Key Notes May 2012 Volume 2 Issue 5

Mount Si High School Key Club Division 28 Pacific Northwest District

March of Dimes: March for Babies

March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that helps

to raise money for babies that are born prematurely or with

birth defects. The March for Babies is their biggest event of

the year. Key Club is excited to be participating in this event

for the first time. On May 5, members of the Mount Si Key

Club Team, along with hundreds of others, will walk 3.1 miles

through Seattle to raise money for March of Dimes. Our

team’s fundraising goal is $1,000 dollars and so far we have

raised $220. If you wish to participate, go to

marchforbabies.org and either join our team (Mount Si Key

Club) or start your own. The closest March starts at the Seattle

Center’s Fisher Pavilion. Registration is at 8 AM and the walk

begins at 9 AM. Breakfast and lunch are served (free) for all

walk participants.

Since March of Dimes started to walk in 1970, the

organization has raised an amazing $2 billion. This is a nation-

wide event and as many as 7 million people participate every

year. The money raised by the March for Babies goes to fund

research and programs designed to help babies in need, either

from problems caused by premature birth or babies born with

other birth defects. Whether you participate in the walk itself

or donate to the organization, every bit of help counts.

-contributed by Molly Cordell

Our website mshskc.shutterfly.com

Look for events on the

calendar and meeting

minutes in the Documents

section.

In this issue:

March of Dimes .......... 1

Website ......................... 1

DCON recap ............... 2

Service Opportunities

....................................... 3

Relay events ................ 3

Officers ......................... 3

K E Y C L U B ®

2 Mount Si High School KEY CLUB newsletter

{ DCON Recap }

K E Y C L U B

This year’s DCON was a great

success, from the first humiliating and yet

still fun icebreakers to the final goodbyes.

This was my first year attending and I wish I

had done every year I’ve been in Key Club. It

was so much fun! It was really cool to meet

Key Clubbers outside my own division

(Division 28). The first night was definitely

the most fun. We all get together in one

room, more than a thousand Key Clubbers

from “competing” divisions, and we all try to

win the spirit stick by screaming the other

divisions’ ears off. It’s ridiculously loud and

exciting and unless your throat is sore

afterward, it’s hard to say you did it right.

But that is just the beginning.

After this initial rally, we split up into

our own divisions and hear from candidates

running for positions such as president,

editor, etc. Although this caucusing can be a

little slow, it is really cool to be a part of

electing the next Key Club president. The

next day is one interesting presentation after

another, on anything from applying to

college to sexual education (surprisingly

funny and always a big hit). The day ends

with a fancy dinner and then a choice: go to

a dance or a party in the game room, both

very good choices. To top it off, our advisor,

Joe Dockery, won the Distinguished Club

Advisor award and received it Saturday night

at the awards ceremony. Students from

Mount Si were even DJ-ing at the dance.

Over all, the whole weekend was fantastic

fun and probably one of the best weekends

of my life.

-contributed by Molly Cordell

Amber Caudle, Natasha Ng, Audrey Miller,

and Ryann Carney show off their Division

28 spirit with bowties and shutter shades.

All of Mount Si’s DCONers gather before

the Governor’s Ball

Bake Sale Recap

We made $460 at the Relay for Life bake sale on March 24.

Thank you Jenny and Sarah for all your hard work!

{ Service Opportunities }

Saturday, April 28

7 am- 1 pm

Fall City Library

Come help the Fall City Friends of the

Library set up for their annual plant

sale. Call the library at 425-222-5951 if

you are interested.

mshskc.shutterfly.com raedwards5@comcast.net

3 www. keyclub.org

Meet Your Officers!

Ryann Carney

president

Erin Shervey

vice-president

Lex Tredway

secretary

Katie Glover

treasurer

Nara Weiss

webmaster

Aja Corliss

editor

Rachel Wachtendonk

photographers

Joe Dockery

staff advisor

Dave Humphrey

Kiwanis advisor

Library Plant Sale Mount Si Food Bank Every Wednesday

3-6 pm

Next to North Bend Community Church

(behind the North Bend Library)

If you would like to start participating,

email Nara at nara8694@gmail.com.

Relay for Life

Upcoming Events All-Middle-School Dance Friday, May 4, time TBD

Snoqualmie Middle School

Team Captains’ Meetings Tuesday, May 8, 6-7 pm

Sawdust Coffee (North Bend Outlet Mall)

Relay for Life Saturday, July 7- Sunday, July 8

Centennial Fields