Key Club officers want to set a new standard for their club by encouraging full participation of members during Key Club week, Nov 14-19. 

The week will feature an activity each day to promote awareness about the club. All over the world, clubs participate in this honorary week, which began in 1942 and occurs annually. 

“Key Club Week promotes Key Club and brings it into the spotlight,” Key Club president, Deborah Owolabi said. “Sometimes people get so caught up in the games and fun events that they forget the whole purpose, which is to be there for your community.”

At the Lock-In last year, the emphasis was on having fun. This year, students made care packages to donate to U.S. troops.

“When we have an event this big you want to make sure there’s meaning behind it,” Owolabi said.

This emphasis on service will be displayed during Key Club week. In addition to informing others about the purpose of the club, a day has been set aside to thank sponsors, teachers and any other adults who make Key Club possible, including the Kiwanis.

The Kiwanis are the main branch of volunteers that Key Club stems from. Key Club would not be possible without this organization. In fact, the “Key” in Key Club is an acronym for Kiwanis Educating Youth. Students can thank their leaders by writing letters and in person.

Another purpose of the week is to invite more students to join Key Club by inviting friends to a meeting to learn about the organization. According to Key Club magazine, the number one reason people don’t join Key Club is simply because they weren’t asked to join.

“Having more members would make people more aware of the work that needs to be done in the community and would allow more people to help out,” Social Coordinator Husiana Yusuf said.

More members results in more service for the community. When a member invites another student to the meeting, and the student commits to joining Key Club for the spring semester, the person who invited them will receive one service hour. In the past, Key Club week wasn’t widely observed, but the officers want to change that for this year.

“Last year members weren’t really aware and this year we want them to let them know that they should participate in it,” Yusuf said.

This year will set a new standard for the years to come.

“Key Club Week is fairly new to Cy-Fair. We want to continue this tradition for many years to come, especially since a large part of our student body is involved in Key Club with over 500 members,” sponsor Lori Peña said.

Key Club week serves to honor members as well as bring awareness to other students.

“I feel that our Key Club students do so much for the community and hold such high values that they deserve to be recognized and celebrated,” Peña said.