Westlake Key Club gets hands dirty

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Click here to enlarge this photo Submitted photo Members of the Westlake High School Key Club, along with adviser Fred Sanford, participated in the Greenwell State Park cleanup Sept. 19. The Key Club participates in community events and offers students opportunities in leadership development, service learning and personal enrichment. E-Mail This Article | Print This Story

The Westlake High School Key Club and other key clubs in Southern Maryland on Sept. 19 to participate in the cleanup at Greenwell State Park in St. Mary's County.

The annual project brings together students and volunteers to help pick up trash, paint signs for the park and work on other conservation-oriented projects.

Student members included sophomore Kayla Packard, juniors Tyra McMillian, Tiona Wilkerson and Megan Hill and seniors Kevin Diggs, Kayla Marshall, Kevin McKenzie, Tashima Mitchell, Walters Suggs and Tori Wilds.

The Key Club is the oldest and largest international organization for high school students.

It is sponsored by the Kiwanis International Organization, according to a press release. The Key Club offers students opportunities in leadership development, service-learning, personal enrichment and the possibility of college.

For more information on the Westlake Key Club, go to www2.ccboe.com/westlake/community/.