KEY CLUB Caring — our way of life Brooklyn Technical High School
Jim Chan, President Sandy Liang, Vice President Sisi Peng, Secretary Vivian Lu, Treasurer
Issue 2, June 2011
Holy Cheong, Bulletin Editor Cora Man, Director of Media Public Relations Oscar Tan, Director of Technology
Caring — our way of life Brooklyn Technical High School Updates: Congratulations to our new Cabinet of 20112012! A thumbs up for a successful 2011 Induction!
Table of Contents
Check us out!
Front Cover
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Letter from the Bulletin Editor and Updates
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Official Site: www.thetechkey.com
Executive Board 2011-2012
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/bthskc
Our LTG Helen Chen has published her first newsletter! Check it out here: http://issuu.com/ division09/docs/ _division_9__june_newsletter
Our Key Club Advisers + Kiwanians + LTG Helen!
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Letters from Your Executive Board 2010-2011
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Submit t-shirt designs for our Division 9 t-shirt! For more information email cora@thetechkey.com
Letter from Your 2011-2012 President, Jim Chan NEW Committee Leaders 2011-2012
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Induction, Divisional + June Events
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UPCOMING Events!
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20 Meet our District Board + International & District News KEY CLUBBER OF THE SUMMER
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Fun/Games + Credits/Questions
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.co m/#!/pages/BTHS-KeyClub/129831171819 Check out District and International Key Club! www.nydkc.org www.keyclub.org
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Letter From Your Editor Dear Key Club members, Jolly June! Thank you to everyone who helped make Brooklyn Tech Key Club’s Induction this year possible! It was a HUGE success, thanks to our Induction committee! Shout-out to Sandy Liang, Angela Fu, and Karyee Au! On another note, CONGRATULATIONS to our new cabinet! The board and I look forward to working with all of you. Let’s make this service year another exciting great year! Just because it’s the end of the school year doesn’t mean it’s the end of Key Club. Get ready for more key club events IN THE SUMMER! As always, write about the event you went to. What you liked, what you didn’t like, what you did, how you felt, express your feelings towards the event. You know the drill, send your articles to holy@thetechkey.com and if you have any images, send that to image@thetechkey.com.
-Holy Cheong
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The Executive Board 2011-2012
PRESIDENT JIM CHAN
SECRETARY SISI PENG
VICE PRESIDENT SANDY LIANG
TREASURER VIVIAN LU
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA PUBLIC RELATIONS CORA MAN
EDITOR HOLY CHEONG
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY OSCAR TAN
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Our Kiwanis Committee Representative Mr. Gioia
Mrs. Neuringer , our Lieutenant Governor of Brooklyn Kiwanis from Mapleton Kiwanis
Mr. Neuringer of Mapleton Kiwanis
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Key Club Advisers & our Division 9 LTG
Phys Ed. Teacher, Mr. Weiss
Biology teacher, Ms. Baronowski
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AP Biology teacher, Mr. Morgan
LTG HELEN CHEN
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Last Words from your Executive Board of 2010-2011 Hey Key Clubbers, It’s been an honor serving as your Treasurer for the 2010-2011 service year. Because of Key Club, Junior year, with its heavy workload, became one of the most memorable experiences of my life. When I first joined Key Club, it was just another school activity I was part of. But now, MLIBTHSKC (My Life is BTHS Key Club). But why do I like Key Club? Key Club changed me. Key Club made me the young adult that I am today. Service is about being selfless—but ironically, service gives you more than you give up. Service helped me develop my public speaking skills, my strong-willed character, and my dedication to commitment. It changed me from a quiet boy in my freshman year, to a confident young adult. I owe that to Key Club. This letter is supposed to be my farewell to Key Club—but I am not leaving. For me, this letter is merely a reflection of my experience in Key Club. Trust me, this experience has been the best I’ve ever had. For all this time, I’ve been looking for a quote that I really stand by. And I have found it this year. This quote is: ―If you are part of something special, you are special‖. KC has made me special. And everyone in Key Club is special to me. I hope Key Club has had a positive impact on you, as it had on me. At first, it gave me an excuse to leave the house and hang out with my friends. But now, I go for that and the enjoyment of being dedicated to such a worthy cause. I wish you the best in all that you do. Don’t just love Key Club—live it—like I have done. Yours Forever in Service, Jim Chan Treasurer 2010-2011
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Letter from your 2011-2012 President, Jim Chan Dear Key Clubbers, Thank you for electing me as your President for the 2011-2012 service year. I am confident that we will have a great year together. Last year, as Treasurer, I went around during various events to talk to you guys about your experiences with Key Club. I have learned of the problems and will work diligently to reform Key Club. This year, my goal is focused on three main ideals: Organization, Involvement, and Family. Organization. Everything from committee selection to membership dues to emails to meetings will be more organized for 2011-2012. In a short while, you will be receiving the Membership Information Sheet—a way to organize and keep track of all the members in the club. On it, I will also be asking for your borough where you live and the zip code. This is to help me find volunteer opportunities convenient for you guys, the members. Also, we will be updating our website, on a more regular basis. Ultimately, Key Club will run more smoothly. Involvement. Key Club will be more involved in the community. We will have more events every month. I also place a strong emphasis on attending Divisionals, K-Family Events, and Holiday Party, Inter-clubbing events, Fall Rally, Leadership Training Conference, and Induction. These events make Key Club, Key Club. These events define Key Club. So please, make an effort to attend these awesome events. Further, involvement is not only about raising money or participating in a charity work. It is also about doing hands-on community service. I have been working with the Executive board to plan the 2nd annual Division 9 Coney Island Beach Cleanup. Members have been working to serve the community. The executive board needs to step it up too. I have made it a requirement of mine to achieve 200 points like every other member. You will see where I stand when the point updates are sent out. Family. These past few years, we have cared so much about the community. But what about ourselves? We need to care about our family before we can spread out the love to the greater society. There will be more initiatives to create a sense of family in Key Club. I hope to plan a Brooklyn Tech Key Club hangout so please stay tuned! Also, there will be a greater initiative from the Executive board and myself to learn the names of every single Key Clubber. I look forward to working with all of you next year. I will be committed and dedicated to bring Key Club to another level of success—furthering our service to greater impact those in need. Caring really will be our way of life. Are you ready? Let the service begin! Yours in the Spirit of Service, Jim Chan President 2011-2012
P.S. If you have any comments/questions/concerns/suggestions, feel free to contact me at jim@thetechkey.com. Replies will be generated within 24 hours – guaranteed! You can also contact me on Aim: JChan296 or by calling/ texting me: (917) 749-3995.
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COMMITTEE LEADERS 2011-2012
At our induction, the new board and cabinet took a picture together. Congratulations to our new Committee Leaders!
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Trad Scrapbook Denise Chen & Evelyn Yeung
Advocacy Kelly Ieong
Communications Catharine Chen
Fundraising Crystal Avila & Wei Li
Visual Media Johnny Leung & Tiffany Leung
Non Trad Sc rapbook Doris Liang & Joanna (Manwei) H uang
Opportunities Rina Liang
Induction Jennifer Lei
Pictures coming soon!
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Induction- June 10, 2011
We would like to thank our chaperones for attending Induction!
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Good-bye to our Executive Board of 2010-2011! We thank them for a wonderful and successful Brooklyn Tech Key Club service year. Have fun and good luck in college, guys!
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Special Guest Tiffany Kwong, Past LTG of Division 9
Happy Seafood Restaurant
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Special thanks to our Induction Committee: Sandy Liang, Karyee Au and Angela Fu.
Special Guest Eva Choi, BTHSKC Webmaster 2008-2010
Award-Winning Richard Mui!
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Division T-Shirt Thank you to the key club members who attended the June Divisional @ Murrow High School on June 7th! For those who did not, there was a discussion of a Division 9 T– Shirt. The color purple was decided and our LTG wishes for three t-shirt design submissions from each school in division 9. The following must be incorporated onto the t-shirt design: ―Division 9‖ Abraham Lincoln Bishop Kearney Brooklyn Tech E.R. Murrow Fort Hamilton John Dewey Midwood New Utrecht Telecommunications ―NYDKC‖ or ―Key Club‖ BANG, the beaver (the Brooklyn name of our mascot) 2011-2012 The designs can be created in any way, either hand-drawn or computer generated. Have fun and lets represent Division 9! Send your designs to cora@thetechkey.com.
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Relay For Life—June 18,2011
Richard Mui and Amber Lee represented Brooklyn Tech Key Club at Relay for Life in Queens on Saturday, June 18! Richard ran 40 laps around the Bayside Field and won 2nd place. Go tech key club! We also got to meet Antonio Xu Liu, Division 8’s LTG (Lieutenant Governor ). Thumbs up for inter-clubbing!
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Division 9 Hangout
Dumpling eating contest? Our District Webmaster Oscar Tan took on the challenge & won 3rd!
Contestant Adriel Paderanga
Say hello to our LTG, Helen Chen, posing for a picture with Jim Chan and Gurjot Nijjar.
Whereas Brooklyn Tech Key Club President Jim Chan got himself tangled up.
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UPCOMING Events in JULY Sunday, July 17, 2011 Miles For Mom Walk/Run @ Central Park Volunteers are needed to help pass out items, goodie bags., and to encourage walkers. K– Family Picnic @ Cunningham Park Join the K-Family in a fun-filled day in the park at the K-Family picnic. You'll get a chance to meet members of all branches of the Kiwanis family in New York, hang out with your friends, make new friends, eat, run around, take part in friendly competitions, enter various raffles and build fellowships. Save the date and spread the word!
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Meet our District Board for the 20112012 Service Year!
District Secretary Daniel Ivan Lin
District Editor Amber Lee
District Governor Domenick Pesce
District Webmaster Oscar Tan
District Treasurer Emily Gicewicz
District Executive Assistant Yasmin Soliman
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International News For those that attended the 63rd Annual Leadership Training Conference, did you guys have fun? Miss it still? Don’t worry! In another year you can attend again. But in the meantime, turn your attention to the Key Club INTERNATIONAL Convention. Every summer Key Club INTERNATIONAL celebrates a year of service at the international convention. Over 2,000 students and advisors gather together to introduce new programs, present awards to outstanding clubs, conduct the organization's business, attend educational workshops and elect international officers for the upcoming year. The 68th Annual Key Club International Convention will take place in Phoenix, Arizona from June 29 to July 3, 2011. Every club should send at least two delegates and advisors, although many clubs send all their officers and other key members. Make plans now to attend! If you want to attend and represent Division 9 and Brooklyn Tech Key Club, let us know! We will provide you will more information!
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Key Clubber of the Summer What does it mean to be ―Key Clubber of the Summer‖? Usually we give out this award each month to a particular key club member who has made the most impact on our club that month. But instead, this summer we will award ONE key club member for the months June, July, and August. In order to get this award you have to attend events, participate, and we want to see someone who is actively helping and contributing to their community. But we also want to see someone who is representing Brooklyn Tech, and most importantly, key club. This member should be the role model for other members.
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THIS COULD BE YOU!
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Can you find all the names of the DISTRICT Board? Domenick
Daniel
Emily
Amber
Oscar
Yasmin
Send the word search puzzle answer with the names of the district board to holy@thetechkey.com! You will receive points if ALL is correct!
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QUESTIONS?
Feel free to contact the Executive Board! Jim Chan, President Sandy Liang, Vice President Sisi Peng, Secretary Vivian Lu, Treasurer
jim@thetechkey.com sandy@thetechkey.com sisi@thetechkey.com vivian@thetechkey.com
Holy Cheong, Bulletin Editor
holy@thetechkey.com cora@thetechkey.com oscar@thetechkey.com
Cora Man, Director of Media Public Relations Oscar Tan, Director of Technology Website: www.thetechkey.com
Photo Credits to: Mandy Wong, Amy Tong, Jim Chan, and Holy Cheong