What is Key Club??
Key Club is a service organization for high school students, which operates under school regulations and draws its membership from the student body. Key Club differs from other organizations in many ways. Key Club is unique because it is sponsored by a local Kiwanis club, composed of the leading business and professional people of the community. Key Club’s objective is the development of initiative, leadership ability, and good citizenship practices. Key Club is different because it functions not only on the local level, but on a district and international level. This highly developed structure provides programs, literature, and the opportunity to relate to teenagers from countries all around the world. Key Club is the largest high school service organization of its kind in the world!
Key Club International Motto: ”Caring…Our way of life.”
Texas-Oklahoma District Motto: ”Whatever it takes!”
Key Club Pledge:
I pledge on my honor to uphold the 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.
Objects of Key Club International:
- To develop initiative and leadership.
- To provide experience in living and working together.
- To serve the school and community.
- To cooperate with the school principal.
- To prepare for useful citizenship.
- To accept and promote the following ideals:
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To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than material, values of life.
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To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
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To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship, and social contacts.
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To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
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To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service, and to build better communities.
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To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.
Information taken from The Texas-Oklahoma District Key Club website.
