OCTOBER 2014 VOL. 6 / ISSUE 6
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
04
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD & CABINET 2014-2015
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OCTOBER EVENTS
10
FUN & GAMES
12
KEY CLUBBER OF OCTOBER
13
DEAR EXEC
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QUOTE OF OCTOBER/QUOTE OF SEPTEMBER RESPONSES
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DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
17
KEY CLUB CHEERS
18
OUR CLUB’S VIPS
19
CONTACT INFORMATION
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
HEY BROOKLYN TECH KEY CLUBBERS, HOW DO YOU FEEL? We made it through one whole month of school! Though school has been extremely tiring, there are still many things planned for Key Club! It was a pleasure to meet some new faces in the club at some of the events this month and at our first general meeting. It is amazing to know that there are so many people devoted to serving our community and making a difference in the world. What a turnout at the general meeting! I can already tell that this will be a great service year! We already started giving out boxes for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF! UNICEF is one of Key Club’s Major Emphasis Programs. By fundraising for UNICEF, we are helping to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. This is a deadly disease that kills nearly 60,000 babies and a large number of women each year. Please remember to turn in your boxes to Ms. Nottingham in Room 1W2 each day you fundraise! One last thing: I know that October was a somewhat slow month, with just a few events. We were just getting the club started, so please understand. Do not worry—we have a lot of fun events coming up for November! Some of them include: a food drive and another gardening event! I hope to meet more of you at future events! See you all soon! 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 Photos by: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
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JORGE LEMA VICE PRESIDENT
KATE WONG TREASURER
CRYSTAL LIM WEBMASTER
KEY CLUB
EXECUTIVE CABINET 2014-2015
NABIB AHMED
SHUSMITA ROY SCHOOL SERVICES
CARRIE ZHAO ADVOCACY
JOANNA ZHANG FUNDRAISING
CRYSTAL CHOI
JORGE ROBLES VISUAL MEDIA
Photos by: JORGE ROBLES
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MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER
The American Cancer Society is the leader in the fight to end breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, besides skin cancer. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women, behind lung cancer. The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 36. Right now, there are more than 2.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
VOLUNTEERS
Photos by: SANDY MUI
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MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER October 19, 2014
WALKERS
Photos by: JASON CHONG, SANDY MUI, KRISTY TAN, TIFFANY VOON, YAN JUAN WU & IVAN ZHEN
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RELAY FOR LIFE KICKOFF
Celebrate. Remember. Fight back. At Relay For Life events across the world, people come together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the deadly disease. The funds you raise can really make a difference in the fight against cancer. Only with your dedication and fundraising efforts can we finish the fight against cancer. We aren’t only fighting one type of cancer — we are fighting for every birthday that isn’t guaranteed by every cancer in each community. Each person who takes part in the Relay For Life experience can take pride in knowing that their efforts help create a world where this disease will no longer exist, a world where this disease will no longer threaten our loved ones or take away anyone’s birthday.
VIPS/SPECIAL GUESTS
BTHS Relay For Life Leadership Team 2014-2015 (Front) Frishta Abdul Wali, Relay For Life Chair (Back), from left to right: Arielle Miller Nelson Perez, Logistics Coordinator Andrew Palacios, Food & Hospitality Coordinator Sandy Mui, Publicity Coordinator Nishat Choudhury Nabib Ahmed, Mission Delivery Coordinator, Team Development Coordinator & RFL Kickoff Host
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From left to right: Ms. Caylin Nieto, ACS Relay For Life Specialist Ms. Elizabeth Sciabarra, BTHS Alumni Office Ms. Laura DeWitt, RFL Adviser
Photos by: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
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RELAY FOR LIFE KICKOFF
SPEAKERS
Ms. Laura DeWitt
Nabib Ahmed
Ms. Caylin Nieto
Photos by: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
GIVEAWAYS
Photos by: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
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FUN & GAMES
October 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 name and OSIS number for +5 points! Happy solving!
CLICK HERE FOR THE PUZZLE!
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FUN & GAMES
Exotic Puzzle #3: For each group of words, which four-letter word can be placed at the end to create three eight-letter words? Send your solutions to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your name and OSIS number for +5 points! Happy solving!
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KEY CLUBBER OF OCTOBER
What does it mean to be “Key Clubber of the Month?” Each month, we award a specific Key Clubber(s) who has made the most impact on our club for that month. To receive this award, a Key Clubber must not only attend most events that month 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.
The Key Clubber of October is...
Jonathan Balina “Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
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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! Click here for the Dear Exec Response Form!
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QUOTE OF OCTOBER
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 and/or mention whether I can show your response as anonymous). **NEW** Each leadership quote will now focus on a different, unspecified quality of a leader. You can interpret each quality in your own way.
This Month’s Focus: Quality of a Leader #1 This Month’s Quote: “It is not the voice that commands the story; it is the ear. —Italo Calvino Email your response to editor.thetechkey@gmail.com with your name and OSIS number for +5 points!
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QUOTE OF SEPTEMBER RESPONSES
Last Month’s Focus: Interpretation of a Leader Last Month’s Quote: “A leader is a dealer in hope.” -Napoleon Bonaparte A leader is the central member of a group. A leader gives the other members in a group a sense of direction. A leader is a guide for the group, telling the other members what they should do. They also deal with hope in that they keep the morale raised for the group. Often, in hard situations, a leader is adamant in their tone, and feelings. This can be best demonstrated with former presidents, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the Great Depression, many people were emotionally unsteady. However, Franklin D. Roosevelt was very steady. In his inaugural address, he stated “…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Many people were panicking about the economy, but Franklin D. Roosevelt remained steadfast and gave the people his plan to fix the economy. He gave hope that the nation could be restored to its former glory. —Edward Huang Bonaparte is absolutely correct when he says that "A leader is a dealer in hope." Many of history's great leaders fall under this category. For example, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, both fantastic and inspirational leaders that both led civil movements, were dealers in hope. They influence the mass of people and came to a leadership role by spreading hope. Gandhi spread hope about equality in India and Martin Luther King spread hope for desegregation. An example from my own life: I'm an executive/leader of a club, and often, my group is dismayed when things don't go the way it was planned. They want to give up, but I make sure that they don't and keep the hope up. And because I am able to do that, I am able to effectively be a leader. —Anonymous
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DIVISION, DISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL NEWS
DIVISION NEWS www.cliffordyoungltg.wix.com/division9keyclub Click here for the Facebook Group This month’s division event was the Bowl-A-Thon for Kamp Kiwanis. Included in the $12 fee were unlimited bowling for 2 hours, shoe rental, music and lights. All monies collected were donated to Kamp Kiwanis.
DISTRICT NEWS www.nydkc.org Click here for the Facebook Group District Governor Jacob Spencer’s Governor’s Project, “Water: The Key to Life” has been in full swing. Over $2,000 has been raised to his preferred Governor’s Project charities, the Thirst Project and charity: water. DG Jacob has announced a $15,000 Governor’s Project goal.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS www.keyclub.org Click here for the Facebook Page Thanks to Kiwanis International, UNICEF and its partners, fewer babies are dying from neonatal tetanus. Now, one baby dies every 11 minutes from neonatal tetanus—a 15% drop from 2010 to 2013. About 9,000 fewer babies die each year—25 fewer each day—from neonatal tetanus.
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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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MS. MCKINNON
KEY CLUB
CONTACT INFORMATION
Photo by: CHRISTOPHER PERSAUD
WEBSITE GENERAL EMAIL PRESIDENT DAVID JIN
http://webthetechkey.wix.com/thetechkey bths.kc@gmail.com pres.thetechkey@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT JORGE LEMA
vp.thetechkey@gmail.com
SECRETARY CYNTHIA JIANG
sec.thetechkey@gmail.com
TREASURER KATE WONG BULLETIN EDITOR SANDY MUI WEBMASTER CRYSTAL LIM
treas.thetechkey@gmail.com editor.techkey@gmail.com web.thetechkey@gmail.com
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