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DIVISION 21 HIPPOS
EL HIPPÓTAMO ISSUE 3 | VOLUME 7 | DECEMBER 2013
IN THIS ISSUE Hello Hippos!
This past month has been very eventful
with a HUGE DCM (with 198 attendees!!!),
Fall Rally, and the “Catching Fire” movie
fundraiser. At Fall Rally, we as a division
donated over $2500 to PTP, and we were
able to snag five district board members
as well as make it to the final spirit round.
I hope you all had fun attending the
events with me and your fellow Key Club-
bers, I hope you are as PROUD of your-
selves as I am of you, and I hope you are
looking forward to the many upcoming
events that we will be having throughout
the rest of this term, including our De-
cember joint DCM with Circle K, which
will be in one week! Now that we are
more than halfway done with the Key
Club year, I hope we can finish with a
“bang!” and surpass our membership
goal of 800; our fundraising goal of
$4000; and in amazing news – at 7,400
service hours served, I will be extending
our term goal to 11,121 hours, which I
BEElieve we can surpass just as easily.
With Key Club aside, I hope you all en-
joyed your Thanksgiving breaks with your
families. Now that the holiday season is
upon us, please spend some time to BEE
thankful for all that you have, and re-
member why we as Key Clubbers do the
service that we do – for those who are
not as fortunate as us. With that said, I
hope you all enjoy whatever holidays
you celebrate this season! May your days
be jolly and your nights be satisfying.
Happy holidays, Hippos!
Nicklas Lee
Division 21 Lieutenant Governor
A WORD FROM OUR
LTG
PAST EVENTS
FUTURE EVENTS
CONTACTS
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14 Yo, Hippos!
The past month has every Key Clubber buzzing about, just
like the busy bees they are! For seniors, such as myself,
know how hectic college applications can be. But now, De-
cember is here, which means winter is here. Yay! There are
sure to be many Holiday events coming up, so keep your
eyes peeled for them. I wish you the best and happy Holi-
days! Have a wonderful and safe break~
Stay Frosty,
Estella Hoang
Divison 21 Tech Editor
Hello Hippos!
This past month has been very eventful
with a HUGE DCM (with 198 attendees!!!),
Fall Rally, and the “Catching Fire” movie
fundraiser. At Fall Rally, we as a division
donated over $2500 to PTP, and we were
able to snag five district board members
as well as make it to the final spirit round.
I hope you all had fun attending the
events with me and your fellow Key Club-
bers, I hope you are as PROUD of your-
selves as I am of you, and I hope you are
looking forward to the many upcoming
events that we will be having throughout
the rest of this term, including our De-
cember joint DCM with Circle K, which
will be in one week! Now that we are
more than halfway done with the Key
Club year, I hope we can finish with a
“bang!” and surpass our membership
goal of 800; our fundraising goal of
$4000; and in amazing news – at 7,400
service hours served, I will be extending
our term goal to 11,121 hours, which I
BEElieve we can surpass just as easily.
With Key Club aside, I hope you all en-
joyed your Thanksgiving breaks with your
families. Now that the holiday season is
upon us, please spend some time to BEE
thankful for all that you have, and re-
member why we as Key Clubbers do the
service that we do – for those who are
not as fortunate as us. With that said, I
hope you all enjoy whatever holidays
you celebrate this season! May your days
be jolly and your nights be satisfying.
Happy holidays, Hippos!
Nicklas Lee
Division 21 Lieutenant Governor
PAST EVENTS
Photo courtesy of Calvin Cheung
PAST EVENTS
Photo courtesy of Calvin Cheung
FALL RALLY SOUTH
Fall Rally South is an annual event that takes place in November.
Key clubbers from SoCal and Nevada flock to Six Flags Magic Mountain to have fun
and fundraise for PTP. The fun begins immediately as Key Clubbers arrive at the
park. One's sensory organs are assailed with an overload of information, from cheers
to waves upon waves of all the rainbow's colors. Division 21’s spirit session started
at 10 a.m., which was very early.
UC high school and Madison were the first schools to arrive at the session and slowly
the other schools started trickling in, because of later arrivals and lines for entering
the park. Our division got into the final round and was in the top three divisions with
the major spirit. Sadly we didn't win the spirit stick, but we always have next year! G
-Double O-D J-O-B Good job Good job! This year Division 21 raised over $2500 and
this money was used in a mock auction during our session to buy Michael Kumura
(37E Jellyfish), Nick Lee (21 Hippos), Jeffrey (Sea Monkeys), Lincoln To (DTE), and
Cecilia Li (31 Robots). Fall Rally South was an extremely fun experience filled with
free hugs and spirit. Ooooooh Hippos!
Harrison Luu
Madison Key Club President
Photos courtesy of Michael Pham, Karen Hollman
FALL RALLY SOUTH
Photos courtesy of Michael Pham, Karen Hollman
Fall Rally South was such an amazing experience full of good vibes and wonderful
people! FRS was also a great way to connect with other Key Clubbers and spread the
love and all those free hugs, I know for a fact that FRS made some of our Hippos fall
in love with Key Club and that Fall Rally was there Key Club moment. Even though
only half of our hippos could make it to our rally, being in the final round felt so darn
good, and even though we didn't win spirit stick this year, there's always next year!
Thank you to our amazing LTG Nick Lee, our wonderful spirit coordinator Emily Van,
and all of our hardworking officers! Where would we be without you guys?
Liza Le
Patrick Henry Key Club Member
ELECTRIC RUN
Madison High School’s Key Clubbers volunteer annually at marathons.
The Electric Run held this month was on Saturday, November 9th. It
was a great opportunity for Key Clubbers who couldn’t attend Fall Ral-
ly South because it was held on the same day. Unlike most marathons
that starts early in the morning, the Electric Run occurred at night,
which motivated even more students to volunteer!
As I walked over to the volunteer booth to check in I can hear the DJ
testing out the music while I was getting a bright green neon volunteer
t-shirt. I was able to get glow sticks as well. As I looked around seeing
light strokes everywhere, I knew it was going to be an epic night. At
the beginning of the event, all the volunteers were split into various
groups. Some of the different groups included registration, t-shirts,
and water stations. My friend and I were assigned to the water sta-
tion. We placed neon cups all over the table and poured water in them
as runner rehydrated. Meanwhile, the other groups were handing out
glow sticks or cheering on runners on the racetrack. After the last per-
son crossed the finish line everyone crowded to the center and cele-
brated. People were enjoying their time, bumping and dancing to the
electro music and family and friends dancing. By the end of the night,
the participants had had fun and experienced something magical and
different.
Alexis Mendoza
Madison Key club member
Curie Elementary Lego League Expo
On November 15th, University City Key
Clubbers got to take a stroll down
memory lane by volunteering at a local
elementary school. Volunteers spent the
night interviewing and hanging out with
the future engineers of America, at the
Curie Elementary Lego League Expo. Up-
on arrival, the Key Clubbers helped set up
the event then proceeded to wait for the
eager kids and parents to arrive. After
everyone was settled, volunteers got the
chance to play pretend and interview the
children. The kids were super energetic
and excited to show off their amazing in-
ventions. The little engineers used Legos
to build things such as rescue helicopters
to save little Lego people from Tsunamis
and moving earthquakes. All the projects
were based around natural disasters and
safety so the kids were more than happy
to pass along their knowledge on the top-
ic. Eventually, the volunteers gathered
around and passed out prizes to each and
every one of the kids. This was hands
down the best part of the event because
the Key Clubbers were able to put smiles
on all faces in the room. The event was
definitely a fun and successful event; the
members were able to directly help the
community and see the outcome of their
hard work.
Sharanee Sytha
UCHS Key Club President
CHRISTMAS TREE LOT CONSTRUCTION Around this time of year, Grantville Allied-Gardens Kiwanis Club sets up their annual
Christmas Tree Lot! Their Christmas tree lot, unlike others, is nonprofit; all of their proceeds
go back to the community, including local schools like Patrick Henry!
Saturday, November 16, G.A.G. Kiwanis began construction and invited us to
join! Alongside SDSU Circle K, members of Patrick Henry Key Club assisted Kiwanians with
the construction of the lot! Members woke up bright and early to help out our lovely
sponsors. There, we helped unload all of the necessary equipment, build the skeletons of
tents, lay out tarps, and anything else the Kiwanians needed! It was a great Kiwanis Fami-
ly event; through teamwork, it was visible that everyone was really supportive of each
other. It was also a great to meet the Circle K members; they talked to many of us about
the college application process and college life!
Although there was a lot of heavy lifting and puzzle work, it was all okay because it’s the
least we can do to show our gratitude towards everything they do for us Key Clubbers!
Kathy K Doan
Patrick Henry Key Club President
STENCILING EVENT On November 16th, Key Club and various other organizations gathered around a local Mi-
ra Mesa park to participate in another cleanup effort organized by I Love A Clean San Die-
go, involving stenciling warning messages on storm drains and picking up trash around the
neighborhood. I Love A Clean San Diego is well known for its events involving environmen-
tal conservation and citywide beautification, and this event was no exception! As a part of this event, many different organizations had “stenciling kits” that we’re de-
signed to stencil “No Dumping” on top of storm drains as a way to caution ocean pollution
through these drains. These storm drains lead directly to our ocean, and some trash materi-
als are carried through these storm drains to the ocean where marine animals can con-
sume them and then die. Serra Key Club in particular took care of trash pickup all around
the eastern section of Mira Mesa; we gathered all kinds of repulsive materials polluting the
neighborhood, including cigarettes, food wrappers, and rusted bicycle parts. Members
were especially enthusiastic and held joyful spirits as we all bonded together while beauti-
fying our local community!
Darian Martos
Serra Key Club President
FUTURE EVENTS
FUTURE EVENTS
CATCHING FIRE FUNDRAISER
WHO: KEY CLUBBERS
WHAT: WATCH “THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE”
WHEN: NOVEMBER 22, 2013
WHERE: MISSION VALLEY DIGIPEX
WHY: FUNDRAISER FOR THE ELIMINATE PROJECT
CTC
Interested in running for Lieutenant Governor? Come
to CTC, an educational training even that teaches
Key Clubbers all about a Lieutenant Governor's role,
duties, responsibilities, and more!
WHO: KEY CLUBBERS INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR LTG
WHAT: WORKSHOPS RUN BY CURRENT LIEUTENANT
GOVERNORS TO TEACH YOU ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS
WHEN: DECEMBER 14, 2013
WHERE: GAJOME PARK ACADEMY
Note: There is a $5 admission fee.
Division Board
Lt. Governor: Nicklas Lee
Email: [email protected]
EA: Frank To
Email: [email protected]
EA: Kai Sampadian
Email: [email protected]
EA: Tyler Ly
Email: [email protected]
News Editor
Email: d21.cnhkc.te@gmail,com
Spirit Co.: Emily Van
Email: [email protected]
K.Fam.: Karen Hollman
Email: [email protected]
Fund.: Yemaya Hubert
Email: [email protected]
Clairemont
President: Kathy Tran
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Lily Meakim
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Mindy Nguyen
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Irvin Salceda
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Kyra Johnson
Email: [email protected]
High Tech Int.
La Jolla
President: Kevin Vankham
Email:[email protected]
Vice Pres.: Ava Toledo
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Karlianna Salas
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Felipe Vetter
Email:[email protected]
President: Madaline Myers
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Katie Lepis
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Vivianna Vasquez
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Jordan Nieto
Email: [email protected]
Madison
President: Harrison Luu
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Jasmine Chung
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Wesley Kirk
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Roger Galac
Email: [email protected]
CONTACTS
Bishop President: Jennifer Wang
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Ashley Peng
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Carley Haft
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Sarah Burnett
Email: [email protected]
Editor: Morgan
Kearny
Mission Bay
Mira Mesa
President: Winnie Kuang
Email:[email protected]
Vice Pres.: Kristy Huynh
Email:[email protected]
Vice Pres.: Nicholas Tu
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Leianna-Richelle Barreyro
Email:[email protected]
Treasurer: Taylor Yeerong
Email: [email protected]
Editor: Stephanie Tran Rojas
Email: [email protected]
CONTACTS
President: Jasmine Nguyen
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Thao Tran
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Amy Nguyen
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Alexis Green
Email: [email protected]
Patrick Henry
President: Kathy Doan
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Aileen Lee
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Lindsay Stall
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Kathy Khem-maniyong
Email: [email protected]
President: Nina Nguyen
Email:[email protected]
Vice Pres.: Jorge Gomaz
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Kaleb Duke
President: [email protected]
Treasurer: Jon Boone
Email: [email protected]
Point Loma
President: Anthony Quach
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Nicole Campos
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Sandy Lai
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Erin Pontecorvo
Secretary: Therese Salazar
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Abimael Hernandez
University City President: Sharnee Sytha
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Emily Halaka
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Osama Khan
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Nhatha (Helen) Nguyen
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Mikaela Magpali
Email: [email protected]
Website CNH: http://cnhkeyclub.org/
Mira Mesa: http://d21hippos.wix.com/
mmhskeyclub
University City: http://uchskeyclub.wix.com/
uchs
Patrick Henry: http://phhskc.webs.com/
President: Yvonne Luu
Email: [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Mary Kim
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Gracie Yip
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Thai Tran
Email: [email protected]
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