VOLUME 5
ISSUE 1
APRIL 2021
THE
TALON OF T-O
MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 39S I REGION 7
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A recap of what we did in April A recap of what we did in April cont. Calendar of May Upcoming events LEDCON Allies In Youth Letter from the Editor Student of the month Photos and articles submission A Dire Need For Volunteering A Dire Need For Volunteering cont. HOTO HOTO cont. Service Partners Service Partners cont. UNICEF flyer The Kiwanis Family Stay Connected Elected officers for 2021-2022 Officer Contact District Contact
A RECAP
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Our Key Clubbers assisted in packing clothes, toys, personal hygiene products, and making cards at the Allies In Youth organization to send to orphaned children in a lot of different countries.
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GENERAL MEETING
Biweekly, every Wednesday at 3:30 PM Teams code: huk6zdy
Allies In Youth Time: Every Sunday (excluding the first of the month) from 3-4:30 PM Location: 1315 FM 1187, Suite 107, Mansfield, TX 76063 Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, personal hygiene
RECURRING EVENTS
products, and make cards to send to orphans in Eastern European countries. Sign Up: Bring you hour log and sign up here
Covid Caring Cards Time: Anytime Location: Deliver to any officer.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Hours: 1 hour for every 2 cards. Info: You will create cards to send messages to teachers and faculty who have been quarantined or who have been experiencing a hard time due to Covid. FreeRice When: Anytime How: Download the FreeRice app or click here Info: You will be playing multiple-choice vocabulary games to donate grains of rice to families around the world. Smithsonian Digital Volunteer When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online. Hour: Base on your time log. What: You will be transcribing and reviewing materials for the Smithsonian Museum Project Gutenburg When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online. Hour: 1 hour per book or article What: You will be transcribing and proofreading books for the online library.
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The virtual event was participated by a lot of Key Clubbers and it was so much fun!
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Allies in Youth is one of the most familiar places where our club members often spend time volunteering during the weekend. This organization helps us to manage time and allows us to develop a lot of skills, especially teamwork and leadership.
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Editor Hello Key Clubbers,
My name is Nhi Nguyen, your next year Key Club Editor! It is almost the end of the school year and summer is coming! I know that you guys have been experiencing a challenging time with virtual learning and volunteering instructions. Still, I’m really glad that we have all got through last year together safely, especially, you guys have done an amazing job in staying involved with Key Club and spending time to volunteer. Besides, I also appreciate the hard work and dedication that our board has brought to our club to give us great volunteering opportunities. I am now in officer training to get prepared for next year with our current editor, Lauren St Clair. Being an editor allows me to express my creativity and improve a lot of skills. So I’m grateful for being elected and I’ll put in my best effort to contribute to our club. Hopefully, next year is going to be a better experience for everyone and we will get to volunteer together more frequently. It is an excitement for me to work with our new board and get support from our members. Key Club monthly newspapers are always posted on the club’s website, so you guys can check it out and stay updated on our events as well! Wish you all the best!
Yours in service,
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OF THE MONTH
Congratulation to Our service coordinator was honorably awarded the "Student of the Month" in April 2021.
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easy volunteering hours? Take volunteering photos and write articles for Key Club! Due date: Anytime Info: You will be writing articles about anything that is related to Key Club or your experiences with Key Club. Articles Requirements: It should have at least 400 words, a title, and a photo included. 1 hour per article. Photo Submissions- 15 minutes for every approved photo Submission: Submit articles to lakeridgehskeyclub@gmail.com and submit photos through the Key Club Canvas you can find the link to on our Teams
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A DIRE NEED FOR VOLUNTEERING A FEATURED ARTICLE BY NEVA KHAN The 21st Century is filled with people who have different needs, dreams, and objectives in life. In this sense, there is a group of people who dedicate their lives to helping -service workers. For definition sake, community service refers to work done by a group of people to benefit others, it is often carried out by people, and the most significant beneficiary is the community. The people who undertake community service require no payment although sometimes volunteers receive different kinds of gifts. Community service is a noble profession since it gives the service worker an opportunity to help the needy and the disadvantaged.
Community service has several significant benefits to service workers. When an individual engages in community service, they gain psychological, social and cognitive benefits. Here, one gains psychological benefits due to the general life satisfaction associated with helping others. It might help to ease depression and reduce stress. The social benefits are gained where social workers are allowed to interact with people, and in the process, there is a formation of a special bond and an increase in social awareness and responsibility (Lawson et al., 2017). Lastly, cognitive benefits are gained in the manner that social workers enhance their knowledge and develop better interpersonal communication skills.
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In the modern times, schools are allowing
There are different forms of community
their students to engage in community
service. A volunteer may decide to focus
services. In this case, there are several
on helping the aged, people suffering
benefits of community service to the
from drug abuse, people with
students. To start with, they are offered
developmental disabilities, and the
an opportunity to mold themselves as
incarcerated among others. In all these
active community members and the work
situations, the people involved requiring
they do has a profound positive impact
support. For instance, through community
on them and the society at large.
service, the aged are helped to live
Through community service or
independently and with dignity
volunteerism, students develop critical
maximizing their quality of life and
life skills and knowledge while offering
participation in society. Also, through
their services to those who need it the
community service, individuals, families,
most. Also, participation in community
and communities are taught how to find
service among students boost their
ways to recover from substance. In
resumes and builds on their career
modern times, schools are allowing their
prospects.
students to engage in community
Involvement in community service
services. In this case, there are several
highlights the importance of compassion
benefits of community service to the
and understanding. When individuals
students. To start with, they are offered
engage in community service, they tend
an opportunity to mold themselves as
to leave a mark on the global and local
active community members and the work
community. That is, the participants are
they do has a profound positive impact
given a chance to change events and
on them and the society at large.
leave their mark on the community they
Through community service or
serve. It is through such events that the
volunteerism, students develop critical
lives of many people are transformed.
life skills and knowledge while offering
The best thing about community service
their services to those who need it the
is that it has no time limit and anyone
most. Also, participation in community
can take part. It is fulfilling and
service among students boosts their
rewarding and looks great on a resume
resumes and builds on their career
or college applications for students.
prospects.
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HUMANS OF TEXAS OKLAHOMA Featured article by Elizabeth Mingle
Being a member of Key Club has paved a way for me to be more outgoing. As social coordinator, my duties were to increase membership and plan gatherings for officers. With this position, I hoped to enhance my social skills and become more involved in the club. I recall planning an “Among Us” themed social for Key Club’s officers. It was a great way to bond with My perspective about Key Club has seen a great transition. I originally believed that Key Club would be uninteresting and not worth my time. However, after the persistent persuasion by a friend to join the
other people and at the same time have a fun experience. My creation of this society is significant as it shows how my role in Key Club provided me a way to become outgoing.
Club my view was greatly altered. Since joining Key Club my sophomore year I have learned so much. I have made connections with other people within the club, achieved a higher role as an officer, and have become more involved in my community. Without this society, this wouldn’t have been made possible. My experience in Key Club has been one of the best experiences in my life for it has convinced me to be more outgoing and has taught me the value of volunteering.
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Key Club has taught me the importance of committing acts of service. Prior to joining the club, I was motivated to volunteer by the idea that the opportunities would look great on a college application. I remember participating in Feed Tarrant County. This opportunity entailed placing pre-cooked meals into the cars of families in need of them. Me and other members of the club would alternate between
holding signs directing drivers to the pick-up location and carrying trays of food to their vehicles. My sweat and work ethic actually made a difference to the lives of others. Without Key Club I would not be able to know what this feeling is like.
To conclude, my overall Key Club experience has been amazing for it has persuaded me to be extroverted and has taught me the significance of work ethic in the community. With my last year in this society I hope to continue to grow and experience more of what Key Club has to offer. It saddens me that I did not consider joining Key Club sooner. Better late than never.
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Click on the LOGOS of these organizations to learn more about our service partners!
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The Family K-Kids
CKI
Builders Club
A student-led program for elementary school students to build leadership skills and strong characters for service.
A student-led service organization for college students
A service club for middle-school students that helps them to improve selfconfidence, teamwork, and goal setting skills.
Aktian Club
Key Club
Kiwanis
A service club for adults with disabilities that helps them to discover their talents to help others and to develop confidence.
A service organization for high school students that provides opportunities to serve, improve leadership, and personal growth.
An international service organization that sponsor leadership clubs.
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STAY
Lake Ridge High School Key Club
T-O website
https://tokeyclub.com/
Key Club International https://www.keyclub.org/
https://lakeridgekeyclub.wixsite.com/lrkc
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for 2021-2022
President: Vice President:
Lauren St. Clair Neva Khan
Secretary:
Elizabeth Mingle
Treasurer:
Ethan Clark
Editor:
Nhi Nguyen
Webmaster:
Madison Nguyen
Social Coordinator:
Destin Drummond
Service Coordinator: Hours Coordinator:
Olivia Wurtz Bisola Okunola
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Officer Contact PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
Ethan Vu Ethan Vu lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com
SECRETARY
TREASURER
Chris Ricks Olivia Wurtz lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com
HOURS COORDINATOR
EDITOR
Neva Khan lrhskchours@gmail.com
Lauren St. Clair lrhskceditor@gmail.com
SERVICE COORDINATOR
WEBMASTER
Ayanna Hill lrhskcservice@gmail.com
Noah Obuya lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com
SOCIAL COORDINATOR Elizabeth Mingle lrhskcsocial@gmail.com
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Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!
District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR
DISTRICT EDITOR
Kareena Patel governor@tokeyclub.com
Kaitlyn Tran editor@tokeyclub.com
DISTRICT SECRETARY
DISTRICT TREASURER
Vivian Thai secretary@tokeyclub.com
Raj Patel treasurer@tokeyclub.com
CONVENTION LIASON
TECH PRODUCER
Kaitlyn Roehr cl@tokeyclub.com
Alina Dam techproducer@tokeyclub.com
DIVISION 39S LTG Camila Brown ltg39s@tokeyclub.com
REGION 7 ADVISOR
REMIND CODES Text to 81010 T-O District @todistrict Secretaries @tosecs Treasurers @totreas Editors @toeditors Webmasters @towebs
Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com
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