April newsletter

Narwhal News

April 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1

Santa Susana High School

3570 Cochran Street Simi Valley, CA | (805) 520 6800

Division 42 East | Region 10 | Cali-Nev-Ha

“Caring- Our Way of Life”

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents Pg 2

Message From the President Pg 3

Past Events Pg 4-5

Upcoming/Ongoing Events Pg 6

Recognition Pg 7

DCM and Division Updates Pg 8

International Updates Pg 9

Contact Info Pg 10

Calendar Pg 11

Message From the Editor Pg 12

HELLO NARWHALS!!!

I am so incredibly excited to officially be serving as your 2015-2016 President! My love

for this club and all of you is irrevocable and I cannot wait to see all of the fantastic effects

that we are going to have on our community. It is YOU that inspired me to take on this role

and it is YOU that is going to be a part of the amazing difference we will make together.

Now most of you know me, but for those of you who don’t I am a current Junior and

this is my third year of being a narwhal. At my freshmen year club rush I heard past President

and LTG, Paolo Recto, screaming the How Do You Feel? cheer with his tutu on and I

instantly ran over to see what club it was. Of course, it was Key Club. After going to my first

meeting, I was hooked. The service. The spirit. My ohana. After serving as Tech Editor my

sophomore year and VP my junior year, my love for this club has reached an unfathomable

height and I know that it will only continue to skyrocket.

Why am I obsessed with this club one may ask? Well yes, Fall Rally and District

Convention are incredibly fun and memorable, but what is the true reason I am a narwhal

through and through? It is for the service. Waking up before the sun to help at a Kiwanis

Garage Sale or getting glue on my face for eight hours while I decorate Rose Floats or

making crafts with little kids is why I am here. My main goal this year is to give all of you as

many opportunities to serve your community as I possibly can because these Key Club

moments are what truly counts.

This is our year, my fellow Narwhals. I promise you that we are going to create so

many smiles and memories that your cheeks will hurt. I am here to serve YOU. I will be there

for you in every way that I can. I hope to make this year extremely organized (you might

have noticed by my Prezis) so that you know absolutely everything that we are doing! I also

plan on getting everyone involved by having Google Chat calls in order for you to have

input on what service projects that you want to do.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the

March events and I hope that even more will come to

the April events! You can see the details for those

events in this newsletter. I cannot wait to get to know all

of you and become one Ohana.

Breanna Scranton

Santa Susana Key Club President

D42E Region 10 Cali-Nev-Ha

Key Club International

Call/Text: 805.813.0879

Email: [email protected]

Message from the President

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Past Events

CNH District Convention

The 2015 Cali-Nev-Ha District Convention

was held at the Anaheim Convention Center from

March 13th through March 15th. At this

convention, myself and 20 other Key Club

members from Santa Susana experienced an

unforgettable weekend. When we arrived on

Friday, we got to attend a spirit rally with 2,500 Key

Club members from all three states and watch

performances. On Saturday, we attended various

seminars in which we were able to learn about

organizations that we can fundraise for, how to

hold better meetings, what our officer position

entails, etc. Saturday night consisted of an awards

ceremony in which myself and two other members

received gold member recognition. Our past

president, Lorraine, received platinum recognition!

At the awards ceremony, the 2015-2016 District

board was also announced! There was also a

Governor’s Ball after the ceremony where we all

got to dance and have a great time with each

other. On the last day of the convention, there

was a final general session and lots of pictures. I

am so incredibly grateful that I got to attend my

second District Convention because I got to know

so many more amazing Key Club members and

be inspired for my upcoming term as President.

-Breanna Scranton

11th grade

Knolls Father-Daughter Dance

On Friday, March 6th, I volunteered to help set-up

the annual Father-Daughter Dance at Knolls Elementary.

This year the theme was Wonderland so we filled the MPR

with mystical and magical decorations. I helped with

hanging up lights and flowers, putting tablecloths on, and

hanging wall decor. The event turned out beautiful and all

of the little girls were so excited for their dance. This was

my second year volunteering at this event and I love

helping out each time. It is such a joy seeing all of the girls’

faces light up when they see their dance and helping out

at this events with my fellow Key Club members.

-Breanna Scranton

11th grade

Your fellow

Key

Clubbers at

District

Convention

posing for

the

camera!

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Past Events

Township Craft Day

On Thursday, March 26th, Santa Susana Key Club

members went to Township Elementary and held a craft

day! We had a great turnout with nearly 80 kids were there

ranging from preschool to 6th grade. First we played Simon

Says with the kids to get them excited for the crafts. After

that, we split the kids up into groups of 7 and gave them a

choice of making either a butterfly or a bunny with their

group leader. After they finished their craft, they were able

to make flowers, bracelets, or rocket ships until they got

picked up. I was so happy that so many kids came and how

excited they were about their crafts. We will be doing more

craft days so everyone should try to volunteer at them

because you can’t help but smile when working with the

kids!

-Breanna Scranton

11th grade

Cards for the Children’s Hospital

After school on Friday, March 27th, Key Club decided to

brighten up a child’s day with a card. We wrote inspirational

quotes/ spring messages and drew pictures with stickers on

cards to send to the Children’s Hospital. These children are

incredible for fighting against their illnesses and we wanted to

show how much we support them. Knowing that we are

creating smiles on their faces is such an amazing feeling. If you

missed out on this card day, there will be more to come for

various causes!

-Breanna Scranton

11th grade

Kiwanis Governor’s Banquet

On Sunday, March 29th, I attended a banquet with the

presidents from Royal and Simi along with out LTG, Kevin Nguyen. At this

luncheon the Cali-Nev-Ha Governor visited with his wife along with

Kiwanis members and leaders from all over Ventura and Santa Barbara

county. It was a pleasure meeting the Kiwanis governor because he

does so much for our organization. He even gave me his pin! :)

-Breanna Scranton

11th grade

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Upcoming/Ongoing Events

Ongoing Events

Pop Tabs –

Throughout the year, we have been

collecting pop tabs in order to give to

the Ronald McDonald house. The pop

tabs are recycled and the money

goes toward helping those families

staying in the house in order to

continue living there.

Stillwaters Café –

Every Thursday we send volunteers to

help at Stillwaters Café in order to feed

the homeless.

S.O.S. (Save Old Spectacles) –

Throughout the year, we have been

collecting old glasses that are no

longer being used and recycling them.

Pennies for Patients –

The Pennies for Patients fundraiser is

coming around this month, so watch

out for our miracle minutes during the

meeting! Help us reach our goal of

$200!

Key Leader –

Key Leader is also coming up this

month. Key Leader is an opportunity

for those who go to gain more

leadership skills and meet other

people in the process.

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For more information on DCON, check out this website:

http://www.cnhkeyclub.org/events/dcon

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Recognition

Basic Recognition

• Must be in Key Club during your senior year in order to qualify

• Must be a paid member for at least 2 years

• Attend 5 Key Club events

• Attend 20 club meetings

• 100 hours of community service by April of your senior year (25/year)

**A Key Club Event is defined as any Key Club related event whether it’s a volunteering

event provided by the club, a Division Council Meeting, and other Key Club events. Ask

an officer if you do not know whether your event counts.

Outstanding Recognition

• Must be in Key Club during your senior year in order to qualify

• Must be a paid member for at least 3 years

• Attend 25 club meetings

• 3 Key Club Volunteering Events

• Attend 3 Division Council Meetings (DCMs)

• Submit 2 articles/6 Pictures

• Attend 1 Special event

• 200 hours of community service by April of your senior year (50/year)

**A Key Club Volunteering Event is defined as any volunteer event provided by our Key

Club.

*Division Council Meetings (DCMs) are held every month.

**2 articles/6 pictures are referring to submissions to the club newsletter, division

newsletter, and/or district newsletter. You also get volunteer hours for this!

**1 special event refers to a bigger Key Club event such as Fall Rally, Officer Training

Conference, Region Training Conference, District Convention, etc.

Other Notes:

In order to get credit for attending meetings, make sure you always sign in on

Fridays. At the end of the year, email the Secretary to ask for qualification.

Make sure you hours are submitted each month in a timely fashion in order for

them to be counted towards your stole/medal.

We will be keeping these sheets throughout your years in Key Club. IN April of each

year, give the sheet with all your signatures to your secretary.

If you decide to change from stoles to medals or medals to stoles, simply cross out

the one you are not going for OR use arrows CLEANLY and EFFECTIVELY OR print a

new sheet of paper and staple the two sheets..

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Congratulations to…

Member of the month –

Nikolas Welch

Officer of the month –

Audrey Sugimoto

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DCM and Division Updates

The 70th Annual Cali-Nev-Ha District Convention will be held

in Sacramento, CA on April 8-10, 2016.

The April DCM will be held at the Rancho Madera Community

Park at 5:00 P.M.

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International Updates

The 72nd Annual Key Club International Convention will take

place in Indianapolis, IN, June 25-28, 2015.

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Contact Info

President: Breanna Scranton

Phone number: (805) 813-0879


Vice-President: Elora Rayhan

Phone number: (805) 501-8873


Secretary: Audrey Sugimoto

Phone number: (805) 657-1756


Treasurer: Nicolas Mintzer

Phone number: (805) 501-0309


Editor: Breanna Aragon

Phone number: (805) 428-1118


Publicist: Sarah Khan

Phone number: (805) 285-6827


Spirit Coordinator: Ravindu Ranawaka

Phone number: (805) 813-0173


Spirit Coordinator: Kayla Hoffman

Phone number: (805) 624-1422


Kiwanis Family Chair: Grace Payne

Phone number: (805) 233-5446


Kiwanis Family Chair: Jessica Cornel

Phone number: (818) 298-7558


Samaritan Center Chair: April Hedge

Phone number: (805) 304-5077


Stillwaters Cafe Chair: Drake Hartwell

Phone number: (805) 428-3583


Stillwaters Cafe Chair: Jessica Yuan

Phone number: (805)501-9532


Falculty Advisor: Sylvan Tauber

Phone number: (805) 515-8600


Kiwanis Advisor: Sonja Cohen

Phone number: (805) 587-7406


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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Lazertag

Fundraiser

5pm-9pm

3 4

Kiwanis

Van Wash

10am-

12pm

5 6

Start

Pennies

for

Patients

fundraiser

7 8 9

Township

tutoring

3:00-3:45

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12 13 14 15 16 17

DCM

5:00pm

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Junior

Olympics

Round Up

19 20 21 22 23

Township

tutoring

3:00-3:45

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End

pennies

for

patients

Key

Leader

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Key

Leader

Hugs for

Hearts

Fest

10am-

6pm

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Key

Leader

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Calendar

April

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Message from the Editor

~ Hello Narwhals ~

Thank you so much for reading my first newsletter as your editor! It really

means a lot to me. It would help a lot if we got more people to send in articles, and

if you do, you will receive service hours!

I hope you all had a wonderful spring break and that you feel well rested so

that you can get serving! Another reminder that school is slowly nearing the end of

the year, but that doesn’t mean that the service opportunities will slow with it!

I’m very excited to serve as your new editor and this is such an amazing

opportunity for me already. I hope that all of you are having as much fun with their

key club experience as I have been!

Sailing in Service,

Breanna Aragon

2015-2016 Editor


Website: http://santasusanakeyclub.weebly.com/

On Facebook: Santa Susana Key Club

Instagram: @sshskeyclub

Editor: [email protected]

Publicist: [email protected]

Club: [email protected]

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