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Meet the Division Club Presidents
Banquet Recap
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Service Highlights
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Club Points
May DCM: Otter Olympics
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Contact Information
Meet the
2017 - 2018 Division Club Presidents
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Kaitlyn
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Westminster
My plans for this year is to make the whole Key club experience specia l to all of the member s. With the numerous clubs th at already exist in W estminster HS, it’s not hard for Ke yclub to quickly blend in as “just another club”. So to fix this, I anticipa te on promoting Key club kn owledge and hosting more socials so members fe el much more at home in this club. I know my board will do an amazing job working towards this goal alo ngside me and I’m very excited of what’s to come fo r the rest of the term !!
Rancho Alamitos
Annie
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The 2017-2018 term can only be described as ambitious. Ranc ho
Alamitos is determined to fund raise harder, promote better, and
participate more as we try to make our club a respectable one in our school and division. We have made ambitious but not impossibl e goals
like raising $800 for our pref erred charities as well as incre asing
membership by 5 members per grade level. Hopefully this can be
accomplished through intense fundraising as well as adverti sing about our club. Alongside these goa ls, Rancho Key Club is also tryi ng to
increase our number of Fall Rally and District Convention attend ees
since they have been at a reco rd low the previous years. Desp ite
these big goals, we will not lose sight of our original purposes of
spreading service, care, and leadership to our community. To promote
care and service, Rancho is tryi ng to implement different serv ice
activities at our meetings so those unable to attend a wee kend
event may still earn hours. In order to facilitate leadersh ip, the club has expanded its board and opened up new opportunities to take initiative. We are even hoping to host our own training conf erences for members at the beginnin g of the school year. With the proper time and dedication, these goa ls can be achieved in Rancho Alamitos Key Club’s new term. As the 2017 -2018 president, I am excited to see the changes our club will brin g as we continue to serve and reach our full potentials.
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Greetings! My name is Annie Van and I have the honor of being the pre sident of Santiago’s Ke y Club for this term. One goal that my board and I have for this term is to ha ve fun through servic e and interactions with our members We want to show our members that Key Clu b is a club for everyo ne by promoting “inclusiveness” , as it is one of the co re values. Anyone is welcomed in our key Club family. To gether, we will share our passi on for volunteering an d make unbreakable bonds. An other goal we have is to maintain member rete ntion while increasing membership. By being passionate ab out Key Club and sprea ding the spirit, other will be motivated to do so to o. I am excited for the start of this term with you! <3
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Santiago
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Bella
Heyo Division 4 North Key Club bers! My name is Bella Janbo and I’m honored to serv e as La Quinta club’s president for this term. I’m so excited to make Key Club more than just volunteering- but a fam ily that helps each other gro w to reach our fullest potential. Key Club has become my second family, a place where I feel safe to be myself.The friendships I have formed, the leader I have become, and the memories I have made all help ed me become the person I am today. Allow yourself to exp erience the endless opportunit ies Key Club provides, and I guaran tee you’ll have an entire gro up of supporters guiding you alon g every step of the way.The 2017-2018 LQ board and I wel come you to a year of service, friendship, and memories tha t’ll last a lifetime. Remember, “Be the change you wish to see”.
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Janbo
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Mikey
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Century
Hello! Well my plans fo r this term is help make our small club gr ow and recruit more freshman for the clu b.
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Bolsa Grande
Bao-Van
For this term, I’m planning to raise the spirit of my members can create tons of socials for them to bond. I also hope to ha ve socials with other schools as well! Our club w ill have a lot of fundraisers co ming soon. Such fundraisers wou ld be like Key Club A pparel! I’m real ly excited to w ork with everyone and hope that this term will be otterific <3
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Garden Grove
My plan for this term is to incr ease our member retention and boost our club’s reputation to its former glory! Last term we didn’t go any fundraisers and this term will definitely be dif ferent! Already, we’ve had a surplus of events and we have also been trying to increase our collective hou rs as a club! I want to make Key Club a family and a memorable high school experience for our members, not just something they can put on their college applica tions. Garden Grove’s board this term so far has sho wn lots of promise and enthusiasm and I know that we’ll be successful!
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Hillary
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Hello!! This is term I re ally want to focus on fundraising an d more attendance to events. I also want to have the board connect with the memb ers as much as possibl e so that we can have a friendly member/ board relationship. Ov erall, I want this term s to be as successful as the last.
Santa Ana Valley Valley has a lot of plans for fundraising.
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Tina
We have a very humble goal of $300 split between PTP and Project Elim inate, but we plan on exceeding that by at least $1000 from current fundraising projects of selling coupon books and having an acai bowl truck cat er our school’s Girls Water Polo Junior Olympics. We also would like to donate to our preferred cha rity Gobble Gobble Give. Lastly, our club will educat e future members on what Key Club is by being featured on our school’s monthly school video recap.
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On May 28th, 2017, W estminster Key Club ho sted our banquet to ho nor our term of service an d our seniors who will be leaving. Every single bo ard member of the new te rm put a lot of time an d effort into preparing the banquet and exec uting it. Our president, Kaitlyn Huynh, put in so much of her own time and mo ney into the event an d ultimately made it a very special night to all . Board members came early to set up and pa ss tickets out to arriving members. The food se lection ranged from ch ow mein to pad thai to fr ied rice. Once a majority of our members arrived , we began socializing an d getting to know ea ch other more. At our table, we tried starting a fe w ice breakers to get to know one another. After socializing, we started handing out awards, an d my best friend, Nath an Lai, was awarded soph omore member of the year! I’m extremely pr oud of his hard work and ef forts into Key Club! W e also got to hear our IP Board members give a heart warming speech and sh ow their dance video they prepared. The night en ded with some final re marks and it was a tr uly unforgettable event. Words can’t describe how I felt or how amaz ing the event was, but I know that it’s something I’ll never forget.
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Service Highlights May 19 th 2017
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May 20 th - 21st 2017
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May 13 th 2017
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May 20 th - 21st 2017
- T” ina Tran
May DCM:
Otter Olympics
Member of
Vivian Mai Nguyen
An upcoming junior at
westminster high school and active, dedicated key club
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Truong Vu, Joseph the MonthNguyen, Edwards, and Isabella Nguyen
Officer of
Don Le
A current garden grove high school student who plays tennis on his free time.
( ): Arvin Nguyen, Don Le, and Thomas Ha. Pictured Left to right
Club of
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Isabella Nguyen, Ana Nguyen,
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Contact Information Secretary Kathy Trinh dawgdawgkat@ gmail.com
Member Recognition Cathy Nguyen cathyxnguyenx@ gmail.com
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