K-Factor Show Set for Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Key Club’s K-Factor is ready to thrill crowds gathering in the Huntington High School auditorium on Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for $10. A full house is expected to attend.

The 2026 edition marks the 15th annual K-Factor Talent Show, which draws its name from club alum Kaila Harlan, a member of Huntington’s Class of 2009. Proceeds from that first show were dedicated to supporting Ms. Harlan during her battle with leukemia. A Key Club member throughout high school, she passed away that same August, but the show has continued in her honor.

The show now raises money for Rachel’s Dance for the Cure, a foundation set up by current Huntington High School English teacher Aimee Antorino. Her daughter, Rachel passed away in 2018 after a brave battle with AML leukemia. All proceeds go to the foundation, which helps children currently battling cancer at Stony Brook Hospital.

This year’s Key Club officers include Naomi Lyons (president), Avery Joynt (vice president), Emma Marsala (secretary), Nataly Posada (treasurer) and Eva Richter (public relations). Gina Colica and Kelly Kaiser serve as the faculty advisors.

Over the past 15 years, K-Factor has helped to raise over $100,000 for cancer patients and the fight continues. Sponsors for the show include D’Raimo’s Pizza, Rosa’s Pizza, Main Street Board Game Café, Escape Hair Lounge, Elsie Lane, Allysa Fox, Sapsuckers, Over Easy, Silvermine Group LA, Teresa Connolly, Towne Boutique, Dough & Co., Pancho Villa, Scentsational Crescent Golf Club, Target, First Class Bagel, Brew Salon & Spa, Bocu Hair Salon, Roots, The Shed, Gellerman Orthodontist, Cirellas, Ulta, Barbara’s Hair Salon, Woodbury Deli, Pirouette Dancewear. Thru the Looking Glass Salon, Main Street Nursery and Yokaham Sushi.

Members of various academic honor societies will be staffing a concession stand with refreshments and snacks in the auditorium lobby during the show. Rachel’s Dance for the Cure merchandise and candy bouquets for performers will also be available. The show will be covered by the Blue Devil Broadcast team.

Act 1 of Saturday night’s big event will include performances by:

• Xavier Garcia

• Helena Sullivan

• Harper Cohn

• United Amigos

• Lily Wasoski

• Alexandra Boeckmann

• Billy Oliva

• Teacher Sarah Hall

• Lauren Dopico

• Walter Lopez

• Avery Joyndt

• Tribute Number

Act 2 of the K-Factor will consist of:

• A’Shai Vessup

• Arlena Figueroa

• Teacher Dance

• James Moy

• Eva Richter

• Robotics

• Mya Williams

• Sara and Isis

• Senior Dance

• Kymora Dorvilus

• Karina Rodriguez and Hanna Boyle

• Isaiah Bynum

A member of the Kiwanis International family, Key Club chapters exist in thousands of high schools across the country. Huntington’s chapter was established decades ago and has thrived over the years.

“Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students in the world,” according to the national organization’s website. It has approximately 251,000 members in more than 5,000 clubs and is represented in 40 countries.