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Clark High School
K E Y C L U B October 2012, Volume 2 I Issue 4
R T C 2 0 1 2R T C 2 0 1 2 Superheroes of ServiceSuperheroes of Service
What’s Inside?
Bulletin Editor’s
Message
School Clean-up
and First Meeting
Region Training
Conference
Region Training
Conference
New Officers!
Kickball for
Cancer
Region Training
Conference
August and Sep-
tember Members
of the Month
School Clean-up
and First Meeting
Kickball for
Cancer
Region Training
Conference
Looking Forward!
President Ryan Lim
Vice President Deric Pang
Secretary Natalie Zhang
Treasurer Anna Zhang
Historian Niki Wu
Bulletin Editor Megan
Solomon
Sergeant-At-Arms
Michael Kwok
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Hey Key Clubbers! I can’t BEElieve it’s
only been a month and a half since
the school year started. Seeing all
your BEEautiful faces again has been
a pleasure. Through our first few
events, I’ve been able to meet a lot
of our new freshmen, and I must say
that I am BEEyond impressed. Your
enthusiasm and will to serve the club
are definitely inspirational. With a club as large as ours, it’s not
always easy to recognize your good deeds, but the Brownie
Points should help out with that. I hope you all have enjoyed
our fun events with service mixed in. Speaking of fun events,
RTC!!! You guys KILLED it. All the compliments I got about you
guys made me one happy president. Though RTC is over, we
still have a lot planned to keep you guys active in Key Club!
Keep attending meetings to stay updated with everything. ^^
— Ryan Lim
President’s Message
The website is also up and running at
clarkkeyclub.wix.com/site!
Bulletin Editor’s
Message
Hey key clubbers! How have you all been? It’s a new
school year, and I hope you’ve been having fun with us!
I’ve been crazy busy so far with everything I’ve been do-
ing (calculus is definitely a challenge), but I’ve never
been more proud to be a Clark Charger or more excited
for the future. I want to personally thank all of you all for
the countless hours you’ve put in to helping the officers
with our RTC preps, and thanks to you we’ve been able to come up
with some amazing stuff. This year, we’ve also been implementing
committees (shout out to VP Deric Pang!), and as the officer in
charge of the art committee, thank you all for showing such enthusi-
asm and helping me with the shirt design templates and RTC signs.
One of our biggest events, RTC, is finally over, and we definitely
made it memorable. All the spirit gear, cheers we practiced, and se-
riously respectable kindness to the other clubs in the Key Club family
has made me so happy to call myself a part of the Clark Key Club
board. It was a great way to start the year, and I’m looking forward
to the rest with all of you!
- Megan Solomon
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CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Freshman Rep
Aaron Quiamzon
Sophomore Rep
Ellis Johnson
Junior Rep
Rachel Santos
Senior Reps
Lisa Chong
&
Kevin Ross
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S E P T E
Bottle caps, cigarette butts, plastic
red film. These were a few things I found
littered around. Today, we were clean-
ing up the outside of the school where
many students commute, hang out and
litter. We can’t rely on a single janitor
cleaning the boundaries of the school;
one man can't clean the school on their
own. Instead, today we had the will of
many generous and hard working teens
who were willing to get their hands dirty.
On September 1, 2012, many students,
all part of Clark High School's Key Club,
banded together to help properly dis-
pose of the litter strewn around the
school. Everyone split into teams and
were given surgical gloves and trash
bags. We were then instructed to
scout out the entire exterior of the
school and throw away any piece of
trash we cauld find. The team that col-
lected the most trash also won a prize.
And while we were wondering what
said prize was, we were in for more sur-
prises as we were cleaning up, in all the
different things we found. In the end,
the winning team was announced. They
were able to fill up not one, but TWO
bags of trash. Their prize was ice cream,
but the important thing was that we all,
more or less, made the outside of the
school cleaner. Before going home, we
said goodbye with a cheer. I wonder
how long the school will stay clean.
Pete Hernandez, Freshman
August,2012
SCHOOLCLEAN–UP&FIRSTMEETING
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Louie Gonzales, Junior The first Key Club meeting
was nothing less than extraordi-
nary. Yes there were a few hic-
cups, but nonetheless it was still
the old Key Club we all know
and love. The first meeting of the
year was jam-packed with new
faces and old faces, all with the
same goal: to have fun while
serving their community. Proba-
bly the best part to all the first
meetings of Key Club is when we
cheered and you could just look
around to see the new Key Club-
bers’ faces of shock because
most of them are weirded out by
a large group of people spinning
and grunting for they’ve never
seen it before. As a junior this
year, I’m excited for our all-junior
board and the fun events that
they have in store for all of us. By
the end of the year, I hope that
we all get to know each other
and at the same time help to im-
prove our community with our
friends while having fun.
E M B E R
Today's Key Club School
Cleanup at Clark High School
was very different from the oth-
er times I went to the School
Cleanup. The event only lasted
for an hour which I thought was
really short! However, I saw
many new faces at the clean-
up! The first thing we did was to
cheer. We had a competition
between the girls and guys to
see who got more spirit and
the girls lost. ): It's not our fault
our voices are high pitch. ha-
ha
Then, everyone was to
split off into little groups. My
group was Lisa, Simon, and
Winnie. Let me tell you, if you
want to experience anything
extreme, go with Lisa! She ac-
tually climbed the fence to the
basketball court. Reluctantly,
Winnie and I followed. Winnie
had sandals on so she didn't
really want to climb the fence.
Well, let's say I did not quite
land on my feet. At least, the
school is now cleaner than it
was before! We filled up one
whole trash bag! Apparently
there was a competition to see
who would pick up the most
trash! The winner actually
picked up two trash bag full of
trash, but their group had nine
people. I thought it was unfair,
but at least we had fun picking
up trash today :D I can't wait
until RTC when we cheer even
more!
Florence Kong, Junior
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S E P T E
September15th,2012
KICKBALLFORCANCER
Kickball for Cancer was one of
the best moments of my week. It
cheered me up to be surrounded
by my fellow key clubbers and to
cheer, and watch/play some good
ole fashioned kickball. Being on the
Yellow Isopods reminded me of
good times last year and we made
it to the finals! After such an
“intense” game between us and
the blue team, we just called it a
tie. Both teams played really well. I
was lucky enough to be nominated
as an MVP, and I gained a total of
100 Brownie Points. Kickball has to
be one of my favorite events! It’s re-
ally fun to have some competition
among key clubbers. Also, it was
just great to get around, show
good sportsmanship (I did at least,
hopefully the rest of my team did
too), and meet new people.
Kevin Tungcab, Junior
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E M B E R
There are some children out
there that are less fortunate than we
are. Some children may get into acci-
dents. Others may come down with
some crazy disease that we can not
even imagine feeling. And sadly
enough, sometimes, hospitals aren’t
equipped to suit those children’s
needs. And with us going through a
replay of the Great Depression, who’s
there to fund the hospitals? There are
three aspects in life that many should
value; faith, hope, and charity. And if
faith and hope are already taken
care of, what’s left? Charity. And how
are we going to get charity? We de-
cided to take care of that in a sport
that has been long forgotten since el-
ementary school: Kickball.
Our event was dubbed, “Kickball
for Cancer.” Basically, all of the funds
that have been collected are going
to the Pediatric Trauma Centers in the
state. This will help pay for the medi-
cal equipment, medicines, and sup-
plies that hospitals otherwise can’t af-
ford. Judging from the amount of Key
Club members that showed up, I’d
say that we raised a lot of money
and at the same time, we enjoyed
ourselves.
We were split into four teams:
Blue, Purple, Yellow, and Red. The
Blue team challenged the Purple
team while the Yellow team chal-
lenged the Red. After those two du-
els, the winners were the Blue team
and the Yellow team. Then, the losers
of those matches, Purple and Red,
challenged each other for third
place. The red team won. Then the
Blue team and the Yellow team chal-
lenged each other. The outcome was
unexpected; it was a constant tie. So
both the Blue team and the Yellow
team received the same number of
points at the end.
In the end, our goal was accom-
plished for trying to raise money. Both
the Blue team and the Yellow team
won, followed by the Red team, and
the Purple team. In any case, I am
proud of everyone. We gave a few
hours of
our
time
and
money
to help
out a
good
cause.
Pete Hernandez, Freshman
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Region Training
What can I say? RTC 2012 was just simply AMAZING. To the informative
workshops, learning divisional cheers, and of course, the spirit rally, each and
every moment was memorable. It gave new incoming key clubbers some insight
as to what key club is all about. Extending everyone's knowledge about what
key club is as a school club and even more was fabulous. After attending DCON
2012 and seeing the newly active Lt. Gov, Alyssa Yocom, in action was also a
great moment of my RTC experience. I think we can all agree that our spirits
were sky high and everyone cheered their hearts out at the spirit rally, which truly
showed! I think every club deserves a spirit stick for that. All in all, I am glad to say
I attended RTC 2012 and it was truly great learning more about service projects/
working on actual projects, meeting new people, and showing our spirit together
as a big family.
RTC is always the most anticipated event of the year for Clark Key Club
and this year’s conference didn't disappoint. The spirit gear was amazing and
Clark had some great cheers! You could really tell that the officers and the
members that went to the preps worked hard on everything that they made. I
especially loved the capes! This year’s workshops were even more amazing
than last year’s, I learned so much about everything, ranging from the different
Kiwanis groups to our other big events, like DCON and ICON. I love our key club
so much, and everyone was really on their best behavior, with such great im-
provements from last year. I can’t wait until next year!
Amber Yun, Sophomore
Shailey Patel, Junior
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raining Conference
“RTC was really fun and I’m sad I wasn’t a part of Key Club earlier on
in high school.” — Nick Ziter, Senior
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Victoria Gordon, Junior
This year was my first RTC, and my first year in Key Club! When a few of my
friends on the board persuaded me to attend this event, I didn’t at all expect all
of the amazing things I experienced! I was able to learn so much through the
workshops we all attended, and everyone else seemed to be interested in the
information too. The service projects were fun, and while I don't usually make
blankets, making them today was so fun! Especially with the knowledge that I
was helping my community. When the spirit rally came around, and we were
wearing our amazing spirit gear and cheering for our school, it would be hard
not to be inspired! Every cheer we did reminded me that choosing to go to Clark
and join this club was the right choice. I really feel like I’m part of a giant family!
Even though Clark didn’t win, it would be hard to imagine any future RTC’s being
better than this one!
Region Training
What can I say? RTC 2012 was just simp-
ly AMAZING. To the informative work-
shops, learning divisional cheers, and of
course, the spirit rally, each and every
moment was all the most, memorable.
It gave new incoming key clubbers an
insight on what key club is all about. Ex-
tending everyone's knowledge about
what key club is as a school club and
even more was fabulous. After attend-
ing DCON 2012 and seeing the newly
active Lt. Gov, Alyssa Yocom in action
was also a great moment of my RTC ex-
perience. I think we can all agree that
our spirit's were sky high and everyone
cheered their hearts out at the spirit ral-
ly, and it truly showed! I think every club
deserves a spirit stick for that. All in all, I
am glad to say I attended RTC 2012
and it was truly great learning more
about service projects/working on ac-
tual projects, meeting new people, and
showing our spirit together as a big fam-
ily.
— Amber Yun, Sophomore
I am sure that everyone who is in Key Club knows its purpose; to give back to the community.
But there are many questions to be answered. For example: Where did Key Club Start? What extent
does Key Club Go? What else is there for us to see? Most of the questions you may have about
Key Club have been answered in one gigantic event. A networking event known to everyone at
RTC, or Regional Training Conference.
RTC was held at Cimarron Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this event, Key
Clubs from across the valley came together to see what Key Club is all about. I have seen schools
ranging from our own Clark High School to career and technical activities, and even some schools
in Henderson. We were all dressed in our spirit gear representing our school -For Clark High School, it
is a Batman T-Shirt with the letters “CHS” as well as a cape and a shield- as well as many other crazy
fashions others decide to wear. After getting our ID Cards, tickets, and group ribbons, we entered
the door into the gym. The head officers and Sergeants At Arms introduced themselves to us. In
that time frame, we had to prove our own spirit. How do we prove our spirit besides outfits? Cheers
of course! Each school had their own set of cheers to display as well as the universal cheer for eve-
ryone. Let me say right now that I swear, it was a massive earthquake on the bleachers. Afterwards,
we split up into the groups mention earlier. I happened to be in the group that had lunch first.
After eating, I noticed that there were three service projects we can do while we wait for the
other groups to finish their seminars. The three choices were making peanut butter and jelly sand-
wiches for the homeless, making blankets for unfortunate children, and making greeting cards for
soldiers. I decided to make sandwiches for one half and make blankets for the other half. As I was
working, other schools provoked each other into cheer duels as a warm-up for a cheering event
that will happen at a later time. And to be honest, it seems like the other schools were just as serious
about winning the cheer fest as we are. After lunch, we were called into the gym for the presenta-
tions about Key Club.
The presentations were split into three categories: History, Laws, and Future Events. During the
presentation, we learned many facts about Key Club that I, myself, did not now. I had no idea that
Key Club dated back to 1925. I also did not know that Key Club was restricted to young, talented
men at first. Today, both men and women can join. There are even divisions that extend to middle,
and even elementary schools! Key Club is not even restricted to the US: Canada, Spain, Italy, Thai-
Pete Hernandez, Freshman
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raining Conference
I am sure that everyone who is in Key Club knows its purpose; to give back to the community.
But there are many questions to be answered. For example: Where did Key Club Start? What extent
as well as many other crazy
ryone. Let me say right now that I swear, it was a massive earthquake on the bleachers. Afterwards,
that will happen at a later time. And to be honest, it seems like the other schools were just as serious
land, The Philippines, South Korea, New Zealand, Colombia, and many more countries have this.
Upon doing more research, I found many more facts that would be interesting for readers to know.
For example: Did you know that Bill Clinton (Former President of the United States), Tom Cruise
(Actor), Brad Pitt (Actor), Elvis Presley (King of Rock and Roll), and Howard Stern (America’s Got Tal-
ent Judge) all have participated in Key Club? And in the crowds of Key Club International, I see
leaders, supporters, and other hard working people. Maybe someone in the crowd might write the
next bestselling novel. Or maybe one of us might find a cure for a disease that will otherwise make
humans extinct. And I won’t be surprised if any President of the United States in the future was a
Key Clubber. Who knows? In any case, I see bright futures in all of us.
What else distinguishes Key Club from any other service club? As said earlier, Spirit. For the
weeks before, we have been training to become the best club at cheering out of the rest. The
schools were divided into their corresponding regions: South, North, and West. The main goal was
to out-cheer the other schools in their area. After Selecting the winners from each area, the winners
will compete against each other to see who gets the regional award. Our group, Clark High
School, was REALLY CLOSE to beating NWCTA (Northwest Career and Technical Academy), but
NWCTA beat us for the west area. In the regional finals, the schools that competed were NWCTA
for the West, Liberty High School for the North, and Rancho for the South (I do not know if this is cor-
rect, correct me if I’m wrong). In the end, Liberty High School took it. Liberty High School, NWCTA, I
salute to all of you. As for the other schools, I salute to the rest of you too. And for my own school,
Clark High School, I am proud of all of you.
So what do we do once we are done with the seminar, service, and cheering? It is time to
party! After being served an Italian Banquet, Courtesy of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, we danced all
the night. Some of us hung out, some schools still even challenged each other to spirit duels.
There you have it, folks! It does not matter whether we won the cheer fest, or lost the cheer
fest. What is important is that we are united. We are a network of teens that are keys to the future
(Hence the name, Key Club). Since 1925, we have been helping out our community and building
the future for others. This is who we are. And we will never change.
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MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
AugustAugustAugustAugust — Andrew Aquino When Clark Key Club's board members wanted to make a fun introductory
video for the first meeting, Andrew showed no hesitation in helping out. Due to
Sergeant-at-arms Michael Kwok's absence, Andrew made and sported a mask
of Michael's face, in turn making all the filming go smoothly. Even after the film-
ing was done, he opted to edit the cuts of video into something coherent.
Without his continued support, our first meeting would have been missing some
of that flair. In addition to this, he was one of only two members (aside from
officers) that performed at the Playing Music for Senior Citizens event. Thanks,
Andrew!
SeptemberSeptemberSeptemberSeptember — Rachel Santos
Over the past month, Rachel Santos has demonstrated admirable enthusiasm for our
club. Having our weekly meetings in the lunchroom has been difficult, but Rachel
lessens the load by helping the officers lay out chairs and wears her club shirt to
show us support. Apart from small gestures like this, she recently helped the officers
create RTC spirit gear and drove to buy supplies without hesitation. She is also run-
ning for a junior class representative position, and the spirit she has for Key Club is not
only apparent, but contagious. Thanks, Rachel, and congratulations!
Although this nomination was made before elections, Rachel is now not only a
member of the month, but the Junior Representative!
Each member of the month gets their own personalized
pin! We’re always on the lookout for new M.o.Ms, thank
you guys for being such great members!
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