Making Someone Smile- A Spotlight on Key Club
by Ashley Rojas, Junior, iPreparatory Academy
by Ashley Rojas, Junior, iPreparatory Academy
The month of November is widely known for cooler weather in Miami and the celebration of Thanksgiving. The definition of Thanksgiving is “the expression of gratitude,” and on the annual holiday, November 25th, we celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the past year. But, there are plenty of ways to express your gratitude and appreciation aside from once a year on Thanksgiving!
In our school, we have many different clubs and extracurricular activities for participation, but Key Club International is an interest club that specializes in giving back to the community, creating community oriented projects, and learning leadership. .
Javier Gomez, the iPrep Chapter President, explained his objectives for the need for Key Club at iPrep: He believes the purpose of Key Club is to “make a change in the community.” He states, “in our world, we are divided on so many topics and it is our responsibility to help people find the resources to catapult themselves to success. It's important that people get the help they need and have stable lives. We want to create an impactful change in Miami for generations to come.”
In our school, we have many different clubs and extracurricular activities for participation, but Key Club International is an interest club that specializes in giving back to the community, creating community oriented projects, and learning leadership. .
Javier Gomez, the iPrep Chapter President, explained his objectives for the need for Key Club at iPrep: He believes the purpose of Key Club is to “make a change in the community.” He states, “in our world, we are divided on so many topics and it is our responsibility to help people find the resources to catapult themselves to success. It's important that people get the help they need and have stable lives. We want to create an impactful change in Miami for generations to come.”
Key Club member working on November's serve project: gratitude cards
The Rejuvenation of Key Club
When iPrep became a high school, Key Club was one of the most active clubs. However, for 5 years, the iPrep Key Club charter was inactive. However...two fantastic students, during the initial lock down in March 2020, Javier Gomez and Samantha Peltrau, began enacting their plans to re-charter iPrep’s Key Club. Ms. Hankollari, one of iPrep’s math teachers, was the one who helped them turn their idea for a holistic community service club into reality.
When iPrep became a high school, Key Club was one of the most active clubs. However, for 5 years, the iPrep Key Club charter was inactive. However...two fantastic students, during the initial lock down in March 2020, Javier Gomez and Samantha Peltrau, began enacting their plans to re-charter iPrep’s Key Club. Ms. Hankollari, one of iPrep’s math teachers, was the one who helped them turn their idea for a holistic community service club into reality.
 Key Club Insignia
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November Projects for Key Club 2021-22
I write this article with some “insider” information, as the Head of Key Club’s Projects Committee, my role is to assist my members with the projects, talk with them about new ideas for projects, and work with other committee heads to finalize our ideas and projects. In this month of November, we are creating posters with messages to spread across Miami. So our members will create these posters and they’ll be going around the city putting them up. The purpose of doing this is to spread kindness to strangers with the intention of making someone smile. We’re illuminating the stigma of mental health. It’s imperative that we focus on issues that affect students worldwide. Key club is very prominent in issues regarding mental health so this was something we wanted to partake in. This project is setting the roots for future projects. |
We cannot wait for the new projects and ideas for this year, so stay tuned for these projects! We hope we can create an impactful change to iPrep and spread awareness on certain topics. Thank you!