CYPRESS FALLS KEY CLUB Region 12
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Division 3N
Caring- Our Way of Life February 2017
Volume 1 Issue 23
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.
In this issue! President’s Publication…2 Editor’s Note ................ 2 Officer Article .............. 3 DCON Ad……………...…..4-5
UPCOM ING EVENT S
Board Positions…………6 Events AND Meetings.….7 Contact Us……………….8
Quote of the Month: “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to him his own.” - Benjamin Disraeli
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President’s Publication
Editor’s Note
HEY Y’ALL!!
Hello friends!
I hope y’all have had a wonderful year so far! If these past months have been a little rough for you, don’t worry; things will get better. Most students tend to get distracted and procrastinate during second semester, however, we cannot be those students. We have to face the rest of the year head on! We all have DCON to look forward to since it is right around the corner. April 20th is going to approach much faster than we may all think. There are a lot of exciting upcoming dates, such as, board interviews and fun volunteering events. Don’t miss out on our service adventure!
Wow, this semester is really starting to fly by! Something really important to think about within this next month is applying and interviewing to become a part of our school’s Key Club Board. Personally, by being a board member, it has been a blast being able to help keep our school club running smoothly! If you’re interested, we will be releasing interview dates soon. Yours in Service
Yours in Service,
Nadia Sahli Kelly Duong
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Strong Club and Strong Community By Skye Crawford11, Upperclassmen Rep As an officer it is important to connect with the members of Key Club. This includes not only other officers and members of the board, but regular key clubbers as well. Being an officer can make it difficult to break out of the “officer bubble” and get to know the rest of the group, but with a few guidelines it can be made easy! Attending socials is perhaps the simplest and most effective way to connect with your clubs members. Socials provide an opportunity to do things as a group, and are made with the purpose of getting to know everyone. Once at the social, you should introduce yourself to everyone that you can, and let them introduce themselves as well. It is extremely important to really take into consideration their names because it is the building block to the foundation of a strong relationship. If you are shy, and feel as though you are holding back in conversation, just remember that key club is a family, and there is nothing to worry about. Key clubbers all have different personalities and attributes that differ from one another so it is important to meet every single one and see how it shapes your particular club! Why is it important to make great connections with your club you might ask? Well, to build a strong community you should build a strong and well bonded club. It is rather difficult to volunteer in your community side by side with your club members when you are struggling to remember their name…
..It also makes everything you do more fun, from the meetings to the volunteer activities, to DCON, a stronger friendship or relationship really enhances the club and bring the experience up to the next level. As you build the relationship with the members it creates a more tight-knit family, making people want to be a part of something like that. Overall, building relationships can be difficult at first, but it’s a bump in the road that’s necessary to get over. Even only learning a few new people a month, can drastically change the feel and function of your club. The main goal of Key Club is to improve and flourish your community, so it only makes sense to learn about your community within your community.
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Experience Key Club in a Whole New Way: Attend The 2017 Texas-Oklahoma District Convention!
Learn more about Key Club: what happens behind the scenes, explore our core values, how we can do more to help the community Attend Forums Meet the district officers Connect with Key Clubs from all of Texas and Oklahoma: Make new friends, share ideas about how to improve our school club Enter competitions: Talent, Video Game competitions, Club Video, etc.
A Look at Past DCONs:
2015 4
2016
(Photo By: T-O Key Club)
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Board Positions It is quickly nearing the time to instate our new board for the 2017 – 2018 school year! If you’re planning on interviewing, please know which board position you want based on these brief job descriptions! For additional information, feel free to contact any of the board members.
President: Run member and officer meetings, major bridge of communication between the club and division, make agendas
Vice President: Assist other officers when needed, occasionally run meetings, find events, interclub communication
Secretary: Collect sign in sheets and record hours, keep track of attendance at events and meetings, prepare monthly tasks to send to the District
Asst. Secretary: Assist secretary in keeping track of hours and preparing information to send to the District
Treasurer: Handle club budget
Editor: Make newsletters every month to send to the District editor, make flyers and sign-up sheets for every member meeting, collect and edit officer articles
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Mark Your Calendars! ***For the complete agenda, see the file posted on our Website/Facebook!***
March
8
Poster Making for Car Wash 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
March
K2 Academy
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4:15 PM to 5:30 PM
NEXT MEETING:
March 8th, 2017 Location: Teaching Theater
March
PetSmart Pet Adoptions
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Shift 1: 10 AM to 2 PM Shift 2: 2 PM to 6 PM
March
18
Time: 6:55 AM OR 2:55 PM
Car Wash Fundraiser 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
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Contact Us! NAME
POSITION
PHONE
Kelly Duong
President
kellyduong99@yahoo.com
832-418-7770
Winnie Lu
Vice President
wlu8886@yahoo.com
281-345-8237
Moselle Rodriguez
Vice President
mosellerodriguez@gmail.com
832-531-2552
Eghosa Amadin
Secretary
eghosaamadin7@yahoo.com
832-466-2322
Flora Yiakras
Treasurer
fyiakras@gmail.com
Nadia Sahli
Editor
nadiasahli.kc@gmail.com
832-613-4056
Kevin Dat Nguyen
Webmaster
kevindtnguyen9@gmail.com
832-366-5165
Kelly Lam
Head Historian
kellayelam@yahoo.com
Nadia Rodriguez
Historian
Nadrod1133@gmail.com
Giulana Seretti
Historian
giuliana.seretti@yahoo.com
Tiffany Hunter
Labay Builder’s Club
fanyhunter@gmail.com
Bryan Nguyen
Labay Builder’s Club
bryanthenguyener@gmail.com
Brianna Mascorro
Social Officer
briannamascorro4@gmail.com
Aryssa Yoon
Underclassman Rep.
aroosangel@gmail.com
Skye Crawford
Upperclassman Rep.
skyeann.crawford@gmail.com
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District Officers
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NAME
POSITION
Hyder Alikhan
3N Lieutenant Governor
3n.hyderalikhan@gmail.com
Dianna Cardenas
District Governor
GOVERNOR@TOKEYCLUB.COM
Mackenzie Merbach
District Secretary
SECRETARY@TOKEYCLUB.COM
Sophia Tran
District Editor
EDITOR@TOKEYCLUB.COM
Leia George
District Treasurer
TREASURER@TOKEYCLUB.COM
Chris Do
Convention Liaison
meganreynosa.kc@gmail.com
Paula Hoffman
Kiwanis Sponsor
PMHoffman28@aol.com
George Crowl
Cy-Fair Kiwanis Secretary
george.h.crowl@gmail.com
Judy Pomorksi
Region 12 Advisor
judypomorki@yahoo.com