June 2014 Newsletter

JUNE 2014 VOL. 6 / ISSUE 2

THE OFFICIAL KEY CLUB NEWSLETTER OF BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL WE FEEL GOOD, WE FEEL MAD GOOD, AND WHAT?!

IN THIS ISSUE

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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THE EXECUTIVE BOARD & CABINET 2014-2015

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INTRODUCING THE EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015

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INDUCTION + OTHER JUNE EVENTS

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FUN & GAMES

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QUOTE OF JUNE/QUOTE OF MAY RESPONSES

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DEAR EXEC

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KEY CLUBBER OF THE SUMMER

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FAREWELLS

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DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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KEY CLUB CHEERS

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OUR CLUB’S VIPS

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

HEY BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUBBERS, HOW DO YOU FEEL? I hope you all had fun at Induction! I certainly had a blast and I would like to give a huge shoutout to the immediate past executive board for their hard work and dedication. I am so proud of them for making the 2013-2014 service year a great success, and I wish to work with my fellow executives to make the 2014-2015 service year an even greater success. I am really grateful for the immediate past executive board for awarding me 1st place for the Distinguished Brooklyn Tech Key Clubber Award! Thank you all—I will not forget you!

We’ve had a lot of summer events so far, and we have many more coming up! I have been to all of them, and let me tell you, they have all been extremely fun! If you have not attended any of the June events—don’t worry, we have a lot more planned! Get a head start on your points for the next service year by attending them!

Also, I would appreciate it if I received many more articles/pictures for events. Not only are you displaying your hard work and dedication to the community by writing articles, but you are also telling us (the execs) your feedback about the events. This is vital in determining whether we should participate in an event again. I hope that many more of you (the members) will submit articles/pictures for future events!

Remember, even though school is over, it does not mean Key Club is over. Thank you all for reading and enjoy the rest of summer break! Happy summer!

Yours in the spirit of service, Sandy Mui Bulletin Editor 2014-2015

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EXECUTIVE BOARD 2014-2015

DAVID JIN PRESIDENT

CYNTHIA JIANG SECRETARY

SANDY MUI BULLETIN EDITOR PHOTO CREDITS: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD

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JORGE LEMA VICE PRESIDENT

KATE WONG TREASURER

CRYSTAL LIM WEBMASTER

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EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015

NABIB AHMED

SHUSMITA ROY SCHOOL SERVICES

CARRIE ZHAO ADVOCACY

JOANNA ZHANG FUNDRAISING

CRYSTAL CHOI

JORGE ROBLES VISUAL MEDIA

PHOTO CREDITS: JORGE ROBLES

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INTRODUCING THE EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015

ADVOCACY Carrie Zhao

I'm Carrie and I'm going into the new Gateway major. For the 20142015 year, I'm going to be your Advocacy Committee Head. I'm pretty meticulous, but don't worry guys, I'm just as easy-going! I enjoy reading and watching movies and dramas. To me, Key Club is a fun environment where you could be 'you' (with your friends) and help the community. Talk about killing two birds with one stone!

Through Key Club, I hope to expand your volunteer opportunities beyond the boundaries of our community.

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INTRODUCING THE EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015

SCHOOL SERVICES Hi my name is Nabib Ahmed and I am your School Services Committee Head for the second consecutive year! I am a rising senior in the Chemical Engineering Major. My personal hobbies including watching Marvel/DC superhero movies, playing video game, and walking through parks. I view myself as hard working, dedicated, accessible, and creative. I have been in Key Club for three years and consider it like family. I have met so many new and awesome people and made great friends through the club. As a cabinet member, I intend to work with the executives to improve Key Club. As committee head, I hope to plan fun events for my members. I look forward to working with Key Club and can't wait for next year!!

Shusmita Roy

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Hey Key Clubbers! I'm Shusmita Roy (Riya), one of the committee leaders of the School Services Committee for the 2014-2015 service year. I’m a rising senior in Gateway to Medicine Major. I have been in Key Club since my freshman year. Needless to say, the people in Key Club have become my extended family and I’m eager to see new faces in our family! I love food, books, jewelry, and free stuff! Some of my hobbies include reading, walking, reading manga, watching K dramas, and gardening.

Key Club is the place where I made friends, where I want to be, where I learned to lead, where I want to and can contribute, where I’m not alone, and where I feel like I belong. I hope that the role of a School Services Committee leader would provide me with opportunities to supply service to my school and also to give me a way to extend my care for people connected to the school. I’m inspired by the Key Club spirit and I hope you guys will be too!

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VISUAL MEDIA Crystal Choi

Hey Key Clubbers! I'm Jorge Robles and I'm a senior in the media major. I enjoy photography, gaming, anime, and playing musical instruments. I consider myself pretty friendly and relaxed - I won't bite! Visual media's going to be a blast next year, and my co-head Crystal Choi and I will try to make visual media the best committee of them all! Key Club, to me, is a place where I can participate in fun events with friends while advocating for a cause or helping out the community. What drew me closer to key club was being with my existing friends, and thanks to key club, I made even more friends. I'll be looking forward to seeing all of you in visual media next year!

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Hello Key Clubbers!! I’m Crystal Choi and I am a rising senior in the Chemical Engineering Major.

I enjoy anything artsy crafty like drawing and making clay charms as well as reading books, sleeping, eating, and being a couch potato! I am creative, diligent, and friendly. As Committee Head of Visual Media I hope to make this committee fun and interactive with the help of my co-head Jorge Robles. Our goal is make it an awesome committee! Key Club was one of the first clubs I joined when I entered Brooklyn Tech. However it was unlike any other club I joined. Key Club provided me with a second family. I’ve met amazing people in this club and have become close friends with them. Key Club not only provided me with a second family but it also gave me the opportunity to give back to my community by volunteering at events. The best thing about Key Club is that I can help out my community while still being able to hang out with my friends!

Jorge Robles

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FUNDRAISING Joanna Zhang

Hello! I am Joanna Zhang, the Fundraising Committee Head and a Senior-to-be in the Social Sciences Research major. With all of the formal introductions out of the way, I’d like to tell you guys a little about myself so you guys can know something about me. So, to start off, a few adjectives that would describe me would be quirky, over-thinker, organized, and talkative. I love having movie and TV show marathons, eating, sleeping, playing video games, reading books, and just going out to hang out. Just not fish markets, like the ones in Chinatown.

Those are absolutely awful. But if I had to be there for Key Club, like for the Chinatown Beautification event, I would suck it up. Because Key Club has come to be more than just a way of getting club credits and volunteer hours. It’s a great club, in which you can learn how to break out of your comfort zone and meet new people, learn new things, and develop new social and leadership skills. I am glad I joined. So, I hope to really contribute this year as Committee Head.

First, I simply wish to successfully fund the club so that the club can function. I would also like to fund different campaigns and organizations that we, as a club, can help and support them in order to make our community and world a better place. And lastly, to try and make it enjoyable for you guys, the most important people of the club.

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RALLY AGAINST THE GARBAGE STATION

Assemblyman William Colton has hosted multiple rallies to protest the garbage station that the city plans to build at Gravesend Bay. The Solid Waste Management Plan is the city’s long-term vision to “equip the City with an equitable, environmentally sound, operationally efficient and cost-effective barge and rail-based solid waste transfer and export system.” If the garbage station is approved, then many carcinogenic chemicals will go into the ocean, killing fish and other marine life.

This, in turn, would pose a health risk to residents. At this rally, the local coalition, called S.T.R.O.N.G., teamed up with Pledge 2 Protect, a group battling a similar proposal on the Upper East Side. Elected officials and community leaders from throughout the city spoke about their opposition against the garbage station and expressed their concerns for the environment.

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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RALLY AGAINST THE GARBAGE STATION June 1, 2014

LEADERS OF THE CAMPAIGN

PHOTO CREDITS: PRISCILLA CONSOLO/TERRI BRENNAN

PRISCILLA CONSOLO

WILLIAM COLTON ASSEMBLYMAN

MARK TREYGER COUNCILMAN

EXPRESSIVE SIGNS

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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INDUCTION

Induction was held in the 8th floor gym this year with tons of food, games, prizes, and awards. At the end-of-year celebration, the 2013-2014 executive board and cabinet became retired, installing the 2014-2015 executive board and cabinet. We honored all of the accomplishments of the 20132014 service year and thanked the executive board for all their efforts, hard work and dedication to the club. In addition, there was a photo backdrop for the first time in Key Club history! Special thanks to our photographer of the night, Calvin Wang Photography (like his Facebook Page here!)! Check out some of the highlights from the night!

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

FOOD

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

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INDUCTION June 12, 2014

GAMES TELEPHONE

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

UNSCRAMBLE THE WORD

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

MUSICAL CHAIRS

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

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INDUCTION

SPEECHES

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

SHARON CAI PRESIDENT 2013-2014

HOLY CHEONG BULLETIN EDITOR 2011-2012 DISTRICT EDITOR 2013-2014

DAVID JIN PRESIDENT 2014-2015

PHOTO BACKDROP MEMORIES

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

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INDUCTION June 12, 2014

AWARDS

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY Distinguished Graphic Artist Kathleen Huang Most Key Club Spirit Award David Jin

Distinguished Brooklyn Tech Key Clubber Award (First Place) Sandy Mui Distinguished Brooklyn Tech Key Clubber Award (Second Place) Jonathan Lin Distinguished Brooklyn Tech Key Clubber Award (Third Place) Cynthia Jiang Jimmy Kong

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INDUCTION

VIPS/SPECIAL GUESTS

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY Clifford Young (Current Division 9 Lieutenant Governor) Mr. Leonard Gioia (Kiwanis Committee Representative) Helen Wong (Past Division 9 Lieutenant Governor & Past District Secretary) Oscar Tan (Past District Webmaster) Amber Lee (Past District Secretary) Mrs. Kelly Nottingham (BTHS AP Parent & Student Engagement) Mr. Matthew Torres (BTHS Senior Adviser) Mr. Louis Morgan (BTHS Key Club Adviser) Ms. Patricia Multari (BTHS Key Club Adviser) Ms. Paula McKinnon (BTHS Key Club Adviser) Mr. Vance Toure (BTHS Alumni Office) Holy Cheong (Past BTHS Key Club Bulletin Editor & Past District Editor) Christine He (Past BTHS Key Club Vice President) Alex Mok (Past BTHS Key Club Treasurer & Past District Treasurer) Tiffany Leung (Past BTHS Key Club Secretary) Kamara Swaby (Past BTHS Key Club Member)

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INDUCTION June 12, 2014

TRANSITIONING 2013-2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD

PHOTO CREDITS: CALVIN WANG PHOTOGRAPHY

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2014-2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD

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ENNIS PARK STEWARDSHIP & COMPOST WINDROW BUILD

The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is an organization that serves as an environmental representative for the Gowanus Canal Watershed. Its vision is an open, clean and alive Gowanus Canal Watershed. The organization was created in the mid-late 1800s on the site of a former saltmarsh and creek and has seen its fair share of environmental issues.

Tons of raw sewage waste, industrial waste products and polluted surface have been captured by the organization for years.

At the event, members helped pull out weeds for many tree beds. One of the organization’s representatives, Bob, educated us about different plants and trees and other concerns about the environment. We finished weeding a total of 16 tree beds. A free BBQ lunch was provided at the end of the event!

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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ENNIS PARK STEWARDSHIP & COMPOST WINDROW BUILD June 22, 2014

HARD AT WORK

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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AUTISM PROM

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are part of a group of a complex disorder of brain development. They are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. ASD can be related to intellectual disability, difficulties in motor coordination and attention and physical health issues such as sleep and gastrointestinal disturbances. ASD affects 2 million people in the U.S. and tens of millions throughout the world.

As a part of the Division 9 Key Clubs of the New York District, we are also in Kiwanis’ Brooklyn Division. One of the Kiwanis Clubs in our division, “86th Street,” hosted a prom for autistic students. The prom was hosted at Sirico’s Caterers from 6:00PM—10:00PM and members who are party animals were needed.

I was fortunate to attend the Autism Prom with the Midwood High School Key Club Chapter. It was a fun and amazing experience and I can't wait for next year's Autism Prom. So for those unfamiliar with this event, it's basically a prom where ordinary high school students dance and party with kids with autism to make them feel more normal and part of society. I find this idea quite brilliant in blending elements to create a fun and thoughtful event. My favorite part was dancing with the autistic kids and to much of my surprise, some of them were better dancers. I also liked meeting the members of Midwood Key Club such as Helen (Past District Secretary and LTG), Clifford (Current LTG), and the Midwood Key Club Executive Board and members. One of my most memorable experiences was when a member of Midwood Key Club came up to me thinking I was an autistic kid. And after a while, she realized that I was in fact the exact opposite. Her reaction was one that I will remember. Anyways, it was a lot of fun, the food was delicious, and I definitely look forward to attending next year.

—-Nabib Ahmed

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AUTISM PROM June 24, 2014

PARTY ANIMALS

PHOTO CREDITS: NABIB AHMED

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PUPPETRY ARTS FESTIVAL

It is the mission of Puppetry Arts to offer creative and cultural exploration to all individuals through the multidisciplinary art of puppetry by providing a venue for emerging artists, innovative teachers, and community members to facilitate youth development, enrich family activity, empower civic responsibility, and to engage and entertain the communities of New York City. Puppetry Arts provides a unique and diverse outreach of visual and performing arts by professional instructors and performers with help from student and community volunteers as well as foundation and corporate support.

At the festival, members helped with set-up, overseeing booths, and clean-up. Food was provided and members were able to witness puppet shows, entertainment, and characters such as those from Star Wars and many others!

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

FOOD

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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PUPPETRY ARTS FESTIVAL June 28, 2014

KEY CLUBBERS

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/JORGE LEMA

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PUPPETRY ARTS FESTIVAL

FESTIVITIES

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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PUPPETRY ARTS FESTIVAL June 28, 2014

SPECIAL GUESTS/CHARACTERS

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

C-3PO Stormtrooper T-Rex R2-D2 Chewbacca Darth Vader Pocoyo

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MARCH WITH NYC AVP IN MANHATTAN PRIDE

The New York City Anti-Violence Project empowers lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing, educating, and supporting survivors through counseling and advocacy. AVP envisions a world in which all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected people are safe, respected, and live free from violence.

At the march, members showed their support for LGBTs. Members participated in activities including tossing free condoms at the crowd! Some of our members were even able to go on the float!

All of us had a blast marching with other supporters and there was truly an array of vibrant colors!

Shoutout to our adviser, Ms. Multari, for being our adult chaperone!

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

THE DYNAMIC MS. MULTARI

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/JORGE LEMA

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MARCH WITH NYC AVP IN MANHATTAN PRIDE June 29, 2014

KEY CLUB SPIRIT

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/JORGE LEMA

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MARCH WITH NYC AVP IN MANHATTAN PRIDE

HYPE BEFORE THE MARCH

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/JORGE LEMA

SPIRITED SPECTATORS

PHOTO CREDITS: JORGE LEMA

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MARCH WITH NYC AVP IN MANHATTAN PRIDE June 29, 2014

ENERGY DURING THE MARCH

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI/JORGE LEMA

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KEY CLUB PICNIC

Midwood Key Club President Liana Zinytche hosted a Key Club Picnic at Grand Army Plaza. The event was open to all who are not part of Key Club as well! Each person attending brought food and drinks to share. Key Clubbers from different divisions were able to bond through icebreakers, games, and other fun activities! Our members had a blast playing volleyball and blasting each other with water! Everyone had a lot of fun meeting each other and enjoyed the food, shared their plans for the summer, and played volleyball. We look forward to having more events with Key Clubs of other divisions! Check out the highlights from the picnic!

PHOTO CREDITS: DEBBIE CHAN/SANDY MUI

NEVER HAVE I EVER...

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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KEY CLUB PICNIC June 30, 2014

VOLLEYBALL

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

WATER GUN MADNESS

PHOTO CREDITS: SANDY MUI

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FUN & GAMES

June Jigsaw Puzzle Put the puzzle pieces together and take a screenshot of the entire website with the completed puzzle and send it to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your OSIS number for +5 points!

Happy solving!

CLICK HERE FOR THE PUZZLE!

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FUN & GAMES

Exotic Puzzle #1: A Matching Pair Only two of these Key Club logos are identical in every detail. Can you spot the matching pair? Screenshot the completed puzzle with the matching pair circled and send it to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your OSIS number for +5 points!

Happy matching!

Have any suggestions for games that will be featured in this column every two months? Fill out the suggestion form here!

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QUOTE OF JUNE

Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to develop leadership. Leadership is an important quality to possess and is not an easy quality to achieve.

To help develop your leadership skills, we will be holding monthly leadership workshops that will commence in the Fall. If you wish to attend these workshops, it will be in your best interest to respond to Quote of the Month! This column is where you can comment on your past leadership experiences (or anything, really) based on the given quote. We will be discussing each quote at the leadership workshops and at the end of the year, you will be able to reflect on your responses to these quotes and see how you have grown as a leader.

Your responses may be featured in the next newsletter (if you don’t want your response shown publicly, mention that in the email).

This Month’s Focus: Qualities of a Leader This Month’s Quote: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

-John C. Maxwell Email your response to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com for +5 points!

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QUOTE OF MAY RESPONSES

Last Month’s Focus: Experiences as a Leader Last Month’s Quote: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

-John Quincy Adams Words without action have no meaning. Saying what to do and doing it, are two different things. Actions are what counts. In my experience, leaders are someone that is a role model. The person must have done something possible to achieve. If you call Albert Einstein a leader, yes in the sense that he paved the way for more discoveries, no because you can’t rediscover relativity. During my time in the Key Club, I’ve learned that there are requirements for being a leader. Personally I’ve been the project captain for several events. I know how important it is to be a leader. If the leader doesn’t communicate, he isn’t a leader. If the leader doesn’t participate, he isn’t a leader. A strong leader is like a strong goalie in sports. Without one, you’ll lose the game, you’ll lose your edge.

-Anonymous

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DEAR EXEC

Are you overwhelmed by the problems you are facing? Struggling with school? Balancing schoolwork along with all your extracurricular activities? Dealing with family problems? Worried about losing a friend?

DO YOU NEED SOME ADVICE? If you do, you’ve come to the right place! The newsletter’s new column, “Dear Exec,” is where you can ask any executive member for help with your problem(s).

Our advice to your problems will be featured in the next newsletter. Don’t worry, your responses will be anonymous!

Email your responses to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com.

Please conclude your email with an alias.

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KEY CLUBBER OF THE SUMMER

What does it mean to be “Key Clubber of the Summer?”

Each summer, we award a specific Key Clubber(s) who has made the most impact on our club for that summer. To receive this award, a Key Clubber must not only attend most events that summer but also actively participate and contribute to Key Club and their community. We want a Key Clubber (s) who is fit to represent Brooklyn Tech and serve as a role model to others.

This could be you!

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

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PRESIDENT SHARON’S FAREWELL LETTER

Dear members, I joined Key Club in my freshman year, much like many of you. I joined with the sole intention of getting opportunities to do volunteer work, but along the way, I met some of my closest friends, connected with people from other schools, and learned a lot about leadership and character.

Not too long ago I was the girl who shied away from overly enthusiastic upperclassmen. You know, the kind of people who want to get you to love something just as much as them. However, if it wasn't for people like Jim Chan (President 2011-2012), Holy Cheong (District Bulletin Editor 2012-2013), and many others, I wouldn't have gotten where I am today.

Key Club is great for inspiring and cultivating leadership in its members while providing community service opportunities and building character. It also helped expose me to a variety of organizations and charities (Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center, US-Africa Children’s Fellowship, and Pennies for Patients to just name a few). I got to learn a lot about different diseases (ELIMINATE Project) while raising money for research, get involved in our New York City community (spreading compost at Tompkins Square Park), and walk six miles in support of the fight to find a cure for AIDS. It's amazing to look back on all I got to do through Key Club because it has been such a diverse learning experience for me.

And so, I challenge you to take advantage of the possibilities and be more proactive in the club. Volunteer to be project captain, so you can be the leader of events. Suggest events to the executives. Apply for leadership positions.

Go to divisionals to listen to what other clubs are doing and meet new people. Do something you haven't done before, like volunteer at a soup kitchen or paint playgrounds. Ask questions. Do your research about the club, organizations, and more.

But don't stop there.

Our organization's motto is "Caring-Our Way of Life." What does that mean to you?

I hope you find causes you are especially passionate about and I hope your time in Key Club, however long, will have taught you something about leadership, character, and service.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as your president and for joining us to serve our community. I wish you all the best of luck in your endeavors and hope that you will continue to make a difference. Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Sincerely Yours in Service, Sharon Cai Key Club President 2013-2014 Key Club Bulletin Editor 2012-2013 BTHS Social Science Research Class of 2014

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NEW BOARD’S BEST WISHES TO OLD BOARD

Dear Old Board,

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I sincerely wish the best for the old board, executives and cabinet. They've done the best they can and nobody can ask for more. May we be able to live up to their achievements and more!

—President David Jin Thank you for believing in me and nominating me as a strong vice presidential candidate; I honestly don't think I would be here if it wasn't for you. Your encouragement and support has meant a lot and you all will definitely be missed. I wish you all the best in everything you do and you should definitely come back and visit!

—Vice President Jorge Lema

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Thank you so much for your guidance and support through this time. I know I speak for the whole board when I say thank you so much for making our start as Key Club’s New Board so memorable. Good luck on everything in the future!!!

—Secretary Cynthia Jiang

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Thank you all for the hard work that contributed to a successful Key Club service year! I hope you guys will continue to connect with Kiwanis and spread our motto, "Caring, our way of life," to many people and places. Thank you for choosing us as the New Board, we will work to our best ability!

—Treasurer Kate Wong

Thank you so much for inspiring me to take on more leadership roles in the club; I would not have this position without you all. All of you have done such a great job making Key Club even more memorable for me. I will miss you all very much so please come back and visit!

—Bulletin Editor Sandy Mui

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Thank you for everything that you have done this year and helping Key Club get back on track. You guys were great mentors and really helped each of us on the new board. I wish you the best of luck in college! Come back and visit!

—Webmaster Crystal Lim Dedicated, hardworking, proactive, fun, caring and kind — these are all words I would use to describe the current board! And may I add—they are lovely young ladies with bright futures! I will miss you!

—Mrs. McKinnon

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DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS

DIVISION NEWS www.cliffordyoungltg.wix.com/division9keyclub Click here for the Facebook Group Our third division event was the Prom for Autistic Students. Party animal Key Clubbers partied with autistic students for the night at Sirico’s Caterers to support “86th Street” of Kiwanis’ Brooklyn Division. Our fourth division event was the Key Club Picnic. Key Clubbers from different clubs in our division had a blast bonding together through fun activities!

DISTRICT NEWS www.nydkc.org Click here for the Facebook Group Love Humans of New York? Check out the Key Club version, Humans of Key Club! Featuring a new Key Clubber everyday, Humans of Key Club (HOKC) shows the fascinating lives of Key Clubbers in the world.

Check out HOKC’s: Facebook Instagram Tumblr

INTERNATIONAL NEWS www.keyclub.org Click here for the Facebook Page The Key Club International Board recorded a live webinar for members called, “Key Club International - Proposed Amendments Webinar 2014” hosted by Key Club International Trustees Kelsie Hoppes and Roshni Chandwani. The webinar provides additional rationale for the amendments being proposed by the Key Club International Board at the 2014 Key Club International Convention.

Watch the recorded webinar here and learn more about the proposed amendments by visiting the “Additional Links” section of the Key Club Convention section of the website!

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KEY CLUB CHEERS Our Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?!

We feel good. We feel MAD good.

AND WHAT?

New York District Key Club Chant Hey Key Club, how do you feel?!

We feel good! OH, we feel so good, OH! *pelvic thrust*

Key Club Pledge I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

Meet Ben, the Beaver!

Beaver Call Beaver one, beaver all, let’s all do the beaver call!

Beaver two, beaver three, let’s all climb the beaver tree!

Beaver four, beaver five, let’s all do the beaver jive!

Beaver six, beaver seven, let’s all go to beaver heaven!

Beaver eight, beaver nine, STOP! IT’S BEAVER TIME! Go beaver! Go beaver! Go beaver!

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OUR CLUB’S VIPS

KIWANIS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE MR. GIOIA

FROM THE MAPLETON KIWIANIS MRS. NEURINGER

MR. NEURINGER

BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUB ADVISERS

MS. MULTARI

MR. MORGAN

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CONTACT INFORMATION

PHOTO CREDITS: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD

WEBSITE GENERAL EMAIL PRESIDENT DAVID JIN

COMING SOON! bths.kc@gmail.com pres.thetechkey@gmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT JORGE LEMA

vp.thetechkey@gmail.com

SECRETARY CYNTHIA JIANG

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TREASURER KATE WONG BULLETIN EDITOR SANDY MUI WEBMASTER CRYSTAL LIM

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