Ward Melville Key Club Wins Most Awards at Leadership Training Conference

The Ward Melville Key Club swept New York State for the most awards at the annual Key Club Leadership Training Conference in Albany this March.

Competing against 87 clubs in attendance, and over 230 clubs in the entire state, the team won second place in the Platinum Division of the Single Service Awards for Walk for Beauty, the Advocacy Award for Youth Awareness of Mental Illness, second place for Public Relations, Outstanding Governor’s project for our Water Walk to support the Thirst Project and 17 Distinguished Key Clubbers - the most in NY State.

Additionally, Donna Yu, the chapter’s treasurer became the first Ward Melville student elected to hold a New York statewide position (NY district treasurer), advisor Annette Goldberg won the Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award and several students earned individual awards:

Donna Yu – Distinguished Treasurer Award Winner

Kyra Durko - Outstanding President for New York State

Nicole D’Onofrio - Distinguished Bulletin Editor

Shannon Dalton - Outstanding Club Secretary

Erin McSweeney - Outstanding Club Vice President

Christine Shen - Distinguished Lieutenant Governor

Photo 1: Ward Melville High School’s Key Club.

Photo 2: Donna Yu is the first Ward Melville High School student to hold a New York Statewide position in the Key Club.

Photos provided by the Three Village Central School District