December Newsletter

Division 7&33/ Region 1/ Randall Hs

RHS December Newsletter

PAGE 4-5:PRESI PAGE 8-22:ARTICLES PAGE 23: STAY CONNECTED PAGE 25-26: RIDDLE + QUOTE OF THE MONTH PAGE 29-34: CONTACTS PAGE 33-34:PROMOTIONS

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DENT´S NOTE PAGE 6-7: KEY CLUB EVENTS & CALENDAR PAGE 24-25: BIRTHDAYS + MEMBERS OF THE MONTH PAGE 27-28: DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS PAGE 35-36: PROMOTIONS

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Presidents

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Gene Howe Folders Dec 4th, 11th, 18th 44:30pm Fill with Hope Dec 5th 4:30-5:30 Food Bank Dec 6th, 13th, 20th 6-8pm Silver Ball Help Dec 9th 9-11am GAFPA Breakfast with Santa Dec 9th 10am-noon Colorful Closets Dec 13th 6-7pm Key Club Clean Up Day Dec 13th 2nd lunch 30 min Salvation Army Dec 16th and 18th Robotics Volunteer Dec 16th 10am- 6pm Botanical Gardens Dec 1st-3rd, 7th-10th, 13th-23rd 6:00-8:30 pm Ronald McDonald Dec 29th 4-6pm

KEY CLUB ARTICLES (:

For the month of thanks, why are you and or your club thankful for key club?

Ryan Shannon

Write about an event that either formed or strengthened your bonds with other members, relating your story to one of the 4 core values Jazmine Page

Are there any holiday themed events/activities that your club is planning on participating in?

Annika S. Discuss a time when your participation in a service project changed your perspective or taught your something new Aurora Maestas

Describe one of your key club socials Isabelle Dressler

How was your key club experience, and what does it mean to you?

Brooke Lee

RYAN SHANNON DIVISION 7 & 33 RANDALL HIGH SCHOOL

FOR THE MONTH OF THANKS, WHY ARE YOU AND OR YOUR CLUB THANKFUL FOR KEY CLUB? BEING A PART OF KEY CLUB GIVES ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES. KEY CLUB BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND SKILLS. I AM THANKFUL FOR KEY CLUB BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE I HAVE GOT TO HELP AND MEET. I HAVE MET MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHILE BEING IN RANDALL’S KEY CLUB AND THEY HAVE TAUGHT ME MANY THINGS. ONE EXAMPLE INCLUDES WHEN WE GO TO RONALD MCDONALD EVERY MONTH AND COOK A FULL COURSE MEAL FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. I´M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE GET TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. OUR KEY CLUB HAS DONE SERVICE PROJECTS WITH OTHER GROUPS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS( INCLUDING WEST PLAINS AND AMARILLO HIGH) AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND MY CLUB IS THANKFUL FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND US.

FILL WITH HOPE IS MY FAVORITE SERVICE THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THERE AROUND ME. THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY KIND AND WILL DO WHATEVER IS NEEDED FOR ANYONE INCLUDING THE THOSANDS OF KIDS IN MY OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE ALSO THANKFUL FOR THE SNACKS AND FOOD THEY GET THAT I VOLUNTEER WORK FOR. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE AMOUNT OF HELP THAT I GET TO GIVE FROM BEING IN KEY CLUB. YOU CAN GIVE HELP TO ANYONE EVEN WITHOUT BEING IN KEY CLUB, BUT BEING A PART OF A CLUB WHERE OTHERS WANT TO DO THE SAME THING HELPS OUT A LOT AND MAKES IT EASIER TO WANT TO BE A BIGGER PART IN AN IMPACTFUL CHANGE. KEY CLUB HELPS YOU MEET THOSE NEW PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND AND WANT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY WITH AND MAKES IT A LOT MORE WELCOMING. ALL THE MEMBERS OF KEY CLUB CAN SAY THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE GOT TO MEET AND BE A PART OF AND I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE ON. -RYAN SHANNON

ANNIKA SOUMPHONPHAKDY DIVISION 7 & 33 RANDALL HIGHSCHOOL

ARE THERE ANY HOLIDAY THEMED EVENTS/ACTIVITIES THAT YOUR CLUB IS PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING IN? KEY CLUB ORGANIZED MANY FUN FESTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS THIS DECEMBER. MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER AS THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS HOT COCOA, BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS, AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ALL AROUND EVEN INCLUDING A SANTA AND GRINCH! IT WAS DEFINITELY THE FUNNEST WINTER VOLUNTEER THIS SEASON AND WE CAN´T WAIT TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR. THE KEY CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY THOUGH WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE WINTER, BRINGING MEMBERS TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION AND FUN, INCLUDING A COMPETITIVE GAME OF CUP STACKING FEATURED ON THE KEY CLUB INSTAGRAM. WE DID OTHER GAMES INCLUDING LIMBO, MURDER MYSTERY, AND OTHER CHALLENGES. SECRET SANTA WAS HELD FOR MEMBERS OF THE KEY CLUB, ADDING A TOUCH OF MYSTERY AND WARMTH AND CREATING BONDS AMONG KEY CLUB MEMBERS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL GIFTS.

THEY HAD 2 WEEKS TO FIND STUFF FOR THERE SECRET SANTA AND THEN AT THE END OF THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, KEY CLUB MEMBERS BONDED AND EXCHANGED GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.WITH THE PARTY ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL AND ALL THE CHRISTMAS FOOD AND DRINKS I THINK IT WAS A SOCIAL FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK BACK TO AND WAS DEFINITELY THE FUNNEST CLUB PARTY OF THEM ALL. WERE HOPING TO GO BIGGER AND BETTER NEXT YEAR, MAYBE EVEN ADDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND MUSIC. LOOKING AHEAD, KEY CLUB PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN MORE FUN AND FESTIVE EVENTS NEXT SEASON. FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER, WE ARE PLANNING ON POSSIBLY SOME VALENTIMES THEMED PARTY OR EVENT AS WELL AS A YEAR IN REVIEW CEREMONY IN MAY. WE ARE ALSO WANTING TO DO MORE HOLIDAY THEMED VOLUNTEERING OR EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY SUCH AS MEMORIAL DAY OR PRESIDENTS DAY. WE WERE ALSO INTERESTED IN DOING A THANKSGIVING FEAST NEXT YEAR AS WELL SINCE WE DIDN´T GET THE TIME TO PLAN IT THIS YEAR! -ANNIKA SOUMPHONPHAKDY

DISCUSS A TIME WHEN YOUR PARTICIPATION IN A SERVICE PROJECT CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVE OR TAUGHT YOUR SOMETHING NEW. GROWING UP I REMEMBER HAVING TO RUSH TO GET MY SNACK PACK FROM THE OFFICE EVERY FRIDAY. IT WAS CRUCIAL FOR ME TO GET IT EVERY WEEK AND NOT FORGET. I WAS THE DESIGNATED ONE TO GET THEM OUT OF ME AND MY SISTERS. FOR A LONG TIME I TOOK THESE BAGS OF FOOD FOR GRANTED. I HAD NEVER ONCE OCCURRED TO ME HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT GOES BEHIND MAKING EVERY BAG. I VOLUNTEERED AT FILL WITH HOPE NOT TOO LONG AGO AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEEN THE PROCESS FOR HOW A SNACK PACK IS FILLED. I WASN’T EXACTLY SURE WHAT FILL WITH HOPE WAS UNTIL I GOT THERE AND ACTUALLY MADE THE SNACK PACKS. WE GOT INTO LINES AND PUT EACH SNACK INTO A BAG. THE LINE WAS ACTUALLY FUN TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ALMOST FELT LIKE A GAME. WHILE I WAS FILLING THE BAGS I REMINISCED OF WHEN I USED TO GET THESE. I HAD STOPPED SIGNING UP FOR

THEM A FEW YEARS PRIOR. I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT THESE BAGS WERE SOME OF THE ONLY FOOD SOME KIDS HAD. KIDS WITH NEGLECTFUL PARENTS OR WITH PARENTS THAT COULDN’T AFFORD ANY FOOD. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I HAD KNOWN WE WEREN’T AS RICH AS OTHER PEOPLE BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET LITTLE THINGS. I HAD NEVER REGISTERED THAT THERE WERE KIDS WHO CHERISHED THESE LITTLE BAGS. AFTER THAT VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE I REALIZED THAT DOING LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT REALLY DO MAKE AN IMPACT AND DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLES LIFES. WITHIN THAT ONE HOUR OF WORK I HAD CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE TO APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS IN OUR LIFES THAT WE CAN TEND TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. I ADVISE ALL PEOPLE TO JUST REFLECT AND APPRECIATE THE THINGS WE HAVE; EVEN IF IT’S LITTLE. -AURORA MAESTAS -

DESCRIBE ONE OF YOUR KEY CLUB SOCIALS IF YOU WERE IN A VOLUNTEERING CLUB WHAT WOULD ONE OF THE FUNNEST THINGS YOU COULD THINK OF TO DO? I HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN EXPERIENCES WITH KEY CLUB. KEY CLUB IS PRETTY MUCH A GROUP OF PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER AND HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY OR TOWN. THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE. WITH THIS BEING MY FIRST YEAR OF VOLUNTEERING I HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN. ONE OF THE FUNNIEST EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD WAS GOING TO COLORFUL CLOSETS. ALL WE DID WAS SORT CLOTHES INTO DIFFERENT SIZES FOR DIFFERENT AGES. DOING THIS HELPS THE OWNER OR SHOPPERS FIND THE SIZE SO THEY CAN GET CLOTHES FOR THEIR KIDS. ONCE I STARTED TO ACTUALLY SORT THE CLOTHES IT GOT SUPER FUN BECAUSE I WAS DOING IT WITH OTHER GIRLS FROM THE CLUB. ONCE YOU GOT INTO IT. IT STARTED TO MAKE TIME FLY BY REALLY FAST. I WAS TALKING TO THE OWNER AND THEY ACTUALLY HELPED KIDS THAT WERE LIKE ME. KIDS THAT ARE IN THE FOSTER CARE/SYSTEM GET CLOTHES AND HYGIENIC STUFF.

ANOTHER EVENT I LIKED TO DO WAS WHERE WE GOTTA SERVE PEOPLE FOOD. I WAS DOING SOMETHING FOR CHOIR AND KEY CLUB. WHERE I GOT TO SERVE DRINKS AND THEN I GOT TO GO UP ON STAGE AND SING IN FRONT OF A CROWD BY MYSELF. IT WAS SO FUN THAT I DID IT ABOUT 3 TO 4 TIMES. ONCE YOU GET USED TO HELPING PEOPLE IT GETS MORE AND MORE FUN. MY LAST EVENT WAS PRETTY FUN TOO BECAUSE I GOT TO COOK FOOD FOR KIDS. THIS PAST WEEK WE GOTTA COOK CHICKEN ALFREDO, GREEN BEANS, BREAD, AND COOKIES. IT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE TO COOK. IT WAS SO FUN THAT IT WAS SO QUICK. AFTERWARD WE WENT OUT TO EAT AT TACO BELL. THEY WE JUST YUNG OUT INTEL THEY CLOSED. THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS I LIKE ABOUT KEY CLUB. JUST HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED. -PHOENIX CRUME

JAZMINE PAGE DIVISION 7 & 33 RANDALL HIGHSCHOOL

WRITE ABOUT AN EVENT THAT EITHER FORMED OR STRENGTHENED YOUR BONDS WITH OTHER MEMBERS, RELATING YOUR STORY TO ONE OF THE 4 CORE VALUES( LEADERSHIP, CARING, CHARACTER BUILDING, AND INCLUSIVENESS) ALL THE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA INCLUDING WEST PLAINS AND AMARILLO HIGH, THEY ARE SEEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT. THERE ARE SEVEN DIFFERENT KEY CLUBS IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND CANYON THAT OUR KEY CLUB WANTS TO VOLUNTEER WITH. SO FAR, WE HAVE WORKED WITH TWO DIFFERENT CLUBS WHEN WE VOLUNTEERED AT THE RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE AND A TRASH PICK-UP DAY WHICH WERE MY FAVORITE. OF THE TWO, THE TIME WE SPENT AT THE RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE IS MY FAVORITE. UNITED WITH THE AMARILLO HIGH KEY CLUB WE WERE ABLE TO PREPARE FOOD FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO NEED IT WHILE STAYING AT THE HOSPITAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. PEOPLE WHO COOK TOGETHER GROW TOGETHER.

VOLUNTEERING THAT DAY WAS A BLAST BECAUSE OUR CLUB LOVED BEING ABLE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND LEARN ABOUT HOW THEIR KEY CLUB WORKS TO SEE THE COMPARISON AND JUST TO BOND TOGETHER IS SUCH AN EXTRADORINARY EXPERIENCE TO ME. IT JUST MAKES YOUR HEART FULL TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THE KIDS COME TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. IT’S NICE TO BE INCLUDED IN A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, IT’S EASY TO FORGET ALL THE KIDS IN THE WORLD WHO WANT TO HELP AND COULD HELP. THE CORE VALUES OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL ARE LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER BUILDING, CARING, AND INCLUSIVENESS. LIKE VOLUNTEERING AT RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE AND COOKING A MEAL FOR THOSE IN NEED, IT’S IMPORTANT TO COME TOGETHER IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE MORE NUMBERS WE ARE, THE MORE DIFFERENCE WE CAN MAKE. WE HAVE TO BREAK THE STIGMA OF BEING TOO YOUNG TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD BY JUST COMING TOGETHER IN OUR COMMUNITY. INCLUSIVITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BY JOINING TOGETHER ONE KEY CLUB MEMBER AT A TIME AND ONE CHANGE AT A TIME. -JAZMINE PAGE

JADEN LIZAMA DIVISION 7 & 33 RANDALL HIGHSCHOOL

ARTICLE VII, SECTION 2 OF THE KEY CLUB CONSTITUTION STATES THAT EACH MEMBER MUST BE WILLING TO PERFORM 50 HOURS ANNUALLY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. I KNOW THAT 50 HOURS CAN BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN IT, BUT THE AMOUNT OF HOURS STRESSES MANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE A PART OF MANY OTHER CLUBS SPORTS AND FAMILY THINGS. I KNOW ME BEING IN MORE THAN NINE CLUBS IT'S HARD TO CATCH UP WITH HOURS I KNOW YOU HAVE A WHOLE YEAR TO OBTAIN 50 HOURS BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF SACRIFICE IT IS TIMECONSUMING; I HAVE OTHER COMMITMENTS WITH FAMILY ANOTHER CLIPS TOO, SO I CAN'T ALWAYS GIVE MY FULL ATTENTION TO KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL, SO SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO DO OR BE FIXED IN THE KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUTION IS A REDUCTION OF THE HOURS FROM 50 HOURS TO 40 HOURS. I KNOW IT ONLY CUTS 10 HOURS BUT IT HELPS OUT, REDUCTING 10 HOURS WOULD SHOW KEY CLUB MEMBERS THAT KEEP UP INTERNATIONAL HEARS YOU AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT Y'ALL ARE GOING THROUGH.

IF WE LOWER THE HOURS WE CAN HAVE MORE ACTIVE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE WITHOUT HAVING TO RISK PERSONAL COMMITMENTS AND EVEN ACADEMICS. BY REDUCING 10 HOURS WE CAN STILL HAVE A HARDWORKING KEY CLUB BUT A LESS STRESSFUL ONE. IF WE CHANGE THIS WE DON'T ONLY SHOW OUR MEMBERS THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS, WE ALSO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TO GIVE MORE COMMITMENT BY HAVING MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. YES BASICALLY OUR MAIN PURPOSE AND KEY CLUB IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES WE HAVE TO SEE THAT OTHER MEMBERS HAVE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND FAR FETCH, BUT IT IS OBTAINABLE, I SAY IF THIS COUNTRY WAS ATTAINABLE LOWERING 50 HOURS TO 40 HOURS IS OBTAINABEL. -JADEN LIZAMA

SEMESTER BIRTHDAYS

MEMBERS OF THE MONTH PHOTOS

AIDEN FOX FRESHMAN

KIMBERLEY FOX JUNIOR

PHOENIX CRUME JUNIOR

RIDDLE OF THE MONTH

WHAT DO YOU USE TO DECORATE A CANOE FOR CHRISTMAS? ANSWER: OAR-NAMENTS

CHRISTMAS IS NOT A TIME NOR A SEASON, BUT A STATE OF MIND. TO CHERISH PEACE AND GOODWILL, TO BE PLENTEOUS IN MERCY, IS TO HAVE THE REAL SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS CALVIN COOLIDGE

TACO BELL SOCIAL

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KEY CLUB CLEANUP SCHOOL

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