Sponsored Youth
Kiwanians around the globe have one common goal: To serve the children of the world. Kiwanis advocates this vision every day by providing opportunities to serve for every member of a community through Service Leadership Programs. The Terrell Kiwanis Club sponsors 6 campuses in Terrell. These clubs promote academic excellence, community involvement, international service, and leadership skills. Through these opportunities, youth and young adults around the world become competent, capable, and compassionate leaders.
K-Kids - elementary students
K-Kids is a student-led community service club for elementary students that teaches members the value of helping others through participation in community service projects and club activities.
Meetings are as follows:
John F. Kennedy Elementary (chartered 1999)- 7:15 am rm# 42 1st & 3rd Wed
J.W. Long Elementary (chartered 1999)- 7:15 am rm#137 2nd & 4th Wed
Wood Intermediate (Chartered 2001)- 7:15 am Library 1st & 4th Fri
Builders Club - middle school students
Nearly 40,000 middle and junior high students in 1,300 clubs in 18 nations contribute service to school and community while developing leadership and people skills. Builders Club members implement practical service-learning principles as they focus on supporting organizations that focus on the needs of children.
Meetings are as follows:
Furlough Middle School (Chartered 2001)- 7:50 am, Lecture Hall every Friday
Key Club - high school students 245,000 high school leaders from 24 countries unite to provide service in their homes, schools, and communities, and complete more than 12 million hours of service. Key Clubbers work to help eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa, cancer research, stop premature birth, and battle for the rights of children in their communities.
Terrell High School (Chartered 1954)- West Campus 4pm, rm 206 every Tuesday
CKI- college students
Circle K International (CKI) is the premiere university service organization in the world. With clubs on more than 550 campuses globally, programming is based upon the tenets of service, leadership, and fellowship.
Bring Up Grades (BUG) -This is a project of CKI, going into Terrell Independent School District, a program designed to provide recognition to students who raise their grades into an acceptable range, and maintain or continue to raise them from one grading period to the next.
CKI (Chartered 2001) meets at the Thelma Holt Dining Hall every Thursday at noon