Escondido High School Key Club

2010 MLB All-Star Game Charity Run/Walk

2010-06-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

2010 MLB All-Star Game Charity Run/Walk
Who; Kiwanis advisor Natali Galt has organized this event; key clubbers encouraged to join!
Where; Anaheim
Why; To run and raise money for cancer-battling foundations such as: Prostate Cancer Foundation, Stand up to Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and City of Hope.
Add'l info; If you don't want to run, please DONATE to Natali's fundraising page HERE. All donations are greatly appreciated and will go towards eradicating cancer! For more information about participating in the run, please contact us.

Angelica Villegas
Webmaster

Officer Bonding Day

2010-06-06T01:07:00.000-07:00

Officer Bonding Day
Who; Escondido HS, Orange Glen HS, and San Pascual HS Key Clubbers
What; A day at the beach to bond with other schools, earn community service hours, and have fun
Where; Oceanside Beach
When; Wednesday, June 30th; All-day event
Add'l info; Kiwanians Nat Heard, Mike Donaldson, Natali Gault, and Dr. Steve Heilman will be joining us to cook free hamburgers and hot dogs. They will also be providing smores! Michelle Gurlin and Linh Tran are the event coordinators; please contact them for any questions or comments. Michelle would also love it if you guys could bring soda, chips, ice, or wood.

Angelica Villegas
Webmaster

Officer Inductions

2010-06-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

Officer Inductions
Who; Past and Present Officers
Where; Escondido Country Club
When; Thursday, June 3rd at 12:30 PM
Add'l info; This is MANDATORY for all incoming and outgoing members! Please contact Michelle if you cannot come.

Angelica Villegas
Webmaster

California Super Signature Event for Chelsea's Law

2010-05-28T23:00:00.000-07:00

California Super Signature Event for Chelsea's Law
Who; Key Clubbers 18+ or your parents if you want to sign! Or just volunteering if you're a minor.
What; A signature event for Chelsea's Law
Where; Grape Day Park
When; 10AM-1PM
Why; To protect the youth
Add'l info; Visit www.facebook.com/chelseaslight or www.chelseaslight.org for more information!

Pancake Breakfast

2010-05-28T22:54:00.000-07:00

Pancake Breakfast
Who; Hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Escondido
What; A Pancake breakfast
Where; Grape Day Park/In front of the Escodido Train Depot
When; Starts at 6:30 AM
Why; Eat pancakes and have fun!

Divisional Banquet

2010-05-28T22:48:00.000-07:00

First day of summer vacation key clubbers! I hope that you are all enjoying it.

D37S Banquet
Who; YOU & those in D37S.
What; A little dinner and dance.
Where; Rancho Bernardo Country Club / 12280 Greens East Road, SD, CA 92128
When; Saturday June 12th, 5PM - 10PM
Why; To celebrate the past year and have fuuun!
Add'l info; Dress code is SEMI-FORMAL. There is a $10 fee that must be given to Michelle by JUNE 1ST!

Angelica Villegas
Webmaster

Ice-O Plex

2010-03-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

EVENT:Iceoplex Fundraiser
WHEN: March. 26
WHERE: Iceoplex

We will be having a fundraiser at the Iceoplex. Take a flyer to the Iceoplex and purchase a regular ticket. A percentage of the money will go to KEY Club. Thank You

Julian Escobedo
Webmaster

Walk MS

2010-02-09T18:40:00.000-08:00

EVENT: Walk MS
WHEN: April 25
TIME: Early (not sure)
WHERE: Legoland in Carlsbad

Walk MS is a walk for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS probably I don't know). We will be volunterring by handing outsnacks to participants and heering them on. This day is after prom, so tell us NOW, ASAP because we need to know fast.

Julian Escobedo
Webmaster

District Convention April 9th

2009-12-04T22:13:00.000-08:00

Hello Key Club People,

EVENT: DCON
WHEN: April 9- 11, 2009
TIME: TBA
WHERE: Sacramento Convention Center

For now all I will say is THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR (so I've heard)

Julian Escobedo
Webmaster

Teacher Aiding Days

2009-09-19T09:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Volunteers,

EVENT:Teacher Aiding Days
WHEN:Tues and Wed.
TIME:After School
WHERE: EHS

Come after school to help out the teachers of EHS. You can organize files, grade papers, or anything themy need you to do. Help out you favorite teacher and see you there.

Julian Escobedo
Webmaster

Members

2008-06-06T23:04:00.000-07:00

Members 2009-2010

Gustavo Chavez
Kevin Dunlea
Julian Escobedo
Michelle Gurlin
Danielle Ngo
Natalie Nguyen
Mariella Saldaña

Officers

2008-06-06T11:05:00.000-07:00

OFFICERS 2009-2010

DANIELLE NGO
President
Class of 2010
ngodanielle@gmail.com

GUSTAVO CHAVEZ
Vice President
Class of 2010
gustavochavez01@gmail.com

MICHELLE GURLIN
Secretary
Class of 2011
meechellegee@gmail.com

NATALIE NGUYEN
Treasurer
Class of 2010
boshi_noi@yahoo.com

KEVIN DUNLEA
Executive Officer
Class of 2010
kdunlea@gmail.com

MARIELA SALDAÑA
Bulletin Editor
Class of 2010
mrl_saldana@yahoo.com

JULIAN ESCOBEDO
Webmaster
Class of 2013
escobedojulian1@yahoo.com

JODI ROBERTS
Faculty Advisor
mrsjjroberts@gmail.com

MIKE DONALDSON
Club Advisor
mike@goandfigure.com

NATALI GALT
OG Club Advisor
vampy1galt@aol.com

NAT HEARD
Kiwanian
natheard@aol.com

JENNIFER ZHANG
Lieutenant Governor
jenn.zhang92@gmail.com

Key Club History: Past and Present

2007-06-05T17:44:00.000-07:00

The following history of Key Club was taken from the Key Club Manual, Chapter II, titled "The Key Club: A Unique Kiwanis Program for Youth."

Origin. It was in May 1925 in Sacramento, California, that the eleven charter members comprising the first Key Club met officially for the first time. Prior to that meeting came a full year's activity and thought, through which the idea of the Key Club developed and finally reached fruition. The following describes that flowering.
In California during the twenties, high school fraternities were in their heyday. Educators and others were concerned with the pernicious side of these groups and sought some means of replacing them with more wholesome activity for youth. Fraternities were banned by law; they merely went underground, to be heard of only when their excesses received glaring publicity. The idea of junior service clubs, similar to Kiwanis and other civic clubs, was broached in 1924, but the practical application was not put into effect until 1925.

Two men in the Sacramento Kiwanis club, who were high school administrators, approached their club with the idea of a junior service club in the high school, to be patterned after Kiwanis and to have its own classifications based on school interests and to hold luncheon meetings. Through this group in the high school, the Kiwanis club hoped to provide vocational guidance, first to boys who had decided upon their future occupation, and then to the entire school. The Kiwanis club president liked the plan and appointed a committee to look into the matter. The principal of the high school was most receptive and assisted in finding boys interested in joining such a group. Next, the plan was presented to the Board of Education upon the principal's request, and following its approval, the first Key Club meeting was held early in May 1925. Evidence of the value of this group and its program is found in the fact that the Sacramento High School Key Club is still in flourishing existence today.

The club held weekly luncheons in the school, where Kiwanians came to speak to the group on various vocations. Key Club members attended Kiwanis meetings as guests of the club to enhance further the value of Key Club membership by bringing high school students into constant contact with the business and professional men of the community. As the experience of the Key Club grew, a noticeable trend toward expanding the original purpose and activity was found possible, and the club was soon a complete service organization for the whole school. It also offered a social program to balance its service activities.

Early Development. Through contact with the Sacramento Key Club and Kiwanis Club, other Kiwanis groups soon became interested in the activity and sponsored similar organizations in their own communities. One source of expansion during these early years came through high school principals and other educators. The school men responsible for the Sacramento Key Club talked of it with their colleagues and wrote of its activities in various articles. This resulted in many requests for information being sent to the Sacramento Kiwanis club concerning the Key Club. Such information was sent out and principals in various parts of the country were responsible for organizing similar groups in their own schools with the help of their local Kiwanis clubs. Practically all Key Club expansion which took place during the next fifteen years was accomplished in this way. By that time fifty clubs were functioning in California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
In 1939 the first plan for combining individual local Key Clubs into federated groups was developed in Florida. With Kiwanis counsel, a convention of existing clubs was held, a state association formed, and officers elected. The purpose of the State Association was to promote an exchange of ideas concerning the Key Club activity and to expand the number of Key Clubs. Conventions were held each succeeding year, and when the International Constitution and Bylaws were adopted in 1946, the Florida Association became the first Key Club district.

Florida was instrumental also in promoting the formation of an International Association of Key Clubs to perform for the entire country what the Florida Association had done for Key Clubs in that state. In 1943, at the invitation of the Florida boys, Key Clubbers from clubs in Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee were in attendance at the annual convention of the State Association held in Sanford. The representatives voted to form an International Association of Key Clubs and elected Malcolm Lewis of West Palm Beach, Florida, as first President.

Three formative years followed, during which the outlines of the present Key Club International organization were drawn. Lewis served one year and was followed in office by Eddie Richardson of Ft. Lauderdale, and Roger Keller of New Orleans. Keller presided over the third annual convention in New Orleans on April 27, 1946, at which time delegates from all parts of the country approved the Constitution and Bylaws, officially launching Key Club International.

During these years of early growth and increasing organization, Kiwanis International had not been idle. The Key Club was early recognized as a local club project, and no attempt was made to control its overall organization. In 1942 the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees recommended the movement to all clubs and directed the Boys and Girls Work committee to undertake the sponsorship of these clubs as an activity for students of high school age. In 1944 a special Kiwanis International Committee on Sponsored Youth Organizations was formed to look after Key Club work. Finally, in 1946, a separate Key Club Department was created in the International Office of Kiwanis International to serve as a clearing house for Key Club information, to keep the records and handle correspondence of the organization, to provide effective liaison between Key Clubs and Kiwanis, and to conduct the annual International conventions. Now the Key Club Department also handles a monthly publication--KEYNOTER--which was first issued in May 1946. The Kiwanis International Committee on Key Clubs was formed on January 1, 1949.

Present Status. Since May of 1925, Key Club continues to grow rapidly. There are now clubs located throughout North America and the Caribbean area. In these groups, thousands of students are receiving training in leadership and service. The Key Club District organization is patterned after the original Florida District and its parent Kiwanis districts. These organizations hold their own annual conventions for fellowship, to coordinate the efforts of individual clubs, to exchange ideas on Key Clubbing, and to recognize outstanding service of clubs or individual with appropriate awards.

Key Club is truly an "International" organization. In 1946 the first club was built in Canada, and since that time many more have been added. Key Clubs have also been formed in the Caribbean and future growth is promising. Every year, led by the international officers, two hundred or more new Key Clubs are added to this fast growing organization, but emphasis is on permanent, active clubs, rather than on mere numbers as such. With this criterion as a guide, Key Clubs can expect a steady, healthy growth for many years to come.

MISSION STATEMENT

"Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership."

VISION

"To develop competent, capable, and caring leaders through the vehicle of service."

CORE VALUES

The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness.

PLEDGE

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 combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

MOTTO

Caring – Our Way of Life
OBJECTS

To develop initiative and leadership.
To provide experience in living and working together.
To serve the school and community.
To cooperate with the school principal.
To prepare for useful citizenship
To accept and promote the following ideals:
To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social contacts.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service, and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.