d21 december newsletter

DIVISION 21 HIPPOS

EL HIPPÓTAMO ISSUE 3 | VOLUME 7 | DECEMBER 2013

IN THIS ISSUE Hello Hippos!

This past month has been very eventful

with a HUGE DCM (with 198 attendees!!!),

Fall Rally, and the “Catching Fire” movie

fundraiser. At Fall Rally, we as a division

donated over $2500 to PTP, and we were

able to snag five district board members

as well as make it to the final spirit round.

I hope you all had fun attending the

events with me and your fellow Key Club-

bers, I hope you are as PROUD of your-

selves as I am of you, and I hope you are

looking forward to the many upcoming

events that we will be having throughout

the rest of this term, including our De-

cember joint DCM with Circle K, which

will be in one week! Now that we are

more than halfway done with the Key

Club year, I hope we can finish with a

“bang!” and surpass our membership

goal of 800; our fundraising goal of

$4000; and in amazing news – at 7,400

service hours served, I will be extending

our term goal to 11,121 hours, which I

BEElieve we can surpass just as easily.

With Key Club aside, I hope you all en-

joyed your Thanksgiving breaks with your

families. Now that the holiday season is

upon us, please spend some time to BEE

thankful for all that you have, and re-

member why we as Key Clubbers do the

service that we do – for those who are

not as fortunate as us. With that said, I

hope you all enjoy whatever holidays

you celebrate this season! May your days

be jolly and your nights be satisfying.

Happy holidays, Hippos!

Nicklas Lee

Division 21 Lieutenant Governor

A WORD FROM OUR

LTG

PAST EVENTS

FUTURE EVENTS

CONTACTS

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14 Yo, Hippos!

The past month has every Key Clubber buzzing about, just

like the busy bees they are! For seniors, such as myself,

know how hectic college applications can be. But now, De-

cember is here, which means winter is here. Yay! There are

sure to be many Holiday events coming up, so keep your

eyes peeled for them. I wish you the best and happy Holi-

days! Have a wonderful and safe break~

Stay Frosty,

Estella Hoang

Divison 21 Tech Editor

Hello Hippos!

This past month has been very eventful

with a HUGE DCM (with 198 attendees!!!),

Fall Rally, and the “Catching Fire” movie

fundraiser. At Fall Rally, we as a division

donated over $2500 to PTP, and we were

able to snag five district board members

as well as make it to the final spirit round.

I hope you all had fun attending the

events with me and your fellow Key Club-

bers, I hope you are as PROUD of your-

selves as I am of you, and I hope you are

looking forward to the many upcoming

events that we will be having throughout

the rest of this term, including our De-

cember joint DCM with Circle K, which

will be in one week! Now that we are

more than halfway done with the Key

Club year, I hope we can finish with a

“bang!” and surpass our membership

goal of 800; our fundraising goal of

$4000; and in amazing news – at 7,400

service hours served, I will be extending

our term goal to 11,121 hours, which I

BEElieve we can surpass just as easily.

With Key Club aside, I hope you all en-

joyed your Thanksgiving breaks with your

families. Now that the holiday season is

upon us, please spend some time to BEE

thankful for all that you have, and re-

member why we as Key Clubbers do the

service that we do – for those who are

not as fortunate as us. With that said, I

hope you all enjoy whatever holidays

you celebrate this season! May your days

be jolly and your nights be satisfying.

Happy holidays, Hippos!

Nicklas Lee

Division 21 Lieutenant Governor

PAST EVENTS

Photo courtesy of Calvin Cheung

PAST EVENTS

Photo courtesy of Calvin Cheung

FALL RALLY SOUTH

Fall Rally South is an annual event that takes place in November.

Key clubbers from SoCal and Nevada flock to Six Flags Magic Mountain to have fun

and fundraise for PTP. The fun begins immediately as Key Clubbers arrive at the

park. One's sensory organs are assailed with an overload of information, from cheers

to waves upon waves of all the rainbow's colors. Division 21’s spirit session started

at 10 a.m., which was very early.

UC high school and Madison were the first schools to arrive at the session and slowly

the other schools started trickling in, because of later arrivals and lines for entering

the park. Our division got into the final round and was in the top three divisions with

the major spirit. Sadly we didn't win the spirit stick, but we always have next year! G

-Double O-D J-O-B Good job Good job! This year Division 21 raised over $2500 and

this money was used in a mock auction during our session to buy Michael Kumura

(37E Jellyfish), Nick Lee (21 Hippos), Jeffrey (Sea Monkeys), Lincoln To (DTE), and

Cecilia Li (31 Robots). Fall Rally South was an extremely fun experience filled with

free hugs and spirit. Ooooooh Hippos!

Harrison Luu

Madison Key Club President

Photos courtesy of Michael Pham, Karen Hollman

FALL RALLY SOUTH

Photos courtesy of Michael Pham, Karen Hollman

Fall Rally South was such an amazing experience full of good vibes and wonderful

people! FRS was also a great way to connect with other Key Clubbers and spread the

love and all those free hugs, I know for a fact that FRS made some of our Hippos fall

in love with Key Club and that Fall Rally was there Key Club moment. Even though

only half of our hippos could make it to our rally, being in the final round felt so darn

good, and even though we didn't win spirit stick this year, there's always next year!

Thank you to our amazing LTG Nick Lee, our wonderful spirit coordinator Emily Van,

and all of our hardworking officers! Where would we be without you guys?

Liza Le

Patrick Henry Key Club Member

ELECTRIC RUN

Madison High School’s Key Clubbers volunteer annually at marathons.

The Electric Run held this month was on Saturday, November 9th. It

was a great opportunity for Key Clubbers who couldn’t attend Fall Ral-

ly South because it was held on the same day. Unlike most marathons

that starts early in the morning, the Electric Run occurred at night,

which motivated even more students to volunteer!

As I walked over to the volunteer booth to check in I can hear the DJ

testing out the music while I was getting a bright green neon volunteer

t-shirt. I was able to get glow sticks as well. As I looked around seeing

light strokes everywhere, I knew it was going to be an epic night. At

the beginning of the event, all the volunteers were split into various

groups. Some of the different groups included registration, t-shirts,

and water stations. My friend and I were assigned to the water sta-

tion. We placed neon cups all over the table and poured water in them

as runner rehydrated. Meanwhile, the other groups were handing out

glow sticks or cheering on runners on the racetrack. After the last per-

son crossed the finish line everyone crowded to the center and cele-

brated. People were enjoying their time, bumping and dancing to the

electro music and family and friends dancing. By the end of the night,

the participants had had fun and experienced something magical and

different.

Alexis Mendoza

Madison Key club member

Curie Elementary Lego League Expo

On November 15th, University City Key

Clubbers got to take a stroll down

memory lane by volunteering at a local

elementary school. Volunteers spent the

night interviewing and hanging out with

the future engineers of America, at the

Curie Elementary Lego League Expo. Up-

on arrival, the Key Clubbers helped set up

the event then proceeded to wait for the

eager kids and parents to arrive. After

everyone was settled, volunteers got the

chance to play pretend and interview the

children. The kids were super energetic

and excited to show off their amazing in-

ventions. The little engineers used Legos

to build things such as rescue helicopters

to save little Lego people from Tsunamis

and moving earthquakes. All the projects

were based around natural disasters and

safety so the kids were more than happy

to pass along their knowledge on the top-

ic. Eventually, the volunteers gathered

around and passed out prizes to each and

every one of the kids. This was hands

down the best part of the event because

the Key Clubbers were able to put smiles

on all faces in the room. The event was

definitely a fun and successful event; the

members were able to directly help the

community and see the outcome of their

hard work.

Sharanee Sytha

UCHS Key Club President

CHRISTMAS TREE LOT CONSTRUCTION Around this time of year, Grantville Allied-Gardens Kiwanis Club sets up their annual

Christmas Tree Lot! Their Christmas tree lot, unlike others, is nonprofit; all of their proceeds

go back to the community, including local schools like Patrick Henry!

Saturday, November 16, G.A.G. Kiwanis began construction and invited us to

join! Alongside SDSU Circle K, members of Patrick Henry Key Club assisted Kiwanians with

the construction of the lot! Members woke up bright and early to help out our lovely

sponsors. There, we helped unload all of the necessary equipment, build the skeletons of

tents, lay out tarps, and anything else the Kiwanians needed! It was a great Kiwanis Fami-

ly event; through teamwork, it was visible that everyone was really supportive of each

other. It was also a great to meet the Circle K members; they talked to many of us about

the college application process and college life!

Although there was a lot of heavy lifting and puzzle work, it was all okay because it’s the

least we can do to show our gratitude towards everything they do for us Key Clubbers!

Kathy K Doan

Patrick Henry Key Club President

STENCILING EVENT On November 16th, Key Club and various other organizations gathered around a local Mi-

ra Mesa park to participate in another cleanup effort organized by I Love A Clean San Die-

go, involving stenciling warning messages on storm drains and picking up trash around the

neighborhood. I Love A Clean San Diego is well known for its events involving environmen-

tal conservation and citywide beautification, and this event was no exception! As a part of this event, many different organizations had “stenciling kits” that we’re de-

signed to stencil “No Dumping” on top of storm drains as a way to caution ocean pollution

through these drains. These storm drains lead directly to our ocean, and some trash materi-

als are carried through these storm drains to the ocean where marine animals can con-

sume them and then die. Serra Key Club in particular took care of trash pickup all around

the eastern section of Mira Mesa; we gathered all kinds of repulsive materials polluting the

neighborhood, including cigarettes, food wrappers, and rusted bicycle parts. Members

were especially enthusiastic and held joyful spirits as we all bonded together while beauti-

fying our local community!

Darian Martos

Serra Key Club President

FUTURE EVENTS

FUTURE EVENTS

CATCHING FIRE FUNDRAISER

WHO: KEY CLUBBERS

WHAT: WATCH “THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE”

WHEN: NOVEMBER 22, 2013

WHERE: MISSION VALLEY DIGIPEX

WHY: FUNDRAISER FOR THE ELIMINATE PROJECT

CTC

Interested in running for Lieutenant Governor? Come

to CTC, an educational training even that teaches

Key Clubbers all about a Lieutenant Governor's role,

duties, responsibilities, and more!

WHO: KEY CLUBBERS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR LTG

WHAT: WORKSHOPS RUN BY CURRENT LIEUTENANT

GOVERNORS TO TEACH YOU ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS

WHEN: DECEMBER 14, 2013

WHERE: GAJOME PARK ACADEMY

Note: There is a $5 admission fee.

Division Board

Lt. Governor: Nicklas Lee

Email: d21.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com

EA: Frank To

Email: d21.cnhkc.eax@gmail.com

EA: Kai Sampadian

Email: d21.cnhkc.eay@gmail.com

EA: Tyler Ly

Email: d21.cnh.kc.eaz@gmail.com

News Editor

Email: d21.cnhkc.te@gmail,com

Spirit Co.: Emily Van

Email: d21.cnhkc.spirit@gmail.com

K.Fam.: Karen Hollman

Email: d21.cnhkc.kfam@gmail.com

Fund.: Yemaya Hubert

Email: d21.cnhkc.fund@gmail.com

Clairemont

President: Kathy Tran

Email: kathytran03@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Lily Meakim

Email: lilie.meakim@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Mindy Nguyen

Email: xitsmindy@gmail.com

Secretary: Irvin Salceda

Email: irvinsalceda@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Kyra Johnson

Email: ikyra@yahoo.com

High Tech Int.

La Jolla

President: Kevin Vankham

Email:pvanham@hightechhigh.org

Vice Pres.: Ava Toledo

Email: atoledo@hightechhigh.org

Secretary: Karlianna Salas

Email: ksalas@hightechhigh.org

Treasurer: Felipe Vetter

Email:lvetter@hightechhigh.org

President: Madaline Myers

Email: madalinemyers@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Katie Lepis

Email: ktlepis@gmail.com

Secretary: Vivianna Vasquez

Email: vsvsqz98@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Jordan Nieto

Email: jordan.nieto@rocketmail.com

Madison

President: Harrison Luu

Email: harrisonluu96@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Jasmine Chung

Email: jasmine_chung@yahoo.com

Vice Pres.: Wesley Kirk

Email: j.wesley.kirk@gmail.com

Secretary: Roger Galac

Email: rogergalac@gmail.com

CONTACTS

Bishop President: Jennifer Wang

Email: hanapiano@yahoo.com

Vice Pres.: Ashley Peng

Email: penga@bishopsstudent.org

Secretary: Carley Haft

Email: chaftb@gmail.com

Treasurer: Sarah Burnett

Email: burnetts@bishopsstudent.org

Editor: Morgan

Kearny

Mission Bay

Mira Mesa

President: Winnie Kuang

Email:winniek123@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Kristy Huynh

Email:kristythuynh34@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Nicholas Tu

Email: 22nht22@gmail.com

Secretary: Leianna-Richelle Barreyro

Email:leianabarreyro@gmail.com

Treasurer: Taylor Yeerong

Email: tayloryeerong@gmail.com

Editor: Stephanie Tran Rojas

Email: transtephaniepetlover@yahoo.com

CONTACTS

President: Jasmine Nguyen

Email: jnnguyen05@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Thao Tran

Email: thaotothetran@yahoo.com

Secretary: Amy Nguyen

Email: amynguyen.PBMS@gmail.com

Treasurer: Alexis Green

Email: lexiluci0520@aol.com

Patrick Henry

President: Kathy Doan

Email: kathykdoan@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Aileen Lee

Email: aileenmlee@yahoo.com

Secretary: Lindsay Stall

Email: lindsaystall@gmail.com

Treasurer: Kathy Khem-maniyong

Email: kathykhem@yahoo.com

President: Nina Nguyen

Email:ninanguyen1996@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Jorge Gomaz

Email: joaquingomez2014@gmail.com

Secretary: Kaleb Duke

President: kduke327@gmail.com

Treasurer: Jon Boone

Email: jon.boone3@gmail.com

Point Loma

President: Anthony Quach

Email: anthonyquach1995@yahoo.com

Vice Pres.: Nicole Campos

Email: ennnjay@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Sandy Lai

Email: ssandyy98@hotmail.com

Vice Pres.: Erin Pontecorvo

Secretary: Therese Salazar

Email: salazar2014therese@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Abimael Hernandez

University City President: Sharnee Sytha

Email: sharaneep@yahoo.com

Vice Pres.: Emily Halaka

Email: halakaemily@gmail.com

Vice Pres.: Osama Khan

Email: khans@att.net

Secretary: Nhatha (Helen) Nguyen

Email: nhathanguyen08@gmail.com

Treasurer: Mikaela Magpali

Email: mika98_dm@yahoo.com

Website CNH: http://cnhkeyclub.org/

Mira Mesa: http://d21hippos.wix.com/

mmhskeyclub

University City: http://uchskeyclub.wix.com/

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Patrick Henry: http://phhskc.webs.com/

President: Yvonne Luu

Email: yvonnepluu@yahoo.com

Vice Pres.: Mary Kim

Email: maryapril6@gmail.com

Secretary: Gracie Yip

Email: graciey.08@gmail.com

Treasurer: Thai Tran

Email: thaibobatea@gmail.com

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