The Locksmith, August 2017

THE LOCKSMITH New York District / Division 11 Volume 5 Issue 4

Stuyvesant High School Key Club August Issue

About Us What does Key Club mean to you? Featured writer: Vincent Huang As a freshman at Stuyvesant, I recently joined Key Club. Originally, I only focused on the hours. Slowly, however, Key Club became more relevant in my life. Going to more and more events, I realized that receiving hours wasn't what it was actually about. From Key Club, I've gained so much more than hours: I’ve gained experience and new friends. The community is a warm and supportive family. With Key Club, I can help out at events and support causes I believe in.

Joining Key Club was one of the best decisions I made, and I will definitely be a part of it for the rest of my high school experience.

Give Us a Shout!

Cabinet Michelle Yang, President librasapphire2000@gmail.com Yuki Lau, Vice President stuyyuki@gmail.com Jenna Foo, Secretary jfoo@stuy.edu Justin Chan, Treasurer jchan15@stuy.edu

Contacts Gilbert Papagayo, Faculty Advisor g.papagayo@gmail.com Stuyvesant High School 345 Chambers St. New York, NY 10282

Tiffany Chen, Editor tchen8@stuy.edu Jason Lam, Webmaster jlam6@stuy.edu

Table of Contents Letter from Tiffany Announcements from Stuyvesant Key Club Announcements from Division 11 Announcements from New York District Key Club Timeline of Past Events Timeline of Upcoming Events Featured Key Club: Bayside Photos and Articles

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Letter from Tiffany Tiffany Chen, Editor Hey Key Clubbers! I hope you had an amazing summer. I certainly was able to relax before school starts this Thursday. :P I know you’re probably anxious for the new school year with new classes and stuff, but we got this. To the incoming freshmen, welcome to Stuyvesant!

To the sophomores, sophomore year at Stuy is said to be the best, so have fun with your extracurriculars and classes! To the juniors, take a deep breath; junior year isn’t bad as long as you work hard. To the seniors, we have one more year! We got this!

Sammi does not have a letter this issue because of her lack of internet (have fun on your vacation, Sammi!), but I’d like to thank her and the Locksmith Committee for their help on this issue. I hope you enjoy this Locksmith.

Remember to continue volunteering and submitting articles and photos; volunteering is a great way to relax during the school year.

Announcements from Stuyvesant Key Club The new school year means new members to volunteer with Key Club! If you have any friends that are not in Key Club yet but should be (let’s be real, everyone should be in Key Club), tell them all these amazing things.

As a Key Clubber, you can… ● Give back to the community! Key Club is all about volunteering at many events. ● See other people from different high schools! There are many Key Clubs in NYC, and schools such as Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, LaGuardia, and NEST+m have Key Clubs. Some Key Clubs volunteer at the same events we do, so you get to meet new people across the city. ● Participate in fundraisers! This year, we’ve already had two fundraisers: one at Dave and Buster’s and one at World Ice Arena. The money raised in these fundraisers often go to amazing causes, and we often raise hundreds of dollars. ● Join cool committees! There are six committees to join: Art, Locksmith, Fundraising, New Projects, Web/Video, and Public Relations! All of them have different experiences that are equally fun. ● Have amazing leadership opportunities! Key Club International is run completely by students, which is so mind-blowing. You can lead the club, the division, the district, and even the organization! ● Get free food and stuff! A lot of Key Club events give out free food, shirts, and other things. ● Be part of a really amazing community. Key Clubbers are some of the kindest and coolest people I know.

So what are you waiting for? Spread the word about Key Club! Pass your friends this newsletter. Do whatever it takes. :)

Summer is not over yet! End your summer right by joining Stuyvesant and Bronx Science Key Club at the End of the Summer Celebration.

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There will be: 2 hours of unlimited BOWLING 2 hours of unlimited POOL (on land, not water) $3 BUBBLE TEA RAFFLES to win gift cards for Chipotle, Shake Shack, etc.

All proceeds will be donated to Kiwanis Texas-Oklahoma to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

FOR BOWLING ONLY: Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Cost: $12 Location: Jibs Lane

FOR POOL ONLY: Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Cost: $10 Location: Prince St. Pool

FOR BOWLING AND POOL: Time: 11am - 4pm Cost: $20 (you save $2!)

Sign up ASAP; you need to reserve your spot to enjoy this fundraiser! The form is here.

Alvin Zhu, our immediate past Webmaster, and Jiaqi Gao, our immediate past President, received the James Tong Scholarship, which is a scholarship awarded to senior Key Clubbers for their hard work and dedication to the club.

Three to four Stuy and NEST+m Key Clubbers receive this scholarship from Chinatown Kiwanis every year. Congrats to them!

(Disclaimer: Since Jiaqi couldn’t go to the meeting where the certificates were given out, that is not her in the photo!)

Announcements from Division 11 On August 31, LaGuardia Key Club hosted a movie fundraiser at Lawrence Virgilio Playground in Queens. They showed “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” for free; however, they sold concessions such as baked goods and candy to raise money for Ridgewood Public Library. Congrats to LaGuardia Key Club!

Announcements from New York District Key Club This year, the Leadership Training Conference (LTC) will be from March 23 to March 25. The theme will be “Celebrate the Service.” More information will come out later!

The production of Key Club gongs is going to stop due to a change in manufacturing. If you’re interested in one, buy one before it goes out of stock!

Here’s a picture of the gong top.

The New Opportunities Fund is giving out funds for Key Clubbers to finance any Key Club project. Key Clubbers can request funds from $100 to $2,000.

Applications are now open, and they are due October 15 at midnight. A notification email will be sent out to all applicants during the second week of January 2018 about their application status. This is a great way to fund any amazing projects for the next service year.

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August 5:

Summer Streets 2017 Time: 6:00am to 10:00am; 9:00am to 1:00pm Location: Astor Place Project Captains: Jenna Foo and Kelly Kang Description: On the first three Saturdays in August, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, 7 miles of streets were closed to cars for six hours to allow walkers, runners, cyclists and people of all ages to take back the streets and enjoy many free activities along the route. We helped at tents on the street, and all volunteers received a commemorative shirt and goodie bag packed with great gifts and snacks from sponsors.

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August 12:

Summer Streets 2017 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Time: 7:00am to 1:00pm, 12:00pm to 6:00pm Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park Project Captain: Queenie Xiang, Jerry Ye, Claire Liu, Archi Das, Stacey Xue, Raymond Wu, Penny Wang, Cathy Cai Description: We helped out at the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival! We helped with setting up, cleaning up, handling boats, directing traffic, and marshaling teams!

NYSoM Back to School Time:12:00pm to 6:30pm Location: Brooklyn @ Raymond Bush Playground in Bed Stuy Brooklyn Project Captain: None Description: We helped out at the NYSoM Back to School Supply Drive. The purpose of this drive was to distribute school supplies to benefit students throughout Brooklyn. On the 12th, we helped with the distribution of school supplies, managing the Pokemon scavenger hunt and other activities such as face painting, tattoos, and other crafts.

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August 13: August 18:

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Health Carnival Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm Location: P.S 2 - 122 Henry St, New York, NY 10002 Project Captain: None Description: We helped out at the Healthy Body Healthy Mind Carnival at PS 2. We helped Kiwanis Club of Douglaston to pass out Parents Guides to Drug and Alcohol Abuse there. This was a great way to help out the community as well as connect with the adult level of Key Club: Kiwanis.

Evening Stroll on Mott Street Time: 2:00pm to 9:00pm Location: Mott Street (Canal Street to Worth Street) Project Captain: Jeffrey Chen Description: Chinatown Partnership held its first ever Shared Streets program with the NYC Dept. of Transportation! Mott Street was transformed into a magical nighttime destination as pedestrians will be allowed to take a walk, dine, or play board games under a canopy of lights. We assisted in setting up, answering visitor questions and helping everyone have a great time!

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August 19:

Summer Streets 2017 August Hunger No More Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm Location: 29th St & 11th Ave Project Captain: Jeffrey Chen Description: We helped out at NYSoM's August Hunger No More! We assisted in packing lunch bags to hand to homeless people in Midtown Manhattan.

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August 21:

August Divisional Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Description: We attended the final divisional of the summer. There, we gave and received updates and had fun with Key Clubbers from other schools.

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August 26:

NYSoM Back to School Time: 1:00pm to 6:30pm Location: Target East Harlem Garden in East Harlem Project Captain: Nicole Zheng Description: We helped out at the NYSoM Back to School Supply Drive! The purpose of this drive was to distribute school supplies to benefit students throughout Harlem. On the 26th, we helped with the distribution of school supplies and food items from our free bbq for attendees, managed our cultural crafts, information tables, and concession stands (popcorn machine, lemonade), and participated in helping other activities as face painting tattoos and other crafts.

Timeline of Upcoming Events ●

September 5:

End of Summer Fundraiser Time: 11:00am to 4:00pm Location: Jib Lanes and Prince Billiards in Flushing Description: Join Stuyvesant Key Club and Bronx Science Key Club for the final fundraiser in the summer!

We’re raising money to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. At 11:00am, we’ll be at Jib Lanes bowling to our heart’s content. Then, at 2:00pm, we’ll be playing pool at Prince Billiards. Bowling and pool cost $12 and $10, respectively. Together, they cost $20! We will also be selling bubble tea for $3 and raffling off gift cards for Dave and Buster’s, Chipotle, and more. We hope to see you there!

Sign up here!

Featured Key Club: Bayside In each Locksmith, we feature a different high school’s Key Club to spread awareness of our interclub activities and emphasize the large community Key Club fosters. This issue, we are focusing on Bayside Key Club of Division 8.

Asia Lin, Editor: Hello Stuyvesant Key Club!! I am Asia Lin, the Bulletin Editor of Bayside High School Key Club. It is our pleasure that you chose Bayside to be featured in your August Newsletter.

For the month of August, we didn't have any major events; however, one of the most memorable events was the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. For this event, the majority of Division 8 arrived at the event site by the shuttle bus HKDB provided. Most Key Clubbers volunteered to help on water side since they were short on volunteers, even though they knew that they might get wet. On the other hand, volunteers that worked on land side helped set up about 34 tents and the main stage. Anyhow, stay tuned with us because we are planning some exciting fundraisers for the upcoming month and much more.

Therefore, everyone is invited to join our events/fundraisers and meet Key Clubbers from Bayside. Can't wait to meet you all!!

Bayside Key Club at Relay for Life

Bayside Key Club at Kiwanis Anti-Bullying Walk

Pho & Artic

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NYSoM Back to School at Brooklyn

Photos taken by Michael Hu

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Photos taken by Daniel Liang

Photos taken by Daniel Liang

Photos taken by Irene Chen

Photos taken by Irene Chen

By Jeffrey Chen Like many other volunteers who had a great time, I found myself going to the festival for both days. As a Brooklyn native, I was initially unfamiliar with the Dragon Boat Festival. However, I found myself engulfed in the spirit of the festival in a matter of minutes after arriving. On my first day at the festival, I started off at the VIP tent, where about a dozen other volunteers and I helped set up lunch and the refreshment tables for the VIPs. I also worked at the arts and crafts tent, where I finally learned how to make a braided friendship bracelet, albeit not a very good one. On my second day, I continued working at the arts and crafts tent. However, that time, I worked at the God’s eye station, which was especially popular among the younger kids; they found the craft to be cool and unique yet simple to make. There were also many other tents (that I did not work at) set up by other companies and businesses with food, giveaways and raffles, mini games with prizes, and tons of other free stuff.

There was also a stage towards the front of the festival with numerous performers throughout the day playing music, dancing, and even doing martial arts shows. While all this happened on the land side, dragon boat races commenced on the water side with large teams of about twenty or so competing in over 90 races over the span of the festival with many of them, especially towards the end, coming down to the wire.

Photos taken by Jeffrey Chen

Photos taken by Nicole Zheng

Photos taken by Nicole Zheng

Photos taken by Penny Wang

By Penny Wang The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival was one of the events that I looked forward to during the summer. The event had a busy start, with many volunteers trying to find their way to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. I was late to the event because I decided to walk instead of taking the shuttle bus, a decision I would deeply regret.

After walking for two hours and arriving at the event, I immediately got to work by helping others carry tables to designated tents. Everyone dreaded this task because the tables were heavy and the ground was wet and muddy. We developed different methods of transporting the tables, including dragging it on the wet ground. However, after moving several tables, we were able to rest and work on the easier task of loading gift bags. Despite the feeling that it felt like I was slaving along an assembly line, this task was much easier than carrying tables and even allowed me to socialize with other Key Club members.

After completing the tasks, I was assigned to the arts and crafts tent on the land side of the park. This tent contained a wide selection of different kinds of art, from origami to clay modeling. I was helping a lady that wanted to teach people how to make “God’s eye.� This was basically two popsicle sticks crossed together surrounded by colorful yarn. It was not an easy piece to make, but the challenge of mastering it and teaching others how to make it kept me occupied and interested. Dreadful tasks such as cutting up balls of yarn or teaching younger children tired me out. However, the reassuring smile and gratefulness of the lady in charge made it worth the hard work.

At the end of my shift, I was able to walk around and enjoy the festival.

Many tents were giving out free stuff, including balloons and tattoos. I also admired the wide array of colors that the dragon boat racers wore as different teams rowed their way across the lake, as well as the steady beat of the drums.

Despite the amount of work involved in this large event, I know that I will come back next year and enjoy it just as much.

Photos taken by Sammi Lin

Photos taken by Sammi Lin

Photos taken by Sammi Lin

Evening Stroll on Mott Street

Photos taken by Daniel Liang

Photos taken by Daniel Liang

August Hunger No More

By Jeffrey Chen This event, while short, was enjoyable and wholesome. We started off at NYSoM’s storage space near Hudson Yards, where we helped to package around 50 lunch bags with a sandwich, mayonnaise, and a bottle of water. We got this done quickly with an assembly line, and after about a half hour of waiting for more volunteers from Brooklyn Tech, we headed out walking from our headquarters to Penn Station and then Grand Central, passing out the lunch bags as we went. While we handed out one bag at first, we increased it to two as the route continued. Most of the people we talked to took a lunch and were grateful and appreciative, although a few people did decline.

August Divisional

By Tasnuba Sukanna The Division 11 August Divisional was held at the New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza. Our last divisional was in June, so it was super nice to see familiar faces. At 5:30 pm, members from all seven high schools in Division 11 gathered around the beautiful monument; there were even members from other divisions. We got right down to business and each school discussed the events they had done and had planned for the coming weeks. The Bronx High School of Science Key Club also sold bubble tea for $3, and it was very refreshing for the hot day. Members brought in food and supplies for the drive with Young Professionals Kiwanis Club for the Ronald McDonald House.

NYSoM Back to School at Harlem

Photos taken by Nicole Zheng

Photos taken by Nicole Zheng

Thank you for reading this issue of the Locksmith! Please send any feedback to locksmith@stuykc.org and continue to submit articles and photos.