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Randall Key Region 1 | Division 7/33
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | October 2020
Table of Contents Editor’s Note Riddle of the Month Photo Human of Texas-Oklahoma “Falling” in Love With Key Club Photo Upcoming Events October Calendar District Officers RHS Officers Partnerships
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Editor’s Note Howdy Key Club!! It’s spooky season!! Enjoy your October and be safe by keeping your mask on and washing your hands! Go get your hours!
Your Editor, Katherine Fox
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Riddle of the Month
Where do fish keep their money?
Riverbank
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Photo By: Alex Collins
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Human Of Texas-Oklahoma: Alex Collins My name is Alex Collins. I am Native American and the Vice President of the Randall High School Key Club. I joined Key Club when I heard about it from my friends, which just so happened to be board members of Key Club. I knew that it would look good on my college applications and that was honestly the first reason that I joined. After being a part of the club and realizing how much the club was able to help out other people it only furthered my interest in Key Club. Not only was it making other people feel better, but it was beneficial to me and my mental/emotional health. Helping other people makes me happy and I wish I had joined Key Club earlier! Volunteering through Key Club has improved my life exponentially. Not only has it affected me emotionally, it has helped me overcome some of the challenges that I experience mentally. Creating connections is a major part of life as an adult and Key Club has helped me understand how to do that. Through these connections, I will be able to connect with local volunteer centers no matter where I am. Being a part of Key Club has shown me that helping others goes both ways and if you treat others with kindness and give your free time to help others, it can not only impact their life, but yours as well. Another aspect that Key Club has personally helped me with is my leadership skills. After joining there was a chance to become part of the board, as a class representative. It meant that I would need to get 2 more hours of community service than was required for normal board members. This was an easy choice for me since I was already getting more hours than I needed. Although I am in leadership positions in other organizations, Key Club specifically has forced me out of my comfort zone and helped me grow into the leader that I want to be and will continue to help me further in my life. My favorite project within Key Club would have to be the one that is the most impactful to my personal life: Snak Pak 4 Kids. This is the most impactful to me since my family gets Snak Paks and I know my little brother enjoys them so much. It's also a very welcoming group of people that run it. Since it's only an hour per day, it's easy and repetitive. Near the end we fill bags and I can picture each bag going to a kid with the same expression as my brother when he sees the food in the bags, especially when there's a chocolate pudding cup, which is everyone's favorite.
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“Falling” in Love With Key Club By:Katie Fox
My name is Katie Fox, and I am the editor for Randall High School’s 2020-2021 Key Club. My entire life, I’ve been told to serve others as I’d want to be served, and hold myself accountable for what I could do to help my community in times of need. I grew up in a Roman Catholic household, and I believe this is where my love and need to help and serve others came from. Since I was about five years old, I can remember doing countless service projects with my family. We would always go to the church and participate in food and clothing drives, creating bags of goods for the homeless in the city, lead the children in schooling while their parents were given the opportunity to work, and collect money to send to our shelters and clothing centers. When I moved my Freshman year of high school to a completely new town with new opportunities, and a new church, I was not sure where I was supposed to go to do all of the things I wanted to do and felt the desire to accomplish. I hadn't found a new church to call home yet, and I felt lost without something to go do or someone to help. It was easier to get involved at my brand new high school because my parents were having trouble figuring out where we wanted to attend church. So, I searched for clubs and organizations to keep myself busy. My best friend, who serves as the President of Randall High School Key Club, introduced me to the idea of this club my sophomore year. She had told me of the many opportunities I could have just by signing up and attending a few events to get hours. At first, I didn't know how I felt about being in such a time commitment or how much I liked the structure of the club. It was not until my first actual event that I knew Key Club at Randall was the place for me. I was able to help people in need like I had been doing my whole life, and I could do it at school and be with my peers and friends, and share that same joy with them. The best part is that I’m able to do even more projects at church because I’ve created bonds with a few of the leaders of organizations I attend for school. Falling in love with Key Club was one of the best choices of my high school years, and I’m excited to see where it leads me next!
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Photo By: Emily Klein
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Upcoming Events Week of November 2nd: Key Club Week November 2nd and 3rd: Snak Pak 4:30-5:30 November 11th: Flag Pickup
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October Calendar
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District Officers Governor: Kareena Patel, governor@tokeyclub.com Secretary: Vivian Thai, secretary@tokeyclub.com Treasurer: Raj Patel, treasurer@tokeyclub.com Editor: Katelyn Tran, editor@tokeyclub.com Convention Liason: Kaitlyn Roehr, cl@tokeyclub.com Technology Producer: Alina Dam, techproducter@tokeyclub.com International Trustee: Salma Eldeeb, salma.eldeeb@keyclub.org 12
RHS Officers President: Emily Klein, (806) 290-7474 Vice President: Leila Tharp, (281) 546-7656 Membership Secretary: Maci Kyle, (806) 236-3963 Recording Secretary: Kaeleigh Miller, (910) 358-4661 Parliamentarian: Zane Perry, (806) 231-6881 Editor: Katherine Fox, (817) 739-3106 Historian: Niki Borron, (806) 673-1651
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Partnerships
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