What is Key Club?

​Key Club is the oldest, largest student-led organization for high school students. It is non-profit, and teaches and spreads important values through community service to others. These core values include caring, character-building, inclusiveness, and leadership as officially adopted by the Key Club International Board in 2002. Key Club is a part of the community-service based Kiwanis International Family, and Key Clubbers develop into leaders through positive impact on their school and community.

Key Club came about from the visions of Albert C. Olney, California State Commissioner of Schools, and Frank C. Vincent, vocational education teacher. Together they established the first Key Club at Sacramento High School in California on May 7th, 1925.

Today, Key Club is represented in 30 different countries, primarily US and Canada,  with approximately 5,000 clubs. There are around 260,000 members, and with over 12 million hours of community service per year, Key Club International has become an organization comprised of multi-state districts, divisions, and individual clubs. The organization stays funded by the nominal dues paid by every member and generous contributions by Kiwanis International. District and International officers are high school leaders elected by members from conventions of district and international level.​

About Division 15

Division 15 (giraffes) is in Region 13 (Lionfish) in the Cali-Nev-Ha District (Bees). The schools of Division 15 are comprised of Alta Loma, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Colony, Don A. Lugo, Etiwanda, Los Osos, Montclair, Pomona, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Ruben S. Ayala, Upland, and Upland Christian Academy. 

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 god, and to combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

Objectives

• To develop initiative and leadership.

• To provide experience in living and working together.

• To serve the school and community.

• To cooperate with the school principal.

• To prepare for useful citizenship.

• To accept and promote the following ideals:

  • To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.

  • To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

  • To promote the adoption and application of higher standards in scholarship, sportsmanship and social contacts.

  • To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.

  • To provide a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render unselfish service and to build better communities.

  • 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

How do I join?

Look in your local school for a Key Club and figure out how to join! Members are always welcomed throughout the year. If there isn't one, make one!