Those Great Students Just Keep Coming!

Once again South Sacramento Rotary recognized a Luther Burbank student for his academic success as well as contributions to the school. Juan de Dios Gomez, a senior at Luther Burbank, has been accepted a numerous colleges and plans eventually to apply to med school.

 

Reading at John Bidwell--What Fun!

We don't know who had more fun on March 21--the kids or the readers--but South Sacramento and Pocket Greenhaven Rotarians and their friends were full of comments about how much they had enjoyed their time in classrooms at John Bidwell Elementary School. They added that this activity was definitely one they wanted to do again. Members visited classrooms where they read to students and talked about how important reading was in their own lives. Of course, the kids had plenty to share themselves which just became "the icing on the cake."

Five Top Students Compete in Speech Contest

On Thursday, March 14, five students representing Inderkum and Luther Burbank High Schools competed in the first round of the annual Rotary Speech Contest. The topic of each speech was this year's Rotary theme, "Peace Through Service." Pictured from left to right above are Simran Cheema, Inderkum (third place); Daniel Montemayor, Inderkum (second place); Jackson Mathews Inderkum (first place); Mariana Campos, Inderkum; and Heiu Le, Luther Burbank. Jackson now will compete in the semifinals which will be held at SMUD on April 11.

Recognizing More Talented Students

Pictured above are South Sacramento Rotary's Students of the Month for February (Angie Sandoval on the far right) and March (Cameron Do, second from left). Cameron plans to go into engineering and is anxiously awaiting letters from those colleges where he has applied, He has his fingers crossed for Harvard. Angie is looking forward to a career in criminal justice or family and marriage counseling and plans to attend a junior college and transfer leter. Pictured with the students are Luther Burbank counselor Leticia Gallardo (left) and South Sacramento Rotary Chair Andrea Picot (second from right).

Recognizing Multiple Students

South Sacramento Rotary recognized three Luther Burbank High School students at its January 31 meeting. Pictured above from left to right are counselor Alejandro Corona; Rotary Student of the Month Chair Andrea Meisner; Neil Manodom, November Student of the Month; Cassandra Paz, January Student of the Month; and Jacky Thao, December Student of the Month. All three students were recognized for their academic achievement as well as their contributions outside the classroom.

Rotarians Have Fun

Rotarians enjoy each others' company, and South Sacramento Rotary is no exception. Members gathered after work on January 17 at Track 7 to check out their brews and enjoy the conversation.