CCHS KAY Club Hosts Unit Conference
by Keri Feight
The KAY Club at CCHS hosted a Unit Conference on February 12th. The Unit Conference is designed to focus on club leadership at the local level in addition to developing teamwork as everyone participates in a conference service project. The conference began with an opening session where the KAY State Director, Cheryl Gleason, addressed all delegates. Entertainment for the opening session was provided by the CCHS Cheerleaders. Speakers for the conference included Beth Bergstrom, Vanessa Tiemeyer, and Shella Thomas who presented information on the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk and Gary LaGrange who started an organization in Manhattan called “Help Us Learn, Give Us Hope”. The conference ended with everyone participating in a service project in which delegates made Valentine’s Day cards for children at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City in honor of Blade Winter. Schools attending this year’s conference were Pike Valley High School, Valley Heights High School, Republic County High School, Susan B. Anthony Middle School in Manhattan, and Junction City High School.
The
Kansas Association for Youth is a character-building, leadership
training program directed by the Kansas Sate High School Activities
Association. This nationally acclaimed organization provides
students an opportunity to learn to assume their citizenship
responsibilities and to enrich their personalities through
well-organized programs. These programs emphasize four areas of
service: school, community, nation and world.
Throughout the 2008-2009 school year, the Clifton-Clyde KAYs have been actively involved in the following projects: Community Blood Drives in September, November, and January; National Down Syndrome’s Buddy Walk; Area III Project Gift Baskets; School Christmas Tree; Community Children’s Holiday Store; World Service “Help Us Learn, Give Us Hope”. Projects yet to complete in March, April & May are the National Service Project to give aid to Starfish Ministries in Omaha, NE; Creative Service Project to assist with the World Down Syndrome Day; School Service Project Prom Walk-In; Community Service to assist with the Health Fair.
