Byesville Rotary

Meeting time: Friday 7:00 am--8:30 am.

Location: Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville .

Club officers 2023--2024

President--Chuck Fair

President Elect/Vice President--Shana Fair

Treasurer--Tanya Hitchens

Secretary--Jordi Harding

Membership Chairs--Jordi Harding, Lisa Groh

Board members:
Shana Fair--term ends June 2025
Jim Bacos--term ends June 2024
-Jan Wilson-term ends June 2026


Thursday, December 18, 2014

Meadowbrook offers students options for education





Pictured: Bryan Raach, special Education Coordinator; Chuck Fair, Byesville Rotary President; and Ryan Caldwell, Superintendent Rolling Hills School District.
 

Byesville Rotary learned from Ryan Caldwell, Superintendent of Rolling Hills Schools, that “… good things are going on at Rolling Hills Schools.” Caldwell stated that the new educational opportunities offered at Rolling Hills help, “…students advance their career and college education as well as provide opportunities to learn outside of the traditional classroom.”

Rolling Hills now offers 3 different types of learning environments: traditional classes, on-line classes, and partnerships with local colleges that allow Meadowbrook students to earn college credits while attending high school.

On-line classes such as those offered by the A+ program allow students to take courses outside of or in combination with a traditional classroom setting. Students can choose to learn at home and continue to participate in school activities while they earn a Meadowbrook diploma .The A+ program is currently funded by a grant from the Ohio Department of Education.

In the dual enrollment program, Meadowbrook has partnered with Ohio University Zanesville and Zane State College to develop a program that looks and feels like college and offers college curriculum. Meadowbrook students will be able to earn 2 years of college credits at Rolling Hills at no extra cost to the student. Over 100 course offerings will be available and will enable Meadowbrook students to earn Associates Degrees in Oil and Gas, Business, or General Studies.

The college level courses are offered in Meadowbrook’s 21st century classroom which includes a 70 inch high-definition TV, 25 all-in-one desktop computers, a state-of-the-art High-definition projector and a complete hi-def remote presence learning platform which allows students full access to college classrooms and lectures. In many classes, a college instructor will teach classes on the Meadowbrook campus.

A 4th type of educational program is currently in development. This program, being developed in partnership with Foxfire, an alternative school located in Zanesville, is designed to appeal to students who do not want to be in school and are at high risk of dropping out.

Caldwell credited involvement of teachers and staff as well as addition funds obtained through grants awarded to the District and private donations for contributing to the success of the new programs. Caldwell pointed out that grant and donation monies received since July 2010 total almost $6 million dollars.

Connect with Byesville Rotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. The club meets 7:30 am, Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Walk-ins are welcome at the club’s meeting.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Byesville Rotary celebrates Xmas by giving





Pictured: Byesville Rotary donates toys to Secret Santa and Rolling Hills Angel Tree.



Byesville Rotarians celebrated a club Christmas at their annual Christmas Breakfast. Members brought a covered dish to share and a gift to donate. Half the gifts were donated to the Secret Santa project and half to the Meadowbrook Interact club to help the students provide for their Angel Tree project.

Club members finalized plans for their largest service project of the year--their annual Christmas food basket distribution. The club will be providing food baskets this month to over 190 Rolling Hills families. Each family who signed up for this Byesville service project will receive a box of perishable food items including a turkey and a box of non-perishable items and canned goods.

Interact, the Byesville sponsored service club for high school students, is sponsoring an Angel Tree. This service project is funded by the students at Meadowbrook High School and by faculty members at the rolling Hills elementary and middle schools. The Interact club donated money the club earned by helping at one of the Byesville Rotary summer chicken BBQ.

The Interact students will also wrap the gifts for the 45 students who were picked by the three elementary schools in Rolling Hills to receive the Angel Tree gifts. The students will shop for any gifts that are not donated.

Byesville Club members will be assisted in the food basket preparation and distribution by the Meadow Brook Interact Club and other friends and supporters. Community members who would like to help with this Christmas project and make Christmas brighter for local families can mail donations to Byesville Rotary, PO Box 211. Byesville, OH 43823.

Connect with Byesville Rotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. The club meets 7:30 am, Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Call Membership Chair Jim Vaughan, 740-432-5605, to learn more about how to join.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Byesville Rotary prepares for Christmas



 




Byesville Rotarians finalized plans for their annual Breakfast with Santa celebration. Phyliss Jeffries and Jim Vaughan, co chairs of the event, reminded club members that the breakfast will be held at the Stop Nine Senior Center on Saturday, December 6. The breakfast menu is pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice.

Club members will serve breakfast from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. The breakfast menu is pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. Tickets are $5.00. Breakfast for children 5 and under is free with the purchase of an adult breakfast. Pictures with Santa Claus are complementary with the purchase of a breakfast. Funds raised at the breakfast will be used by the Rotary to support local service projects.

Santa Claus will arrive at 8:30 am to greet and meet all the kids attending the breakfast.

Club members plan to continue a 28 year Christmas tradition by providing food baskets to families who qualify and who live in the Rolling Hills School District. People interested in the food basket program can get more information by calling Bob Long at 740-260-5128. Members are currently raising funds to support this service effort.

Community members who would like to help with this Christmas project and make Christmas brighter for local families can call Bob Long or mail donations to Byesville Rotary, PO Box 211. Byesville, OH 43823.

Christmas Food Basket distribution will begin on Saturday, December 20, at 7:00am. Club members will arrive early to pack baskets with perishables including milk, eggs, and turkey. Baskets can only be given to families who have signed up.

Connect with Byesville Rotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. The club meets 7:30 am, Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Call Membership Chair Jim Vaughan, 740-432-5605, to learn more about how to join.