Legacy High School November Newsletter

CNH | K E Y C L U B

NOVEMBER 2011 Volume 1 Issue 2

Looks like another amazing

month has come to an end, November

came way too fast, don’t you think?

It’s quite crazy how fast the year has

been going, I wish there was a pause

button to all this.

Issue 1 was a great success, a

lot of feedback and wonderful

comments, thanks for the responses!

Once again, if you would like to be in

the newsletter, send in articles and

visuals to my email and I’ll respond

immediately because I would like to

input a new segment called Stopping

By for member interaction. Now that I

got the hang of creating a newsletter,

there should be more pages in it that

you could look through and some new

things.

In this month’s issue of the

“Longhorn Stampede”, have a look at

Our Board for another round of

questions as well as our new segment

Class Representatives where you will

get to read about our representatives.

Recap has a full on spread on RTC and

more events within the month of

October and don’t forget the Need to

Know section for the important stuff!

Letter from the Editor…1

Our Board …2

Class Representatives: About

Me...4

Recap: Cheer Mania…5

Recap: Induction...6

Recap: RTC…7

Recap: UNICEF, Springs Preserve,

Walk to End Alzheimer’s...8

Need to Know…9

How has key club affected your life and what lessons have you taken from the club?

Since the time I was announced

president, an extra gratitude and

appreciation for Key Club has

enlightened me! I feel now that I am in

service to you, the members. Knowing

that I want to please you is all is a

humbling experience. Key Club has

shown me to be a humble servant and

to not serve with my interest but to

please others in the process. This is

why you all often see me so smiley and

happy! Being in Key Club also has

taught me many lessons such as being

open to many opinions, ideas and

varieties upon varieties of

personalities! It feels so good to

humbly serve to it!

Key Club

has taught me

the importance

for our

community. It

has taught me

the true lessons

of service. There

is more than one

way in serving

my community. Whether it is cleaning up roads, feeding the

homeless, or removing graffiti from our city. If we take care of

the little things, the little things will take care of us. We give to

our city; our city will surely give back.

First of all I

just want to say

Key Club is an

experience that

needs to be lived

not read about, for

that’s the only way

to truly understand

its benefits. For

me, Key Club had

thoroughly dissolved any previous feelings that I may have had against

community service in the fact that it’s always boring and useless. With

all the fun activities and spirit that endures in every event, there is no

way that anybody would be able to believe my last statement to be

true. Key Club has opened my eyes to see the world in a more inviting

way for great opportunities and limitless hours of service, not only to

better the community around me or the world untraveled, but to

better myself and those near me. Without Key Club, school would just

be school, and I probably wouldn’t have as much friends on Facebook.

How has key club affected your life and what lessons have you taken from the club?

Key Club has affected my life tremendously. Without the experiences I have had with Key Club, I would definitely not be the person I am today. That may sound cliché, but it is true! Many people who have known me since freshmen year or maybe just even last year, they've seen a great GROWTH in me progressing into this year. In the years past I've always been soft-spoken, had little confidence, and was confused of who I was. However, through Key Club, I've started to discover who I was and I discovered who I WANTED to be. I've discovered where I fit in and my passions. In the past I would never have thought that I would want to be a leader because I had FEAR of failure and embarrassment. However, through Key Club I've learned that fear is something that has always held people back; even held me back, not just from being a leader, but from being myself and going after things that I wanted. Never in my life have I ever felt so inspired, but this club has been my inspiration the entire time; and never in my life would I have considered to want to continue leadership outside of high school! There were definitely some great leaders who have been my inspiration along the way and have helped me find the inner leader in me, and now I just hope to continue to inspire others and change lives the way those leaders did for me and help make the world a better place one person and one community at a time.

Key Club affected my life in the ways of how I think of the community, because

before that I didn’t really do any community service. Now after Key Club I see many

things that show me a great feeling when helping out people and the environment.

The smiles on faces of many reflect me because I guess it feels great at heart. It’s a

pretty cheesy reason but it’s what I think is appropriate, anyways there are many

lessons that I learned after Key Club. Those are like the simple leadership, character

building and caring. It helps me realize some steps for a brighter future. I am glad for

associating myself with Key Club and helping those who are affected.

There is too much to write to explain how Key Club has affected my life, for one, I

have changed for the better, I am more outgoing than I use to be and it has taught

me responsibility and organization. It has opened my eyes to see things more

differently such as the act of community service which is something that you will

be proud of shouting to the world. You get that sense of accomplishment and

warm feeling of helping somebody out even if it was a simple act. Through Key

Club I have attained leadership skills and faced my fear of being open. I am so glad

that I can say that Key Club has affected my life positively and that I am a part of it.

Well, Key Club has affected me in one way and that is positively. It has brought the

tools for me to be a great leader, a leader of my peers. It has showed me many doors

that were once invisible, yet now seen by my eyes and I have many more opportunities

to better my future. I have met so many incredible individuals, all unique! Having their

own quirks, talents, and persona; only the kind of people you would meet in Key Club.

They are key clubbers, I am a key clubber. Thanks to Key Club my life has changed for

the better and my future is brighter than ever.

This is my first year at Legacy, however not in Key Club. I’m just like any other kid, ambitious and always trying new things. As a freshman I heard how fun it was to go to RTC and Fall Rally, but after those passed I stopped going to meetings. But I knew that when I would join Key Club again this year, I needed to be more dedicated. That whole mindset ultimately led to me being a class rep, which I’m happy to be!

Hello Key Clubbers! This is my first year being in Key Club. I hope that I make a lot of friends here and meet all of you on a one on one. I am really chill and a relaxed person. I love to be part of big things and I know that Key Club is that thing that will send me out to do the stuff I love to do, so I can’t wait to have the most amazing time of my life in Key Club.

Hey Key Clubbers! This is my 3rd year of Key Club. I remember joining Key Club when I had no idea what I was doing. I learned what Key Club meant during that time. A my 3rd year of Key Club service, I’m hyped up to show the community, school and our members what the Key of Key Club really means. We are the Key to teaching others about leadership through community service, showing how our club can make a huge difference and having a good time while we are at it.

Eyy Key Clubbers! I am your Sophomore Rep. This is my first year in Key Club, I joined this year because I wanted to be part of a group whose goal was to improve more than what is just around them. I learned about Key Club through a friend and found myself loving Key Club before I was in it. I soon realized that Key Club wasn’t just a club but an ohana (family), so I ran for class rep and it has honestly been an amazing experience. I can’t wait to make more memories with you all!

I’m a junior. Second year of Key Club. I actually tried to join when I was a freshman, but I didn’t have the time to. Sophomore year I was dedicated to myself full time. SO this year I ran for junior rep. I did all this because it was a way to help out the community. I’m here to serve everyone, especially my fellow members. I plan to run for an officer next year. To show the potential of this club and the individuals in our group who supports and do their service.

About me: Well I’m Dominick Anouvongs. I’m Laos and Thai. I like to dance and love to listen to music. A very nice guy. I love to watch and play sports. I go for the Ravens and Lakers. Well that’s mainly it about me.

*Daniella is the other Freshman Representative for our Key Club. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, don’t be afraid to go up to her and talk to her!

On Saturday October 8th, the

officers and many of the RTC attendees

headed over to Aliante Park to learn

new cheers and to have some fun

bonding with fellow members. The sun

was out and the members were ready

to have some fun, although a stop to

the ice cream van was a little treat to

those who needed to cool off. After

some cheers and periodic five minute

breaks, ice breakers came into play. “I

love my neighbor”, “Hey baby” and

“Ride that Pony” was a great way to

boost the energy and end the day to

Cheer Mania.

On Thursday October 20th, Legacy Key Club held

their yearly induction of new members into Key Club.

While many members and parents walked into the

cafeteria, where the event was held, officers did last

minute adjustments. The members dressed formally

with a hint of blue to go with the theme “Everyday I’m

Key Clubbin”. After the speeches given from Ms. Hofhein

and Alyssa Sarti, members came up one by one to claim

their recognition of a new member and some photos.

Afterwards the music began to play and cake, cookies

and capri suns were being served to finish the induction.

o October 22, 2011 was the day of this year's Regional Training Conference, and what a blast the clubs sure had! We arrived there early in the morning getting ready for a day of spirit: painting faces, hair spray paint, capes, and more! However, not only was it a day of spirit that the clubs were able to experience, but they were opened up to the world of Key Club. Everyone attended workshops that allowed them to see more in depth of what Key Club is about. It was as if everyone made a discovery into a whole new world because this organization is a different world on its own, and seeing all the new members’ faces of how great this organization really is definitely seemed to inspire them. Now, our club walked into RTC not being as loud nor as spirited, but by the end of the day, it was as if something hit them. Everyone united as one and supported one another. They broke the status quo between each other and begun meeting and hanging out with new people. A bond was building at RTC within our own club and amongst others and it shown when we were of the six finalists in the cheer competition!

REGIONAL TRAINING

CONFERENCE

EVERYDAY WE’RE KEY CLUBBIN’ Written by: Ailina Heng

Regional Training Conference

To raise money for project

eliminate, members went around

with UNICEF boxes and or dressed

up in the UNICEF box to get any

donations they can to go towards

the great cause.

Photo by: Kristy Watt

UNICEF Springs Preserve

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

For those of you who signed up to volunteer at Springs Preserve

thank you for doing so! Those who helped out were given positions

where they gave out prizes, guided the children, helped punch

cards, helped with food etc. They made the Haunted Harvest fun

and successful for the kids who came out in Halloween costumes

and it was a great way to get some service done.

Key Clubbers from others schools as well as Legacy were able to

participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which was held at Fashion

Show Mall on October 29th from 9am to 10am. Though it was not a

Key Club held event, Key clubbers still called out cheers and

supported the event by walking through the interiors of the mall and

donating as well.

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Meeting

Meeting

No school: Veterans Day

No school:

Thanksgiving

PRESIDENT: Alyssa Sarti

VICE PRESIDENT: Michael Polis

VICE PRESIDENT: Christophe

Kennedy

SECRETARY: Ailina Heng

Lietenant Governor: Jarren Santos

TREASURER: Vartan Alakhverdyan

BULLETIN EDITOR/HISTORIAN:

Angelene Diego

SERGEANT AT ARMS: Jaeroll Mones

CLUB ADVISOR: Ms. Hofheins

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No school: Staff development day

Show your K in every way

K E Y C L U B W E E K

Kudos to the key players

Connect to the K’s Bring a friend to Key

Club

No school: Family day

Fall Rally!

Committee meetings

U-swirl Social: 6pm

Start of food can drive

Step it Up For Lupus

Light the Night Walk

End of food can drive Your Way- School Clean Up