SOARING HAWKS: VOLUME 1 ISSUE 13 : Krysta's Last Newsletter

SOARING HAWKS

NWCTA | Region 5 |D28W

For the last time……..

Your 2012-2013 Board

Volume 1 | Issue 13| March

Dear Key Club, To my fellow Key Clubbers. Over this past year I have felt like we

have become such a family I cant express how much I enjoy be-

ing in the same Key Club as you. I wanted to at first change

schools because my program area wasn't doing to hot. But I

thought about leaving our Key Club and thinking I would be

leaving a family. Then I decided that I wouldn't leave Key Club

and then I got a new chef and my Culinary department is doing

better then ever. I know we aren't a perfect family, we have

clicks and drama, we also may not like some people in our Key

Club, but that what makes us a family. We still get together and

do service together and everyone has made me so proud. I just

wanted to say that my Key Club year wasn't perfect, I went

through stress after stress, But I had my friends and all of you by my side to help. I had so much fun

this year I cant even explain it. Thank you for making this years experience a great one. Before my

term ends as your bulletin editor I would like to say a few things to all of you. When Rosalyn Cheng

comes into office please write her articles and visuals it will make her life a whole lot easier. Intro-

duce yourself to her and try to get to know her she is a really good person. I feel kind of sad but

happy at the same time. I wish I could have done better on these newsletters and I am going to

miss making them but I am definitely not going to miss the stress. I might cry at our end of the year

banquet and maybe even DCON. Because serving as your bulletin editor has made me a better

person and I just loved doing this job. I'm going to miss being your bulletin editor, Making the news-

letters was fun and stressful. This year being in office was something I never expected to happen.

One last thing before I go. I am so PROUD of all of you who have been going to the events and

even our meeting now that we have lost a lot of members. YOU do not now how happy I am to

see all your dedicated faces at the meetings having fun during the ice breakers and what not. I

cant express to you how happy I am. To all the rest of you, THANK YOU all for coming to our events

and keeping Key Club in your hearts, I hope that you all make it so that you will come to our meet-

ings when there are less people there, stay dedicated , there are a lot of opportunities out there

for each and one of you. My word of advice is just that. STAY DEDICATED. Thank you all for letting

me serve you as your bulletin editor.

For the last time,

Krysta Phoumiphat

Bulletin editor 2012-2013

For the last time,

Krysta Phoumiphat

Bulletin editor 2012-2013

Table of Contents Front cover

Dear Key Club

Table of contents

This Key Club year 2012-2013

Any last words seniors?

The last officer spotlight

Member Spotlight

Retiring Board last words

End of the Year Banquet Invitation

Color run, language Fair, DCM banquet

Message from Bulletin Editor

Contact the Officers & my last message

Relay for life is right around the corner! May

see Marcus or call/text him at 7028456508!

SIGN UP TODAY FOR THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR

LIFE.

Thank you for such a great year !

Winter Induction Pictures...

Thank you for such a great year !

For the last time, NWCTA Key Club 2012-2013

For the last time, NWCTA Key Club 2012-2013

Seniors, I want to wish each of you good luck in College, each one of you are capable of great things. We will miss you dearly, thank you for a great key club year. I would personally like to thank Maribeth, Jordan and Marcus, for being the great officers they are. I really will miss them. Maribeth and I bonding over Kpop , Jordan being a good president and someone people could talk too, Most of all thank you Marcus for everything you have done for me but not only that for the Key Club, you accept everyone with open arms, you give rides to EVERYONE. Thank you all of you. Thank you seniors for still going to Key Club, even though I don't talk to most of you, seeing your faces in Key Club made me happy. Thank you Aki and Vivian for everything you have done in Banquet Committee these past years. I wish all you seniors good luck. Again, Thank you. Thank you all so much. We will miss you. –Krysta Phoumiphat

SENIORS 2013 I had a great 4 years in the club, but I wish I had more time to par-ticipate in more events. Key Club has helped me make friends and made my friends and I closer, so I'm happy I decided to join.

-Zaric-Kyle Flores Villafuerte

I'd like to thank Jordan and MAr-cus for giving me a great key club year as my last time being a mem-ber! They've worked so hard and I'm so proud :')

-Justin Remulla

Seniors, I want to wish each of you good luck in College, each one of you are capable of great things. We will miss you dearly, thank you for a great key club year. I would personally like to thank Maribeth, Jordan and Marcus, for being the great officers they are. I really will miss them. Maribeth and I bonding over Kpop , Jordan being a good president and someone people could talk too, Most of all thank you Marcus for everything you have done for me but not only that for the Key Club, you accept everyone with open arms, you give rides to EVERYONE. Thank you all of you. Thank you seniors for still going to Key Club, even though I don't talk to most of you, seeing your faces in Key Club made me happy. Thank you Aki and Vivian for everything you have done in Banquet Committee these past years. I wish all you seniors good luck. Again, Thank you. Thank you all so much. We will miss you. –Krysta Phoumiphat

SENIORS 2013 Any last words? 4 years. That's what you get when you enter high school. 4years. 4 years to make friends, build bonds, and create memories and laughs to last a lifetime. I was able to meet my closest friends in key club and, through all the events, we were able to create so many amazing memories that I will cherish forever. From waking up at 3 am to spirit-readying ourselves for RTC to sleepless nights at Relay for Life. These four years with Key Club have been an amazing journey and will remain in my heart as some of the best memories I have of high school.

-Akiko Govan

My Key Club experience has been... unforgettable. NOT ENOUGH words can describe it.. But here we go... Lets just say, it really was a life changing experience, it was something I needed. I look at many things now in a different perspec-tive, everything more in a positive way. When I thought of community service, at first I was like, "Why would I want to do that, voluntarily ". But Key Club shun a new light on my way of thinking of it. Doing community service with friends, makes everything so much different! I didn't think of it was "work" anymore, I thought of it as "helping", because helping your community is something so great, and the feeling you get is amazing. The people l met, I know these friend-ships will last. Being able to befriend them in less than a second, is crazy! They are people I NEVER thought I would be friends with... but I'm so glad we have this bond now. Sharing the same love and passion with thousands of others for this club is something I love so much. Being able to connect with people throughout my entire district, wow. I look up to the Kiwanians here today.. The spirit, oh how I love to show spirit! "I feel gooood! OH I feeel so gooood!" I love to represent my club, my division, my district! Screaming my lungs out at RTC, and Fall Rally is totally worth losing my voice the next day. I'm glad I got to be in this club for four years. No wait, I'm glad to be apart of this FAMILY, because we are all one Ohana. I will miss Key Club dearly since its something that's been with me from the beginning of high school, and it will be at the end... But the memories will last forever. ♥

-Maribeth maucesa

The Last officer Spotlight

Marcus Castile

What does Key Club mean to you?

E V E R Y T H I N G

How has Key Club affected your life?

It made me a better person.

As a SENIOR what is your advice for incoming members?

STAY DEDICATED, It will take you places.

What was your most memorable experience these past 4 years in Key Club, and why?

Relay For Life, because Relay gets you closer to all the people in your club and others.

How would you describe your self freshmen year and now?

Freshmen: Antisocial Now: Kind of social

What do you do to relieve stress?

I dance…..to music.

Hello my name is Marcus and I have servd as NWCTA key clubs VP Historian and as

one of the most dedicated member. I am not the most spirited key clubber but I

make up for it with the amount I serve the club. Key club is pretty much my life for

the most part, other than school it takes up a majority of my time. I like to say that in

my free time I like to draw pictures of stuff on paper, usually with a pencil but some-

times I have even used a pen sometimes when I was feeling a bit spontaneous. I

also like to write, mostly poetry and stuff of that sort that have a sort of poetic

rhyme scheme and feel to them if that makes sense. I also practice photography

when I can with my weapon of choice being a Nikon D3100 which I call "Nicky".

Photography is fun, it is an amazing thing to do even though it can be difficult at

times since I don't have much time to practice to Better my skills in certain settings. I

also dance...to music. I just dance for fun and post videos sometimes. That's pretty

much my life so ya.

For the last time, Marcys Castile

Vice President 2012-2013

What does Key Club mean to you?

E V E R Y T H I N G

How has Key Club affected your life?

It made me a better person.

As a SENIOR what is your advice for incoming members?

STAY DEDICATED, It will take you places.

What was your most memorable experience these past 4 years in Key Club, and why?

Relay For Life, because Relay gets you closer to all the people in your club and others.

How would you describe your self freshmen year and now?

Freshmen: Antisocial Now: Kind of social

What do you do to relieve stress?

I dance…..to music.

Antoinette Bantug (Freshman)

1. What is your favorite part of Key Club and why?

My favorite part of Key Club would be the decorations because my friends and I would stay after school and have fun.

2. What is your program area and why did you choose it?

Biomed because I want to be a nurse when I grow up.

3. If you could visit any three cities in the world, which three would you visit?

New York City, Indianapolis, and Chicago.

4. What does Key Club mean to you?

Key Club to me means all of these people coming together as a family.

5. How has Key Club affected your life?

Key Club has affected my life because before I wasn’t really as outgoing as I am now.

6. Are you glad that you joined Key Club?

Yes, because Key Club gives me the opportunity to hang out with friends.

7. Are most of your friends in Key Club?

Yes.

8. How would you think your life would be without Key Club?

Boring, really boring.

Member Spotlight

Antoinette bantug

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GOOD BYE 2012-20143 board

In my second to last meeting, I was the last one in the theater packing up leftover agendas, the banner, key club bell, and gavel. As I looked out into the empty theater, I reminisced my whole key club career. Holding office for each of my high school years really showed me a unique perspective of Keyclub. Our rationale was not only the core values; there was much more than that. Each meeting and service event to me was a consolidation of camaraderie and each board meeting was a construction of team work. I learned to acquire as many traits and morals as possible so you can master those skills to pass it on to others. I hope to do so for the 2013-2014

board. The business-orientated ethics of this year's Keyclub was transitioning to family morale.Now as a senior I contemplate upon my final months of high school while reminiscing my seemingly endless terms through keyclub. De-spite the inevitable decreased retention of our members in march, I find my key club career complete. I had the chance to exhibit characteristics of leader-ship, character building, inclusiveness, and caring to our members, only to hope they embed those aspects in their mindset for a lifetime. Once a key clubber upon taking that pledge, ALWAYS a key clubber.

Jordan Afaga

President 2012-2013

For the passed 4 years key club has been my life and probably one of the best parts. I joined freshman year and it was pretty basic to me at first, it wasn't really special to me in anyway. Once I got to know the people in the club, became involved with them in and out of events truly is what made the experience as amazing as it was. It was the influence of these people that lead me to the posi-tion I have now as vice president, which has really changed my outlook on what key club is, and what it stands for. Hold-ing this position I took a place in making some of the most influential decisions

that can be made for a club and along with the rest of the board, it was-n't a truly easy task to accomplish since with all of the factors that had to be considered with every decision. But having to make these deci-sions has made me grow as a leader and as an overall individual by making me stronger in the sense that I am now able to make influential decisions and accept the consequences but bask in the glory of the overall benefits of the decision. It has been amazingly wonderfully spec-tacular serving this club as VP, I will miss it.

Marcus Castile

Vice President 2012-2013

My 2012-2013 Key Club year has definitely been quite an eventful one. From RTC and Fall Rally to all the events our club participated in this year, my term as a Vice-President has been the experience of a lifetime. I admit it was challenging at times to handle over 200 members at every event, waking up at 6 in the morning and volunteering for up to 12 hours, but it was definitely worth it. Knowing that our club has made a difference in the lives of others makes me very proud to be a part of this club. Seeing the dedication our members have to helping others drives me to strive to make our club achieve our maximum potential and I can proudly say we have done that this year. From winning RTC and Fall Rally to getting Club of the

Month, I will always be proud to be a part of this club. I can't wait to soar even high-er next year!

Paula Castro

Vice President 2012-2013

Hello fellow key clubbers! My name is Britney Trieu. This past year I’ve had the honor of being able to serve you all as one of the secretaries of this club. I have never felt so in-volved with a club before this year. There were so many details that go into making a successful club that I did not know before becoming a board member. This year, I was able to grow as a person by having the responsibilities of a secretary. Being a part of key club has made my high

school experience much fuller. We had a great year with multiple memorable moments. For example, our club won our division spirit stick at RTC, we broke our school’s record for the most ser-vice hours in a month, and we introduced countless new events. As the key club year is coming to the end, I am sad to say goodbye. Although, I am very excited to see how much our club will be able to grow next year. I’m sure we will only continue to get better and provide even more community service.

Britney Trieu

Secretary 2012-2013

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GOOD BYE 2012-20143 board For the passed 4 years key club has been my life and probably one of the best parts. I joined freshman year and it was pretty basic to me at first, it wasn't really special to me in anyway. Once I got to know the people in the club, became involved with them in and out of events truly is what made the experience as amazing as it was. It was the influence of these people that lead me to the posi-tion I have now as vice president, which has really changed my outlook on what key club is, and what it stands for. Hold-ing this position I took a place in making some of the most influential decisions

that can be made for a club and along with the rest of the board, it was-n't a truly easy task to accomplish since with all of the factors that had to be considered with every decision. But having to make these deci-sions has made me grow as a leader and as an overall individual by making me stronger in the sense that I am now able to make influential decisions and accept the consequences but bask in the glory of the overall benefits of the decision. It has been amazingly wonderfully spec-tacular serving this club as VP, I will miss it.

Being secretary this year was quite an experience. Since I was a representa-tive last year, the role of a secretary wasn’t very new. Although one of the hardest parts about being secretary is maintaining a stable communication with my reps and overall being a role model to the members. I started off the year with goals, and right now I could proudly say that I have met all but one of them. One of them is to win the distinguished secretary award, which is yet to be announced at DCON. I could say that I have done better than last year’s secretary because I was trained to be better by the IP secretary, and I plan on motivating my

secretary elect to do the things I never got the chance to do. What I will miss most about key club is the bonding. Yes, service will always be on top but without the relationships and the communication I have with my club, I wouldn’t have been doing the works I do today. I will greatly miss seeing new faces in meetings and being one of the first to introduce myself. The past three years of being in key club, I have continually learned one thing: Key Club is like a second family. I hope to BEE involved in the division more next year and not let my position define what I could do in my community.

Austin Madriaga

Secretary 2012-2013

As an officer, I enjoyed being able to get to know members and serving with my fellow officers. I was able to grow not only as a person, but also as a leader. The one thing that I will miss is the inclusiveness that I built with the other board members. Key Club allowed me to break out of my shell and build a strong friendship with people in Key Club. Although I am sad that my term has come to an end, I am excited to see the new officers and member grow throughout the year.

Kim Ngyugen

Treasurer 2012-2013

Refer to page 2 (Dear Key Clubbers) My whole

goodbye is there. But all I would like to say here

is, Thank you all for making this a wonderful

experience for me. I would like to thank my board

because they got me through this, they helped me

get articles when I was in need of it and to all of

you too! Thank you for being dedicated going to

events, sending in articles, and supporting our

board we couldn't have done this without you. I

will really miss the seniors and my board :( But we

Krysta Phoumiphat

Bulletin Editor 2012-2013

Serving as an SAA for my club was one of the best experiences. Since I’ve always loved the spirit part of Key Club, RTC and Fall Rally this year made me extremely proud, especially as the SAA. At RTC, the club blew me away with how hard they cheered. I’d never seen so much passion in them before. When we won in our division, I almost started crying because I was so happy. I still get chills listening to our cheers because of how amazing and clean the whole club sounds. Fall Rally had the same result. Even though it was our whole division, I was happy enough to cry when we won the spirit

stick. Those moments made me so proud to call myself an NWCTA Key Clubber in Division 28 West. The various service projects throughout the year too felt great, and it was great to see so many members involved and enjoying the events. The experience of being an officer in my club can be summed up by saying that I’m just proud and happy that our members served the club, cheered their hardest, and were able to experience Key Club. I hope at DCON this year and in Key Club next year that the pas-

sion intensifies. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the club, you’re all amazing.

Camille Corpus

SAA 2012-2013

This last year as a Sargent at Arms was amazing. I loved to see the dedication of the newly found mem-bers. As the SAA it made it easy to get to know a lot of the members while I walked around getting famil-iar with faces and names. Junior made it hard to keep up with key club, but I still loved getting in-volved in all the events and what not that went on through the year. However I won't be returning on board I will still show my club spirit and show up to all events and what not. I expect a lot from this com-

ing year from the board. It is much bigger than that of what we ever had. Even now there is now three Sargent at Arms. Its a great bunch and I know the key club will be amazing, because we can only go up from here and this is one of the best years that Northwest and the entire Division 28 west had.

John sunga

SAA 2012-2013

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End of the year Banquet

Mark

Calenders

This Key Club year was filled with many different experiences. Being a part of the board, being the sophomore rep was an exciting experi-ence. Starting off the year I honestly did feel it as a bit of a chore having to do all the hour inputting but right away that feeling disappeared. Coming to the weekly board meetings I felt I was actually doing something more than my previous year. Even with a rep only being a step from a regular member I still felt I was helping a lot more and enjoyed every moment I had being a rep. This year by far I can say that I have gone to more service events than ever. One of the most memorable was being the Red Rock Food and Wine festival. For a whole day I ran around and helped with many things. Along side with all my friends, it was a great time, even with how tiring it was going at it all day. An-other one of the most memorable events would have to be all the Springs Preserve events that I went to. Practically going every chance I got, I can say that I don’t regret a single time I had went as each time I did go I was always with friends having fun. Even though my term is com-ing to and end I can honestly say I’m fine with it, I had my fill of being a part of the amazing board, getting closer with everyone from board to members. I learned many things from my term and definitely will apply it to the following year. Needless to say I will miss coming to the weekly board meetings with everyone, but regardless board or not I will still be apart of this great Key Club. I had a great run now it’s time for me to step down and give the next person the spotlight.

Hey juniors! Aha, mostly kidding, I just needed a chance to say that while it’s still technically my job. My term as the Junior Class Representative is coming to an end, and although I know my elect, Jonathan Brown will take care of the class of 2014 wonderfully; this is a very bittersweet moment. Frankly, I really didn’t think I’d see this day. When I ran for Junior Rep I couldn’t imagine my senior year or my term ending, and I here I stand (or sit cross legged typing, as the case may be) a year later saying farewell. Maribeth recently posted a picture of the 2012-2013 board just beginning their terms at final DCM of my sophomore year and it seemed an eternity ago. From that moment on we have had our turmoil’s, certainly, but the amount of good times we’ve had, and the foundation we have laid for this club next year speak more truly than any of our hardships. When we weren’t work-ing our butts off with infinite discussion and deliberation we always had a blast (sometimes in between the countless hours of proposals as well). I

know I would have never been as close to the members of the board without ya know, being on board with them. I’m going to miss our lovely seniors: Jordan, Marcus, and Maribeth but I know that this is not so much a farewell as a “see you later”, but the nostalgia is hitting me hard nonetheless. I’m going to miss being the direct liaison for my peers, and being able to get them what they need on a really personal level. I am going to miss harassing them every month and I am going them harassing me! I am going to miss the sound of satisfaction in a friend’s voice when they hear they’re on track for their 60 hours. I am going to miss helping them get to events when they needed a ride, or just keeping them up to date and being able to answer their questions. I will miss my nametag and I will miss this year’s Key Club shirt and I will miss having feathers in my hair at RTC, and I will miss the ache of not going to Fall Rally, and I will miss the freshmen being freshmen, as much as I look forward to meeting our new young ones. I will miss not being the tallest person at meetings (we’ll see how that goes for me, fingers crossed). This was my first year on board, and naturally it has a special place in my heart. I know this is not fare-well for me yet, but thank you for allowing to serve you all this year. Stay cute.

Being on Key Club board for 2 years was really something. I felt as, more doors opened to me. Getting the chance to interact with others from different clubs, divisions, was really exciting for me! I represented the 2013 class, and I was proud. There were many times where I felt like I wasn't being a great representative, which brought me down a whole lot... but then the feelings I get when the people who I represent tell me I'm doing a great job, which puts me back on my feet, Bonding with the people on board is something I really appreciate. Even though we constantly yell at each other, don't agree, or anything like that, we know we'll al-ways be there for each other in the end. It was great to be recognized and such, but I felt like every member in Key Club was important as much as us. Seeing the amount of hours my members did sure did put a big smile on my face. Running for board was nerve wrecking, but I'm so happy to experience this for two years! I know next years board will do great, good luck :)

High school is a time of discovery, adventure, and awkwardness. Undoubtedly all these things are prominent in freshman year, especially awkwardness. Without Key Club, my awkwardness perhaps would never have gone. Without Key Club, I would never have had discovered so many things or have had half the adventure I had this year. Becoming freshman representative just added to the near limitless range of adventure and discovery I could have experienced this first year of high school. I had never planned to become freshman representative; I was forced on stage the day they were asking for possible candidates. But, to me, staying in the race to become freshman representative was the best decision I could’ve made this year. Now, I have much more insight on what community service is and its depth and I love it all the more. Along with doing community service to get that wonderful feel-ing inside, I can do it with friends and a community of people aiming for the same cause which makes it even sweeter. Being an officer in Key Club also allowed me to mature and take on a bigger responsibility which I think is magnificent. It also gave me extra, strong social skills and allowed me to challenge myself which has helped me so much already. It will help me in the future too, which is really nice. This year has been an incredible journey of service, great experiences, and actually, growing up. Everything that has happened this year in Key Club and as an officer has shaped me in some way, big or small. Without these experiences, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Key Club helped shaped my life in many ways, and for that, I am especially thankful. Thank you guys for this amazing year as freshman representative!

Goodbye board : Representatives 2012-2013

Maribeth Maucesa

Ethan Haines

Adrian Kim

Jett Angeles

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End of the year Banquet

May

Mark

Your

Calenders

Hey Hawks! I’m Gabbie and I’m the chair of banquet committee for our

end of the year, Officer Induction Banquet. Also, Sara daniel is the co-

chair and Krysta is the board member in charge of the committee.

year’s theme is “All Around the World” and banquet committee needs

as much help as possible. We won’t start decorations until after spring

break, but if you’re interested, message me on Facebook, my

username is Gabrielle Copeland, or you can send me a text at 928-286-

7104 with your name and what you’d be interested in doing. Krysta,

Sara, and I have big plans for the banquet and we’d love if you’d be

willing to help us out. Thanks for reading!

You are all invited to Nwcta’s End of the year

Officer retirement/Induction Banquet

This will take place on May 22nd

Cultural Dress or Formal !

We hope to see you there ~~

May

22

Gabrielle Copeland

Banquet Committee head

Hey juniors! Aha, mostly kidding, I just needed a chance to say that while it’s still technically my job. My term as the Junior Class Representative is coming to an end, and although I know my elect, Jonathan Brown will take care of the class of 2014 wonderfully; this is a very bittersweet moment. Frankly, I really didn’t think I’d see this day. When I ran for Junior Rep I couldn’t imagine my senior year or my term ending, and I here I stand (or sit cross legged typing, as the case may be) a year later saying farewell. Maribeth recently posted a picture of the 2012-2013 board just beginning their terms at final DCM of my sophomore year and it seemed an eternity ago. From that moment on we have had our turmoil’s, certainly, but the amount of good times we’ve had, and the foundation we have laid for this club next year speak more truly than any of our hardships. When we weren’t work-ing our butts off with infinite discussion and deliberation we always had a blast (sometimes in between the countless hours of proposals as well). I

know I would have never been as close to the members of the board without ya know, being on board with them. I’m going to miss our lovely seniors: Jordan, Marcus, and Maribeth but I know that this is not so much a farewell as a “see you later”, but the nostalgia is hitting me hard nonetheless. I’m going to miss being the direct liaison for my peers, and being able to get them what they need on a really personal level. I am going to miss harassing them every month and I am going them harassing me! I am going to miss the sound of satisfaction in a friend’s voice when they hear they’re on track for their 60 hours. I am going to miss helping them get to events when they needed a ride, or just keeping them up to date and being able to answer their questions. I will miss my nametag and I will miss this year’s Key Club shirt and I will miss having feathers in my hair at RTC, and I will miss the ache of not going to Fall Rally, and I will miss the freshmen being freshmen, as much as I look forward to meeting our new young ones. I will miss not being the tallest person at meetings (we’ll see how that goes for me, fingers crossed). This was my first year on board, and naturally it has a special place in my heart. I know this is not fare-well for me yet, but thank you for allowing to serve you all this year. Stay cute.

Dcm banquet

The Key Club End of the Year DCM/Banquet was a great time with great people. Recent updates from various clubs in Division 28 West were discussed, ranging from passed events, such as the Color Run, and upcoming events, such as District Convention. The banquet portion of the event was very enjoyable, as members were able to converse with others from different clubs while eating dinner. Awards were also given out to honorable members and clubs of Key Club, such as the most improved club award given to Cimarron-Memorial High School. Towards the end, the farewell speech of current Lieutenant Governor, Johansen Pico, was given as well a speech from the incoming Lieutenant Governor for the 2013-2014 school year, Jerry Thomas. These speeches brought both sadness for the ending of this year and excite-ment for the next year to come. Overall, members of Division 28 West had a great time spending their last DCM together eating dinner, conversing with friends, listening to great Key Club updates.

Color Run Color Run is defintely something I enjoyed! Waking up early in the morning, seeing downtown Vegas was pretty crazy. They gave our team blue shirts, and told us to go to the finish line. It took us about 30 minutes just to find our spot. We moved a whole bunch of water cases which gave us sore arms the next day, but no biggie! Some of us passed out water to people who made it to the finish line, while others gave energy bars for them to refuel. This event was so hyped up and fun! At first, I DID NOT WANT any color on me! But then I thought, "This is the color run... I need color on me!". My friends and I went inside the color pit and we had a color countdown. Once we left that, we realized we started with barely any color, to color everywhere! It was really fun to bond with our members and members from different clubs! I definitely want to do this again!

DCM Banquet This is my 3rd End of the Year DCM Banquet! Oh the feels I get every time they come around because we realize its time to end the term soon. Getting to see my friends from other schools, and meeting new ones as well was great! The food was great, and everything was great! Now the speech is the part that always hits me the most! Yunas and Stevens speech made me tear up the past years. This years was Johansens turn to say his fare-well speech. Hearing his speech made me tear up and get chills! I remember last year he was the one running the banquet as he was the LTG elect, and just yesterday, it was his last DCM. Time flies by fast, and reflecting

on this year was crazy how amazing it was. I'm so glad Johansen was our LTG, because he did BEEyond what we all expected! Not only is he my LTG, hes a great friend♥. Congratulations to all the clubs and individuals who won awards that night, they truly deserve it!

Color Run Color Run was amazing! I've never seen so many colorful runners before. We got to Free-

mont Street early in the morning and were split into the groups we signed up with. We got

assigned jobs along the running course, and my friends and I got placed at the very end of

the race where we handed out water bottles and directed people to the stage, where they col-

or party kept on going. All the runners were so pumped up, and they even threw colors at the

volunteers so we could join the party too! At the end everyone got together at the stage and

when the DJ and MC counted down, everyone threw all their color into the air and created a

beautiful cloud if colors. Although the powder didn't taste very good or come off very easily,

the event was a huge success, having friendly company and quite a colorful crowd

Events that took place! Events that took place! Events that took place! Events that took place!

Maribeth Maucesa

James Valdez

Akikio Govan

Dcm banquet

The Key Club End of the Year DCM/Banquet was a great time with great people. Recent updates from various clubs in Division 28 West were discussed, ranging from passed events, such as the Color Run, and upcoming events, such as District Convention. The banquet portion of the event was very enjoyable, as members were able to converse with others from different clubs while eating dinner. Awards were also given out to honorable members and clubs of Key Club, such as the most improved club award given to Cimarron-Memorial High School. Towards the end, the farewell speech of current Lieutenant Governor, Johansen Pico, was given as well a speech from the incoming Lieutenant Governor for the 2013-2014 school year, Jerry Thomas. These speeches brought both sadness for the ending of this year and excite-ment for the next year to come. Overall, members of Division 28 West had a great time spending their last DCM together eating dinner, conversing with friends, listening to great Key Club updates.

Language Fair

I wasn’t a volunteer for the Language Fair, but I did go as a non-competing student, and I was surprised. I wasn’t really sure

what to expect from the Language Fair, but it was a lot cooler than I imagined. So many people from other schools were

there, and I was surrounded by so many cultures. I went to a few of the competitions, like the Language Bowls and singing

performances and the people competing were actually all really different. There were also booths from clubs and languages

classes from other schools selling cultural food. I honestly really enjoyed it. Other cultures are fascinating, and the language

fair was a great way to experience them through the students representing them. The students themselves were really nice,

too. I met a few people and they were all friendly and really excited about the language fair and their language. What disap-

points me is the fact that there might not be a language fair next year, and I really want to go again. Hopefully more people

will get involved and compete so there’s another language fair. Like I keep saying, it was really cool and I’d love to learn more

about other cultures as well because of it.

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Hey Hawks!

I decided to let Rosalyn Cheng, your new Bul-letin Editor introduce the new board!! In April, since my very first newsletter was in-troducing my board of elects, I think this is appropriate!

ALSO, she will need articles and visuals so please help her out, she also will be putting in the DCM Banquet pictures that I have yet to receive! Thank you all, and look forward to Rosalyn’s newsletter. I know I am!! I am so sad but happy at the same time thank you guys. –Krysta Phoumiphat

Camille Corpus

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Maribeth Maucesa

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Treasurer

Kimberly Nguyen

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Bulletin Editor

Krysta Phoumiphat

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Mr. Guerin

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Email us for the last time :D

Ill miss being your bulletin editor♥ Thank you all for giving me the opportunity to do

this. I am so thankful I wish I would have done better newsletters but I got my draw-

ing tablet in December ._. Anyways thank you all. Stay dedicated. I love you guys!

-Krysta Phoumiphat

Bulletin Editor 2012-2013

President

Jordan Afaga

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Vice President

Paula Castro

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Vice President

Marcus Castile

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Sophomore Representative

Adrian Kim

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Junior Representative