D04E May 2021

Newsletter I May 2021 I Volume 2 Issue 2

DIVISION 4 EAST

THE FISHTANK

MAY NEWSLETTER Key Club International I Cali-Nev-Ha I Region 3

table of contents 2 - lieutenant governor ashley's letter 3 - division news editor zoe's letter 4 - meet our new division leadership team 9 - april dcm recap 10 - club recaps 13 - goldfish of the month 14 - contact information

1

ashley's letter A monthly message from your Lieutenant Governor

What’s splashing D04E? It’s been an eventful start to our term! From our April DCM, to our Division Leadership Team applications, and even a T- Shirt contest! I know we all have so much going on during this time including finals, AP exams, and our various sports and extracurriculars. I want you all to know I am so proud of you for doing your best. Your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed and it still inspires me everyday.

This upcoming month, I would like you all to get ready for the fun events that are coming up. We have service projects, fundraisers, conferences, etc. all for you to show off your Key Club spirit! I hope to see you all at these events and to meet everyone in person soon!

Before, I’d like to leave you all with a quote from one of my favorite poets, Rudy Francisco: “I don’t need fame. I don’t need fortune. I just want people to know what I stood for and why I came. I refuse to die a mere occupant of the Earth, a John Doe, yet another faceless man out there with no name. I refuse to be just some other man.”

Go out there and be the goldfishes you are!

Swimming into Service, Ashley Park

2

zoe's letter A monthly message from your Division News Editor Hey goldfish! I’m Zoe, and I am so excited to serve as your new division news editor of the 2021-2022 term! I hope you guys have all been doing well, as school is almost over and AP exams are starting to wrap up. We are almost at the finish line, you got this! I know this school year has been tough online, but hopefully we will be able to go back in person next year. I am so excited to meet you all in person one day.

Moving on from introductions, this month’s newsletter is a special one. With the new Key Club term starting, our new division leadership team is introduced! We are all so excited to serve you guys this term, and hopefully with fewer COVID-19 restriction laws, we will be able to hold more events in person. Our home clubs have been holding a lot of events, especially during Teacher’s Appreciation Week. Canyon Key Club started the new term strong by collecting a lot of cards and handing them to their teachers. Beckman High School was also able to demonstrate their thanks to their teachers by holding a letter writing event. As school is almost over, we need to appreciate all of our teachers’ hard work during this difficult school year. Good job, everyone!

Wrapping it all up, I am excited to serve you guys, and I hope you have a fun read!

Swimming into Service, Zoe Chang

3

meet the new team!

Executive Assistants:

Nina Le -i love anime:)) -i love to draw -i have a chonky, black cat even though i prefer dogsT^T

Division Secretary:

Sofia Ahmed -I love plants and nature!

-My favorite show to binge is Gilmore Girls.

- I love hanging out with friends whether that be while playing tennis, eating food, or just having fun!

Jolyn Le - One of my favorite movies is Ponyo.

- I swim.

-I have a pet rabbit named Ellie :)

Division News Editor:

Zoe Chang - i like axolotls - i sleep very late - castaways by the backyardigans is always stuck in my head

4

Division Historians:

Siena Duong -I love food (would marry if given the opportunity) -I waste my hours away on Valorant even though my McDonald’s wifi and laptop refuse to let me enjoy the game -I draw and read for fun :)

Kiwanis Relations:

Nikka Shahrokni

- I love jamming to pop throwbacks!

- My favorite color is forest green!

- I love Iranian cuisine!

5

Ashley Zamora - I watch anime - I’m OBSESSED with plants - I love painting in my free time

Division Tech Editor:

Michelle Nguyenphuoc - i am obsessed with my cat - i lovelovelove plants - i swim and play tennis

Division Publicists:

Audrey Vu -This is my second year as division publicist -I was forced to play the piano for like five years of my life, hated it, and quit -I like anime and video games

Nolan Thomas - I play water polo and swim - I'm a Minecraft and Genshin Impact gamer - I love voice chatting w friends on Discord

Head Spirit Coordinators:

Jacqueline Tran - I sing and play the piano and guitar - I LOVE pickles - I have a dog named Zuko that was inspired from ATLA

Jasmine Song -I love criminal minds -I love to figure skate -I’m in school cheer

6

Division Fundraising Coordinators:

Joshua Kwon -I am an absolute gamer, so much that I can't study.

-I play golf, I'm not very good though ;).

-I love food too much for my own good, especially Asian food.

Stella Sam -I love all things matcha, -I’m always listening to music - I enjoy playing tennis in my free time.

Division Service Coordinators:

Vanessa John -I have 3 cats and a bearded dragon -My favorite colors are green and gray -My favorite show is Death Note

7

Danielle Walker -i love to dance -my favorite food is red velvet cake -i’m a huge one direction fan

Member Recogition:

Ben Nguyen - I am on the track and field team at Canyon!

- I enjoy going on hikes!

- I enjoy meeting new people!

Merchandise:

Angela Zhang -I have a chaotic puppy named Bailey.

-I’m a succ-er for succulents.

-My favorite color is robin’s egg blue.

congrats to our new dlt!

8

april dcm recap Article by: Olivia Jin I Beckman High School This event was the monthly April DCM where we were able to introduce new members as well as the first DCM with our new lieutenant governor, Ashley Park. The event consisted of the key club pledge, brief introductions, and transitioned into the service part of the event, making bookmarks!! Members were encouraged to make bookmarks and creatively express what they desired on these bookmarks. I personally had an awesome time during this DCM, especially with the awesome music recommendations going on while we were creating these bookmarks as well.

Jacqueline Tran Canyon

Audrey Vu I Foothill

9

Kaitlyn Pulsifer Villa Park

club recaps canyon card drive In May, Canyon’s Key Club held a card drive for Teacher Appreciation Week. Our members wrote cards for their teachers, which we collected on May 1st at Peralta Park. We were able to receive a total of 80+ cards for teachers and staff. Our Service Projects Coordinator, Ben Nguyen, delivered the cards to our teachers/staff on Wednesday, May 5th. This is one of the first events our new board held. I’m glad to say that seeing all the new board members and talking to them was a great experience to start our 2021-2022 term. It was wonderful seeing a majority of our general members come to the park to drop off the cards, we loved seeing them outside of a Zoom meeting. Even glancing at the cards, we were amazed by our members’ creativity. For myself, making cards took me a few hours away from the screen, especially with online school this was helpful. By making these cards, my teachers were very happy to read them and thanked me. This card event was perfect timing, since our teachers have been working very hard to make the best of online school.

This was a great start to the new term, and I’m so excited to go to more of our future events!

Canyon High School

Jack Williams Canyon

Ben Nguyen Canyon

Article by: Michelle Nguyenphuoc I Canyon

10

club recaps Beckman High School

Letter writing event This event was on May 5th at 2 pm via Zoom and was dedicated towards creating letters for our teachers to demonstrate our appreciation for them since it was Teachers Appreciation Week. It was a great way for students to demonstrate their thanks for their teachers who have worked so insanely hard for all of us this year.

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this event myself due to certain circumstances which is why I am only able to provide one visual, but the other members stated it was a blast and a success!

Article and Visual by: Olivia Jin I Beckman

11

club recaps OCSA

new board members In March OCSA's Key Club Staff was elected and introduced to the club, I being one of the members elected, was thoroughly excited for the new term, and to fulfill all my responsibilities as a Key Club Bulletin/Tech Editor! In April, the day finally came, the new term had begun and our first meeting run by the new team was on April 15th! I had a very nice time getting to know the team in our small zoom session in preparation for this meeting. We re-introduced ourselves to the club, and got down to business. April Service events that we offered we're encouraged through this meeting. As well as attendance to the April DCM and for club members to apply for the division leadership team. But after this meeting, there was more information to learn and more work to be done! The month of May was the first month fully run by the new board, and here is May DCM was presented to the club members. I cannot wait for next year when I get to fully immerse myself into our club, and meet all of the fishes in our small fish-bowl-sea!

Article and Visual by: Anatara Kalle OCSA

12

goldfish of the month goldfish: Ashley zamora (el modena) Ashley has been an amazing Goldfish this month to say the least. She is not only spirited and passionate about Key Club, but extremely helpful and supportive. Her communications skills are out of this world, and she helped Lt. Governor Ashley immensely. Her work this month was reflective of exactly what being in Key Club means.

Officer: Nina Le (canyon) Nina is an incredible leader and President and helped lead her home club, Canyon, to have a successful month. She communicates well between the division and her club, and she is always ready to help out wherever she is needed. This month, she truly executed each of the four core values of Key Club, and her division could not be more proud of her.

school: canyon Canyon has had a super strong month. They organized a plethora of events including service events, drives, and fundraisers. They have been super helpful to the division this month, and their hard work was evident all throughout.

13

contacts Lieutenant Governor: Ashley Park

d04e.ltg@cnhkeyclub.org

our website d04egoldfish.org

cyber key cnhkeyclub.org

facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/division4east

instagram @d04egoldfish

linktree linktr.ee/d04egoldfish

key club website keyclub.org

new editor: Zoe Chang d04e.dne@gmail.com

14