LRHS Key Club
about us
WHAT IS KEY CLUB?
Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. Student led, the organization teaches leadership within service. Members of Key Club build their character, volunteer, and develop leadership skills. Kiwanis International is our parent club, with other branches such as K-Kids, Builders Club and Circle K being included as well.
MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE'S KEY CLUB HISTORY
After being chartered in 2012, it took us a few years to finally get stuff together and become active. Once we did, in 2016, we were able to go to DCON. In 2017, we additionally won Top 3 Distinguished Websites. In previous years, Lake Ridge was ranked 20th Key Club in all of the Texas-Oklahoma District and received the 2020 Top 3 Distinguished Website Award. In 2022, we received the Top 3 Distinguished Website Award, 2nd place for our digital poster, and 1st place for our digital scrapbook in the district, and were recognized internationally. In 2023, we ranked 6th in all of the Texas-Oklahoma District and received 1st place digital scrapbook.
MISSION STATEMENT
Key Club is an international, student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
VISION
We are caring and competent servant leaders transforming communities worldwide.
MOTTO
Caring – Our Way of Life
CORE VALUES
The core values of Key Club International are leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness.
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 world; And to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.
KEY CLUB OBJECTIVES
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To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the 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 makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.