The Hop - Official Division 41N Newsletter - Volume II, Issue 8 | February 2015 - Key Club

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: E U S S SI I H NT I

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Cal i f or ni a,Nevada,and Hawai i .I twi l lt ake pl ace t he weekend ofMar ch 1315t hr i ghther ei nAnahei m,Cal i f or ni a!AtDi s t r i ctConvent i on,di s t r i ctof f i cer s ar eel ect ed,cl ub of f i cer sar et r ai ned,and i ndi vi dualcl ubsar eawar ded f or t hei rdedi cat i on t os er vi ce!T her e wi l lbe s pi r i tr al l i es ,wor ks hopson publ i c s peaki ng,f ood,and ot herKeyCl ubber sj us tl i keyouf r om al loverCal i f or ni a, Nevada,andHawai i !Haven’ tevermets omeonef r om Hawai i ?Wel l ,youcan atDCON!And youcanmake s o manymor e new f r i endsoutoft he 3, 000+ s t udent st hatat t endt hi seventever yyear ! * * F ormor ei nf or mat i on,cont actyourcl ubpr es i dentorKi an!

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i t ’ st i met oLEARN. . .

CONCLAVE Wha ti nt hewor l di sCONCLAVE? AtConcl av e,t henew Li eut enantGover nor sar eel ect edt os er v ef or t henex tt er m bydel egat es .T womember sf r om eachcl ubmayactasa del egat e.Eachcandi dat epr epar esa3mi nut espeechanda2s i ded papercont ai ni ngt hei rpl at f or m,goal sf ort hedi v i s i on,t es t i moni al s ,and pas tex per i ence.Thes peechi sf ol l owedbya3mi nut ecaucusi nwhi ch t heaudi encemayas kcandi dat esques t i ons .Las t l y ,t hedel egat escas t v ot est hr oughabal l ot . Regi on 3 Concl ave 2015 was hel d atOr ange Coas tCol l ege on Januar y10.OurFr oggi ecandi dat est hi sy earwer eVanessaYang( 11) f r om Uni ver si t yHi ghSchoolKeyCl ubandVi nceNguyen( 11)f r om Cost a Mesa Hi gh SchoolKey Cl ub.Al t hough we had t wo gr eat candi dat esatConcl av e,onl yoneLt .G maybeel ect edatat i me.Our del egat eshav echos enVi nceNguyen! Wel ookf or war dt os eeVanes s a Yanggr owasal eaderandt akeadi f f er entact i v er ol ef orKeyCl ub!

l et ’ shea rf r om s ome

FROGGI ES! " If ound t he ev entv er yi nt er es t i ng and encour agi ng.Il ear ned t hatmanypeopl e had or i gi nal l yj oi ned Key Cl ub becaus e t hei rf r i endshadj oi nedt hecl uborbecaus e t heywant edcommuni t ys er v i cehour s ,but ast hey ear swentbyf ort hem,t heygai ned s omet hi ngmuchmor ev al uabl et hanj us t communi t ys er v i cehour sf orcol l ege.I t ' s t hef eel i ngt heyhav eaf t ert heyhel pedt hei r communi t y .Thi sev entmade me r eal i z e t hatgai ni ngcommuni t ys er v i cehour si s n' t onl yaboutcol l egebutt hef eel i ngofgi v i ng backt oot her s .Thati swhyIf ound t hi s ev entv er yi ns pi r at i onal .Thank y ou f or t el l i ngmeaboutt heev entandIwoul dl i ke t ogot oanyf ut ur eev ent si fIam av ai l abl e. " Kr i st i nPham,Woodbr i dgeHi ghSchool

A HOUSE OFREPRESENTATI VES Hundr edsofKeyCl ubber sr epr es ent i ng t hei rcl ubs s er v e as del egat es t ov ot ef orournew Regi on 3 Li eut enant ot a k enbyAndyKi m,Di v i s i on4W Gov er nor satConcl av e2015.Phot

" It hi nk Ir eal l ybenet ed f r om at t endi ng Concl av e becaus e i t gav e me t he oppor t uni t y t o l i s t en t o s ome r eal l y amaz i ngs peeches ,pr ov i di ngmei deasof whatt ot al k aboutand how t o pr es ent my s el fwhenpr es ent i nymyowns peeches i nt hef ut ur e.Al l t hecandi dat eshandl edt he pr es s ur e ofs peaki ng i nf r ontofa huge gr oupofpeopl el i kepr of es s i onal s ,whi chI r eal l y admi r e.Att he end ofConcl av e, when t he Lt .Gs wer e chos en,al lt he candi dat esandpas tLt .Gs huggedand s eemed s o happyf oreach ot her ,r eal l y s howi ngmej us thowmuchofaf ami l yKey Cl ubi s . " Al exi sChi r co,Woodbr i dgeHi ghSchool

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K I A NF A L A H h a s

ewo r d st oa y

Ha ppyHol i da y sF r og g i e s ! Ik nowi t ' sha r dt of a t hom,butF e br ua r ywi l l beourl a s tf ul l mont ht og e t he rf ort he20142015 t e r m.My mea sL i e ut e na ntGov e r nori sa l mos tup.S oone noug h,ane wl e g a c ywi l l s t a r tt obe bui l t .ButIs ha l l hol di nmye mo onsun l t het e r mi st r ul yov e r ,Ime a n,wesl l ha v epl e nt yt o do! T he r ea r epl e nt yofe v e nt si ns t or ef ort hi smont h,s obepr e pa r e d.F r om amov i eni g htt ot he j oi ntDCM a nd Mr .Ke y Cl ub P a g e a ntwi t h Di v i s i on 41 S out h,we wi l lha v e wonde r f ul oppor t unie sf ore v e r y onet og e ti nv ol v e d!I ti st r ul yt hepe r f e c tbui l dupun l t hec ul mi naon ofourt e r ma tDi s t r i c tConv e n onMa r c h13t h15t h.F ort hos ewhoha v enotr e g i s t e r e da nd woul dsl ll i k et oa e nd,pl e a s ec ont a c tmeory ourpr e s i de ntI MME DI AT E L Y !Iwoul dl i k ee a c h a nde v e r yoneofy out oa e ndt hel i f e c ha ng i nge x pe r i e nc et ha ti sDCON. S e r v i nga sL i e ut e na ntGov e r norf ort hi swonde r f ul di v i s i onha st r ul ys ha pe dmei nt owhoIa mt oda y . S e e i ngt heg r owt ht hi sdi v i s i onha se x pe r i e nc e da nd t hepa s s i onwhi c hdr i v e se a c ha nde v e r yoneofy ou ha si ns pi r e dt hr oug houtt het e r m.Iwoul dj us tl i k et o s a yt ha nky out oy ouf a nt a scf r og g i e swhoha v ene v e r s t oppe dbe l i e v i ng . Al lIc a ndonowi sa s ke a c ha nde v e r yoneofy out o e nd t hi st e r m on a hi g h not e .Ne v e rt a k ey our oppor t unie sf org r a nt e da ndne v e rs t ops e r v i ng .T he wor l dne e dst hes e r v a ntl e a de r s hi pa ndt heg e nui ne c a r eI s e ei ny ou. E v e nt houg hmyt e r mma ybec omi ng t oa ne nd, I wi l l a l wa y sbehe r et os e r v ey oua l l . T ha nk y oua g a i nf ore v e r y t hi ngy ouha v edone .

Al wa y ss e r v i nghoppi l y ,

K i a n F a l a h

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al et t erf r om OUR NEW L TG ELECT Hel l oFr oggi es ! Mynamei sVi nceNguy en,andIhumbl yt hankeachandev er yoneofy ouf or hav i ng t he con dence t o el ectme as y ourLi eut enantGov er norf ort he 20152016t er m.Ican’ twai tt os eewhaty oual lhav ei ns t or ef orourdi v i s i on, orwhatImi ghthav ei ns t or e…whi chev ercomes r s t ! Fi r s tandf or emos t ,Iwantt ot hankVanes s aYang.I twast r ul yanhonort or un agai ns ts uchanamaz i ngper s onandaf r i endatConcl av e.What ev ert her es ul t s coul d’ v ebeen,Iwoul ds t i l lbehappy ,knowi ng t hatev er y onehad t hebes t i nt ent i onsi nmi ndf orDi v i s i on41Nor t h. I am cur r ent l yaj uni orat t endi ngCos t aMes aHi ghSchool .Howev er ,unl i kemos t ofy ou,I di dn’ tact ual l yj oi nKeyCl ubmyf r es hmany ear .Whenoneofmyf r i ends i nv i t edmet oj oi nKeyCl ubdur i ngs ophomor ey ear ,Idi dn’ tr eal l yknow whatt oexpect .ButIt ol dmy s el f , “ Hey ,i t ’ snotl i keany t hi ngbadcoul dhappen.Mi ghtaswel l go. ”Imets omanyamaz i ngpeopl edur i ngt he meet i ng,r eal i z i ngt hatt her ear epeopl ewhos har edmypas s i onf ors er v i ce.Icoul dn’ twai tf ort henext meet i ng.Butev er y t hi ngchangedwhenmycl ub pr es i dentr es i gnedf r om KeyCl ubal t oget hert henext mont h.Idi dn’ tknow how t obeanact i v eKeyCl ubberatal l .Thenoneday ,t hei nt er i m cl ubpr es i dent as kedmei fIwant edt oat t endConcl av e2014.Idi dn’ tknow whatConcl av ewasatt hatt i me,butIwent any way ,s i ncei twasnextt oCos t aMes aHi ghSchool .I twast her ewher eImetal lt hepas s i onat eKey Cl ubber sf r om Di v i s i on41Nor t handRegi on3al t oget her .Is awwhot heLi eut enantGov er nor swer ef ort he r s tt i me,andIt houghtt omy s el f ,“ Woah!Thos epeopl ear eawes ome!Iwantt obel i ket hem s omeday ! ” Thenoutofnowher e,Concl av e2015i sher e,andIgetel ect ed.Ti mewentbyf as t ,andIs t i l lcan’ tbel i ev e Iam wr i t i ngs omet hi ngl i ket hi sf ort hedi v i s i on! Thr oughoutmyj our neyasaKeyCl ubber ,I ’ v el ear nedt hatt her ear eot herpeopl ear ounduswhos har ea pas s i onf ors er v i ce,t hepas s i oni nwhi chwehel pot her s ,whet heri tbene t susornot .Af t erwor ki ngcl os el y wi t hLi eut enantGov er norKi anont heDi v i s i onLeader s hi pT eam,Cos t aMes aKeyCl ub,andt heKi wani s Cl ubofCos t aMes a,i ti scl eart hatwear enev eral onewhenwear ecar i ngf orot her s . Dur i ngmyt er m,Iwantt oaccompl i s hmanyt hi ngs ;butmos ti mpor t ant l y ,Iwi l l domybes tt omakes ur ewe s t ayknownasDi v i s i on41Nor t h,notal oos econf eder acyofcl ubsf r om t heci t i esofI r v i ne,Cos t aMes a, andNewpor tBeach.Ihopet hatIcanbeasi ns pi r at i onalofal eaderasLi eut enantGov er norKi ani st oal l ofust oday ,andIpr omi s et hatIwon’ tdi s appoi nt ! Iam l ooki ngf or war dt os er v i ngeachandev er yoneofy oui nt henextt er m! Al way ss er v i nghoppi l y ,

V i n c e Ng u y e n

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“ Hel l oF r oggi es !

A L E T T E R f r o mt h e E d i t o r

Wow. We ’ r eent er i ngt hel a s tmont hoft he201415t er m. T hi sha ss er i ous l ygonebys omuc hqui c k er t ha nI t houghti twa sgoi ng. Al ongt hewa yI ’ v emetj us ts oma nywonder f ul , e x c el l entpeopl ewhoa r epa s s i ona t ef ors er v i c et o ot her s ; y ouguy sha v ebeens oi ns pi r i ngt ome . E a c hofy ouf r oggi esk eeppus hi ngf or wa r df ort he bet t er , l ook i ngonl ya tt hef ut ur ea ndi t ’ sr ea l l yc a us edmet oi mpr ov emy s el fa swel l . T ha nky ouguy ss o muc hf orc ont i nui ngt os endi na r t i c l es , c ont i nui ngt obes uc hpa s s i ona t epeopl e , a ndc ont i nui ngt o s er v eourc ommuni t yendl es s l y . Ma nyofy ouha v en’ ts eenmea ts omema j orev ent sf orqui t eawhi l ebec a us eI ’ v eha dar ea l l ybus y s c hedul e , butI ’ m ma k i ngac omeba c ka ndI ’ mr ea l l ye x c i t edt os eey oua l l a tt hene x tDCMa nda t DCON! F eel f r eet os hootmea nema i l a td41n. c nhk c . dne@gma i l . c om i fy ouha v ea nyc omment sorc onc er ns ! I ’ m deni t el yher et oj us tc ha ta swel l . Al s o, s hout outt oDi v i s i on4W’ sAndyKi mf ors omephot osf r om Conc l a v et ha tI t ook ! Al wa y ss er v i nghoppi l y , Y ourD41NNewsE di t or , S t ev enHor ng

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