the turtle timesI feel good OH

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how do you feel?

I feel so good

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I feel fine, all of the time

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December 2012Division 10 North / Region 13

Cali-Nev-Ha District / Issue 08

KEY CLUB the turtle timesdecember 2012

division 10 north / region 13 / cali-nev-ha district / issue 08

A Letter from the LTGHello Ninja Turtles! The year’s almost half done already, and if you’ve been stressed out with all your work, I’m sure you’re excited for the holiday season and all the breaks that come with it. Take the time to stretch, relax, and enjoy your accomplishments. We brought 135 Key Clubbers and Builder’s Clubbers to Fall Rally, a major improvement from last year, and we finally had members from5 of our schools at events! We’ve also raised upwards of $800 for PTP, and served hundreds of hours. Keep up the great work, and I’ll see you lovelies soon.

Love, Jeffrey

GREEN AND BLACK NINJA TURTLE: LTG Jeffrey Xiong is fully deck out in super D10N spirit swag. L-O-V-E WE LOVE OUR LTG. (photo by Saimas Truong Photography)

Hey!

For those who went to fall rally, wasn’t it awesome?? Even though we didn’t get the spirit stick, I’m pretty sure we still showed the other divisions that we have just as much swag. Thanks to everyone who came! I had fun with screaming my head off and whacking the thundersticks.

It’s far off, but I can’t wait for DCON!

Happy Christmas everyone! Share the holiday spirit this month!

Love, Christine

Message from the Editor

THUNDERSTICKS: Proud to be a ninja turtle! (photo by Alex Huang)

Do you have any articles, photos, or any random Key Club related material you want to send it?

Don’t hesitate!

Email to xtine.situ@gmail.com for it to be in the next newsletter.

ATTENTION

CONTENTS- - down to bees-ness - -

a letter from the LTG 01message from the editor 01

save the date! 02

- - features - -san marino’s UNICEF drive 02

betty’s words 04james’ words 03

fall rally:alex’s photos 03-04

sheldon’s photos 03-04simon’s photos 03-04

yvonne’s photo 04

- - fun stuff - -fall rally cheers 05

fact of the month 05

contact us 05

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SAVE THE DATE!

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San Marino’s UNICEF DriveEvery October, trick-or-treat

boxes can be seen in every San Marino classroom. Students donate any spare change that they have in order support UNICEF and Project Eliminate.

The goal of this is to eliminate maternal and neotal tetanus from the world. Kiwanis International joined with UNICEF for its goal to raise $110 million dollars by 2015. “Kiwanis believes that no baby or mother should have to suffer the devastating effects of MNT,” said Kiwanis International President Paul Palazzolo. This year, UNICEF

announced that it has eliminated MNT from China. Such a huge accomplishment like this is with thanks to students all across the country.

San Marino has raised many funds for UNICEF. This year, SMHS’s Key Club Cabinet hand decorated each box. To encourage our peers to donate, the top two classrooms earn a pizza party. The first placed class raised $345.81, a huge portion which are quarters.

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> Nov. 24th Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park/DCM

> Dec. 1st Candidate Training Conference

> Dec. 8th Feeding the Homeless

@ Lake Ave. Church> Dec. 28th & 30th

Rose Float DecoratingDecember 28th 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM,December 30th 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM

> Jan. 12th Region Winter Formal

> Jan. 19th Conclave

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1. PERSONALIZED: SMHS’s cabinet decorated each and every box for classrooms! 2. UP CLOSE: A close-up shot of a cute box. 3. RAISE IT UP: The number one class raised over $345 dollars for UNICEF! The help of encouraging students and faculty is what makes us one step closer to eliminating MNT forever.

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James’ Thoughts

FALL RALLY

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Hey Key Clubbers!This past Fall Rally was a great day. The numerous “How

do you feel?” chants, spirit battles, and free hugs were fun, and unforgettable. Although we did not make it to the second round of the spirit session, we cheered for our sister division of 10 South, who won the spirit stick! We also bought back our own LTG Jeffrey Xiong. Although the lines for the rides were super long, and took forever, we still went on some, and had a bunch of fun. For my first ever Fall Rally, I have to say that it was a great success, and best of all, I love my LTG. L-O-V-E I love my LTG!

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1. GET READY: The entrance to Six Flags Magic Mountain welcomes all Key Clubbers! (Simon) 2. WILD RIDE: Pufferfish finish up their rollercoaster ride at Bugs Bunny World (Alex). 3. PREP: Jane Le, Sheldon Choi, and James Seto face the Division 10 North crowd at Mark Keppel High School. (Simon) 4. JUMP UP & DOWN: A blurry night shot that pretty much explains the whole day. D10N’s LTG Jeffrey Xiong jumps up and down with a flag.(Sheldon) 5. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT: Billy Chai, from San Marino, acts chill in front of the camera. (Alex)

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6. LOOKING BACK: The Pufferfish prepare to ride a “crazy” ride at Bugs Bunny World. (Alex) 7. SPIRIT LET’S HEAR IT: D10N shows their crazy spirit as ninja turtles scream, whack their thundersticks, and wave posters around. (Simon) 8. L-O-V-E LTG: The LTGs and Executive Board amp the spirit in the crowds. (Simon) 9. GROUP SHOT: Sheldon Choi, Jane Le, Kai Li, and Oscar Vuong gather together for a group photo. (Sheldon) 10. SPIRIT SWAG: A glimpse of all the spirit swag that Key Clubbers can buy at Fall Rally. (Sheldon)

11. NARWHALS: Four Narwhals are decked out in purple and blue spirit gear. (Alex) 12: PREPPING WITH PAINT: Sabrina Fang and Clare Chow prepare for Fall Rally as they apply green face paint to show division spirit. (Yvonne) 13. BRIGHT BLUES: Two Key Clubbers

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How do I feel? Well, I feel good, oh I feel so good! I feel fine, all of the time. Abooga, abooga, abooga, booga, booga! Whoot!

I just love how key clubbers never get tired of the cheer. No matter what the circumstances are, up-side down on a roller coaster or standing in line for food, the cheer brings light to people. Fall Rally was the definition of Key Club’s spirit and “Ohana” this year. Immediately, when I saw other Key Clubbers, we would come together like magnets and like a real family.

Definitely, I would say that this year, Fall Rally was the best and the most memorable. Seeing the Builders and Key Clubbers coming together to cheer in green and black, was amazing. Everyone was so passionate to raise money for PTP and cheer for our LTG. What set the difference this year, was that I did not take anything for granted. I enjoyed every single moment of the spirit rally and was really touched when everyone cheered for Division 10 South to support them. Even though we did not win the spirit stick, I believe we have worked hard enough and BEE-lieved hard enough to achieve that in

our hearts. This Fall Rally was

definitely a new beginning for all of us. It opened up others to Key Club, and for other Key Club officers, it was a new slate. Listening to the District Board’s and

Kiwanis’ inspiring words made us want to improve and make the Key Club experience for the members even better. Thank you Division 10 North and thank you Key Club, for a Saturday of a life time.

Love, Betty Wang

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CONTACT US > Jeffrey XiongLietenant Governord10n.cnhkc.ltg@gmail.com(626) 466-7618

Christine SituNewsletter/Tech Editorxtine.situ@gmail.com(626) 226-7775

Michelle HoExecutive Assistantmeshx3@gmail.com(626) 825-5613

James SetoExecutive Assistantjss94seto@yahoo.com(626) 710-2842

Patricia Cridland – Region Adviserpatriciacridland@aol.com(909) 391-6244.

fact of the monthAt Fall Rally, LTGs and Executive officers are “auctioned” off to Divisions; the winning Division is able to then spend a designated period of time with the “purchased” officer. Auction funds and a portion of the ticket sales for both events go towards the Pediatric Trauma Program.

Fall Rally Cheers

SPIRIT BATTLE:1 2 3 4 Smash your spirit to the floor 5 6 7 8Ninja turtles dominate!

N I WHAT?N J AN I WHAT?N J ANinja turtles with our hands And our feet There is nothing we can’t beatD I VBest of keyT E NCan’t beat ten N O R T H WENinja Turtles; feel the heat

D10 North D10 North We turtles bring our spirit forthGreen and black Green and blackNinja turtles’ where it’s atWe jump up we slide down We stomp our feet on to the ground D10N D10N We serve our city till the end.

To the tune of We Will Rock You:D10 North Make a big noiseHelping on the streetsSave the world someday You got paint on your faceGive us some spaceGonna show our spirit all over the placeCheering:Ninja Ninja turtles (THUNDERSTICKS X2)Ninja Ninja turtles (THUNDERSTICKS X2)