Willow Canyon Key Club honored for service

Congratulations to the Willow Canyon High School Key Club students who were honored at the Southwest District Convention for Kiwanis/Key Club. 

The Key Club earned first place Platinum in the Single Service Project category this year for their Veterans Project entered by Mairin McCormack. 

The Veterans Project was a group-wide effort of more than 90 Key Club members.  Students collected non-perishable food items, personal care items, toys, magazines, board games, blankets, clothing, and dog food for active military serving overseas, homeless Veterans, Veterans in transition, and K9 Veterans.  In addition, more than 1,700 letters of encouragement and support were written by the Willow Canyon student body to accompany the donated items to the service men and women.

The Key Club also earned two second place recognitions for the Platinum Club Achievement Award entered by Savannah Bowen and the Traditional Scrapbook Award entered by Sydney Lunzer.

Additionally, students earned special recognition for completing hours of service. Savannah Bowen, Sydney Lunzer, Matthew Guardion, and Kaitlyn Shiffer were honored for clocking in 150 hours this year. Mairin McCormack, Cheyenne Shiffer, Regan Wasmund, and Madison Wood volunteered more than 100 hours of service this school year.

“I am beyond proud of all the hard work and dedication our 99 club members achieved this year with helping our school, district, and Surprise community,” shared Willow Canyon Key Club Sponsor Kimberly Warnas-Maust.

The first and second place honors qualifies the Willow Canyon Key Club to attend the Key Club International Convention hosted in Washington, D.C. in July to compete against other clubs from all over the world.

Key Club is a student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership. The Willow Canyon Key Club is part of the Estrella Division which aims to cooperate with administrators and teachers to provide high school students with invaluable experience in living and working together and to prepare them for useful citizenship.  Members develop initiative and leadership skills by serving their schools and communities.