Volume XVIIII, Issue: 8| December 16, 2014
THE KEY CHAIN The Official Newsletter of the Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club
2014 EHTHS KEY CLUB HOLIDAY CIRCLE pgs. 4-6
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CONTENTS & EDITOR’S LETTER 1| COVER 2| CONTENTS + EDITOR’S LETTER
3| PRESIDENT’S + OTHER MESSAGES 4| MAJOR EVENTS Fa-la-la-la-Holiday Circle! 5-6| PHOTO WALL Photos from the 2014 Holiday Circle! 7| FUN PAGE A page filled with fun activities and a Key Clubber of the Month 8| CONTACTS Contacting your Officer Board is essential for staying up-todate with your Key Club’s activities and events.
On the cover: This is a picture of the impromptu conga line that formed during the Holiday Circle Freeze Dance! Even Santa Claus joined in on the fun!
One of the games at this year’s Holiday Day circle was “Pin the Nose on Rudolph!” The kids had a lot of fun spinning around and even laughing When they missed! Thanks to Recognition Committee For creating such a cute Rudolph!
EDITOR’S LETTER Hi guys! I am sosoosososoSOOOO excited that it is finally December! Long breaks, snow days, ugly Christmas sweaters, ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, hot chocolate, I could honestly go on forever. There are so many great things about not only the holiday season, but the service season! Along with December comes our Key Club’s annual Holiday Circle! Holiday Circle is an event held at Davenport Elementary School for little kids that go there. The day consists of fun games and lots of dancing and food. I will proudly say that Holiday Circle is my favorite Key Club event ever! This year has upheld my love for this event and went flawlessly. Thanks to Cody Kiedaisch for being our Santa Claus this year! I hope none of the kids see this, do kids even believe in Santa these days? Also, thanks to Major Emphasis and Advocacy Committee for preserving the great Holiday Circle and providing some delicious pretzels. Shoutout to whoever made those peppermint cookies, I love you. Sadia Alam Editor
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PRESIDENT’S + OTHER MESSAGES PRESIDENT’S LETTER Dear Key Clubbers!, I hope everyone is just as excited as I am for Winter break! The new year is coming, and that only means that we have new projects and possibilities coming up with our club. Elections will be coming up real soon, so if you are interested for a club or district position, please contact me or an officer as soon as possible! It is a great way to gain leadership and communication skills as well as making friends. I would also like to mention that Holiday Circle was amazing, and I would like to thank our Major Emphasis/ Advocacy committee for making this all possible. It truly was a wonderful event, and I'm glad that we were able to continue this annual event for another year! Thank you for everyone who came out to volunteer for this event and also to those who donated food/drinks. This wouldn't have been possible without your generosity. Our next event will be Volleyball-A-Thon, and I know everyone is looking forward to that! It would be great if you could all start thinking about creating teams together. Remember that it is first come, first serve, and we only have a limited number of teams that we are able to accept. I hope that everyone has an amazing winter break and ends up being refreshed ready to participate in more projects for 2015!
LTG
One of the great things about Key Club is all of the leadership opportunities it provides! A very important and greatly coveted position in the Key Club hierarchy is Lieutenant Governor. The job of the LTG is to be the messenger of sorts for High School Key Clubs and Kiwanis. Every LTG is assigned a district that contains a couple of High Schools. These schools become a family of sorts under the care of their governor. Being the Lieutenant Governor of a district requires a lot of organization and public speaking skills. Running means that you are ready to take responsibility for a whole district. Although elec-
-50 hours are needed for every general member by the end of the service year -If you still need change for anything, please contact Chidera Asiegbu, our club Treasurer
Yours in Caring and Service, Kenneth Ye
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR
-T-Shirts are still on sale, they’re only $10! Do I hear an idea for a Christmas present??????
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tions are a little ways away, it is never too early to begin preparing! Even if you run and don’t get the position, the experience itself will allow you to run for another leadership position when the club’s elections come up! Winning the election isn't always going to happen but the experience you’ll get from it will definitely help you greatly in the future! If you’re interested in this position, feel free to contact any of the officers with questions and also make sure to speak to Dianna Torres, our current Division 1B LTG! (pictured to the right)
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MAJOR EVENTS
HOLIDAY CIRCLE Holiday Circle is one of the biggest events that our Key Club holds every year. It is an event held at Davenport Elementary School for the kids that go there. They spend the whole day playing not only with their friends, but with Santa Claus and a lot of our volunteers! The event itself started at 9 o’clock and included freeze dancing, Santa Says, and many other games! There were also a lot of arts and crafts stations that were around the cafeteria! Stations such as snowman popcorn cups and reindeer food making were a hit! I asked many little kids if they were having fun and all of them agreed and were excited to come next year! It’s great to see that our club has continued to make Holiday Circle a memorable event for not only the elementary school goers, but the volunteers that participate in the event! Thanks to everyone who also came in to setup at 7 am and stayed after to help cleanup! I hope to see you all again next year, I know I’ll definitely be there!
Naati Hamda, 10 Hanson Ky, 10
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FUN PAGE As of now, I will be accepting nominations for Key Clubber of the Month. You can recommend anyone you want and they could show up in the next newsletter! Just fill out the form below!
Nominee’s Name: Nominee’s Grade: Three Facts About the Nominee:
Anything else?:
KEY CLUBBER OF THE MONTH:
Tarin Jahan, 11
-Tarin has been a very active Key Club member this year! She even attended Kick-Off Party during the summer to get a headstart on her hours! She’s always very motivated to attend as many events as she can with her busy school schedule as well. Keep doing you Tarin!
SNAPCHAT OF THE WEEK: Send your funniest snapchats to me and they could be in next week’s newsletter!
JOKEY TUESDAYS Recs: Recs is a segment of the Fun Page where I recommend my favorite apps, movies, song, etc. of the moment to you so you can check them out!
App: VSCO Cam: A lot of you guys probably already have this, but VSCO Cam is one of my favorite editing apps! Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas—Whether it’s Halloween or the holiday season, this is always a great film!
Song: Shut Up and Dance by Walk The Moon—This song is so catchy and super fun!
Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column, and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once.
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-How do you find Will Smith in the snow? -You follow the Fresh Prince.
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CONTACT YOUR OFFICERS
REMINDERS...
Christina Pham Sergeant-at-Arms (609) 442-7895, christinapham178@yahoo.com Dianna Torres Division 2 Lieutenant Governor (609) 774-5562, dianna.ltg2@gmail.com
Join the Facebook group if not already part of it and check for updates and projects!
Get your hours done before the end of the service year! 50 hours for general members and 75 hours for OCC members!
Volunteer to the best of your ability to ensure that you’re helping the community as much as you can!
Try to come to all the meetings!
If you miss any meetings, check out our website to find the links to the newsletters, minutes, and more!
Next General Meeting
January 6, 2014 Next OCC Meeting
December 22, 2014
“Caring - Our Way of Life”
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