bgkc may 2013 newsletter
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Bolsa Grande High School Key Club's May 2013 NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
Editor’s NoteDear reader,
If you’ve been keeping up with
these monthly newsletters, the first thing you will notice about this issue
is its new look. The reason behind this? I no longer have the program I have been using for the past
newsletters. Therefore, I have had to find a different program and start
anew. Unfortunately, it is impossible to retain the look of the older newsletters, but I have tried my best
to create an even better layout. With that being said, I hope you enjoy this
edition!
-Jacquelyn Do
Tech Editor Bolsa Grande High School’s Key Club continued to excel. We attended regular services, such as WADY and LEC, and wrote a total of 96 articles! New service events included Make-a-Wish Jogathon and Color Run, a definite favorite for many. We also attended May DCM at Relay for life, where we won two awards. And to end the month, we volunteered at our sponsoring Kiwanis’ corn booth at the annual Strawberry Festival. Members enjoyed husking, buttering, and selling corn for four consecutive days!
In this month...
WHAT AWARDS DID OUR CLUB RECEIVE?
Page 4 will have the answer for you.
WHO IS THAT?
Flip to page 6 to see who this Member
of the Month is.
WHY ARE THESE MEMBERS
ORANGE?
Solve the mystery on page 3!
Bolsa Grande Key Club NewsletterVolume 2| Issue 3|May 2013
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Make-a-Wish Jogathonby Cathy Nguyen
Junior• • •
This Key Club event was different. Usually, we would work at events, but we did not. We
played a part in the Make-a-Wish Jogathon as one of the joggers, walkers, or runners. This event gives
back to the community by donating ten dollars for
each participant. I think about ten of us went. During the jogathon, we decided it was a little bit
boring just walking around the track field at Beckman High School, so we played tag as some of
us walked. It made time pass by faster. When we
were done, we explored the beautiful campus. Afterwards, Thien, Cynthia, Catherine, Tran,
Amanda, and I went swimming. We originally
wanted to go shopping, but the pool was too tempting. It was also a really hot day, so we decided
to jump in with all our clothes. It was so fun.. I remembered that Thien and Catherine didn’t want
to swim, so they captured the moments for us. We
took so many pictures and recorded so many videos of us in the pool. There were moments where we
pretended to be mermaids and just swayed in the water. It was such a fun day with everyone.
Beckman High SchoolSaturday, May 4, 2013
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Color Runby Jenny Nguyen
Vice PresidentSophomore
• • •
On Saturday, May 11th, I attended the Color Run located at the Orange County Great
Park in Irvine. There, the runners wore white shirts, and along the course of the race, there were
different color stations (such as pink, yellow, green,
orange, and blue). At those color stations, the runners were sprayed with colored corn starch,
depending on the color of the station. At the event, our Key Club was assigned with orange. After we
had walked out to our color station, we got dirty!
Everyone ended up looking like Oompa Loompa's and Snooki's. We looked like we had gone to the
tanning salon and forgot to leave after ten hours. Despite the orange mess, everyone had fun. We
helped clean up our color station after the race
ended, for all we could see was orange. Orange was everywhere! Although it took me many showers to
get rid of the orange corn starch, it was very worthwhile.
Orange County Great ParkSaturday, May 11, 2013
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Relay for Lifeby Jacquelyn Do
Tech EditorSophomore
• • •
On May 18, 2013, after I had dedicated my morning to a two-
hour service event and piano workshop, I attended Relay for Life
at Fountain Valley High School.
The event was much like a walk-a-thon that helped raise funds for
cancer. What makes Relay for Life a unique annual event is the fact that
some participants choose to sleep
overnight and continue their walking in the morning. I arrived at
Fountain Valley High's track field with Key Clubbers from my school
and saw many others from other
schools within our division. As soon as our LTG arrived, we had a DCM
and proceeded to start ice breakers. Ice breakers are definitely out of my
comfort zone, but I have to admit,
they were actually very fun that day. We spent the rest of the day
bonding with our fellow 4 North Key Clubbers and walking laps
around the track field. The night
ended with a movie and event ceremony. I was having too much
fun and did not sleep until 2 A.M.
Fountain Valley High SchoolSaturday, May 18, 2013
May DCMby Jenny Nguyen
Vice PresidentSophomore
• • •
On Saturday, May 18th, I attended the May DCM (Division
Council Meeting,) which was my second DCM as vice president. It
was located at the division event
called Relay for Life in which people walk to fight the cause of cancer. At
the meeting, Tommy introduced the new Division Leadership Team once
more. We went through roll call,
and Bolsa was able to bring seventeen people (tied with Rancho
Alamitos High School). We also recapped old business and went
over new business. Bolsa Grande's
Key Club was able to bring home two awards from the month of
April: Club of the Month and Officer of the Month. I was
absolutely honored to have been
rewarded Officer of the Month for the month of April. I had not
expected it, and I was very proud of the club I serve as well! The
members had their spirit pumped
up once more, and I was glad that the DCM had revived their inner
spirits. I had such a fantastic time!
Fountain Valley High School
Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Corn Boothby Gianhu Nguyen
Class DirectorFreshman
• • •
The Strawberry Festival for the year of 2013 was held on
May 24, 25, 26, and 27. Just like what Bolsa Grande Key Club has
always been doing for the past
years, we continued to volunteer at the corn booth. I had a
morning shift on Sunday, May 26, and perhaps I was too excited
the night before, I ended up
oversleeping and ran late. Friends have continuously called
my cell phone and home phone to wake me up, but being in a deep
sleep, I couldn’t hear anything or
recall hearing my phone ringing. Although I was late, when I
arrived at the booth, there was not much to do, and the time was too
early for the booth to be crowded
and popular. As the clock hits around noon time, people started
to come and especially at night, our booth attracted numerous of
people. Although I had only
signed up for the morning shift, I ended up staying for the entire
day. When my shift ended at two in the afternoon, one of the
directors asked if Amanda and I
could accompany his daughter,
Amber, on rides and such. Of course we agreed to do it. We got
free rides for the entire day. I had a lot of fun, for it was my first
time at the Strawberry Festival.
Only a little fifth grader, Amber had a great spirit in her soul. She
dragged us to all of the rides, and by the time we finished going on
every single rides one time around
the circle, we were starving. After a little rest at McDonald, back to
the rides we went. Until she had to go home, I accompanied her to
the rides she wanted to go on.
After Amber left, our corn booth attracted many customers, so I
decided to help out a little bit, and
I am very glad I did, because it was a lot of fun. From husking the
corns, to buttering the corns, to shuffling and dancing on the
buttered ground, the volunteers
and supervisors were in great spirits with the accompanied
music. My legs were very sore from standing for so long, but it
was worth it. I had a great time
volunteering at the corn booth. Not only was I able to work and
get to know the members more, it was fun serving the corns.
Village GreenSunday, May 26, 2013
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Presenting... APRIL’S “MANH” OF THE MONTH
ABOUT HIMName: Manh Nguyen
Age: 14
Birthday: September 20
Grade: Freshman
Hours: 85
Personality: Spirited, fun-loving, enthusiastic, kind, optimistic
MANH NGUYEN IS... A freshman. A volunteer. An enthusiastic and optimistic member of
Key Club. Though it is only his first year in our club, Manh has been
able to stand out as a role model to others. He is an active member and never attends any service without his signature smile. He is known for
his goofiness and love of Avatar. A fun-loving and spirited young man, Manh spreads his cheerfulness to others. He is always willing to try silly
things and some may even call him crazy! But crazy or not, Manh is
someone to look up to and we hope that he will continue to be outstanding!
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Presenting... OUR NEW K-KIDS CHAIR
ABOUT HIMName: Peter Nguyen
Age: 16
Birthday: March 12
Grade: Sophomore
Fun Fact: Peter is a runner (He is in both cross country and track.) and a boy scout!
WHAT IS K-KIDS? K-Kids (Kiwanis Kids) is the elementary school equivalent of Key
Club. According to kiwaniskids.org,
“In K-Kids clubs worldwide, more than 36,000 children are learning leadership through service. They're taking on the responsibility of running a K-Kids club as they plan and participate in community service projects. They assist the elderly with chores or organize community food drives. They serve their schools, raising funds for sports equipment and extracurricular activities.”
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Bao Phamby Victor Nguyen
Junior• • •
Bao Pham is a purely amazing
member. He is very helpful whenever a
person needs any assistance. From
passing out water to runners during Key
Club race events to giving directions to
the restroom to people who were
completely lost, Bao is always there to
help whenever the situation calls for it.
No matter what happens, he always stays
calm and thinks out a solution to many
troubling problems. Although at times, he
may be loud and silly from time to time, it
is those same reasons why he is so fun to
be around. If you were to joke around
with him, he would have to joke around
the same way back at you. Bao has many
unique characteristics that make him who
he is; however, like all Key Clubbers at
Bolsa Grande, he has that charismatic
spirit. I consider Bao as a friend and I
know that we will continue to be friends.
Key Clubby Vivian Le
Junior• • •
I always arrive early to meetings
and I end up being stuck outside the Key
Club meeting room. I always catch Tina
attempting to sell chips. People buy it but
the bag of chips are for ants! I guess
that's why it is fifty cents. I think we
should have more events similar to
WADYs. It's nice to see familiar faces.
One cool thing about these meetings is
that every year, we get to move to a new
desk as we progress through freshman,
sophomore, junior, and senior year.
Little things like that make the meetings
that much better. I also like it when we
all say the pledge together instead of
repeating it after another. I never
understood why we couldn't have said it
all together as a whole group. Key club
always has the coolest events compared to
every club. For this term, all the board
members are girls.
ICONby Carmie Mach
SecretaryJunior
• • •
I cannot wait for Key Club's
International Convention (ICON) next
year in Anaheim. I have always wanted to
go but have never been able to do so
because of how far it usually is. I am
extremely happy that it will be in
Anaheim in 2014. I cannot wait to meet
other Key Clubbers from different states!
It is going to be so awesome and amazing!
I know it is not until next year and that I
have a lot of time, but I am going to start
fundraising for it right now! I do not want
to miss out on this one in a lifetime, rare
chance to go because I fell short of
money. You will never know if this is the
only time it will be in Anaheim. How
great is that? I get to experience going to a
Key Club International Convention right
before I graduate. Oh, I just get so excited
whenever I think about the international
convention!
Backwards Dayby Quinton Ta
Sophomore• • •
Jacquelyn Do promoted the idea
this month (May) that during a meeting,
we would have "Backwards Day." And on
that day, we would have as many
members as possible wear their Division
4 North shirts or Bolsa Grande Key Club
shirts backwards. The order of the
meeting was not the same. In fact, we
started out by adjourning the meeting and
ended the meeting by calling the meeting
to order. I personally think that the
pledge that we said should have been said
exactly backwards word for word.
Unfortunately, some people did not
understand the concept that it had to be
either the Key Club Division 4 North
shirt or the Bolsa Grande Key Club shirt
that had to be backwards. So someone
like Jolyne put her hoodie on backwards
in hopes of receiving a Hershey's kiss
from Jacquelyn. I myself thought that we
could wear anything backwards. At the
end of the meeting, which was the
beginning of the meeting, I received my
division shirt, quickly put it on and
rushed to Jacquelyn. I received two
Hershey’s kisses from Jacquelyn and
happily went on my way.
Vivian Leducby Deborah Gonzalez
SophomoreThis whole week has been a crazy one,
and if it wasn’t from the help of my
awesome class advisor Vivian Leduc, I
would be dead. She is always there for me
when I need a helping hand or when I
have questions about my technological
problems. She helped me collect pop tabs
since I was running short. I still am
running short on hours. I just really
appreciate what she has done for me. I
need to buy her Starbucks. I mean, who
does not like Starbucks? Also, her dad is
cool for always providing rides and having
so much patience. I am glad she became
our Sophomore Representative because
seriously I do not know where I would
stand right now in the club. Thank you
one last time, Vivian Leduc.
Articles don’t have to always be about events... Take a look at these!
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Art Museum
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Tonthat
E-mail: [email protected]
President: Rachael Yi
E-mail: [email protected]
Vice President: Jenny Nguyen
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary: Carmie Mach
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer: Van Nguyen
E-mail: [email protected]
Tech Editor: Jacquelyn Do
E-mail: [email protected]
K-Kids Chair: Peter Nguyen
E-mail: [email protected]
Senior Class Director: Tina Nguyen
E-mail: [email protected]
Junior Class Director: Vivian Leduc
E-mail: [email protected]
Sophomore Class Director: Gianhu Nguyen
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact us!
Bolsa Grande Key Club is always ready to jump into
service!
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