Apr 25 2017-Rotary Forum

PROGRAM: April 25, 2017: Rotary Four Way Essay Contest Winners

Pres. Greg Baker opened the meeting at 12:30 PM with his usual this day in history: the Salk polio vaccine test trials, involving 1.8 million children, began on April 26, 1954; Roger Clemens became the first pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings on April April 26, 1954.

Steve Curry made his last announcement before the May 1 golf tournament and stated that we need only 3 more golfers to fill out the remaining team.  Andrea Lueker named the volunteers for the upcoming distribution of books to third grade students at Ocean View Elementary and Shell Beach Elementary. Scott Astrosky reported that the soccer tournament is scheduled for May 13 and he will be looking for volunteers.

Ashlea Boyer introduced the first student to read his 3^rd place essay in the high school division: Tyler Malley, a 9^th grader at the Coastal Christian School, his teacher Mrs. Limon and his principal, Mr. Hoekman. The next student, Astrid Leighton, a 9^th grader from the same school and same teacher read her second place essay relating to the effects of gossip among her classmates. Kimi White, an 11^th grader from the Arroyo Grande High School with his teacher, Nicole Powers, and Principal Conan Bowers. Her first place essay was entitled “The Portal to Better Communication.” Eighth grader Sheila Barcenas won 3^rd place in the Junior High School division with her essay “4-Way Test.” She is from Judkins Middle School, her teacher is Christina Dwyer and her principal is Ian Penton. Seventh grader Alexis R. Weber-Waltz is from the Coastal Christian and her teacher is Misty Sano. Her essay relating to a child of divorced parents received second place. The first place winner with an essay entitled “The Fair Way” in the Junior High Division went to Jared Holland, a 7^th grader at Coastal Christian. His teacher is the same as Alexi. The third place winner in the 4^th-6^th Elementary School division with an essay entitled “Cursive” was fifth grader Torsten Johnson from Branch Elementary, his teacher Ali Whitaker and his principal Hillery Dixon. The second place in the 4^th-6^th elementary school division within an essay entitled “Conserving natural resources” went to fifth grader Nicholas York from Coastal Christian, his teacher Breianna Richardson. The winner of the 4^th-6^th Elementary school division with an essay entitled “the Four-Way Test” was fifth grader Selma Rahim from Ocean View Elementary School, his teacher Rachel Henze, and his principal Sarah Butler. Third place in the 1^st-3^rd Elementary school division went to third grader Shane Moncrief with an essay entitled “Responsibility” from Ocean View Elementary his teacher Scott Danielson. Linnea Johnson, a third grader from Branch¶ Elementary , teacher Kathy Beacock, and principal Hilary Dixon came in second place in the 1^st-3^rd Elementary division. The first place winner in that same division from Ocean View Elementary, teacher Elsa Cecchi, went to third grader Mariella Conn with an essay entitled “Four Way Test.”

“Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”