EHTHS Key Chain (XVI, 11)

Volume XVI, Issue 11| January 17, 2012

THE KEY CHAIN The Official Newsletter of the Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club

Another Year of Service

First Issue of 2012!

Key Leader 2011

An unforgettable and lifechanging weekend.

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Project Showcase Recap One EHTHS Key Clubber moved onto the District round! Who is it? Find out on page 4!

Holiday Circle 2011

Service and the holidays—what a great mix!

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n December 10, 2011, a bunch of spirit-filled EHTHS Key Clubbers helped out at Holdiay Circle—an event that takes place around the holiday season to entertain children, provide fun and enjoyment to them, and to relieve the parents of their children for a few hours in the morning (just kidding). This took place

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at the Davenport Elementary School and is for children from third grade.

The children arrived, figured out what they wanted to do, and off they went! The children could either go to the art table to make various arts and crafts, play a board game, or play an active game like Twister or Limbo.

There was even a dance event for

all the kids to participate in, and best of all, there was a surprise visit from SANTA CLAUS! Santa Claus was Sergeant-at-Arms Bryan Williamson. All in all, it was a wonderful event to have before the holidays. Key Club members using their weekend time to provide fun and entertainment for kids is a very heartfelt deed. 

Ho-Ho-Holiday Circle 2011 A project that brought some of our favorite things together— the holidays and service!

In the lives of a Key Clubber...

What did you do over the winter break?

Cecilia Kang: School and Key Club!

Parth Parikh: I did more physics than sleep.

Welcome back, Key Clubbers!

round! We’re very proud!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had an amazing winter break!

Anyway, I learned a lot at Key Leader which you can find more information on page 3! I seriously recommend everyone to attend Key Leader next year; it is truly a life-changing experience and plus you learn so much about yourself!

Since the last issue, several events has passed: Key Leader, Holiday Circle, and Project Showcase. Congratulations to Edward Lin for making it to the next

Again, Happy New Year and Happy Key Clubbin’!

In Service, Love, and Caring, Valerie Wong EHTHS Key Club Bulletin Editor

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Suzanna Marrero: FLORIDA! ♥

table of contents Editor‟s Bulletin

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Key Clubber Survey

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Holiday Circle

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Key Leader

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Project Showcase

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New Committee Chair

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LTG Elections

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Bulletin Board

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Reminders

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Volume XVI, Issue 11| January 3, 2012

Key Leader!

BY VALERIE WONG Bulletin Editor

“You know!”

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uring the weekend of December 9-11, six EHTHS Key Clubbers attended an annual Kiwanis Key Leader program at Camp Lebanon.

This program was designed to teach teenagers ages 14-18 what leadership is and what a true leader does. Now, it may seem boring from the description, but there’s more than what meets the eye. Key Leader is a program to bring students to-

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gether who share the same passion–service and leadership.

You honestly meet the most phenomenal people from all over the state of New Jersey– even a Key Clubber from New York attended (shout-out to Michael Rovner!) This weekend disregards the dictionary definition of what a leader is and teaches you how to become a stronger and better leader–a Key Leader. Brian Ritchie, our camp facilitator, is an amazing

representative of a Key Leader.

You also find out so much about yourself and you start to rearrange and/or strengthen your values. This is such an amazing opportunity. If you’re a freshman, sophomore, or junior, you still have the chance to attend Key Leader 2012! Just keep your eyes out for when registration starts again. I highly recommend that you attend! 

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“The question in life is not „what can I get‟ but „what can I give?”

—Robert Baden-Powell, British general, founder of the Scout movement

(noun) an active listener; takes ideas and thoughts and develops concepts that turn into plans; empathetic and understand others; committed to the community and works for the betterment of all around him/

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her; is aware of self, others, and organizations and understands how all are connected to each other; helps other people grow; is persuasive but not manipulative or controlling; compassionate; builds community through friends, family, organization, school, neighborhood, or town; caring; turns goals and plans into action

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New Committee Chair! Division 1 LTG Elections

A new committee chair is in the house!

Tiffany Luong, a former general member, is now a Service committee chair.

So welcome Tiffany as she will be a member of the board now.

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ivision 1 held its ―Project Showcase: Saving Lives Through Talent‖ at the Egg Harbor Township High School on Wednesday, December 7th.

Similar to last year’s ―Generosity Rocks‖, Project Showcase was a divisional talent show to raise money for our fundraising district project, The ELIMINATE Project. Our division raised a total of $932 to benefit the ELIMINATE Project to help rid of maternal/neonatal tetanus. All of the acts were fantastic and the volunteers were great! Thank you to all of the businesses that sponsored the event! A special

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thanks to our wonderful judges Mr. Cheatham from Atlantic City Key Club, Ms. Thomas from Egg Harbor Township HS, and Mr. Scalfaro from Egg Harbor Township HS. Congratulations to Edward Lin from Egg Harbor Township High School Key Club and the Cape Tech Dance Team from Cape May County Technical Key Club who will be moving onto the District Round on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Millburn High School, a Division 14 school and located in Millburn, NJ. The time is still to be announced. 

Division 1 LTG Elections are coming up soon! They‟re on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Atlantic County Public Library near the Swift School starting at 2pm. Come out and support the three EHTHS LTG candidates— Recognition Committee Chair Kelly Tran, Environmental Committee Chair Ahsan Ikram, and General Member Josh Perez! You cannot vote but it doesn‟t hurt to support your fellow Key Clubbers!

Saving Lives through Talent Project Showcase 2011

BY CECILIA KANG Division One LTG

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Join us online!

Search EHTHS Key Club and request to join. Also, ―like‖ the page New Jersey District of Key Club International.

The Key Chain: - issuu.com/valeriewong The Kang Key: - issuu.com/ltg-kang The Jersey Key: - issuu.com/njkeyclub EHTHS Key Club - https://sites.google.com/ site/ehthskc NJ District Key Club - njkeyclub.org

Until Next Time.. 

LTG Elections -January 21

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First SATs of 2012! Good luck, everyone! - January 28

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Reminders

Contact Your Officers!

Jessica Fung President (609) 287-8806, jessicafung94@gmail.com

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Volleyball-a-thon team packets are going to be outside Mr. Stevenson‟s room at E117 soon!

Form a team and compete against others or apply to be a referee!

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Remember to sign-up for projects on Mr. Stevenson‟s door at E117! Remember that attendance and behavior is key! If you cannot make it to a project you signed up for, contact an officer.

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LTG Elections are on Saturday, January 21 at the Atlantic County Public Library starting at 2pm! Come out and support the candidates from our very own Key Club!

Brian He Vice President (609) 287-4887, brianthe194@gmail.com Michelle Chen Corresponding Secretary (973) 820-3996, mchen214@gmail.com April Serrano Recording Secretary (973) 873-3482, aprilhannah2000@yahoo.com Kim Peng Treasurer (609) 513-6591, kimpengg26@gmail.com Valerie Wong Bulletin Editor (609) 742-3868, valeriewwong@yahoo.com Nafis Nibir Webmaster (609) 626-1388, darkunovoid@gmail.com Bryan Williamson Sergeant-at-Arms (609) 385-7113, coolpingpongguy@comcast.net

Next General Meeting

January 31, 2012

Cecilia Kang Division One Lieutenant Governor (609) 204-6369, cecilia94kang@gmail.com

Next OCC Meeting

Andre Rosario District Bulletin Editor (609) 214-7427, andrerosario93@gmail.com

January 24, 2012

“Caring—Our Way of Life”

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