What is Key Club?

Key Club International is the world's oldest and largest non-profit, student-led organization for high school students in which members are provided with impactful leadership opportunities and ways to stay involved in their communities. Key Club exists on approximately more than 5,000 high school campuses in 35 countries, and there are always inspirational people to meet and events to experience!

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 Motto

Caring—our way of life.

Core Values

Leadership, Character Building, Caring, and Inclusivity

LEVELS OF KEY CLUB

From smallest to biggest

Santa Teresa Key Club

Our club is one of many clubs that are run on the high school level by students attending Santa Teresa! General meetings are held during school hours to educate general members of our school. Our mascot is the Anti-Fairy!

IG: @santateresakeyclub

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Division 12 South

Santa Teresa Key Club is part of a larger group which is Division 12 South, comprised of eleven neighboring high school key clubs in total! Our division is led by a Lieutenant Governor (LTG) alongside their Division Leadership Team (DLT), who help organize division-level events and communicate between clubs. Division 12 South's mascot is a Supervillain!

IG: @d12skeyclub

Region 17

Division 12 South is part of Region 17. A region consists of several key club divisions within the area. In Region 17, there are six divisions in total: Division 12 East, Division 12 West, Division 34 North, Division 34 South, Division 43, and Division 12 South!

IG: @region17royals

CNH District

The Cali-Nev-Ha, or CNH district, is a Key Club district made up by all of the regions located in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. It is led by a District Governor and a District Leadership Team. CNH's Mascot is the bee!

IG: @cnh_keyclub

Key Club International

Key Club International is the highest level of Key Club, consisting of all the key club districts found around the world! It is led by an International President, International Vice President, and several International Trustees.

IG: @keyclubint

Our Charities

Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP)

Children's Miracle Network (CMN)

Facts

Pediatric trauma commonly occurs from motor vehicle accidents, accidental bumps or falls, or recreational activities.
Unintentional injury is the #1 killer of children age 14 and under in the U.S.
90% of these unintentional injuries can be prevented.
Childhood trauma has lasting effects well into adulthood if it goes untreated.

Goal

to reduce the number of children who are killed or injured by trauma

Facts

62 children enter a Children's Miracle Network hospital each minute—that's one child every second.
Children's Miracle Network hospitals have raised more than $5 billion.
Donations to CMN directly support research, training, equipment, and uncompensated care to improve the lives of children globally.

Goal

to immunize babies and mothers all across the globe and end MNT

Unicef

March of Dimes

Facts

About 1 billion children live in poverty, meaning they are deprived of adequate food, drinking water, sanitation facilities, shelter, health centers, and education.
More than 80% of the world's refugees and displaced people are women and children.
Unicef provides for about 56% of children in the world with vaccines, which makes them one of the primary vaccine producers.

Goal

to advocate for children's issues around the world and provide them with the necessary materials for a successful life

Facts

1 in 8 babies in the United States arrives prematurely.
Premature birth can happen to anybody, and with a lack of knowledge about prematurity, it is unknown as to why this happens.
March of Dimes has held dances, car washes, and bake sales.
From 2009-2010 alone, Key Clubbers around the globe raised $100,000 for March of Dimes.