May 28, 2019-Rotary Forum

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:34 PM with the introduction of guests not directly connected to 4-way essay contest winners and associated adults.

Pres. Scott. had the sad duty to announce the untimely death of Mary Ann Reese’s daughter.  Our thoughts and prayers goes out to Mary Ann for her loss. He stated that he and Linda Osty attended the AHC Rising Stars Vocational Scholarship banquet at Allan Hancock College where three recipients each received $2500 scholarships. He also stated that the last Youth Literary Book Presentation for this Rotary year will be held at Branch Elementary this week.

Pres. Scott tried to assess David Archer $40 IDs for his wife Lori’s birthday; but wound up assessing himself since David had the fine-free badge; and he assessed Rae Alee Breen $40 IDs for 6 years of marriage to Dick Dannells.

Keone Vang and Elias Moncrief received second and third place monetary prizes, respectively in the 1^st through 3^rd Grade category. The first place prize went to third grader Brett Zinke from the Valley View Academy for his essay about using the 4-Way to answer the question should he become an engineer and his answer was yes. In the 4^th-6^th grade category, third place and second place winners Jonas Herring and Julisa Provence lost out to Nolan Fletcher and his essay on the sportsmanship his friend Steven demonstrated when Steven was intentionally hit in the head with a ball.  Nolan from the Branch Elementary 6^th Grade used this to illustrate the actions Steven took after being hit met the 4-Way Test. 7^th Grader Kannon Beckley and 8^th Grader Zoe Lodge came in third and second place to 7^th Grader Keylani Ascencio from Judkins Middle School. Her essay showed that her older brother’s character exemplifies the 4-Way Test. The second place prize went to Alexis Seiler in the high school category. 9^th Grader Hadley Morgan Davis from the Arroyo Grande High School won the top prize. Hadley used the 4-Way Test in making personal decisions such as when he won cruise tickets for 2. He decided to give them to his parents rather than offend his two best friends by choosing only one of them to go with him on the cruise.[Editor’s note: All of the essays were excellent and all those participated in this program should be congratulated. Each essay followed the guidelines of incorporating every one of the 4-ways of the Test, which are essential to be considered as a top three contender.]

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:34 PM with the introduction of guests not directly connected to 4-way essay contest winners and associated adults.

Pres. Scott. had the sad duty to announce the untimely death of Mary Ann Reese’s daughter.  Our thoughts and prayers goes out to Mary Ann for her loss. He stated that he and Linda Osty attended the AHC Rising Stars Vocational Scholarship banquet at Allan Hancock College where three recipients each received $2500 scholarships. He also stated that the last Youth Literary Book Presentation for this Rotary year will be held at Branch Elementary this week.

Pres. Scott tried to assess David Archer $40 IDs for his wife Lori’s birthday; but wound up assessing himself since David had the fine-free badge; and he assessed Rae Alee Breen $40 IDs for 6 years of marriage to Dick Dannells.

Keone Vang and Elias Moncrief received second and third place monetary prizes, respectively in the 1^st through 3^rd Grade category. The first place prize went to third grader Brett Zinke from the Valley View Academy for his essay about using the 4-Way to answer the question should he become an engineer and his answer was yes. In the 4^th-6^th grade category, third place and second place winners Jonas Herring and Julisa Provence lost out to Nolan Fletcher and his essay on the sportsmanship his friend Steven demonstrated when Steven was intentionally hit in the head with a ball.  Nolan from the Branch Elementary 6^th Grade used this to illustrate the actions Steven took after being hit met the 4-Way Test. 7^th Grader Kannon Beckley and 8^th Grader Zoe Lodge came in third and second place to 7^th Grader Keylani Ascencio from Judkins Middle School. Her essay showed that her older brother’s character exemplifies the 4-Way Test. The second place prize went to Alexis Seiler in the high school category. 9^th Grader Hadley Morgan Davis from the Arroyo Grande High School won the top prize. Hadley used the 4-Way Test in making personal decisions such as when he won cruise tickets for 2. He decided to give them to his parents rather than offend his two best friends by choosing only one of them to go with him on the cruise.[Editor’s note: All of the essays were excellent and all those participated in this program should be congratulated. Each essay followed the guidelines of incorporating every one of the 4-ways of the Test, which are essential to be considered as a top three contender.]

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”  Martin Luther King, Jr.