The Locksmith: June/July Issue by Stuyvesant High School Key Club

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After returning from the Dominican Republic in early August, me and the rest of the Locksmith committee have been busy at work prepping the designs for this issue It's nice taking a break from college applications and tours to make these designs, and I wish the best of luck to my fellow rising seniors as they continue with their pre college journeys. Remember to keep sending in your event photos and article submissions!! Your contributions help us keep publishing content That's all for now, and enjoy the rest of your summers! Be sure to stay hydrated and keep doing the things you love :D in care

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As always d by us but the individua overlooke submittin of Hope, filling out forms for the Locksmith, and just engaging with us! Only with your engagement does the Locksmith continue to flourish. Despite being apart in quarantine, you’ve all managed to keep the Key Club spirit alive. I do want to remind everyone that the quarantine stories is always open as there are always new quarantine stories to tell. Seeing everyone's faces at Induction made me quite sentimental of this past service year and our graduating seniors. Congratulations to everyone for finishing the school year! It’s been grueling but we made it. In addition, I must also address that these past two months have been marked by very impactful events. It is important that we do not remain ignorant. As Key Clubbers, we should utilize our platforms and lead this change. I encourage everyone to read the statements given by Key Club. Note Note K E A R A O ' D O N N E L L

Hi everyone! Thank you for sticking around to read this issue! I want to personally thank everyone who has volunteered, sent photos, and/or attended fundraisers these past few months, and taking time our of your busy and (hopefully) relaxing summers to support Key Club <3

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KEYI GUO 9 Hey Hey Key Clubbers!

I cannot believe the summer is basically over! Whether it be picnicking under the stars to crying on that one upside down ride at Luna Park because I thought I was going to die, these past two months have definitely been one to remember Last week, I was at an entrepreneurship convention in North Carolina and if I took away anything, it was that life is short and we have to make the most of it So with the two weeks of summer break left apply for that position you ’ ve been wanting, splurge a little on that new restaurant you wanted to try, ask that person out :)

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I also wanted to take a moment to give a special acknowledgement to all of the Directors who put in 110% percent effort into ensuring the functionality of this club and their committees. Thank you to Iris and Amaryllis for slaving away counting money in the blistering heat Thank you to Eric, Jasmine, and Andy for answering my endless questions on event proposals and beneficiaries. Thank you to Tammy and Nakib for making all these beautiful graphics on such short notice. Thank you to Adeeb and Preena for making this very beautiful locksmith article. And of course, thank you to every member of the Cabrisuns for making all their efforts possible. Take care of yourselves and I can’t wait to bump into all of you in the halls come September Keep volunteering! Yours in care and service, Isabella Chow Key Club President Cabrisuns 2022 2023

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Thank you for reading the Locksmith, and enjoy the rest of your summer! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in September! Yours in care and service, Ashley Lin Stuyvesant Key Club Vice President Cabrisuns 2022 2023

Thank you so much for volunteering at our events, contributing to our fundraisers, and joining our meetings. We really appreciate your dedication to Key Club. I saw many of you at Japan Fest and the August meeting, and I’m so glad there were so many participants! I hope you all have been able to make valuable memories through Key Club.

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Please sign up for our future volunteering events and fundraisers. We have so many in store for you all! I hope to see lots of you there!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! The past few weeks have gone by so fast. I can’t believe we ’ re returning to school in less than a month! I am not ready to be a senior.

This summer, I’ve been balancing college applications and my internship, and it’s been stressful, to say the least Regardless, I’m glad I’ve been able to catch up on some much needed sleep and relaxation.

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KEYI GUO 9 Hey friends,

WOOO SUMMER! Unfortunately, vacation is almost coming to a close but I hope everyone enjoyed their time off! The past two months have been a blast for me: going to lots of places, spending time with friends and family, and making tons of precious memories Really wanted to just enjoy myself before starting the dreadful senior year and stressful college applications I am so glad that Stuyvesant Key Club kept up with the hard work even throughout the summer. We managed to continue hosting dozens of successful volunteering events and fundraisers all throughout the city despite half the club being on vacation. I am truly proud of everyone ’ s dedication coming out every weekend to volunteer in this blazing hot weather. After four quick months, we are already over three quarters done with our service hour goal and I have confidence that we will easily exceed it Stuyvesant Key Club is growing larger than ever and words cannot describe how strong of a family we have built in the past months.

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Can’t wait to see everyone again once school starts. Looking forward to everything we will be able to accomplish in the next seven months Buy our merch please Yours in care and service,

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I'm Raymond, your treasurer and I've mostly been working and studying for the August SAT. Recently I went to Bloom Again Brooklyn on August 25, and I highly recommend it for anyone The staff we worked with were incredibly friendly, you got to help prep and make arrangements with beautiful flowers, keep some leftover flowers for yourself, and most importantly know that they were going to elders and hardworking medical staff I couldn't be more grateful for all the hard work our volunteers do for Key Club, and hope you guys keep it up! P.S. Make sure to sign up for our roller skating fundraiser with Cardozo on September 10! Yours in care and service, Raymond Zou Stuyvesant Key Club Treasurer Cabrisuns 2022 2023

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Hey Ke As alw ated by us but ry individ be overlo e submi es of Hope, filling out forms for the Locksmith, and just engaging with us! Only with your engagement does the Locksmith continue to flourish. Despite being apart in quarantine, you’ve all managed to keep the Key Club spirit alive. I do want to remind everyone that the quarantine stories is always open as there are always new quarantine stories to tell. Seeing everyone's faces at Induction made me quite sentimental of this past service year and our graduating seniors. Congratulations to everyone for finishing the school year! It’s been grueling but we made it. In addition, I must also address that these past two months have been marked by very impactful events. It is important that we do not remain ignorant. As Key Clubbers, we should utilize our platforms and lead this change. I encourage everyone to read the statements given by Key Club. Hi everyone!! I hope everyone has had a great summer. For me, it feels like the summer went by way too fast, and I’m wholly unprepared for college applications and just senior year in general However, one thing that I’m definitely looking forward to is Stuy Key Club during the beginning of the school year! We have a lot of upcoming projects and events planned for our members, and are looking to welcome new members into our community! It’s going to be great seeing old and new faces. Additionally, as you might know, we ’ ve held our 22 23 Merch Logo Contest recently, so I’m also really looking forward to our new Stuy Key Club logo and new merch. Everyone did incredible with their design submissions; we were all blown away by the artistic and creative talent in our community! Something new that the Visual Media Committee has been up to this summer is making event posters at the beginning of each month, which are posted on Instagram and in our President Izzy’s amazing newsletters! Furthermore, our Visual Media Directors,Tammy Zhao and Nakib Abedin, have been doing fabulous work not only with the Instagram posters, but also with our 2022 2023 Stuy KC Promo Vid, so make sure to check out their hard work here! :) I would also like to give a huge shout out to everyone who has been attending volunteer events and fundraisers during the summer and keeping up with us on social media! It’s great that you all are spreading the hard work and goodwill of Key Club even when school’s out. :) Yours in care and service, Evelyn Chen Stuyvesant Key Club Webmaster Cabrisuns 2022 2023

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12 CLUB UPDATES PAST PFUNDRAISERS AST FUNDRAISERS DAVE AND BUSTER'S FUNDRAISER Date: June 29th 2022 With over 200 participants and $1,853 raised for the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Fundraising Committee and Key Club board revived our annual D&B tradition with 3 hours of arcade games and fun memories! STUY X SIT MOVIE FUNDRAISER Date: July 10th, 2022 In collaboration with Staten Island Tech, Key Clubbers traveled to Alpine Cinemas to watch Thor: Love and Thunder and raise money for our district project, Pencils of Promise.

13 AUGUST DIVISIONAL DIVISION UPDATES Abigail Choi LieutenantGovenor division11@nydkcorg Join us at our August Divisional to connect with members, hear updates, have a bunch of fun, and so much more! Sign up for the Zoom link below! When: Monday, August 29th @ 7PM Where: Zoom! FALL RALLY INTEREST FORM Fall Rally is an event in which you will be able to participate in the wonderful workshops and meet new Key Clubbers from all over New York! This year's Fall Rally will be with Divisions 1 through 12 and it will be in person! Submit articles for the Panda Press! Another addition to Division 11 is the updated Discord server! With new channels, bots, and custom emojis, you can invite friends and other members to join and start chatting! DIVISION 11 DISCORD!

14 Check out the Empire Key! DISTRICT UPDATES MEET OUR SISTRICT & INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE Our new International Trustee is Ava Samatakis from the Capital District! International Trustees oversee a sistrict, Our sistrict this year is made up of the New York, Caribbean Atlantic, & Alabama District to form New Cari Bama! GOVERNOR GAB'S GREETING District Governor Gabriella Slootsky just released her August Governor's Greeting! It contains information about our sistrict, international trustee, a service spotlight, and more! Pencils of Promise has the mission to ensure that every child has access to quality education. DISTRICT PROJECT GOVERNOR'S PROJECT Soles 4 Souls collects new shoes and clothing to distribute to people in need across the US and around the world

Are you interested in becoming a tutor? Key Club International's newest partner is with Schoolhouse, a free math peer tutoring platform over Zoom NYDKC’s goal is 550 hours of volunteer tutoring The first district to reach its target wins: An exclusive, district wide event with Sal Khan, the founder A free Schoolhouse t shirt for every active tutor in that district A certificate signed by Sal and Key Club leadership Sign up today! SCHOOLHOUSE 15 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE Key Club International introduced the Global Leadership Certificate program for members. In soon to be 39 courses, through videos, assessments, resources and activities, you’ll learn how to get your voice heard and your community’s concerns met. The District with the highest percentage of Key Clubbers enrolled in the program BY APRIL 30TH will get front row seating at the Opening Session at ICON and will enjoy a district pizza party there! INTERNATIONAL UPDATES

16 JUNE 25 Taste of Brooklyn (Crown Heights) NYSoM Once Upon a Time Festival JUNE 19 Field Day past Japan Festival Brooklyn JUNE 25 JUNE 26 Japan Day Parade JUNE 25

17 JUNE 29 JULY 24 Dave & Buster’s Fundraiser Events! JULY 4 JULY 30 JULY 31 NYCRUNS FIRECRACKER 5K & 10k D11 NYC Triathlon Color Run Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

18 Upcoming AUG 3 Crown Heights JCC Food Pantry AUG 6 NYC Runs Ice Cream Social 5K & 10KAUG 13 Summer Streets AUG 19 5 Borough Amusement Park FundraiserAUG 2O NYSoM Back to School Bonanza

19 Events! NYC Runs Ice Cream Social 5k & 10k (Brooklyn) Japan Festival East Village AUG 25 Bloom Again Bklyn AUG 27 AUG 27 NYSoM Back to School Wonderland AUG 28 SEP 25 Adventures at Governor’s Island Fundraiser

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For this annual two day event, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival hosted volunteers from all across New York City. At 6AM, I set out to pick up the hoard of Key Clubbies from a random corner in Brooklyn. The crowd included Senior Caucus President, Andrey Sokolov, and crowd favorite, John Fang. We drove into Flushing as the sun was rising and even stopped for a Starbucks break along the way. The 12 hour volunteer shift was full of hard labor, free food, and really really rich companies. In the beginning, the Stuy Key Club crowd was responsible for checking in and registering teams. Somewhere along the way, the waterside crowd kidnapped me and I spent the rest of my day with Bronx Science Key Club docking and launching the boats. This event is easily one of my favorites for this service year and I cannot wait to go back again next year.

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On the bright morning of June 26th, Key Clubbies visited the bottom of Brooklyn to help NYCRUNs staff at their Coney Island 5k. A one mile trek down the broadwalk started off the morning, where folded tables and a man named “Avery” awaited them. There, the Key Clubbies began setting up the three tier water station while fending off thirsty bystanders. As they awaited the race, DeAngelo Poon took a splendid nap on the wooden bench just situated under the blistering sun and Danny Xiong was banished to the other volunteer station. During the 5k race, the Key Clubbies maintained the water station and when there were no more cups, they resorted to dumping fresh water on the heads of the sweaty runners. After the race concluded and the once-water station was returned to its original state of a sandy boardwalk, all the Key Clubbies reunited to fine dine at the local IHOP.

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Starting at an early 7AM, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival kicked off its second day (7/31) of its annual race. After checking in, we were assigned to do check-ins and registration. While it was tricky to get the hang of it at first, my group soon became accustomed to everything and performed in an efficient streamline. To bring a smile to some faces, we placed a green stuffed triceratops named Truck at the edge of our table, so people could tap it for good luck. He did, indeed, get a lot of taps and smiles that day from competitors and strangers. After a wave of check-ins had passed, we watched the racers harmoniously sway their oars back and forth to the rhythm of the drum. This event inspired me to join dragon boat racing in the future. I can wholeheartedly say that this has become my favorite Key Club event, and I would recommend everyone to volunteer next year. We got free food, an unforgettable experience, and met new people. What more could you ask for?

Photographer of ways loved photography, but I never foun xcited about taking photos of people. I've hotos of landscapes or architecture over myself out there with Key Club events and volu photos as well has helped me break out of that sh to form such wonderful connections with other pe encouraged to capture those moments and mem There are so many priceless moments that come and it's been a pleasure to participate as well as of those moments.

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Hey folks, my name is DeAngelo Poon and I’m a current sophomore. I joined key club at the very beginning of freshman year when it was still remote as a member of the fundraising committee. Before I joined key club, I found it quite intimidating, and I found it scary at first. However, after spending some time with my fellow key club members and getting to know how key club works, I found it not scary at all. Now I find it a close knit community of dedicated people who spend a lot of their time out of the day helping the community and the people who live in it. My favorite key club memory is probably the first in person volunteering event I ever attended. It was the 49th Annual Dragon Boat Festival (2021) in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Although the park was quite far (I live in South Brooklyn), I woke up especially early to go to the event. There, I met many key club members in person, such as the current president of the time and my fundraising directors. I carried tables (yay fun!) and got my first shirt from a volunteering event, kicking off an ever increasing collection. To end off, I encourage everyone to pursue more in key club, whether that is applying for a committee or running for higher positions. Although you may not succeed (like me), you will gain valuable experience that may help you become a better person. After all, key club wouldn’t thrive without the ordinary members of key club who show up and make a difference. As one of my role models once said: Make Key Club great again”

DeAngelo Poon

To be honest, my introduction to Key Club was quite strange. I was just chilling on a bench at school when a kid popped out of nowhere. “Hey! You! Townsend Harris Fundraiser! Come!” Turns out that kid was David Chen, the New York District Key Club Webmaster. I was super confused, why was this kid promoting another school’s fundraiser?? But from that day forward, Key Club became a pretty big part of my high school life. In fact, I even joined one of their four selective committees, the best of the four, Visual Media. (Tammy Zhao best director). Key Club events were definitely fun, there’s always something new every weekend. I would be sorting flowers one day, then filling water cups the next. However, going to these events was not easy for me. Here’s the thing, I live really far from school. LIKE REALLY FAR. (Around 120? 130? miles for a round trip to stuy). No offense but the New Projects Committee really sucks for constantly organizing events that start at 6 am. So I am waking up at 3 or 4 am and traveling 2 hours to get to these events. It sucks. I also tend to arrive at events 2 or 3 hours early because I live so far away and didn’t want to be late. Summer with Key Club was a blast but I’m pretty sure I spent more hours on the LIRR than volunteering. BTW, my favorite key club memory was when I got ice cream one time and my best friend, Damian tried coercing me to give it to him.

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