December Newsletter

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Volume I – Issue VII

Dec- 2012

The Howling Report Division 3 South’s Official Newsletter

Howl on, Wolves!

In this Issue

I. Introduction

II. New Events

III. Election Season

IV. Past Events

V. Recognitions

VI. Contacts

Hello Wonderful Wolves!

It was absolutely amazing seeing so many

of you represent our division at Fall Rally!

Everyone was absolutely amazing! There

are many things in store for you in Key Club,

so I highly encourage you to participate in

them! During December 1st, Candidate

Training Conference, or CTC, will be taking

place. Candidate Training Conference is a

day of preparation for those interested in

running for the position known as Lieutenant

Governor. Also, during that same day, Rose

Float Decorations will be open for our

division! Please make sure you notify your

Presidents if you are going! Club Elections

are also coming up, so if you are interested

in holding a position for Key Club next year,

be prepared! There are also club events

that your respective clubs will be

participating in! Enjoy the holiday season

and celebrate it through service events!

There are those who are less fortunate than

us and would gladly appreciate the

services you could provide! Keep an eye

out open for the upcoming events! Until

next time wolves!

A word from… Your

Lieutenant

Governor

Upcoming Events

Candidate Training

Conference

Date: December 1, 2012

Interested in running for

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR?!

Well Candidate Training

Conference will give you the

basics of the duties of a

Lieutenant Governor!

Contact Marion Barleta if you

are interested in running or

attending this event.

Conclave

January 12, 2013

Save the date! On

this day we elect

will know the

Lieutenant

Governor Elect for

the 2013 – 2014

term!

Rose Float

Decoration:

Information

to be

announced

Election Season

Interested in running for a position next term? Well here is the general

overview of what each position does!

Past Events | Key to College

Recently, I have attended many Key Club

events, but a recent event that I previously

attended was Key to College at UCLA. I was

super glad I took part in the event! It was

such an enriching, didactic program that

opened my eyes up to the possibility of me

wanting to attend UCLA down the road.

The Key to College was hosted by an

organization called Circle K, a college Key

Club version. It was held on campus and it

was a group of UCLA attending students

teaching us how to get into college, how

college life really is, and in addition, they

provided us workshops that were super

instructive and fun! The workshop and the

campus tour were two of my favorite parts

of this event. In the workshops, they

informed us the importance of study habits,

SATs, college requirements, and

participating in community service.

Furthermore, a campus tour was given to us.

It gave me a whole new perspective of

UCLA that I’ve never seen before. The

campus seemed so peaceful and beautiful

and going to see the dorms were pretty

awesome! Overall, I was glad that I spent

my whole Saturday at UCLA learning and

socializing and making friends with other

people from other Key Club. I have to say,

attending this event kind of gave me an

advantage of knowing how to prepare

myself for college later down the road.

- Sreymich Lach (John Marshall)

Kiwanis Family

One Family, One Ohana

Past Events |AIDS Walk

This year’s Aids Walk was truly

memorable, mostly because it

was my last year as a Senior.

The excitement and enthusiasm

coming from the new members

reminded me of the reason

why I joined Key Club in the first

place. As a dedicated

member I have attended every

Aids Walk ever since 9th grade,

and each year the race feels

shorter and shorter. It was fun

walking with friends, and letting

the time passed without even

knowing it. Throughout the

years, I’ve learned that Aids

Walk is not only about walking

6 miles and earning hours, but

when you look around and see

different people each walking

for a purpose, it really is an

inspiration. This inspired me and

I hope it inspires every future

Key Club members too.

- Kate Hipolito (Eagle Rock)

Past Events | Ducksplash

As a senior in Key Club, it makes me sad

for not attending duck splash in previous

years. When I arrived I was expecting

REAL ducks but unfortunately they were

all rubber duckies. Although that didn’t

burst my mood, it was great seeing all the

key clubbers screaming and shouting

making our presence known. I was in

charge of our game booth, having little

kids throw an angry bird into a nest. It was

harder than it sounds! Even I couldn’t

make it in the nest the first few tries. After

a while of seeing kids disappointed faces

when all they received were some

stickers, I decided to help them out. If

they would miss the nest I would grab it

before it fell and it just so happen to fall

into the nest. The smiles on their faces is

what made standing around the booth

for hours’ worth it. That warm feeling you

get inside when you know the reason for

that kids smile is you. Apart from the

booth, the food they gave out to the

volunteers was a delicious juicy burger

that I finished in 30 seconds. Yeah it was

THAT GOOD. Duck splash was a fun and

emotional experience for me; even with

the heat I would definitely volunteer again

in a heartbeat.

– Alberto Sanchez (John Marshall)

Member of the Month

For the month of October, our member of the

month is Vanessa Valenzuela! She is the

president of her new club, Animal Helpers Club

and is one of our newest members who have

been active since the beginning of this school

year. Vanessa has a passion for service; she

helped out at the Los Angeles River Clean-up,

duck splash, AIDS walk, and our school’s

haunted house. She definitely loves to spend

time with her fellow keyclubbers. Whether she is

holding her new club during lunch or

participating in a Key Club event, she takes

great responsibility in her work. Vanessa makes

sure to attend as many events as possible

because she has absolutely developed great

enthusiasm for Key Club- especially for service.

She loves to help animals, her community, and

her school. Vanessa is a kind-hearted individual

because she not only cares for animals, but also

gives back to her community. She loves to

contribute her precious time for others because

for our school’s haunted house, she was a tour

guide who was in charge of directing a crowd

through the spooky house. However, she

originally had plans with her club and both

events happened to occur on the same time.

So she made arrangements and successfully

attended both events. Vanessa is willing to

sacrifice her time to be with other members of

Key Club. She is dedicated, kind, responsible,

and a potential leader in our club. Her excellent

loyalty to the club enables others

Vanessa Venezuela

Benjamin Franklin

Officer of the Month

For the month of October, Division 3 South Key

Club bestows the officer of the month award to

our very handsome and stunning officer, Marvin

Lopez Santiago. With his dedication in this club, it

proves his very right that he deserve this award.

Marvin has a tremendous amount of responsibility

in our club. As the club backbone, he is very

organized with the club sign in at every club

meetings; making sure that every member has

signed in and not missed. Marvin makes sure, that

in every meeting, our members receives a copy

of an updated agenda of the club events,

divisional events, and even other

announcements happening. Aside from taking

care of our members at the club meetings,

Marvin also takes very good care of them at

every event when our president is of absence or

myself, busy with completing other tasks. He does

not miss any club event nor any division events,

as he has a great time management skill. He’s on

top of his academics and does not let things get

in the way whether it is Key Club, school, family

business, or anything, nothing stops him. He

encourages members to attend as many events

as they can, as experience throughout these

events are memorable. By being the club

secretary, he has gone above and beyond his

position, with handling the club minutes and

hours, he does a fantastic job. Marvin

demonstrates that he is very much capable of

doing his job at his maximum potential, his care

for others, and his devotion to giving back to the

community in the many ways possible as he takes

initiative to guide members to a path of success.

Marvin Santiago

STEM Academy

PRESIDENTS VICE-PRESIDENTS

SECRETARIES TREASURERS BULLETIN EDITORS

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Eagle Rock Benjamin Franklin

Eagle Rock Eagle Rock Hollywood John Marshall

Holy Family Holy Family John Marshall

John Marshall STEM Academy

STEM Academy

Early Wolves | Club of the Month

Congratulations….

EAGLE ROCK

APEX Academy Lusine Masanklayan

[email protected]

Benjamin Franklin Aljelen Paraiso

[email protected]

Eagle Rock Danielle Peterson

[email protected]

Glendale Karlo Madrona

[email protected]

Herbert Hoover Jeannie Mai

[email protected]

Hollywood Grid Vongpiansuksa [email protected]

Holy Family Waree Ekchanakul

[email protected]

John Marshall Jeffrey Padilla

[email protected]

STEM Academy John Paul Rigonan [email protected]

To serve, so others may lead – Marion Barleta

The Presidents

Division Secretary Jade Archuleta d03s.secretary@

gmai.com

Lieutenant Governor Marion Barleta d03s.cnhkc.ltg@

gmail.com

Division News Editor Erick Jason Reyno d03s.news.editor@

gmail.com

Interclub Coordinator Dustin Tran

d03s.interclub.coordinator@ gmail.com

Executive Assistant Veniel Espanol

d03s.executive.assistant@ gmail.com

Fundraising Coordinator

Stephanie Thi d03s.fundraising.coordinator@

gmail.com

Region Adviser: Doug Ridnor

[email protected]

Division Leadership Team

Education Corner

What is Key Club? Key Club International is the high school organization sponsored by Kiwanis

International. Key Club assists Kiwanis in carrying out its mission to serve the

children of the world. High school student members of Key Club perform acts of

service in their communities, such as cleaning up parks, collecting clothing and

organizing food drives. They also learn leadership skills by running meetings,

planning projects and holding elected leadership positions at the club, district

and international levels.

Key Club International brings together all Key Club's members' efforts and

energies into an area that makes an international impact through the Major

Emphasis, "Children: Their Future, Our Focus.” The Major Emphasis unites Key Clubs

under the banner of service that deals with the most important part of our

community, our youth.

The Key Club service initiative is the hands-on element of the Major Emphasis. All

of the hands-on service provided to children by Key Club International members

is directed to a single area of need, to make a substantial impact. The current

service initiative, The Eliminate Project, allows Key Clubbers joining forces with

Kiwanis International and UNICEF eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Each year, Key Club International teams up with its three partner organizations,

March of Dimes, Children’s Miracle Network and UNICEF, for the fundraising

element of the Major Emphasis. As you plan your club’s service programming for

the year, keep these organizations in mind. Each Key Club is encouraged to

participate with our partners as we join together to make a difference in the lives

of children.

* We do not make Keys.

We are however, the Key Students

helping to make a brighter future!

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