Franklin February News

MONSTER The Ofcial Newsletter of Franklin Key Club

Volume VI, Issue 10 February 2015

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Division 7 South | Region 16 | CNH District

Franklin High School 6400 Whitelock Parkway, Elk Grove, CA 95757

The Ofcial Newsletter of Franklin Key Club

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Editor's Message

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DCON Rundown

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Upcoming Events

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2015-2016 Board

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Member of the Month

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Bulletin News

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Past Events

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Past Events | Contest

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Happy February Monsters!

Assuming that you're reading this on February th 15 , this is our LAST three-day weekend for a long while. Please make the most of it and don't procrastinate on your goals. With only a few weeks before finals, it is important to balance your time between Key Club and studying to ensure an optimal outcome: desired performance and ample service goals.

Therefore, you may consider February as the transition month in many respects: a time to diligently complete intercession work for Term 4, the month to begin reviewing materials for AP exams in May, a month for new officers to prepare for the next term, the waiting period between now and DCON, and most importantly, the month for Key Clubbers to develop their love for serving the community. With over ten events to choose from for the time spanning between today and March 15, I recommend signing up ASAP for the ones you can attend! Also, if you have any questions or concerns for the new or retiring officers, this month would be a good time to ask them.

I hope you all have been having a wonderful weekend.

In roaring service and dedication, Pauline Tze

th The The 69 69th Annual Annual District District Convention Convention

DCON is almost here!

The clock is ticking with 3 weeks, and less than a day to go!

DCON. The annual event in which all the Key Clubbers from our district, Cali-Nev-Ha, gather in one place to attend workshops, receive awards for their clubs, and broaden their Key Club perspective.

For a rundown of dressing days and events (specifics of the dress code are Code of Conduct)

DCON T-Shirt Design

March 13-15 @ Anaheim Convention Center

FRIDAY- Spirit Attire 5:40 am: departure 2:30-6pm: Service Expo, Meet & Greet Candidates, Hotel Registration, Educational Seminar (ES) 1, Scrapbook Judging 6-8pm: ES 2-4 8:30-10pm: Keynote 10:45-11:30pm: ES 5 11:45 pm: Convention Area Curfew 12am: Curfew SATURDAY – Business Attire 7-7:45am: Breakfast 8-10 am: Caucus Session, ES 6-8 10:15am~12:20pm: House of Delegates, ES 9-11 12:30-1:15pm: Lunch 10:45-11:30pm: ES 5 1:30-3:15: Kiwanis Family 3:30-5:00 pm: College EXPO 3:45-4:15 pm: ES 12 6:15-7:15 pm: Dinner 7:30-9:45 pm: Awards Ceremony 10:00-11:30 pm: Governor's Ball / Alternative Activities 11:45 pm: Convention Area Curfew 12:00 am: Curfew SUNDAY – Business/Convention Casual 8:00-8:50 am: Breakfast 9:00-10:45 am: Board Transition* *skipping we plan to arrive home at ~12 pm For more information, ask Eileen Eto, Sharon Hsu or read the district's DCON newsletter (Pages 6-

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An excited Nommy indicates that a Key Club event will occur that day!

Please check http://franklinkeyclub.freeforums.org frequently or come to our meetings on Mondays at HK-4 from 3:00-3:30pm for more updates!

These events, which are linked, include: 2/13 & 2/20 & 3/28 Elk Grove Community Garden 2/21/15 Girl Scout Cookie Mega Drop 2/21/15 Hackademy Awards 2/21/15 Greater Sac Kiwanis Crab Feed 2/22/15 Getty Owl Run 2/26 & 2/27 & 2/28 ACC Crab Feed Food Prep 2/28/15 SOROPTIMIST CRAB FIESTA 2/28/15 Undy Run & Walk 2/28/15 ACC Crab Feed 3/4/15- 4/22/15 Franklin Swim Meet Timing 3/8/15 Healing Arts Festival 3/13-15/15 DCON 3/15/15 Shamrock'n Half Marathon

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Challenge: Introduce yourself to or greet the 2015-2016 officers!

Your 2015-2016 Executive Board Election results are out! How many elects can you identify correctly?

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Member of the Month

Love is in the air for February! Make sure to show friends and families the love they deserve and congratulate Tyler Newman for being February’s Monster of the Month!

Tyler Newman loves League of Legends (so much so that his parents worry), computer games like CSGO and Battle Block Theater, and his phone, which he doodles in here and there. Recently, Tyler has begun to get a feel of Key Club, so when he isn’t gaming or doodling, he serves his community. These past two months, Tyler attended the 50 Bikes for 50 Kids event and the Academic Decathlon; his favorite was 50 Bikes for 50 Kids.

During that event, all of his friends attended, which added to the fun time he had. However, he admits that the best part was seeing the happy faces on all the kids getting their very first bike. He loves seeing people be happy, so he will try to contribute to their experience in any way possible. He says that “some people do things just for the hours, but I genuinely like helping others who are less fortunate or are trying to accomplish things for themselves.” In Key Club, we serve our community but in addition to that, Tyler “loves how everyone is a family in the club. Everyone helps each other and people will know who you are if you put yourself out there. I definitely hope that in the future, the social barriers will break down between classes, but for now we are still a family. Ohana amirite.”

I love seeing members motivated to help their community and truly enjoy serving their community because in the end, people they help will smile.Tyler, I believe, is one of these people who will continue his journey through Key Club. I love how he attempted to take a Key Club officer position and stayed behind for elections even though he didn't pass the qualifying exam.

Throughout this month, Tyler expressed his newfound dedication to Key Club. He was one of the few members to voice his opinion by staying behind to listen to Key Club speeches and vote for the members of the 2015-2016 board. Tyler also consistently attends the weekly meetings; as a new member to Key Club, Tyler clearly shows his diligence.

Let’s applause once more to Tyler! Congratulations and please continue to put smiles on people’s faces!

-Lesley Wong

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ANSWERS to PAGE FOUR: 1. Lesley Wong – VP 2. Michelle Nguyen – Secretary 3. Cynthia Tze – President 4. Pauline Tze – Treasurer 5. Eileen Eto - Editor

BULLETIN NEWS February District Focus Children's Miracle Network

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Recycling Collection this Tuesday!

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“Monsters Unleashed” Wristbands: 1 for $3, 2 for $5 7S eyeblacks: a pair for $1 Donations go to dampening DCON costs.

Limited supply! Contact board members if you want one!

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Past Events |Recycling Sorting Party

Clockwise starting with Top: All the Key Clubbers who helped with Recycling Sorting; Alvin and Calvin sort through bottle; Joshua smashes a bottle with his hands; Lindsay ties a bag full of smashed bottles closed (Courtesy of Eileen Eto)

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Past Events| Guess the Event

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Photo Identification Game | Prize: House Points Rules: 1. One entry per person 2. You may not guess if you are in the photo 3. Send your answers to me, preferably through paulinetze.d7s@gmail.com 4. Contest ends after 10 entries;

by March 1st if maximum isn't reached Game: â—?

Identify the event and photographer for any photo. Two guesses maximum. â—?

Which photo does not belong?

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Thank you to all the photographers who sent in their photos!!!

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Thank you for Reading!

Executive Board: Sunny Hsu (Vice President), Sharon Hsu (President), Andrew Yu (Secretary), Eileen Eto (Treasurer), Pauline Tze (Editor)

A huge thank you to everyone who shared their photos! Got photos you want featured in a newsletter, scrapbook, or possibly a video? Please send them to me or share/post them on https://www.facebook.com/fkcphotos* *(username and password will be provided on request) .

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us! All officer and committee head emails are formatted: firstnamelastname.d7s @gmail.com

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