DRAGON TRAINING 101: Bringing Service to Life The Official Newsletter of the Nacogdoches High School Key Club
Texas-Oklahoma District Region 10 | Division 14
Volume 1 | Issue 6
August 2013
FTC On August 3rd, our officers and our new sponsor loaded up an Expedition and headed to Mineola, Texas for our Fall Training Conference. At the FTC, we were able to learn more about our individual roles as Key Club officers and the Eliminate Project. The series of presentations were very beneficial because we gathered a wealth of information. We plan to organize a “Trample Out Tetanus 5K” for January and all proceeds go towards eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus, an event suggested by the conference leaders. Also, we were fortunate enough to have the district governor, Luke Broussard, at the FTC. He explained his reasoning behind his Governor’s project which gave us a much better understanding of the desired goal and what we need to do as a club in order to reach the goal.
HIGHWAY CLEANUP While the officers were road tripping to Mineola, many of our members were making our two mile stretch of highway beautiful once more. We would like to extend a huge thanks to those who sacrificed sleeping in a couple more hours and cleaning up our highway! Members present include Reid Perry, Tara Smith,Abby Hendricks, Cole Badders, and Victoria Hetrick!
GARDENING Due to the fact that our old sponsor is currently at Carpenter Elementary School, we would like to create a strong relationship between our club and the
school. Carpenter has a program where the kids plant and garden and grow different herbs and vegetables. In order for the gardens to be ready for this year’s kids to start their own garden, something had to be done with the old crops. On August 19-20, our officers spent their evenings pulling weeds and crops from eight garden beds, getting them ready for the fall semester!
ESL
Recently members of the Key Club class were given the opportunity to socialize with members of the English as a Second Language Class. My ESL experience was a lot more interesting than I expected. The kids actually interacted with me and connected with me as we discussed our lives. Not only did we talk about their moving experiences, but we had the opportunity talk about what we did leisurely. They impressed me because many of them had better grammar than some adults I know. It’s was interesting seeing how much in common we all had, despite the differences in the places we were from. NATHAN HARSHBARGER Member
FISH CAMP Every August, NHS puts on an orientation of sorts for incoming freshmen. At Fish Camp, freshmen get to experience a pep rally, get their class schedule, get a tour of the school,, and see everything that NHS has to offer. Prior to the pep rally, NHS organizations set up booths in order to provide information about their respective clubs to the freshmen. It was a great opportunity to explain to students, some who have never even heard of Key Club, what we are all about.
FAMILY SERVICE When tragedy strikes, no matter your relation to the individual, it is important to come together in order to help out as much as possible. A local family with two children recently had their house burn down, and they were left with nothing. One of our officer’s fathers asked us to go to Walmart and get everything that they would need and his company would cover the cost. Although we did not pay for the items, five of our officers and our sponsor gathered all the necessities that a family of four needs: kitchen appliances, toiletries, food, bathroom supplies, clothes, and more. It was such a humbling and eye opening experience. We are so very fortunate for all that we have and we seldom realize that in an instant, it all can be gone.
STADIUM CLEANUP On August 23, the Nacogdoches Dragons had a football scrimmage. What do we do at 8 a.m. on Saturday mornings following a home football game? Why, clean the stadium, of course. Huge thanks to Bryce Barham, Lexie Rocco, Jordan Palmer, Najah Patton, and Sarahbeth Shipp!
SCHEDULES A new school year means new opportunities, new faces, and new class schedules. Key Club members and officers along with Student Council members assisted the Nacogdoches High School counselors in distributing schedules and report cards from the previous year on August 21.
KIWANIS
FALL RALLY
During the summer, especially the month of August, officers and members attended the weekly Kiwanis luncheons. Our average attendance was around five Key Clubbers per week. Not only did we get the learn about what their club was doing, but we also had the privilege of getting to know the members of our sponsoring Kiwanis club. The connections that we form now through Kiwanis can be very beneficial
Fall Rally is just around the corner! It will be on Saturday, September 28. If you have never been to Fall Rally, I highly suggest you come with us this year! Six Flags shuts down the whole park for Key Club members from all around Texas-Oklahoma and it is a great experience to meet people with the same passion for service as you! At Fall Rally, they will be doing many things that you do not want to miss! It will be held during Six Flags’ Fright Fest! You will be able to find out this year’s DCON theme and interact with other clubs in the district! Also, this year’s DCON will be April 24-29, 2014! Make sure to mark your calenders! DCON is a favorite Key Club event among many!
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SLIP N’ SLIDE It’s that time of year again! Our Back to School Slip N’ Slide Social will be on Tuesday, September 3! It will start at 6:30 and last until 8:30. It will be at Lexie Rocco’s house. In order to help pay for the water slide, we ask that each member bring $3! Also, Please bring food and drinks to share; this will give you a head start on your hours! Cannot wait to see everyone!
PROJECT SOS Every year when school begins our community gets together and puts on a fundraising event called Project Supply Our Schools. Project SOS had a “Fill the Bus” event outside of Walmart on August 13. Officers, including Jordan Palmer, Lexie Rocco, Maggie King, and McKenna Skeeters, stood outside of Walmart asking for donations and supplies. All donations and supplies are to benefit underprivileged children in Nacogdoches ISD and surrounding areas. Nacogdoches Kiwanis members, LouAnn and Denny Jones, were at event.
Are you the sharpest crayon in the box? I’m where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I? Know the answer? Get an hour!
SET SAIL The great thing about Key Club class is that the members in the class can provide so many more ideas and incite into topics that our officers just do not always think about. One instance among many this occurred was when our new theme for the 2013-2014 school year was born. We are “retiring” our previous proposed theme of “Color Your Community with Service” and announcing this year’s new theme. Our theme for this year will be... SET SAIL WITH SERVICE. I hope everyone is as excited as we are for this year and our new theme!
Quote of the Week
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. -One Tree Hill
KEY DATES Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 SEPT Officer’s Meeting
2 Labor Day
3 4 Back to School Social Slip N’ Slide
5
6
7 Back to School Dance
8 Officer’s Meeting
9 KC Meeting Chalk Social
10
11 Drug Testing
12
13 14 Lufkin Game Stadium Cleanup Pep Rally
16 Duke and Duchess DUE
17
18
19
20 Set up for garage sale 4:30 - 6:30
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26
27 28 NHS Tailgate Fall Rally Social Stadium Pep Rally Cleanup Hallsville Game 4 5 Homecoming Homecoming Dance
Valet 15 Officer’s Meeting
21 Garage Sale 8-12 a.m. ACT
KC Meeting 22 Officer’s Meeting
23 KC Meeting
24
29 Officer’s Meeting
30 KC Meeting
2 1 OCT Field Rehearsal for Homecoming
3
8
10
6 Officer’s Meeting
7 KC Meeting
9
Stadium Cleanup 11
12 Alzheimer’s Run set up @ 6:30 Take down @ 9:30
KEY CONTACTS NACOGDOCHES KEY CLUB OFFICERS
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Jordan Palmer (903)413-2796
HISTORIAN Bryce Barham (936)585-1210
GOVERNOR Luke Broussard
VICE PRESIDENT Lexie Rocco (936)645-5659
PUBLIC RELATIONS Kim Fuentes (936)615-4957
SECRETARY Usman Hyder
SECRETARY Mita Coker (936)645-6102
WEBMASTER Reid Perry (936)615-7613
LTG DIVISION 14 TREASURER McKenna Skeeters Jeffery Kyle Smith (936)645-2260 (936)645-2245 EDITOR Maggie King (936)371-3675
SPONSOR Ms. Ferrell (936)585-2995
governor@tokeyclub.com
secretary@tokeyclub.com
TREASURER Isaiah Vallequinones treasurer@tokeyclub.com
EDITOR Tashrima Hossain
editor@tokeyclub.com (713)505-2252
CONVENTION LIAISON
Grace Liu
cl@tokeyclub.com (817)962-8945
Maggie King (936) 371 - 3675 | margking14@gmail.com Nacogdoches High School Key Club | Division 14