1940s 2000s

Before Orange Coast College was constructed,

the land was used as the Santa Ana Army Air Base.
Formation of our beloved college began in
October 23, 1941 as construction of our earliest
buildings took place. The college was founded in
1947 and its first set of classes opened in the Fall
of 1948 with an enrollment of 500 student for
opening day. Today, most of the buildings that were
originally built in the 1940s are still present.
Campus monuments still also exist like the Clock
Tower in the main Quad area and the Science Special Thanks to our Kiwanis
Building brass sphere. The campus also had Advisor Jeff Dimsdale for pro-
viding us with this history of
different student life activies like Pirates Day and our college and how it got
the donkey basketball game. Much has changed started. Pictures are credited
to the book “Tumbleweeds
since the graduating class of 1948, but students at to Roses: A History of Orange
this campus still challenge themselves in reaching Coast College”.

their full academic potential.

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Happy Holidays OCC Pirates!
DANIEL
HA
I hope you all had a fantastic end of your Fall Semester! I’m sure you all did great
and are ready to move onto the NEW YEAR!! :D Oh boy, there is lots to talk about
but only so much space in this newsletter to take up! Okay, I’ll just hit the key
points. Let’s recap what we’ve done recently and look into the near future! :D
Fall Training Conference 2010 - Seriously, OCC, you all repped it so hard! Your
club brought so many energetic and enthusiastic members! I was so happy to
see and meet your new members and I really hope you all had as amazing of
CNH DISTRICT Governor
a time as I did. Congratulations, once again, on your T-Shirts! That’s two years
in a row that you’ve placed within the Top 3 out of over 30 submissions so
take lots of pride in that! In the upcoming weeks/months, the District will be
putting on multiple large-scale events, so do look forward to attending as many
as you can! Up first will be the District Large Scale Service Project, South located in
San Diego, CA. This will be in conjunction with Kiwanis Midyear South and there
will be tons of service, leadership, and fellowship experiences going on! Along
with DLSSP, there will be the Candidates Education Session which will give tips to
anyone who is interested in running for the next District Board, so if you know of
someone who is planning on running, this would be essential to their success!
Oops, I’ve taken up a lot of room already, so with that said, I’ll end this blurb here!
If you have any questions about ANYTHING please don’t be shy!

Hello Orange Coast College!!! :)

PHILLIP
CHOW
Thank you so much for being so welcoming, supportive and SPIRITED on my
visit at your last general meeting! It was nice meeting all the new faces while
reuniting with all the amazing members I’ve had the pleasure of knowing! I
loved how your club collaborated together to create a “get well card” for Tim!
That’s one of the many reasons why OCC Circle K is amazing. Even if your club is
the second largest club in Magic Kingdom (OVER 80 MEMBERS!! :)), you still care
about each and everyone of your members as an important individual. Keep MAGIC KINGDOM Lt. Governor
up the spectacular service, everlasting friendship and exemplary leadership!!!
District Convention (the end of our Circle K year) is only 3 months away!!! Let’s
finish strong and have an amazing year to look back on. I believe in you and as
always, I’m here if you need me.

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 CHRISTINE
NGUYEN CLUB PRESIDENT

Bonjour OCC Circle K-ers! I can’t believe it’s the New Year already! As we all say good-bye to every exciting moment that
has happened in 2010, we welcome the 2011 year. Throughout the last couple of months, our club has done a lot to
benefit the community. We represented OCC at Crazy Kompetition for Infants South and Fall Training Conference where
we placed an award-winning (3rd Place) Club T-shirt out of our Cal-Nev-Ha District! We have helped clean and serve at soup
kitchens, held a Halloween and Holiday Party for the Boys and Girls Club of the Harbor Area, successfully had our Fall Member
Installation, and much more. By the end of this month, we have surpassed our goal of 60 members as a club to 78
members! Lets break our record-breaking number to hit 100+ members by the end of March 2011! Even though Spring
Semester is around the corner, be prepared to help plan and attend our District Convention 2011 in Burbank, CA, recruit
members at our Club Rush, and fundraise to help our District Fundraising Initiatives. I want to thank everyone who has
been dedicated to serve and lead during our crazy months of events. I want to thank the board for their hard work and
commitment to this club. I want to thank each member for making this club as strong and as great as it is. Without your
hard work and dedication, our club would not be where we are today. So lets inspire. Inspire others to serve and lead
like we all do. Inspire others to make friends throughout each day because who knows - they may become your best
friend, your secret companion, or even a lost family member. Inspire me, you, and everyone around you because truth-
fully, every single one of you inspired me one way or another! Happy New Years! I’ll see you soon! :)

JONATHAN
CAO-NGUYEN EDITOR

It’s time for another issue of The Squeeze! Fall 2010 Semester came to a closure and I
couldn’t have been happier! I hope that all of you did well on your finals! Time have been
flying by and its amazing at the fact that we are about to start our month long winter
vacation. Before we start our fun month of January, we need to look back since our last
newsletter issue. Our club sent huge amounts of members to all of our service projects and
district events like CKI South and Fall Training Conference! I am shocked at how much our club
has changed since we only had 45 members last year, but I couldn’t be more proud at what we
accomplished in these past few months. As my term on board is coming to a close, I know that
these next few months will be a roller coaster ride for our entire club since we are now on the
road to District Convention! I hope you enjoy looking back as these next few months filled with
service and socials as we prepare ourselves as we head onto the road to District Convention! Remember to contin-
ue writing articles, taking pictures, and enjoying yourselves as we continue writing these memories into the history
books.

Happy reading and enjoy the rest of your month long vacation! =)

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MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE
APPOINTED BOARD
COLIN WU
Historian
What year are you and what is your major?
2nd Year, Majoring in Communications
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
Out of the many hobbies that I love to take part in, I’d say
guitar is my favoriteI love to play guitar. Anytime I even
see a guitar, I have the urge to pick it up and play it. I just
love the feeling of expressing myself through music. I love
the connection I make with people when I play around
others. Music is a universal language that I’m thankful to a
part of, and be able to share it with those around me.
LAUREN KIM
Fundraising Chair
What year are you and what is your major?
1st Year, Double majoring in Premed and Journalism
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
I love to bake. Whenever I am stressed, having a bad day,
or having an all-nighter, I either bake a batch of cookies
or cupcakes. I have become a professional at baking red
velvet cupcakes and cream puffs. I actually don’t eat any
of the things I bake, but I give them to other people, all
nicely wrapped up (:
TANYA TRAN
Public Relations Chair
What year are you and what is your major?
2nd year, Majoring in Psychology and Dance
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
I love to dance ballet because not only does it give me a
workout but it gives me balance in life.
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PAUL JESSUP
Public Relations Chair
What year are you and what is your major?
3rd year, Majoring in Psychology
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
As embarrassing as this is I actually have collected minia-
tures since I was in 5th grade. The miniatures are Warham-
mer 40k figurines and you use them in a strategy based
table top game. I’ve enjoyed playing this game, making
my army, and painting each individual unit ever since I
was little. I tend not to let people know about my secret,
so I’ve had to carefully and slowly build my numbers and
hide them in my room whenever I’ve had company over.
RYAN PHAM
Social & Spirit Chair
What year are you and what is your major?
1st year, Majoring in Communications
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
I really enjoy dancing. Everyone has their own theory on
dancing. My theory is that whenever I dance, I can express
myself to the fullest. Dance is a way to escape reality and
be in your own imaginary world. Whenever I dance, I’m
with good people and there’s good vibe around us. I know
I’m not talented at dancing but it’s something I really
enjoy doing. I really can’t explain or describe why I like it.
It’s like how you can’t explain or describe love.
JENNIFER QUE
Social & Spirit Chair
What year are you and what is your major?
1st year, Majoring in Biology
Describe one hobby that you really enjoy doing.
I absolutely adore singing. It’s one of my favorite ways to
express my emotions, not only through words, but also
on such a deep, universal level. I guess that’s why I have a
close connection to dancing, too!
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JOURNEY THROUGH
THE PARKS WHAT IT TAKES TO
LIGHT THE NIGHT
Students raise funds for a local hospital
by Catherine Tran by Jennifer Que
It’s 5am and pitch dark outside, but one can’t miss the sight After September’s DCM, my first true taste of what it was like to be a member
of thousands of enthusiastic walkers ready to tackle on of not only OCC Circle K but also Magic Kingdom, we were all energized for our
another 5k at Disneyland. Choc Walk in the Park 2010, raised next and my second service project with the Jokers. On Sunday September 19,
over $2 million dollars with over 20,000 walkers. Loud and 2010, Magic Kingdom along with various Key Clubs volunteered at Anaheim
obnoxious Key Clubbers and Circle K’ers met up at the Stadium for Light the Night, a walk established by The Leukemia and
designated “C” in front of California Adventure early in Lymphoma Society to honor those who are battling or have lost their lives to
the morning, cheers were heard among schools despite cancer. OCC Circle K’s task was to distribute balloons to the walkers: red signified
the sleep deprivation that we all suffered. The moment the supporters of the fight against cancer; white represented those who were
sun rose, a round of fireworks were shot up into the air to battling cancer or were a survivor; and of the highest honor, gold was raised in
announce the start of the walk. Herds of families and remembrance of loved ones who had passed away. It was unbelievable
friends began their walk in support of their loved ones. to see so many walkers, each with a unique story of why they were there.
Although Circle K’ers were extremely outnumbered, the five With this knowledge, OCC Circle K gladly cheered on the participants as they
members representing Orange Coast College were recog- walked around and even inside the Stadium. As we showed our support by also
nized by the announcer to be “a group of five that are loud- walking with the participants, we honored those who had so much courage and
er than 25”. Along the route, dancers, cast members, and of ambition to overcome their troubles.
course Disney characters were readily accessible for those who
were trigger happy with their cameras and who could miss
hearing that line “Don’t forget to FACEBOOK ME”. After 3.1
miles full of smiles, laughter, and picture-taking among
friends, the walk came to an end at Downtown Disney.
Streamers, confetti and loud music accompanied our
triumphant arrival at the sign that marked “END”. The
announcer at the finish line sure didn’t forget OCC, because
once again it was announced that the loudest group at the
walk had finally completed their journey through the parks. Yet
another successful year for Choc Walk in the Parks.

AN EMOTIONAL EVENT by Shelby Paisley

Light the Night Walk has been the most emotional event I’ve been to so far. We
had a lot of OCC Circle K Member show up, which was really great! Toward the
beginning, they didn’t really have much to do for all of us. I’d say the majority
of our members worked at a balloon stand the whole time, handing out coor-
dinating balloons to each walk participant. Red for supporters, white for survi-
vors and gold for those who had lost someone to the blood cancers, Leukemia
or Lymphoma. Before the walk started, there was a remembrance ceremony,
commemorating those that lost their lives to leukemia or lymphoma. Christine,
Kelly, Stephanie and I were assigned to handing out gold balloons to those who
had lost someone. It was incredibly emotional seeing these people who had lost
their loved ones. During that time, one man walked up to Stephanie, when she
asked if he wanted a balloon, he burst into tears and all he said was “My lovely
wife.” It was so hard to hold back tears of my own, as I cannot even begin to
imagine the pain that these people had gone through, how tough it must be
to survive the disease, or to even see someone I love go through what they did
- even if they won the battle. During the race, we got to stand at the sidelines
and cheer on the walkers! We cheered as loud as possible and high-fived all of
the walkers that were willing. It was great seeing the excitement and energy
of those who came to support. It’s a real heart-warming feeling to see people
come out to support other people. It shows that people really do care about and
support one another.
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A MAGICAL
WEEKEND
by Jonathan Cao-Nguyen
COOKING UP SOUP KITCHEN
SOME SERVICE CRAZE
by Michael Kue
On Friday, I chaired the “Someone Cares Soup
Kitchen” event alongside with Tim Boyd. Besides the
strict “on-time rule”, everything was great; I really love
the atmosphere there. At first I felt out of place but
as I got more comfortable, it got a lot better. My first
impression of the place was that it seemed boring and
strict, but as I started talking to the regulars, I found
out that they really love what they do there and that
made me realize how great the kitchen was. Everyone
is friendly aside from some bad apples, but that didn’t
bother me much. They had us prepping food such as
cracking eggs, cutting veggies, and cutting dough to
prepare different variety of dishes. I caught on really
fast from being a cook myself so it wasn’t hard for me
to get up to speed. Tim and I must have cracked over
1,500 eggs that morning. After the service, I realized
how much I loved the whole idea of the kitchen. This
organization takes in food donation and prepares it
in the kitchen for the public to come in and feast on
a free meal. Yes, a free meal! Think about it this way,
it’s a restaurant run by volunteers helping to serve the
public. The kitchen is open to everyone and anyone
seven days a week. I would def come back for a round
2 and recommend others to come out to this. Thumbs
up :]
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This wasn’t the first time that I ever participated in
this magical weekend at the Disneyland Resort. Every
year, the Disneyland Resort hosts the Disneyland 1/2
Marathon Weekend where attendees can attend the
sports expo with the latest athletic gear or take part
in multiple race events throughout the weekend. I’ve
volunteered at numerous jobs in the past and this
year was extra special because I also did more than
what I expected. OCC Circle K was volunteering on
Friday and Sunday of the event where we helped at the
registration booths and making informational packets
for all the runners. I definitely enjoyed my time meet-
ing the other volunteers and seeing how many people
from across the country take a trip to Disneyland for just
this run! I also loved the meal that they served us for
dinner, it was super delish! Sunday was the day of the
actual 1/2 marathon race where a few of us prepared
the medals to pass our to the runners. The medals were
beautiful and I’m glad that the people who run these
CARNIVAL FUN
marathons get such a beautiful souvenir to take home.
It was truly a magical weekend because what can be
more magic then Disneyland?! I can’t wait to help out at
this event in the future because I know it will always be a
wonderful time. HALLOWEEN STYLE
by Jennifer Que
With our cat and Alice in Wonderland
costumes, Rachel Le and I were set for
the Costa Mesa Boys and Girls Club
Halloween Carnival on the evening of October
29, 2010. As we walked through hall towards the
basketball gym, we were greeted with the
lively atmosphere of children playing games
at each table. There were several booths
lined around the gym, complete with games
such as mini bowling, balloon dart throw, the
cup shuffle, karaoke, and not to mention a
haunted maze! Of course, a carnival wouldn’t be
complete without a food area and a prize table.
Parents bought game tickets for the children
for each game, and OCC Circle K members who
headed the game booths were responsible for
distributing prize tickets. The children then
went to the prize table to exchange their
prize tickets for goodies such as spider rings,
sunglasses, Chinese finger traps, and punch
balloons that were the first to run out!
by Phil Ly Towards the end of the night, Christine,
Eduardo, Evelyn, and I were in charge of judging
For three consecutive days, OCC Circle K
the costume contest. We gave out even more
members came out to work with other
tickets to those who won first, second, and
volunteers in helping the needy with food
third places. In summary, I had an absolute blast
and clothes. There were a variety of jobs
working at the Carnival! It was wonderful
needed to be done before the doors opened:
not only bonding with the Circle K members
sorting and folding donated clothes into men,
but also playing games with the children and
women, and children; wiping down the tables and
seeing how fun they were having made me
organizing the dining area; sorting the
even more excited for Halloween.
donated dry goods and foods to be used or given
away; preparing the delectable-looking meals,
ranging from typical breakfast foods to even;
and washing the pots, pans, and dishes once
they were used. Although the jobs were quite
enduring at times, it was rewarding to see the
smiles on their faces when waves of people
came in, eagerly waiting in the buffet-style
food line. The room suddenly became warm as
these once-strangers sat down anywhere and
everywhere, moving chairs around and happily
conversing with each other while eating their
food. Frankly, I was glad to have seen where all
our hard work and efforts were going towards,
serving a community of people who were
once neglected but now are cared for by the
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen.
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PROMOTING THE
JOY OF READING
After waking up at 6AM, I drove down
to OCC -- even taking the freeway
because I wanted to get there early!
I checked in with Christine Nguyen,
our CKI President, and soon we and
other OC circle K-ers headed out
towards the library to begin
assisting. Immediately, we began to
divide our group (and strangely by
gender too) -- the guys setting up the
canopies and tables and the girls
bringing boxes, full of little prizes for the
carnival. Then Rachel, Carolyn, Que,
Mike Do, and I headed over to the
fair’s main headquarters to blow up
balloons, tie strings onto them, and
assort them into colorful bunches.
When I saw these same balloons
later all around the fair, I couldn’t help
but let out a huge grin on my face,
knowing that I helped to make
those. The next task was to
assort the prizes and ticket labels so
that it looked especially presentable
COULDN’T BE
by Phil Ly HAPPIER
to the little kids that were to soon
by Robert Stevens
come to the Kiwanis Carnival;
This being my first event as a Co-Chair as well as my first event as a Circle K
meanwhile the members of local Key
member, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but by the end of the event I couldn’t be
Clubs and Kiwins were setting up
happier about my decision in joining Circle K. As we arrived to the site, we were
their respective game booths, each
quickly greeted and briefed about what was expected from our group as well
one based upon a well-known and
as the duties we needed to perform. I was put in charge of organizing which
well-loved children’s book. The game
members would perform the several jobs they had for us, and soon after we
ranged from knocking down blocks
quickly got to work. The difficulty wasn’t too bad and the downtime seemed
with a ball to a ring toss to making
fun getting to know the other Circle K members. It was also neat seeing so many
paper crowns. OCC Circle K set out
people supporting the cause to stop hunger around the world. As the event
two games based on Chicka Chicka
began to end and we packed up everything, it was really nice to be told how
Boom Boom and The Giving Tree. The
good of a job we did. The head coordinator was very pleased with us and I
former game consisted out tossing
believe our members represented Orange Coast College’s Circle K very well. This
pebbles into the levels, defined by the
was definitely a great experience for me and I can’t wait for the next event.
assortment of letters. In the latter,
each child received a tag on which
they wrote their name on one side and
a wish that they had on the other side.
Subsequently, they made a crown
out of paper to proudly wear around.
After finishing set up of the prize
booth, Christine, Que, Nelson (from
CSUF Circle K), and I went around
to each of the games, introducing
ourselves and making sure that the

MAKING AN EASY
Key Clubbers and Kiwins understood
the rules for giving out prize tickets.
Even though some of them were

confused about the difference
between prizes for 1 ticket games
versus 2 ticket games, it was a
pleasure to help clear up the
confusion and exciting to take a
first-hand look at the fun in store for
the kids. Throughout the day, OCC
Circle K worked the prize booth,
trading awesome prizes, such as
pirate hats or finger puppets, for the
tickets that the kids earned from the
games. Overall, the event was
successful in promoting the joy of
readingto children all over the OC.
TRANSITION
by Stephanie Nguyen
After hours of late night planning, the day that Kelly Ho and I anticipated had
finally arrived. The Key Club Regional Training Conference was held on Satur-
day, October 23rd at our very own Orange Coast College campus. Key Clubs
from Region 3 gathered together for a day of workshops and cheer battles.
Kelly and I received the opportunity again to host a Key to College workshop
for the Key Clubs. After our first workshop, we were able to determine what we
should do for our second workshop. We started things off with a fun ice break-
er of Watermelon. This ice breaker required making lots of slurping noises and
the Key Clubbers had fun competing with each other. After the ice breaker,
Kelly and I proceeded forward with our presentation. We explained all things
related to college, such as tuition, classes, housing, financial aid, and of course
Circle K! Ryan Pham and Khanh Duong also contributed to our presentation
by talking about their recent experiences of the transition from high school to
college and the transition from Key Club into Circle K. Both Ryan and Khanh
did a great job in connecting with the audience and really emphasizing the
transition is a simpler one than some may be led to believe. Kelly and I really
appreciated not only Ryan and Khanh’s help, but the other people from OCC
Circle K as well. It was great to see people show up and support us and help us
with whatever we asked. With everyone’s contributions, we held a successful
Key to College workshop!

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 RAIN OR
Many of us woke up before the sun and came to Costa Mesa
High School to help our sponsoring Kiwanis club and AYSO
with the Pancake Breakfast. It was really slow towards the

SHINE
beginning then began to pick up the moment we had our
first customer. Before we knew it, everyone was busy doing
something. Some of us had the privilege of flipping pancakes,
and others did busy work. We all tried to switch tasks with
by Kelly Ho each other, which eased the monotony of doing only one job.
Each job was fulfilling in some way and everyone got a chance
to socialize. It was fun for the most part, with the exception of
the rain. It rained at least three times throughout the event,
but the great thing about adversity is that everyone put in a
lot of effort to make the best out of the worst situations. Some
of us were forced into small areas, forced to cooperate with
the few people in that area, and ended up with a new set of
friends. Overall, it was a fantastic event and I would love to
have an experience like that again.

PUMPKIN PATCH
PANDEMONIUM by Phil Ly
After staying up late last night finishing my preparations for this event, I woke up
late and rushed to wake up my sister who was driving me to Fairview Park. I was a
little late arriving to Goathill Junction Station, which was the main location of the
Pumpkin Patch. OCC Circle K actually got to be one of the first groups of people
to ride on top of the miniature trains to test out how well they worked. Truly, it
was a bonding experience as we did cheers, shouted and waved to passersby, and
organized the arm wave from the front to the back. Subsequently, we returned
to work on setting up the game booths, which consisted of a ring toss with water

POISON IVIES
bottles and a guess-which-cup game. In addition, some of us help served the hot
dogs and hamburgers, and others gave out a free prize and candy to the children.
Overall, it was a fun day with free train rides and a mini-pumpkin to take home!

FOR THE WIN! by Phil Ly

This past Thanksgiving weekend, the Poison Ivy family had their
first family social—also inviting the Robin’s Robbers family to
join us—for two days of fun and service with a smile: Friday and
Saturday. On Friday and after working the first shift at Someone
Cares Soup Kitchen, we went to Irvine Spectrum for some Black
Friday shopping! There we went around to the various shops—
such as Urban Outfitters, the Apple Store, Macys, and Target—
to see the sweet deals that they had for the day. We ended the
day with a visit to Starbucks for a quick break and then delicious
Chipotle Mexican Grill for dinner! On Saturday, the day began
at Jcao’s house where he taught us how to make spam musubi
(sushi made with spam) and made appetizing spaghetti. While
a few of us were playing video games, the rest of the Poison Ivy
family planned and discussed details on the upcoming United K
Party that we are chairing. Afterwards, we met up with the Robin’s
Robbers family at Downtown Disney where we took pictures
(both individual and family portraits) in front of the giant
Christmas tree and in a brilliantly white gazebo. Before end-
ing the night with dinner at Cheesecake Factory, there was an
exciting photo scavenger hunt that included well-known
monuments and hard-to-find places throughout Downtown
Disney. Congrats to those who won!

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THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES by Jonathan Cao-Nguyen
It was time for the annual United K
Holiday Party where all the Service
Leadership Programs, like Key
Club and Circle K, are invited to a
wonderful dinner with our
sponsoring Kiwanis Club. This event
was held in Costa Mesa at the Mesa
Verde Methodist Church which was
the same location of years past. I was
in charge of the event this year and
it was extremely stressful. Not only
was this event a dinner event, it was
also a social event where activities
were played so that people can enjoy
their time. Before that all happened, I
had to attend several weeks work of
meetings in order to help prep for this
event. OCC Circle K was in charge of the
main entree for the night where the
other two Key Clubs were in charge of
organizing the appetizers and
desserts. I planned that we will be

SCIENCE NIGHT
making lasagna for dinner with a
side salad. I’ve made lasagna before
so I wasn’t worried if it was going to

be delicious or not. Cat Tran helped
me out with all of the cooking and I
couldn’t have been more grateful.
Besides the dinner, this event was
also a service project where we had
to bring a toy donation for a toy drive
in order to attend. We also made
holiday cards to soliders, senior
citizens, and children at CHOC. For
the activities, we played charades
and Where’s My Cow. Where’s My Cow
must have been the highlight game of
the night because everyone enjoyed
running around and just laughing our
heads off. This event was extremely
stressful to organize since I was
doing it solo, but in the end, it
turned out amazing. I’m really glad
that this event was for such a great
cause and it was during the holiday
season. I truly believe that even if
everything is stressful, in the end, the
holiday season is a special time to be
surrounded by amazing friends.
GRILLIN’
Upon arriving on the Orange
Coast College campus, I was
surprised to see that most of
the exhibits and chairs were
already set up by the ASOCC
and ICC members, relieving
some of my anxiety since
it was indeed the first vent
where I was truly chairing
alone (for a while since Cat
did not arrive until towards
the end of the night). As soon
as enough circle K members
arrived, I went over to Jeff
Dimsdale (our Kiwanis
advisor) to receive our
assignments for the night,
which turned out to be
manning the hot dogs
and grills. The process was
split into several mini-
processes: unpackaging
by Phil Ly
and strategically placing the
frozen hot dogs on the grill,
cooking them and carefully
estimating when they
would be ready for eating,
and placing them into the
buns and trays to be served.
Although the tasks were
quite repetitive, we
periodically traded jobs
with one another so that
people could take a break
to eat, or we talked about
the good old 90’s and our
favorite shows as a kid.
Overall, the night went
extremely successful
since Circle K had made
enough hot dogs so that
the parents and their
respective children could
have delicious seconds.

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 CKI South features an array of relay games that brings out everyone’s competitive side as they plan to win it all

CKI SOUTH:
FUN AND GAMES by Stephanie Nguyen
A gloomy day did not ruin one of the best Circle K events of the year: CKI
South in Stanton Park, CA. Orange Coast College gathered together in
the parking lot hours before the event to practice cheers and work out
strategies for all of the events. We all looked great in our newly designed
Joker t-shirts and we were all ready to show off our spirit. Once we stepped
onto the grass at the park, we were immediately faced with the loud cheer
battles of other Circle K clubs. What more to do then to join in? It was great
to see our new members get involved and finally see what we have been
talking about for months. When the competition finally started, OCC split
up in their respected teams. We had three strong teams this year; more
than half were new members! It was great to see our new members par-
ticipate in such a great CKI event and enjoy themselves. People bonded
and got to know each other better through jump roping, transferring ten-
nis balls, exchanging oranges and so much more. We even witnessed one
of the most epic games of Ninja ever seen against UCI and UCLA! To end
things, we had a productive and well-attended Magic Kingdom DCM. It
was great way to end such an eventful day!
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BEYOND
EXPECTATIONS
This second trip to FTC was better than expected
by Jonathan Cao-Nguyen
Fall Training Conference always
takes place on the first weekend
of November in Sonora, CA. Not
much has changed since the
last year as I stepped onto the
camp grounds. The cabins look
the same, so does the trees. I
didn’t expect much was going
to change from last year’s FTC
which was my first FTC. This is
my second time going so I knew
what I was getting into. I made
sure to pack lighter than before.
I brought less snacks because I
knew I wouldn’t even eat them.
I didn’t even pack a flashlight
because I knew it wasn’t going
to be extremely dark. I definitely
learned from my previous trip to
Sonora, CA. Although I knew that
this year’s theme was Murder
Mystery, I wasn’t expecting much
from the theme. I only thought
it was going to be a theme that
helped out with decorations and
how to design the program for
the weekend. Little did I know
was that there were many chang-
es to the activities at this year’s
FTC. Because I am serving an
executive board position, I had
a different perspective towards
this event. There were different
workshops that I was entitled into
attending. There were meetings
that I had to go to. Everything
was different from last year’s
FTC. Because of this, I enjoyed
everything. I was busy the entire
weekend versus last year where
I even went to my cabin to take
a nap. I became productive in
helping lead my club. One of
the greatest moments during
the weekend was when our club
installed all of our new
members in front of the district. 28
members went on stage to
be introduced. Only 4 of the
returning members (which is the
executive board) sat and watched
this amazing achievement. I
definitely shouldn’t go to events
and expect the same thing,
because something new is bound
to happen. I loved FTC 2010!
FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE:
WHAT A MYSTERY!
Students travel to Sonora, CA for service, leadership workshops, and more!
Orange Coast College Circle K headed onto
the freeway on Friday, November 5th to be-
gin their long car ride up to Sonora, CA for
the annual Circle K International Fall Training
Conference. Things were extremely hectic in
the beginning of the day, but we eventually
got everyone in the vans and began the car
ride. Christine Nguyen and I were the only
ones in the cargo van so we talked the en-
tire time! It was great getting to know her
better and to bond with her even more. We
had a few pit stops to refuel and stretch our
legs, but we quickly got back onto the road.
We finally arrived at the Old Oak Ranch and
everyone was excited to finally get the awe-
some weekend started. After unloading the
vans and getting situated in our rooms, we
all went to the main area and socialized with
other Circle K-ers from various clubs. All of
the excitement and enthusiasm transferred
over to the next day, bright and early. It
wasn’t long before the cheer battles started
in the breakfast line. There never fails to be a
cheer battle at 8am in the morning in Circle K!
OCC Circle K had our stylish purple and green
bandanas and masks, along with our green
crowns. We even had stickers to give out to
other schools; it was our way of showing the
by Stephanie Nguyen
other schools who OCC was and what we rep-
resented. The day continued with workshops
and service projects. Pretty soon it was time
for the Campfire Skits! Congratulations to all
the schools who participated. The skits were
all entertaining and the dancing was amaz-
ing! The dancing continued at the dance that
night. It all went by too quickly because be-
fore we knew it, we were back in our rooms
seeing the weekend come to a close. One the
morning of the last day of FTC, we had our
closing session and we all said farewell to our
new friends, only to find new messages on
our Facebook pages. After such a great week-
end, we are now all counting down the days
to District Convention. Bring it on DCON!
Use the barcode scanner
on your phone to watch
this video!
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 Students discuss about all the latest electronic trends

ON THE SAME WEBPAGE

Kelly Ho Unlike the other web-
THE LATEST AND GREATEST
sites, I can learn a lot from YouTube iPod Touch It provides me with music everywhere i go. I breathe music like i breathe
air. It holds up to 3k songs anything from Michael Buble to As I Lay Dying.
- play instruments, do makeup, how
to paint, and pretty much everything Plus the wifi is a plus too :]
else. MICHAEL KUE
This is my favorite device! I can search the web, listen to music, play video
Phil Ly Tumblr is a way of expres- games, check my calendar, change my status, take pictures, record videos,
sion to connect to other people, al- and so much more. It’s the ultimate device for everything.
most like another not-so-personal JONATHAN CAO-NGUYEN
diary that is yours. Say what you want,
say what you feel. Cell Phone Because I love to text! I really like to be able to communicate with my
friends all the time.
RUBEN RUIZ
Michael Kue Facebook allows
you to keep in touch with every- My blackberry bold because it contains so many pictures of people and
one and allows you to find long lost places that still plays in my head and it reminds me of a person that left a
friends. big footprint upon my heart. <3
LINDA TRAN
BECAUSE I JUST LOVE IT! I can text, call, go online, aim, etc.
Sabrina Gratz Facebook. You DIANE PADILLA
can connect to people you know and
getting to know people better. Others Camera - Because I love taking photos at every event I attend so it’s ex-
tremely nice to have a gadget I can always use [:
KHANH DUONG
Laptop - I’m actually technologically retarded, i couldn’t text to save my
Khanh Duong Youtube - There’s life.
nothing more chill than youtubing on RACHEL LE
a nice, boring day.
Nintendo DSi - It entertains me when i’m bored and it can take pictures
that can be altered. Its really fun. :)
LUIS MUNOZ

THE TEXTING GENERATION

In a poll regarding texting, several OCC Circle K students state how many
text messages they send in one day. It seems as if there is some common
ground between several students on how many messages they send in
a day.

0 Text Messages: 1 student

5 - 20 Text Messages: 1 student
20 - 50 Text Messages: 2 students
50 - 100 Text Messages: 6 students
100 - 200 Text Messages: 4 students
200 - 500 Text Messages: 3 students
0 5 - 20 20 - 50 50 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 500
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DANCING UNDER THE
GLITTERY STARS
Helping PTP has never been more fun!
On Saturday night, November
13th 2010, my friends and
I were on our way to the
Masquerade Ball: Unmasking
the Night hosted by UCSD
Circle K and the purpose of the
event was to raise money for
Pediatric Trauma Program. This
fundraiser was located on a yacht
but not just any yacht; it was on
a 3 level yacht! The yacht is the
largest yacht in California, the
Inspiration Hornblower. On the
top floor, people were able to see
the city’s view while the yacht
was slowly moving. From what
I saw, it was really beautiful; the
bright and glittery stars in the
sky and the beautiful city’s lights.
On the middle floor, people were
able to karaoke or play poker and
other games. People were singing
their heart out and people were
playing poker the whole entire
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Ryan Pham and Catherine Tran spent the day seperately, but they met with each other for a fun night at UCSD Circle K’s Masquerade Ball.
1:30 PM
by Ryan Pham
night. On the bottom floor was
where the dance took place.
There were cute girls everywhere
dancing and waiting to dance.
The ratio was 3 girls to 1 boy.
The dance was so intense that
the windows fogged up. To be
honest, it was an amazing and
unforgettable night. The guys
3:00 PM
and I were messing around and
were having a blast. Some of the
girls came up to us and asked us
to dance. Once the dance was
over, everyone was tired and
hungry. My friends and I went to
Denny’s and ate. After Denny’s, we
arrived at Tim’s older sister’s
apartment and knocked out
as soon as possible. Overall, I
was glad I attended this event,
knowing that the money is
going to PTP, and having the time
of my life on the biggest yacht is
California!
6:30 PM
9:00 PM
11:30 PM
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 Our family portraits turned out perfect! Check out each family’s photo which was taken after our member installation!
ROBIN’S ROBBERS

PROMISCUOUS PENGUINS
POISON IVIES

JOKER FACE

GROWING STRONGER The Member Installation is the start of something new

AND STRONGER
by Stephanie Nguyen
The Fall 2010 Installation Ceremony was held on October 26th, where members of Orange Coast College’s Circle K mem-
bers dressed up for the special occasion. As the Membership Development and Education Chair, I was finally seeing
everything come together. Gifts from both the club and the family leaders were ready for the members and I was glad
to see so many people be recognized for joining the club. One by one, the new members were called up to the front
and each received a personalized Orange Coast College identification card, a notebook, pen, pencil, and a gift from their
family leaders. Our family system consists of four families of which are Promiscuous Penguins, Poisons Ivies, Joker Face,
and Robin’s Robbers. Thus, each family had their own unique welcome gift for their new family member. It was truly a
rewarding experience for me seeing the new members get installed because of OCC’s history. OCC Circle K started with
only one member just a few years ago and now we have reached staggering numbers. We now have 77 members, but
that number is definitely still growing. We do not plan on slowing down by any means! Thank you to everyone who
helped me with preparations for the Installation, but most of all, thanks to the members! I feel so fortunate to have such
amazing people be part of OCC Circle K! <3

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 Send in your own pirate shout and
you can see it here in the next
newsletter!

I LOVE OCC CKI Thanks to everyone Congrats to Alan Congrats to Michael Do good luck
Vinh Nguyen <3 who wrote articles Chung on Sep- on being September’s on your guys
for the newsletter! tember’s Board Member of the Month! mid-term
- JCAO Member of the WOOT! occ cki <3
Month!

I LOVE OCC CIRCLE K!!! GREAT JOB
AT FTC AND KEEP UP THE GREAT
WORK!!! 4 MONTHS TILL DCON
WOOHOOO!!!! :D GO PIRATES!!!!!
-PCHOW!!
Congrats Tim Boyd and Phillippe Ly
on October’s Members of the Month!
Congrats Stephanie Nguyen and Vin-
cent Vu on October’s Board Members
of the Month!
dont understand why we didnt
make it, but thank you stepha-
nie nguyen for putting in your
time for the ftc skit! don’t worry,
we will rock it at DCON!

Wud it do everyone. Just wanna
give a shot out to my family the
“Promiscuous Penguins”!! i aint
nothin’ but mad love fo ya’ll. That is
all. Toodles chicken noodles :]
Yeahhhh JCAO! You are the great-
mannn! est BIG ever! I’m so glad
that I got you! Poison
Ivies FTW!
FTC Prep at Stephanie’s house
was so fun! Thanks Stepha-
nie for letting us BBQ at your
house while practicing out skit
and dance! <3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY The pizza was I’m so excited for Masquerade Dee from Costa Mesa
JCAO! WE ALL LOVE yummy yummy Ball! I think it’ll be so much Kiwanis wants to thank
YOU AND GOOD in my tummy! :D fun; including the drive there, Ryan Pham for doing an
LUCK WITH EVERY- the dance, the dorms, food, amazing job at the AYSO
THING! and the ride back! Pancake Breakfast!
-Diane

New Member Fall let’s go to That Tim Boyd I’m so proud of you Kelly Ho is an
Installation was a Boba Place after & Michael Board Officers for such amazing K-Fam
success! :) the meeting Kue, you a great year so far! <3 Chair. She is
guys! guys rule! :) Christine! doing a super
job. :)

TOP FIVE
WINTER FAVORITES
1 2 3 4 5
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 THE ADVENTURES OF PETE Jr. by Kelly Ho

WHERE IN THE
WORLD?!
ONLY AT THE VENDING
MACHINES, where Scantrons and
pencils are regularly purchased
than candy and snacks.

ONLY AT THE ASOCC OFFICE,

where you a trying to study but
end up meeting the different
characters that walk on through. Pete Jr. loves to travel with his Circle K family and they take
pictures everwhere they go. Pete traveled somewhere special
during the school semester! Where in the world is he now?!
ONLY AT THE TECHNOLOGY
CENTER, where you complain
about how far it is from the rest of
the campus.

Enter this code at www.occcirclek.org in order to be en-

tered into a special raffle drawing!

Code: SQZE3-LEAD
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JANUARY 2011

New Year’s Day

Melissa & Joey

TV Taping

Rules of Melissa & Joey

Engagement TV Taping
TV Taping

Rules of Melissa & Joey OCC Basketball

Engagement TV Taping Tournament
TV Taping

Spring 2011
Semester Starts

UPCOMING EVENT REMINDERS

TV Taping Days Check Email Reflector
Please make sure to talk to Christine before Check your email during break regularly as
attending these TV Tapings in order to see if service events might pop up randomly!
there is a spot for you to attend!

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 ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
2701 Fairview Road,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
E-MAIL TWITTER
occ.cki@gmail.com www.twitter.com/occcki

WEBSITE REFLECTOR
www.occcirclek.org http://groups.google.com/
group/occ-cki
FACEBOOK
Search “Orange Coast College
Circle K International”

CHRISTINE NGUYEN STEPHANIE NGUYEN

PRESIDENT MD&E CHAIR
cnguyen331@yahoo.com stephanieenguyen@yahoo.com

RUBEN RUIZ PAUL JESSUP

VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
ruben.cki@gmail.com pauljessup89@gmail.com

CATHERINE TRAN TANYA TRAN

VICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
catherine.h.tran@gmail.com tanyatran7@gmail.com

JONATHAN CAO-NGUYEN SHELBY PAISLEY

SECRETARY SCRAPBOOK CHAIR
joncnguyen@gmail.com shelbywoo2@gmail.com

VINCENT VU JENNIFER QUE

TREASURER SPIRIT/SOCIAL CHAIR
Vvu714@gmail.com questurr@gmail.com

LAUREN KIM RYAN PHAM

FUNDRAISING CHAIR SPIRIT/SOCIAL CHAIR
Laur3nk1m@hotmail.com an.ryanpham@gmail.com

COLIN WU ALAN CHUNG

HISTORIAN TECHNOLOGY CHAIR
colin.wuu@gmail.com Alanc945@gmail.com

KELLY HO
KIWANIS FAMILY CHAIR
greenbeanfunnies@yahoo.com

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