HappyNewYear,KeyClubbers!Ihopeyouwereabletoenjoyarelaxingwinter break with family and friends. Best of luck in the spring semester and with any otherendeavoursyouplantotakeonthisyear!
I can’t believe that the 2022-23 term is already beginning to come to a close. TocheckoutMRPrequirements,headtopage7.Speakingofwhich,besureto see page 32 for more information on our upcoming division events, like Holiday-a-Thon and the January DCM. These events can be super helpful to fulfilltheMRPcategories!
District contests, like Club Newsletter and Distinguished President, are due on February15thby6pmPST.I’drecommendstartingassoonaspossiblesincethe portfolios take a while to design and compile! See cnhkeyclub.org for the rubricsandanyotherresources.
I hope you enjoy this issue of The Aqua Ape Times. I’ve included a recap of the term thus far in honor of 2023, but I plan on updating this recap in one of my finalissues.SeeyouatHoliday-a-Thon!
I hope you all had an extremely restful and healing winter break. I spent time with family and friends and feel extremely rested and ready to tackle the new year and the rest of the term! With the new year, elections are creeping around the corner, so it's time to think and reflect on what your next role in Key Club is! I personally encourage you all to take that risk and run for the position that calls to your heart! As Michael Jordan said, you miss every shot you don't take, so take this shot and the position might change your life!
I'm so excited to see all of you at Holiday-a-thon, How the Grinch Stole Service! Me and D34S LTG Sriya are very upset with the Grinch for stealing our event and making it in January but I know your spirit and passion for service will make it amazing!
Seniors! I can't believe college applications are almost completely over. Good luck to all your schools and I wish the best for all of you. With the next term approaching us, that means DCON is approaching. Start thinking about fundraising and registering because DCON is an unforgettable experience and we need to be there to show our new Aqua Ape LTG elect all of our bananas love and support. There will be so many friends to meet, things to learn, and memories to make. Good luck in your second semester of school and stay strong Aqua Apes!
ExecutiveAssistant 808525@seq.org
Hope you all had a restful winter break and a happy New Year. With Conclave creeping up on us slowly, I like to take this time to reflect on theterm.Someofmyhighlightsweredefinitely the FRN preps and RTC. Best of luck to you all this semester, and I hope to see you all very soon!
Happy November (Turkey month woo!!). I hope October was a splendid month for everyone. There were a few district-wide events and I hope you all had fun there! From RTC (congrats to anyone who was in Gaea group for winning the spirit stick) to FRN, I had so much fun with you all. I’m also so proud that we got to round 3 of spirit battles (WHATTT) AQUA APES DOMINATE!! This month will be a good one and I hope you guys volunteer at many service events and be the good aqua apes you all are. Stay tuned for future, exciting events!
I hope everyone had an amazing break and transitioning smoothly into 2023/school! Just a reminder, we are hosting Holiday-a-Thon this month with D34S where we will be having workshops and socials, so please attend if you can!! Remember to stay warm and keep up with Key Club events by following our Instagram (@d34naquaapes),seeyouallnextmonth:>
Cheers to the new year! Hopefully, you took the time to relax during winter break. Now that school is back, make sure to take care of yourself when possible. As the term goes by, check out the division and district contests! You all worked hard and deserve the recognition, so please consider applying. Of course, continue to participate in events when possible for those sweet banana points! Anyways, have a good oneeveryone!
In 2022, you’ve demonstrated what it means to be a true Key Clubber. You’ve served our community with a smile, brought your all to spirit battles, and welcomed new Aqua Apes into our community.
I see a future of service and spirit… but also lots of bananas.
TheSanCarlosNightofHolidayLightsisafunholidaycelebrationfullof crafts,food,andgames!KeyClubbersrancraftstallswithpipecleaner snowflakes,snowmanornaments,coloringpages,andboxigloostacking. Thiswasmysecondtimeattendingit,andIhadafantastictime!Ihelped withmakingsnowmanornamentsoutoftealights.Icutpiecesofribbon, handedoutpompoms,andusedgluedots!Itfeltreallyrewardingtosee thekids’eyeslightupwhentheysawthefinishedcrafts.Thisisanannual event,soIhighlyrecommendattendingnextyear!
The San Carlos Night of Holiday Lights is an annual event that takes place on Laurel Street. Each year, there are games, performances, food, and crafts that kids of all ages come to enjoy. This was one of my favorite events I went to as a freshman and I have gone every year since - I’m so sad that this is my last one as a senior!! At the event, Key Clubbers helped set up various stations and run the craft booths where kids made snowman tealights, pipe cleaner snowflakes, and decorated coloring pages. Despite the cold, I loved getting to interact with all of the little kids and help them create their various projects. It helped me get into the holiday spirit with the Christmas music playing, fake snow falling, and hot chocolate drinking. The Night of Holiday Lights is one of the best ways to ring in the holiday season while giving back to the community and interactingwithlittlekids!
GRACE KIMBERG | CARLMONT
On November 20, several Key Clubs from different schools gathered at Beresford Park for the division council meeting (DCM) of the month. The DCM was combined with a service projecttodesignmealbagsforMealsonWheels.Somepeople, including myself, also donated to the food drive. The meeting started off with saying the key club pledge, and then the person who led the meeting checked in to see how many people there were from each club and to ask about recent club updates. They also recognized their amazing apes, which are clubs, members, advisors, and officers who worked especially hard this month. After more updates and upcoming events, we took a group photo and got right to the service. I alsosawthespiritstickforthefirsttime,anditlookedreallycool!
I was really glad to have the opportunity to do what I like best, designing,whilealsoknowingthatthedrawingswouldbegiven withfoodforpeoplewhoneedittohaveagreatThanksgiving.
Sequoia and Kiwanis held a food drive at two Safeway locations. One was at Sequoia Station and one on Woodside Road. Most Key Club members went to the Safeway at Sequoia Station. Key Club and Kiwanis members stood by the doors and asked customers to donate 10 dollars to Second Harvest at the checkout for families in need. There were some members who did 1-hour shifts, some who did 2-hour shifts, and some who did theentire4hours.
Volunteering at the marathon was a blast! Never have I seen so many people running all at once. I had great fun putting out water and electrolytes for the runners. I also had the opportunity to cheer for the runners as they head to the endpoint. Even though I had to wake up at 4 and the volunteering was pretty fast paced and tiring, I still had lots of jolly goodfun!
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) Happy New Year! What’s your take on New Year’s Resolutions?
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) What’s something new that you’d like to do or learn in 2023?
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) Drop your Spotify Wrapped or Apple Music Recap. If you don’t use either, what are 3 of your favorite songs from 2022?
The Spotlight on Service Program is a CNH program designed to promote the service goals of the CNH District. By focusing on different themes each month, clubs are able to host a variety of service, social, and fundraising events that all go towards important causes in the community.
Children’s Miracle Network works to raise funds and awareness for its 170 member hospitals that treat children in the U.S. and Canada. Their goal is to save the lives of as many children as possible with funding for critical treatments, medical equipment, and other programs.
To find ideas for events or more information, please visit cnhkeyclub.org > Projects > Spotlight on Service Program.
November’s SOSP focused on interacting with and appreciating our fellow Kiwanians. Carlmont collaborated with D34 Kiwanis at the Annual Safeway Nourishing Neighbors Food Drive on November 19th to raise money for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley from fellow shoppers.
Throughout this past month of November, Carlmont held over 10 different service events for our members. To celebrate thanksgiving, we hosted a potluck and donation drive with Aragon! Our zoom events also went great - some highlights included making origami turkeys and writing holiday cards for hospitalized children. Members also had a blast at the November DCM. Our PTP bracelet fundraiser is ongoing until the end of December. We recently had a Holiday Social and new member induction at our last club meeting of the year, where we collaborated with Pi Club and ate pie :) For December, we have a lot of exciting events planned. We’ve kicked off the holiday season with the annual Night of Holiday Lights event, helping to run activity booths, and another big service event coming up is the San Carlos Holiday Workshop and Toy Drive. We’ve had a great first semester and are excited for more amazing service throughout the holidays!
This past month Hillsdale Key club has attended varies events including the November DCM, which we hosted. We had a very successful Thanksgiving food drive in which all of the donations went to Second Harvest Food Bank. We have continued hosting weekly general meetings and have been encouraging members to pay dues and attend events. We are looking forward to the new year and are planning some fundraisers and club level events.
During the month of November, Notre Dame was busy with bi-weekly club meetings and other events. One service event at our meetings this month was making hand turkeys with thank you notes for our teachers. We gave these to the teachers right before Thanksgiving break to show our appreciation. We also had members participate in a Safeway Food Drive in partnership with the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Our members helped out at the Foster City Safeway alongside Kiwanis members. We also had many members participate in Boba Battles.
For the past month, South City has been participating in a lot of service events, such as beach clean-ups, card events, and marathon monitoring. We have also participated in Boba Battles! Moving forward, we are planning on a fundraiser for the new year, as well as gaining sign ups for Hot Chocolate Run and the ice skating interclub with a few other clubs in our division.
For the past month, we held a beach clean up event and had an ice skating bonding event. That's pretty much it. Our general meetings have been consistent as well with many members showing up.
To find this month’s issue, go to https://issuu.com/cnhkc or visit the CNH Cyberkey at cnhkeyclub.org!
To learn more about DCON registration, register for the informational webinar on January 10th, 6pm PST.
tinyurl.com/DCONWebinar2023
Interested in presenting at DCON? Applications are open until January 15th, 11:59pm PST.
tinyurl.com/dconpresenter23
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Lieutenant Governor
JOHN HILLYARD
Aragon Key Club d34n.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org
Executive Assistant
LINA SALEH
Carlmont Key Club 808525@seq.org
Executive Assistant
REA ANGELA VERA CRUZ
Jefferson Key Club rea.angela0806@gmail.com
Executive Assistant
JULIA TSUEI
El Camino Key Club 123tsueijulia@gmail.com
Division Newsletter
KATARINA POVINEC
Carlmont Key Club d34n.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com
SEAN SYGACO
El Camino Key Club 122017ss@gmail.com
PR Coordinator
CAMRYN LOW
Hillsdale Key Club camrynlow@gmail.com
Service Coordinator
ALEKZ ALBERTO Lowell Key Club djalekz@gmail.com
Fundraising Coord.
KRISTI XIA
Notre Dame Key Club kxia23@ndhsb.org
Spirit Coordinator
ANNA ABELGAS
Aragon Key Club annasabelgas@gmail.com
Virginia Ho & Carmen Ng
Email: president.alhskeyclub@gmail.com
Marcela Zaragoza-Padilla Email: ahskc.pres@gmail.com
Harjyot Kaur
Email: 24kaurh85@stu.smuhsd.org
Alice Finkelstein Email: carlmontkc.pres@gmail.com
Sean Sygaco Email: 122017ss@gmail.com
Jennifer Lau & Jacob Leung
Email: jelau4@s.sfusd.edu | jaleung8@s.sfusd.edu
Camryn Low & Emilia Schalch
Email: hhskeyclub.president34@gmail.com
Giselle Lei Email: president.jeffersonkeyclub@gmail.com
Alekz Alberto Email: djalekz@gmail.com
Risca Li Email: 23lir12@stu.smuhsd.org
Mallory Moore & Kristi Xia Email: mmoore24@ndhsb.org | kxia23@ndhsb.org
Dylan Soler Email: 25solerd56@stu.smuhsd.org
Lexi Calloway & Brian Khov
Email: 805186@seq.org | 805467@seq.org
Sophia Buban
Email: ssfhskc.president@gmail.com
Meredith Foster & Sarah Mullins Email: mfoster23@siprep.org | smullins23@siprep.org
Phone Kyaw & Aung Min Email: kc.president.whs@gmail.com
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