depending on how much you put into it, all levels of positions can make on’t be shy to interact with “higher-ups”, and don’t write too much in a story or else no
MEMBER OF THE MONTH
EMANUEL
CHA
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Sammamish Key Club
OFFICER OF THE MONTH
LYCIA
TRAN
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Club Spotlight
INTERLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
SUPPORT BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT KCCP HAVE FUN more details on the event page, contact BHS officers if you have any questions!
beach cleanup, bonfire, sunsets, more fun surprises
no-sew blankets, icebreakers, and waterpark!
thank you to all who came to Seattle Rally! In total, we raised $1980.83 for KCCP ď Š
CLUB CONTACTS BELLEVUE President – Ein Chang VP – Alexis Khuu Secretary – Lepei Zhao Treasurer – Claire Zhong Editor – Victoria Hsieh Webmaster – Jaemin Cha
EASTSIDE CATHOLIC President – Aimee Walsh VP – Callan Hill Secretary – Katie Roberts Treasurer – Landon Halverson Editor – Avery Karle
EASTSIDE ACADEMY President – Phebe Martinez VP – Omar Cruz Secretary – Tony Aguilar Treasurer – Stephanie Calderon Editor – Izzy Hughes Webmaster – Maria Sosa
INTERLAKE President – Haneul Ryou VP – Austin Wong Secretary – Justin Tsang Treasurer – Valerie Tse Editor – Caleb Lee Webmaster – Prannay Pradeep
DIVISION 28
INTERNATIONAL President – Alyssa Yin VP – Rachel Lee Secretary – Sarah Alvi Treasurer – Thomas Shen Editor – Erin Hong
LIBERTY
ISSAQUAH President – Alexis Espinosa VP – Jasmine Nguyen Secretary – Megan Salaya Treasurer – Libby Dyer Editor – Leaah Kim Service Coordinator – Sneha Padmanabhan
MERCER ISLAND
President – Alan Tran VP – Macay Fischer Secretary – Hannah Diaz Editor – Tammy Nguyen Public Relations – Ting Pan Event Coordinator – Trish Ho
President – Rachel Tang VP – Albert Lam Secretary – Eugene Keehan Treasurer – Anita Zeng Editor – Lycia Tran
MOUNT SI
NEWPORT
President – Jessica Vollbrecht VP – Devon Player Secretary – Datta Dave Treasurer – Nancy Stoita Editor/Webmaster – Hallie Caudle
President – Joshua Lee VP – Autumn Liu Secretary – Vivian Pham Treasurer – Kelly Chu Editor – Jia Hu Committee Chair – Sarang Lee
SAMMAMISH President – Evple Peng VP – Jenna Anderson Secretary – Shaun Penjaraenwatana Treasurer – Megan Shi Editor – Lyndsay Kirinhakone
SKYLINE President – Aiden Smith VP – Stefan Smigoc Secretary – Arman Khan Treasurer – Richard Zhang Editor – Henry Guo Webmaster – Emma Lapinsky Dir. Publicty – Dani Nankova Dir. Fundraising – Kaitlyn Chong Kiwanis Liaison – Andy Wong
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