Another weeks notes from our 5/19 meeting.
Dear fellow Rotarians,
Our meeting started off with the ringing of the bell followed by the Pledge by Charlie Crew, Inspirational message by Johanna Mullin, and Joel Doss who was our greeter.
Mike Fuqua had a pre-club meeting to discuss the upcoming Vines and Vittles agenda and all that needs to be done to make this event a huge success. Last time we had this, it was a welcomed event by all who attended. There is also a Governors' dinner planned for June 30th which will be his demotion dinner. More details to follow.
It was great to see Arilla back and talking about the Family of Rotary, announcing our Birthday Cake and doing a "Fine Master/ Happy Bucks job. A fond farewell was given to one of our famous and hard working lady as she and her family prepare to move out of state. Lynn Ross is going to be missed and we all want to wish her well. Keep in touch Lynn!
Gary Saks and Terry Heck proceeded with our special program as we honored 12 outstanding students who each received a $1700 check towards furthering their education after completing their senior year in high school.
DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL
Shruti Chari: She walked beside her family to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that effects her sister. She is the owner and creator of the website which advocates and promotes global awareness of of this disease.
Gaurish Gaur: Gaurish is "the first ever high school policy intern for the United Nations Association of San Diego and worked with congress people from the California State Assembly. He was also a subregional finalist in the Rotary 4-Way Test public speaking contest and represented our club!!
Sasha Greenhall: She will be studying sociocultural anthropology at Boston University which will provide her with the foundation to understand complex societies and help find approaches to mend the world!
Iris Liu: She hopes to be part of the victorious future of stem cells and make miracles happen for paralyzed patients and hopefully, one day, provide them a glimpse of light to cure paralysis through stem cells.
Kaavya Raamkumar: Through her Girl Scout Gold Award project, she created a "Music for Memory" curriculum to help seniors with memory loss and conducted many workshops and donated her curriculum to help seniors with memory loss. She also conducted many workshops and donated her curriculum to memory care centers across the US.
Flora Yuan: Her goal is to innovate and unite children around the world through the "effusive" joy music brings! It could mean coding apps to teach music theory or creating artificial intelligence programs for students to compose their own music. She hopes to innovate and unite children around the world through the joy that music brings.
Shannon Zhu: Her grandpa's stories of being called upon in the middle of the night to treat patients first inspired her to become a physician. She may major in nutrition or public health in college and hope to research risk factors for chronic disease among children in local school districts.
RANCHO BERNARDO HIGH SCHOOL
Ashley Huang: She aspires to use engineering to leverage her passion for science in tackling our most imminent environmental challenges and help communities around the world. During her mentorship at UCSD, she not only furthered her environmental awareness, but also learned how technologies can be engineered to combat these issues, from food security to greenhouse gasses.
MT. CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
Gavin Rich: The most meaningful accomplishment so far has been his efforts to combat drug abuse and promote healthy decisions throughout his community. He was driven by the fact that his best friends brother struggled to understand the death of his brother by a drug overdose. He joined two clubs that spread the message of making smart life choices by organizing events such as Say Something Week and volunteering at DUI checkpoints with local police and Red Ribbon Week.
Stacy Widyono: Her dream to pursue bioengineering was inspired by her cousin, a neurological injury victim. Her goal is to utilize bioengineering to serve, prioritize, and enhance life for millions of people with disabilities who are often overlooked, by designing medical innovations that will ease the severity of the constraints they face. She hopes to further help people with disabilities by bringing happiness and companionship into their lives through music.
Sean Vollrath: When he was younger, he watched a lot of TV...his favorite being animated shows. When he was in 7th grade, he made the decision that he wanted to be an animator. He wants to make shows that inspire and educate kids the same way. These films play a large role in the way both children and adults learn valuable life lessons.
DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL (continued)
A special scholarship for Determination and Perseverance in Managing Uncommon Difficulties.
Paolo Aguilar: Despite his low learning abilities, Paolo learned with help of his teacher, to communicate with use of an IPad. In general, Paolo learns through the use of music to comprehend new information. Paolo learned how to request music to be played on a personal digital device to help regulate his moods and self-injury behaviors.
Terry Heck presented 2 teachers with a bouquet of flowers. Gary and Terry were great hosts to all these students and it made us proud to hear about their accomplishments. Then we finished off the afternoon with a piece of delicious birthday cake!
Submitted by,
Karen Stelman, Scribe
