May Celebration 2007

The Chico Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa met for its end-of-year celebration on Wednesday, 2 May 2007, at La Hacienda Restaurant. In addition to dinner and a seminar by Steve Piluso presenting the "S'cool Moves" program, the event included recognition of members' achievements during the past year. The Board of Directors for the coming year was also instated, and new members inducted.

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Ryan Bateman, who teaches at Chico High School, and was nominated by Julie Scaife.
Patrick Conklin, who is a student teacher, and was also nominated by Julie Scaife.
Janis Delgardo, who teaches at Four Winds school in Chico. Janis was given a gift membership in PDK by Terri Tozier.
C. Lynn Jacobs, District Coordinator - Program Development, Marysville Joint Unified School District. Nominated by Judith Kerrins.
Jean Kassel, a Special Education teacher at Marigold School, C.U.S.D., also nominated by Judith Kerrins.
Anne Marie Larsen, a recent arrival in the area and the new webmaster for PDK Chico, was nominated by Directors.
Michelle LaViolette, who is J.H. Administrator for Gridley Unified School District. Julie Scaife nominated Michelle for membership in PDK.
Sally McGowan is a BTSA trainer, and was nominated by Judith Kerrins.
David McKay also teaches at Chico High School, and was nominated by Julie Scaife.

Scholarships

Two area high school students, Kelly Johnson from Durham High School and Alicia Logasa from Oroville High School were selected to receive scholarships from the PDK Chico Chapter. Ms. Logasa was able to attend the May Celebration dinner, where PDK members gave her warm congratulations and enthusiastic best wishes for her future.

"S'cool Moves" Presented by Steve Piluso

Steve Piluso , the Keynote Speaker for our May Celebration, provided a lively and very participatory overview of the "S'cool Moves" program. S'cool Moves has been successfully implemented in schools across America, Canada, and Australia. It includes minute warm-up exercises to help school children refocus and stay on task, Focus Moves to address new PE standards, and Sensory Intervention Exercises that help to improve reading for children with auditory, visual, and vestibular issues. PDK members saw videos of school children performing the exercise sequences, and also tried some of the exercises, themselves. This learning strategy provides physical, mental, and emotional benefits for children, helping to improve behavior and academics in minutes a day.

May Celebration 2007

Awards

As part of the celebration, several members of the PDK Chico Chapter received special recognition.

Judith Kerrins was presented with an Honorary Service Award for her distinguished work as a leader in our chapter, and for her diligent recruitment of new members.

We celebrate the success of members who have recently received their university degrees, or who are about to receive their degrees!

Erwin Howlett was honored for his 50 years of active membership in Phi Delta Kappa ... and he's still going strong!

New Members

New members welcomed to the PDK Chico Chapter include:

Scholarships

"S'cool Moves" Presented by Steve Piluso