FogHorn August 13 Meeting

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The FOGHORN ROTARY CLUB OF HALF MOON BAY
Article by Joe Brennan
​Photos by EJ Deiterle
Program: CUSD NEW TEACHER WELCOME 
Our Annual Tribute to All the New Teachers and Administrators in Our School District
 
 
 
Extra tables and chairs were added to accommodate this large, warm and wonderful event. Cabrillo Unified School District identified 38 new, returning or promoted administrators and teachers for the 2015/16 school year. 
 
John Corry introduced Superintendent and Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay member Jane Yuster who delivered a pleasant preamble, welcomed everyone and warmly thanked the Rotarians for the opportunity. Superintendent Yuster then introduced Chief Academic Officer Sandra Jewett who hails from San Jose where she is a member of the big Downtown Rotary Club of San Jose and she chairs their World Service Committee.
 
 
  
New Half Moon Bay High School Principal John Nazar introduced his new staff beginning with Assistant Principal John Barnes who formerly headed the History and Civics department. Music teacher Walter Anderson missed the luncheon as he was running Band Camp on campus.
Attending and introduced in the following order were Chemistry teacher Priyanka Dadlani, Algebra teacher Sara De Santis, Art teacher Dana Dillworth, Social Studies/Econ teacher Sebastian Hart, Pre-Calculus teacher Christopher Lau, Social Studies/PE teacher Andrew Maggiora, English teacher Lane Mullin, Spanish teacher Alicia Perez, Spanish teacher Vanessa Stubbs and Geometry teacher Louann Szeto.
Principal Jarret Dooley of Cunha Intermediate School introduced Math/Shop teacher Sven gasser, Math teacher Rob Lawrence (absent), Counselor Stacy Myrick, Science Teacher Lauren Reed, and Science teacher Purna Rustin.
 
Principal Martha Ladd of El Granada Elementary School introduced PE/Adapted PE teacher Tony DiPoalo, Resource Specialist Kenneth Gray and 2nd Grade teacher Lauren Smith. She also introduced in absentia: Kindergarten teacher Dafni Sahpazis, Science teacher Mary Simanek,  5th Grade teacher Avis Calhoun and 5th Grade teacher Bryan Felts.
 
Principal Joy Dardenelle of Farallone View Elementary School introduced Science teacher Sierra Plumb and noted two others who couldn’t attend: Science teacher Kaia Lindberg and Intervention teacher Joan Schoemaker.
 
Principal Jim Ward of Hatch Elementary School introduced Assiatant principal/Site Immersion Cordinator Cesar Gayton Bojorquez, 4th/5th Grade teacher Celeste Fulwiler and 1st Grade teacher Immersion teacher Angelic Nambo. Returning 5th Grade teacher Kelly Paar and new Kindergarten Immersion teacher Miren Reclde Baraibar were unable to attend.
 
The other campuses making up the district are King’s Mountain Elementary School administered by Principal Diane Siegel and Pilarcitos High School & Alternate Education by Principal Rajan Bechar.
 
Many of those introduced thanked the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay for hosting the Welcome Luncheon, special thanks were expressed by Principal Joy Dardenelle who was attending her sixth! 
 
All those introduced stood and told where they were from and the institutions, where studied and received degrees. This reporter captured that detail which was audible and discernible but not nearly all of it so in fairness and brevity has omitted those remarks.
 
Principal Jim Ward gave a wonderful shout out for the Rotary Dictionary Give Away program, telling everyone if they have not witnessed it they must drop by to see the excitement and magic of the it!
 
Everyone in the room felt the warmth and support this community provides its schools of which this was just one tangible demonstration, done in the best Rotary tradition.
 
August 13 Meeting Recap
Article by Rosi Fontana and Rose Serdy
Pictures by EJ
 
 
Opening: The meeting was opened at 12:20 by President Dave Andrews
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Eric Shapira.
Inspirational Thought: Joe Brennan read an inspirational quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: 

HOPE:  Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, `It can't be done.'  from You Learn By Living (1960)

Dave extended a warm welcome to our guests, the New Teachers and Administrators in our Cabrillo Unified School District
Visiting Rotarians There was one visiting Rotarian at this meeting, a new school district administrator named Sandra Jewett, from South Bay.
Guests  Guests included Nate Rey, from the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Marla Dickson- wife of David Dickson, Susan- Eric Shapira’s wife who may soon become a member of our club, and Catherine brought her son Marco.
Happy/Crappy News  Linda shared that her recent book, Amazing Grace: A Journey from Addiction to Enlightenment was very well received at a book event; Warren visited St. Thomas with his wife and no kids; Liz found Rosi’s husband’s Chair Memorial, at the end of Santa Rosa Ave. in Miramar where she sat and reflected; Dianne and Bo are taking an extended vacation in the Baltics and Scandinavia and won't be back until October, and at the end they will be attending the Association of Space Explorer's Congress in Stockholm. (Dave mentioned to the teachers about Bo Bobko’s career as an astronaut) ; Ed thanked everyone for helping to raise funds for a friend’s cancer medications (several members gave Ed money to help make his fund-raising goal, as he was short $48) as usual Rotarians stepped up at the meeting with donations to exceed his goal; Eric is off to China on Sept. 5 to teach at a hospital there.
Announcements
  • On August 14 Bonnie Dunham and Eric Shapira will be showing their art work, at the Coastside Land Trust Art Show and Bonnie will also have her art at the Artist's Alliance show in Pescadero.
  • Rosi Fontana passed out information about a Rotary Club Community Service Opportunity, to help out the Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company, by signing up online to provide services at upcoming performances at Carter Park: Box Office assistant, parking assistant, wine bar/coffee bar staffing, Concessions floating staff. Volunteers receive two free tickets to the play. A member of the Shakespeare Company, who was present, provided more information to the group.
  • Liz Schuck,  our President Elect is in charge of Pumpkin Festival this year. Her Pumpkin hat was switched out by Dianne to a shinier, elegant representation of the event. Our largest fund raiser which attracts over 200,000 of our closets friends from "over the hill". Monies go to support scholarships, community and international needs. Save the date cards have been sent to all - October 16th through the 19th. We need you help at least two days. If unable to help a monetary donation will be requested. 
    The dates are October 16, 17, 18. The night before the Festival, October 16, club members will get together at the IDES Hall, to prepare 2100 bread bowls. As the Pumpkin Festival booth is a key source of income for our club, we need to have ALL Rotarians to participate in order to ensure that our booth is a success so that we can fund our many community and international projects.
  • John Evans mentioned that his wife, Larkin, who is now retired from the HMB High School Art Department would have loved to meet all the new teachers. He also mentioned that our club is sponsoring another international student. 8000 students are sponsored by Rotary Clubs all over the world. Then he introduced our newest student, a young lady from Taiwan, Lang Wang, who will be a Junior at HMBHS. She will be staying with Faith Jesperson. He is also looking for another host family as the one they had had to cancel for personal reasons.
Ideally, three host families would agree to share hosting a student for the upcoming school year. One family had to back out, so if anyone is interested, please contact John.
  • Induction of New Member: Dave introduced Liz Schuck, who is the sponsor of Jane Yuster, our  new CUSD Superintendent, and Jane became our newest member. Liz informed our guests about all of the projects we do for our teachers, including help with supplies, Principal for a Day, Scholarships, Mentoring, Dictionaries for 3rd graders, etc.
  • After Jane’s Induction, the principals of our Cabrillo Unified Schools introduced their new teachers. Each educator gave a brief summary of their educations and backgrounds. Everyone commented how thrilled they are to be a teacher in our schools.
OUTSTANDING PICTURE OF THE WEEK!  
 

 

 

 

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