KEY CLUB/BASEBALL
Club members give back to the community Gulls boast contingent
Key Club from Page 3B
and 13 from Knappa.
The convention takes place once per
year and about 2,000 students from the
Pacific Northwest district — which in-
cludes Alaska, British Columbia, Wash-
ington, Oregon, Northern California, and
the Panhandle of Idaho — gather to train,
attend workshops and network.
Kruger lightheartedly described
the weekend as “full of chanting and
screaming,” the intent of which was to
incite students and get them motivated
for leadership and service. At the con-
vention, sophomore Andrea Castro, who
did Builders Club in middle school and
served as Key Club president last year,
was elected lieutenant governor for the
coastal division of the district.
“I love helping people,” she said. “It’s
a passion for me, and Key Club is about
love and service and giving back.”
Her role as lieutenant governor, she
said, is to oversee the six clubs in the
division and ensure they’re running
smoothly. Those include the Key Clubs
in the Seaside, Astoria, Knappa, Tilla-
mook, Wahkiakum and Warrenton school
districts. She will routinely visit the clubs
to make sure they are remaining active,
craft a monthly newsletter, and give re-
ports, among other responsibilities.
“Each club does their own thing, but
we’re encouraged to have a division proj-
ect,” she said.
Choosing a focus
During the March meeting, club
members discussed preparations for
next year’s district convention in Seat-
tle, fundraising opportunities, and ideas
for its student-initiated service projects
to better the school, local community
and global community. These projects
will take place throughout the year, in-
cluding summer. As Castro pointed out,
“Key Club doesn’t end when the school
year ends.”
As the Seaside’s Key Club is spon-
sored by the Kiwanis Club of Seaside,
the parent club offers support to the
students in various ways. Normally, a
Kiwanis member attends the Key Club
meetings to serve as adviser, and the
high schoolers will take service project
ideas to the Kiwanis members to receive
feedback and guidance.
As a new service project, Smith in-
formed the club she hopes they can fund-
raise for Thorn, an international nonprof-
it organization that builds technology to
defend children from sexual abuse and
trafficking. The organization’s program-
ming efforts focus primarily on Internet
technology and how it is used to facilitate
exploitation of children.
“I’m very against human-trafficking,”
Smith stated, adding this project would
expand their reach to a state- and nation-
wide level.
Kerr also discussed the need to further
promote the club and motivate more stu-
dents from across the social spectrum to
join.
The club currently meets on Tuesdays
during lunch and new members are wel-
come on a rolling basis.
of seasoned seniors,
upcoming talent
Baseball from Page 4B
“Three of the six have just
started throwing. They still
need time to grow, learn the
mechanics and gain the arm
strength. That’s a big ques-
tion mark. Once April rolls
around, we’ll see how it
pans out. I think all of them
have the capability to be
pretty solid pitchers.”
Among the throwers are
juniors Travis Fenton, Gage
McFadden, Duncan Thomp-
son and Payton Westerholm.
The last three also start in the
infield when the others pitch.
The seniors are Dawson
Blanchard, Ashton Boyd,
Astor Landwehr and Park-
er Moore, with additional
juniors Isaias Jantes, Dylan
Meyer and catcher Alex
Teubner, who missed action
early in the season with a
high ankle sprain.
Rounding out the roster
are sophomores Brayden
Johnson and Gavin Rich.
SEASIDE BASEBALL
Coach: Joel Dierickx, 21st year
2017: 7-15 (4-11 Cowapa)
Key losses: Otto Hoekstre, Scott Plampin, Brent Walsh
Key returners: Dawson Blanchard, Isaias Jantes, Gage Mc-
Fadden, Duncan Thompson, Payton Westerholm
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