May newsletter

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT ¬ DIVISION 50 ¬ WAHLUKE

The Platypress By: Stephanie Juarez

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR– 2 MEETING UPDATES- 3 READ ACROSS AMERICA– 4 MEET YOUR LTG– 5 DISTRICT CONVENTION– 6-7 Hello! My name is Stephanie Juarez . If you don’t know me yet...then you probably haven’t been volunteering enough! I am the Wahluke High School Key Club editor. Last term I had a hard time managing my time but I promise that I will try to be better at that this year. I want to apologize for not making this newsletter longer, as there is a lot of information that could be useful to you. If you would like more information then you can read the divisional newsletter. I will be

making a newsletter every month and additional ones if they are needed. I will try to get more members by publicizing more. ~Stephanie Juarez

MEETING UPDATES ASB Report We got approved to buy starburst for teacher appreciation week.

Events April 29, 2015-Dia de los ninos We need volunteers from 4:30-7:39.

Week of May 4-8– Teacher appreciation week We need volunteers to write something nice about every teacher.

We need volunteers to go around and take pictures of every teacher.

May 26-Field Day We need volunteers during the day to help out with field day at one of the elementary’s Other Information We will be getting medallions for seniors who have been volunteering constantly throughout the year.

We handed out 20+ hour recognition awards to Fermin Acevedo, Evelia Pina, Jenair Santos, Liliana Guzman, and Stephanie Juarez

We need to decide on a date for the end of the year banquet.

There is a DCM (Divisional Council Meeting) on May 16—we will be trying to figure out a way to carpool there!

Read Across America We held our annual Read Across America Night oh March 6th ! A lot of things got in the way of our preparations but it was a fun night with lots of activities.

Special thanks to KIWANIS!

Kiwanis drove down from Ellensburg to help out and be a part of our Read Across America night

Meet Your LTG—Hienschi Nguyen Hello my fellow platypuses! This is your new LTG Hienschi!

Pronounces as hin-chi. I began my key club career when I was a little freshie. Never did I expect myself to become the next LTG I look forward to meeting all of you platypuses!

My biggest goal is to strengthen the foundations and bonds of our clubs within our division and the members themselves.

I want to be an ohana. Some things you should know about me is that I love soft cookies! Then again who doesn’t? Besides Key club I love to play tennis and draw. One thing I absolutely cannot do is rap. But enough about me. I know to know about you! How will you strive to for your club? What amazing things you will do for your home, school, and community? With that said, let’s make the upcoming year unforgettable.

In love and service, Hienschi Nguyen Pacific Northwest Division 50 Lieutenant Governor

Our LTG made a club visitation on March 31st

We made bookmarks and did some icebreakers we also had cookies! And we also had contests and the winners pied our LTG. Not very many showed up to meet the LTG but it was still a fun day.

We made bookmarks for the rebuild literacy challenge.

We had many craft supplies spread out on the table for the bookmarks.

Stephanie Juarez got to pie the LTG for winning the bookmark contest.

Alonso Perez won the Ninja game and he got to pie Hienschi.

Esther Estrada helps Hienschi clean her hair out.

2015 Pacific Northwe

~Service to Infin DCON is short for District Convention. Each year, the Pacific Northwest District gets together to celebrate the year of service, elect the new district executive board, meet other Key Clubbers (including International VP Kevin Zhang) in the area, and learn about new service opportunities.

Incoming District Board District Governor : Tyler Bosser - D35 District Secretary : Tran Hoang - D62 District Treasurer : Suvir Copparam - D28 District Editor : JoJo Saunders - D32

Immediate Past District Board District Governor : Lisa Antonio - D28 District Secretary : Ik Hoon Jung - D65 District Treasurer : Aneesh Pappu - D56 District Editor : Jenny Zhang - D32

Thank you Cleo Tsang for all your hard work and time put into DCON

est District Convention

nity and Beyond~

Last year we took 4 key club officers to DCON, this year we took 5 and we are hoping in being able to take a lot more this year it is an amazing experience for everyone.

You need to have lots of spirit if you want to fit in!