May 10, 2006
Kelly Laffoon, Jill Wright, and Linda Stillabower, three elementary school teachers from the Warren County School Corporation, shown with Rotary President Robert Geyer, took center stage following breakfast at Wednesday's Attica-Williamsport Rotary Meeting to speak about a school activity that garnered them Educator Assistance Awards.
Kelly Laffoon, a teacher at Williamsport Elementary, spoke of her student's efforts at improving recycling efforts. She is using her grant to purchase garbage bags and carts for the collection of recyclable items which are then sold with the proceeds being returned to the school in the form of books for their library.
Linda Stillabower, a veteran Pine Village kindergarten teacher, focuses her efforts in providing a classification of reading materials for the lower elementary which has designs on expanding the project into the upper elementary. It is a program that augments the availability of reading tools, which at this times, especially addresses the needs of the beginning reader.
Jill Wright, Warren Central's winner, has turned her attention to a
sometimes forgotten US President from Indiana, Benjamin Harrison. The
students in her classroom are making extra special efforts at becoming
familiar more familiar with Harrison. Did you know that he was a cousin to
all these presidents? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson , James Monroe,
John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin
Pierce, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Grover
Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George Bush, and George W.
Bush? Her project will culminate in a trip to the Harrison home in
Indianapolis.
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The initial award was given three years ago at Attica
Elementary. Harvey and Marguerite Norman donated money many years
ago to the club and as a way to recognize their generosity the board
decided in 2003 to fund the awards as a fitting tribute to their service
to the community. The awards have now been extended to Warren County
teachers.
Harvey Norman was Attica Elementary School principal from 1940 to
1971, his wife, Marguerite Starkey Smith Norman, was a local business
woman and was the first special education teacher in Fountain
County. Widely acclaimed as a teacher, she retired as a teacher from
the Attica Grade School.
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President Geyer announced that Martin Limbird is scheduled to visit the club and will induct two prospective members on May 17. This will be Mr. Limbird's final visit to the club as District Governor.
Steve Poston, Rotary Member, will also present "History in Real Time," on May 17.
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Cindy Mason reminded the
members of the Reality Fair scheduled for 16 and 17 May at the Beef House.
Eighth grade students from the bi-county schools are invited to
participate. Please see Cindy to volunteer for a time slot and
work station. Starting time is 8:30 a. m. each day
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some pictures from the past
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Check out Marian Schlotterbeck's experience in Chile as an Ambassadorial Scholar and at the District 4360 Conference. .....>>More
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Angela Rusk's official Ambassadorial Scholar Report can be viewed by
looking at the "Angela Updates" in the index on the left of this
page.