RHS Key Club January Newsletter

DIVISION 7&33 | REGION 1 | RANDALL HS

RHS 2024 newsletter

January

Table of C PAGE 3-4: EDITOR´S NOTE PAGE 7-8:LED CON INFO

PAGE 25: STAY CONNECTED PAGE 27: QUOTE OF THE MONTH PAGE 29-30: JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS

PAGE 33-34:PROMOTIONS

Contents PAGE 5-6: KEY CLUB EVENTS & CALENDAR PAGE 9-24:ARTICLES PAGE 26: MEMBERS OF THE MONTH PAGE 28: RIDDLE OF THE MONTH PAGE 31-32: CONTACT PAGE

Presidents

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January Events GENE HOWE FLODERS 5/12/19/26 FILL WITH HOPE JAN 8TH/9TH KEY CLUB CLEAN UP DAY JAN 23TH RONALD MCDONALD 1/26 4:30-6:30 NIGHT TO SHINE PROM HELP 1/27 12-5PM AMARILLO ANGELS PROM CLOSET CLEANOUT 1/29 4:40-7:30 FOOD BANK 1/20, 1/27

LED KEY CLUB PROM! MEANT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THEIR PROM ON THE SAME WEEKEND AS LEDCON FORMALWEAR IS OPTIONAL MUSIC, DANCE FLOOR, SNACKS & DRINKS, AND FUN WILL BE PROVIDED

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RYAN SHANNON-

MY KEY CLUB EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AMAZING AND WONDERFUL. SOME OF THE THIGHS GREAT ABOUT ARE THE MEMBERS, THE ACTIVITIES WE DO, AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY OUT. OUR CLUB MEMBERS HAVE DOUBLED FROM LAST YEAR, WITH THE AMAZING WORK FROM OUR PRESIDENT. I HAVE GOTTEN TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER CLUB MEMBERS, AND GET TO KNOW THEM BETTER. AS WELL AS HELPING EACH OTHER ON HOW TO GET HOURS AND POINTS. WE HAVE HAD MANY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LAST SEMESTER WITH CHRISTMAS AND HALLOWEEN PARTIES. AT FIRST I NEVER KNEW MUCH ABOUT THE EVENTS UNTIL I STARTED GOING TO THEM.

ONE AFTER SEEING AND HELPING PEOPLE ACROSS ALL PLACES, I GAINED A RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY BY SEEING THEM HELP EACH OTHER. ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT I LIKED MOST IS WASHINGTON STREET; A COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY HELP THE NEEDY WITH GROCERIES AND SUPPLIES. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER MY JUNIOR YEAR AND CURRENTLY IN MY SENIOR YEAR. KEY CLUB TO ME IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LEARN AND HELP PEOPLE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. IT IS ALSO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SHOW YOUR DETERMINATION BY BECOMING AN OFFICER, WHICH WILL HELP IN THE FUTURE. WITH ALL OF THAT, KEY CLUB IS A GREAT CLUB THAT HAS TEACHED VARIOUS THINGS, AND HAS TAUGHT ME LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

JASMINE PAGE NEW YEAR, NEW ME. NEW YEAR, NEW KEY CLUB. THE RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB IS EXCITED TO START 2024, WITH MANY NEW IDEAS, CHALLENGES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROJECTS. WE STARTED THIS YEAR BY BRAINSTORMING NEW WAYS TO RAISE MONEY AND SPIRITS. STARTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY-WIDE HOMELESS HELP PROJECT, WE HAVE STARTED BY MAKING POSTERS AS A GROUP AND THEN HANDING THEM OUT AT CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOLS. THE QR CODE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO DONATE MONEY TOWARDS TOILETRIES, BLANKETS, AND OTHER NECESSARY COLD-WEATHER SUPPLIES THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. WITH THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES, WE HAVE TRIED TO PUSH THIS TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED WARMTH. THEN, AS A GROUP, THE KEY CLUB PLANS ON MAKING A SOCIAL OUT OF BUYING SUPPLIES AND HANDING THEM OUT PERSONALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM. COMMUNITY STARTS IN A SMALL GROUP AND EXPANDS OUT THROUGH INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICE. AS LEADERS, WE PLAN ON BOOSTING MORALE BY JUST SHOWING UP AND HAVING FUN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS LIKE GOING BOWLING, EATING TOGETHER, AND GOING TO OUR FAVORITE VOLUNTEER PLACE, THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, AS MUCH AS WE CAN. OUR CLUB ENJOYS SOCIALS AFTER WE VOLUNTEER BECAUSE WE ARE ALL READY TOGETHER. ALSO, WE HAVE TAKEN SUGGESTIONS FROM THE KEY CLUB MEMBERS AS A WHOLE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CITY. BEING INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT TO OUR CLUB BECAUSE THAT FEELING YOU GET AFTER YOU SPEND YOUR TIME HELPING OTHERS IS EVEN MORE AMAZING WHEN YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY YOUR FRIENDS. WE KEEP THE MORALE UP BY BEING INVOLVED WITH SMILES ON OUR FACES AS WE SPEND TIME TOGETHER GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. 2024 IS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE RANDALL HIGH KEY CLUB.

ANNIKA SOUMPHONPHAKDY DIANA'S JOURNEY WITH KEY CLUB HAS BEEN A VIBRANT TAPESTRY OF JOY, ACTIVITY, AND GRATITUDE. IMMERSED IN VOLUNTEERING, SHE FOUND PURPOSE AND FULFILLMENT THROUGH THIS DYNAMIC. DIANA'S PASSION FOR KEY CLUB HAS IMPACTED HER PERSONAL GROWTH AND HER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. HER INVOLVEMENT HAS INSTILLED A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND TAUGHT HER VALUABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SHE HAS LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING, WHICH SHE HAS SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED TO OTHER AREAS OF HER LIFE. HER EXPERIENCES IN KEY CLUB HAVE ALSO HELPED HER DEVELOP A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND SENSE OF COMMITMENT, WHICH WILL BE INVALUABLE IN HER FUTURE AMBITIONS. DIANA'S INVOLVEMENT IN KEY CLUB HAS IMPACTED HER LIFE AND LEFT A MARK ON THE COMMUNITY. HER CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MANY, AND HER DEDICATION TO MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE INSPIRES OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS. DIANA'S KEY CLUB JOURNEY HAS BEEN ONE OF SELFDISCOVERY, GROWTH, AND IMPACT, AND SHE WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE MEMORIES AND FRIENDSHIPS SHE HAS MADE ALONG THE WAY. DIANA'S KEY CLUB EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATIVE, FROM ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PARTICIPATING IN SERVICE PROJECTS.

THE NATURE OF KEY CLUB LIFE HAS KEPT DIANA ON HER TOES AS SHE EAGERLY EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN AS MANY ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE. WHETHER COORDINATING CHARITY DRIVES OR COLLABORATING WITH FELLOW MEMBERS ON LOCAL INITIATIVES, EVERY MOMENT BECAME A CHANCE FOR GROWTH AND CONNECTION. THE FRIENDSHIPS WITHIN THE CLUB MADE THE WORK ENJOYABLE AND CREATED LASTING FRIENDSHIPS THAT ENRICHED HER OVERALL EXPERIENCE. DIANA'S INVOLVEMENT IN KEY CLUB HAS BEEN ABOUT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY IMPACT. THROUGH VARIOUS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, SHE DISCOVERED THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND THE POSITIVE CHANGE RESULTING FROM INDIVIDUALS COMING TOGETHER WITH A SHARED PURPOSE. THIS SENSE OF UNITY AND SHARED MISSION HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND HER DEDICATION TO THE CLUB. THE GENUINE JOY DERIVED FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS FUELED HER COMMITMENT.

AURORA MAESTRAS RANDALL KEY CLUB HAD A VERY BUSY CHRISTMAS BREAK. WITH MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ALMOST EVERY DAY, IT ALLOWED A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS TO CATCH UP ON HOURS AND SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER. MOST DAYS OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK OUR MEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER AT THE AMARILLO BOTANICAL GARDENS. EVERYONE WHO WENT SAID IT WAS VERY FUN AND THE LIGHTS WERE GORGEOUS. THEY HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN SELLING CONCESSIONS TO PEOPLE VISITING THE GARDENS OR HELPING SETTING UP LIGHTS. OVERALL MOST MEMBERS ENJOYED THIS EXPERIENCE WE ALSO HAD OUR MONTHLY DINNER FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. WE DECIDED TO MAKE CHICKEN ALFREDO. MOST OF IT WENT SMOOTHLY EXCEPT A BURNT COOKIE BATCH. HOWEVER RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE IS ALWAYS A FAVORITE EXPERIENCE FOR MOST MEMBERS. THERE WAS ALSO A CHANCE TO GO AND RING THE BELL FOR THE SALVATION ARMY. WE HAD TWO SHIFTS OPEN, I WENT TO ONE SHIFT AND RANG THE BELL FOR TWO HOURS. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.

IT CAN REALLY SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW LONG THESE PEOPLE STAND OUTSIDE IN THE COLD JUST TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHILE RINGING THE BELL I WAS ALSO ABLE TO MEET A MEMBER OF KIWANIS, DOUG; WHO WAS VERY KIND. COLORFUL CLOSETS IS AN EVENT THAT OUR KEY CLUB ATTENDED OVER BREAK WHERE YOU CAN HELP SORT OUT CLOTHES. THERE WERE ONLY A FEW OPEN SPOTS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT HOWEVER, THE MEMBERS THAT WENT ENJOYED IT. OVERALL, CHRISTMAS BREAK FOR RANDALL KEY CLUB WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, UNLIKE THE COOKIES WE TRIED TO BAKE. KEY CLUB WAS ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHISTMAS, THE SPIRIT OF GIVING. GIVING OUR TIME TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON SOMEBODY'S LIFE, SMALL OR BIG, IS STILL AN IMPACT; AND THAT IS WHAT KEY CLUB IS ALL ABOUT, BEING ABLE TO GIVE.

PHOENIX CRUME

“WHAT PART OF OUR CODE OF ELECTIONS AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE UPDATED/FIXED?” DIVISION 7 & 33 OF KEY CLUB RECENTLY HELD OUR ELECTION FOR THIS REGION’S LT. GOVERNOR, AND I WILL ADMIT THAT DURING THE PROCESS I NOTICED SOME FLAWS THAT COULD LEAD TO A LESS THAN OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING FOR KEY CLUB AS A WHOLE. ONE PARTICULAR FAULT STANDS OUT LIKE A RED FOX IN A SNOW FIELD, AND THAT IS THE ABILITY OF THE CURRENT LT. GOVERNOR TO BREAK A TIE BETWEEN CANDIDATES WITH THEIR OWN VOTE. OBVIOUSLY THERE MUST BE SOMEONE WHO HAS THE POWER TO BREAK A TIE, BUT TO MAKE THAT PERSON SOMEONE WHO COULD HOLD BIAS TOWARDS THEIR OWN SCHOOL SHOWS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. YES, ALL MEMBERS OF KEY CLUB HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY, BUT IT IS ONLY HUMAN TO HOLD THOSE WE CARE ABOUT IN A BETTER LIGHT THAN THOSE WE DO NOT KNOW. BLINDED BY COMPANIONSHIP AND COMRADERY (OR MERELY A SUBCONSCIOUS DECISION), A LT. GOVERNORS MAY CHOOSE A CANDIDATE FROM THEIR OWN SCHOOL INSTEAD OF THE PERSON BEST SUITED FOR THE JOB. WHERE THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY AND BETTER OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITY. THIS CAN BE DONE BY REMOVING AN EASY CHANCE FOR CORRUPTION OR NEPOTISM.

ALLOWING FOR THE CURRENT LT. GOVERNOR TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IS NOT A PROBLEM BY ITSELF, BUT ALLOWING THAT SAME LT. GOVERNOR TO CHOOSE AN OFFICER TO ACT IN THEIR PLACE IS THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR MISCONDUCT. WHY ALLOW THE LT. GOVERNOR TO CHOOSE THE OFFICER INSTEAD OF HAVING THE OFFICER RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE CROWD, OR ASKING THAT THE REGIONAL ADVISOR APPOINT A STUDENT FROM ANY OF THE REGION’S KEY CLUBS, EVEN IF THAT STUDENT WAS NOT CHOSEN TO BE A VOTING DELEGATE? THOUGH THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF SCHOOL SPIRIT INFLUENCING A PERSON’S DECISION, IT ELIMINATES THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE LT. GOVERNOR TO ASK THAT THEIR CHOSEN OFFICER VOTE FOR THEM IN CASE OF A TIE. THESE ARE ONLY A FEW ISSUES THAT ARE FOUND IN OUR ELECTION PROCESS FOR LT. GOVERNORS. THOUGH THESE PROBLEMS ARE GLARING, IT WOULD BE WRONG TO ACT AS IF CHANGING POLICIES IS AN EASY PROCESS. WHAT WE MUST DO IS DISCUSS THIS AS A COMMUNITY AND HEAR EVERY VOICE SO WE MAY WORK TOWARDS A BETTER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR KEY CLUB.

JADEN LIZAMA IN THE START OF 2024, THE HORIZON GLEAMS WITH PROMISES OF GROWTH AND NEW BEGINNINGS. AS WE STEP INTO THIS YEAR, OUR HOPES ARE HIGH, AND THE PLAN IS CLEAR. OUR CLUB, WITH A YEARNING FOR PROGRESS, HAS SET ITS EYES ON A SIGNIFICANT GOAL TO BE AMONG THE TOP 20 KEY CLUBS . THIS AMBITION FUELS OUR ACTIONS, PROPELLING US TOWARDS EXCELLENCE WITH EACH GOAL. WITH OUR CLUB'S RESOLUTION, MY PERSONAL ANTICIPATION FOR THE YEAR ALIGNS WITH A DIFFERENT REALM— POLITICS. THE PROSPECT OF DELVING INTO THE INTRICATE WORLD OF GOVERNANCE, POLICY-MAKING, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCITES ME. ENGAGING IN POLITICS PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO SOCIETY, TO VOICE CONCERNS, AND CHAMPION CHANGE. AS WE WALK THROUGH THE UNFOLDING CHAPTERS OF 2024, THE ENERGY BETWEEN PERSONAL GOALS AND CLUB OBJECTIVES CREATES SHARED GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FORMS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR ENDEAVORS.

KEY CLUB, EVERY ACTION, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, CONTRIBUTES TO THE LARGER CAUSE OF SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP. EACH MEMBER'S DEDICATION WEAVES A HARDWORKING THREAD IN THE FABRIC OF OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION TO CREATE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. LIKEWISE, IN THE ARENA OF POLITICS, EVERY VOICE RAISED, EVERY IDEA SHARED, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SHAPE POLICIES, FOSTER INCLUSIVITY, AND DRIVE PROGRESS. MY EAGERNESS TO ENGAGE IN POLITICS STEMS FROM A DEEP-SEATED BELIEF IN THE POWER OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ADVOCACY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. AS THE YEAR UNFOLDS, BETWEEN PERSONAL GROWTH, CLUB ASPIRATIONS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FORMS A LOAD OF PROGRESS AND PURPOSE. WITH DETERMINATION AS OUR COMPASS AND COLLABORATION AS OUR GUIDE, WE WALK PROUDLY FORWARD INTO 2024, TO EMBRACE CHALLENGES, CELEBRATE VICTORIES, AND REALIZE OUR COLLECTIVE VISION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. FOR KEY AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL!

January Birthdays Falon G- junior

Ryan S-senior

Members of the Month

Isabelle D-freshmen

Robert B- Sophomore

Brooke Lee- junior

January

Highlights

RIDDLE OF I HAVE BRANCHES,

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TRUNK .

I HAVE BRANCHES, BUT NO FRUIT, TRUNK OR LEAVES. WHAT AM I?

ANSWER: AN ECHO!

Conta Executive Staff

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Emily Seo

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Ria Rana

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Vivian Lee

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Caysey Tran

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Sankana Kabula techpro@tokeyclub.com

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Callie Shipley - Advisor

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Brooke Lee - President

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Breanna Regehr - VP

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Esaye Fishatsyen - Recording Secretary Kimberly Fox - Membership Secretary

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Diana Tewolde - Editor

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Emily Rodriquez - Historian

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