Division 16-January 2013 Newsletter

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KEY CLUB

JANUARY 2013 NEWSLETTER

division 16 “the edition” new year

DCON

I hope you all had a BEEutiful year of 2012. Congrats to the seniors who recently

finished all of their college apps and I hope life brings you good news^^. If you have

not met me already, let me introduce myself. My name is Jenny Lee, and I stand as a

proud white tiger from West Ranch High School Key Club and I was recently given the

honor of being your new division Bulletin/Tech Editor.

This is my second year in Key Club and I only hope to be the best editor for this

division. Meaning, I will try to improve means of communication, spread the word, or

news, of what goes on Key Club to all division members, and strive to display my

passion for Key Club. I can guarantee that I will put 110% of my time and love into

crafting each of these newsletters! I will fill them with information of past and future

events and will take every opportunity I can to connect them more to our division.

But as always, the division board hopes you will enjoy reading this January 2013

New Year Edition, as it includes information on our recent , our highly Winter Chill

anticipated , and our further anticipated . You Conclave District Convention/DCON

MUST take note, the Conclave dress code is . DCON also has a BUSINESS FORMALwhich will be further explained in this edition and the next few strict dress code

editions until it happens on March 22-24. This edition also includes more information on

club news, ways on how you can volunteer for the start of the New Year, and much,

much more! If you would like to keep up even further with our division, please follow

Division 16 at d16whitetigers.tumblr.com, which was recently updated. If you have any

questions, comments, concerns, or would like to include your own Key Club story or

comments in the next Tiger Times, please email me, Jenny Lee, at

[email protected].

I hope to see all your lovely faces at conclave remember it is on Jan. 19

and after Conclave will be our DCM. Cheers,

D16 Bulletin/Tech Editor Jenny Lee

and a Happy New Year to d16!

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conclave

On January 19, 2013, Division 16 held

their annual Conclave at Valencia High

School. Conclave began at 1:30 p.m. in

the school’s auditorium and schools in

the division each sent two delegates to

represent their school. LTG candidates

were Division 16’s Executive Assistant:

Hogan Tran (junior) and Division 16’s

Secretary: Claudia Diaz (junior). White

tigers listened to both of their speeches,

which they prepared BEEfore Conclave,

as good LTG canddiates, and they also

introduced themselves and what they

wanted to do for the division’s LTG of

2013-2014.

conclave is a yearly event in which the new Lieutenant

Governor for the next year is elected. It is a crucial time in which members

from schools in the division are able to have a say in voting for who they

believe will display the most spirit and leadership and will succeed in leading

their division. LTG candidates prepare speeches for Conclave and also

prepare for Caucus. Caucus is an event in Conclave in which the current LTG

questions LTG candidates on their plans for the future of the division.

conclave

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I couldn't believe it. When Sharon said my name, I said "Are

you serious?" It hasn't fully hit me yet. This has been my goal

since my freshman year and to accomplish it, feels

AMAZING. It's surreal to say that I am YOUR Division 16

Lieutenant Governor ELECT. I look forward to working with

my best friend Hogan Tran and serving each and every

single one of you this upcoming Key Club year. Please do

not forget to congratulate Hogan because he too is a

winner for making the commitment to run for Lieutenant

Governor. I just hope I can make you all proud and I will

work everyday to have our division reach our full potential. I

love you White Tigers!

Claudia Diaz D16 LTG Elect

Claudia Diaz

Along with the election for the new Lieutenant Governor for 2013-2014, high

school Key Clubs in the division are also holding elections for officer positions,

including president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, etc. Current officers of

Division 16 clubs have also been training and teaching the successors who won

their club elections. Elects, please take note to fill out the ONLINE 2013-2014 Officer

Directory which can be found on cnhkeyclub.org. As LTG Sharon Lee has said, it is

important for the sake of communication and reference for the future.

Burbank High School

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Burbank High School Bulldogs showed their Key Club

spirit by volunteering on December 1, 2012. Students

happily played tennis with children with autism, teaching

them and having fun with them. The program is named

“ACEing Autism,” and Burbank High School Key Clubbers

taught lessons on the first, eight, and the fifteenth of

December.

Photo provided by Burbank Key Club

Newsletter

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North Hollywood High School

North Hollywood High School Key

Clubbers volunteered in a Christmas event,

called “Operation Santa.” From December

22 – December 25, volunteers collected

presents and helped to distribute them. This

occurred at the Los Angeles Valley College

and families went to the college to pick up

the presents. Key Clubbers merrily dressed

up as numerous Santa Clauses and gave

toys, treats, and “Merry Christmases,” to

families.

Bell-Jeff high School

Bell-Jeff Key Clubbers, on December 22, 2012,

made a difference in the lives of multiple families who

faced difficulties last Christmas. They volunteered in

the spirit of the program, Adopt-A-Family, and Bell-Jeff

Key Club adopted 15-20 families to help yearly in any

way they can. TO help them this year, they gladly

delivered Christmas presents to unfortunate families.

These families usually live in hotels and apartments,

with small living space and having to share a room

with many family members. The surrounding

environment is also difficult for these families as their

financial states are not reliable and there exist issues

with drugs, prostitution, and violent crimes. The Bell-

Jeff Key Club merrily spent part of their winter break

helping these families in the spirit of service.

Key Club took great part in the 2013 annual

Pasadena Rose Parade. The Theme was, “Oh the

Places You’ll Go!” an allusion to the children’s

book by Dr. Seuss. The 2013 Kiwanis Rose Float

was decorated to according to the float theme,

“A Child’s Magic Carpet Ride!” The company

Phoenix Decorators, Inc. built the float once

again and the addition of flowers, seeds, fruits,

vegetables, leaves, etc was assisted by members

of Circle K, Key Club, and Kiwanians. The

decorating began the first weekend of

December and continued each Saturday. Key

Clubbers throughout California volunteered Dec.

26-31 from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily and 8 a.m.

until noon on Jan 1.

rose parade 2013

"Volunteering at the rose parade was

a very satisfying experience! It was a

great opportunity to meet and work

with amazing people. Nothing is better

than hanging out with your friends and

doing service at the same time!"

-Hogan Tran

Photos provided by Tyler Kowta (d25e)

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(photos provided by Claudia Diaz, Eduardo Santoyo, & Jinny Lee)

“Winter chill was really fun! I

think our division board did a

really good job organizing

the games and scavenger

hunt. Everyone also seemed

to have a good time, so all in

all, the Winter Chill was a

success!!!”

-Audrey Thai

(John Burroughs HS)

"My New Year’s resolution is to make sure I won't

forget how much Key Club has done for me, and

make sure my new board is ready for the new

year. Even though I'll be moving on to a new

chapter in my life, I'll always remember how

much Key Club has changed me. I also want to

make sure that the club that I leave BEEhind is

trained well enough to keep going strong next

year."

-Paolo Esguerra (VHS)

My New Years' Resolution for Key Club is to help West Ranch Key

Club transition smoothly from the current board to the next and to

spend the precious rest of my time as a Key Clubber to the fullest! I

want to finish teaching younger members everything I know about

Key Club and have a fun, relaxing, and spirited last time at DCON.

Yay Key Clubbers! Yay DCON! Yay senior year!

-Michelle Kim (WRHS)

“Winter Chill was the most

exhausting chill I’ve ever been to

(in a good way).”

-Stephanie Javier

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

(presidents of d16)

My New Year's resolution is to strengthen

our White Tiger ROAR and unite our

division! I would like to create even

more memories than I made last year

with my fellow Key Clubbers and to be

the best leader I can possibly be.

Claudia Diaz (NHHS)

march 22-24 @ the Anaheim Convention Center

registration: $163 by Feb. 8

LATE registration: $203 by Feb. 22

Contact Information Sharon Lee

[email protected]

[email protected]

Sondra Park

Claudia Diaz [email protected]

Eduardo Santoyo

[email protected]

Sheila Hou

[email protected]

Hogan Tran

[email protected]

Candace Kim

[email protected]

Karl Ravancho

[email protected]

Paolo Esguerra

[email protected]

Jinny Lee

[email protected]

Yuj Kim

[email protected]

Jenny Lee

[email protected]

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I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the

Objects of Key Club International; to build

my home, school and community; to serve

my nation and God; and combat all forces

which tend to undermine these institutions.

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