KIWIN'S was
established in 1972 as the Keyettes, the female version of the all-male Key Club. IN 1975, the
name was changed to Keywanettes to avoid confusion with another female organization. It
was thought the efforts of the Cal-Nev-Ha District Kiwanis Sponsored Youth Advisors and high
school principals that a program be made available to the young women of the community.
Today, both KIWIN'S and Key Club are coeducational. Keywanettes became KIWIN'S at the
1995 Cal-Nev-Ha Conventional to deispel gender specific cannotations and promote growth.
While some claim the usage of KIWIN'S is grammatically incorrect, it is ALWAYS spelled in caps
with an apostrophe. KIWIN'S is not an acronym, however it is written in all caps with an apostrophe
to show its unique and individual spirit. The apostrophe is an accent to help KIWIN'S standout, for it
it not like any other youth organization. When written out in all caps, KIWIN's certainly is conspicuout.
This represents how KIWIN'S are prominent in the school and the community. The work "kiwin"
is diminutive to the word "anokiwin" which translates to "people, men, women, working together in service."
It is derived from the same Otchipew Indian language as Kiwanis.
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