Celebrating excellence: Congratulations to the award winners at the 2024 Key Club International Convention.
We celebrate club and member achievements each year at the Key Club International convention. Use this list as inspiration to start planning your entries for 2025. It’s a great way to start a new year strong.
For a complete list of Key Club awards and contests, see the listing at keyclub.org/contests-and-awards.
Key Club Promotional Video Contest
Third place: Berea Midpark High School, Ohio District
Second place: A.Y. Jackson Secondary, Eastern Canada District
First place: Clifton High School, New Jersey District
Oratory Contest
Third place: Alarryal Bradley, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District
Second place: Sweden Petry, Evangel Christian High School, Alabama District
First place: Abdul Hadi, Carbondale Community High School, Illinois-Eastern Iowa District
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest
Digital poster
Third place: West Forsyth High School, Carolinas District
Second place: Boyd County High School, Kentucky-Tennessee District
First place: La Quinta High School, California-Nevada-Hawaii KIWIN’S District
Nondigital poster
Third place: Berlin High School, New England & Bermuda District
Second place: Sheldon High School, California-Nevada-Hawaii District
First place: Ecole Classique, Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District
Year-in-Review Contest
Digital year-in-review
Third place: Colebrook Academy, New England & Bermuda District
Second place: Marco Island Academy, Florida District
First place: Hilo High School, California-Nevada-Hawaii District
Traditional scrapbook
Third place: Sheldon High School, California-Nevada-Hawaii District
Second place: Perry Meridian High School, Indiana District
First place: Columbia Heights High School, Minnesota-Dakotas District
Major Emphasis Award
Third place: West Forsyth High School, Carolinas District
Second place: Dulaney High School, Capital District
First place: North Shore High School, New York District
Single Service Award
Platinum club: Bay High School, Ohio District
Gold club: Boyd County, Kentucky-Tennessee District
Silver club: Franklin County High School, Kentucky-Tennessee District
Bronze club: Ralph C. Mahar, New England & Bermuda District
Signature Project Award
Platinum club: Allen High School, Texas-Oklahoma District
Gold club: Vista Grande High School, Southwest District
Silver club: Brainerd High School, Minnesota-Dakotas District
Bronze club: Jonathan Law High School, New England & Bermuda District
Talent Showcase
On the piano: Luna Alaowad, Michigan District.
Singing and signing: Ryann Daniel, Florida District
Bluegrass trio: John, Molly and Joseph DellaValla, New England & Bermuda District.
Awards by district
Alabama
Distinguished Club
Holly Pond High School
Pell City High School
Crossroads Christian School
Distinguished Governor
Emma Brunson
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Isabella Barnes
Ty’Shaun Caldwell
Asa Hanson
Milasia Jones
Jillian Nichols
Gracie Lee Thompson
Lana Tod
Eli Walch
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Emile Milam, Pell City High School
Oratory Contest
Second place: Sweden Petry, Evangel Christian High School
Bahamas
Distinguished Club
Anatol Rodgers Senior High School
Livingston N. Coakley Senior High School
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Micha Coakley
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Karen Kellman-Vaughn, St. John’s College Key Club
California-Nevada-Hawaii
Diamond Distinguished Club
Florin Key Club
Franklin Key Club
Hilo Key Club
Kauai Key Club
Monterey Trail Key Club
Oakland Key Club
Oakmont Key Club
Pacific Law Academy Key Club
Pleasant Grove Key Club
Rosemont Key Club
Sheldon Key Club
Skyline Key Club
Waiakea Key Club
Weston Ranch Key Club
Will C. Wood Key Club
Yerba Buena Key Club
Distinguished Club
Albany Key Club
American Canyon Key Club
Carlmont Key Club
Claremont Key Club
Clayton Valley Key Club
College Park Key Club
Cordova Key Club
Cosumnes Oaks Key Club
East Union Key Club
El Cerrito Key Club
Eleanor Roosevelt Key Club
Elko Key Club
Encinal Key Club
Enochs Key Club
Evergreen Valley Key Club
Folsom Key Club
Green Valley Key Club
Gregori Key Club
Gretchen Whitney Key Club
Kailua Key Club
Kealakehe Key Club
KIPP King Key Club
Laguna Creek Key Club
Las Vegas Academy Key Club
Northridge Academy Key Club
Oak Grove Key Club
Pearl City Key Club
Piedmont Hills Key Club
Santa Teresa Key Club
VCPA Key Club
Westminster Key Club
Distinguished Governor
Justin Kuo
Distinguished Secretary
Abigail Jensen
Outstanding District Officer
Chloe Hartanto
Annabel Lee
Willa Lim
Angelina Nguyen
Kenneth Nguyen
Sophia Nguyen
Joshua Santhirasegari
Lina Tran
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Aria Abe
Austin Alves
Isabella Amu
Rachen An
Ysa Bentz
Charlette Cameron
Cindy Carbajal
Kerry Chen
Sebastine Chun
Kaycee Marie Daez
Sarah Ganiko
Sukhraj Gill
Elizabeth Gilmore
Carolyn Kao
Irene Kim
Stella Kuang
Matthew Lara
Jade Le
Emma Lee
Kasey Lee
Jennifer Li
Sydney Lin
Maria Manalastas
Sophia Marogi
Isaiah Newby
Peter Nguyen
Sidney Nguyen
Tak Nishida
Isabelle Pan
Yury Pastor
Sean Phu
Sunyodh Sandhu
Isabelle Scinzing
Katelyn Song
Jamie Stukas
Anthony Tom
Enya Tran
Erin Tran
Valerie Tran
Kim Vu
Chloe Wang
Tiffany Wong
Leya Wu
Diana Zapico
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Stacy Bryant, SOAR High School
Amanda Dillon, Oak Grove High School
Geoff Tobias
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Lynne Murray, Piedmont Hills Key Club
Nicholas Yamamoto, Hilo Key Club
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Nondigital)
Second place: Sheldon High School
Digital Year-in-Review Contest
First place: Hilo High School
California-Nevada-Hawaii KIWIN’S
Diamond Distinguished Club
Fairfax High School KIWIN’s
Fountain Valley High School KIWIN’s
La Quinta High School KIWIN’S
Los Altos High School KIWIN’S
Marina High School KIWIN’S
Oakland High School KIWIN’S
Rancho Campana High School KIWIN’S
Torrance High School KIWIN’S
Distinguished Club
Edison High School KIWIN’S
Fountain Valley High School KIWIN’S
Marina High School KIWIN’S
Merced High School KIWIN’S
Distinguished Governor
Lucia Wong
Distinguished Secretary
Emily Lau
Distinguished Webmaster
Ethan Nguyen
Distinguished Editor
Ben Soo
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Divine Gabrieles
Grace Ho
Jordi Marquez
Angelina Nguyen
Ruby Yoon
Outstanding District Officer
Evelyn Kim
Amanda Lau
Ethan Nguyen
Jennifer Nguyen
Madisen Nguyen
Trinity Tran
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Neil Carrey
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Digital)
Second place: La Quinta High School
Capital
Distinguished Governor
Erina Haque
Distinguished Editor
Hailey Reynolds
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Hazim Ahmad
Dila Arat
Bansi Bhimjiani
Olivia Ding
Kayla Holloman
Ariana Lee
Isabella Maly
James Peng
Sneha Shah
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Judy Hagan, Sherando High School, Kiwanis Club of Blue Ridge
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Patty Moran, Alexandria City High School
Major Emphasis Award winners
Second place: Dulaney High School, Capital District
Caribbean-Atlantic
Diamond Distinguished Club
Harrison College Key Club
Distinguished Club
Combermere School Key Club
St. Joseph’s Convent Saint Lucia Key Club
Distinguished Governor
Synnovea-Storm Husbands
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Kyé Brathwaite
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Cidgred Cummings, Christ Church Foundation Key Club
Zelma Daisley, Deighton Griffith Secondary School Key Club
Ade O’Neal, Combermere School Key Club
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Zondeen Alleyne, Deighton Griffith Secondary School Key Club
Dexter Johnson, Deighton Griffith Secondary School Key Club
Deon Lyder, Combermere School
Janine Pierre-McCollin, Christ Church Foundation School Key Club
Carolinas
Diamond Distinguished Club
West Carteret High School
West Forsyth High School
Distinguished Club
Lake Norman Charter School
Seaforth High School
Distinguished Governor
Olivia Perry
Distinguished Secretary
Aleksei Sample-Kietrys
Distinguished Treasurer
Shruthi Meenaksh
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Cora Altizer
Gracen Barsanti
Vinh Le
Abigayle Pelton
Elizabeth Perry
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Anne Conner, Hopewell High School
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Digital)
Third place: West Forsyth High School
Major Emphasis Award winners
Third place: West Forsyth High School
Eastern Canada
Distinguished Club
St. Paul Key Club
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Jacklyn Saddler
Key Club Promotional Video Contest
Second place: A.Y. Jackson Secondary
Florida
Diamond Distinguished Club
Bozeman High School
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Island Coast High School
Manatee High School Key Club
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School
Distinguished Club
Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School
Florida Southwestern Collegiate
Marco Island Academy
Triple C High School
Distinguished Governor
Ishitha Panguluri
Distinguished Secretary
Yuwei Huang
Distinguished Editor
Ethan Koh
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Daniela Aguas
Alyssa Amador
Avery Brown
Emily Castillo
Melissa Dahmer
Gavin DeVries
Melissa Ghorbani Farajzadeh
Alejandro Ganaza
Diyora Hamzaeva
Aspen Hess
Rose Khosh
Luna Llano
Aaliyah Mathew
Iris Munoz
Lim Nong
Alexa Perez
Sehar Sarang
Sadhana Tanksali
Leah White
Cadence Whitehouse
Makaela Willis
Outstanding District Officer
Nika Kea Cheng
Kylie Lusk
Quinn Morrison
Shreya Shanmugam
Eden Sterk
Willow Young
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Jim Ledbetter, Capital City Kiwanis Club
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Denise Peschio, Fort Pierce High School
Georgia
Distinguished Club
Blue Ridge Pathfinders
Chapel Hill High School
Southwest Georgia Homeschool Association
Distinguished Governor
Armin Sedghi
Distinguished Editor
Jenny Chun
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Jordan Collymore
Jiho Jun
Annamaya Kanu
Allyson Kim
Lorelei Sims
Ajay Vir
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Krisitin Caso, Key Club of the Southwest Georgia Homeschool
Association
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Amy Powers, Key Club of Jackson County High School
Illinois-Eastern Iowa
Distinguished Club
Batavia High School
Farmington High School
Kewanee High School
Muscatine High School
Pecatonica High School
Streator High School
Sycamore High School
Distinguished Governor
Emma DeBaene
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Makaylah Adams
Carter Bohm
Brielle Ettore
Lorenza Foster-Simbulan
Taylor Godsy
Ava Gonzalez
Amalea Herman
Makayla Jones
Gabriella Kalonji
Katie Leiman
Dani Lovett
Grace Nelson
Myia Nguyen
Lani Schwoebel
Jia Shah
Megan Stasiak
Claire Su
Sahil Velagapudi
Shruthilaya Venkatasubramanian
Claire Whitney
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Amy Miler, Kewanee High School
Oratory Contest
First place: Abdul Hadi, Carbondale Community High School
Indiana
Distinguished Club
Boone Grove High School Key Club
Highland High School Key Club
Hobart High School Key Club
Homestead High School Key Club
Washington Township High School Key Club
Distinguished Governor
Paige Hein
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Gabriella Alvarado
Jason Bunag
Andrew Julian
Mahlia Scantlen
Tristen Slaven
Peyton Smith
Gloria Spencer
Yosan Tekle
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Kim Crawford – Homestead High School Key Club
Jodi Olah – Highland High School Key Club
Heidi Polizotto – Hobart High School
Barbara Rea – Washington Township High School Key Club
Ivette Westerman – Boone Grove High School Key Club
Jamaica
Diamond Distinguished Club
Calabar High
Campion College
Cornwall College
Denbigh High School
Dunoon Park Technical High School
Excelsior High School
Glenmuir High
Immaculate Conception High
Kingston College
St. Andrew High School
St. Catherine High
St. Hilda’s High School
St. Hugh’s High School
Wolmer’s Boys’ School
Wolmer’s Girls School
Distinguished Club
Alcar Academy
Camperdown High School
Donald Quarrie High School
Fairfield International Academy
Heinz Simonitch School
Holychildhood High School
Jamaica College
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Girdhar Chuganey
Brandon Davis
Abrianna Johnson
Peta Gay Julius
Ramonique Morris
Renecia Reid
Jay Justin Rose
Tasheera Thompson
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Audrey Brown – Immaculate Conception High
Curtis Davis – St Catherine High
Aldith Douglas – Dunoon Park Technical High School
Richard Lewis – Cedar Grove Academy
Veneice McLeod – Kingston College
Stefan Rampair – Campion College
Barbara Rea – Washington Township High School Key Club
Willie Reeson – St Hugh’s High
Nicoleen Rhoomes – Cornwall College
Andrew Samuels – Jamaica College
Durene Tavares – Calabar High
Moya Dean Walcott – Excelsior High
Jermaine Williams – Mannings School
Kentucky-Tennessee
Diamond Distinguished Club
Unicoi County Key Club
Distinguished Club
Bardstown
Bourbon County
Unaka
West Ridge
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Maddie Gravitte
Autumn Mitchell
Aubrey Skervitz
Jack Slaton
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Kira Wilburn, Boyd County Key Club
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Brittany Robbins, West Ridge Key Club
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Digital)
Second place: Boyd County
Single Service Award (Gold)
Gold club: Boyd County
Single Service Award (Silver)
Silver club: Franklin County High School
Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee
Diamond Distinguished Club
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Distinguished Club
Academy of Our Lady
Benjamin Franklin High School
Ecole Classique
Jennings High School
Distinguished Editor
Sameen Enam
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Sheri Robinson, Pearl High School
John Ropolo, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Ryleigh Johnson
Oratory Contest
Third place: Alarryal Bradley, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Nondigital)
First place: Ecole Classique
Michigan
Distinguished Club
St. Joseph High School
Distinguished Governor
Clara Berry
Distinguished Secretary
Isabella Buccilli
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Olivia Emenhiser
Chikanma Okoisor
Outstanding District Officer
Mohammed Ali Al-Sabeh
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Lauri Berry, St. Joseph High School
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Katie Woodard, Lakeshore High School
Minnesota-Dakotas
Diamond Distinguished Club
Fridley High School
Distinguished Club
Webster High School
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Melissa Juarez Best
Aly Johnson
Signature Project Award (Silver)
Brainerd High School
Missouri-Arkansas
Distinguished Club
Carrollton High School
Kennett High School
Montana
Distinguished Club
Dawson County High School
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Brooke Gierke, Terry High School Key Club
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Rebecca Fawns, Dawson County High School
Nebraska-Iowa
Distinguished Club
Lincoln East High Key Club
Distinguished Governor
Carissa Andorf
Distinguished Secretary
Taylyn Angus
Distinguished Webmaster
Sarah Armstrong
Distinguished Editor
Wenjun Liu
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Cassidy Bell
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Dr. Sarah Staples Farmer, Lincoln East High School
Meg Frideres, Nevada High School
Ms Sarah Cox, Woodbine High School Key Club
Ms Cynthia Gillette, Ames High School
New England & Bermuda
Diamond Distinguished Club
Jonathan Law High School
Distinguished Club
Canaan Memorial High School
Foxcroft Academy
Kennett High School
Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School
Wareham High School
Distinguished Governor
Condoleezza Dwuye
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Catherine GaNun, Joseph Foran High School
Ashley Kerr, Kennett High School
Matthew Stanton, Wareham High School
Key Club Recruitment Poster Contest (Nondigital)
Third place: Berlin Place
Single Service Award (Bronze)
Ralph C. Mahar
Signature Project Award (Bronze)
Jonathan Law
New Jersey
Diamond Distinguished Club
Bloomfield High School
Brick Memorial High School
Clifton High School
Egg Harbor Township High School
North Bergen High School
Parsippany Hills High School
Phillipsburg High School
Ridgefield Park High School
Distinguished Club
Hackettstown High School
Marine Academy of Science and Technology
Montville High School
Piscataway High School
Sparta High School
Union High School
Distinguished Governor
Laine Elliott
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Kate DiPaolo
Michael Liang
Demi Lu
Lina Mousa
Abigail Lee
Shashank Karra
Justin Chen
Gaayathri Nadarajah
Christine Prince
Caysey Tran
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Patricia Seugling, Warren County Technical School
Key Club Promotional Video Contest
First place: Clifton High School
New York District
Diamond Distinguished Club
Bayside High School
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Lynbrook High School
North Shore High School
Norwood – Norfolk Central School
The Bronx High School of Science
Distinguished Club
Brooklyn Technical High School
Francis Lewis High School
Ogdensburg Free Academy
Stuyvesant High School
Distinguished Treasurer
Rina Takai
Distinguished Editor
Junjin Tan
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Greta Davis, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
Major Emphasis Award winner
First place: North Shore High School, New York District
Ohio District
Distinguished Club
Brunswick High School
Distinguished Governor
Rhea Paupuleti
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Elyssa Belden
Destiny Doan
Kiera Fortney
Andrew Jernejcic
Olufemi Odiah
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Lori Wilson, Salem
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Anita Bauknecht, Bay Village
Key Club Promotional Video Contest
Third place: Berea Midpark High School
Single Service Award (Platinum)
Bay High School
Pacific Northwest District
Diamond Distinguished Club
Bremerton High School
Olympia High School
Distinguished Club
Henry M. Jackson High School
Kingston High School
Sunnyside High School
Distinguished Webmaster
Evelyn Chen
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Addison Barnwell
Evelyn Chen
Ahlena Green
Charles Macsabejon
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Ellen Berwick, Bonney Lake High School
William Sheridan, Sardis Secondary School
Pennsylvania District
Diamond Distinguished Club
Mountoursville High School
Distinguished Club
Avonworth Key Club
Cedar Crest Key Club
Conrad Weiser Key Club
Manheim Township
Montoursville Key Club
Pittston Key Club
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Shannon Browne
Marissa Hartland
Grace Jun
Lily Kasa
Rocky Mountain District
Distinguished Club
Union Colony Preparatory School
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Katie Shields
Elisa Williams
Southwest District
Diamond Distinguished Club
Arizona West Valley Key Club
Willow Canyon High School Key Club
Distinguished Club
Apollo High School Key Club
Farmington High School Key Club
Mohave Accelerated Learning Center Key Club
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Rowan Hillegeist
Riley McClure
Asha Obsiye
Nadine Pimental
Praveen Swaminarayan
Nick Thomas
Sienna Zarate
Outstanding District Officer
Brandon Strange
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Mia Khan, Vista Grande High School
Richard Murphy, Hiroshi Miyamura High School
Signature Project Award (Gold)
Vista Grande High School, Southwest District
Texas-Oklahoma District
Diamond Distinguished Club
MacArthur High School
Distinguished Club
MacArthur High School
West Brook High School
Distinguished Governor
Nidhi Rao
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Helen Conde
Eva Gurung
Howard Kim
Ian Kowalczyk
Kacie Nguyen
Sophia Nguyen
Olivia Scott
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Angela Pierce, Durant Kiwanis Club
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Bay Engler, Haworth High School Key Club
Signature Project Award (Platinum)
Allen High School, Texas-Oklahoma District
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District
Distinguished Club
Westosha Central High School
Distinguished Governor
Elizabeth Desrochers
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor
Rishika Ghosh
Bryce Grolbert
Carter Kuenzi
Luke McCormick
Maddie Minerick
Outstanding Kiwanis Advisor
Maren Hjortnaes, Menomonee Falls High School
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Ronn Blaha, Brookfield Central High School