ardenne key club bulletin - volume 3: issue 1

Ardenne High School, 10 Ardenne Road, Hope Road, Kingston 10

Volume 3: Issue 1

Official Newsletter of Ardenne High School Key Club

Letter from the President

Key Clubber of

the Month!

-John-Paul Anderson-

In this issue! Letter from the President 1 Key Clubber of the Month 1 ELIMINATE 2 The Wall 3 Fun Zone 11 Bull. Ed's Note 11

K E Y C L U B

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

RELAY FOR LIFE :: June 9-10, 2012

®

I would like to start by extending my humblest appreciation for

entrusting me with the high honour of leading the Ardenne High School

Key Club during the 2012-2013 Key Club year.

Over the years, Key Club has sought to maintain the most

emulative of ideals - Leadership, Inclusiveness, Caring and Character

Building. We take our fun-filled service and initiative to new levels;

taking special pride in the future leaders we create, not just within our

own club, but through Service Leadership Programs which especially

aid the younger members of our K- Family- the Builder’s Club and K-

Kids.

Our very own Ardenne High School Key Club has sought to

uphold a reputation as one of the BEST Key Clubs in Jamaica.

Throughout my tenure as club President, I would not only like to

continue this tradition, but strive to better it. However, I won’t be able

to achieve this alone. With the aid of my Executive Board, we will seek

to strive for new heights through efficient leadership, teamwork and

most importantly- service. I sincerely hope to further cement our motto

“Caring- Our Way of Life” as we seek to make our home, school and

community better one Key Clubber at a time.

I look forward to a year filled with dedicated Key Clubbers

willing to serve, lead and have fun the Key Club way- HYPE! I implore

you all to invite your friends to join in the wonderful experience and I

look forward to seeing you all again as members for the upcoming

years.

LET’S MAKE THIS A YEAR TO REMEMBER!

Yours in Caring and Service,

Romario Perry (President)

Ardenne High School Key Club

2 ARDENNE HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB

With the ELIMINATE Project, Kiwanis International and

UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate Maternal and

Neonatal Tetanus(MNT) – a deadly disease that steals the

lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant

number of mothers each year. Tiny newborns suffer repeated,

painful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and

touch. In eliminating this disease, the project will reach the

poorest, most neglected mothers and babies with additional

lifesaving health care. The end of this disease means the

beginning of better health for so many families.

As a team, we decided that we needed to do our part in the

eradication of this disease from the world. In an effort to raise

funds for the cause, we started with the purchasing of buttons

that read "Ask Me About Eliminate" which were to be worn

by Key Clubbers, who were knowledgeable of the

ELIMINATE Project, in an aid to bring awareness to this

campaign to the rest of the school. Donation sheets were then

circulated throughout the school so that we could raise

enough funds to help support the cause.

For the upcoming year, we would like to continue this

endeavour as the ELIMINATE Project is always in need of

help and we're always willing to assist where we can. We

therefore urge you all to ask your parents, friends, even

strangers for donations, so we can do our part in ridding the

world of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.

DO YOUR PART; SAVE A LIFE!

DONATE TO THE ELIMINATE PROJECT!

E L I M I N A T E

leadership

inclusiveness

caring character

building

SERVICE

The Wall -Ardenne High Key Club over the Year-

Expect more this coming term!

BIGGER and BETTER YEAR

To me the visit to Sophie’s

Place was one of the best trips

for the year. It was also the

smallest, which was great for

me because Sophie’s place

was small too... if more

people had come It would

have been too disruptive. This

Mustard Seed community is

for disabled children, and

socializing with them was

truly a blessing. Especially

this little boy who was about

our age, and yet he looked

like seven or something. My

favourite part though was

when this little girl lined us up

and instructed us to race. It

was so cute. And also when

we sang and danced to “We’re

all in this together” from High

School Musical with the kids.

What was hilarious was when

one of our members was

trying to feed one of the

children and the child spat out

all the food on her! Over all,

the trip was great and I hope

to visit there again someday.

- Kristen Anderson

S O P H I E ’ S P L A C E


Matthew 25:40 is Mustard Seed Communites’

second home for children living with HIV,

specifically catering to the needs of teenage boys.

At this project, the Ardenne High School along

with other schools in our division such as

Wolmer’s Boys and Immaculate Conception

High, visited the Matthew 25:40 boys home for

boys who are infected with HIV/AIDS. These

boys were non-stop energy! They continuously

wanted to play, whether it be football, video

games or with our phones... name the game and

they were up for it! This made the visit super fun,

and a bit tiring. I spent most of my time with this

boy who was about my age but was bed-ridden

because he has a rare disease known as “glass

bones”. This means that he can’t move around

much because his bones are very fickle. Yet he

didn’t seem unhappy at all. He was very cheerful

despite his circumstances. This made me more

appreciative of life.

- Simone Johnally

Divisional Project

MATTHEW 25:40


WASHING OF PRAYER HOUSE

AT ARDENNE HIGH SCHOOL

For a “Sacred Place”, this prayer house sure was dirty! When

we went in dirt was stuck on every part of the structure that

you would have forgotten that it was originally painted white.

With the use of a power-hose and a whole lot of soap and rags

we were able to get it to a much better state. Wherever there is

a power-hose you know there is fun and at the end of the day I

think we were wetter than the gazebo which we were washing

down! But the important thing is that when we were finished

with that thing, we could actually recognize the white paint

with which it was originally painted.

- Kevonnie Whyte


This project required the

greatly appreciated help of

our Art teacher, Mr.

Tomlinson. The original

structure which was there

was erected by the

Ardenne High School Key

Club in the 1980’s and I

don’t think it was been

repainted since then.

Therefore, as you can

imagine it was in dire need

of a paint job. And that’s

exactly what we did. The

finished product really

gives a boost to the front

appearance of the school

and allows the school on a

whole to look much more

presentable.

- Alexandria Anderson

PAINTING OF

SCHOOL SIGN


This project was conducted on

December 19, 2011. The aim

of the project was to provide a

Christmas treat for the

teenagers of Mary’s Child.

Mary’s Child is a home for

pregnant teens and their babies

and is one of the only

residential facilities of this

kind in Jamaica. Mary’s Child

accommodates twelve mothers

and their babies for periods of

up to a year. The home

provides academic

instructions, counselling and

skills training to residents with

the goal of providing the

residents with the skills they

need to be successful in their

lives when they leave Mary’s

Child. The experience

certainly taught us an

important life lesson; that one

should never judge another

individual because of their

circumstance, because often

they did not decide the

circumstance which they are

in. Instead we should be

thankful for our situation and

continue to help those in need.

That is, after all what Key

Club is all about.

- Jinelle Bailey

Single Service Project

Mary’s Child


At this project the

Ardenne High School

Key Club along with

the children from the

Constant Spring

Primary and Junior

High School printed our

hands on a huge wall on

the grade one block of

the school to create a

mural. The project was

indeed messy and

tiring... but a lot of fun

because the children

were like big bundles of

energy! I hope we can

do a project like this

again because I really

like leaving a visual

impact on people’s

lives, as it’s evidence

that we contributed our

services and it will be

there for a long time.

- Roshane Hayles

.::Major Emphasis Project::. Constant Spring Primary and

Junior High School


The part of the project that made me really ... well “teary” was the look on the ancillary staff’s faces when we told them that we would be cleaning the entire school for the day. They looked so relieved. Although it was...a lot of work, and I mean a lot, I would do it again just to see that look on their faces. I think Key Club should partner with various other clubs in school to have an Ancillary staff appreciation day. I think it would be a great success

- Candiece Morrison

“Spruce Up Ardenne!” with the Students’ Council


This was done in

appreciation to Mr.

Tomlinson, our art

teacher who had

supported us greatly

throughout the year.

Before the art room was

a tangle of cloth,

posters, random art

stuff and dirt, but we

really made it more...

breathable. It’s about

time we go back

though... I think it’s

messy again!

- Tavia Harris

Art Departmental

Clean- up


www. keyclub.org

!FUN ZONE!

BOARD LISTING Romario Perry President 362-8900 Kevonnie Whyte Vice-President 282-3343 Simone Johnally Secretary 355-0137 John-Paul Anderson Treasurer 832-9197 Romaine Mowatt Bulletin Editor 883-7336 Club Email Address: [email protected]

Bulletin Editor’s

Note Dear Key Clubbers, I am proud to be the Bulletin Editor

for the term 2012-2013. As a part of

the board, I hope to make this year

way more fun and as productive as

possible with the rest of the team. It

is my responsibility to brief everyone

on our events throughout the year

and with that said, that’s what I will

do.

WE HOPE FOR AN AMAZING KEY

CLUB YEAR!

Yours in Caring Service,

-BE Romaine


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