V I K I N G VOLUME I | ISSUE VII | JANUARY CARING - OUR WAY OF LIFE REGION 7 DIVISION 39N
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
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 which tend to undermine these institutions.
Letter from the President
Hey fellow Key Clubbers! I hope the start of the new semester has been a good one; I’m excited for the many things that we’re going to accomplish this semester. While I know that all extracurriculars get especially active this semester, I hope that Key Club stays just as active as last semester. We’ve done so much together and I know we’re headed towards a greater future. Some highlights of this coming semester, if all goes according to plan, will include doing the Thirst project, March for Dimes, partnership with Leukemia Lymphoma society, and DCON. I’m excited to be making Lamar Key Club history by being the first group to go to DCON, and hopefully set precedence for many years to come!
-Joseph Khair
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01 Pledge/ Letter from the President 02 Table of Contents 03 Letter from the Editor/ Scramble 04 Monthly Review 05 Upcoming Events 07 Cords and Stoles 08
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09 Humans of Texas Oklahoma 11 LEDCON Update 13 Major Emphasis Projects 14 International Service Project 16 Club Officers 18 District Staff
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I hope you have all had a smooth transition back into the school routine after the long winter break. Thank you for all of your contributions to this organization and for making our school a better place through service. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing smiling faces and Key Club Tshirts in the hallway. Keep racking up those service hours! VFND!
-Haley Wehr
Letter From the Editor
Hey Vikings!
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1. R J A A G U 2. C H N I R O S E R O 3. F A R I F E G 4. C O T S I R H 5. K P A O I
Answers on Page 15!
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January MONTHLY REVIEW
During the month of January, our officers met with the local Kiwanis unit and discussed the upcoming Annual Pancake Day as well as funding for LEDCON. As the semester has just kicked off, several events are waiting just around the corner.
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Upcoming Events & Service Opportunities 2/01/20 Colorguard Competition @Lamar High School Gym A
2/05/20 General Meeting in Room 263 2/15/20 Great Bird Watch Festival @River Legacy 2/22/20 Kiwanis Pancake Day @First United Methodist Church
2/28/20 Sophomore Scholarship Deadline
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Interested in earning a cord and/ or stole? STOLE: 90 total hours at least 30 sponsored CORD: 50 total hours at least 30 sponsored Questions? See a Sponsor or visit the Key Club International Website!
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The Core Values of Key Club By Cleo Chiu The core values of Key Club are leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness. Good leadership helps the club run smoothly, our members build character through volunteering at different events and organizations, and they care for the community. However, the most important value of all is inclusiveness, because it is the key to accomplishing our goals as a club, and it is crucial to serving our community. I think that our goal as a club is not only to serve our community but to help every one of our officers and members grow, but we cannot do so without inclusiveness. To be inclusive is to invite people to discuss our decisions, join our activities, and most importantly, take action with us. Before joining Key Club, I did not understand how important it was to make others feel welcome. I misunderstood being nice and friendly as a way to include others. I remember being a freshman in Key Club, and I did not want to go to a lot of events because I did not really know the people there, and I felt like I wasn’t needed, and I was unimportant.
The officers helped me do what I was supposed to do, but I was often uncomfortable. But then one time, an officer reached out to me and called me over, asking me to help her out with something. Instantaneously I felt better. I realized that it was reaching out, talking to the members who were there, asking them about their week or their day, that really made them feel welcome. The inclusiveness of Key Club taught me to show others compassion and to reach out. We all need to be included to make the community a better place. That is why we have scientists and engineers and politicians and teachers and policemen and animal caretakers and policymakers. We are all different. Together, we really can change the world. If we all put down our thoughts about how great we are and our abilities to solve problems on our own, we can experience so many different things in this world, we can explore the different solutions, the different approaches, and the different aspects of the one thing we try to tackle. I believe that attempting to include others is the key to helping others. Only when we put down ourselves can we truly recognize the needs of others.
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Humans of Texas-Oklahoma Razan Shakoor
Lamar High School Junior
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Razan is a first generation Pakistani and proud. Her parents immigrated to America about 20 or so years ago. As the first generation, she understands the struggle of immigrant parents working tirelessly to forge a future in this foreign country of opportunity. As a result, part of Razan’s gratitude manifests itself by in turn giving back to her community. "Key Club is about serving the community in meaningful ways.� -Razan
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"Creating Stars of Service"
ledcon < Officers Jade Ha, Razan Shakoor, and Patrick Chang work to assemble a nontraditional scrapbook on a sunny Saturday afternoon
The back of the 2019-2020 officer T-shirt which was designed just in time by Webmaster Cleo Chiu in order to be worn to LEDCON>
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Preparing for LEDCon Theme: Hollywood When: April 23-26
Monthly Update: Our officers are currently in the process of constructing a nontraditional scrapbook that will be displayed as a representation of our school's year at the event. Officers Joseph, Patrick, Brett, Cleo, Daz, and Jade will be in attendance.
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“Our mission is to increase funds and awareness for children’s health and other miracle network hospitals.”
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“Through The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus—a deadly disease that steals the lives of nearly 34,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year.”
“March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start.”
“UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.”
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P r o j e c t 663 million people all over the world donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to safe drinking water. The Thirst Project strives to fix this water crisis by building wells for communities in need all over. Thus far, they have been able to travel to 13 countries and build 3,018 wells and other water projects!
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Before You Go! Members... Please continue to log your hours online and on your hour sheet! Remember, you need at least 15 sponsored hours and 25 hours total for the entire year! If you have any questions please reach out to an officer or sponsor!
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1. Jaguar 2. Rhinoceros 3. Giraffe 4. Ostrich 5. Okapi
2019 - 2020
Club Officers
President Joseph Khair kc.lamar.president@gmail.com
Secretary Jade Ha kc.lamar.secretary@gmail.com
Vice President Patrick Chang kc.lamar.vice.president@gmail.com
Treasurer Aiyada Fukushima kc.lamar.treasurer@gmail.com
Lead Club Sponsor Erin Robbins erobbins@aisd.net Webmaster Cleo Chiu kc.lamar.webmaster@gmail.com
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Club Sponsor Elizabeth Chamberlain echamber@aisd.net
2019 - 2020
Club Officers
Freshman Representative Brett Green kc.lamar.freshrep@gmail.com
Sophomore Representative Emily Wilson kc.lamar.sophrep@gmail.com
Junior Representative Razan Shakoor kc.lamar.juniorrep@gmail.com
Senior Representative Daz McGinnis kc.lamar.seniorrep@gmail.com
Lead Club Sponsor Erin Robbins erobbins@aisd.net Editor Haley Wehr kc.lamar.editor@gmail.com
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Club Sponsor Elizabeth Chamberlain echamber@aisd.net
2019 - 2020 Distict Staff District Governor Ashna Patel governor@tokeyclub.com
District Secretary Kareena Patel secretary@tokeyclub.com
District Treasurer Katherine Chao treasurer@tokeyclub.c om
District Editor Vivian Thai editor@tokeyclub.com
District Tech Producer Lacey Thomas techassistant@tokeyclub.com
District Liason Dillion Grisham cl@tokeyclub.com
39 N LTG Linden Patterson lindenrenee2020@gmail.com
District Administrator Kenyon Black administrator@tokeyclub.com
Region 7 Advisor Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com
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Contact Us! @lamarkeyclub
keyclub.lamar@gmail.com vfndkey1 or vfndkey2 to 81010 keyclublamar.wixsite.com/lhskey
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