Frontier Features | Mansfield Frontier Key Club | April 2023 | Volume 1 | Issue 11

Frontier Frontier Features Features April 2023 Frontier STEM Academy Region 7 Division 39S Volume 1 | Issue 11

3 - Key Club Pledge 4 - Letter From The Editor 5 - President's Note 6 - April Calendar 8 - Articles & Photos 9 - Spotlight Article 10 - Major Emphasis Programs 12 - Club Officer Contacts 13 - District Contacts 14 - Our Social Media Table of Contents Table of Contents 2

Key Club Pledge

"I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces that tend to undermine these institutions."

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Hello! Hope everyone is excited for summer coming up. Just remember to be getting all of your hours in soon.

The Editor

Letter From Letter From THE EDITOR THE EDITOR

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President'sNotePresident'sNote

The school year is coming to an end so make sure that you are getting all of your hours in. Can't wait to see everyone next year in Key Club.

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Precious Agwagom

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UPCOMINGEVENTS& OPPORTUNITIES GENERALMEETINGS

ALLIESINYOUTH DEVELOPMENT

When: Every Sunday from 2 pm - 4 pm (except the first Sunday of the month)

Where: 1315 Hwy 1187, STE

115. Mansfield, TX 76063

Info: During this opportunity, you will be creating care packages for families in Eastern Europe. Don't forget to bring your hours sheet!

DNDNIGHT

When: 2:45 - 5:15 on the 21st

When: Every other Tuesday from 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Where: Green Room

Info: In these meetings, we talk about volunteer opportunities and plan social events that involve service.

TRASHPICKUP

When: 2:45 - 3:45 on the 11th

Where: The School

Where: The Cube

Info: You can come volunteer as a DM (dungeon master) or help run concessions

Info: Stay after school and help pick up trash around the outside. Don't forget to bring your hour sheet to the event.

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WRITE ARTICLES & SUBMIT PHOTOS

You can write articles about anything key club related (email Key Club Editor for suggested prompts)

When you complete the article, email the article and a photo of yourself to the Key Club Editor.

EACH ARTICLE = 1 HOUR

2 ARTICLES PER MONTH

You can send photos from meeting, volunteering events, and socials. Try to take photos of you or other key clubbers actively serving!

EACH PHOTO = 15 MINUTES

4 PHOTOS PER EVENT

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Whyvolunteeringinmycommunityisimportant

By: Kaitlyn Ferguson

Volunteering within your community is very rewarding, especially for students Students have the opportunity to learn new skills and apply them as well as ease the strain on students’ mental health and well-being. While yes, the community does still benefit, I believe that the benefits are so much more in the end for students.

Some of the new skills students will learn are leadership, teamwork, empathy, and much more. Students will learn how to work with others to complete the task that they are assigned for example, making care packages for those in need. Students can learn how to become a leader and help divide the workload so everyone can work together to finish the task. Everyone can benefit from the chance to gain better teamwork skills. There are many more examples within volunteering where a student can learn leadership and teamwork skills Another skill they can learn is empathy because volunteering can help volunteers see the world from another perspective They can see what others have to go through and how volunteering is helping make a difference They can also work with people from different backgrounds and different stories when volunteering This helps to empower the learning and understanding of others, whether it’s the people who you are volunteering with or the people you are helping

Students tend to gain a loss of stress from things like tests, homework, etc Their schedule may be packed with after-school activities as well. A way to relieve that stress is through volunteering. People who volunteer tend to be happier and stay healthier longer than their peers who don’t volunteer. In the given document, they mention that a study done by the London School of Economics and published in Social Science and Medicine found that people who volunteered more were a lot happier. They compared people who don’t volunteer, people who volunteer once a month, and people who volunteer once a week to see who was happier. The group that volunteers once a month was 7% happier and the group that volunteers once a week was 16% happier than compared to others who don’t volunteer. Also in the document, they mention that Stephanie Watson, of Harvard Women’s Health Watch, says ‘Volunteering delivers mental health benefits by making people feel socially connected and less lonely ’

I don’t think anyone is trying to argue that the community doesn’t receive a benefit from volunteers Without volunteers, many needs in our own town would go unanswered I believe in comparison that the rewards for students outweigh the general community when you factor in the positive mental health and soft skills those who volunteer gain

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The thirst project is a non-profit that's comprised of high school and college students. Their goal is to help provide clean water to countries that need it.

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Unicef is a program that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to mothers and children in developing countries. Kiwanis has teamed up with them to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

This is a non-profit that works to improve the lives of mothers and children by preventing birth defects and premature birth and decreasing the infant mortality.