NGKC August Newsletter North Garland High School Region 9 District 2S Volume 9 Issue 3
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ANGELA LIANTHONG (SECRETARY) Hello! It's cool to see us getting back into the grind of volunteering, so continue to earn those community service hours with us when y'all have the time! I look forward to seeing everyone at our first meeting on September 8th. Come over with your friends and grab some free pizza!!!
DANIEL NGUYEN (TREASURER) Hi Key Club!! I'm so excited to start a new, normal year with you all and greet all the new members. Here's to a successful year with lots of chances for volunteering and socials!
ALVINA TRAN (EDITOR) Hello! Now that we are getting back to the norm, I hope to see some more new faces in the club. I know that school can be stressful and hard to manage with Key Club, but try your best to show up to some events. I look forward to meeting you all in our first general meeting on Sepember 8!
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Sept. 8th After School Cafeteria As customary, there will be pizza!
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A Helping Hand
Attention Crochet Crew! Our crochet club will commence every week on Wednesdays after school in Mr. Blakley's classroom. If you are interested on joining, contact an officer!
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A Helping Hand is a project that serves to raise awareness for children in the foster care system and advocates for foster kids who are struggling emotionally or financially. By donating items such as hygiene products, coloring books, school items, gifts, and clothing, you, too, can lend a helping hand!
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august riddle What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Message Submit a screenshot of your completed activity to any officer on Remind, Discord or email to keyclubnghs@gmail.com to earn thirty Key Club minutes!
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color run 08/14
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Crochet Club Meetings Join our crochet club every Wednesday to crochet items for donation.
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General Meetings Join our bi-weekly meetings! Free pizza at our first meeting. Time: After school Location: Cafeteria
Our Calling Help prepare food or organize essential items for the homeless. Time: 9a to 11 a Location: 1702 S Cesar Chavez Blvd
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Unlocking the Future WRITTEN BY DANIEL NGUYEN
With the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic largely behind us, the future is looking brighter, both for the world and the future of our club. That being said, I anticipate that we as a board have one major goal to accomplish this 2021-22 school year: securing the future of Key Club at North Garland High School by way of example.
satisfaction in hard work and volunteering, so that, when this school year ends, our chapter in this story may end but a new one will begin. When it does, I hope that our chapter may serve as a stepping stone for another interesting and rich chapter to come.
As most of our current board is composed of seniors as well as a large portion of our club, there is a worry about the future of our club. This year will be a critical moment for our club’s future. When all the seniors leave, it can either end in devastation for the club or the club may very well be able to continue on as one of the best clubs at North Garland High School. If I were to choose, I’d say I’d rather choose the latter. It wouldn’t go well with me if our year were not to leave a legacy for the future to follow and learn from, especially at such a critical time.
Season after season, the deciduous trees change the color of their leaves, yet they are still at their core a sturdy testament to the beauty of life. Year after year, the faces of our club may change, but at our core, we are still a club of leadership, of character building, of caring, of inclusiveness, and of great friends and great memories.
However, the question remains: how do we ensure we pass the torch down as bright and flickering with life as it is to the next generation of North Garland Key Club? My answer to that is through making this 2021-22 school year a great year. If we can show the younger generation what it means to be Key Club, we have done our job to guarantee the future. What exactly does a great year entail? It means creating fun memories for our members, both old and especially the new. We anticipate broadening our membership base to underclassmen. We anticipate finding, diversifying, and documenting our events and experiences. We anticipate fun times, laughs, and
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Waiting For An Outcome WRITTEN BY AMY NGUYEN
All events I attend, every meeting, everything that we do in key club, inspires me to keep going. Waking up really early, feeling grumpy and gloomy, getting ready, and leaving the house. Stepping into a new experience, doing what we do, it makes all the negativity go away. I always feel like I never have time to do anything, but when we’re all together, it feels like time is slowing down, not racing back to what we usually do, but what now is becoming a time in history. There are moments in life where time just makes things slip away, and others stick with our conscience until the end of time. I remember going to Trusted World and spending time with members of the key club, but I don't remember what we talked about or what things I specifically saw. I wish to remember, the question that runs through my mind when I can’t recall anything is “Why was I so happy that day?”. Juggling things in my current life, and being a part of a club seems all so stressful. Being a part of too many things could make stress worse, right? Not exactly, it releases my stress and makes me happy when the school year cannot. Loads and loads of work come my way, but then an event pops up and it feels like an outlet for my worries. The thing that I learned from key club, which may not be entirely tied to it, is that you shouldn't rush, you should take a step back, analyze, and then take that step forward. It has taught me patience, and to look on the bright side. Rushing into things and worrying every second makes a person feel overwhelmed, and may cause a breakdown. It can hurt a person because many sources of stress just feels like you can’t take a minute to take a breath. Collaborating with key club has
made me realize that you don’t need to rush, you can take a second to breathe. With made me realize that you don’t need to rush, you can take a second to breathe. With patience, it makes perfection, and with that, it makes things a bit easier. Like putting cans and bags of food into a box, making sure every corner has something filled with, stacking it nicely for the person receiving it to see how much care it had been put into it. Or sorting clothes, making sure they go in the right pile so the outcome would be that it would go to the right kid that wears the right size. They would have something nice and comfortable to wear because you went the extra mile. Everything we do in our club, it feels like we have a “cause” then a “effect”. The “effect” part makes someone’s day, and that just makes the whole situation put a smile on my face, and on theirs. You may not be able to see it, but it's there. That is what I have learned, lots and lots of patience. watingforanoutcome.jpg
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PARTNERS March of Dimes strives to prevent birth defects and infant deaths by conducting research on infant health. They are committed to preventing premature births and have launched campaigns to promote the importance of prenatal care.
UNICEF
UNICEF works to protect children and their rights, ensuring protection for children suffering from war, poverty, disabilities, exploitation, and violence. UNICEF also advocates for the equal rights of women and girls and are working to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, which are set to attain a sustainable future and leave no one behind.
Children's Miracle Network raises funds for children’s hospitals, medical research and awareness for children’s health issues. They have raised funds for 170 children’s hospitals across North America.
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March of Dimes
Children's Miracle Network
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Officer Information President Ai Do aido102816@gmail.com Vice President Isabella Ignacio IsaIgnacio108@gmail.com
LTG Tisha Gautam ltg2s@tokeyclub
Vice President Chris Vo vochris102@gmail.com
Regional Advisor Dennis Hogan region8@tokeyclub
Secretary Angela Lianthong angelalianthong@gmail.com
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Advisor Joel Blakley jrblakle@garlandisd.net
District Board
Secretary Claire Nguyen cyanflower85@gmail.com
Govenor Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com
Treasurer Daniel Nguyen dnbusi20@gmail.com
Secretary Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com
Historian Amy Nguyen littlepugamy@gmail.com
Treasurer Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com
Webmaster Alvin Tran alvin33220@gmail.com
Editor Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com
Editor Alvina Tran alvina22440@gmail.com
Convention LIason Valerie Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com
Editor Ivy Nguyen ivklan000@gmail.com
Technology Producer Noah Obuya technproducer@tokeyclub.com
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Reminder
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
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