Your Key Club Officers, 2009-2010
Palo Alto High School Key Club
President: Kevin HuVice Presidents: Melanie Leng, Alex Liu
Treasurer: Jenny Hong
Secretary: Molly Chen
Publicity Chair: Jackie Woo
Bulletin Editor: Jodie Chen
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Mike McNulty
Kiwanis Advisor: Mr. Chris Torres
DIVISION 34S
Lieutenant Governor: Stefan TianExecutive Assistant: TBA
Tech-e-Tary: TBA
Editor-in-Chief: TBA
REGION 17
Advisor: Ms. Jennifer BuelnaAssistant: Mr. Jim Hart
Assistant: Mr. Jim Davis
CALI-NEV-HA DISTRICT
Governor: Diana NguyenSecretary: Breigh Dang
Treasurer: Hue Tran
Tech Editor: Andrew Shin
Convention Chair: Ben Chon
Member Recognition Chair: Pierre Bourbonnais
Member Relations Chair: Jonhny Pham
District Project Chair: Andrew Liu
Kiwanis Family Foundation Chair: Lorita Boghospor
Policy, International, and Elections Chair: Nathan Schlaffer
KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
President: Abigail McKameyVice President: Lance Wilson
11 Trustees, CNH Trustee: Larmon Luo
President: KEVIN HU
Kevin Hu, ’11 Senior
President 10-11
Vice President 09-10
Focus: Service & Logistics
Treasurer 08-09
Favorite Project: Kiwanis Special Games
Quote you live by: "Go to sleep."
Shhh it's a secret: I win ^_~
Why Did You Join Key Club?
Well, I originally joined Key Club because of my brother. So basically, every time he went to a Key Club event, I noticed that he would come back home smiling, and he would usually tell me what happened. This gave me the impression that these things called "Key Club events" might be actually fun and worth going to. And that is why I joined the Palo Alto Key Club.
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Vice President: MELANIE LENG
Melanie Leng , ’12 Junior
Vice President 10-11
Focus: Extra-School relations
Favorite Project: Rebuilding Together, Relay for Life, Kiwanis Special Games, DCON
Quote you live by: "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -Mother Teresa
Shhh it's a secret:Yes, I really am a full asian with freckles :D
Why Did You first become more Involved with Key Club?
I met our 08-10 president, Erika Ji, in zero period P.E. and saw her on club day being super enthusiastic about this Key Club. Having no idea whatsoever about the club, I signed up and found myself at her meetings and soon enough, at service events. I never really understood how Key Club was different from other community service clubs until I went to DCON, where I learned that not only is Key Club International the oldest and largest high school community service organization there is, but that our California-Nevada-Hawaii District has the most members of any district! I’ve made so many memories at DCON that I’ll cherish for life. There, I was able to scream my head off in heated sprit battles, decorate myself with purpleness, befriend a bunch of fellow penguins, watch Hillary Yuan run for District Tech Editor, be inspired by the Keynote speaker, but also be able to truly comprehend why over 38,000 members are so dedicated to this organization that we can raise over $137,000 for Pediatric Trauma Prevention. Since my freshmen year, every DCM, every club meeting, every new friend I make, every lap I walk in Relay for Life, every blood drive we host, every hour we spend fasting, every dollar we fundraise, every cause we contribute to, every person whose life I’ve touched makes love Key Club more by the second. I’m so insanely passionate about Key Club (as you can see) that I would not be able to imagine my life now without it. "People might not remember what you say. They look at what you do." That’s what our Keynote speaker, Keith Hawkins, told us at District Convention this year. So...what have YOU done? :)
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Vice President: ALEX LIU
Alex Liu, '12 Junior
Vice President 10-11
Focus: Intra-School relations
Project Chair 09-10
Favorite Project: Mr. Key Club Pageant, DCON
Quote you live by: "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."
Shhh it's a secret: I'm a drama queen! :O
What do you like about Key Club?
Key Club is more than just a club dedicated to community service. Sure, you may just JOIN for the hours, but once you get involved, you'll find yourself LOVING every aspect of it.
The focus. What can be better than spending your free time fighting for a cause? Whether it's combating poverty by helping out at EHP, acknowledging everyday heroes, reducing global warming by planting trees and saving the bay, or encouraging healthy living at local runs, Key Club makes a difference where it matters most.
The people. At all Key Club events, you are surrounded by people who care and want to BE the change they'd like to see. Key Clubbers are some of the nicest, most dedicated, and hard-working people.
The organization. Key Club's core values of leadership, character building, caring, and inclusiveness sets an example for how everyone should be. Personally, I think it would be easier to ask what I did not like about Key Club. The answer to that question: nothing.
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Treasurer: JENNY HONG
Jenny Hong, '11 Senior
Treasurer 10-11
Favorite Projects: All of them! Especially the smaller ones where we get to work directly with community members :)
Quote you live by: "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” –Thich Nhat Hanh
Shhh it's a secret: I eat dogs.
Why did you first become more involved with Key Club?
I have always loved Key Club activities; I so appreciate our opportunities to give back to our community. The more I participated, the more I enjoyed Key Club, and the more I enjoyed Key Club, the more I participated. So I thought, wow, there really is something amazing about Key Club! And so I wanted to dedicate myself even further and try to return a little of what the club has given me. I want to extend my giving also to within this awesome organization.
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Secretary: MOLLY CHEN
Molly Chen, '12 Junior
Secretary 10-11
Favorite Project: Relay For Life
Quote you live by: "I’m only human"
Shhh it's a secret: ummmmmm………. “I’m Asian!”
Why did you first become more involved with Key Club?
Of course, the reason why I joined Key Club was for the people. I have many friends who are also dedicated Key Club members, and they are the people who first encouraged me to go to events such as Relay for Life and the monthly FOPAL Book Sales. Thanks to those friends, I’ve learned how to communicate with others better and be a better leader. I can help our community by going to our service events and giving back. Once I realized how important Key Club is to me, I wanted to gather more people to join our cause and find out how great Key Club is for themselves. This is why I ran for Secretary—to spread the love! (<34S Penguins!)
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Publicity Chair: JACKIE WOO
Jackie Woo, '13 Sophomore
Publicity Chair 10-11
Favorite Project: Mr. Key Club Pageant
Quote you live by: "Live, Love, Laugh!"; "JIA"
Shhh it's a secret: I’m easily bribed by ice cream.
Why did you first become more involved with Key Club?
Before entering Paly in my freshman year, the few upperclassmen i knew were all involved in Key Club and encouraged me to join. One even wrote a long list of reasons, as they knew Key Club would appeal to my personal best interests. I enjoy making a difference as one more person helping a cause, and Key Club helped me do this, assisting the community in a fun way. I also love meeting new people, and as the year progressed, I found myself befriending many others through Key Club, some who have become my best and closest friends. I literally met at least one new person per event and my original group of friends from Paly/Gunn have spread to other schools which have Key Club as well. With these points, I feel motivated to become more involved and aim to spread Key Club’s benefits to everyone. :D
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Bulletin Editor: JODIE CHEN
Jodie Chen , '12 Junior
Bulletin Editor 10-11
Favorite Project: Fast For Awareness
Quote you live by: "We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face. We must do that which we think we cannot.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
Shhh it's a secret: I have pet chickens? O_o
Why did you first become more involved with Key Club?
I first became involved with Key Club when I made new friends that were very dedicated Key Club members. They convinced me to go to a couple of pretty fun events, and from then on, I decided that I wanted to join Key Club. I wanted to become more involved with Key Club because I wanted to be able to contribute back to the club. By being part of the board, I hope/still hope that I can help to attract new members and convince them to join so that they too can experience how fun Key Club is. :)
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