Ongoing Commitment to the Youth in Our Community

Not all children are as studious as Owen and Carson Giberson, pictured here. To engage students to tune in and take an active role in their education we proposed the Rotary Club of Salem Creekside Challenge and Achievement Awards. Both awards come with a gift certificate to Office Depot. For the Challenge Award, teachers at Battle Creek Elementary school each chose one student who has risen to the challenge of Comprehensive Distance Learning by consistently completing assignments and attending CDL live sessions regularly. Similarly, for the Achievement Award, teachers nominated one student who has shown both respect and tenacity. Seventeen students received the Achievement Award and sixteen the Challenge Award. From the students nominated one was randomly chosen as the grand prize winner, congratulations goes to Nathan. We are so very proud of all the Battle Creek Bears who have shown both respect and tenacity in order to overcome the challenges of this unprecedented time in education. To further student’s education and inspire students to the Rotary Club of Salem Creekside distributed dictionaries with an index full of useful, interesting information: US Presidents, the Constitution, the Fifty United States, Clouds, the Planets, Specifications of the Earth, Sign Language, Multiplication Tables, and a guide and topics for all interests.