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Volume 3 | Issue 1 | May 2017 “Service
never goes out of style!”
Randall High School Key Club | Division 7/33
Editor’s Note Hello Key Clubbers, I’m excited to say that this is my very first newsletter! I’m grateful for the opportunity to be the editor for the 2017-2018 school year. I hope you all enjoy my publications.
Yours in Service, Chantha Dalena Le
Table Table Of Of Contents Contents 02
Editor’s Note
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Contents
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Recognition
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Article
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Good-bye
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Raider Recap
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June Calendar
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July Calendar
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Officer Information
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Partnerships
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Executive Board PRESIDENT: Maddy Sheffield “I applied to be president because I wanted to change my club for the better and see more people with a heart for service join our club. My job is to institute those changes and make sure everyone feels included and valued. I’ve found my passion serving in Key Club. I now know what I could do for the rest of my life and never get tired of. I love this club with all of my heart and can’t wait to see just how much we’ll grow this year!”
VICE PRESIDENT: Andrew Somerville “Key Club has allowed me to meet so many different people and become great friends with all of them. So many people don’t see the social aspect of Key Club but we’re honestly a big group of friends. I applied for VP because I really wanted to serve my club and I hold a deep respect for the position and my predecessor. I am included in all board decisions and help encourage members to stay active and come to events. I love my position.”
HISTORIAN: Victoria Pina-Smith “Being in Key Club has helped me appreciate all the gifts I have been given since we help those less fortunate. I have also learned responsibility since we need to get to events and get 6 hours each month. I decided to apply for my position because I wanted to be more active in board and it’s impact to the club. My job is to take pictures at events and put them into a scrapbook!”
EDITOR: Chantha Dalena Le “I’ve been in key club for two years. I decided to apply for editor because I’m interested in journalism and I wanted to create a way that everyone can feel included in this organization through seeing my newsletters. Key club has made me a kinder and more giving person. It has also opened my eyes to giving back to your community.”
PARLIAMENTARIAN: Kami Velarde “This is my third year in Key Club and I hope to continue with service projects through college! I applied for parliamentarian because I wanted to incorporate even more communication in our club through managing the social media. Key club has made me realize how huge of a difference a single person can make in their community through service.”
RECORDING SECRETARY: Jessica Harris “My job as recording secretary is to pretty much just write down what happens at meetings and report and do the minutes. I chose to do this job because I was ready to become even more involved in Key Club. Key Club, while being a positive impact on the community, has also changed me for the better. It has made me more confident and has allowed me to make many great friends and memories. KEY CLUB IS LIFE.”
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Chloe Ashton “Being in Key Club has changed my life because it has helped me become more social and interactive with the people at my school. As membership secretary, I help maintain the hours our Key Club ears. A fun fact about me is that I enjoy reading!”
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Madalynn Reid “When I first joined Key Club I was pretty shy and quiet and public speaking was out of the question but now because of Key Club I’m very outgoing and talking in front of people doesn’t both me. I applied for membership secretary because I saw it was the place I could make the biggest improvement. I enter hours and keep track of member meeting attendance.”
The Hope & Healing Place On May 8, 2017, Randall High School’s key club members volunteered at The Hope and Healing Place near downtown Amarillo. Hope and Healing Place is a non-profit organization that seeks to help grieving children and families find support and understanding in their community during a time of loss. The Hope and Healing Place in Amarillo offers a variety of support groups, based on age group and an individual’s personal situation. They do this because it is beneficial for children or teens to find others that may be able to relate to themselves; therefore, lessening their pain and normalizing their experience. Hope and Healing Place’s goal is to provide a safe, accepting and fun environment for those experiencing emotional challenges. Upon arrival, key club members were given a short summary of the Hope and Healing Place along with a tour of the downstairs facilities, which is where they typically hold sessions for children. We were guided down a hall to see the children’s play room. Across from the room was a wall where many children has stuck post-it notes to the wall, expressing how they felt. A few of them included sentiments such as “I miss my dad”. We were then led to other rooms, such as where they held group conversations. We were told that upstairs was used mostly for teens and adults. Lastly, we arrived at the craft room. Our task was to paint birdhouses and encouraging signs. The birdhouses would be used as awards for winners of the half
marathon Hope and Healing Place was holding. The signs would be placed around the half marathon to keep runners motivated. We painted for a few hours, many finding inspiration from birdhouse designs on the internet, while others simply used their imagination. Before us, we had a variety of colors, brushes, and even stencils. We encountered some difficulties through our process such as a continuous lack of white paint, a rogue white pen stuck inside a birdhouse, or simply misplacing a brush stroke. A few people even finished a second birdhouse in the time we were there. However, a few slow and detailed painters took the entire time to create one birdhouse. After birdhouses, we began to work on posters. Likewise, the posters were equally as colorful as the birdhouses. Many contained catchy slogans or funny catch phrases as a source of inspiration. A few of us, Jamie Roy, Kami Velarde, and I ended up staying a few minutes after the rest had left in order to finish our poster. Although we all left at different times, it was evident that every member enjoyed volunteering at the Hope and Healing Place.
Class of 2017 Last Words Gracelynn Wilson “I have learned to be outgoing and not be scared to talk because something so simple as a ‘hello’ could change a person’s life. After high school, a life lesson that I plan to bring with me that I’ve learned from Key Club is to go at whatever I do with full force and not be scared. At the end of the day, what I thought about doing never changed anything. For words of wisdom for next year’s members, I want to say that ‘service never goes out of style’ is the cutest thing ever and I can’t wait to see all you accomplish. Thank you all for an amazing Key Club year! Lots of love.”
Bethany Malcolm “Key Club has helped helped me grow as a leader. Everyone in Key Club I now consider my family. I have grown to love everyone in Key Club and everything about Key Club. A life lesson that I’ve learned is that not everything will go your way. Sometimes you just have to get up and fix your hair and keep going. I want to tell next year’s member’s that they shouldn’t be afraid to try new things. Take a risk. You might love the outcome.”
Raider Recap Hope & Healing Place HHP is a place for grieving children and families to find support in their community. After a quick tour of their facilities, key club members began to paint birdhouses and signs for the upcoming HHP Half Marathon, which took place on May 21. The birdhouses were awarded to runners while the signs encouraged them throughout the marathon. May 8, 2017
Cinco De Mayo Downtown Amarillo annually celebrates Cinco De Mayo with food stands and music. Key club members who volunteered to help with this event had the task of throwing away trash. However, club members were also given the opportunity to sample different fajitas, listen to the live bands, and enjoy themselves during this holiday. May 5, 2017
Bags of Hope
May 18, 2017
Bags of Hope is a new charity program in Amarillo by the organization Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle (CCTXP). In this program, club members were given large bags to fill with various food items. These food items would then be given to the organization’s “grocery store� to help with the Hunger Project, which is a program that assists individuals and families that are living on a low or fixed income, often due to age or disability.
What you missed this month!
Scavenger Hunt Hope & Healing Place Bags of Hope
Cityview Field Day
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Key Club Banquet
June
Bookmark it! CareNet Flag Pickup Ronald McDonald House Family Support Services
July
Service Projects for
July Flag Pickup Ronald McDonald House Family Support Services School Registration
Officer Information
A Huge “Thank You” To…