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I was not elected.
I guess that’s alright, because it is for the good of Key Club, rather than my own selfish slant.
We did not get to tell the Key Clubbers our speeches, and I wonder if I would win if we did give them.
We did get to tell them two sentences about ourselves, and I was unsure of myself, nervous, and not compelling. No, I did not do well. And thus, I did not get the position. It's all good.
I wish the best of luck to Matt, who was elected. He will do well, I’m sure of it. (Well, as I said in the last blog, only a fool is sure of anything, a wise man keeps on guessing. So, I’m not 100% sure, but pretty sure.) Zach became the president, mainly because he definitely deserved it, but also because he was running unopposed. (He won't get out of my blogs, either, will he? XD )
Key Club is one of the greatest clubs/groups/extra-curricular activity that High School offers, in my opinion. The idea behind service is to give back to the community. God has given us many blessings and gifts; we have our talents and abilities, and our character. He gave us our families, our lives, and our communities, and I attend a really great high school that, because of my pride in it, really want to post it all over the internet. But with so much God has given to us, it is a special honor to be able to give back to the community. In Key Club, we do just that. We give back to our community, helping where we can from CFO to ushering the plays. We “uphold the objects of Key Club.” It’s a great thing. But as with every other “institution,” there is room for new ideas and improvements. My little "two sentences" were my ideas for Key Club. I had a few specific goals for Key Club if I were to be elected. Zach did not like my ideas. But they were as follows.
Our Key Club Chapter is BIG. We have about 110+ students who have turned in an application, and some of us are very active. BUT there are people there who are just listed. They turned in an application, but do not participate in Key Club. Their service hour number is 0. They may have “joined” Key Club, but they haven’t really “joined in” on our great service opportunities. My vision is not to recruit new people, to encourage new members so much because Key Club’s mission in itself will do that without recruiting missions; I want to engage the people who have already joined but have not taken part. I want to get them active, and in that way, Key Club will grow in giving service.
The reasons for their inactivity are directly linked as to how I intended to accomplish this feat. It could be because this person bit off more than they can chew, but that cannot be the case because the service opportunities come at many different times, ranging from Sunday Morning Clean-ups to Friday night Lite the Night. It could be that they forgot that they are part of our institution. Or, in my opinion, the meetings are too somber. We run the meetings like a plutocracy, where we all sit attentively and listen to the goings-on and comings-up. No offense, but this isn’t a class, it’s a club. We are a community, a service team, and I feel that our meetings should reflect that. We should liven them up and lighten the mood. We could sit in one big circle rather than in the desks. That would help keep everyone focused in the circle, questions would be encouraged, and meetings will be more successful.
If I had all the time in the world, I may have been able to "sell" my ideas. But fate didn't work out that way. I'm frankly not crushed. It's one of those things that, by the laws of Mother Nature herself, one is not allowed to be upset about this. It's one of those things. (I can explain why nature doesn't allow poor sportsmanship, but it gets kinda grotesque... It has to do with Natural Selection, predator-prey relationships, and how the best man wins. And the rest of the community/niche/ecosystem accepts it as law.)
Besides, I could always try again next year. OR maybe run for class rep, if it's not too late.
Next year is going to be OVERLOAD.
But I guess I enjoy living life in OVERDRIVE.
Well, I'm going to go study for the OGT tomorrow--- It's on Social Studies. My worst AND best subject all compiled into one. :P
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Posted by Goo on 2008-03-13 20:46:32 | Rating: | Views: 75
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