LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB The Talon of TT-O he Talon of T-O VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 DIVISION 39S REGION 7 JULY 2022
TTABLEOF ABLEOF CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 MonthlyRecap 4 Articles + Photos 5 Letterfrom the Editor 6 August Calendar 7 UpcomingEvents 12 Meet the Officers 36 VolunteeringWithout Boundaries 37 Humans of Texas-Oklahoma 38 Major Emphasis 39 Club Officer Contacts 40 District Contacts 41 Regional + Divisional Contacts 42 StayConnected 02 | TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 What is KeyClub?
M O N T H L Y R E C A P M O N T H L Y R E C A P The Lake Ridge officers met up at Mod Pizza to discuss plans for the upcoming school year and future socials, fundraisers, meetings, and service opportunities while also getting to know each other better. MONTHLY RECAP | 03 JULY OFFICER JMEETING ULY OFFICER MEETING
W A N T A N E A S Y H O U R ? W A N T A N E A S Y H O U R ? Write Articles and Take Photos!! 04 | ARTICLES + PHOTOS Can be submitted at any time. About anything relating to Key Club/Service. 1 hour per article written A R T I C L E S R E Q U I R E M E N T S At least 400 words in length A creative title A photo During meetings, volunteering events, &socials -CANDID PHOTOS ARE BEST!! 15 minutes per approved photo Could be featured in the newsletter P H O T O S (try to get photos of you & your fellow key clubbers actively serving)
Hey, fellow Key Clubbers! Welcome back to The Talon of T-O! I hope you all are having a great summer! This past month, I have gone to camp in Oklahoma, went to San Antonio to watch the DCI Southwestern Championship, started band camp, and have been working and volunteering. Our officers are planning a lot of exciting things for this next school year, so continue to stay tuned on our instagram and the remind! Remember to stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, serve, get sleep, and continue to nurish your body as well as hang out with your friends and family!! Whatever you do, try to enjoy these last few weeks of summer before we go back to school (: With that being said, enjoy this month's edition of The Talon of T-O! Yours in Service, Zoe Leddy LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | 05
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When? August 24 -Where? Sharetea in Mansfield -More info coming soon (: (Check @todivision39s on Instagram for updates) When? Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am-12pm Where? 1315 Hwy 1187, Suite 115, Mansfield, TX, 76063 Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, and personal hygiene products, and make cards to send to orphans in Eastern European Countries -Sign-Up: Bring your hours log and sign up here UpcomingEvents UpcomingEvents UpcomingEvents Feed the Kids August Divisional Council Meeting Allies in Youth Development -When? Every Wednesday: Two shifts (morning @10am and afternoon @6pm) Where? First Baptist Church, 1800 East Broad Street, Mansfield, TX, 76063 Info: First Shift will unload food from a truck, transfer it to a building, and load tables for bagging Second Shift will work in an assembly line to load bags of food for the Food Pantry UPCOMING EVENTS | 07
Whatis KeyClub? 08 | WHAT IS KEY CLUB?
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Key Club is the oldest and largest student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to serve, build character, and develop leadership 10 | WHAT IS KEY CLUB?
Becoming Involved in the Community College Applications/Scholarships Making New Friendships Get Volunteer Hours Sense of Accomplishment and Fulfillment Leadership Growth Opportunities Being a part of something greater Getting to have lots of fun throughout the year at service events! Benefits of BJoining enefits of Joining WHAT IS KEY CLUB? | 11
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Neva Khan President | Senior Past positions: Freshman Rep '19 '20 Hours Coordinator '20 '21 President '21 Present Interests: reading, Mitski, hanging out with friends, convincing people to read The Poppy War, recruiting for Key Club, going to concerts Other school activities: Youth and Government, Academic Decathlon, Book Club, National Honor Society Hey! My name is Neva and I am your 2022 2023 PResident. Here are the important things you should know about me: I LOVE sushi, I have a concerning addiction to TikTok, and a love for volunteering. Alongside that I have a passion for debating on political topics with my fellow peers. If you ever catch me doing and activity, it's most likely binging an extremely long TV Show. That's the 101 of Neva Khan. Fun Fact: "I once broke both my wrists" MEET THE OFFICERS | 15
RecentlyAdded TrendingNow ContinueWatchingforMadison BecauseYouWatchedAvatarTheLastAirbender Home TVShows Movies New&Popular MyList BrowsebyLanguages 16 | MEET THE OFFICERS
Madison Nguyen Vice President | Junior Past positions: Webmaster '21 '22 Interests: traveling, listening to music, minecraft, hanging out with friends, studying, waterparks (the band), Percy Jackson Other school activities: Girl Up Club, National Honor Society, Academic Decathlon, Leaders in Training, Youth and Government Hey, guys!! My name is Madison Nguyen, I’m a junior, and I’ll be serving as your Vice President for the 2023-2023 school year! My main goal this year is for us to achieve Top 5 Clubs in the Texas Oklahoma District. It’ll take a lot of hard work, but I know we’ll be able to do it. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask questions because i’m here to help! I can’t wait to make memories with y’all and see everything we’ll accomplish as a club :D Fun Fact: "I have a fear of bed frames" MEET THE OFFICERS | 17
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Saman Saiforoayai eating new foods, hanging out with friends, playing with her dogs, spending time with family school activities: tennis, debate club, academic decathlon, National Honor Society name is Saman Saiforoayai and I will be your secretary this year. I am a senior this year and a few other things I enjoy other than volunteering are tennis, hanging out with friends, and baking. so excited to see what amazing things we will do together as a club this year. feel free to reach out to me for any questions regarding Key Club or even other things, I’d be happy to help in any way that can have an irrational fear of wasps"
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Editor | Senior Past positions: None Interests: reading, hanging out with friends, The Grishaverse, 90's Rom-Coms, movie soundtracks,, traveling, meeting new people Other school activities: Band, Academic Decathlon, Book Club, National Honor Society Hey, everyone! My name is Zoe Leddy and I am going to be your editor for this school year. This will be my second year in Key Club and aside from it, I'm also section leader for the Low Woods (I play bassoon, contrabassoon, and tenor saxophone), Book Club President. Over this past year, Key Clubhas become a big part of my life, and I cannot wait to share my love of it with you all (: Fun Fact: "I am taller than my entire family" MEET THE OFFICERS | 21 Zoe Leddy
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Chris Do Webmaster | Sophomore Past positions: None Interests: Rock climbing, gaming, mechanical keyboards, studying, being the best I can be (: Other school activities: Girl Up Club, UIL Academics, Academic Decathlon, and Asian Student Association Hey everyone :D My name is Chris, and I’m a sophomore and will be serving as your webmaster for 2022-2023! I’m extremely devoted to doing the best for our Key Club. My favorite things to do are rock climbing, volunteering, and tilt in VALORANT. The future has a lot in store, and I can’t wait to achieve great things with everyone! Fun Fact: "I like plastic rocks and I can consistently type 140+ words per minute" MEET THE OFFICERS | 23
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John Dunlap Treasurer | Senior Past positions: None Interests: playing games on my switch, listening to music, watching anime, and hanging out with friends Other school activities: Band, Academic Decathlon, UIL Academics, National Honor Society Hey guys! I’m John Dunlap and I will be your Lake Ridge Key Club Treasurer this year. I’m a senior this year and I plan to hold a variety of fundraisers to help raise money to further help our community. Hopefully together we can make this year our best yet and make the top 25 clubs! Fun Fact: "I don't know how to swim" MEET THE OFFICERS | 25
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Kaitlyn Nguyen Hours Coordinator Past positions: None Interests: music (especially K-POP), playing games, playing the piano, eat, hang out with my cat, and sleep Other school activities: Environmental Club I'm Kaitlyn. I'm a sophomore, and I will be your 2022 2023 hours coordinator. Some things you should know about me are that I love to listen to music, especially KPOP. Additionally, I like to play games such as Rainbow Six Siege, League of Legends, Valorant, and much more. I also have a cat named Cashew, whom I love very much. Feel free to reach out and ask any questions. Let's volunteer together and make this year great. Fact: "I was piano state champion"
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Michaela McClendon Service Coordinator | Senior Past positions: None Interests: cooking/baking, getting people gifts, going to church, serving the community, hanging out with friends and family, trying new food Other school activities: National Honor Society Hey guys! My name is Michaela McClendon and I will be your 2022-2023 Service Coordinator! I’m a senior this year and I can’t wait to meet all of y'all and make unique service projects! :) Aside from volunteering, I love to read, play volleyball, cook, help out at my church and watch movies. Most recently I love the new movies The Gray Man and The Princess. If you have any movie recommendations or questions for me feel free to contact me at any time! Get ready for a great year in Key Club where a seat is saved just for you! Fun Fact: "I have a fear of escalators" MEET THE OFFICERS | 29
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Logan Clark Social Coordinator | Sophomore Past positions: None Interests: Running, reading, hanging out with friends, and watching Studio Ghibli movies Other school activities: Cross Country, Track, and Book Club Hey y'all! My name is Logan Clark. I’m a sophomore and will be your Social Coordinator this year! Other than volunteering, I love to run, read, hangout with friends, and watch Studio Ghibli movies! I also run Cross Country and Track and am involved in Book Club. Feel free to reach out and let me know if I can be of service to you! Go Eagles!. Fun Fact: "My birthday is 07/07/07" MEET THE OFFICERS | 31
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Abraham Medina Division 39S Lieutenant Governor | Senior Past positions: None Interests: painting, running, volunteering, plants, calligraphy Other school activities: Band, National Honor Society, Environmental Club Hey, guys! My name is Abraham Medina and I am the Lieutenant Governor for Division 39S of the Texas Oklahoma District. I am Drum Major for band and am president of National Honor Society. I can't wait to see all the things we have ahead of us and please reach out if you have any questions (: Fun Fact: "Spanish is my first language; I learned English through kid's television" MEET THE OFFICERS | 33
BecauseYouWatchedTheOffice RecentlyAdded TrendingNow ContinueWatchingforDanielle Home TVShows Movies New&Popular MyList BrowsebyLanguages 34 | MEET THE OFFICERS
Danielle Alvarado Division 13 Lieutenant Governor | Sophomore Past positions: None Interests: acting, singing, listening to music, hanging out with friends, and of course, serve my community Other school activities: I'm in musical theatre at LR, so catch me on stage, and I'm a member of student council! Hey, guys! My name is Danielle, and I will be serving as the Lt. Governor for Division 13 this year! I am so excited to be serving the mighty TexasOklahoma District! This year is going to be a good one (: Fun Fact: "I am still afraid of the dark lol" MEET THE OFFICERS | 35
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While the summer progressed, it was important to keep on continuing our service even as the heat rose and our availability diminished. Making sure someone was present at every Feed the Kids meeting as often as possible was important for our Key Club, so I often tried to contribute and volunteer at Feed the Kids Current Webmaster whenever possible. Feed the Kids is a summer volunteering program hosted by Common Ground Mansfield that aims to provide children food during the summer in order to keep them healthy enough to return to school for the next school year.
While volunteering at Feed the Kids, it was incredible seeing all of the distribution of food and how many bags full of food we could create In the morning shift, the focus is on bringing in the bulk packages from pallets unloaded from food banks Different items need different quantities of food while also coming in boxes of different values. 15+ volunteers in the morning typically end their shifts drenched in sweat due to the amount of labor performed in 90 100+ degree weather. As our shift concluded, I looked around to see the distribution of people that generously donated their time for a good cause. As I looked around, I found a group of people that was diverse in gender, race, and religion yet all were able to work together for a common goal. At the evening shift, attendance frequents 30+ attendees and has an even wider range of diversity as high school students typically also join in for the evening shift. In the evening shift, a multitude of roles could be played such as walking through the line and filling up bags, tying all 700-900+ bags based on the day, restocking each station, and picking up cardboard trash from the ground. Although the heat was even hotter in the evening compared to the morning, we endured through and made the best of the air conditioning, fan, and warm water. Quite quickly, we finished going through all of our bags in about 45 minutes. Talking with friends from other clubs, they managed to gamify the whole ordeal in order to see who could make the most bags before the lines ended Even through the summer and its corresponding heat, volunteers dedicate their time and energy to keep providing incredible services such as Feed the Kids in order to give people their next meal in a time where basic necessities are difficult.
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Overall, not only has Key Club made me a better person by pushing me to volunteer and help others more, but I was also able to become more open and confident. I was able to meet so many new people, and even gain a new leadership role as Vice President. I am thrilled to be involved in such a welcoming and life-changing club Due to all this, I am overjoyed to spend two more years volunteering with Key Club! I have wanted to join Key Clu ever since my older sister once spoke of it, but I never intended join my freshmen year The yea had already been strange and overwhelming because of coro and online school, so I planned not join any Key Club due to
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Current Vice President having to add volunteering to my workload. Not to mention that we were already a month into the school year, but for some miraculous reason, I joined anyway. The start was slow to say the least, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I appreciated the thought of having something to do every other Wednesday at 3:30 PM even if it was short and I was just sitting behind a screen. Thanks to Key Club, I was able to find confidence, something that I have always had trouble with. One day at the end of a typical meeting, there were a few Kahoot games that I chose to join. To be honest, it was the highlight of my week. I have never been the type of person to speak out or easily talk to people, fear of saying the wrong thing or embarrassing myself. I did not have this fear during this time. I genuinely had fun talking to the other members, and was not afraid to turn on my mic to say something For one of the first times in my life, I felt like I belonged somewhere. By being in Key Club, I was able to meet many new people. One of my favorite memories this year so far was the Kiwanis’ Club of Mansfield’s Annual Golf Tournament. During this event, I was able to meet people from other schools and volunteer with them. Additionally, I was able to bond with other people from my own school; people that I would not have spoken to at school normally Not to mention I got to ride in the back of a golf cart for the first time!
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Officer OContacts fficer Contacts P R E S I D E N T Logan Clark lrhskcsocial@gmail.com V I C E P R E S I D E N T Neva Khan lrhskcpresident@gmail.com @nevakhan Madison Nguyen lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com @madisongvyen John Dunlap lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com @j.dunlap S E C R E T A R Y Saman Saiforoyai lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com @saman.saiforoayai E D I T O R W E B M A S T E R T R E A S U R E R Zoe Leddy lrhskceditor@gmail.com @zoe mael Chris Do lrhskcwebmaster@gmail com @chrissdo H O U R S C O O R D I N A T O R Kaitlyn Nguyen lrhskchoursr@gmail.com Michaela McClendon lrhskcservicer@gmail.com @michaela.mcclendon S E R V I C E C O O R D I N A T O R S O C I A L C O O R D I N A T O R CLUB OFFICER CONTACTS | 39
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(682) 702 8371 | ltg39s@tokeyclub com ABRAHAM MEDINA LETICIA ESPARZA 39S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR REGIONAL ADVISOR region7@tokeyclub.com @to39s22 23 (Division 39S only) REGIONAL + DIVISIONAL RSTAFF EGIONAL + DIVISIONAL STAFF REGIONAL + DIVISIONAL CONTACTS | 41
district website Read past newsletters stay connected @lrhs.keyclub Check out our Website! international website 42 | STAY CONNECTED
