Volunteer Hours Earn Summit Key Club a Pizza Party

Published January 26, 2017

Students in the Summit High School Key Club are earning recognition for their desire to help others.

Those Key Club students participate in a volunteer program with the United Way of Williamson County called Raise Your Hand where they volunteer as tutors at WCS elementary schools, and SHS has volunteered more of its time than any other Williamson County school for the second straight year.

In order to express its gratitude, the United Way of Williamson County threw the Key Club students a special pizza party on January 26.

“We put out a challenge to all the high schools every summer and this is the second year in a row Summit has just taken it and run with it,” said Raise Your Hand Strategic Program Manager Sonya Johnson. “We have 35 volunteers from Summit.”

All 35 volunteers can log about 25 hours per semester, or 50 in a school year.

“If you multiply that by the 35, we’re looking into the thousands of community hours volunteered,” Johnson said.

Having so many volunteers means that teachers are able to spend more one-on-one time with students who need help.

“I go to Allendale Elementary and tutor third graders,” Summit junior Sierra Bailey said. “I help them while the teachers give the lesson plan and we kind of add on and give more support.

And while the students enjoyed the party, they don’t volunteer their time and effort for free pizza; it’s all about the kids.

“They get so excited and I love it,” Bailey said. “They wait outside for us and they get so excited when we come in.”

After the students had their fill of pizza, Johnson presented the Key Club with a special plaque commemorating their service.