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Hey Turquoise Turtles! My name is Jessica Tran and I am your 2012-2013 Lieutenant Governor. I am so honored and thrilled to serve you guys and I can’t wait for the year ahead of us. I am seventeen years old and am currently a junior at Adolfo Camarillo High School. I have been in KIWIN’S for three years, spending my 2011-2012 KIWIN’S year as Camarillo KIWIN’S Co-Secretary and Executive LTG Assistant.

H E LL O HEL LO F ROM YOUR N EW LT G!

Special points of interest:

a letter from your

IP LTG Jackie Palma

DCON 2012:

RECAP!

Relay For Life

Results for 2012-

2013 Board Members!!

OTC/DCM—June 2

In this issue:

“What’s Happening with your IP Lieutenant Governor Jacquelyn?”

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Did you go to DCON?

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Spotlight on FTHS 4

New Year, New People Divisional Reminders

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2012-2013 LTGS

Cal-Nev-Ha: KIWIN’S Turquoise Division May 2012 Volume 2, Issue 1

TURQUOISE TIMES

Throughout my high school years, KIWIN’S has always been a major part of my life, especially this past year. Being a Camarillo KIWIN’S board member strengthened my love for KIWIN’S and enabled me to see what I could do for my school, community, and even the world, which consequently motivated me to be your 2012-2013 Turquoise Lieutenant Governor. As your LTG, I promise that I will not only fulfill my duties but go above and beyond to make sure that you will have an unforgettable KIWIN’S experience. My goals for this year can be described in three words: self-sufficiency, expansion, and interconnectedness. I want Turquoise Division to be strong and independent, without having to rely on any club in Turquoise. As for expansion, I hope to spread the KIWIN’S spirit and love throughout Ventura County by chartering at least one school. And finally, as for interconnectedness, I believe that KIWIN’S is all about the people you meet and the friendships that are formed. As a result, I want to make sure that every member in Turquoise feels included no matter how far we live from each other, how old we are, or what school we go to. Self-sufficiency. Expansion. Interconnectedness. That is what I want for Turquoise and that is what we will achieve. I look forward to getting to know you on a more intimate level and I look forward to the year ahead of us!

Love, Jessica Tran

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S o m e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s

d u r i n g J a c k i e ’ s T e r m Distinguished Lieutenant Governor

Award

Best Committee Head on District

Board 11-12

Rechartered Foothill Technology

High School

239% Service Hour Increase

First LTG to bring two schools to

DCON

2nd Place Spirit Stick Award at

DCON 2012

J a c q u e l y n P a l m a : A Y e a r i n R e v i e w

Jackie Palma will undoubtedly go in the “Turquoise Hall of Fame” for amazing past

LTGs. Her charisma, never ending enthusiasm, and passion for KIWIN’S truly made her a phenomenal LTG for Turquoise Division. We are so proud of what she has

accomplished and can’t wait to see what the future has in store for her. WE LOVE YOU

JACKIE<3

Hello Turquoise!

I cannot believe that my term as your Lieutenant Governor is officially over. Being your LTG was one of the best experiences of my life. The laughs, the love, the memories, have changed my life in ways that I never thought was possible. When I first decided to run for LTG, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I hope that you all continue to enjoy, love, and be a part of KIWIN'S because there is no other organization like it. There is no other club where you can meet friends from faraway places, celebrate service at Knott's Berry Farm and at a Hotel for three days, and change the world all at the same time. I just want to thank you all for your hard work, your dedication to the community, and for your constant support and love for me. Now as my term has passed, I ask for you all to pass on your love and support to your new LTG Jessica Tran. Jessica is one of the most hardworking, loving, and dedicated individuals that I have ever met in my life. You all are extremely lucky to have her has your new LTG. Support her. Love her. Appreciate her. Thank you Turquoise for the amazing year. I seriously will remember my term for the rest of my life. I LOVE YOU TURQUOISE!

Love always, Jackie Palma

Turquoise Lieutenant Governor 2011-2012

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ WITH YOUR IP LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELYN?

“Jackie was more than just an

LTG; she was an inspira on, a

mo vator, the backbone of

our KIWIN’S club, and a true

friend.” - Megan McKnelly

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Anchored in Service: 2012 District Convention

At DCON 2012, Camarillo KIWIN’S broke their own personal record of most awards won at DCON. From April 20-22nd, Camarillo KIWIN’S managed to walk away with 13 awards including Distinguished President, Betty Stearns; Distinguished Secretarial Team, Jessica Tran & Megan McKnelly; 2nd Place Faculty Advisor, Shannon Klemann; and 1st Place Advisor Kiwanis Hall of Fame;Cecilia Rexford! Congrats Camarillo KIWIN’S on your success at DCON 2012!! You make Turquoise proud!

K u d o s t o C a m a r i l l o K I W I N S !

KIWIN’S is an amazing organization with amazing events, amazing people, and amazing service. And when these amazing people get together at an amazing event in honor of amazing service, something amazing happens: DCON!

2012 DCON was definitely a huge success. Over the course of three days divisions from all over the CAL-NEV-HA KIWIN’S district came and shared in a phenomenal experience;; they danced, they bonded, they showed off their talent, they attended inspirational workshops, and most importantly, they were honored for their service.

District board elections were held at DCON. After a series of caucuses, KIWIN’S said goodbye to this year’s district board members and welcomed the 2012-2013 district board. Among them was our very own Megan McKnelly from Camarillo KIWIN’S who will be the 2012-2013 District Secretary.

“DCON was an incredible experience,” Della Hu said, “I made so many new friends and grew closer to old ones. It was truly unforgettable.”

Yes, DCON is amazing. So why don’t you amazing Turquoise Turtles join us for next years DCON?

Did you go to DCON?

Turquoise at Sunday Brunch

DCON AWARDS! 2nd Place Distinguished President 3rd Place Distinguished Secretary 1st Place Kiwanis Advisor Hall of Fame 2nd Place Faculty Advisor 1st Place Sid Smith Award 2nd Place Single School Service 3rd Place Most Interclubs 3rd Place Most Improved Club 1st Place Service 2nd Place Single Fundraiser 2nd Place KIKS Spirit Award Project ONE Spirit Stick 2nd Place Spirit Stick

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SAVING LIVES...ONE LAP AT A TIME!

Relay is always one of Foothill Tech's biggest community service events of the year, as Ventura is generally very activist regarding cancer prevention. According to the website, our Relay Team, made of 25 members and led by seniors Tyler Ortmann and Alex Capilla, has raised $4,849!

We have been working for months with our indispensable Kiwanis partner, and survivor, Ms. Kathy Kinnear, by advertising the event, holding garage sales, baking goods, and a whole lot of private fundraising to reach this amount and to raise the individual $100 necessary to spend the night.

The day of Relay, May 5, 2012 (Cinco de Mayo), we sold snacks, auctioned Movie and Coffee/Tea baskets, and even created a "Dora the Explorer" scavenger hunt in which people got to follow clues to Swiper, Dora, and Diego. The scavenger hunt was definitely one of the highlights of the day, as we saw small children chase after Swiper to "catch him". The entire day, of course, was also spent with members walking along the track in 1/2 hour shifts. The day was long, and most of our overnight members got about 2-3 hours of sleep during a very cold night, but there's something about staying awake with your fellow club members until 4:00 in the morning, raising money for cancer research and talking about weird dreams that kind of connects everyone. Other activities that occurred during the day was: frantic APUSH studying, hula-hooping, card tricking, Mafia-playing, human pretzel-playing, and convincing someone who was in denial that he was cold, among other crazy things. I just thank God that it wasn't raining like the year before.

This year's relay was extremely successful, and it could not have been done without our co-captains, Tyler and Alex, and our Kiwanis partner, Ms. Kinnear. I can only hope that the Relays in the coming years will be just as successful... and fun!

- Emily Park IP FTHS President

SPOTLIGHT ON FOOTHILL TECHNOLOGY KIWIN’S

FOOTHILL TECHNOLOGY RAISED

$4,849 for CANCER RESEARCH!

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

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CONGRATULATIONS! CAN’T WAIT TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU!

Top left: Mina Kim Bottom left: Emily Park Center left: Clare Riley

The 2011-2012 school year is almost coming to an end. Filled with wonderful events, wonderful people, and wonderful memories, this year has become one of the most phenomenal years in KIWIN’S. And we are all sad to see it go.

But don’t worry, be happy! A new year is lying ahead of all of us overflowing with new events, new people, and new memories. Here is your 2012-2013 installation; the new people who will make the upcoming year even greater than before.

NEW YEAR, NEW PEOPLE!

FOOTHILL BOARD MEMBERS President: Emily Sim

Vice President: Chris Ramirez

Treasurer: Norint Tung

Secretary: Ailene Lee & Lucy Liao

Publicity Director: Veronica Lopez

Historian: Clare Riley

CAMARILLO BOARD MEMBERS President: Tyler Duffy & Jonathan Meier

Vice President: Jonny Goldstein

Secretary: Tinn Ou and Isabella Urbano

Treasurer: Erika Yoon & Justin Kohne

Publicity Chair: Kathleen Magno & Karina Wang

Historian: Jason Jang

DIVISIONAL BOARD MEMBERS Tech Editor “Webmaster”: Emily Park (FTHS)

Director of Projects/Fundraising: Clare Riley (FTHS)

Divisional Secretary: Mina Kim (ACHS)

Top right: Tyler Duffy Bottom right: Emily Sim Center right: Jonathan Meier

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JUNE 2: OTC & DCM AT THE CAMARILLO ARC CENTER!!!

REMINDERS:

May 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 MRFs, TVFs due!

2 ACHS meeting

FTHS meeting

3 ACHS: Tutoring 4 5 FTHS: Relay for Life

6 FTHS: Relay for Life

7 AP TESTING

8 AP TESTING

9 AP TESTING

10 ARF due! ACHS: Tutoring

11 FTHS Kiwanis meeting AP TESTING

12 ACHS: Letter Carrier’s/PCM

13 14 AP TESTING

15 AP TESTING

16 AP TESTING

17ACHS: Tutoring AP TESTING

18 AP TESTING

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20 FTHS: Park Cleanup

21 22 23 ACHS meeting

FTHS meeting

24 ACHS: Tutor-ing

25 May Board 26 May Board

27 May Board 28 29 30 ACHS meeting

FTHS meeting 31 ACHS: Tutoring 1 MRFs, TVFs due! 2 OTC &

DCM!

DIVISIONAL REMINDERS AND CONTACTS

Contact info: Jessica Tran

Turquoise Div. LTG 2012-2013 Cal-Nev-Ha KIWIN’S District

Adolfo Camarillo High School Cell: (805) 754-1832

Divisional Board

Mina Kim Executive Secretary

friendofiris@naver.com (805) 504-5769

Clare Riley Director of Projects

clarebear.inc@gmail.com (805) 861-8451

Emily Park Technology Editor

emjypark@gmail.com (310) 465-5213

Turquoise Presidents

Tyler Duffy ACHS Co-President TyJDuffy@aol.com

(805) 910-6168

Jonathan Meier ACHS Co-President

jonnym15@verizon.net (805) 233-4261

Emily Sim FTHS President

Emily.p.sim@gmail.com (805) 320-1006

1. SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE! Have at least one project a month!

2. You can start paying for 2012-2013 membership dues!! Bring $13.00 to your club meeting and have all your papers signed!!

3. Important sites: A) kiwins.org B) turquoisedivision.yolasite.com C) wix.com/turquoisedivision/camarillo

4. OTC: JUNE 2ND! 2:15 pm –3:15 p.m. DCM: JUNE 2ND! 3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m. WHERE? Camarillo Arc Center 480 Skyway Drive Camarillo, CA 93010 JOIN ME & YOUR OTHER TURTLES!<3