OAKC Newsletter || October 2016

OCTOBER 2016 | VOL 16 ISSUE 6

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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HOW TO BE A K CLUBBER // WH CLUB

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DIVISION UPDATES!

DCM

REGIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE // OCTOBER DCM

14 - 15 ARNOLD PANCAKE BREAKFAST // OC JAPAN FAIR

KEY HY I LOVE KEY

RANCHO ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL COME OUT TO THE ANNUAL REGION 3 TRAINING CONFERENCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KEY CLUB AND VALUABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON OCTBOER 8TH FROM 11 AM—5 PM!

— ALSO MAKE SURE TO FILL OUT THE DCM FEEDBACK SURVEYS AFTER A DCM IF YOU HAVE THE TIME!

CLUB UPDATES! REMEMBER TO FILL PUT THE ONLINE FORM AND PAY YOUR $11.50 OF DUES BY OCTOBER 14TH!

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CHECK OUT THE MONTHLY CALENDAR FOR AVAILABLE EVENTS AND

FACEBOOK FOR CHANCES TO VOLUNTEER.

— FALL RALLY SOUTH AT 6 FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN COMING UP ON NOV 12TH! OXFORD ACADEMY KEY CLUB

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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loha Sunshines!

Thank you so much for the awesome turnout at our first general meeting! I’m super excited to meet all of the new members! I remember being a freshman and being amazed by how many

people were there to be a part of Key Club. Admittedly, my first 2 years of Key Club I wasn’t as active as I’d hoped and I regret it. My best advice would be to take the initiative to go out and be active, go to events when you can, and really make an effort to go out to meetings. I don’t think I can stress this enough, but if you’re like me and you get really lazy once you put something off, you’ll fall into a vicious cycle of “eh, is it really worth it?”

The short answer to this question is yes. Yes because you get to meet new people, make new friends, and really give back to the community in many different ways. The longer answer is not always. Not always because you only

get what you put into Key Club. If you’re dragging yourself to every possible event just to get hours, you’re probably not going to love Key Club. And yes, sometimes events can be boring or you won’t make new friends but you still have to make an effort for the chance that you do get something really awesome.

If you’re still on the fence about Key Club that’s totally fine, take it at your own pace. Even if you find Key Club isn’t for you, there’s plenty of other clubs with opportunities just as fantastic!

Yours truly, Tammy Pham

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PRESIDENT’S CORNER ello Key Clubbers!

If you’re reading this, you most likely saw our booth at club rush and decided to be a part of our Key Club family! I’m glad you’re here, since it means we’ll have some more amazing volunteers to

help us out with serving the community around us. Just remember to pay your dues too, since those are an important part of being a part of our Key Club family. Turn them in to Mrs. Vosskuhler with your medical form, photo release form, and your parent consent form, as well as the receipt for you club payment. This will make sure that you are able to participate in the club’s bigger events, as well as become even closer with this Key Club community.

Apart from dues however, I feel as if this would be a great way to introduce myself and the club to the new members. My name is Alvin Hua, your current president for this term, and I’m excited to make this Key Club experience as

amazing for you as it was for me. With service projects, bonding events, and an approachable board, I’m sure you’ll all find opportunities to come out of your shell and find your home with Key Club. If you have any questions, feel free to talk to me!

Have fun Suns! I hope you all find your home in

Key Club!

— Alvin Hua

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WELCOME SAMANTHA YAO || TREASURER

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fter two years, I can confidently say that joining Key Club was one of the best decisions of my high school career, and I hope it will be the same for you. Key Club provides you with so many opportunities to meet new people, step out of your comfort zone, grow as a person and a leader, and serve your community. You don’t need to be on board to know that you’re making a difference and changing someone’s life for the better. Plus, you get to be a part of our giant family :) I remember as a freshman, and even one year later when I was on appointed board, that I was terrified of going to meetings and DCMs and not knowing anyone. I regret shying away during those two years, but I was still able to meet so many fellow Key Clubbers who inspired me. And now this year, I want to make it my personal goal to get to know as many of you as I can!

Of course, what really made me fall in love with Key Club was the volunteering; I love being able to put a smile on other people’s faces. Of course, there are “big” Key Club events like Fall Rally and RTC where many people see what our club is all

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about, and those are equally important! But I had my first and most impactful Key Club moment in ninth grade when I started volunteering as a tutor at St. I afterschool. It was just an hour or two a week, but the kids who I had thought were obnoxious and noisy the first week soon became like my siblings and even friends. Watching them be able to grow and learn has been one of the most rewarding things about the program and the reason why I’ve stuck with it. (If you’re interested in volunteering at or learning more about St. I, contact me for more info—we’ll be opening up signups soon!)

So whether you’re a four-year, returning member or you’re just taking your first steps into our Key Club ohana, take this chance. Get involved. Talk to someone new. Go out there and serve. Welcome, and here’s to a great year! :)

HUDA SALEH|| PROJECT CHAIR

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he familiar “Are you going to the Key Club meeting?” was repeatedly heard as I scurried from my cluster class to the choir room on Wednesday, September 21st. A grin popped up on my

TO OAKC face. Hearing this reminded me of when I was a freshman, excited to go to my first Key Club general meeting.

As I approached the choir room, I was greeted by my fellow board members, passing out agendas. Our first general meeting usually always has the best member attendance, so I was hoping for a great turnout.

More and more people arrived as the minutes went by. Before I knew it, the choir room was full of 144 prospective, dedicated Key Clubbers.

Being up in the front of the room as a board member made me ponder about how far I’ve come in my Key Club journey. Two years ago, I was the little freshman sitting in the corner, squished in between 150+ Key Clubbers, ready to see what Key Club was all about. Two years ago, I fell in love with the “How do you feel?” cheer, even though I was uncomfortable with showing it. Two years ago I looked up to the board members (literally and figuratively), inspired by the work they did for this club. Now as a junior, I was doing the very same thing as those who inspired me. I hope that one day, I, too, would have inspired others.

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HOW TO BE A KEY CLUBBER

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MATTHEW PHAN || VICE PRESIDENT ello to all my new and veteran Key Clubbers! Volunteering season is now in full swing! Here are 5 quick tips on how to be a good Key

Clubber.

1. BE YOURSELF! - Although it’s really cheesy, authenticity will get you so far in Key Club. Whether its with the volunteering event coordinators or even with the people that you serve, just putting your full self forward is the best thing that you can do, and truly make a difference in the community.

2. BREAK BOUNDARIES - Going into Key Club and volunteering, the only thing that all of us really want to do is go to events with our friend groups.

But it’s so much more fun when you go to events by yourself and meet new people. There are events every week, so go volunteer with some new people every once in a while.

3. SOCIALIZE! - There are so many Key Club events that will allow you to meet new people, such as monthly Division Council Meetings or other socials, so you should definitely try to maximize the amount of time you spend socializing in the club.

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4. ATTEND MEETINGS - Although it may be easy to just go online and see what events are going on this week, coming out to general meetings every Wednesday truly allows you to interact with everyone in the club and make new friends, especially with the board members (who are all super nice BTW).

5. YOU MATTER - Although you may feel like just one individual helping is inconsequential in the grander scope of things, the reality is that you matter. Your volunteering makes a difference. And so, don’t be deterred by all the naysayers that think, “oh, my volunteering doesn’t really help. I’m just doing it for college,” because your impact transcends something you can write down on a college application. Allowing yourself to become involved in the community betters the lives of so many people, and enables the community to flourish.

And so, with these tips, I urge you to take a leap of faith and dive headfirst into the world of Key Club.

Whether it takes you one day, one week, one month, or even one year, I urge you to work towards finding your Key Club moment. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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KEVIN SONG || HISTORIAN s a freshman, I noticed that many clubs didn’t either appeal to my interests, or didn’t really provide its members with much activity.

It’s the complete opposite story when it comes to Key Club. I love how Key Club is a source of opportunity for the members. It presents a wide variety of volunteering events at many different locations, and encourages the members to take the initiative of attending one.

Opportunity is one thing but all these volunteer events allow us to connect and meet with new people. During the summer while volunteering for Concert on the Green, I met my elementary friend whom I haven’t talked to in 4 years. Turns out, we had so much in common from both being Sophomore Class president to being in the tennis team of our schools. We talked and even went to play tennis together after the event was over. All of this would not have happened and our connections would have remained unknown if it wasn’t for that one volunteer event that Key Club has offered.

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JENNIFER LA || TECH EDITOR y last and final club rush of the year turned out to be one of my greatest moments of my high school career. Though very stressful for all board members of all clubs, Club Rush always reminds me why I put so much dedication to the clubs I am in, whether its HGA or Key Club.

With Key Club, though, seeing how many kids pile up and sign up, its amazing to see how excited people are to be a part of one of the largest clubs on campus. Being apart of this family, this BIG OHANA, is what a lot of these freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and even seniors should strive for. To find out more about yourself, Key Club surely gives you that opportunity to grow and share memories with your friends.

Seeing how many people sign up for Key Club or any club reminds me of my freshmen year as I didn’t know what clubs to join at all.

But with my sister being a part of Key Club, I definitely joined so I can help contribute back to my community and I did not regret it.

Key Club truly changed my life and it can change yours too.

Be sure to attend our meetings every Wednesday in the Choir Room to sign up for volunteering events and be closer as a familia!

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always look forward to DCMs because we’re able to socialize with people from different schools/divisions and at the same time we’re doing service projects. It can vary from making non-slip socks to creating dog toys from used t-shirts! At September DCM, it was a joint event and we were with D04N at Mile Square Park.

We were able to have some conversations with key clubbers from D04N and also listened to division news from our LTG, Kelly! At this event I saw some new faces who don’t normally come out to events or it was their first event! I also brought along my friends to come out to September DCM because it was one of my most memorable and first events in Key Club because I wanted to share the experience I had from last year’s September DCM. I remember my first DCM, I was scared of not being able to fit in but the board and other key club members made us feel more welcomed, as if we were already part of their ohana. To the new members out there, don’t be afraid to come out to our DCMs!

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ARNOLD PANCAKE BREAKFAST ASHLEY SUN || HISTORIAN

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olunteer participation for our first service event was better than I have ever seen. I am honestly so proud to be part of this great club with so many enthusiastic club members.

As the chair for our very first service event, I witnessed an overwhelming amount of new members show up, and collaborate with other school’s Key Club volunteers with ease. I was speechless, not only because of the sheer amount of volunteers showing up, but also because even after all shifts and positions were filled, our volunteer members roamed the fields looking to help anyone instead of just sitting and waiting.

I also found it really easy to bond with the new Freshmen members, and I’m not going to lie, I was pretty nervous to be chairing our first event with our Freshmen members. But they all were so friendly, and I’m sure we’ll have great times this year! To any of the timid new members, don’t be afraid to talk to us board members! We might seem intimidating, but we all would love to talk to you!

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his month, one event that I thoroughly enjoyed volunteering at was the OC Japan Fair held at the Phoenix Club area in Anaheim. I’m honestly so thankful that I volunteered at one of the shifts for the OC Japan Fair because I was able to make new friends.

I went on a Friday, right after school, with my friend. Although we were separated when we went to our shifts, I was paired up with someone from Loara High School’s Key Club.

We came a little early so we waited for the time to pass by going around the fair, specifically the game section. My new friend and I looked at all the different prizes and games there were, and they were pretty expensive, as expected! Afterwards, we both got to work at one of the ramen booths at the fair, and it was really fun because we got to take orders and serve customers ramen.

It was really great getting to know all these other people from other schools and actually connecting with them. Volunteering at Key Club events is truly a wonderful thing due to all the new friendships we make throughout the years and the fact that we all stay connected.

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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

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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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