VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB // REGION 5 // DIVISION 28 SOUTH

MAY 2013 // VOLUME 1 // ISSUE 2

THE RETURN OF THE

The Official Newsletter of Valley High School’s Key Club

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Saying Goodbye, again.

A message from our previous

President, Jennifer Nguyen.

Words from our new

President

Congratulations to our new

President, Alonso Lopez!

Valley’s April DCM.

During the month of April, Valley

Key Club had the honor of host-

ing the April DCM.

Induction Ceremony and

Banquet.

Check out the pictures from our

induction banquet!

Officer Training Conference

During the month of April, our

executive board attended OTC

to get training on their positions.

Kiwanis Chili Cook Off

Our club went to Sunset Park to

attend Division 28’s Kiwanis Chili

Cook off.

The Eliminate Week

During May 6th-19th, our club

was busy fundraising for the

Eliminate Project. Here was our

club activities.

Service. That’s what we do here at Valley Key Club.

Since 1981, we at Valley Key Club have dedicated

ourselves to serving the community. With spirit,

pride, and inclusiveness.

So join us today. Learn something new. Meet a new

friend. Cheer along with our club, and most im-

portantly— serve your community.

Valley Key Club: Home of the Vikings

I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the

Objects of Key Club International; to

build my home, school and community;

to serve my nation and God; and com-

bat all forces which tend to undermine

these institutions.

Serve with us today!

WE ARE THE VALLEY VIKINGS

Valley High School, home of the Vikings.

Founded in 1981, we are located in Las Vegas,

Nevada. We are sponsored by the Las Vegas

Kiwanis. We are part of Division 28 South Pan-

das. Which is part of Region 5’s Zombie Pen-

guins. We are part of the California-Nevada-

Hawaii District, which are the proud CNH Bees.

We are dedicated to serving our community,

and we hope you join us soon.

DISCLAIMER: We don’t make keys, we make a

difference.

COLORS: Red, White, Blue and Black.

MISSION STATEMENT: Key Club is an interna-

tional student-led organization which provides

its members with opportunities to provide ser-

vice, build character and develop leadership.

MOTTO: Caring—Our Way Of Life.

VISION: We are caring and compe-

tent servant leaders transforming communities

worldwide.

CORE VALUES OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL:

The core values of Key Club International are

leadership, character building, caring and in-

clusiveness.

Hello Valley Key Club!

On April 27th, 2013, it marked

me stepping down as president

and becoming the California-

Nevada-Hawaii District Communi-

cations & Marketing Chair. Even

though I am no longer a part of

the Valley Key Club Board, and I

have officially stepped down as

president, I know that you guys will

still do amazing with Alonso Lopez

as president. I am always proud of

you guys for all of the service that

you do. I hope you guys continue

to do as much service or even

more in the future. I will still contin-

ue to be active in Key Club at the

club level, and I will always be

here for you guys. You guys have

accompanied me since the begin-

ning of my Key Club journey. I hon-

estly wouldn’t be here today with-

out the support of all of you. I look

forward to seeing what Valley Key

Club does in the future.

In the spirit of service,

Jennifer Nguyen

Hello key clubbers, my name Alonso Lopez and I am Valley High

School`s new Key Club President.

I am looking forward to working with all of the members to make

this upcoming year a memorable one for everyone. I will work

hard to help bring more service opportunities, more fundraisers

and socials, and to help prepare for RTC so that we will have a

definite chance of winning. My board members and I will strive to

do the best job possible to make our club even better. I know this

year will be a great one, and I am happy to be here.

Alonso Lopez

At the end of the month of April, Valley Key Club had the honor to host

the April DCM. Below are the pictures from the first DCM of the new Key

Club year.

What was your favorite part of the DCM at Valley?

Alonso Lopez: My favorite moment during the April

DCM was when our club was setting up for the DCM it-

self. We had to set everything up before members from

other clubs arrived, and there was only a small amount

of time to do it.

Luckily, we had a lot of members helping us during

those hectic hours. I was helping to put up posters

when I realized that the tape we were using was put on

the back of all the posters, except for two.

My friend and I went back to the posters to re-tape all

over again. It was funny seeing all the mistakes that we

made. After the posters, we had to direct people to the

old theater, where the DCM was being held. Some

members came to me and asked for more tape because

the tape on the directional posters weren’t properly

sticking to the walls.

So, I decided to go to our club advisor’s room and get

some, but while on the way, I caught a student twerk-

ing right outside of a classroom, for his friend. Our eyes

suddenly locked on to each other, and an awkward and

embarrassing silence came down while I walked right

past him. When I reached the room, I laughed so hard

that my stomach hurt. I can honestly say that this was

a great DCM.

Karl Catarata: My favorite part of the April DCM

was when I joined my key club members in hectically

running around the whole entire school campus. We

were hectically running everywhere because we had di-

rect orders to get specific items from places around the

whole entire school. In the frantic running and quickly

communicating with specific officers on my board, I re-

alized how great my job was.

I also realized how much I loved doing my job in mak-

ing sure communications were still being active, and

tasks were getting done. Joining my fellow members in

completing specific tasks before the DCM was a great

experience to look back at.

What’s your Key Club color and why?

Key Club International has three main colors: blue, white and gold. As Key Clubbers, we

should understand these colors in what they symbolize, and how they relate to us as key

club members. Blue symbolizes unwavering character, white symbolizes purity, and gold

symbolizes service. What’s your key club color, and why?

My color would be white. This is because I am very well

spoken and true to myself.

The color that best represents me is blue. Blue represents me

the best because of its Key Club meaning, unwavering char-

acter. I affiliate myself to this color because I myself feel that I

am very stolid with my opinions and it is very hard to change

that without a logical argument. Also when I feel passionate

about something, I will do what I have to do to accomplish it.

Blue equals character. I joined key club so that I could make

new friends and help out my community. While being in Key

Club, I became more comfortable meeting and talking with

new people, speaking in front of people, and going out of

my comfort zone. I became more confident in myself. Key

Club has helped me to be caring, respectful, confident,

more responsible, and happier. I am happy when I am with

my fellow Key Club members. I hope to have many more

years of Key Club. Key Club builds character!

Jazzmin Roberson, Freshman:

Joe Aquino, Junior:

Sage De La Garza, Freshman:

These were the pictures from the Induction Banquet and IP President’s Farewell Address.

Pictures from Officer Training Conference

On April 27th, our board members went to Liberty High School to

receive training and information on their current officer positions at

our key club. Training and a service event followed at this

conference. These are the pictures from the conference.

Division 28

KARL CATARATA

When I first got to the Kiwanis Chili Event at Sunset Park, I had no idea what type of fun and adventure I

was about to embark on. Walking up to the park, I saw none of my fellow club members at all. All I saw

were other bored key club members from other schools, sitting in the shade while the Las Vegas Kiwanis

advisors were getting their chili booths ready. Looking around to make sure I hadn’t overlooked at trying

to find my fellow club members, I walked around awkwardly into the event with my outlying bright red

key club shirt.

In the far distance, I saw my fellow President Alonso Lopez, and a fellow key club member, Serena Sal-

gado. We all were excited to see each other, and apparently, they became lost because of the fact

that they parked all the way across the other side of Sunset Park. Now with my attending members in my

club, we walked around and greeted other key clubbers who looked a bit bored and lonely. We then

walked around to buy wristbands and pins from Key Clubs, we then were able to taste the chili and we

also were able to vote on who wore the best costumes. Some costumes that were there were people

dressed in banana outfits and people who wore large sombreros.

A few minutes later, we were able to meet up with our past president, Jennifer Nguyen, who is now the

CNH District Communications and Marketing Officer. We had a few minutes to talk to her and we also

were able to meet and greet the LTG’s that were present at the event. Our club was able to meet Divi-

sion 28 North’s LTG, Christopher Bui, and our own LTG, RJ Immerman. After continuing to conversate with

other fellow Key Club members, we were able to play a few activities and games with other members.

We also were able to learn more about our local Kiwanis and their operations.

I can completely say, that this was one of the most socially fun event there was in the month of May. I

hope to see more events like these in the years to come. I had lots of fun and I hope to attend the sec-

ond annual Kiwanis Chili Cook-off.

The following are pictures from the Kiwanis Chili Cook-Off event. You can find more

pictures, and even videos from the event, at vhskeyclub.tk !

Valley Key Club’s fundraisers and events during The Eliminate Project Week.

Spreading Awareness about The Eliminate Project

Division Events to Fundraise for the Eliminate Project

On Monday, the first day of The Eliminate Project Week, all of

our Key Club members took to the social media platforms to

spread awareness about the project. Members tweeted on

twitter, and posted pictures on Instagram with the hashtag

#Elimin8 in their captions.

Some members even went online to research more about the

project, and how they could help out during this week.

Our Key Club helped fundraise for the project by donating in

two ways.

On Wednesday, during our general meeting, key clubbers

donated all of their Happy/Sad Change to The Eliminate Pro-

ject.

On Saturday, at Sunset Park, our key clubbers attended the

Kiwanis Chili Cook-Off. They bought wristbands and buttons

from other key clubs to help fundraise the Eliminate Project.

Relay for Life was amazing. As soon as I got my bags checked and walked into my campsite, I knew it was going to be

pure fun. As I arrived, they were starting the Luminaria Ceremony. In which, many bags were lighted in commemora-

tion for those who lost their lives to cancer. I walked and held hands with my fellow Key Club members to commemo-

rate and remember all of those who had been effected by cancer. The ceremony, was about 2-3 laps around the

track, in pure total darkness. It gave all of us the time to reflect on those we lost, and those who survived, or are contin-

uing to fight cancer.

After the ceremony, we were dismissed to continue to walk around the campsite. I walked with a fellow Relay for Lifer,

Serena Salgado. Walking for half an hour, I walked back to my campsite and joined a fellow Rancho Key Club mem-

ber, Shay Robles in running around the whole entire field to find Serena. Since we couldn’t find her, we decided to go

look for other key club members. In the moment, we were able to walk near the stage and a performance by “The

Perks” was in progress. We stopped and sat down to watch the performance, only to find Serena at the front of audi-

ence, listening to the performance.

Relay for Life South Youth was amazing, fun, and extremely exciting. I know that near year, I will make sure to arrive ear-

lier and have more fundraisers for my team to participate in. I hope next year’s Relay for Life will be as fun as this years!

Relay for Life was an amazing experience. It brought hundreds of people together and really opened my

eyes. Anyone can be affected by cancer, and anyone, myself included can help others fight for a cure.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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General Key Club

Meeting

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Board Meetings

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General Key Club

Meeting

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Feedback Open

Meeting

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Division 28

Kiwanis Chili Cook

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Board Meetings

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General Key Club

Meeting

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Tech Editor:

Service Event

Briefing

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Relay for Life

South Youth

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Relay for Life

South Youth

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Board Meetings

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General Key Club

Meeting

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JROTC Picnic

Service Event

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Board Meetings

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General Key Club

Meeting

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Dear Reader,

I hope you enjoyed reading this second issue of “The Return of the Valley Vikings”. I hope

you return to continue reading our newsletters, and continue to stay updated with our

key club. Newsletter by newsletter, our club strives to communicate and serve the com-

munity with it’s fellow clubs in the division, and the non-members as well. As the current

technology editor and public relations officer, I will try my best to keep on bringing you,

the reader, updates from our club.

Be sure to check out vhskeyclub.tk for more updates and information on our club

activities. Learn more about our club, and understand how our board members are

continuing to work hard to bring our members the most exciting, and amazing service

events there are to offer.

Thanks for reading! I hope your day brightened just a little by looking at all the great work

we’ve done as a key club.

Through communication and service,

Karl Catarata

Valley Key Club Technology Editor 2013-2014

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