April 25, 2007
Reporter – Chris King
Photos - by John Adair
President Molly called the meeting to order, followed by the invocation by Barry Johns and the Pledge of Allegiance. Lyman Whitehead provided us with some early morning Health and Happiness.
Special guests were four students from Dutch Fork High School who will be interviewing for Rotary Scholarships.
Joel Collins reported that the “Alive at 25” at Dutch Fork High School was a huge success. Approximately 500 students have signed up for the program.
Ginny Barr invited our membership to the DJJ International Fair next Wednesday.
Larry Stohs announced to the group that he’s updating our Rotary Directory and asked for updates on addresses, phone numbers, etc.
This Saturday is our “Adopt-a-Highway”. We will be coordinating with the Irmo Clean-up Day and also helping with lawn maintenance for senior citizens in Irmo.
Jim Jeffers announced that he is retiring and moving to Hilton Head. President Molly assured him that he would be greatly missed.
Eddie Robinson introduced our speaker – Irmo High School Principal Eddie Walker.
Mr. Walker said that he learns much from the students that he is around. Mr. Walker has had several heroes in his life – his father, his mother, his high school football coach (Mooney Player) and the father of an elementary student in Pelion. Mr. Walker gave examples of life stories about how each of these people influenced him and impacted the way he deals with others now.
Mr. Walker said one of the biggest dangers students face today is drug abuse. It can be life altering for young people. Mr. Walker also said the biggest issue in high schools in South Carolina is safety and security. Irmo High school and District 5 are making great strides to improve the security of all of its schools. The biggest academic problem is 9th grade failure rate. This seems to be a nationwide problem, and the District is addressing ways to improve this rate.
The meeting was concluded with Happy Dollars and was adjourned.
Ski Caskey
Bill Danielson
Si Amick
Jim Jeffers
Eddie Walker and Eddie Robinson
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