Key Club Newsletter - May

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THE KEY FACTOR

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West Brook High School | Division 10 | Region 13 | Volume 3 | Issue No.2 2023
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EDITOR'S NOTE/MEMBER OF MONTH

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iththeendoftheschoolyear,weseethewrap-upof othergreatyearatWestBrookSeniorHighSchool danothergreatyearforKeyClub.Thereisstillplenty projectstobedoneinthesummerandthenextyear lbeevenbetter!Thismemberofthemonthis charyTaingwith11.25hours!(409)730-6973 cherytaing@gmail.com

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WhatistheMediterraneanFestivalandwhyisitsoimportanttoyou?

ThiswasmysecondyearvolunteeringfortheMediterraneanfestivalanditdidnot disappoint.TheMediterraneanfestivalisafestivalfilledwith.MiddleEastern,Greek,and Arabicfoods.Itisafestivalformanypeopletocometogetherandtryuniquefoodsthat youtypicallywouldn’tgetanywhereelse.Thisfestivalisheldatthelocalcommunity churchofSaintMichaelswhichisanonprofitorganizationdedicatedtocultural tradition.IlovethisprojectjustbecausethisismysecondyearworkingintheGyrostand forasecondyearnow.Thepeoplewhorunitarealwayssokindtoshowmetheropes againonhowtoassembleandfoldtheperfectGyro.Ialwaysworksohardandbreaka tremendoussweat,butit’salwaysworthitintheend.Thenumberofpeoplewhoareso kindtoorderfromthestandit’ssowholesomeduetohowmuchitmeanstothefamilies whoputtheeventtogether.Thegyrosthemselvesareincrediblydelicious,it’squite upsettingthatIcan’tindulgeinthemmorethanonceayear.Theyconsistofmeat, tzatzikisauce,tomato,andonion,andit’sallfoldedintoawarmflatbread.Thisfestivalis filledwithsomuchcultureandrespecttowardsMiddleEasternpeopleit’squite beautifulbecauseIdon’tgettoseethingslikethatoften.Thedancesandthemusicall madeitextremelymemorableforvolunteering.I’vealwaysappreciatedhowmuchthe respectandcareforthevolunteersmeanalot.Thesepeoplehavealotofkindnessto sharewiththeworldandyoucouldseethatthroughthisevent.IhopenextyearIgetto volunteerfortheMediterraneanfestivalagain!Itbringssomuchtraditionand kindheartednesstothecommunitywhichIreallyappreciate.I’vealwayslovedthisevent sotocontinuetosupportitisveryimportanttomeduetomypastexperienceswiththe churchandpeople.

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Intoday'sfinalmeeting,wedecidedtoembracealightheartedandentertaininga fundraisercenteredaroundpie-ing.Thisinnovativecampaignnotonlybringsjo alsoservesasapowerfultoolforraisingawarenessandcrucialfundsforchildren laughter,community,andcrucialmoneytogethertoallhelpfundraiseforUNICE Participants,whichincludedallKeyClubOfficersonly,willinglysubjectthemsel ofcharity.Weusepie-ingasatooltoencouragecommunityinvolvementandpar thatdonatedenjoyedpie-ingtheoffices,andthoseindividualsmanytimesdonat Asacommunity,thishelpedfosterengagementwithotherindividualsintheclub others.Thisstrengthenedtheclubandgeneratedamarkineveryonebeyondthe everlastingmemoriesoflaughterandhappiness.Iwillagreethateveryone,inclu theofficersgetpiedandthenlaughingaboutit.Eventhosewhocouldnotdonate leftout.Thoughourofficershadonecrazyexperience,weallwerehappytoparti fundraiser.Iensurethateveryonetherewillhavememorablememoriesthatwill thattheirinvolvementwillbringevenmorehappinesstoothersaroundthem.Th ingandweincreasedittonewheightsofentertainmentandengagement.Ininvo increasethefundraisingforUNICEF.Duetoouruniqueapproachtothis,webrou positive,lighthearted,andmemorablewayofdonatingtoaworthycauseweaim

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HowdidyourKeyclubcelebratetheendoftheyearandwhatdoyouh year?

LEDCONwassuchanamazingeventthathashelpedmyKeyClublear Throughouttheshorttime,Igottospendwitheveryone,Igotthechan allaroundtheKeyClubcommunity.Itwasagreatopportunitytolearn canimplementinourKeyClubinfutureyears.Goingtonewforumsev getoutofbedearlyeachmorningjustknowingthatIwouldbedoings experience. IthoroughlyenjoyedalltheforumsIattendedandwassa learnedabouthowandwhyKeyClubisimportant.Listeningtoagroup lyricstoDieforYoubyTheWeekendwillalwaysbeoneofmyfavorite Also,alloftheicebreakersgavemetheopportunitytomakenewfriend KeyClubs. Therearenowordsthatcouldexplainhowunrealtheawar

Asthe2022-2023KeyClubyearcomestoanend,Iwouldliketosharemyexperienc takenmeon.Theend-of-the-yearKeyClubpartywasoneforthebookswithallthe (didyoucatchmypunthere).Thesadnesswasfromleavingalltheamazingseniors spacetobeapartof.OurseniorsmadeKeyClubfunwithallthelaughsandguidan me.Butweweren’tcryingforlongasthesmellofallthefooddistractedourhungry consistedofthefamousCrumbleCookie,Dunkin'Donuts,pizza,abeautifulfruittra fries.Somemembersevencookedhomemadefoodandbroughtittothemeeting.T culturewithfoodsuchasfriedrice,eggrolls,andspaghetti.Whilewewereeatingth discussourachievementsfromtheyear,whichwasveryfulfilling.Thismeetingalso upcomingprojectsforwhichmemberscanvolunteeroverthesummer.Notonlytha what'scomingupforthenextschoolyear. Afterwefinisheddiscussingimportanti facefundraiserforthecharityUNICEF.Everyonethoughtitwashilariouspieingth wasforagreatcauseandraisedagoodamountofmoney.AstheKeyClub2023-202 continuetodiscoverallthedutiesthataWebmasterdoes.Iamgratefulforalltheo servedmeatfootballconcessionsandgivingfieldinmyfreshmanyearhereatWest forwhatnextyearhastobring.Here'stoanothergreatyearIhopethatthisorganiz success!

AMAZING.Wewonthetrophiesforwinning1stNon-digitalposter,1st travelingcup,andfinally1stKeyClubintheTexasOklahomaDistrict! KeyClubintheTexasOklahomaDistrictitfeltunrealwalkinguptoth corememoryofmine. Overall,thisexperiencehashadsuchapositive ideasthatwehopetocarryoutthroughthenextfewyears.Winningall ourKeyClub,evenmore,totryhardertowinnextyear.Asafutureoffi thingsImayneedtoknowwhencarryingoutmyjobrepresentingmys suchanenjoyableexperienceandI'malreadylookingforwardtogoing

ParticipatinginameetforKeyClubwasanincrediblyrewardingexperience amemorableeventwherewewitnessedourschool'sathletescometogethera heldonaThursdayafterschoolinthefieldhouse,startingataround4:30pm trackofthelifters'cards,whichindicatedtheirliftattempts,andtorecordth tables,eachcorrespondingtoaplatform,whereeachlifterwouldcompetein Eachlifterhadthreeattemptstocompleteeachlift,andwewereresponsible successfulattempt.Asvolunteers,wehadtopaycloseattentiontoeachlifter possibilityiftheymissedallthreeattemptsonasinglelift.Differentweightd andIhappenedtojointwoothervolunteersatthefirstplatform. Duringthe filledwithenergyandexcitement.Liftersattemptedtheirlifts,andtheirteam wasinitiallychaotic,butweeventuallygotthehangofitandunderstoodwha theweighteachlifterwantedtotry,whiletheotheraskedthelifterdirectly.M numbernexttotheweight,enablingustokeeptrackoftheirprogress. Weal turncameup.Thefirstlifterwascalled" isup,"followedbythenextlifte lifteras" inthehole."Asthecompetitionprogressed,severallifterschee beingonoppositeteams. Asavolunteer,Iinteractedwithcompetitorsandth experience.Beingapowerliftermyself,Ihadadifferentperspectiveontheco gainedanewerappreciationforthevolunteersandorganizersofthecompet newskills,andmadeanimpactonourschoolcommunity.Itwasafantastice thatIcouldenjoythemeetbyhelpingothersandlearningfromthem.

As someone who's actively involved in the Key Club at West B the great potential for our club to positively impact our comm to be the upcoming Key Club President. My main goal as Presi number of members who participate in the club and create a s within our group. I believe that if we can create a feeling of tog accomplish even more. To achieve this goal, I plan to host mor help build connections between members. I want our member family and that what they do is important. By doing this, I hop events more enjoyable and get more people involved. Another people involved is by partnering with other clubs and groups a together, we can have a bigger impact and give our members m things. Lastly, I want to focus on doing more good in our comm more volunteer opportunities and service projects, so our mem can help their community. I'm excited for the year ahead and President. With everyone ' s help, I know we can make a real dif community.

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MyKeyClubexperiencehasbeenoneofthemostrewardingandfulfillingexp memberoftheKeyClub,Ihavehadtheopportunitytoparticipateinvariousco volunteeringatthefoodkitchen"SomeOtherPlace".Throughtheseprojects,Ih impactonthelivesofotherswhilealsogainingvaluableskillsandexperiences.

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Ourhighschool'sgrassyhillsandterrainwerecoveredwithdiscardedhomewo emptywaterbottles.Suchalargeamountoftrashwouldseemimpossibletopic

Hi,mynameisKarinaBernalandmyfutureregardinghome,school,andc tremendouslyduetotheimpactofKeyClub.I’vebecomeabetterpersonb thereisforvolunteersinthissociety.Myperspectivehaschangedregardin forthosewhoneeditandalwaysshowingupforyourcommunity.I’vebeco tomyvolunteering,andIcansaythatwitheverythinginmyheart.Volunte individualandshapedmetowantbetterformycommunityandthepeople withschoolandconnectionwithmyfuturehasalsoshiftedseverelyinthe renewedmyperceptionofleadershipskills,usingthemasnowavesseltoi

Fortunately,withthehelpofourvolunteers,thenear-impossibletaskwaseasil thirdFriday,theschool’sGreenClubarrangescampustrashpickupsopentoal memberschosetovolunteerafterschooltohelpkeepthecampusclean.Throu humid,scorchingsummers,manyvolunteersstillpersistinthetaskinorderto However,thisparticulartrashpickuponMay13thwasaspecialone.

AstherecordingsecretaryofmyKeyClub,Ihavehadatrulytransformativeex togrowanddevelopmyleadershipskills,whilealsoprovidingmewithanoppo communityinameaningfulway.Oneofmyfavoriteeventsthatweparticipate Walk.Alzheimer'sisadiseasethathitsclosetohomeforme,asIhaveseenfam withitsdevastatingeffects.Thewalkallowsmetomakeatangibledifferencein Alzheimer's,evenifitisjustinasmallway.Asavolunteerattheevent,Ihelpto tothewalkers.Itmayseemlikeasmalltask,butIknowthateverylittlebithelp becauseithasgivenmetheopportunitytobeapartofsomethingbiggerthanm likemindedindividualswhoarepassionateaboutservicehasbeeninspiringan meaningfulconnectionsandfriendshipsthroughthisorganization.Ithasbeen whosharemyvaluesandarecommittedtomakingadifferenceintheworld.In myKeyClubhasparticipatedinanumberofotherserviceprojects,suchasSom Field.Throughthese events,Ihavelearnedthevalueofhardworkandtheimp community.Astherecordingsecretary,Ihavealsohadtheopportunitytodeve communicationskills.Iamresponsibleforkeepingtrackofmeetingminutesa informedaboutupcomingevents.Thisrolehastaughtmetheimportanceofbe communication.Overall,myKeyClubexperiencehasbeenincrediblyfulfilling positiveimpactinmycommunitywhilealsodevelopingimportantskillsthatw gratefulfortheopportunitiesthatKeyClubhasprovidedmeandlookforward yearstocome.

"SomeOtherPlace"wasoneofthemostimpactfulexperiencesIhadasaKeyCl nonprofitorganizationthatprovidesfood,shelter,andotheressentialservices Duringmytimevolunteeringatthefoodkitchen,Ihadtheopportunitytointer oflifeandtowitnessfirsthandtheimpactofpovertyandhomelessness. Throu importanceofempathyandcompassiontowardsothers.Ialsogainedvaluable asIworkedalongsideothervolunteerstoservemealsandassistwithcleanup.T myfuturecommunityserviceprojectsbutalsoinmypersonalandacademiclif asenseofcommunityandbelonging.Asamemberoftheclub,Ihavehadtheop mindedindividualswhoshareapassionforserviceandmakingadifferencein formedthroughKeyClubhavebeensomeofthemostmeaningfulrelationship KeyClubhastaughtmetheimportanceofleadershipandtakinginitiative.Asa opportunitytotakeonleadershiprolesandtoorganizeandleadcommunityse helpedmedevelopmyleadershipskillsandhavegivenmetheconfidencetota opportunities. Inconclusion,myKeyClubexperiencehasbeenonethatIwilla "SomeOtherPlace"todevelopingvaluableskillsandformingmeaningfulfrien impactonmypersonalgrowthanddevelopment.KeyClubmeanscommunity, positiveimpactonthelivesofothers.

FollowingApril22nd,Ibecamethe2023-2024ArticleEditorformydivision coaster.I’mfullyviewingtheamountofhardworkanddedicationittakest ours.MypositioninKeyClubhasallowedmetogetacceptedintoorganiza ChapteroftheNationalHonorsSocietyandentrepreneurshipprogramsfo havevolunteeredatmanyevents,rangingfromthelocalsoupkitchenSom AssociationwalkandtherecentHarborHospiceButterflyRelease.KeyClu myselffullyandimproveinallaspects.I’vealsohadthehonortoattendth timethismonthandgettoseetheincrediblejobwhichKeyClubhasdone hasreallyhelpedmotivatemetodomoreformycommunity.I’msoluckya organization.AndI’mverygratefultosaybarelyenteringmyjunioryear,I pushthisclubtoitsfullestpotential.

Usually,onlyWestBrookstudentsparticipateinthepickups,butthatSaturday thecityofBeaumontworkers.Ourschool’sprincipalevendecidedtojoinintol wasdelegatedandapairofvolunteerswereeachsentouttoapartoftheschoo theschool,anotherpaircoveredtheparkinglotandtheathleticfields,andmy areaofthecampusandthesidesoftheschool.Asafunexperiment,ourgroupt areawecleaned,andthedifferencewasdrastic.Aswewalkedneartheotherare cleaning,wenoticedasubstantialchangeintheareastheycleaned.Aftertwoh resultedintheschoolthatcoveredacresbeingspickandspan.Eventslikecamp importanceofteamwork.Whetheritisasmall-scaleprojectlikeacampusclean cleanupsacrossthecity,cooperationandcollaborationwillprovetobekeyina

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Whatisitliketovolunteeratyourlocalsoccerconcessionsandwhyisitfu

Volunteeringatthesoccerconcessionstandwasajourneyfilledwithcamaraderie, purpose.BeingapartofKeyClub,anorganizationdedicatedtoservingothers,hasa communitywhiledevelopingessentiallifeskills.Mytimeattheconcessionstandwa WorkingalongsidefellowKeyClubmembers,weformedatight-knitteamdrivenby camaraderieandsupportweexperiencedweretrulyinspiring,anditmadethevolu enjoyable.Throughthisendeavor,Ihadtheopportunitytolearnandgrowinvariou environmentoftheconcessionstandtaughtmethevalueofadaptabilityandefficie registertoservingfood,Iacquiredpracticalorganizationalskillsthathaveproveni allowedmetoexcelnotonlyinfuturevolunteeropportunitiesbutalsoinacademic withsoccerfansfromdiversebackgroundswasatransformativeexperience.Ilearne communication,patience,andempathy.Interactingwithpeopleofallagesandcate powerofconnectionandtheimpactasmallactofkindnesscanhaveonsomeone'sd notonlyimprovedmyrelationshipswithothersbuthavealsomademeamoreund individual.Thejoyandgratitudeexpressedbysoccerfansweregratifying.Seeingth enjoyedthegameandtheconcessionsfilledmyheartwithasenseoffulfillmentand contributedtocreatingpositiveexperiencesforothershasleftalastingimpactonm canconfidentlysaythatIwoulddoitagaininaheartbeat.Volunteeringatthesocce togrowasaperson,makelastingfriendships,andmakeameaningfuldifferenceint andfulfillmentIderivedfromservingmycommunitythroughKeyClubhaveignite

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WhathasbeenyourexperiencewithKeyClubandhowhasitimpactedyou

Throughoutalltheeventsofmyhighschoollife,KeyClub,inparticular,hasbe TheonethingIwaslackingwhenIcameinto9thgradewasactual,hands-onw clubprovided.Volunteeringactivities,rangingfromhandingoutfoodfortheh makingnachosatourveryownWestBrookfootballgames,wereinfluentialinh thosefeelings,mypassionforgivingbacktomycommunityalsorose.Voluntee moreinteresting,whichonlybolsteredthoseemotions.ClubactivitieslikepiemoneyforUNICEFandtheoverallatmosphereofthemeetingicebreakersinsta onlyKeyClubcouldproduce.Witheachget-together,membersformnewmem similar. Sameclub,yes,butthedifferenceliesinthefactthateverypersoninK broughttogetherbytheirdesiretoservetheirschool,community,andcity.Eve meetingsbringstheirownpersonality,andweallhaveafuntimetogether.Ire occurrencewheretheicebreakerturnedouttobekaraoke.Althoughnoteveryo funtimesingingandwatchingotherssing.ThetraditionoftheHalloweencostu memories.MemorablecostumesoverthelasttwoyearsincludeWinnieandPoo Worldwide,andacutee-girlmaid,tonameafew.Eventhoughjustthethought days,thisclubactivelymademewanttogotoschooltojointhemeetings.Allin andIcan’twaittoseewhatnextyearbrings.I’mexcited,enthusiastic,andprou BrookSeniorHighSchool’sKeyClub.

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Richard,Kiana Umanzor,Kaylee Phillips,Issabelle Syed,Moosa Chen,Isabella Tarver,Ty'tiona Benton,Dalea Kuriakose,Mathew Trahan,Lainey Lou,Matthew Taing,Zachery Nguyen,Tressie Dyson,Ana Xu,Emily 05/02/2005 05/02/2008 05/04/2006 05/07/2004 05/08/2008 05/11/2005 05/16/2006 05/16/2007 05/17/2008 05/18/2008 05/20/2006 05/21/2007 05/26/2005 05/28/2006
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MAJOR EMPHASIS PROJECTS

UNICEFistheonlyorganizationoftheUnitedNationsdedicatedexclusivelytochildren.Workingwit governmentsandnon-governmentalorganizations,UNICEFhelpstoprovideforchildren’sneedsinmo throughcommunity-basedservicesinprimaryhealthcare,basiceducationandsafewat

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Sincethe1940s,KeyClubshaveworkedwithMarchofDimestomakeapositiveimpactinthelivesofba memberscontinuethatcultureofservicebysupportingtheMarchofDimesallyearlongbyhostingser educatingcommunitiesaboutthecrisisofpretermbirth.

Children’sMiracleNetworkHospitals®raisesfundsandawarenessfor170memberhospitalsthatprovide kidsacrosstheU.S.andCanada.Donationsstaylocaltofundcriticaltreatmentsandhealthcareservices, charitablecare.Since1983,Children’sMiracleNetworkHospitalshasraisedmorethan$5billion,mo charity'sMiracleBalloonicon.Itsvariousfundraisingpartnersandprogramssupportthenonprofit'smis ofasmanychildrenaspossible.

ThirstProjecthopestoeducatethenextgenerationbyarmingstudentswithinformationabouthowthe makeadifferenceandencourageotherstojoinintheeffort.

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hotherUnitedNationsbodies, ethan150developingcountries erandsanitation.

bieseverywhere.Today,Kiwanis viceprojects,raisingfundsand

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OUR OFFICERS

President-MahdyChouirf (409)474-1185

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VicePresident-ZainSayyed (409)550-2055

zsayyed1706@gmailcom

Secretary-CrystalLiu

(409)454-6069

cyuxinliu@gmail.com

Secretary-ThanhTran (617)763-3483

thantran10012006@gmail. com

Editor-=YousufAhmad (409)-790-5865

yzahmad121@gmail.com

Sponsor-LoriAbel (409)782-9675

label@bmtisdcom

Editor-KarinaBernal (409)444-7112

Karinabeatri7333@gmail.com

Parliamentarian-IshaPatel (409)499-4230

ishap0912@gmail.com

Historian-ZacheryTaing (409)730-6973

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Historian-HaleyNguyen (409)617-8020

haley.nguyen1408@gmail.com

Treasurer-MichelleHeng (713)453-9196

hengmichelle56@gmail.com

Webmaster-ChaseDyrhaug (409)330-1725

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