phs keynote february
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PHS Keynote: Issue 6, February, 2013TRANSCRIPT
THE KEYNOTE
Parsippany High School Issue 6, February 2013
KEY CLUB
What’s Inside…
Contents/Editor’s Note— 1 President’s Message— 2 Past Events— 3 Upcoming Events— 4 Senior Scholarships— 5 Kiwanis Parent Meeting— 6 Eliminate Games— 7 DCON— 8 Kiwanis One Day— 9 Contact Info— 10
Editor’s note
Hey everyone! Ahhhh! It’s already February! Time really is flying. We’re halfway through the school year and the Key Club service year is coming to an end in two months. As I’ve been saying for the past few months, it really is time to get to business! There’s a lot left to do, and its important to be a part of it all! There’s nothing like the feeling of knowing that you helped save a life, and so as the year wraps up, make sure you make your contribution to the Eliminate Project! We could always use more help! I’ll be sure to keep you guys posted on anything important coming up! Get up and make a difference Parsippany because caring is our way of life! - Your Editor, Aleena Kazmi
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President’s Message
Hey Key Clubbers,
The end of the service year is in our sight, but
we're busier than ever. We have so many fun
events coming up, including, of course, DCON!
Also, I hope to see you at the Eliminate Games
and at our fellow school Montville for the An-
nual Volleyball Tournament. Don't forget to
keep working hard on your class projects to
prove that your grade can do the most service!
Remember, you won't always get the chance to
attend these fun and charitable events, so go!
Seize the day!
Christina Hum
PHS Key Club President 2012-2013
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PAST EVENTS
Baldwin Oaks— January 29th
On January 29th, members of our club visited Baldwin Oaks to share a dinner with the senior citizens in the building. Our Key Clubbers sat and talked to the seniors as they ate a homemade pasta dinner. Good job giving back to the people that have given to Parsippany for their entire lives! For those of you that attended, pat yourselves on the back for a job well done and for the rest you, try to go next year; it really is a great experience!
A big thank you to anyone that performed,
it was greatly appreciated and you did a
great job entertaining our guests!
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Upcoming events
Class Projects
Make sure to stay in contact with your class project directors! This is your chance to gain the necessary hours to be considered an offi-cial member of Key Club! Participate in all service/fundraising pro-jects and help the club out! Keep in contact with your Project Directors!! Freshmen: Anne Cheng Sophomores: Samuel Wu Juniors: Prachi Gupta Seniors: Angela Arcinas
Montville volleyball tournament
Get ready for Montville’s biggest event of the year, their volleyball tourna-ment! Play volleyball for a good cause! Create a team of 6-10, and compete against others from all different schools in our division! If any of you need some incentive to come out, there is a grand prize for the winning team and all funds with go straight to the Eliminate Project! Registration forms are due Feb 15 and must be postmarked by the 11th if you mail them in. Make sure to mail the forms to the address specified on the form! The forms have been emailed to you already, but if you can’t find it or didn’t receive it already, just email an officer and we’ll make sure you get the right forms!
Costs— $10 to participate with full buffet and free snacks and drink $5 to watch with unlimited snacks and drinks
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Friday Feb. 22 6:30 pm—11:00 pm
SENIORS
Do you have a lot of Key Club experience? Are you a dedicated and hard-working member? Are you interested in earning money for college? If you answered yes for all questions, then apply for a scholarship now! Senior scholarships ap-plications are due Febru-ary 20th! Don’t miss out on a chance to lower those ridiculous tuition fees! It’ll take a little bit of work, but hey, the out-come is worth it!
Remember the steps necessary to apply: 1. Fill out the Applica-
tion Information Sheet 2. Obtain a copy of your school transcript 3. Describe your Key Club activities and have it signed by Club Advisor and President 4. Provide a summary of any service outside of Key Club 5. Description of your most important achieve-ment
6. Two page essay on your most memorable Key Club Project 7. Obtain two letters of recommendation 8. Include an Advisor Verification Form (filled out by advisor) Once all of that is done, you’re all set and ready to send in your application!! REMEMBER: FEBRUARY 20th!
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KIWANIS INVITATION
Invite your parents! You all understand how amazing Key Club is, so why not share it with the ones you love. This meeting will introduce your parents to the wonders of service and it’s a great opportunity to meet some great people! You’ll get hours too!
Thursday F
ebruary 2
8th 7-8:30 pm
Main Library—499 Halsey Road, Parsippany
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If you wish to watch or play in the games, please bring money at our next meeting on Tuesday to purchase tickets. ($7 to play, $5 to watch). Those who participate will re-ceive extra hours. This event is also not limited to just Key Clubbers. You can invite oth-ers as well! (friends, family, etc). Come on guys, the service year is almost over. And you guys need to have a certain amount of hours to be able to put Key Club on your resume! Don’t miss out, and why not have some fun while you’re at it!
Come out and support your district as members of Key Club from all around go head to head to find out who is the champion of the Eliminate Games! The games are based off of the Minute to Win It Chal-lenges as well as the world famous novel, The Hunger Games. Competitors “battle to the death” and in the end, only one shall come out a winner! And guess what, that could be you! Compete for your chance to win a $20 prize and advance onto the district wide event with an even better prize!
REMEMBER: The Games have been postponed to Feb. 15th, and the location has been changed to Parsippany Hills High School.
THE ELIMINATE GAMES
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District Convention
Just a mere two months away is this years annual District Convention. Be-ing held at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey, this years DCON has great promise of fun and excite-ment! This years theme, based off of the fun-filled and exuberant times of the past, is the Roaring Twen-ties. Once you step into the hotel, you will be taken back in time to the age of the flappers and wild, ex-travagant times. If you are planning on attending, make sure you have the proper form (obtained from Ms. Kelly) and that you hand it in by the 18th of this month!
Spots fill up EX-TREMELY quickly, so make sure you gets yours in! DCON this year will be taking place from April 5-7th and it’s a great oppor-tunity to be a part of the inner workings of Key Club. You can find out who really runs the entire district! It’s hard to under-stand that these people are high-schoolers just like us, but it’s true! Come out to Long Branch, meet some of the best people you will ever meet, and play a bigger role in one of the best or-ganizations you will ever be a part of!
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KIWANIS ONE DAY
This April, the Kiwanis Organization invites the rest of its Kiwanis family to join together and observe this year’s annual Kiwanis One Day. Set on April 6th, the event celebrates the impact you have on your commu-nity and it results in an in-ternational spirit of service that inspires people world-wide. The goal of the event is to create a sense of unity and togetherness between club members and entire Ki-wanis Family as a whole.
While the event does take place during New Jer-sey’s District Convention, many of you will still be here and fully able to par-ticipate in any sort of Ki-wanis One Day activity. To participate you can do things like organize a project or a public service announcement! Find out more about the event itself at:
http://slp.kiwanis.org/KeyClubNew/service/kod.aspx
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Contact Info
Email us your questions…
Officers: President Christina Hum [email protected]
Vice President Christine Yuan [email protected]
Vice President Alice Zhou [email protected]
Recording Secretary Julia Hong [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary Toobah Wali [email protected]
Treasurer Shakti Gurikar [email protected]
Webmaster Amar Kakirde [email protected]
Historian Jasmine Jean [email protected]
Editor Aleena Kazmi [email protected]
Our Website:
http://parsippanyhskeyclub.webs.com/ Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/parsippanykc/ New Jersey District Key Club:
http://njkeyclub.org/ Kiwanis of Greater Parsippany:
http://www.parsippanykiwanis.org/
www.keyclub.org
3636 WOODVIEW TRACE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA 371-875-8755
US AND CANADA: 800—KIWANIS
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