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The
Liners Key Election Edition
Phillipsburg Key Club’s
Choice 2016
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Table of Contents
Farewell Letters from Your
2015-2016 Senior Officers…….3-5
Candidates’ Biographies…..6-14
Contact Information………......12
Key Club Pledge………...……..12
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Dear Key Clubbers, Joining Key Club was one of the best decisions I have ever made, and looking back, now as a senior well into my second semester, I sometimes wish that I could spend more years in high school just to stay in such an amazing organization. Of course that seems ludicrous, but four years is just not enough! So to all the underclassmen who are already sick of high school, you do not know how lucky you are. You have so much time in your hands, time to finally volunteer at that shelter, time to start a new project—time to make a difference. Although my Key Club years are over, I hope to continue
serving others as I enter college. I am eternally grateful to Key Club for allow ing me to make new friends, to create lifelong memories, and most importantly, to give back to the community.
Your 2015-2016 Club Editor,
Christianna Pepingco
Farewell Letters from Your 2015-2016 Senior Officers
Key Club has taught me skill sets and values that I could never learn beyond the classroom. By giving back to the community and others, Key Club has shown me the true capabilities of us teenagers. We serve because we care, because it's our way of life. I 'm also very thankful that key club has honed my leadership skills and taught me the responsibilities that come with holding officer positions. I enjoyed myself at service events, RTCs, DCON, etc. Overall, I'm thankful that I got to spend all four years of my high school career being a part of this organization.
Your President,
Mandy Chan
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To the new officers and the rest of my fellow Key Clubbers: If there’s anything I’ve learned during my short time as a
Key Club officer and person, it’s that when people stress the importance of setting goals, they’re only half right. You’ll never have a shortage of ideas, of things you should do and accomplish; the hard part is taking the time to make them happen. So my advice to you in the coming year is to avoid procrastination. (I’ve yet to find a way to follow this advice myself, but perhaps you’ll be more successful than I have been.) Regardless of whether your goals are related to Key Club (like participating in more service projects or recruiting more friends to join) or pertain to life in general (like mastering a new skill or becoming a kinder person), start as soon as possible and keep working on achieving them. The time w ill pass whether you make progress or not, so you might as well make the most of the time you’re given. You may even find that, once you gain a little momentum, you can achieve something greater than you had envisioned before you started.
It’s been a pleasure serving as your Vice President, and I wish you the best of luck in this service year and beyond.
Sincerely,
Alex Mayo
This past service year has been an incredible experience for me. Altogether, we have accumulated nearly 2,400 volunteer hours so far.
Words cannot describe how proud I am to be a part of such an amazing club. I'd like to thank Mr. Babbitt and Mrs. Meissner for being
the best advisors a club could ever ask for. I'd also like to thank my other Key Club officers for all of their hard work and dedication. I am so incredibly blessed to be a part of such a wonderful Key Club team.
You guys are my family. I love you, and I'll miss you!
Love,
Hannah Wang
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As the year slowly comes to an end, so does my time being apart of the Phillipsburg Key Club. Key Club was the very first club that I joined my freshman year. I had heard so many positive comments about it that I knew it would be the perfect club for me. From cooking and serving meals at Soup Kitchens to helping others at events like Thomas the Train, I have really enjoyed giving back to my community. I was able to work my way up to become the treasurer and have enjoyed fulfilling this role. I want to wish good luck to the future treasurer of the 2016-2017 school year. If I have any advice to give to you, it would be stay as organized as possible and to enjoy your time as treasurer because before you know it, your term will be already over! I appreciate everything that Key Club has taught me and look forward to continue caring for and serving others.
Love,
Sia Gabrilis
Best Wishes to the newly elected officers!
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Candidates’ Biographies
Kendra Bayne
Kendra is a junior at PHS and an active member of Key Club. She
is currently the committee chair of the scrapbook committee,
and she was the former Editor of the Phillipsburg Key Club.
Kendra has participated in many events such as the William
Nixon Veteran’s Tribute, the haunted high school, the polar
express, and the cookie walk. Additionally, Kendra is very active
in other school activities. Kendra is a three-year member of the
varsity swim team. She also participates clubs including Student
Council, National Honor Society, and Mock Trial. Kendra is very
organized, she is a hard worker, and she cares a lot about Key
Club. Kendra is the best choice for President of the Phillipsburg
Key Club because all of these qualities will make her a
valuable asset to the other officers, as well as the fact that she
has already served as a Key Club officer. Kendra hopes to
continue to be an influential member of Key Club for the
upcoming year, and she hopes to make the 2016-2017 Key Club
school year very enjoyable.
President
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Kirstin Heagy
Kirstin Heagy is running for Key Club president this year. She is
kind and respectful and puts her heart and soul into everything
she does. She is understanding and open to anything. She has
been in keyclub since freshmen year and has been a committee
head for one year. She believes that it is her time to step up and
shine. She will dedicate herself to this position as if it was a part
of her. She doesn't have much on her plate and this means that
she can be dedicated to making the club extravagant and
enjoyable for everyone. She wants to be president because she
wants to make a difference in the club and make it more known
to others. She wants people to be involved and come back to
every meeting and go to every event they can. She wants to
give people the ability to give back to the community as much as
possible. When she becomes president she will create a club that
makes people feel like they have a place to go to help the
community. She will make people come and participate in every
event they can. When she becomes president there will be
hundreds of people at every meeting anxious to give back. Vote
for Kirstin Heagy for Key Club president 2016-2017, and she will
make the difference that is needed.
President (continued)
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Trisha Pakkala
Becoming an officer of such a prestigious club is an honor for
anyone. However, a person who is truly dedicated to the Key
Club would want to become an officer so that they can make a
stronger impact on the community. Also, an officer should be
responsible enough to handle the position, have good character,
and be a good leader. As Vice-President, one should be reliable
in case of an emergency, and someone that you can always
count on to be supportive and open to new ideas. They should
strive go beyond what the responsibilities of that position is. To
have a fantastic term, one should try to offer new perspectives
on existing ideas and should craft new ideas to give this Key
Club a little boost. It is especially important for a Vice-President
to step in whenever any of the members or officers need help.
Most importantly, they should have the passion to serve others
because that is what being a Key Club member is all about:
service.
Vice President Michael Bai
Michael Bai is an organized, intelligent, and social person who
would be an ideal candidate for the position of Vice President. He
is an organized and intelligent individual who is more than
capable of leading a group. He regularly attends Math Matters
and; being a social person, gets along well with others. Michael’s
plan includes keeping everyone on the officer board connected
and updated, bringing new members in by reaching out to them,
and promoting new chances for leadership among the
underclassmen in Key Club.
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Naa Quaye
Naa Quaye is running for vice president of the Key Club.
Currently she is the corresponding secretary, and she has done
an amazing job this service year. Naa has been in Key Club
since her freshman year, and she has been a very involved
member with ample amount of cumulated hours. Naa wants to
be the vice president because she wants to continue to exercise
her great leadership skills while implementing some new ideas
that will improve the function of the club. Two things she hopes
to bring to the club is making more use of the committees and
coming up with new events that have never been done.
Thank you as you consider Naa Quaye for vice president!
Aditya Rao
Aditya Rao, the current Webmaster, is a junior running for the
position of Vice President. During his term as Webmaster, Aditya
Rao has doubled our Key Club’s social media audience and
greatly expanded the functions and usage of the website. With
over 175 hours of service both in and out of Key Club, Aditya has
the commitment and drive for service required of a true leader.
Aditya also has the requisite leadership experience—not only as
current Webmaster, but also as Secretary of our school’s
Forensics Team and Vice President of the Technology Club. In his
new role of Vice President, Aditya plans to streamline and
regroup the committees; ensure that, unlike previous years,
people are able to actively work with the committees for which
they sign up at the beginning of the school year; expand
leadership opportunities for underclassmen through committee
chair positions; and plan a new community service project
initiative.
Vice President (continued)
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Recording Secretary Sophia Martinez
Sophia is a sophomore running for Recording Secretary because
she enjoys doing service to her community, and she wants to get
more involved in the Key Club. In middle school, she was the
Secretary of the National Junior Honor Society, so she already
has some specific experience in what the Recording Secretary
does. If she gets this position, Sophia is excited to bring her
dedication to service, her responsibility, and her organization to
Key Club.
Corresponding Secretary Gina Elsayed
Gina Elsayed, a junior, is running for the position of
corresponding secretary for the 2016-17 year. Gina believes that
her characteristics as a communicator as well as her active
participation in services qualifies for this position. During her
three years as a key club member, she has managed to engage
in events such as soup kitchens, the annual polar express, and
the veteran's tribute. Gina also takes part in activities as a
member of the National Junior Honor Society and a member of
the tennis team. In addition, she is involved with assistant tennis
coaching and training for youth. Gina hopes to excel her
opportunities as corresponding secretary with the ability to carry
out information and fulfill any duties regarding the club's goals.
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Treasurer Audrey Boice
As an officer in Key Club one must want to lead others around
them. In particular, the treasurer position must be held by
someone well versed in numbers and finances. Additionally, the
treasurer should want to give input for future service
opportunities as well as have ideas on how the Key Club can be
improved. Next, the treasurer should have past experience with
holding an officer position in another club. Also, they should
have been fully involved with the Key Club attending every
meeting possible. In addition, they should have participated in
various service activities since they will need to as an officer next
year. Lastly, the treasurer should want to make the club have its
most successful year financially as well as in fundraisers. Also,
the treasurer should encourage the other members to exceed
goals throughout the year in order to attain the most productive
year possible. An important quality to posses as treasurer is
being trustworthy, someone who will get a job and go above and
beyond to complete it. All in all, the treasurer must fulfill this
leadership position by guiding their peers while assisting in
exceeding the Key Club's goals for next year.
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Angela Chan
Angela Chan is a sophomore who is running for Treasurer. She is
very experienced in dealing with money since she has helped out
at her uncle’s restaurant since she was in third grade. The skills
she has developed during this time would be an asset to her as
treasurer as she oversees fundraisers and the collection of dues.
Additionally, she is very responsible and hardworking, as
evidenced by her dedication to her extracurricular activities and
her schoolwork. She hopes to bring new ideas to the club as well
as encourage many more members to join Key Club.
Treasurer (Continued)
Ebonie Corbett
Ebonie wants to be an officer because she wants to put her
leadership skills to good use and also, she is really crazy about
math. Ebonie is very responsible, she has leadership skills, very
hardworking, and she doesn’t rest until all her assignments and
projects are done. If she is elected treasurer, she will make sure
that all the funds that Key club makes will be counted for,
meaning no cent left behind. Also, she will make sure that the
money that key club makes will be smartly distributed. Vote
Ebonie for Treasurer!
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Editor Andre Pepingco
In his sophomore year of high school, Andre Pepingco has served
Phillipsburg High School's Key Club for two years. During the two
years he spent as a member of Key Club, Andre participated in
many events not limited to only soup kitchens and fundraising
stands, but also in the concerts for Phillipsburg's veterans and
the celebration of Memorial Day. Like many other students,
Andre is involved in multiple clubs, and one of those being a
member of the school's marching band. In band, he holds a
small leadership position that helped him acquire traits that
make him versatile in assisting people. He loves to help people
out in any way, and he serves to make people happy. In
addition, he aspires to be like his sister, the current Editor, and
plans on continuing the production of the club's
newsletters. Andre looks forward to becoming the editor of Key
Club as he strives to take on a larger role in leadership and work
to improve Phillipsburg's Key Club.
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Webmaster Caleb Frey
My name is Caleb Frey, and I am a Junior running for Phillipsburg
Key Club’s position of Webmaster, and I feel that I could be the
best one to date. To be honest, I was never formally taught how
to code HTML, aside from some introductory courses on
Code Academy. I’m almost entirely self-taught about website
design and management, and technology in general, but I am
widely regarded as the Tech guy at my church, in my family,
where my dad works, and in my classes. I am currently
President of my church’s youth group, and became the
obligatory webmaster there, where I set up a website and got a
domain for it, www.ogpyg.tk, and then set up email accounts
with the
address. (If you take a look at your inbox, I also sent this
document from [email protected]). I was also asked to
become a Youth Deacon at Church, where I also have been given
the task of sorting out computer issues. At this point, I realize
that it seems like bragging, but I was influenced by Marissa’s
Math tutoring, which I almost always attend, and started a free
computer help service at the library, with a special voicemail
inbox for it.
As webmaster for Key Club, I plan to make it easier to access
agendas and sign up for events online, as I can’t figure out how
to sign up online anymore. Ideally, I want to get a special
domain name for our website (key.club is available), so that
people don’t have to rely on Google searches to remember our
current address. I think that taking all of this into consideration,
I would make a great Key Club webmaster during my final year
here at PHS (In a New School!)
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Contact Information
President: Mandy Chan
Vice President: Alex Mayo
Recording Secretary: Hannah Wang
Corresponding Secretary: Naa Quaye
Treasurer: Sia Gabrilis
Editor: Christianna Pepingco
Webmaster: Aditya Rao
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Greg Babbitt
Kiwanis Advisor: Mrs. Helene Meissner
Club Email;
Division 13 LTG: Julien Rosenbloom
Key Club Pledge: I pledge on my honor to uphold all objects
of Key Club International; to build my
home, school, and community, to serve my
nation and God, and to combat all forces
which tend to undermine these institutions.