DIVISION 34 SOUTH NEWSLETTER
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Volume 3
Issue 8
March 2017
CONTENT Letter from the LTG Letter from the DNE Past events April Division Council Meeting District Convention 2016
Presidents’ Goodbye News Updates Contacts District Newsletter
4-5 6-7 8-11 9 10-11
12-18 19 20-21 22
A Letter fro Aloha Penguins!
School is getting c has been going on for Division Council Meetin As you may know, in the Anaheim Conve Personally, I didn't kn and it was such an am seeing spirit battles, e dancing the night awa part of mine was seein came down to support much fun as I did. If y on Youtube! ;) Another big event 15th at the Picnic Area made 96 peanut butte being spring break for grateful for all the atte Now that summer stay active in Key C Conference in June as in the upcoming 2017 Thank you penguins seeing you all waddling Best, Veronica Martin
om the LTG
close to an end and summer is almost here! So far, a lot r the past month--from being installed to hosting my first ng (DCM)--however, it's all been pretty phenomenal. , the 71st District Convention took place from April 7th-9th ention Center in Anaheim. It was also my first ever DCON! now what to expect however, it turned out to be really fun mazing experience! Attending the workshops, hearing and electing the 2017-2018 Cali-Nev-Ha Executive Board, and ay at Governor's Ball was truly incredible! Another favorite ng all of you guys; I am so grateful for all the penguins that t IP Lt. Governor Albert Hwang and I. I hope you all had as you haven't seen my DCON vlog, you should go check it out
that happened was the April DCM which took place on April a in Memorial Park in Cupertino. For our service project, we er (and jelly) sandwiches for the less fortunate. Despite it r some, I was amazed with the turnout and am again, so endees--penguins and Kiwanis advisors alike! is close, I would like to address and encourage you all to Club! Plan on attending our annual Key Club Training s well as volunteer! For officers, be sure to plan proactively 7-2018 school year since it is never too early to do so. for starting out the year strong and I hope to continue g in service!
A Letter from the DN ALOHA Penguins,
Thank you for tuning in to the Division Newsletter for the m know who I am, I don’t blame you (LOL). My name is Stina Key Club President and Division 34 South Newsletter Editor Since the term has ended, this will be the last newsletter fro It has been an honor and privilege serving as your divis couldn’t think of a better way to end my high school career. service event we attended to the amount of new Key Clubbe to see the division grow bigger. When I first took on this job, I was completely lost. I su so I usually had to fish around for articles last minute. As tim time management, but it taught me how to work with the li content worth reading. Since I don’t know how to operate a newsletter, to your surprise, are created on Google Slides. E get stressful sometimes, the most satisfying part has alway you guys give me. I truly thank you for taking time to read Next year, at around this time, I want to see our divisio FRN 2017. Because I know no one is more spirited than D34 Good luck to all next year!
month of May! If you don’t Chang. I served as Gunn for the 2016-2017 term. om me to you. sion newsletter editor and I . From the number of er I met, I was so excited
ucked at time management, me went on, I still sucked imited resources and create any editing software, all the Even though this job can ys been the encouragement these content. on fill up half the stands at 4s Purple Penguins.
Love, Stina
PAST EVENTS
APRIL DCM
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Presidents’
GoodBye
Jessica Lee—Cupertino Key Club As my last Key Club term comes to a close and graduation approaches, I've done a lot of reflecting on just about everything. There are many things I regret not doing in high school, but there are also things that I'm glad I participated in. Although there were hard and stressful times serving as Cupertino Key Club's president for two terms, I absolutely do not regret being a part of Key Club as a whole. Not only did it inspire me to give back to the community and force me to step out of my comfort zone to act as a leader, but it also allowed me to be a part of a massive family where I created many lasting friendships that I'll never forget. Throughout high school, I've grown a strong passion for Key Club, and being a part of it will allow me to remember all the memories made whenever I look back to the past. This term was definitely not easy, but I'm glad that I had the opportunity to help revive the club within the last two years with the help of my officer board and all the new ideas that were implemented. I'm so thankful for everyone who has made this adventure the best it possibly could be, and I'll never forget being part of the Purple Penguin family!
Kirsten Kwan—Paly key Club Hey Key Clubbers! My name is Kirsten Kwan and I was the Palo Alto Key Club president of the 2016~17 term. As I pass on the torch to the next president, I would like to give thanks to all the penguins I have had the chance of meeting and bonding with over this past year. You guys are amazing and it has been a blast working alongside your club presidents to have an awesome term. Shoutout to all of my fellow presidents for your great ideas, encouragement, and spirit! For those I did not get a chance to meet, I hope to cross paths with you in the future and I hope you come to share the same love and passion for Key Club as I do. To all the new officers of Division 34 South, I know you guys are going to do great this coming term with Veronica Martin as your new Lieutenant Governor! Thank you all for filling my last year of high school with many memories and lots of joy. It has been an honor to have served all of you this past year and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
Jia Seow—Los Altos Key Club To Division 34 South: My name is Jia Seow and it has been my honor to serve you during the 2016-2017 term. From Fall Rally North to Conclave,
you have given me a shoulder to lean on. These past eleven months have been filled with euphoria, spirit, hype, stress, and more than I could have ever asked for. I can say that I have learned more about myself over the course of the past term than I have at school so far. Some things I took away from this term include learning how to put myself even further outside of my comfort zone, and recognizing the importance of logic in impactful decisions. It is with much regret that, for the 2017-2018 term, I will walk down the road of retirement. I have chosen to step down from my club’s board and join the ranks of our members, and I know I am making the right decision. Besides stepping down in the hope that I will make room for future leaders to shine, I want to experience my last year to the fullest and do everything I can to make myself and my division proud. To all the rising officers and future members of Division 34 South: I hope you will continue Key Club’s tradition of caring through the spirit of service. To all the retiring officers and senior members: It’s been a fun ride, and I will miss you. Please come back and visit our ohana in the near future! Thank you all for making me proud to call myself a Key Club member, and for giving me a reason to serve. Sincerely, Jia Seow Ask me how I feel: An ode to key club ask me how I feel about love at birth I would have given you a cry of some sort it may have been for
one of my parents it may have been for the siblings I will never have ask me how I feel about faith at five I would have cherry-picked a song about jesus sang it to you and it would have been so obvious that I pretended to know the lyrics because I knew I just knew that there was much more to faith than this I just knew that faith did not mean worshipping a divine being if I was aware of over seven billion others out there ask me how I feel about inclusiveness
when my second-grade english teacher ordered us to get into groups of I don't know how many and when I was the only one left when one of my “friends� at the time passed a note to another and I wasn’t supposed to read it when I had to be the sacrifice to the gods who rescue pride ask me how I feel about the art of caring now it started with a decision propelled by impulse continued with eleven months of hurried emails about whos and whats and whens and wheres two fundraisers disguised as male pageants setting up for a track competition a shopping trip at old navy it will continue all this time love disguised itself
as fun when it never needed to for I was not born to serve you I was born to serve us
Updates: NEW Division 34 South Website: http://division34south.weebly.com/
Division Leadership Team Application: 2 Executive Assistant Division News Editor MNT/PTP Coordinator Tech Editor 4 Spirit Coordinators Sign up Link: https://tinyurl.com/D34SDLT1718 APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 30TH!!
Division Leadership Team
CONTACTS
Lieutenant Governor Veronica Martine d34s.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com Executive Assistant Clarissa Pham clarissa.pham980@gmail.com
Follow us on: Division 34 South Facebook Group
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Division 34 South
34 South Penguins
Division 34s Presidents Cupertino Jessica Lee jessica.usa@gmail.com
Gunn Stina Cha stinachang13
Cupertino Aaron Wong aaronkwong2000@gmail.com Mountain View Clarissa Pham clarissa.pham980@gmail.com
Fre Vi vic
Division News Editor Stina Chang d34s.cnhkc.dne@gmail.com
PTP/MNT Coordinator Nicholas Zhao zhao.nicholas6@gmail.com.
Executive Assistant Stephanie Zhang ztephanie.zhang@gmail.com
Executive Assistant Anthony Ha anthony.ha71@gmail.com
Spirit Coordinator Annette Wong-Toi annettewt510@gmail.com
ang 3@gmail.com
Spirit Coordinator William Suy williamsuyx25@gmail.com
Paly Kirsten kwan kirsten.kwan@gmail.com
emont icky Chun ckychungalung@gmail.com
Homestead Julia Song hhskci@gmail.com
Los Altos Jia Seo jia.seow@gmail.com
Lynbrook Veronica Martin veronicamartin.lhskey@gmail.com
Monta Vista Michelle Kwan mcmkwan@yahoo.com
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