Education Director's Report

It has been another busy and successful year for the Cheyenne Rotary Education committee in 2014-2015. The Cheyenne Rotary Club has a long standing tradition to support and encourage education in Cheyenne and Laramie County with numerous programs throughout the years and this year was no exception.

In the support of literacy and to provide kids with an essential tool for a quality education, the Rotary Dictionary program has distributed nearly 20 million dictionaries internationally since the project began. With thanks to Mary Carroll, over 1500 dictionaries were delivered to third graders in Cheyenne.

With the purpose  to encourage early childhood reading, the Cheyenne Rotary Read to Me program had another great year with nearly 50 readers who visited over 15 area schools. Thanks to Matt Fermelia for his great work on Read to Me.

The student of the month program was another big success this year. Students were nominated for their efforts by teachers and advisors that not only reflected academic achievement but also the spirit of Rotary. Students from East, Central, South, Burns and Pinebluffs were all honored during the course of the school year. A big thanks to Darcee Snider and Rick Flood who tag teamed Student of the Month this past year.

The Education Committee finished up the year on a high note with the National Honor Society luncheon on April 22^nd. The Cheyenne Rotary Clubs honored the Laramie County National Honor Society students from East, Central and South High Schools along with Pine Bluffs and Burns High Schools. A big thanks to Donna Beaman for putting together the National Honor Society program this year.

Don Day                                                                                                                            

Education Director