Recent Tyrone High School graduate Laura Friday is one area teenager who isn\u2019t complaining about having nothing to do. Between working at various jobs as she prepares to go to college, Laura, the daughter of Kent and Susan Friday of Tyrone, was extremely active in school \u2014 especially with Key Club. Friday served as Lt. Governor of Division 11W, PA District of Key Club International during her senior year and was recently honored by the service organization for her hard work and dedication. Friday attended the club\u2019s International Convention in Aneheim, California last month where she received the Robert F. Lucas Award. The award was for her work as Lt. Governor, making her the first Tyrone student to receive the Lucas and possibly the first from the district.
\nFriday was instrumental in the division\u2019s anti-smoking campaign, designed for elementary students and titled, \u201cWake Up, Live Big, Be Smoke Free\u201d \u2014 efforts that helped the division earn $10,000. She also was active on various state committees, including Public Relations, Club Membership and Development, Convention Contests and Rules and Regulations.
\nOn top of her Key Club roles, she also found the time to take classes at Penn State-Altoona, where she helped charter the campus\u2019s Circle K club, the collegiate Key Club equivalent. Now, as she prepares to metriculate at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Friday reflected on her experiences with Key Club, the Kiwanis and her recent trip to California.
\n\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d she said of the convention. \u201cIt was a great week to spend with your friends to celebrate all that you\u2019ve accomplished. My Key Club experience was unbelievable. I remember walking into the board room for the first time (as a new Lt. Governor) and not knowing anyone.\u201d
\nFriday said that she met many people who have become friends through her experiences and referred to the Kiwanis whom helped support and guide her through the years she was active.
\n\u201cMary Ann Volders (Tyrone Key Club Advisor) and the Tyrone Kiwanis were great,\u201d she said. \u201cThey were supportive during my year as Lt. Governor and I am grateful to them for everything they did.\u201d
\nShe said that she learned to be a part of something that was larger than herself and learned to work with people from other backgrounds and situations. \u201cAs Lt. Governor, you were made to represent others\u2019 views, not just your own,\u201d Friday explained. \u201cLearning the ins and outs of parliamentary procedure was also different than what I was used to.\u201d
\nWhile in California at the International Convention, Friday was a part of the 52 student delegation from Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 Key Clubbers from around the United States and the world attended the convention, which included workshops, assemblies, forums and sight-seeing.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a busy, busy, busy year,\u201d she said. No doubt Laura Friday will continue to serve as she heads to IUP, where she said she plans to join that school\u2019s Circle K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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