BEYOND MY BOUNDARIES

BEYOND MY BOUNDARIES BEYOND MY BOUNDARIES

Itzel Huerta | ’20-’21 Director of Publicity

Hello fellow key clubbers! I hope everyone has been doing well during quarantine, even though this has been a tough time, we will all overcome it together. So since there hasn’t been much of an opportunity for many key club events, let's go back! As a freshman, reaching out and exploring new territory may sound unsettling at first, but once you have experienced the moments, it is completely worth putting yourself out there. Here are some of my own first experiences of opening up that have been 100% worth it:

1.

8th-Grade Orientation

Here is where the beginning of my key club journey started, even though it may not have been like other service events, it was the first time I was introduced to the atmosphere and people that were in Key Club. I knew I wanted to help others, but I didn’t really think much about the connections I would make and I wasn’t too sure about how it would all play out. We were introduced to information, people, ice-breakers, and more Even though there were a lot of awkward smiles, we were all welcomed with open hands. I still had a bit of cushion there since I knew most people there, but it gave me an idea of how we would all be working together in the future.

2.

Spirit Night #1

Spirit Night was—an accidental but interesting event. A friend and I did not properly understand what it was, so we just went. Only then did we realize that it was to learn the cheers for Fall Rally (oops). To make matters more interesting, we were separated and did not have any idea of what the cheers were. So as you could imagine, it was terrifying, I was at a place and event I wasn’t supposed to be at and I didn’t know anybody in my group. The cheers were about to start soon and so I turned to the person who was next to me for them, we ended up talking more throughout the event. She would be the first friend I made in key club that did not go to Whitney, it may have been an awkward first-time experience making a friend, but everyone had to start somewhere, right? At the moment it felt like a, desperate times call for desperate measures, situation, but there was so much more to that, it was finally making a new friend.

3.

Keysgiving & Kiwanis Friends-giving

These two events were very similar and close together and shared one main concept: coming together. Both events were really exciting where we all got a chance to bring food to eat together, make sandwiches, and play fun games. In one of the events, it was also another experience to go outside of my comfort zone. At first, it started out a bit rough since the idea of talking to upperclassmen or strangers scared me, so conversations were very short. But there were other people who came over and were willing to talk to me and stayed, showing me the warmth people have for each other in this club. I knew that even though it was hard at first, it eventually becomes easier to step outside and embrace everything it has to give back to you.

These were some of my experiences throughout my first year in Key Club plus many others too and I know there will be even more to come. Key Club has helped push me beyond my boundaries and have a chance to have some personal growth while volunteering with others to help the world, one of the things I’m excited for in the future is becoming closer with the Cabinet and working alongside these wonderful people. For anyone considering joining Key Club, I 100% recommend you do because you’ll make life-long memories in this amazing club :D