Newsletter | December 2014
Key Club
Paschal High School Volume 3, Issue 9 | PHS | Key Club
Division 1S | Texas-Oklahoma District
December 2014
Table of Contents President's Note
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Happy New Year! Sundance Santa
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page 6 Shutterbug
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SERVICE
Salvation Army Bells page 13
Colors: Blue, Gold, White
Location: 31 countries around the world
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Established: 1925
~January 2015!~ Sun
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Sundane Santa - 2 shifts!
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Kids Winter Clothing Drive
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AGAPE 6:00pm
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CARING
George Clark Elem Library event
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AGAPE 6:00pm
25 X-mas woohoo
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AGAPE 6:00pm
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LEADERSHIP
President's Note Happy Holidays Paschal Key Club!!! With the new year under way, I'm so excited for the next 3 months ahead. I'm excited for all of the amazing things that we have left to do. With just over few months left, we have service projects that will change our communities. This year has been great so far, but I can't wait to see even greater successes in 2015. Thank you for being part of the Key Club community and keep up the good work! Let me know if you have any suggestions or questions. Yours in service, Junsung Lee
Editor's Note Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had safe and lovely holidays, and received lots of goodies! We have had an incredible first semester, and it's all because of you guys. You all did so much service, and you should be very proud of yourselves. Like Junsung, I am also excited for this next semester. DCON is coming up and we, for one, cannot wait! Yours in service, Sarika Sabnis
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p.s. Did you know the Tex-O-Key gives points for submitting jokes and/or facts? Send your jokes my way! I will reveal the new themes every month.
New Years' Resolutions The Board reveals their 2015 resolutions for Key Club.
Junsung Lee President 1. Higher attendance at service projects 2. More Donuts 3. More Service 4. More Fun 5. TOP 25
Janet Diaz Secretary
2. More projects+more advertisements +more socials after service projects; Lots of Key Clubbers at service projects 3. more socials. partyyyy! 4. that the board that’ll be elected in April/May is just as great as this one :’)
Diana Lee
COMMUNITY
1. Food and fun at our meetings; higher attendance
Treasurer 1. More hours 2. More members 3. Fundraisers $$$$$ 4. Social at Page’s mediacenter!!
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Day of Service: S
HONOR
by Sarik
Fort Worth Sister Cities is an organization I have been involv to Nagaoka, Japan for two weeks. It was one of the coolest ad friends amongst my host family, and the other delegation mem
Flash forward four years, and I have the pleasure and good fo Cities. Along with Key Club, this is one of the best organization other countries – it is a chance to leave your comfort zone an of “home sweet home”.
One of Sister Cities’ biggest fundraisers in Fort Worth takes p Sundance Square. The fundraiser contributes to scholarships 6, our very own Paschal Key Club participated in a jam-packe
Everyone had an absolute blast becoming elves for Santa C them on-site for the parents to marvel over and send as holiday back and forth to deliver photos, and maintaining a chirpy mood holiday spirits.
I cannot even begin to express how grateful and blown away I w Santa. There were at least 20 of us between the morning and the first time. I learned something very valuable on that day, and to help you, they will deliver. They will be there for you. I neede Key Club went above and beyond. I later got a message from t to the Key Club and to me. She also told me that because our a single day!
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Just a few more reasons why Key Club is so absolutely a happy I got to share a part of my life outside of Key Club with
Sundance Santa
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ved with since my 8th grade year, when I was lucky enough to travel dventures I have ever been a part of, and I made so many fantastic mbers, that I just had to stay involved!
ortune of leading the Youth International Board that makes up Sister ns I have joined in high school. It’s not just a club that sends you to nd explore a brand new environment, while still retaining that sense
Claus. We took portraits of the children sitting with Santa and printed y cards. It was a long and grueling day of making kids smile, running d. But in the end, we were happy to have a hand in lifting everyone’s
was that so many Key Club members came to help out with Sundance d evening shifts! It felt like I was letting everyone into my “home” for d I was almost emotional because of it: when you call upon your team ed my Key Club that day to help out my Sister Cities family, and my the Senior Program Manager at Sister Cities, with a huge thank you help, we made $4100, which is the most anyone has ever made in
awesome. They will be there for you when you need them. I was so the chapter. What a wonderful Christmas present!
SELFLESSNESS
place around the holiday season every year, in the newly renovated for many of the youth ambassadors traveling this year. And on Dec. ed day of service at the Sundance Santa service project!
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LEADERSHIP
Shutt
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SELFLESSNESS
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SERVING OTHERS
MORE INFORMATION
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WHAT IS KEY CLUB?
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Key Club is an international organzation with a mission to serve others. By being a part of Key Club at Paschal, you are given the opportunity to participate in service projects with friends and make a difference in your community. What could be better than helping others while having fun?
District Convention (DCON) is an event for the Tex-O-Key (Texas-Oklahoma District) to convene and learn more about Key Club, share experiences from the past year, and make more memories. From forums to banquets to caucuses and voting, DCON is an unforgettable experience.
For more info, visit www.keyclub.org.
Junior Moni Gunderson revisits DCON from her freshman year, "DCON was an action-packed incredibly fun, unforgettable weekend experience. I had somuch fun learning more about Key Club and meeting new people. I am so happy that I went and I am planning on going every year!"
WHAT IS KIWANIS? Designed for adults, Kwianis is an organization made up of service leaders in communities all over the world. With several goals in mind, Kiwanis partners with other organizations to provide help to those in need. Go to www.kiwanis.org/ kiwanis/about-kiwanis to learn more about the club. Kiwanis in Fort Worth helps support us in our endeavors, both financially and verbally. Be sure to attend one of their meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month. More info can be found in our meeting agendas!
MAJOR EMPHASIS PROGRAM The Major Emphasis Program we have chosen at Paschal is "It's Not Okay", a program with a goal to end bullying of all kinds. Teaming up with Paschal's very own Link Crew, we have worked to ensure that everyone knows the true meaning of It's Not Okay.
THE PHS KEY CLUB BOARD Page Trotter
President
Vice President
junsunglee01@gmail.com
trotter.page@gmail.com
Janet Diaz
Diana Lee
Secretary
Treasurer
diaz.janet02@gmail.com
dl981101@gmail.com
Sarika Sabnis
Jillian Daugherty
Editor sarikakuka@gmail.com
Members-At-Large Moni Gunderson, Sue Youn Oh, Ali Thorburn, Ashlie Devenney, Isheta Kumar, Zach Cristol
INTEGRITY
Junsung Lee
Parliamentarian jillian.daugherty111@gma il.com
Advisors Faculty: Mr. Bretthauer jbretthauer@sbcglobal.net Ms. Denton heather.denton1@fwisd.org Ms. Holland katie.holland@fwisd.org Kiwanis: Mrs. Naff jnaff31@gmail.com
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