Key, Beta, Honoria, and Interact all big clubs at Miami High. However, Key is different from all of them.

This year a lot of ESOL students have become part of Key Club. “They are much more interested in making an impact on the community than they are in getting hours or winning a competition,” said Key advisor Ms. Zamora.

There are many reasons why students join Key. Sophomore Jeraldine Ruiz said, “I love the humility in the members and how we’re always there for each other.”

Junior Alejandra Viera said that there is a special connection in all clubs, but in Key Club it’s different. “We love each other, we serve the community, and we interact with other people,” she said.

“Key Club is a united club where everyone is a family,” said senior member Marcia Zuniga.

There are many responsibilities that come with being the Key president. Key president Rosali Hernandez said, ‘’A president needs to learn how to be a friend and a president at the same time, how to prioritize, and how to get things done. I can’t pass blame to anyone. I have to be responsible.”

Rosali has only been president 4 months, and she considers herself to be a different person. “I’ve learned so many significant life skills that I would not have learned otherwise. I’ve found myself in many different situations, and I’ve had to figure out how to approach them with finesse. There’s always a lot of pressure as the face of the clubs, as a school leader, and as a person,” she said

Everyone in the club may have different points of view, and as president, Rosali must listen to each perspective. ‘’Sometimes we even need to recognize that someone else’s idea works better than our own,” she said.

Something that every club president has to consider is to have a good relationship with her/his advisor in order to make the club more united and successful. Rosali said, “I can honestly say that I have the best relationship with my advisor. I think that Ms. Zamora is one of the reasons why we are so close as a club. She is loved by everyone in the school. She is the sweetest, kindest and most understanding person I’ve ever met. We’ve spent so much time together that she calls me her minion.’’

Key advisor Ms. Susana Zamora is a 10^th grade ESOL/English teacher who was happy when the opportunity to lead Key presented itself. She said, ‘’It is my life’s work to help kids become the best version of themselves. As a teacher and club sponsor, I hope to create productive members of society who become part of an inclusive and progressive global community.’’

As an advisor Ms. Zamora has a very good relationship with the club’s officers. ‘’Most of the officers have been my students, some of them even for two years, so they know how I work and what I expect of them. Three of them have been my students since my very first year teaching at Miami High. They’re my first group of students, my club kids, my babies.”

Ms. Zamora said that she has grown along with some of the Key officers, which is why each one has a special place in her heart. Nevertheless, she admits that leading a club can be a challenge because she hardly has time for herself.

The homecoming parade this year, as every year, was amazing. Key worked hard, but also had fun, as new members integrated themselves in the club by taking part in the parade activities. Key president Rosali Hernandez said, ‘’Even though we did not place, we all knew that we had gotten something much more important than winning out of it: we took home a family.’’

As a service club Key always has some kind of event involving interaction with the community. On December 5^th and 6^th they helped wrapping gifts with Kiwanis, and on December 18^th they helped distribute gifts to kids with cancer.