OAKC Newsletter || January 2017

JANUARY 2016 | VOL 16 ISSUE 9

| A FRESH START |

Key Club International | CNH District | Region 3 | Division 30 South | Oxford Academy Key Club

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FROM YOUR EDITOR AND PRESIDENT JANUARY CALENDAR DECEMBER DCM ROSE FLOAT DECORATING ELECTION SEASON NEW YEAR CONTACT US!

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DIVISION 30S UPDATES! REGION 3 CONCLAVE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE JOIN THE REST OF REGION 3 TO VOTE FOR YOUR NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ON JANUARY 14TH! GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE! HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ EVENTS/150279768790237/

CLUB UPDATES! EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS JANUARY 18TH AND 25TH COME OUT TO THE OAKC GENERAL MEETINGS ON THE 18TH AND 25TH TO VOTE FOR YOUR 17 - 18 EXECUTIVE BOARD! — VISIT OUR BOOTH DURING CLUB REFRESH!

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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appy New Year, Sunshines!

It’s a breath of fresh air after finals, right? Get ready for Club Refresh and Key Club elections!

2016 was by NO means the best year ever, but I mean hey we’re still here. Let’s all take a lil’ bit of wisdom from Edna Mode and focus on the future, yes? I’m hyped for so many things in 2017. I love superhero movies and SO MANY AMAZING ONES are coming out this year. So there’s that. Be happy that you have amazing, wonderful, supportive friends or make new ones. Be happy about your education! Be happy that the sky is blue (usually), and when the sun sets, sometimes it looks like cotton candy and magical.

But to those of y’all already stressed, I feel you. Chill out for a bit and know you’re doing the best you can. If you’re not, well focus and set goals, hon. It’s okay to not know what you’re doing for a while (same), but start pulling yourself together! It’s amazing what you can do if you care enough. Every amazing thing starts somewhere.

My point is, this new year holds so much potential (just like you!) and we don’t know how it’s going to turn out. So be the best you and keep your chin up, buttercup!

Buttercup sounds really cute, Tammy Pham

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER

ello everybody!

2016 is over, and we’ll soon be moving on over to the new year. With the arrival of painful new year’s resolutions and the new semester, club rush is on its way, meaning that there are more opportunities for all of you to join Key Club and find a path through this club. Many may not know this, but I actually didn’t sign up for Key Club during club rush in my freshman year. Instead, I signed up during club refresh and made my own path through consistently volunteering over the summer. Where and when you start off doesn’t necessarily define the growth you’ll be able to achieve. Rather, it’s what you choose to do in response to your situation that defines the direction you’ll head in. For most of my time at Oxford, I struggled with motivation and never found anything I was passionate about. As I began to become more active in the club, I slowly realized I was passionate about Key Club.

Key Club was arguably the greatest thing to happen to me during my high school career, and becoming its President is an honor I’m incredibly grateful for. It’s odd to think about how much Key Club has changed over the years and the leaders that have come and gone as the years have progressed. Something that hasn’t changed however, is the club’s unshakable gratitude towards people like you, the general members.

— Alvin Hua OXFORD ACADEMY KEY CLUB

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JENNIFER LA|| TECH EDITOR

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his was my Key Club moment.

In my freshmen year, my sister had asked me to attend December DCM: Winter Extravaganza with her. At first, I was hesitant because I wouldn’t know anyone there and would feel out of place. But once I was there, I didn’t regret it one bit.

When I had arrived that day, I was welcomed open arms by my sister’s friend/board members. They allowed me to sit and chat with them. The whole time we ate food, did a service project, and played white elephant. The experience of bonding with my community while giving service was a great mix that I never knew was possible.

This event ended up being my favorite Key Club event, and ever since then, I attended every December DCM. This year’s, my final year in Key Club, didn’t leave me disappointing. As a ritual tradition, we did the same events, but I was able to carry on this wonderful experience to the younger members of the club. Winter Extravaganza will always hold a deep place in my heart and I hope I was able to inspire the other freshmen/underclassmen to share this same love. This DCM is a moment that I will never forget.

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— ROSE FLOAT DECORATING —

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HUDA SALEH || PROJECT CHAIR

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t was early in the morning, before the break of dawn, and I, along with my fellow Key Clubbers were already up for a full day of service in Pasadena. The buses left Savanna High School at 6 AM and we arrived at the Home of the Roses about an hour after. We had to wait for about an hour until we could get our volunteer assignments, which most of us just used as time to socialize. I was assigned to the flower cutting, and stuffing area. Basically, we were all separated into groups of six with three people on each side of the table. In a row of three, one person would cut the flowers to the correct length, the next person would stuff the flower stem into a water-filled vile, and the last person would put the stuffed flower into a foam board. Each foam board would have from 100 to 300 roses in them, and we made close to seven of these throughout the whole day.

This was my second time going to this event, so the system wasn’t particularly new to me. Although I didn’t get to work on a float like some of the other Key Clubbers did, it was still nice to bond with some of my fellow Key Clubbers throughout the day.

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VIVIAN BUI || SECRETARY

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fter progressing through Key Club all these years, I sometimes get shocked by seeing how emotionally mature that I’ve come. And honestly, I can thank being on exec board for that.

No matter what club—running for a position is never an easy decision because it is not something that you can take likely. You should never run without having second thoughts because once you’re in this new position of power, there’s so much more at stake. You hold the future of the club and the members you serve at your hand. And one slip up can have dire ramifications.

Throughout the year, I’ve noticed people who have gone above and beyond their duties, people who have consistently worked hard, and people who are genuinely passion-

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ate about the growth and legacy of this club. With election season for both division and club executives rapidly approaching, I am terribly excited to see everything fall into place for the 2017-2018 Key Club term.

So be sure to come out to LTG Conclave (1/14) President/VP elections (1/18), and Secretary/Treasurer elections (1/25)! For some of you, this may not seem like a big deal. But for some of us, these elections mean so much.

WHAT’S CONCLAVE? Conclave is on January 14th and hosts the elections for the next 7 Region 3 LTGs. Each club is in a division and each division has it’s own LTG. 2 delegates from each club will vote for the next LTG.

EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT The leader of the club and connection with the division and Kiwanis. Delegates responsibilities to officers and oversees entire club’s progress.

VICE PRESIDENT Right hand to the president and assumes president’s duties when he/she is not available and oversees the board’s progress.

SECRETARY Keeps records of the club’s activities, including taking notes at all meetings, compiling reports, updating the hours sheet, and reminding officers about projects/deadlines.

TREASURER Handles all charges and payments for the club.

Keeps track of the club’s budget, plans costs of future events, and organizes fundraisers.

WHAT ABOUT APPOINTED BOARD? The 17 - 18 appointed board will be selected by the next executive board. These positions include bulletin editor, tech chair, project chairs, publicists, and historians. Be on the lookout for those applications!

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NEW YEAR RE ALVIN HUA || PRESIDENT

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ot to toot my own horn or anything, but I think I can safely say that I’ve been living on this giant rock long enough to make a few observations. For one, I noticed that days tend to go by faster when I really don’t want them to. I also learned that my troubles aren’t really as bad as they seem once I get around to solving them. The most important thing I’ve learned however, at least in the context of this article, is that joining Key Club has been one of the best decisions of my high school career.

Although it initially started out as nothing more than a New Year’s resolution, I soon found myself aggressively refreshing my emails in hopes of eventually finding the weekly MailChimp with all of the week’s events. This passion grew further once I was appointed onto board, and my aggressive searching for events in my emails turned into an aggressive search for events around the area, as I was determined to provide more people with the events that helped develop me.

The thing is, Key Club allowed me to fortify my interests and provide me with a positive home, where I could grow alongside my friends and classmates. Eventually, I grew to become the person I am today, where I can finally say that I figured a few things out. I got my academic goals in line, I started learning more of the things I was interest-

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VIVIAN BUI || SECRETARY

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n freshmen year, I started volunteering to get out of the house, but eventually, I fell in love with Key Club. I distinctly remember that at HOPE Food Distribution, the first time someone said “Thank you for your service; it truly means a lot to us” struck something in me and invigorated my passion to serve. Ever since that day, I didn’t think twice about signing up for early morning service events at meetings. I didn’t think think twice about RSVPing for DCMs. I didn’t think twice about applying for appointed board.

But now it’s junior year, and this enthusiastic freshman year is almost gone. Juggling everything has been a huge struggle. But no matter how exhausted I am between my busy schedules, I will always make time for Key Club.

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CALL US MAYBE?

PRESIDENT Alvin Hua (714)-495-0275 alvinh36@gmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT Jeniffer Aguilar (714)-386-0489 jenny1568 @hotmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT Matthew Phan (714)-345-9482 matthewphan2008 @yahoo.com

BULLETIN EDITOR Tammy Pham (657)-254-7663 vtphammer @gmail.com

TECH EDITOR Jennifer La (714)-818-3873 jenniferla1998 @gmail.com

PROJECT CHAIR Helen Phan (714)-332-9535 helenphan01 @gmail.com

PUBLICIST Vina Nguyen (714)-332-9567 vinatramnguyen @gmail.com

@oakeyclub

HISTORIAN Ashley Sun (714)-858-0545 ccsun2001 @gmail.com

SECRETARY Vivian Bui (714)-414-9991 vpbui002@gmail.com

PROJECT CHAIR Huda Saleh (714)-885-0247 hsaleh23@gmail.com

HISTORIAN Brittney Le (714)-473-7222 brittneyle03 @gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/ oxfordacademykeyclub/

TREASURER Samantha Yao (714)-403-9631 yao.samantha.d @gmail.com

PUBLICIST Tracy Vu (714)-262-8206 tracyvu15 @gmail.com

HISTORIAN Kevin Song (714)-822-1019 kevinmk102 @gmail.com

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