Huntington Key Club Reaps Honors
The Huntington High School Key Club has regained its footing and is once again making its presence felt in the local community. The group earned a pile of honors at last week's Key Club Division 3 awards ceremony.
The Huntington Key Club is led by English teachers Gina Colica and Kelly Krycinski. The pair was honored at the recent ceremony with an award for the Most Improved Key Club.
According to its international website, "Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through service to others. Members of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club members build themselves as they build their schools and communities. Key Club has approximately 250,000 members in approximately 5,000 clubs. Key Club is represented in 30 countries."
The Huntington honorees included Alexandra Martinolich (Key Clubber Most Involved with the K-Family), Michael Valente (Key Clubber Most Aware of District Projects, Governor's Project and International Projects), Samantha Levine (Distinguished Club Treasurer), Holly Flores (Distinguished Club Editor) and Michelle Rosenbauer (Distinguished Club President).
Huntington High School also won awards for Best Communications and Best Kiwanis Family Relations. The Huntington contingent received the honors at the Key Club Division 3 awards ceremony at Ward Melville High School. The division represents Huntington, Ward Melville, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow Hills West, Smithtown East and Smithtown West.
"Our Key club is dedicated to raising awareness and money for local and national organizations in need," Mrs. Colica said. "We are always adding new organizations to the cause and we welcome any new ideas, concerns, and projects for those in need. We not only raise money, but we get involved in many events throughout the year to show that we are dedicated to good causes."
Key Club was founded in 1925 in Sacramento, California. It derives its name from the fact it's initial membership at Sacramento High School contained "the key boys in the school, willing to serve the school in any way possible and to create better school spirit," according to the group's website. Membership was later opened to girls.