The Locksmith: November & December Issue

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Editor's Note Happy New Year Key Clubbers!

I can't believe 2021 is finally here, 2020 felt like it was never going to end. It felt surreal the moment at midnight when the new year arrived. I hope everyone had a restful break with family and friends. I'm so proud of everyone that worked so hard this past year, whether it was submissions or virtual events. I'm sure that we will bring that same hardworking mindset into 2021, with this year definitely being better than the last.

It's been a tough ride.

This is our first issue with the new committee members and I'm excited for everyone to see their beautiful work. I would like to give a big shoutout to Mandy, Keara, and Adeeb for their amazing efforts over winter break on this issue. Of course, this couldn't have happened without Director Michelle's support either as I finished up my college applications.

As always, I'm thankful for everyone that kept the Locksmith alive during the tough year that 2020 was.

KEYI GUO This will be the second to last issue that I will work on before the new Editor gets elected! I'm so excited to see Cabinet Elections happen as I'm sure that whoever takes over will do an excellent job. Good luck on finishing up the fall semester everyone, but always remember to give yourself space to take a break. You got this, we're all here for you!

Yours in service, Keyi Guo Editor of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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CRABINET DIVISION UPDATES DISTRICT UPDATES CALENDAR SERVICE SPOTLIGHTS MEMBER OF THE MONTH

PRESIDENT Hey Key Clubbers!

As 2020 comes to an end, along with the service year closely following suit, I hope that we can all stay strong for the rest of the school year. As I finish up my college apps a few minutes late and rush to send in this cab para for this edition of the Locksmith, I want to acknowledge how hard it is to stay motivated, both in school and in terms of doing Key Club events. If you ever feel like you need to talk to someone, get some advice, or have any questions, please, PLEASE, do not feel uncomfortable texting any of the cabinet members.

As we approach the new service year, there also needs to be a new cycle of cabinet members, If you're interested in leading the club for next year, please start considering what you would like to do as a club leader!

We'll be sending out forms for cabinet interest in the near future, so make sure to start doing events if you haven't and to get to know your fellow Key Clubbers!

Yours in service, David Shi President of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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DAVID SHI

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VICE PRESIDENT Happy 2021 Key Clubbers!

I hope you all had a great winter break (^-^) With 2020 behind us, we can finally look forward to a better year (hopefully)! First off, cabinet elections are upcoming, look forward to updates in upcoming meetings. If you are in any way interested, feel free to pm any of the current cab members.

Committee director applications will also be rolling out soon.

To the seniors out there, although you will stress about college, you should also realize just how amazing all of you are for just being in Stuy. And college is just another place for you to grow, so if you are passionate about your career, you will always get somewhere.

And to the freshmen that missed your first year at Stuy, don't expect too much when you can actually go back to school. It's not the school that makes the place special, it's the groups of friends and communities that you make.

Yours in service, Jeffrey Huang Vice President of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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SECRETARY Happy New Year Key Clubbers!

We survived!!! With 2020 behind our backs, I’m excited to see what positive changes 2021 has in store for us! Despite being virtual, everyone worked hard with online events and fundraisers, still finding ways to give back to our community, and I’m so proud of all your efforts!! Make sure that Key Club is part of your New Year’s resolution, and keep up the good work.

The start of a new year also means that the cabinet is retiring soon, so for those of you who want to take your Key Club journey even further, consider running for a position! But know that even as a regular member, your contributions are very important and valuable :) Lastly, stay warm and safe.

Remember that Key Club is always here for you if you have any questions or problems!

See you soon!

Yours in service, Zi Liu Secretary of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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TREASURER Happy New Year, Key Club!

Some of my favorite things to do to ring in a new year are watching the NYC ball drop, cheering glasses of cider, and take one last look back into the past. Despite all the bad, Key Club is still lively with virtual projects and fundraisers, excited committees, and underclassmen stirring about future elections! The bar has been set low, so I know that we will achieve much further than our wildest expectations.

I'm nearing my last cabinet update (I can hardly believe it), and the rest of senior year ain't looking too hot. Nevertheless, the next precious months will be busy with planning, fundraising, training, and paperwork. Let's make this final push something memorable hmm? New Year's resolution for 300 service hours!#2021 #happynewyear #goals

Yours in service, Alan Guo Treasurer of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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ALAN GUO

WEBMASTER Happy new year, everyone :) I hope everyone was able to unwind during the break and have some fun. Besides filling out college applications, I used this week to bake a lottttt of goodies, do some digital art, and set up my 2021 bullet journal. I also spent a lot of time reflecting on how 2020 started and how it ended up going as well as my goals for 2021.

2020 has undoubtedly been very different from others but I am still proud of where we are. Together, we were able to push through the challenges that were imposed on us and adapt. Not only have we successfully moved meetings, events, and fundraisers virtual, but we were able to continue to stay connected through everything. And although my time as Webmaster is coming to a close, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to see what the new year (and the new generation of Key Clubbers) will bring. <3 Yours in service, Constance Chen Webmaster of Stuyvesant Key Club Crabinet 2020-2021

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Club Updates The Virtual Event Work Day on Sunday, December 6th, was a huge success! Over sixty Key Clubbers came together to participate in Project Giving Thanks and Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Write A Letter to Santa. Participants were sent into several breakout rooms where they listened to Christmas music, shared about their Key Club experiences, and made new friends, all while writing letters to frontline workers and Make-A-Wish children. It was amazing to see everyone interacting and the boost of event engagement at the Work Day! This was the first time a Virtual Event Work Day was led by the New Projects Committee and I am very proud of all the committee members for stepping up and making sure everyone had a great time! I definitely will attend future Virtual Event Work Days and encourage you all to as well!

Virtual Event Work Day

- Amanda Zhong (Director of New Projects Committee)

Committees decided!

Service Hours Goal of 15,000!

Upcoming Elections!

Nov Meeting NOV 11TH - FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER FROM THE THIRST PROJECT

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Dec Meeting DEC 26TH - HOLIDAY PARTY

CHECK US OUT AT STUYACTIVITIES!

COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT KALEIDOSCOPE

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All profits from this upcoming fundraiser will be donated to A Blade of Grass. Dedicated to promoting socially engaged art, A Blade of Grass provides resources for artists working with struggling communities in an effort to contribute to positive social change.

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Fundraising Goal: $10,000 UPCOMING FUNDRAISER! (TBA)

Freya Zhu Division 11 Lieutenant Governor

Division Updates November Divisional

December Divisional

In the upcoming January Divisional, our Division will be holding our Lieutenant Governor Elections!

Come join to learn about the candidates and listen to their speeches as you vote for our next Lieutenant Governor! Make sure to sign up beforehand for the Divisional.

Click here to submit articles and pictures to be featured in the next issue of the Panda Press!

Click to read latest issue of the Panda Press

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District Updates Jason Xiong District Secretary

Winnie Huang District Treasurer

Rachel Joh District Bulletin Editor

NYDKC Fall Conference Nov 21 - 22 @ 1 - 5 PM The virtual Fall Conference was two days of a fantastic variety of workshops and engage with fellow Key Clubbers across the state on Zoom! If you missed it or want some of the material shared, check out the district website at nydkc.org.

Check out the most recent Fall Issue of the Empire Key!

Members of the Month Submissions Know someone going above and beyond for Key Club? Nominate them as a Member of the Month, to be featured in the next issue of the Empire Key!

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Strategic Plan (TBD) The District Board is asking for some of your feedback to create a strategic plan for the next few years. Please take a moment and fill this out by clicking on the clipboard!

All and any opinions are welcomed.

The New York Minute by the Public Relations Committee

Key Club Week Nov 2th - 6th

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Follow NYDKC on Social Media!

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As you may have seen on Facebook, November 2th to the 6th was Key Club Week!

Woot Woot! Each day has a different theme.

See more about how Stuyvesant Key Club celebrated this week in the Service Highlights!

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ONGOING

Time: Anytime!

Volunteers will be donating grains by answering questions through the FreeRice app! Each question is equal to 5 grains of rice donated to charity!

Time: Anytime!

Volunteers will be helping to plant trees through miles! Just download the atlasGO app and start running/walking. Since it also calculates miles, hours will be given through Charity Miles but download the app to help our environment!

Time: Anytime!

Volunteers will be raising money by walking/running, whether it be marching around the house, running stairs, or going for a jog (if you are jogging outside, be sure to adhere to social distancing!) Each mile is equal to $0.25 donated to charity!

Volunteers will be making handmade or digitally-produced cards for NYC Health Hospitals. They will be distributed to hospital workers in these trying times!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be creating subtitles for TED videos after watching an instructional video and submitting a TED translator and transcriber application

SMITHSONIAN TRANSCRIPTION Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be writing post-its, creating artwork, or creating a video, thanking essential workers at the frontline.

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Volunteers will be creating fall artwork, letters, and videos for Exceptional Care for Children, a children's pediatric nursing facility.

Time: Whenever!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be describing how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been spending their quarantine, and giving updates on their lives. This material will be featured in the bi-monthly updates of the Locksmith.

Time: Whenever!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be transcribing historical documents for the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be virtually tutoring elementary and middle school students from Shuang Wen School. (P.S./M.S. 184) Subjects range from English and Math State Tests to the SHSAT.

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Volunteers will be helping Zooniverse, "the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research."Â There are many options to explore through Zooniverse.

Volunteers will play a variety of online quizzes to earn "beans" that will translate into donations to different charities (Feeding America, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and more!)

Volunteers will be raising money for their favorite animal welfare organization by walking, whether it be around the house or around their neighborhood. (Be sure to adhere to social distancing!) Each mile walked is equal to $0.20 donated to charity!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be writing letters to strangers to join the COVID-19 Letters Collective. Through your letters, you will be able to write words of encouragement for others or share your own experiences to support and heal others! These letters will be shared with strangers, nursing homes and hospitals.

to sign up or check form for more!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be identifying phrases from pictures and scrambled words to donate money to UNICEF. Each unscrambled phrase donates $0.25!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be identifying phrases from pictures and scrambled words to donate money to UNICEF. Each unscrambled phrase donates $0.25!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be writing notes of hope to show their support to expecting parents, healthcare workers or those at the frontline making sure babies receive the best possible care.

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will help convert Public Domain books into e-books by proofreading text with Distributed Proofreaders.

Time: Whenever!

Quarantine has impacted our lives in many ways. If you wish to share your quarantine stories and be featured in the upcoming divisional newsletter, please fill out the form!

Time: Whenever!

Volunteers will be doing an activity (creating posters, blogs, notes etc) that is related to traffic-safety!

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NEW E STUYKC END OF THE YEAR

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EVENT! Time: Until February 1st Participate in our Bingo and get extra hours by doing events and staying updated with our club. Simply screenshot the bingo board, check off the completed boxes and submit it through our form. Completing one line is one service hour while completing the full board is 6 service hours. This ends February 1st! All events submitted on and after 12/30 will count towards the Bingo Board.

Click on an event to sign up or check out our event form for more!

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V V R R E SSE L L T T O O P SSP

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KEY CLUB WEEK

SHOW YOUR K!

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Amanda Zhong

Alan Guo

Rachel Joh

Yume Igarashi

KEY CLUB WEEK

SHOW YOUR K!

Joline Huang

Keyi Guo

Constance Chen

Jeffrey Huang

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KEY CLUB WEEK

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS I gave my grandma a shoulder massage to help her relax. :) - Joline Huang

I don't really know if this counts but, I dmed a bunch of random people on Instagram personal compliments!

They were a little creeped out but very much appreciated it!

- Isabella Chow

I brought large packages that were left down in my apartment's lobby for my neighbors. There have been people stealing packages in my building lately, so I just wanted to help out and make sure it doesn't happen.

- Zi Han Zeng I bought food for 2 homeless people!

- Amanda Zhong

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Made dinner for my family! Had sausage pasta (Italian ground sausage, mushrooms, onions, heavy cream, and some more stuff) with garlic bread.

- Alan Guo

Transcription for the Smithsonian Institution Caleb Song The Smithsonian Institution event can be summed up in a few words as just a transcription job. You read handwritten, historical pieces of writing or logs and type them into a section provided by the website. At first, this was all I thought it was, reading, writing, squinting at letters trying to make out what they are, and being frustrated by blotches of ink and the haphazard style of writing. However, as I spent more time with all these historical texts and letters I began to appreciate more about history and how history is so similar to concurrent procedures. I learned about relationships between officials and schools for the Freedmen's Bureau and data for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s astrological logbooks and much more. In all honesty, even writing a few words might coincidentally get you to learn and appreciate history.

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Zooniverse Shreya Roy Zooniverse is one of the most versatile and extensive events so far. With projects in so many categories such as the arts, history, sciences, and literature, there’s truly something for everyone. Not only do you learn more about the research itself, but you actively contribute to it! Personally, I’m obsessed with the space research projects like Spiral Graph and Aurora Zoo, which allow volunteers to record the characteristics of different auroras and galaxies. All your classifications are recorded in your account, which is completely free to create. The simple user interface allows for a short learning curve, meaning it’s super quick to start contributing to real research.

Plus, you can do as many contributions as you’d like, so there’s complete freedom to check out different projects or really devote yourself to a select few.

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Project Giving Thanks

Kevin Liu

Coco Fang

Danny Xiong

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Project Giving Thanks

Jeffrey Huang

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Keyi Guo

Project Giving Thanks

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Exceptional for While I was browsing the numerous events, I came across Exceptional Care for Children. After reading through its description the words, pen pal letters caught my eye. I love writing letters and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to write letters, especially to younger children. Also, I recently learned how to use Canva and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to try the application out. From detailing the adventures of my brother getting cut by an eggplant to experimenting with the transparency filter for the autumn-themed artwork, I had a great time doing this project. Plus, knowing these letters and artwork would bring a smile to others' faces just made the purpose of making them way more heartfelt. 10/10 would recommend!

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Charity Miles

I was super excited when I learned about Charity Miles because I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great how anyone can raise money for the charity of their choice by downloading the app and logging in anytime they walk, run, or bike. I go on runs all the time, so I love how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to raise money for charity just by bringing my phone. I really like how Charity Miles allows me to give back by doing something I would normally do, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a good motivator because I always try to run more if I still have the energy so that I can log the extra miles. When quarantine started, it was hard for me to find encouragement to continue exercising, but Charity Miles gave me an incentive to hit the treadmill or go outside for a stroll. I highly recommend Key Club members to use Charity Miles!

-Maggie Jin

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NOW PRESENTING KEY CLUB'S

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MEMBER OF TH

Danny

This school year has been quite interesting in how we are learning remotely. It took a while to adjust to this new system of learning, but now I found more time in my schedule for doing volunteer work. Key Club is amazing due to the various amount of events available to do. This allows me to not get bored by any one event since there are so many other options. With quarantine still going on, doing Key Club events is a greatly enjoyable way to fill up the extra time we find ourselves with.

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Xiong

One of my favorite types of events is events where you create letters and cards for elder people and front line workers. With school happening, it is easy to forget about those that are still fighting hard every day to help stop the pandemic. Making cards on Canva is a fun experience due to the number of options Canva provides. Events like these are not only fun, but it allows you to do something great for the world. I truly enjoy events like this as it allows me to be creative.

These cards could be made

with much more ease, but taking your time exploring the options for each card makes doing these events fun.

Another event that I enjoyed was Smithsonian Transcription. I find this event very difficult as many documents required a more experienced expert to transcribe. However, there are some documents where the words are big and clear enough to read. They also allow you to transcribe audio recordings.

These recordings are interesting to listen to and most of the time they are understandable.

These types of events allowed me to enjoy a summer where I was mostly home.

I will continue to find time in my free time for these volunteering events as not only do they benefit the world, it provides me with something enjoyable to do. I am truly grateful for the existence of these fun events.

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