Newsletter - Current  Jan 24, 2012

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Volume 4	Date January 24,2012	Issue 28

Our Next Program: Social meeting at Robert's Maine Grill 5 PM, No 0730 Meeting

Last Week's News:

     Guests and Happenings:

         ~ Visiting Rotarians: None

         ~ Guests:   Teachers Steve Frost, Wes Rhames, Jessica Finn and Nancy Berry;

              Alexis Ovington, Sara Ovington,Sam Kilty, Jeffrey Kilty, Jackie Kilty,

              Jennifer Woolaott, Owen Woollacott, Isabelle Woolacott,Emma Auclair,

              Eileen Macomber, Ed Macomber, Virginia Smith

       Club News:  

A big crowd today (16 guests) as we celebrate five Students of the Month

       President Brad displays the appreciation plaques we received from the two Kittery

                                  Recreation teams we sponsored this year  

            Pam Gray presented information on a new fundraiser that she is

           recommending the club adopt, recycling used electronics. More information

           will be emailed to club members soon.

       Meeting Program:  This was Student of the Month day and we had the November

              Student of the Month from Shapleih, and the December and january Students

              of the Month from both Traip and Shapleigh, making a large number of guests

              with a room full of very talented students.

Teacher Wes Rhames introduces 6th Grader Emma Auclair,

Shapleigh Middle School's November Student of the Month

Emma impresses the teachers with her ability to lead by example,

 she always does the right thing

Teacher Steve Frost presented Shapleigh School's December Student of

the Month Isabelle Woollacott.Fifth grader  Isabelle is "An all round great kid"

 being a leader in both studies and athletics

                                   Fourth Grader Sam Kilty is introduced by teacher and

              robotics coach Steve Frost as a very hard working, commited student.

             Faced with repeated setbacks in the robotics project, he persisted through

                              to success and was unflapable in the competition. Sam is the

                             Shapleigh January Student of the Month 

The long & the short of it?

English teacher Jessica Fenn (left) introduces the English Department's Student

           of the Year and R.W. Traip Academy's December Rotary Student of the Month

               Eileen Macomber. Jessica told how Eileen's writing and composition is already at

                    the collegiate level and some of her work is being used as illustrations

 and examples for other students

                Traip Math department teacher introduced their department's "Student

 of the Year" and R.W. Traip's January Student of the Month

  Alexis Ovington. Alexis is currently taking AP Calculus and also helping

   out as a teaching assistant for some classes and tudoring other students.

  She has not  selected a college yet but she intends to be a math teacher.

                 President-Elect Pat introduced the teachers and students and congratulated

            them on behalf of the club. Each student signed a book to be donated in their

           honor to the school libraries, a Rotary medallion, and their name goes on a

           plaque in the school lobby.

           Congratulations Sam, Emma, Isabelle, Eileen and Alexis (L to R), their teachers,

            and parents

 50-50 Raffle:  50% of the pot goes for club administration and 50% goes to the lucky

                 individual if their raffle ticket is chosen and they select the one joker hidden in

             the ever-decreasing deck of cards. If the joker is not drawn then the pot

             rolls over to the next week. 

Once again Alan won the raffle (remember Greg's string?) and he

 had President Brad pick a card. Your editor did not record which card

 went missing but he left the joker in the deck!

            A big "AWWW" for Alan as the pot will continue to grow past it's current $632!

Upcoming Programs: 

                     January 31 ~ Fifth Tuesday of the Month, Meeting at Robert's Restaurant at 5 PM 

                     February 7 ~ The South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club will join us for our meeting

                                         Speaker - Chris Cameron, Portland Sea Dogs

                     February 14 ~ Make a Wish Foundation

                       January 31 ~ Obie & Jeff

Club Reminders:

                Happy/Sad Dollars on Student of the Month meetings goes to fund

                  our Third Grade Dictionary Project

                Happy/Sad dollars for the other meetings this quarter go to Foot Prints

                Food Pantry .

Do not forget to regularly check the calendar of our Web Site for long term schedules and the photo Album for updates on our Program pictures and Activity pictures.